يَاO مُقْلةَeye الرَّشإِthe young gazelle الغَريguileless (word begins here)
يَا مُقْلةَ الرَّشإِ الغَري
رِcompletion of 'guileless' وشُقةَand half القَمَرِthe moon المُنيرْthe shining
رِ وشُقةَ القَمَرِ المُنيرْ
O eye of the guileless young gazelle,
O eyelashes of tender, graceful gazelle
and half of the shining moon!
And crescent moon glow of glittering light
مَاnever رَنّقتْgazed languidly عَيْنَاكyour two eyes ليat me
مَا رَنّقتْ عَيْنَاك لي
بَيْنَbetween الأَكِلّةِthe canopies والستُورْand the curtains
بَيْنَ الأَكِلّةِ والستُورْ
Never did your eyes gaze languidly at me
Your eyes have not glanced my way
amid the canopies and curtains,
Between the kohl and veils
إلاexcept that وَضَعْتُI placed يَديmy hand عَلىupon
إلا وَضَعْتُ يَدي عَلى
قَلبيmy heart مَخافةَfor fear أَنْthat يَطيرْit might fly away
قَلبي مَخافةَ أَنْ يَطيرْ
but I laid my hand upon
Except I place my hand over
my heart, for fear it might fly away.
My heart fearing it takes flight
هَبْنيconsider me كبَعْضِlike one of حَمامِthe doves of مَكْMecca (word begins here)
هَبْني كبَعْضِ حَمامِ مَكْ
كةَcompletion of 'Mecca' واستمعْand listen to قَوْلَthe words of النَّذيرْthe warner
كةَ واستمعْ قَوْلَ النَّذيرْ
Count me as one of the doves of Mec-
Grant me refuge like doves of Mecca
-ca, and heed the warner's words:
And heed the warner’s words this night
أبُنَيَّO my little son لاdo not تَظْلِمْwrong بِمكin Mecca (word begins here)
أبُنَيَّ لا تَظْلِمْ بِمك
كَةَcompletion of 'Mecca' لاneither الصَّغيرَthe small ولاnor الكبِيرْthe great
كَةَ لا الصَّغيرَ ولا الكبِيرْ
"O my little son, do no wrong in Mec-
My children do not oppress in Mecca
-ca, to either the small or the great."
Neither the little nor the elder’s plight