بَكَرَset out early الخَليطُthe company بِمَنwith the one whom تُحِبُّyou love فَأَدلَجُواand they traveled by night
بَكَرَ الخَليطُ بِمَن تُحِبُّ فَأَدلَجُوا
ظُلماًwrongfully لَعَمرُكَby your life ثُمَّthen لَمdid not يَتَحَرَّجُواfeel scruples
ظُلماً لَعَمرُكَ ثُمَّ لَم يَتَحَرَّجُوا
The company set out early with the one you love, traveling by night—
The mixture soured with those you love, so they connived
Wrongfully, by your life! Then they felt no scruples.
Oppressively, by your life, then felt no shame
كَالشَمسِlike the sun تَختَشِعُgrow humble الكَواكِبُthe stars حَولَهاaround her
كَالشَمسِ تَختَشِعُ الكَواكِبُ حَولَها
وَالشَمسُand the sun لَمnot تَكُwas قَبلَbefore ذَلِكَthat تُدلِجُtravel by night
وَالشَمسُ لَم تَكُ قَبلَ ذَلِكَ تُدلِجُ
She is like the sun, with the stars humbled around her;
Like the sun, the stars gleam around it
Yet before that, the sun had never traveled by night.
Yet the sun was not dark before that
سَدَّتshe stopped up مَسامِعَهاher ears بِفُرجِwith the open edges of مَراجِلٍpatterned robes
سَدَّت مَسامِعَها بِفُرجِ مَراجِلٍ
مِنfrom نَسجِthe weaving of حَيٍّa tribe مِثلُهُits equal لاdoes not يَنسُجُweave
مِن نَسجِ حَيٍّ مِثلُهُ لا يَنسُجُ
She covered her ears with the open edges of patterned robes,
She has blocked her ears with steam boiler lids
Woven by a tribe whose weaving none can equal.
Woven from living fibers, none like it are woven
مَرَّتshe passed عَلَيناby us بِالبِلاطِat al-Balāṭ وَطَرفُهاand her gaze
مَرَّت عَلَينا بِالبِلاطِ وَطَرفُها
مِنfrom غَيرِother than ماany (emphatic) حَوَلٍa squint إِلَيناtoward us أَعوَجُaskew
مِن غَيرِ ما حَوَلٍ إِلَينا أَعوَجُ
She passed us at al-Balāṭ, and her gaze
She passed by us in the palace walkway, her gaze
Was turned sidelong toward us, though she had no squint.
Turned, without paying heed to us, askance
Sol 6.1