وَماand whatever أَنسَI forget مِلأَشياءِamong things لاnot أَنسَI forget قَولَهاher words
وَما أَنسَ مِلأَشياءِ لا أَنسَ قَولَها
لِخادِمِهاto her maid قُوميget up إِسأَليask ليfor me عَنِabout الوَترِthe odd-numbered night
لِخادِمِها قُومي إِسأَلي لي عَنِ الوَترِ
Whatever things I may forget, I will not forget her words
To her maid: “Get up; ask for me about the odd-numbered night.”
فَقالَتthen she said يَقولُsay الناسthe people فيon سِتّsix عَشرَةٍten
فَقالَت يَقولُ الناس في سِتّ عَشرَةٍ
فَلاso do not تُعجِليbe hasty مِنهُabout it فَإِنَّكِfor indeed you فيin أَجرِreward
فَلا تُعجِلي مِنهُ فَإِنَّكِ في أَجرِ
Then she said: “People say it is on the sixteenth;
So do not be hasty about it, for you are earning a reward.”
فَماfor no لَيلَةٌnight عِنديin my eyes وَإِنand even if قيلَit is called جُمعَةٌFriday
فَما لَيلَةٌ عِندي وَإِن قيلَ جُمعَةٌ
وَلاnor لَيلَةُthe night of الأَضحىal-Adha وَلاnor لَيلَةُthe night of الفِطرal-Fitr
وَلا لَيلَةُ الأَضحى وَلا لَيلَةُ الفِطر
For no night in my eyes—even one called Friday—
Nor the night of al-Adha, nor the night of al-Fitr,
بِعادِلَةِequal to الإِثنَينِMonday عِنديin my eyes وَبِالحَرىand quite likely
بِعادِلَةِ الإِثنَينِ عِندي وَبِالحَرى
يَكُونُwould be سَواءًan equal مِنهُماto the two of them لَيلَةُthe Night of القَدرِDecree
يَكُونُ سَواءً مِنهُما لَيلَةُ القَدرِ
Can equal Monday in my eyes; and quite likely
The Night of Decree would be their equal.
Sol 6.1