مَنَعتَyou forbade الغُسلَbathing فيin الحَمّاthe bathhouse (word begins here)
مَنَعتَ الغُسلَ في الحَمّا
مِending of “bathhouse” وَالغُسلُand bathing لَهُfor it عادَهa custom
مِ وَالغُسلُ لَهُ عادَه
You forbade bathing in the bath-
house, though bathing is customary there.
وَماand how أَحوَجَنيgreat is my need صاحِO friend
وَما أَحوَجَني صاحِ
إِلىfor حَمّامِthe bathhouse of حَمّادَهHammada
إِلى حَمّامِ حَمّادَه
And how great my need, my friend,
for Hammada’s bathhouse!
قَضاهاfashioned her اللَهُGod مِنfrom مِسكٍmusk
قَضاها اللَهُ مِن مِسكٍ
وَمِنand from عَنبَرَةٍa piece of ambergris غادَهa graceful maiden
وَمِن عَنبَرَةٍ غادَه
God fashioned her from musk,
and from ambergris—a graceful maiden.
وَدونَand barring لِقائِهاmeeting her لَيلاًat night
وَدونَ لِقائِها لَيلاً
أَسودُthe black one الجِنِّof the jinn وَالسادَهand the masters
أَسودُ الجِنِّ وَالسادَه
And barring a meeting with her at night
stand the black one of the jinn and the masters.
وَعَينُand the eye الصَقرِof the falcon تَرعانيwatches me
وَعَينُ الصَقرِ تَرعاني
وَتِلكَand that العَينُeye وَقّادَهblazing
وَتِلكَ العَينُ وَقّادَه
And the falcon’s eye watches me,
and that eye is blazing.
فَلَستُso I am not لَهاto her بِمُعتادٍaccustomed
فَلَستُ لَها بِمُعتادٍ
وَلَيسَتand she is not ليto me بِمُعتادَهaccustomed
وَلَيسَت لي بِمُعتادَه
So I am not accustomed to her,
nor is she accustomed to me.
دَناhas drawn near أَجَليmy appointed end وَماand not أَسلوI forget my love
دَنا أَجَلي وَما أَسلو
وَماand what يَلقىone endures مَعَwith الذادَهthose who bar the way
وَما يَلقى مَعَ الذادَه
My end has drawn near, yet I do not forget her,
and what one endures with those who bar the way!