وكمand how often ظلَّhe continued مدلجاًjourneying by night نحوtoward لذَّةٍpleasure
وكم ظلَّ مدلجاً نحو لذَّةٍ
وليلand the night الأسىsorrow وحفُthick الهيادبthe trailing fringes داجِdark
وليل الأسى وحفُ الهيادب داجِ
And how often he kept journeying by night toward pleasure,
While sorrow's night was dark, its trailing fringes thick.
فأهديتهُso I brought him إليto المنىthe wishes وهديتهُand I guided him
فأهديتهُ إلي المنى وهديتهُ
وماand not ضلَّwent astray سارٍa night traveler يهتديfinds his way بسراجby a lamp
وما ضلَّ سارٍ يهتدي بسراج
So I brought him to his desires and guided him,
And no night traveler goes astray when guided by a lamp.
Sol 6.1