هَلis there? إِلىto أُمِّUmm (mother of) سَعيدٍSaʿīd
هَل إِلى أُمِّ سَعيدٍ
مِنany رَسولٍmessenger أَوor سَبيلِway
مِن رَسولٍ أَو سَبيلِ
Is there, to Umm Saʿīd,
Is there to Um Sa'id
any messenger or way—
A messenger or a way
ناصِحٍwell-wishing يُخبِرُtells أَنّيthat I
ناصِحٍ يُخبِرُ أَنّي
حافِظٌpreserving وُدَّaffection خَليلِa beloved
حافِظٌ وُدَّ خَليلِ
a sincere one to tell her that I
An advisor telling
preserve my affection for a beloved
I am loyal beloved's love
يَبذُلُgives الوُدَّaffection لِغَيريto someone other than me
يَبذُلُ الوُدَّ لِغَيري
وَأُكافيand I repay بالجَميلِwith kindness
وَأُكافي بالجَميلِ
who gives affection to someone other than me,
He gives love to others
and I repay with kindness?
And I repay with beauty
لَستُI am not أَرضىcontent لِخَليليfor my beloved
لَستُ أَرضى لِخَليلي
مِنof وِصاليmy companionship بِالقَليلِwith a little
مِن وِصالي بِالقَليلِ
For my beloved, I am not content
I am not content for my beloved
with only a little of my companionship.
With my little union
Sol 6.1