ليI have قلمٌa pen بينamid دجىdarkness خطّهits script
لي قلمٌ بين دجى خطّه
يبيتspends the night ذاpossessed of رَقْصٍdancing وذاand possessed of زحمَهjostling
يبيت ذا رَقْصٍ وذا زحمَه
I have a pen amid the darkness of its script;
I have a pen whose lines in the dark night
it spends the night dancing and jostling.
Dance and revel in eager delight
يقولsays منwhoever يبصرsees أحوالهits ways
يقول من يبصر أحواله
هذاthis هوit الراقصthe dancer فيin الظلمهthe darkness
هذا هو الراقص في الظلمه
Whoever sees its ways says:
He who sees the pen’s condition would say
“This is the dancer in the dark.”
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1