ماnot جِئْتُI came مِنيMina أَبْغِيseeking قرىhospitality كالضّيفِlike a guest
ما جِئْتُ مِني أَبْغِي قرى كالضّيفِ
عنديI have بكwith you شغلٌa preoccupation عنaway from نزولِlodging at الخَيفِal-Khayf
عندي بك شغلٌ عن نزولِ الخَيفِ
I did not come to Mina seeking hospitality like a guest.
I am too occupied with you to lodge at al-Khayf.
والوَصْلُand union يَقيناًcertainly فيكَwith you ماdoes not يقنِعُنيsatisfy me
والوَصْلُ يَقيناً فيكَ ما يقنِعُني
هيهاتِfar from it! فَدَعْنيso spare me منfrom مُحَالِthe impossibility of الطّيفِthe dream-vision
هيهاتِ فَدَعْني من مُحَالِ الطّيفِ
And union with you, certainly, does not satisfy me.
Far from it! So spare me the unreality of a dream-vision.