يَاO أَيُّهَاyou القَلبُthe heart بعضَsome of ماwhat تَجِدُyou feel
يَا أَيُّهَا القَلبُ بعضَ ما تَجِدُ
قَدmay يَعشَقُfall in love المرءُa man ثمthen يَتَّئِدُact with restraint
قَد يَعشَقُ المرءُ ثم يَتَّئِدُ
O heart, restrain some of what you feel.
A man may fall in love, then act with restraint.
قَدmay يكتمُconceal المرءُa man حُبَّهhis love حِقَبَاًfor ages
قَد يكتمُ المرءُ حُبَّه حِقَبَاً
وهوَwhile he is عَمِيدٌlovesick وَقَلبُهُand his heart كَمِدُgrief-stricken
وهوَ عَمِيدٌ وَقَلبُهُ كَمِدُ
A man may conceal his love for ages,
While he is lovesick and his heart is grief-stricken.
مَاذَاwhat تُريدينdo you (feminine) want مِنfrom فتىًa young man غَزِلٍamorous
مَاذَا تُريدين مِن فتىً غَزِلٍ
قَدalready شَفَّهُhas wasted him السَّقَمُsickness فيكِfor love of you (feminine) والسَّهَدُand sleeplessness
قَد شَفَّهُ السَّقَمُ فيكِ والسَّهَدُ
What do you want from an amorous youth
Whom sickness and sleeplessness have wasted for love of you?
يُهّدِّدُنِيhe threatens me كَيماso that أَخَافَهُمُI may fear them
يُهّدِّدُنِي كَيما أَخَافَهُمُ
هَيهاتَfar from it! أَنَّىhow يُهَدَّدُis threatened الأَسَدُthe lion
هَيهاتَ أَنَّى يُهَدَّدُ الأَسَدُ
He threatens me so that I may fear them.
Never! How can the lion be threatened?
Sol 6.1