وليلةand a night قدindeed وفىfulfilled ليfor me
وليلة قد وفى لي
حبيmy beloved بهاduring it بعضsome of وعدهhis promise
حبي بها بعض وعده
And on a night when he fulfilled for me—
My beloved—some of his promise,
لمdid not أرشفI sip الراحthe wine حتىuntil
لم أرشف الراح حتى
مددتهاI stretched it نحوtoward بندهhis garment's fastening
مددتها نحو بنده
I did not sip the wine until
I stretched it toward his garment's fastening.
ولاand not تمسكتI perfumed myself فيهاduring it
ولا تمسكت فيها
إلاexcept بنفحةwith a waft ندهhis perfume
إلا بنفحة نده
Nor did I perfume myself that night
Except with a waft of his perfume.
ولاand not صحبتI kept company with شقيقاًan anemone
ولا صحبت شقيقاً
الاexcept الذيthe one فوقupon خدهhis cheek
الا الذي فوق خده
Nor did I keep company with an anemone
Except the one upon his cheek.
ولاand not جنيتI plucked سوىother than ماwhat
ولا جنيت سوى ما
جمعتI gathered منfrom غضtender وردهhis roses
جمعت من غض ورده
Nor did I pluck anything but what
I gathered from his tender roses.
Sol 6.1