نَفسٌa soul تُؤَمِّلُhopes بالغادينَwith those departing at dawn تَلتَحِقُjoins
نَفسٌ تُؤَمِّلُ بالغادينَ تَلتَحِقُ
تَجريflows دُموعاًas tears عَلىupon خَدّيmy cheek مَتَستَبِقُracing ahead (unclear form)
تَجري دُموعاً عَلى خَدّي مَتَستَبِقُ
A soul, hoping to join those departing at dawn,
Flows as tears upon my cheek, racing ahead.
سَرَتshe traveled by night وَقَدand already أَمِنتshe was safe from وشيَthe tale-bearing of الوُشاةthe informers بِهاabout her
سَرَت وَقَد أَمِنت وشيَ الوُشاة بِها
لَولاwere it not for الحُليّthe jewelry وَلَولاand were it not for العَنبَرthe ambergris العَبِقُfragrant
لَولا الحُليّ وَلَولا العَنبَر العَبِقُ
She traveled by night and would have been safe from informers' reports of her,
But for the jewelry and fragrant ambergris.
وَاللَيلُand the night يَهزمُهdefeats it مِنfrom وَجهِهاher face قَمَرٌa moon
وَاللَيلُ يَهزمُه مِن وَجهِها قَمَرٌ
طَوراًat times وَيُسعِدُهُand aids it مِنfrom شَعرِهاher hair غَسَقُdeep darkness
طَوراً وَيُسعِدُهُ مِن شَعرِها غَسَقُ
And night is vanquished by a moon from her face
At times, while darkness from her hair comes to its aid.
اللَيلthe night مسراهاher nighttime journey بلذَّتِهwith its delight
اللَيل مسراها بلذَّتِه
حَتّىuntil تَقابَلَcame face-to-face الصُبحُthe dawn وَالشَفَقُand the twilight
حَتّى تَقابَلَ الصُبحُ وَالشَفَقُ
Night was her path, with its delight,
Until dawn and twilight came face-to-face.
Sol 6.1