لَماwhen رَأَتنيshe saw me مُقبلاًapproaching حَدَرَتshe lowered عَلىover
لَما رَأَتني مُقبلاً حَدَرَت عَلى
شِبهِthe likeness of الهلالِthe crescent moon مِنof الدَمَقسِwhite silk نَصيفاa veil
شِبهِ الهلالِ مِن الدَمَقسِ نَصيفا
When she saw me approaching, she lowered over
When she saw me coming, veiled in a crescent
the likeness of a crescent moon a veil of white silk.
Of Damask silk, she drew her cloak about her,
وَتَلَفَّعتand she wrapped herself برِدائِهاin her cloak لكنَّهاbut she
وَتَلَفَّعت برِدائِها لكنَّها
رَقَّتgrew tender فَحَيَّتso she greeted بِالسَلامِwith a greeting of peace أَسِيفاa sorrowful man
رَقَّت فَحَيَّت بِالسَلامِ أَسِيفا
And wrapped herself in her cloak; yet she
Yet softened and gave me a gentle greeting -
grew tender and greeted a sorrowful man with peace.
A welcome indeed to a longing lover.
وَأَنالَتand she granted الهَيمانَthe lovesick man ماwhat شاءَwished الهَوىpassion
وَأَنالَت الهَيمانَ ما شاءَ الهَوى
قُبَلاًkisses وَأَمراًand a thing عِندَناto us مَعرُوفاwell known
قُبَلاً وَأَمراً عِندَنا مَعرُوفا
And granted the lovesick man what passion wished:
She granted all my heart desired, a kiss
kisses, and something well known to us.
And more - as custom wills among us.
فَكَأَنَّهاso she was like غَيثٌrain تجَهَّمscowled سحبُهُits clouds
فَكَأَنَّها غَيثٌ تجَهَّم سحبُهُ
لِلرَوضِat the garden ثَمَّتَthen درَّpoured forth فيهِinto it وَكِيفاin streams
لِلرَوضِ ثَمَّتَ درَّ فيهِ وَكِيفا
So she was like rain whose clouds scowled
She was like a rain cloud, heavy with showers,
at the garden, then poured upon it in streams.
That hovered over a garden and showered down heavily upon it.
Sol 6.1