ياO بنتdaughter منone who لمdid not يكُbe يهوىlove بنتاa daughter
يا بنت من لم يكُ يهوى بنتا
ماnot كنتyou were الاexcept خمسةfive اوor ستاsix
ما كنت الا خمسة او ستا
O daughter of one who had no love for daughters,
O daughter of one who did not love a daughter
You were no more than five or six
You were only five or six
حتىuntil حللتyou settled فيin الحشىthe heart's depths وحتىand until
حتى حللت في الحشى وحتى
فتتِّyou shattered قلبيmy heart منfrom جوىlove's anguish فانفتّاso it crumbled
فتتِّ قلبي من جوى فانفتّا
when you settled deep in my heart, and when
Until you dwelled in my inner self and
you shattered my heart with love's anguish, and it crumbled.
My heart was ripped by your passion bursting forth
لأنتsurely you خيرٌbetter منthan غلامa boy أنتاgood-for-nothing
لأنت خيرٌ من غلام أنتا
يصبحhe wakes مخموراًhungover ويمسيand he is by evening سبتاasleep
يصبح مخموراً ويمسي سبتا
Surely you are better than a good-for-nothing boy
You are better than a youth intoxicated morn and eve
who wakes hungover and is asleep by evening.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.