بانَتshe departed سُلَيمىSulayma وَقَدthough indeed كانَتshe used to تُواتينيfavor me
بانَت سُلَيمى وَقَد كانَت تُواتيني
إِنَّindeed الأَحاديثَthe tales تَأتيهاreach her وَتَأتينيand reach me
إِنَّ الأَحاديثَ تَأتيها وَتَأتيني
Sulayma has departed, though once she favored me.
Indeed, tales reach her and reach me.
فَقُلتُso I said لَمّاwhen اِلتَقَيناwe met وَهيَwhile she مُعرِضَةٌturning away
فَقُلتُ لَمّا اِلتَقَينا وَهيَ مُعرِضَةٌ
عَنّيfrom me لِيَهنَكِmay it bring you joy مَنthe one whom تُدنينَهُyou draw him near دونيinstead of me
عَنّي لِيَهنَكِ مَن تُدنينَهُ دوني
So I said, when we met, as she turned away
From me: May the one you draw close instead of me bring you joy.
مَنَّيتِناyou made us hope for فَرَجاًrelief إِنif كُنتِyou are صادِقَةًtruthful
مَنَّيتِنا فَرَجاً إِن كُنتِ صادِقَةً
ياO بِنتَdaughter of مَروَةَMarwa حَقّاًtruly ماwhat تُمَنّينيyou promise me
يا بِنتَ مَروَةَ حَقّاً ما تُمَنّيني
You made us hope for relief—if you are truly sincere,
O daughter of Marwa, in what you promise me—
ماذاwhat عَلَيكِwould it cost you وَقَدwhen already أَجدَيتِهِyou bestowed on him سَقَماًsickness
ماذا عَلَيكِ وَقَد أَجدَيتِهِ سَقَماً
مِنfrom حَضرَةِthe presence of المَوتِdeath نَفسيmy soul أَنto تَعودينيvisit me in illness
مِن حَضرَةِ المَوتِ نَفسي أَن تَعوديني
What would it cost you, now you have bestowed sickness on him,
To visit me—my soul at death’s door—
وَتَجعَليand you put نُطفَةًa little water فيin القَعبِthe wooden bowl بارِدَةًcool
وَتَجعَلي نُطفَةً في القَعبِ بارِدَةً
فَتَغمِسيthen you dip فاكِyour mouth فيهاin it ثُمَّthen تَسقينيgive me a drink
فَتَغمِسي فاكِ فيها ثُمَّ تَسقيني
And put a little cool water in the wooden bowl,
Then dip your mouth into it, and then give me a drink?
فَهيَfor it is شِفائيmy cure إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle كُنتُI am ذاhaving سَقَمٍillness
فَهيَ شِفائي إِذا ما كُنتُ ذا سَقَمٍ
وَهيَand it is دَوائيmy medicine إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle الداءُthe illness يُضنينيmakes me waste away
وَهيَ دَوائي إِذا ما الداءُ يُضنيني
For it is my cure whenever I am ill,
And it is my medicine whenever illness makes me waste away.
Sol 6.1