مَهاoryxes العُرْبِthe Arabs لوif only أنيthat I بَلِيّworn down رباقهhis tethers
مَها العُرْبِ لو أني بَلِيّ رباقه
فأوْدَعَنيso he left me عانيa captive مواضيkeen blades رِقاقِهhis slender ones
فأوْدَعَني عاني مواضي رِقاقِه
Oryx of the Arabs—if only I were worn down by his tethers.
So he left me captive to his keen, slender blades.
لوif أنيthat I قديدdried flesh دونهwithout him لكfor you مجبريmy healer
لو أني قديد دونه لك مجبري
لماهhis dusky lips وليتيand would that I were منamong أدانيthe nearest of رفاقِهhis companions
لماه وليتي من أداني رفاقِه
If I were dried flesh without him—for you, my healer [wording unclear].
His dusky lips; would that I were among his closest companions.
يُدثِّرhe cloaks لُبّيmy heart لوif only بنفسيwith my own soul أجُدْI give generously لَهُto him
يُدثِّر لُبّي لو بنفسي أجُدْ لَهُ
تَدَعْثَرَscattered دمعيmy tears مِfrom التزامِpersistence in انبثاقِهِits bursting forth
تَدَعْثَرَ دمعي مِ التزامِ انبثاقِهِ
He cloaks my heart—if only I could give him my very soul.
My tears scattered from their persistence in bursting forth.
رَشَفْتُI sipped فلمand not تُكْدَمbe bruised بلثميby my kissing خُدودهِhis cheeks
رَشَفْتُ فلم تُكْدَم بلثمي خُدودهِ
متىwhen حانَthe time came إلاexcept نازلاًdescending منfrom نِطَاقِهِhis girdle
متى حانَ إلا نازلاً من نِطَاقِهِ
I sipped, yet my kissing left his cheeks unbruised.
When did the hour come, save descending from his girdle? [Wording unclear.]
وحينand when نأىhe went far away قلبيmy heart أتىcame نحوَtoward صوبهِhis direction
وحين نأى قلبي أتى نحوَ صوبهِ
كهاوٍlike a lover وإنيand indeed I am مُوْثَقٌfettered لاسْتِبَاقِهِto outpace him
كهاوٍ وإني مُوْثَقٌ لاسْتِبَاقِهِ
And when he went far away, my heart moved toward him,
Like a lover, while I am fettered, seeking to outpace him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1