رملُRaml هلdo ...? تذكرينyou remember (feminine) يومthe day غزالGhazāl
رملُ هل تذكرين يوم غزال
إذwhen قطعناwe spent مسيرناour journey بالتمنِّيwith wishes
إذ قطعنا مسيرنا بالتمنِّي
Raml, do you remember the day of Ghazāl,
The sands, do you remember the day of the gazelle
when we whiled away our journey with wishes,
When we crossed the desert lost in yearning
إذwhen تقولينyou say (feminine) عمرَكyour life (in an adjuration) اللهُGod هلwill ...? شيئاًanything
إذ تقولين عمرَك اللهُ هل شيئاً
وإنand even if جلَّit is great سوفwill يسلِّيكit makes you forget عنيabout me
وإن جلَّ سوف يسلِّيك عني
when you said, “I adjure you by God, will anything,
When you said: May God prolong your life! Is that all?
however great, make you forget me?
Though much time passes, my eyes will comfort you
أمor هلhave ...? أُطعمتُI was fed منكمfrom you (plural) يابنO son of حسّاHassā— (beginning of Hassān)
أم هل أُطعمتُ منكم يابن حسّا
نَ—n (completing Hassān) كماjust as قدindeed أراكI see you أُطمعتَyou were given hope منيfrom me
نَ كما قد أراك أُطمعتَ مني
Or have I been fed by you, O son of Hassā—
Or have I, O son of Hassa, been fed by you
n, just as I see you have indeed been given hope by me?”
As I see you have hoped to be fed by me?