أَلاAh! ياO بَكرُBakr قَدindeed طَرَقاcame by night
أَلا يا بَكرُ قَد طَرَقا
خَيالٌa phantom هاجَstirred up ليfor me الأَرَقاsleeplessness
خَيالٌ هاجَ لي الأَرَقا
Ah, Bakr, there has come by night
a phantom that stirred sleeplessness in me
بِزَينَبَover Zaynab إِنَّهاindeed she is هَمّيmy concern
بِزَينَبَ إِنَّها هَمّي
فَكَيفَhow, then بِحَبلِهاwith her bond خَلَقَworn out
فَكَيفَ بِحَبلِها خَلَقَ
over Zaynab—she is my concern.
What, then, of her bond, worn thin?
خَدَلَّجَهٌfull-limbed إِذاwhen اِنصَرَفَتshe turned away
خَدَلَّجَهٌ إِذا اِنصَرَفَت
أَلِفتُI grew accustomed to السُهدَwakefulness وَالأَرَقاand sleeplessness
أَلِفتُ السُهدَ وَالأَرَقا
Full-limbed—when she turns away,
I grow accustomed to wakefulness and sleeplessness.
خَدَلَّجَهٌfull-limbed إِذاwhen اِنصَرَفَتshe turned away
خَدَلَّجَهٌ إِذا اِنصَرَفَت
رَأَيتَyou saw وِشاحَهاher sash قَلِقاloose
رَأَيتَ وِشاحَها قَلِقا
Full-limbed—when she turns away,
you see her sash hanging loose,
وَساقاًand a leg تَملَأُfills الخَلخاthe anklet (first part)
وَساقاً تَملَأُ الخَلخا
لَcompletion of 'anklet' فيهِon it تَراهُyou see it مُختَنِقاchoked tight
لَ فيهِ تَراهُ مُختَنِقا
and a leg that fills the anklet—
on it, you see the anklet choked tight.
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle زَينَبٌZaynab ذُكِرَتis mentioned
إِذا ما زَينَبٌ ذُكِرَت
سَكَبتُI poured out الدَمعَtears مُتَّسِقاin an unbroken flow
سَكَبتُ الدَمعَ مُتَّسِقا
Whenever Zaynab is mentioned,
I shed tears in an unbroken stream,
كَأَنَّas though سَحابَةًa cloud تَهمىpours down
كَأَنَّ سَحابَةً تَهمى
بِماءٍwith water حُمِّلَتit was laden غَدَقاabundant
بِماءٍ حُمِّلَت غَدَقا
as though a cloud were pouring down
abundant water with which it was laden.
Sol 6.1