إِنَّindeed شَمساًa sun أَبصَرتُهاI saw her فَوقَabove سَطحٍa rooftop
إِنَّ شَمساً أَبصَرتُها فَوقَ سَطحٍ
غادَرَتنيleft me بِسَهمِwith an arrow طَرفٍa glance قَتيلاslain
غادَرَتني بِسَهمِ طَرفٍ قَتيلا
Indeed, a sun I saw above a rooftop
I saw a sun above a roof
left me slain by the arrow of a glance.
That left me slain by a glance of her eye
أَشرَقتshe shone فيin المُصقَّلاتِthe gleaming robes فَياso, O مَنwho
أَشرَقت في المُصقَّلاتِ فَيا مَن
أُبصِرَbeheld الشَمسَthe sun تَلبَسُshe wears المَصقولاthe lustrous cloth
أُبصِرَ الشَمسَ تَلبَسُ المَصقولا
She shone in gleaming robes—O you who
She shone on the polished surfaces, so one who
beheld the sun wearing lustrous cloth!
Sees the sun wears the polished
عَلِّلينيcomfort me ياO فَوزُFawz بِالوَصلِwith union إِنّيfor I
عَلِّليني يا فَوزُ بِالوَصلِ إِنّي
لاnot أُرانيsee myself أَعيشُI live إِلّاexcept قَليلاa little while
لا أُراني أَعيشُ إِلّا قَليلا
Comfort me, O Fawz, with union, for I
Justify me, oh bliss of union, I
do not see myself living much longer.
See myself living but little
إِنَّindeed فَوزاًFawz لَمّاwhen أَتاهاcame to her رَسوليmy messenger
إِنَّ فَوزاً لَمّا أَتاها رَسولي
كَتَبَتshe wrote أَنَّهاthat she تُريدُwants رَحيلاdeparture
كَتَبَت أَنَّها تُريدُ رَحيلا
Indeed, Fawz, when my messenger came to her,
When my messenger came to her
wrote that she wished to depart.
She wrote that she wanted to depart
ماwhat لَكُمis with you لايَزالُcontinues مِنكُمfrom you كِتابٌa letter
ما لَكُم لايَزالُ مِنكُم كِتابٌ
يورِثُbrings about الهَمَّsorrow وَالبُكاءَand weeping الطَويلاprolonged
يورِثُ الهَمَّ وَالبُكاءَ الطَويلا
Why does a letter from you always
Why do you still send me letters
bring sorrow and prolonged weeping?
That cause lasting grief and weeping