قلتI said لهto him إذwhen هزhe shook ليat me ذقنهhis chin
قلت له إذ هز لي ذقنه
ولامand he reproached فيconcerning منher whom ذبتI melted فيin عشقهاlove for her
ولام في من ذبت في عشقها
I said to him, when he wagged his chin at me,
I said to him as he shook his chin at me,
and reproached me over the woman in whose love I had melted:
and reproached me over her, for love of whom I had melted:
تذكرremember إذwhen غنتshe sang فنادىso he cried out نعمyes
تذكر إذ غنت فنادى نعم
فقلتso I said واشوقاoh, my longing! إلىfor حلقهاher throat
فقلت واشوقا إلى حلقها
“Do you remember when she sang?” He called back, “Yes.”
"Remember when she sang?" He cried out, "Yes!"
So I said, “Oh, how I long for her throat!”
So I said, "Oh, how I long for her throat!"
