أَهديGive as a gift إِلَيَّto me بَقِيَّةَthe remnant of المِسواكِthe tooth-cleaning twig
أَهدي إِلَيَّ بَقِيَّةَ المِسواكِ
لاdo not تُظهِريshow بُخلاًstinginess بِعودِwith a twig of أَراكِarak
لا تُظهِري بُخلاً بِعودِ أَراكِ
Give me the remnant of the tooth-cleaning twig;
do not be stingy with a twig of arak.
فَلَعَلَّso perhaps نَفسيmy soul أَنthat يُنَفَّسَbe relieved ساعَةًfor a while
فَلَعَلَّ نَفسي أَن يُنَفَّسَ ساعَةً
عَنهاfrom it (my soul) بِتَقبيلِby kissing المُقَبِّلِthat which kisses فاكِyour mouth
عَنها بِتَقبيلِ المُقَبِّلِ فاكِ
So perhaps my soul may be eased for a while
by kissing that which kisses your mouth.
ياO كَوكَباًstar بارىrivaled سَناهُits radiance سَناءَهُits lofty rank
يا كَوكَباً بارى سَناهُ سَناءَهُ
تُزهىtake pride القُصورُthe palaces بِهِin it عَلىabove الأَفلاكِthe heavenly spheres
تُزهى القُصورُ بِهِ عَلى الأَفلاكِ
O star whose radiance rivals its lofty rank,
palaces glory in it above the heavenly spheres.
قَرَّتwas gladdened وَفازَتand won بِالخَطيرِthe most precious مِنَof المُنىwishes
قَرَّت وَفازَت بِالخَطيرِ مِنَ المُنى
عَينٌan eye تُقَلِّبُturns لَحظَهاits gaze فَتَراكِand so sees you
عَينٌ تُقَلِّبُ لَحظَها فَتَراكِ
Gladdened, having attained the dearest of wishes,
is an eye that turns its gaze and sees you.
Sol 6.1