غنىsang علىto العودthe lute شادa singer سهمthe arrow ناظرهof his gaze
غنى على العود شاد سهم ناظره
أضحىbecame بهbecause of it قلبيmy heart المضنىthe languishing علىin خطرperil
أضحى به قلبي المضنى على خطر
A singer sang to the lute; the arrow of his gaze
put my languishing heart in peril.
دناdrew near إلىtoward وحستand touched كفهhis hand وتراًa string
دنا إلى وحست كفه وتراً
فراحتso departed الروحthe soul بينbetween السهمthe arrow والوترand the string
فراحت الروح بين السهم والوتر
He drew near, and his hand touched a string;
so the soul departed between the arrow and the string.
Translation model: Sol 6.1