باتَتshe spent the night بِطَرفٍwith an eye مُسَهَّدkept sleepless
باتَت بِطَرفٍ مُسَهَّد
مَطمومَةٌcropped-haired تَتَمَرَّدshe assumes a boyish air
مَطمومَةٌ تَتَمَرَّد
She spent the night with a sleepless eye,
She settled with a gentle gaze
She spent the night with a wakeful gaze,
Cropped-haired, she assumes a boyish air.
Rebellious, she resisted
Overwhelmed, yet turning in rebellion.
لَهاshe has مِنَof الظُرفِcharm وَالحُسand beauty (beginning)
لَها مِنَ الظُرفِ وَالحُس
نُcompletion of 'beauty' زائِدٌan abundance يَتَجَدَّدrenews itself
نُ زائِدٌ يَتَجَدَّد
She has, of charm and beau-
With charm and tenderness
She possesses charm and a beauty
ty, an abundance ever renewed.
An increase renewed
That is boundless and ever-renewing.
فَكُلُّso every حُسنٍbeauty بَديعٍwondrous
فَكُلُّ حُسنٍ بَديعٍ
مِنfrom حُسنِهاher beauty يَتَوَلَّدis born
مِن حُسنِها يَتَوَلَّد
So every wondrous beauty
So every lovely beauty
For every wonder of exquisite grace
Springs from her beauty.
From her beauty originated
Is born from her own loveliness.
فيin القَلبِthe heart مِنّيof mine عَلَيهاfor her
في القَلبِ مِنّي عَلَيها
حَرارَةٌardor تَتَوَقَّدblazes
حَرارَةٌ تَتَوَقَّد
In my heart, for her,
In my heart for her
Within my heart, on her account,
An ardor keeps blazing.
A warmth kindled
There is a heat that fiercely burns.
تَعودُshe returns بِالوَصلِto union طَوراًat times
تَعودُ بِالوَصلِ طَوراً
وَالعَودُand returning بِالوَصلِto union أَحمَدmore praiseworthy
وَالعَودُ بِالوَصلِ أَحمَد
At times she returns to union,
She returns with union at times
At times she returns to grant me union,
And returning to union is more welcome.
And return with union is best
And the return to union is most praised.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen أَطمَعَتنيshe raises my hopes
حَتّى إِذا أَطمَعَتني
تَأبىshe refuses عَلَيَّme وَتَجحَدand denies
تَأبى عَلَيَّ وَتَجحَد
Until, when she has raised my hopes,
Until when she made me covet
Yet, just as she makes me hunger for hope,
She refuses me and denies it.
She refused me and denied
She turns against me and denies my claim.
فَماso nothing لِقَلبِيَfor my heart مِنهاfrom her
فَما لِقَلبِيَ مِنها
إِلّاexcept العَناanguish وَالتَرَدُّدand wavering
إِلّا العَنا وَالتَرَدُّد
So my heart has nothing from her
So for my heart from her
So my heart reaps nothing from her
But anguish and wavering.
Nothing but regret and hesitation
Save misery and endless wavering.
أَبغيI seek دُنُوّاًnearness إِلَيهاto her
أَبغي دُنُوّاً إِلَيها
بِالجَهدِwith effort مِنّيon my part فَتَبعُدyet she draws away
بِالجَهدِ مِنّي فَتَبعُد
I seek to draw near to her,
I seek nearness to her
I seek to draw closer unto her,
With effort on my part—yet she draws away.
With effort from me yet she distances
But for all my effort, she drifts away.
Sol 6.1