رَقَبَت غَفلَةَ الرَقيبِ فَزارَت

رَقَبَت غَفلَةَ الرَقيبِ فَزارَت

تَحتَ لَيلٍ مُطَرَّزٍ بِنَهارِ

تَحتَ لَيلٍ مُطَرَّزٍ بِنَهارِ

She watched for the watchman’s lapse, then came to visit,

She watched for the watchman's inattention, then came to visit,

beneath a night embroidered with daylight.

beneath a night embroidered with daylight.

فَتَعَجَّبتُ مِن سُراها فَقالَت

فَتَعَجَّبتُ مِن سُراها فَقالَت

غَيرُ مُستَطرَفٍ سُرى الأَقمارِ

غَيرُ مُستَطرَفٍ سُرى الأَقمارِ

I marveled at her journey by night; she said,

So I marveled at her night journey, and she said:

“There is nothing novel in the night-journey of moons.”

"The night journeys of moons are nothing strange."

ثُمَّ مالَت بِكَأسِها فَسَقَتني

ثُمَّ مالَت بِكَأسِها فَسَقَتني

جُلُّنارِيَّةً عَلى جُلُّنارِ

جُلُّنارِيَّةً عَلى جُلُّنارِ

Then she leaned toward me with her cup and gave me

Then she tilted her cup and gave me to drink

pomegranate-blossom wine upon pomegranate blossom.

pomegranate-blossom-red wine upon pomegranate blossom.