ريمgazelle حَياتيmy life فيin يَدَيهِhis two hands
ريم حَياتي في يَدَيهِ
وَمَنيَتيand my death فيin مُقلَتيهِhis two eyes
وَمَنيَتي في مُقلَتيهِ
A gazelle—my life is in his hands,
and my death is in his eyes.
تَوريدreddening دَمعيmy tears كُلevery يَوfirst part of 'day'
تَوريد دَمعي كُل يَو
مcompletion of 'day' مِنfrom تَورّدrosy flushing وَجنَتيهِhis two cheeks
م مِن تَورّد وَجنَتيهِ
The reddening of my tears each day
comes from the blush of his cheeks.
وَاحرah, the burning of قَلبيmy heart مِنbecause of قُلوfirst part of 'hearts'
وَاحر قَلبي مِن قُلو
بcompletion of 'hearts' أَصبَحَتhave become أَسرىcaptives لَدَيهِin his keeping
ب أَصبَحَت أَسرى لَدَيهِ
Ah, how my heart burns over hearts
that have become captives in his keeping!
أَبَداًforever يغارis jealous عَلَيهِover him مِنof
أَبَداً يغار عَلَيهِ مِن
عَينيmy eye إِذاwhen نَظَرتit looks إِلَيهِat him
عَيني إِذا نَظَرت إِلَيهِ
It is forever jealous over him, even of
my eye when it looks at him.
مَنwho ليfor me بِقَلبwith a heart غَيرother than قَلبيmy heart
مَن لي بِقَلب غَير قَلبي
أَتسعينُirregular form; likely 'I seek help' بِهِthrough it عَلَيهِagainst him
أَتسعينُ بِهِ عَلَيهِ
Who will give me a heart other than my own,
with which I may seek help against him?
Translation model: Sol 6.1