قدindeed باتspent the night هميmy worry قرناًan adversary أكابدهI struggle against it
قد بات همي قرناً أكابده
كأنماas though مضجعيmy bed علىon حجرa stone
كأنما مضجعي على حجر
All night my worry has been a foe I struggle against,
My anxiety has become a century that I endure
As though my bed were on stone,
As if my bed were upon a rock
منfrom رهبةfear أنthat يرىbe seen هلالthe crescent moon غدtomorrow
من رهبة أن يرى هلال غد
فانand if رأوهthey see it فحقthen justified ليfor me حذريmy apprehension
فان رأوه فحق لي حذري
For fear that tomorrow's crescent moon may be seen.
I fear seeing the crescent moon tomorrow
And if they see it, I am right to fear
If they see it, it is my right to be wary
منof فقدlosing بيضاءa fair-skinned woman غادةa graceful young woman كملتshe has reached perfection
من فقد بيضاء غادة كملت
كأنهاas though she were صورةan image منamong الصورthe images
كأنها صورة من الصور
Losing a fair, graceful young woman who has reached perfection,
Of losing a fair one, perfect and complete
As though she were an image among images.
As if she were a figure from figures
أصبحتI have become منwith regard to أهليmy household الغداةthis morning ومنand with regard to
أصبحت من أهلي الغداة ومن
ماليmy wealth علىin مثلthe likeness of ليلةthe night of الصدرthe homeward departure
مالي على مثل ليلة الصدر
This morning, as to my household and
In the mornings I have become of my family, yet of
My wealth, I am as empty as the night of departure.
My possessions on such a night of anguish
Sol 6.1