حرَّمَforbade النَومَsleep عَلَيناto us وَرَقَدand slept
حرَّمَ النَومَ عَلَينا وَرَقَد
وَاِبتَلاناand afflicted us بِهَواهُwith love for him ثُمَّthen صَدْturned away
وَاِبتَلانا بِهَواهُ ثُمَّ صَدْ
He denied us sleep and slept;
Sleep is forbidden to us, yet he rests
And afflicted us with love for him, then turned away.
And afflicts us with his love, then is aloof
ياO هِلالاcrescent moon حُسنَbeauty of خدّa cheek ياO رَشاyoung gazelle
يا هِلالا حُسنَ خدّ يا رَشا
غُنجَcoquetry of لَحظٍa glance ياO قَضيباًa branch لينَsuppleness of قَدْstature
غُنجَ لَحظٍ يا قَضيباً لينَ قَدْ
O crescent of lovely cheek, O young gazelle,
O crescent moon, beauty of the cheek, O soft
Of coy glance, O branch of supple stature,
Twig, languid glance, O straight rod
بِواديin a valley (unclear in context) لَكَfor you بِالشَوقby the longing الَّذيthat
بِوادي لَكَ بِالشَوق الَّذي
فيin فُؤاديmy heart لاdo not تدَعنيleave me لِلكَمدْto grief
في فُؤادي لا تدَعني لِلكَمدْ
In a valley [wording unclear], for you, by the longing that
In the valley I have for you a longing that
Is in my heart, do not leave me to grief.
Is in my heart—let me not despair
لَستُI am not أَرضىcontent عَنwith زَمانيmy time أَوuntil أَرىI see
لَستُ أَرضى عَن زَماني أَو أَرى
مِنكَfrom you حُسناkindness لاnot أَراهُI see it مِنfrom أَحَدْanyone
مِنكَ حُسنا لا أَراهُ مِن أَحَدْ
I shall not be content with my days until I see
I'm not content with my time, nor do I see
From you a kindness I see from no one else.
From you a beauty I see in no other