أَحَقَّاًis it true? ياO حَمامَةَdove بَطْنِvalley floor of وَجٍّWajj
أَحَقَّاً يا حَمامَةَ بَطْنِ وَجٍّ
بهذاwith this النّوحِlamentation إِنّكِindeed you تصدُقيناyou speak the truth
بهذا النّوحِ إِنّكِ تصدُقينا
Is it true, O dove of the valley of Wajj,
O dove of Wajj valley, with this lament
that in this lament you speak the truth?
You make me out to be truthful
غلبتُكِI have outdone you بِالبُكاءِin weeping لأَنَّbecause لَيْليmy night
غلبتُكِ بِالبُكاءِ لأَنَّ لَيْلي
أُواصِلُهُI keep vigil throughout it وإِنَّكِand indeed you تهجعيناyou sleep
أُواصِلُهُ وإِنَّكِ تهجعينا
I have outdone you in weeping, for my night
I surpassed you in weeping, for my night
I spend in unbroken vigil, while you sleep.
I spend awake while you slumber
وإِنّيand indeed I إِنْif بكيتُI wept بكيتُI wept حقّاًtruly
وإِنّي إِنْ بكيتُ بكيتُ حقّاً
وإِنَّكِand indeed you فيin بكائِكِyour weeping تكذِبيناyou lie
وإِنَّكِ في بكائِكِ تكذِبينا
And I, if I weep, weep truly,
And if I weep, I weep truthfully
while in your weeping you lie.
While you lie in your weeping
فَلَسْتِfor you are not وإِنْand even if بكيتِyou wept أَشَدَّgreater شوقاًin longing
فَلَسْتِ وإِنْ بكيتِ أَشَدَّ شوقاً
ولكنّيbut I أُسِرُّI conceal وتُعلِنيناand you proclaim
ولكنّي أُسِرُّ وتُعلِنينا
For even if you weep, you do not yearn more deeply,
You do not, even if crying, yearn more intensely
but I conceal it, while you proclaim it.
But I conceal while you make public
فَنُوحيso lament ياO حمامةَdove بطنِvalley floor of وَجٍّWajj
فَنُوحي يا حمامةَ بطنِ وَجٍّ
فقدfor indeed هَيَّجْتِyou have stirred مشتاقاًa yearning man حزيناsorrowful
فقد هَيَّجْتِ مشتاقاً حزينا
So lament, O dove of the valley of Wajj,
So lament, O dove of Wajj valley
for you have stirred a yearning, sorrowful man.
For you have stirred a longing, sorrowful lover
Sol 6.1