للهِto God آيةُthe wonder ليلةٍof a night أحييتُهاI kept vigil through it
للهِ آيةُ ليلةٍ أحييتُها
حتىuntil الصباحِmorning قليلةِscant in الإغفاءِdozing
حتى الصباحِ قليلةِ الإغفاءِ
By God, what a wondrous night I spent awake,
A sign of God is a night I kept awake
until morning, with little dozing,
Until the morning, with little sleep
بمُدامَةٍwith wine شَّبهتُI likened فاضلَthe remnant كأسِهاof its cup
بمُدامَةٍ شَّبهتُ فاضلَ كأسِها
منin respect of لونهاits hue فيin رقّةٍdelicacy وصَفاءِand clarity
من لونها في رقّةٍ وصَفاءِ
with wine, whose remnant in the cup I likened,
With wine whose cup I likened to the virtuous
in its hue, delicacy and clarity,
In its delicacy and clarity of color
بِسَوالِفِto the sides of the neck العذراءِof the maiden لاحَgleamed بياضُهاtheir whiteness
بِسَوالِفِ العذراءِ لاحَ بياضُها
منfrom فَوقِabove جَيبِthe neckline of غُلالَهٍa sheer tunic زَرْقاءِblue
من فَوقِ جَيبِ غُلالَهٍ زَرْقاءِ
to the sides of a maiden’s neck, their whiteness gleaming
The whiteness of the virgin's conversation shone
above the neckline of a blue, sheer tunic.
Above a pocket of blue fabric
Sol 6.1