أَلاAh! ياO نَسيمَbreeze الريحِof the wind حُكمُكَyour judgment جائِرٌunjust
أَلا يا نَسيمَ الريحِ حُكمُكَ جائِرٌ
عَلَيَّagainst me إِذاwhen أَرضَيتَنيyou please me وَرَضيتُand I am content
عَلَيَّ إِذا أَرضَيتَني وَرَضيتُ
Ah, O breeze of the wind, your judgment is unjust
to me, when you please me and I am content.
أَلاAh! ياO نَسيمَbreeze الريحِof the wind لَوif أَنَّthat واحِداًa single person
أَلا يا نَسيمَ الريحِ لَو أَنَّ واحِداً
مِنَamong الناسِhumankind يُبليهِwears him away الهَوىlove لَبَليتُI would surely waste away
مِنَ الناسِ يُبليهِ الهَوى لَبَليتُ
Ah, O breeze of the wind, if a single person
among mankind were wasted by love, I would surely waste away.
فَلَوso if خُلِطَwere mixed السَمُّthe poison الزُعافُdeadly بِريقِهاwith her saliva
فَلَو خُلِطَ السَمُّ الزُعافُ بِريقِها
تَمَصَّصتُI would sip مِنهُof it نَهلَةًa draught وَرَويتُand I would quench my thirst
تَمَصَّصتُ مِنهُ نَهلَةً وَرَويتُ
So if deadly poison were mixed with her saliva,
I would sip a draught of it and quench my thirst.