جُنْحُthe onset الدُّجَىof darkness مِنْfrom شَعْرِهِhis hair يَجْنَحُdescends
جُنْحُ الدُّجَى مِنْ شَعْرِهِ يَجْنَحُ
أَوْor مِنْfrom ثَنَايَاthe front teeth of ثَغْرِهِhis mouth يُصْبِحُturns to dawn
أَوْ مِنْ ثَنَايَا ثَغْرِهِ يُصْبِحُ
Nightfall descends from his hair,
or turns to dawn from the front teeth of his mouth.
عَجِبْتُI marvelled مِنْat بَرْدِthe coolness of لمَاهُhis dusky lips وَفِيwhile in
عَجِبْتُ مِنْ بَرْدِ لمَاهُ وَفِي
قَلْبِيَmy heart مِنْهُfrom him لَهَبٌa flame يَلْفَحُscorches
قَلْبِيَ مِنْهُ لَهَبٌ يَلْفَحُ
I marvel at the coolness of his dusky lips, while in
my heart a flame from him scorches.
إِشْرَبْdrink عَلىwhile gazing at نَرْجِسِthe narcissus of أَجْفَانِهِhis eyelids
إِشْرَبْ عَلى نَرْجِسِ أَجْفَانِهِ
خَمْراًwine بِهِwith it أَلْحَاظُهُhis glances تَسْمَحُare generous
خَمْراً بِهِ أَلْحَاظُهُ تَسْمَحُ
Drink, gazing on the narcissus of his eyelids,
wine that his glances freely bestow.
وَلاَand do not تَقُلْsay أَلوَرْدُthe rose ضَيْفٌa guest أَمَاsurely
وَلاَ تَقُلْ أَلوَرْدُ ضَيْفٌ أَمَا
فِيupon وَجْنَتِيهِhis two cheeks الوَدرْدُthe rose لاَnever يَبْرَحُdeparts
فِي وَجْنَتِيهِ الوَدرْدُ لاَ يَبْرَحُ
And do not say, 'The rose is a guest'; surely
upon his cheeks the rose never departs.
يَاO صَاحِfriend هَلْhas ...? صَحَّproved true لَنَاfor us مَاwhat رَوىَrecounted
يَا صَاحِ هَلْ صَحَّ لَنَا مَا رَوىَ
عَنِon the authority of الصِّحَاحِthe sound reports الطَّائِرُthe bird المُفْصِحُeloquent
عَنِ الصِّحَاحِ الطَّائِرُ المُفْصِحُ
O friend, has what was recounted proved true for us—
on sound authority by the eloquent bird?
فإِنَّfor indeed فِيon الأُفْقِthe horizon أَرَىI see لُجَّةًa deep sea
فإِنَّ فِي الأُفْقِ أَرَى لُجَّةً
لِلشُّهْبِof the shooting stars فِيهَاin it لُؤْلُوٌpearls يَسْبَحُswim
لِلشُّهْبِ فِيهَا لُؤْلُوٌ يَسْبَحُ
For on the horizon I see a deep sea,
where the shooting stars' pearls swim.
Sol 6.1