زارنيhe visited me فيin دجاthe gloom of الظلامthe darkness البهيمpitch-black
زارني في دجا الظلام البهيم
قمرa moon باتhe spent the night مؤنسيmy companion ونديميand my drinking companion
قمر بات مؤنسي ونديمي
He visited me in the gloom of pitch-black darkness—
The moon visited me in the dark gloom
A moon who spent the night as my companion and drinking partner,
Becoming my companion and boon friend
بحديثwith conversation كأنهas though it were عودةthe return of الصحhealth (الصحة, continued on the next line)
بحديث كأنه عودة الصح
ةfinal letter of الصحة (health) فيin الجسمthe body بعدafter يأسthe despair of السقيمthe sick man
ة في الجسم بعد يأس السقيم
With talk like the return of health
With talk that seemed like restored health
To the body after the sick man's despair.
In a body after a sick man's despair
تتلقىreceive القلوبthe hearts منهfrom him قبولاwith acceptance
تتلقى القلوب منه قبولا
كتلقيlike the receiving of المخمورthe drunken man بردthe coolness of النسيمthe breeze
كتلقي المخمور برد النسيم
Hearts receive his words gladly,
Hearts receive acceptance from it
As a drunken man receives the coolness of the breeze.
As the drunkard receives the breeze's chill
Sol 6.1