لَياليكَyour nights مِنthan لَيلِthe night of الفَراديسِthe paradises أَبهَجُmore delightful
لَياليكَ مِن لَيلِ الفَراديسِ أَبهَجُ
وَنورُكَand your light أَزهىmore splendid فيin العُيونِthe eyes وَأَبلَجُand more radiant
وَنورُكَ أَزهى في العُيونِ وَأَبلَجُ
Your nights are lovelier than the night of paradise,
And your light is more splendid to the eyes, and more radiant.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were عَينُthe eye of اللَهِGod تَرعىyou watch over عِبادَهاits servants
كَأَنَّكَ عَينُ اللَهِ تَرعى عِبادَها
وَتُبصِرُand you see ماwhat تَحويcontain القُلوبُthe hearts فَتَخلَجُand so you quiver
وَتُبصِرُ ما تَحوي القُلوبُ فَتَخلَجُ
As though you were God's eye, watching over its servants,
And seeing what hearts contain, you quiver.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were عَينٌa spring ثَرَّةٌcopious فاضَoverflowed فَيضُهاits flow
كَأَنَّكَ عَينٌ ثَرَّةٌ فاضَ فَيضُها
بِهاin it زِئبَقٌquicksilver أَوor فِضَّةٌsilver تَتَرَجرَجُripples
بِها زِئبَقٌ أَو فِضَّةٌ تَتَرَجرَجُ
As though you were a gushing spring whose waters overflow,
With quicksilver or silver rippling within it.
كَأَنَّas though الدُجىthe darkness بَحرٌa sea مُسفٌlowering جَناحَهُits wing
كَأَنَّ الدُجى بَحرٌ مُسفٌ جَناحَهُ
كَأَنَّكَas though you were فيهِin it دُرَّةٌa pearl تَتَوَهَّجُglowing
كَأَنَّكَ فيهِ دُرَّةٌ تَتَوَهَّجُ
As though the darkness were a sea lowering its wing,
As though you were a pearl glowing within it.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were فيin رَوضِthe garden of السَماواتِthe heavens وَردَةٌa rose
كَأَنَّكَ في رَوضِ السَماواتِ وَردَةٌ
كَأَنَّas though سَناهاits radiance عِطرُكَyour fragrance المُتَأَرِّجُwafting sweetly
كَأَنَّ سَناها عِطرُكَ المُتَأَرِّجُ
As though you were a rose in the garden of the heavens,
As though its radiance were your wafting fragrance.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were فيon خَدِّthe cheek of السَماواتِthe heavens دَمعَةٌa tear
كَأَنَّكَ في خَدِّ السَماواتِ دَمعَةٌ
هَمَتfell مِنfrom عُيونِthe eyes of باكِياتٍweeping women تُدَحرَجُis rolled along
هَمَت مِن عُيونِ باكِياتٍ تُدَحرَجُ
As though you were a tear on the cheek of the heavens,
Shed from weeping women's eyes, rolling down.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were طاووسٌa peacock مُدِلٌّproud كَأَنَّماas though
كَأَنَّكَ طاووسٌ مُدِلٌّ كَأَنَّما
نُجومُthe stars of الدُجىthe night وَرَقٌdoves حَواليكَaround you تَهزُجُsinging
نُجومُ الدُجى وَرَقٌ حَواليكَ تَهزُجُ
As though you were a proud peacock, as though
The stars of night were doves around you, singing.
كَأَنَّكَas though you were مِزمارٌa flute مِنَfrom العَرشِthe Throne صافِرٌpiping
كَأَنَّكَ مِزمارٌ مِنَ العَرشِ صافِرٌ
كَأَنَّas though صَداهُits echo نورُكَyour light المُتَبَلِّجُshining forth
كَأَنَّ صَداهُ نورُكَ المُتَبَلِّجُ
As though you were a flute piping from the Throne,
As though its echo were your light shining forth.
عَمِرتَyou have lived طَويلاًlong فيin الدِياجيرِthe deep darkness ساهِراًwakeful
عَمِرتَ طَويلاً في الدِياجيرِ ساهِراً
كَسَيفٍlike a sword بِأَكفانِin the shrouds of الظَلامِdarkness مُدَرَّجُenfolded
كَسَيفٍ بِأَكفانِ الظَلامِ مُدَرَّجُ
You have lived long, wakeful in the deep darkness,
Like a sword enfolded in the shrouds of darkness.
تَجوبُyou roam بِأَنحاءِthrough the reaches of السَماواتِthe heavens ذاهِلاًdazed
تَجوبُ بِأَنحاءِ السَماواتِ ذاهِلاً
بِوَجهٍwith a face كَأَنَّas though اللَونَthe color مِنهُof it البَرندَجُblack leather
بِوَجهٍ كَأَنَّ اللَونَ مِنهُ البَرندَجُ
You roam the reaches of the heavens, dazed,
With a face whose hue seems that of black leather.
فَياso, O بَدرُfull moon صَبراًhave patience وَاللَياليand the nights قَصيرَةٌshort
فَيا بَدرُ صَبراً وَاللَيالي قَصيرَةٌ
وَسَوفَand will تَقَرُّsubside النائِباتُthe misfortunes فَتَثلَجُand so you will find relief
وَسَوفَ تَقَرُّ النائِباتُ فَتَثلَجُ
So, full moon, be patient—the nights are short,
And misfortunes will subside, and you will find relief.
Sol 6.1