ياO وَيحَalas for نَفسيmy soul لَوَif only أَنَّهُthat he أَقصَرhe desisted
يا وَيحَ نَفسي لَوَ أَنَّهُ أَقصَر
ماnot كانَwas عَيشيmy life كَماas أَرىI see أَكدَرmore troubled
ما كانَ عَيشي كَما أَرى أَكدَر
Alas for my soul! If only he would desist,
My life would not be so troubled as I find it.
ياO مَنwho عَذيريmy defender مِمَّنagainst the one whom كَلِفتُI became enamored بِهِof him
يا مَن عَذيري مِمَّن كَلِفتُ بِهِ
يَشهَدُbears witness قَلبيmy heart بِأَنَّهُto the fact that he يَسحَرhe bewitches
يَشهَدُ قَلبي بِأَنَّهُ يَسحَر
Oh, who will defend me against the one I adore?
My heart bears witness that he casts spells.
ياOh رُبَّmany a يَومٍday رَأَيتَنيyou saw me مَرِحاًmerry
يا رُبَّ يَومٍ رَأَيتَني مَرِحاً
أَخوصُI wade فيin اللَهوِrevelry مُسبِلَletting trail المِئزَرthe waistcloth
أَخوصُ في اللَهوِ مُسبِلَ المِئزَر
Oh, many a day you saw me merry,
Wading in revelry, letting my waistcloth trail,
بَينَamong نَدامىdrinking companions تَحُثُّurges along كَأسَهُمُtheir cup
بَينَ نَدامى تَحُثُّ كَأسَهُمُ
عَلَيهِمُto them كَفُّhand شادِنٍa young gazelle أَحوَرwith dark irises and bright whites
عَلَيهِمُ كَفُّ شادِنٍ أَحوَر
Among drinking companions, whose cup was passed swiftly
To them by the hand of a dark-eyed young gazelle.
Translation model: Sol 6.1