لاحflashed ليfor me برقlightning بنجدin Najd فسباand so took captive
لاح لي برق بنجد فسبا
مهجةthe soul الصبof the ardent lover وعقليand my mind سلباstole away
مهجة الصب وعقلي سلبا
Lightning flashed for me in Najd and took captive
A lightning flashed in Nejd so it left
The ardent lover’s soul, and stole away my mind.
My passion drunk and my reason robbed
فيin لياليnights الآنسof intimacy (apparently الأنس) حبيmy beloved وصلاarrived
في ليالي الآنس حبي وصلا
برياضin the gardens القدسof holiness قلبيmy heart طرباrejoiced
برياض القدس قلبي طربا
On nights of intimacy, my beloved arrived;
During nights of intimacy, my love and devotion
In the gardens of holiness, my heart rejoiced.
In the gardens of holiness, my heart was delighted
زارنيvisited me بدريmy full moon بليلat night طالماfor so long
زارني بدري بليل طالما
كنتI was منbecause of حرthe heat الهوىof passionate love أبغيI seek الصباthe east wind
كنت من حر الهوى أبغي الصبا
My full moon visited me at night; for so long
My full moon visited me many a night
I had sought the east wind because of love’s heat.
When I was suffering the heat of passion, desiring the morning breeze
كمhow often رمانيstruck me الدهرTime عنfrom قدسsanctity النوىof separation
كم رماني الدهر عن قدس النوى
بسهامwith arrows السهدof sleeplessness والنجمand the star أباrefused
بسهام السهد والنجم أبا
How often Time struck me from separation’s sacred realm
How much did time distract me from the sanctity of intention
With arrows of sleeplessness, while the star refused sleep.
With arrows of misfortune and stars refusing
حاكنيimitated me (apparently حاكاني) النجمthe star بتركby forsaking للكرىof slumber
حاكني النجم بترك للكرى
خانةbetrayed it (apparently خانه) الليلthe night بليلon a night غضباgrew angry
خانة الليل بليل غضبا
The star imitated me in forsaking slumber;
The stars blamed me for leaving the loved ones
The night betrayed it one night, and it grew angry.
The darkness of night betrayed me in an angry night
Sol 6.1