دعانيhe called me للوداعfor farewell بلاwithout عناقan embrace
دعاني للوداع بلا عناق
فقلتso I said لهto him ودمعwhile the tears of العينthe eye دافقْstreaming
فقلت له ودمع العين دافقْ
He called me to bid farewell without an embrace.
He bid me farewell without an embrace
So I said to him, as tears streamed from my eye:
So I told him as tears streamed down my face
أناI عانٍa captive فزدso add قافاًa qāf (ق) لنونيto my nūn (ن)
أنا عانٍ فزد قافاً لنوني
وقلand say ليto me ياO رقيقslender الخصرthe waist عانقembrace!
وقل لي يا رقيق الخصر عانق
I am a captive—so add a qāf to my nūn,
I am in agony, add a Qaf to my Nun
And say to me, O slender-waisted one, 'Embrace!'
And say to me, O slender of waist, embrace