أَحمَامةًO dove فَوقَupon الأَراكةthe arak tree بَينيtell me
أَحمَامةً فَوقَ الأَراكة بَيني
بِحَياةِby the life of مَنthe one who أَبكاكِmade you weep ماwhat أَبكاكِmade you weep
بِحَياةِ مَن أَبكاكِ ما أَبكاكِ
O dove upon the arak tree, tell me:
By the life of the one who made you weep, what made you weep?
أَمَّاas for أَنَاme فَبكيتُso I wept مِنfrom حُرَقthe burning pangs of الهَوىlove
أَمَّا أَنَا فَبكيتُ مِن حُرَق الهَوى
وَفِراقِand parting from مَنthe one whom أَهوىI love أَأَنتَare you كَذاكِlike that
وَفِراقِ مَن أَهوى أَأَنتَ كَذاكِ
As for me, I wept from the burning pangs of love
And parting from the one I love—are you likewise?
Sol 6.1