فَلاso, no وَأَبيكَby your father ماnot صَوتَthe voice الغَوانيthe beautiful women
فَلا وَأَبيكَ ما صَوتَ الغَواني
وَلاnor شُربَdrinking الَّتيthat which هِيَit كَالفُصوصِlike the gemstones
وَلا شُربَ الَّتي هِيَ كَالفُصوصِ
No, by your father, it was not the voices of beautiful women,
Nor drinking that which is like gemstones,
أَرَدتُI sought بِرِحلَتيon my journey وَأُريدُand I seek حَظّاًa share
أَرَدتُ بِرِحلَتي وَأُريدُ حَظّاً
وَلاnor أَكلَeating الدَجاجِchicken وَلاnor الخَبيصِkhabīs (a sweet confection)
وَلا أَكلَ الدَجاجِ وَلا الخَبيصِ
That I sought on my journey; and I seek a share,
Nor eating chicken or khabīs, a sweet confection.
قَميصٌa shirt ماnot يُفارِقُنيleaves me حَياتيmy life
قَميصٌ ما يُفارِقُني حَياتي
أَنيسٌa companion فيin المَقامِstaying وَفيand in الشُخوصِsetting out
أَنيسٌ في المَقامِ وَفي الشُخوصِ
A shirt that never leaves me throughout my life,
A companion when staying and when setting out.
Sol 6.1