خليليmy friend إذاif دامpersists هَمُّanguish النفوthe souls (word continues)
خليلي إذا دام هَمُّ النفو
سِcompletion of 'souls' علىdespite ماthe fact that تراهyou deem it قليلاslight قَتَلit kills
سِ على ما تراه قليلا قَتَل
My friend, if the anguish of souls persists,
Though you deem it slight, it kills.
فياso, O ساقِيَcupbearer الحيّthe tribe لاdo not تنسنيforget me
فيا ساقِيَ الحيّ لا تنسني
وياand O رَبَّةَmistress الخِدرِthe curtained chamber غنّيsing زَجَلa song sung aloud
ويا رَبَّةَ الخِدرِ غنّي زَجَل
So, O cupbearer of the tribe, do not forget me.
And O mistress of the curtained chamber, sing out a song.
لقدindeed كانthere was شيٌa thing يُسَمَّىis called السُرورَjoy
لقد كان شيٌ يُسَمَّى السُرورَ
سمعناwe have heard بهof it ماwhat فعلbecame of it
سمعنا به ما فعل
There was indeed a thing called joy;
We have heard of it—what became of it?