يَقُرُّgladdens بِعَينيto my eye أَنto أَرىI see ضَوءَthe light of مُزنَةٍa rain cloud
يَقُرُّ بِعَيني أَن أَرى ضَوءَ مُزنَةٍ
يَمانِيَةٍfrom Yemen أَوor أَنto تَهُبَّblow جَنوبُthe south wind
يَمانِيَةٍ أَو أَن تَهُبَّ جَنوبُ
It gladdens my eye to see the light of a rain cloud
From Yemen, or to have the south wind blow.
لَقَدindeed شَغَفَتنيshe has captivated me أُمُّmother of بَكرٍBakr وَبَغَّضَتand she made hateful
لَقَد شَغَفَتني أُمُّ بَكرٍ وَبَغَّضَت
إِلَيَّto me نِساءٌwomen ماnot لَهُنَّthey have ذُنوبُfaults
إِلَيَّ نِساءٌ ما لَهُنَّ ذُنوبُ
Umm Bakr has indeed captivated me and made hateful
To me women who have done no wrong.
أَراكَI see you مِنَof الضَربِthe kind الَّذيthat يَجمَعُgathers الهَوىlove
أَراكَ مِنَ الضَربِ الَّذي يَجمَعُ الهَوى
وَدونَكِand besides you نِسوانٌwomen لَهُنَّthey have ضُروبُvarious kinds
وَدونَكِ نِسوانٌ لَهُنَّ ضُروبُ
I see you as the kind that gathers love,
While besides you are women of many kinds.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI was قَبلَbefore اليَومِtoday أَحسَبُI thought أَنَّنيthat I
وَقَد كُنتُ قَبلَ اليَومِ أَحسَبُ أَنَّني
ذَلولٌdocile بِأَيامِby the days of الفُراقِseparation أَديبُwell-schooled
ذَلولٌ بِأَيامِ الفُراقِ أَديبُ
And before today I had thought that I was
Docile, well-schooled by the days of separation.
Translation model: Sol 6.1