أخفيتI hid سقميmy sickness حتىuntil كادnearly يخفينيhides me
أخفيت سقمي حتى كاد يخفيني
وهمتand I was love-struck فيin حُبِّlove عَزونٍʿAzūn فعزونيso console me
وهمت في حُبِّ عَزونٍ فعزوني
I hid my sickness until it nearly hid me.
I concealed my sickness until it almost concealed me
And I was lost in love for ʿAzūn, so console me.
And became obsessed with an aloof beloved, so it made me aloof
ثمthen ارحمونيhave mercy on me برحمونwith Raḥmūn فإنand if ظمئتbecame thirsty
ثم ارحموني برحمون فإن ظمئت
نفسيmy soul إلىfor ريقsaliva حَسّونٍḤassūn فحسّونيthen give me a sip
نفسي إلى ريق حَسّونٍ فحسّوني
Then have mercy on me with Raḥmūn; and if there is thirst
Then have mercy upon me, have mercy
in my soul for Ḥassūn’s saliva, give me a sip.
For my soul thirsts for the saliva of a beautiful one, so quench me