أتانيhe came to me وقدwhile already أودىhad brought ruin السهادُsleeplessness بناظريupon my sight
أتاني وقد أودى السهادُ بناظري
يمزقrending جنحdarkness of الليلthe night بارقُthe lightning of فيهِhis mouth
يمزق جنح الليل بارقُ فيهِ
He came to me when sleeplessness had ravaged my sight,
the lightning of his mouth rending the darkness of night.
فقلتso I said لهto him ياO طيبnoble in الأصلlineage هكذاlike this
فقلت له يا طيب الأصل هكذا
أخذتyou took الكرىsleep منيfrom me وعينيwhile my eye فيهis on it
أخذت الكرى مني وعيني فيه
So I said to him, “O noble-born one, is this how
you have taken sleep from me, while my eye is on it?”
Sol 6.1