أياO عرجونfruit-bearing stalk موزbananas كالنَّمارقlike cushions
أيا عرجون موز كالنَّمارق
إلىto لُقياكmeeting you وجديmy longing قدindeed نماhas grown رِقbe gentle
إلى لُقياك وجدي قد نما رِق
O banana stalk, like cushions,
O dangling banana, like exquisite minarets
My longing to meet you has grown; be gentle.
To meet you, my liver has become delicate
وجُدand be generous بوفاwith fulfillment وعودpromises فتىa young man موافkeeping faith
وجُد بوفا وعود فتى مواف
تجدyou will find لكfor you قلبهhis heart أبداًalways موافقin accord
تجد لك قلبه أبداً موافق
And generously honor the promises of a faithful youth;
You will find a loyal man, true to his word
You will find his heart forever in accord with you.
His heart will always agree with you
وكُنand be عنfrom وصلunion صبّكyour lovesick lover غيرnot آبrefusing
وكُن عن وصل صبّك غير آب
ورُدّand restore عليهto him قلباًa heart فيكin you آبقrunaway
ورُدّ عليه قلباً فيك آبق
And do not refuse union with your lovesick lover,
Do not lose your temper over your lover's separation
And restore to him a heart that has fled into you.
Respond to him with a burning heart
إلىfor كمhow long ذاthus تتيهyou act haughtily وأنتwhile you are عالhigh
إلى كم ذا تتيه وأنت عال
علىupon الأغصانthe branches بالأوراقamong the leaves عالقhanging
على الأغصان بالأوراق عالق
How long will you strut like this, aloft
How long will you wander aimlessly
Upon the boughs, hanging among the leaves?
Hanging from the branches with the leaves
وأنتand you are بلونwith the color of معلولa sick person لرائيto a beholder
وأنت بلون معلول لرائي
ولكنand yet طعمكyour flavor المشكاحlively رائقdelightful
ولكن طعمك المشكاح رائق
And to the beholder you have a sick person's hue,
You are discolored yet pleasing to my eyes
Yet your lively flavor is delightful.
Your tart taste is most delectable
أراكI see you نُوَيعماًa smooth little thing فيin كلevery حالstate
أراك نُوَيعماً في كل حال
فهلso, have ...? مرّتpassed عليكover you أمواسrazors حالقa barber
فهل مرّت عليك أمواس حالق
I find you a smooth little thing in every state;
I see you drooping in every state
Have a barber's razors, then, passed over you?
Have the passing days weakened you?
طُويتyou were folded علىupon الغصونthe boughs وأنتwhile you were ناشgrowing
طُويت على الغصون وأنت ناش
بروضin a garden نشرهits fragrance كمmany a سرّdelighted ناشقone who inhales
بروض نشره كم سرّ ناشق
You were curled upon the boughs while growing,
Folded over the branches while still growing
In a garden whose fragrance delighted many who breathed it in.
In a garden that has ripped many secrets
ألاAh ياO فوزgood fortune عبدa servant منكfrom you دانnear
ألا يا فوز عبد منك دان
ولوand even if لمnot يَحظَhe gains منof مالwealth بدانقa dāniq (small monetary unit)
ولو لم يَحظَ من مال بدانق
Ah, how fortunate is a servant near you,
O prize for the servant owning you
Even if he has not gained a dāniq of wealth.
Even if he has no wealth to his name
قُلَيبa little heart الموزthe banana نحوtoward القطرthe rain سارwent
قُلَيب الموز نحو القطر سار
وقلبيand my heart لبّهits pulp للكلfor everyone سارقstealing
وقلبي لبّه للكل سارق
The banana's little heart has gone toward the rain,
The banana's heart turns toward the rain
And my heart steals its pulp for everyone.
While my heart for it is utterly smitten
لقلبيof my heart أنتyou فيin الأسواقthe markets سابa captor
لقلبي أنت في الأسواق ساب
ونحوكand toward you ذاكthat one بالأشواقwith longing سابقracing ahead
ونحوك ذاك بالأشواق سابق
You are my heart's captor in the markets,
For my heart, you are the darling of the markets
And it races toward you with longing.
While for you, it runs with passion
تُرىI wonder ياO قطرrain يُروىis quenched منكfrom you صادa thirsty man
تُرى يا قطر يُروى منك صاد
غداhas begun يبديshows ودادكlove for you وهوand he is صادقsincere
غدا يبدي ودادك وهو صادق
I wonder, O rain, is a thirsty man quenched by you,
Let's see, O rain, if you will quench the thirst
Who has begun to show his love for you, and is sincere?
Of one truthful in his affection tomorrow
ألاAh لاmay ... not خابbe disappointed عبدa servant فيكin you رامseeking
ألا لا خاب عبد فيك رام
مويزاتlittle bananas وطرفيand my eye ثّمّthere رامقgazing
مويزات وطرفي ثّمّ رامق
Ah, may no servant be disappointed who seeks in you
Indeed, no servant hoping for you will lose
Little bananas, while my eye gazes there.
Bananas and my glances, then crumbs
وحقّكand by your worth ليسis not ذوpossessing عقلreason بناهone who forbids
وحقّك ليس ذو عقل بناه
لمثليsomeone like me عنكfrom you بلrather هذاكthat fellow ناهقbraying
لمثلي عنك بل هذاك ناهق
And by your worth, no man of sense would bar
By right, you were not made for one of reason
Someone like me from you; rather, that fellow is a braying ass.
Rather for one like me, not one raving