أحمامةO dove الواديof the valley بمنعرجat the bend of اللوىal-Liwa
أحمامة الوادي بمنعرج اللوى
نارthe fire of النوىseparation فتكتhas ravaged بغيركsomeone other than you فاهجعيso sleep
نار النوى فتكت بغيرك فاهجعي
O dove of the valley, at the bend of al-Liwa,
The fire of separation has ravaged another, not you—so sleep.
لمnot يبقremains ليfor me بعدafter الحبيبthe beloved مساعدٌa comforter
لم يبق لي بعد الحبيب مساعدٌ
إنif كنتyou are مسعدةone who consoles الكئيبthe sorrowful one فرجِّعيthen sing your refrain
إن كنت مسعدة الكئيب فرجِّعي
No comforter remains to me after my beloved;
If you would console the sorrowful, sing your refrain.
إناindeed we تقاسمناdivided among ourselves الغضاthe ghada trees فغصونهso their boughs
إنا تقاسمنا الغضا فغصونه
وحزونهand their rugged ground صاراboth became حماكyour refuge ومربعيand my abode
وحزونه صارا حماك ومربعي
We have divided the ghada trees between us: their boughs
And their rugged ground became your refuge and my abode.
ولحسنand owing to the goodness of حظكyour fortune أصبحتhave become عذباتهtheir tender shoots
ولحسن حظك أصبحت عذباته
فيin راحتيكyour two palms ونارهand their fire فيin أضلعيmy ribs
في راحتيك وناره في أضلعي
And by your good fortune, their tender shoots now lie
In your palms, while their fire burns within my ribs.
Translation model: Sol 6.1