ياO لقوميto my people منfrom رداحa voluptuous woman
يا لقومي من رداح
كستshe clothed الجسمَthe body سقاماsickness
كست الجسمَ سقاما
O my people, save me from a voluptuous woman!
My people are in great distress
She has clothed my body in sickness.
Illness covers their bodies
تفتنُshe enchants الالبابَthe minds ظُرفاًwith charm
تفتنُ الالبابَ ظُرفاً
وجمالاًand with beauty وكلاماand with speech
وجمالاً وكلاما
She enchants minds with charm,
They seduce the foolish with elegance
and with beauty and speech.
Beauty and speech
تمزجshe mingles الحبَّlove بوهمٍwith an illusion
تمزج الحبَّ بوهمٍ
زادنيincreased in me فيهاfor her هياماinfatuation
زادني فيها هياما
She mingles love with an illusion
They mix love with delusion
that has deepened my infatuation with her.
Increasing my obsession
تحسبshe considers القتلَkilling حلالاًlawful
تحسب القتلَ حلالاً
وترىand she regards الوصلَunion حراماforbidden
وترى الوصلَ حراما
She deems killing lawful,
They consider murder lawful
and regards union as forbidden.
And union forbidden
ليتهاif only she ترثيwould feel pity لحاليfor my plight
ليتها ترثي لحالي
قبلbefore أنthat القىI meet الحِماماdeath
قبل أن القى الحِماما
If only she would pity my plight
If only they would mourn my state
before I meet death.
Before I meet my fate