هَدَأَgrew still اللَّيلُthe night وغارتْand sank from sight أَنْجُمٌstars
هَدَأَ اللَّيلُ وغارتْ أَنْجُمٌ
نَجْمَةٌa star تَهويfalls، وتَعلوand rises فيهin it أُخرىanother
نَجْمَةٌ تَهوي، وتَعلو فيه أُخرى
The night grew still, and stars sank from sight.
The night has calmed and stars have darkened
A star falls, and another rises within it.
A star falls, and another rises high
كُلَّماwhenever أَظلمَgrew dark حَوليaround me مَجْلِسٌa gathering
كُلَّما أَظلمَ حَولي مَجْلِسٌ
أَقْبَلَتْshe approached كالبَدْرِlike the full moon فيin الفُسْتانِthe dress حَمراred
أَقْبَلَتْ كالبَدْرِ في الفُسْتانِ حَمرا
Whenever a gathering around me grew dark,
Whenever a gathering around me grows darker
She approached like the full moon, in a red dress.
She comes like the full moon in the garden, red
تَتَهادىshe glides gracefully بينَamid أَحضانِembraces الدُّجىthe darkness
تَتَهادى بينَ أَحضانِ الدُّجى
تَحْمِلُshe carries اللَّيلَthe night وفيand in الخَدَّينِthe two cheeks ظُهْراnoon
تَحْمِلُ اللَّيلَ وفي الخَدَّينِ ظُهْرا
She glides amid the embraces of darkness,
Swaying between the arms of the darkness
She carries the night, and noon within her cheeks.
Bearing the night, with blush upon her cheeks
نامَslept لَونُcolor الفُلِّthe Arabian jasmine فيin وَجْنَتِهاher cheek
نامَ لَونُ الفُلِّ في وَجْنَتِها
تَغْمُرُshe floods القاعةَthe hall أشذاءًfragrances وعِطْراand perfume
تَغْمُرُ القاعةَ أشذاءً وعِطْرا
The color of Arabian jasmine slept in her cheek.
The color of jasmine has slept in her cheeks
She floods the hall with fragrances and perfume.
Filling the hall with fragrance and scent
وشُموعٌand candles مُجْهَداتٌexhausted تَنْطَفيgo out
وشُموعٌ مُجْهَداتٌ تَنْطَفي
وخُطاهاand her footsteps قالspoke إيمانًاfaith وكُفْراand unbelief
وخُطاها قال إيمانًا وكُفْرا
And exhausted candles go out,
And weary candles flicker out
And her footsteps spoke faith and unbelief.
Her steps speak of faith and blasphemy
تَخْلَعُshe wrenches out القَلبَthe heart، وتَغتالُand she murders الكَرَىslumber
تَخْلَعُ القَلبَ، وتَغتالُ الكَرَى
وتُناجِينيand she whispers to me: مَساءَevening الخَيرِgoodness سِرَّاsecretly
وتُناجِيني: مَساءَ الخَيرِ سِرَّا
She wrenches out the heart and murders slumber,
She captivates the heart, and subdues anguish
And secretly whispers to me, “Good evening.”
And whispers to me: good evening, my secret
أنتَyou لمhave not تَشْرَبْdrink ولمand have not تَأكُلْeat فماso not
أنتَ لم تَشْرَبْ ولم تَأكُلْ فما
أنتَyou إلّاexcept نَرْجِسِيَّnarcissistic الطَّبعِby nature جَهراopenly!
أنتَ إلّا نَرْجِسِيَّ الطَّبعِ جَهرا!
“You have not drunk or eaten, so
You have not drunk or eaten, so you
You are nothing but openly narcissistic by nature!”
Are nothing but narcissistic in nature, openly!
قُلْتُI said: زِيدنيgive me more عِتابًاreproach هَزِّئِيmock
قُلْتُ: زِيدني عِتابًا هَزِّئِي
كلَّall إحساسيmy feelings ولاand not أرجوكِI beg you عُذْراpardon
كلَّ إحساسي ولا أرجوكِ عُذْرا
I said, “Give me more reproach; mock
I said: Rebuke me more, mock
All my feelings, and I ask you for no pardon.
All my feelings, I ask you no excuse
أنتِyou مَرْعَىa pasture جَوْعتيmy hunger أنتِyou الَّتيthe one who
أنتِ مَرْعَى جَوْعتي أنتِ الَّتي
أَدْهَشَتْنيastonished me لاnot أُطِيقُI can bear اليومَtoday صَبْراpatience
أَدْهَشَتْني لا أُطِيقُ اليومَ صَبْرا
You are the pasture for my hunger, you are the one
You are the pasture of my hunger, you are she
Who has astonished me; today I cannot be patient.”
Who amazed me, today I cannot bear patience
قالتshe said: اشربْdrink: قلتُI said: لاnot أَشْرَبُI drink خَمْراwine
قالت: اشربْ: قلتُ: لا أَشْرَبُ خَمْرا
إنّماonly أَرْشُفُI sip ياO حُلْوَةُsweet one ثَغْراa pair of lips
إنّما أَرْشُفُ يا حُلْوَةُ ثَغْرا
She said, “Drink.” I said, “I do not drink wine;
She said: Drink! I said: I do not drink wine
I only sip a pair of lips, O sweet one.”
Rather I sip, O sweetness of the lips
Sol 6.1