ياO سَمِيَّnamesake of النَبِيِّthe Prophet فيin سورَةِthe surah of الجِنِّthe jinn
يا سَمِيَّ النَبِيِّ في سورَةِ الجِنِّ
وَياand O ثانِيَa second العَزيزِal-ʿAzīz بِمِصرِin Egypt
وَيا ثانِيَ العَزيزِ بِمِصرِ
O namesake of the Prophet in the surah of the Jinn,
O the one mentioned in the chapter of Jinn
And O another al-ʿAzīz in Egypt,
And O the second of the Dear in Egypt
تَرَكَتleft لَيلَةُthe night of الصَراةِal-Ṣarāt بِقَلبيin my heart
تَرَكَت لَيلَةُ الصَراةِ بِقَلبي
جَمرَembers of شَوقٍlonging أَحَرَّhotter مِنthan كُلِّevery جَمرِember
جَمرَ شَوقٍ أَحَرَّ مِن كُلِّ جَمرِ
The night at al-Ṣarāt left in my heart
The night of sorrow left in my heart
Embers of longing hotter than any embers.
Embers of longing more scorching than any embers
باشَرَhe touched الماءَthe water فَهوَso he فيin رِقَّةِthe delicacy of الصَنthe crafts-
باشَرَ الماءَ فَهوَ في رِقَّةِ الصَن
عَةِ-manship كَالماءِlike water غَيرَexcept أَنthat لَيسَhe does not يَجريflow
عَةِ كَالماءِ غَيرَ أَن لَيسَ يَجري
He touched the water; he is, in the delicacy of crafts-
He touched water, yet with the softness of branch
manship, like water, except that he does not flow.
Is like water, except it does not flow
جَمَشَcaressed الماءُthe water جِلدَهُhis skin الرَطبَmoist حَتّىuntil
جَمَشَ الماءُ جِلدَهُ الرَطبَ حَتّى
خِلتُهُI thought him لابِساًwearing غِلالَةَa gauzy tunic of جَمرِembers
خِلتُهُ لابِساً غِلالَةَ جَمرِ
The water caressed his moist skin until
The water dried his moist skin until
I thought him wearing a gauzy tunic of embers.
I imagined him wearing a coat of embers
Sol 6.1