ياO رَوضُRawd جيرانُكُمُyour neighbors البَاكِرُthe early riser
يا رَوضُ جيرانُكُمُ البَاكِرُ
فَالقَلبُfor the heart لاَnot لاَهٍdistracted ولاnor صَابِرُpatient
فَالقَلبُ لاَ لاَهٍ ولا صَابِرُ
O Rawd, your neighbors rise early;
O neighbor's garden, your early dawn
for the heart is neither distracted nor patient.
My heart is helpless and without patience
قَالَتshe said أَلاَbeware لاَdo not تَلِجَنenter (emphatic) دَارَناour house
قَالَت أَلاَ لاَ تَلِجَن دَارَنا
إِنَّindeed أَبَاناour father رَجُلٌa man غَائِرُjealous
إِنَّ أَبَانا رَجُلٌ غَائِرُ
She said, "Beware! Do not enter our house;
She said "Do not enter our house
our father is a jealous man."
For our father is a fierce man"
قُلتُI said فَإِنّيthen indeed I طالبٌseeking غِرَّةًan unguarded moment
قُلتُ فَإِنّي طالبٌ غِرَّةً
مِنهُon his part وسَيفيand my sword صَارِمٌsharp باتِرُcleaving
مِنهُ وسَيفي صَارِمٌ باتِرُ
I said, "Then I seek an unguarded moment
I said "But I seek from him a kiss
on his part; and my sword is sharp and cleaving."
With my sharp and ready sword"
قَالَتshe said فَإنَّbut indeed القَصرَthe castle مِنfrom دُنِناbefore us
قَالَت فَإنَّ القَصرَ مِن دُنِنا
قُلتُI said فَإِنّيthen indeed I فَوقَهُabove it ظَاهِرُclimbing up
قُلتُ فَإِنّي فَوقَهُ ظَاهِرُ
She said, "But the castle stands between us."
She said "The palace is too hard for us"
I said, "Then I shall climb over it."
I said "But I can overcome and conquer it"
قَالَتshe said فَإِنّbut indeed البَحرَthe sea مِنfrom دُونِنَاbefore us
قَالَت فَإِنّ البَحرَ مِن دُونِنَا
قُلتُI said فإنّيthen indeed I سَابحٌa swimmer مَاهِرُskilled
قُلتُ فإنّي سَابحٌ مَاهِرُ
She said, "But the sea lies between us."
She said "The sea lies between us"
I said, "Then I am a skilled swimmer."
I said "But I'm an excellent swimmer"
قَالَتshe said فَحَولِيbut around me إِخوَةٌbrothers سَبعَةٌseven
قَالَت فَحَولِي إِخوَةٌ سَبعَةٌ
قُلتُI said فَإنّيthen indeed I غَالِبُvictorious قَاهِرُoverpowering
قُلتُ فَإنّي غَالِبُ قَاهِرُ
She said, "But seven brothers surround me."
She said "My brothers are seven"
I said, "Then I shall conquer and subdue."
I said "But I'm a victor and subduer"
قَالَتshe said فَلَيثٌbut a lion رابضٌcrouching بَيننَاbetween us
قَالَت فَلَيثٌ رابضٌ بَيننَا
قُلتُI said فَإِنّيthen indeed I أَسَدٌa lion عَاقِرُslaying
قُلتُ فَإِنّي أَسَدٌ عَاقِرُ
She said, "But a lion lies crouched between us."
She said "A lion crouches between us"
I said, "Then I am a lion that slays."
I said "But I'm a barren lion"
قَالَتshe said فَإِنّbut indeed اللهGod بَيننَاbetween us
قَالَت فَإِنّ الله بَيننَا
قُلتُI said فَرَبيِّbut my Lord رَاحِمٌmerciful غَافِرُforgiving
قُلتُ فَرَبيِّ رَاحِمٌ غَافِرُ
She said, "But God is between us."
She said "God is between us"
I said, "But my Lord is merciful and forgiving."
I said "But my Lord is merciful and forgiving"
قَالَتshe said لَقَدindeed أَعيَيتَناyou have exhausted us حِجَّةًin argument
قَالَت لَقَد أَعيَيتَنا حِجَّةً
فَأتِso come إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle هَجَعfell asleep السَّامِرُthe nighttime talkers
فَأتِ إِذَا مَا هَجَع السَّامِرُ
She said, "You have indeed exhausted us in argument;
She said "You have exhausted all arguments"
so come when the nighttime talkers have fallen asleep,
"So come when the sleepless one sleeps"
فَاسقُطthen descend عَلَيناupon us كَشُقُوطِlike the falling النَّدىthe dew
فَاسقُط عَلَينا كَشُقُوطِ النَّدى
لَيلَةَon a night لاno نَاهٍone who forbids وَلاnor زَاجِرُone who rebukes
لَيلَةَ لا نَاهٍ وَلا زَاجِرُ
then descend upon us as dew falls,
"Fall upon us like falling dew
on a night with no one to forbid or rebuke."
On a night without prohibiting watchmen"
Sol 6.1