ربmany a ضِحْكٍlaugh جنيتُهI reaped it منfrom عنوسِremaining unmarried
رب ضِحْكٍ جنيتُه من عنوسِ
ونعيمٍand delight ألفيتُهُI found it منfrom بُوسِmisery
ونعيمٍ ألفيتُهُ من بُوسِ
Many a laugh have I reaped from remaining unmarried,
I gained laughter from the intimacy of the beloved
And many a delight have I found in misery.
And found bliss in her kisses
ولقدand indeed تستريبُyou become suspicious منof ظاهرِoutward appearance الأمthe matter (word begins here)
ولقد تستريبُ من ظاهرِ الأم
رِcompletion of 'the matter' فيأتيthen it comes بباطنٍwith an inner aspect معكوسِreversed
رِ فيأتي بباطنٍ معكوسِ
And indeed, you may mistrust a matter’s outward appearance,
Though on the surface my mother doubts me
Yet it reveals an inner aspect that is the reverse.
In private my reality is the opposite
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle السحابُthe cloud قطّبَfurrowed وجهاًa face
وإذا ما السحابُ قطّبَ وجهاً
كانwas فيin طيّهits folds حياةُlife النفوسِof souls
كان في طيّه حياةُ النفوسِ
And whenever the cloud furrows its brow,
When the clouds frown their faces
Within its folds lies the life of souls.
In their folds lies the life of souls
Sol 6.1