ياO مَليحاًlovely one لِيَfor me مِنهُthrough him
يا مَليحاً لِيَ مِنهُ
شُهرَةٌrenown بَينَamong البَراياhumankind
شُهرَةٌ بَينَ البَرايا
O lovely one, through whom I have
renown among humankind,
غِبتَyou went away عَنّيfrom me وَجَرَتand happened بَعafter you (first fragment)
غِبتَ عَنّي وَجَرَت بَع
دَكَafter you (final fragment) وَاللَهِby God قَضاياevents
دَكَ وَاللَهِ قَضايا
You went away from me, and after
you, by God, much came to pass.
سَوفَwill تَلقىyou find لَكَfor you فيin قَلmy heart (first fragment)
سَوفَ تَلقى لَكَ في قَل
بيmy heart (final fragment) إِذاwhen جِئتَyou come حَناياinner folds
بي إِذا جِئتَ حَنايا
You will find for yourself within my
heart, when you come, its innermost folds.
وَلَقَدand indeed جُرِّعتُI was made to drink مِنfrom بَعafter you (first fragment)
وَلَقَد جُرِّعتُ مِن بَع
دِكَafter you (final fragment) كاساتِcups المَناياdeath
دِكَ كاساتِ المَنايا
And I was indeed made to drink, after
you, the cups of death.
وَلَئِنand even if مُتُّI die سَتَبقىwill remain
وَلَئِن مُتُّ سَتَبقى
لَكَfor you فيin قَلبيmy heart بَقاياtraces
لَكَ في قَلبي بَقايا
And even if I die, there will remain
traces of you within my heart.