مَجِلسٌa gathering يُنسَبُis ascribed السُرورُjoy إِليهِto it
مَجِلسٌ يُنسَبُ السُرورُ إِليهِ
بِمُحِبٍّwith a lover رَيحانُهُhis sweet basil ذِكراكِremembrance of you
بِمُحِبٍّ رَيحانُهُ ذِكراكِ
A gathering to which joy is ascribed,
With a lover whose sweet basil is remembrance of you.
كُلَّماwhenever دارَتِwent round الزُجاجَةُthe flask زَادَتit increased
كُلَّما دارَتِ الزُجاجَةُ زَادَت
هُhim اِشتِياقاًlonging وَحُرقَةًand burning anguish فَبَكاكِso he wept for you
هُ اِشتِياقاً وَحُرقَةً فَبَكاكِ
Whenever the flask went round, it increased
His longing and burning anguish, so he wept for you.
لَمdid not يَنَلكِreach you الرَجاءُhope أَنthat تَحضُرينيyou come to me
لَم يَنَلكِ الرَجاءُ أَن تَحضُريني
وَتَجافَتand turned away أُمنِيَّتيmy wish عَنfrom سِواكِanyone but you
وَتَجافَت أُمنِيَّتي عَن سِواكِ
My hope that you would come to me did not reach you,
And my wish turned away from anyone but you.
فَتَمَنَّيتُso I wished أَنthat يُغَشِّيَنيwould cloak me اللَGod (first part of the word)
فَتَمَنَّيتُ أَن يُغَشِّيَني اللَ
هُcompletion of the word “God” نُعاساًdrowsiness لَعَلَّperhaps عَينيmy eye تَراكِsees you
هُ نُعاساً لَعَلَّ عَيني تَراكِ
So I wished that God would cloak me
In drowsiness, that perhaps my eye might see you.
Sol 6.1