يَاO أيُّهَاyou القَومُpeople إنيindeed I am سَائِلٌasking ألَكُمdo you have?
يَا أيُّهَا القَومُ إني سَائِلٌ ألَكُم
تَعَلُّقٌan attachment بالتىto her who تسبيtakes captive الفُؤَادَthe heart لَكُمfor you
تَعَلُّقٌ بالتى تسبي الفُؤَادَ لَكُم
O people, I ask: do you have
an attachment to her who takes your heart captive?
هَلis …? هذِهthis قِصةٌa story وَحدِىby myself انفَرَدتُI was alone بهاin it
هَل هذِه قِصةٌ وَحدِى انفَرَدتُ بها
جَوَابُreply مَريمَMaryam لِىto me منfrom عامa year أوَor لَكُمto you
جَوَابُ مَريمَ لِى من عام أوَ لَكُم
Is this a story that I alone experienced—
Maryam’s reply to me a year ago—or did she answer you too?
وفيand in الحَشَاthe breast زَفرَةٌa sigh مِنfrom حَرِّthe heat of نَارِكُمُyour fire
وفي الحَشَا زَفرَةٌ مِن حَرِّ نَارِكُمُ
تُؤزنيit goads me أنَّthat تَكسٍunclear as written مِنfrom وَتأتِand you/she come(s) لَكُمto you
تُؤزني أنَّ تَكسٍ مِن وَتأتِ لَكُم
And in my breast is a sigh from the heat of your fire.
It goads me—[the remainder is unclear as written].