مَنَعتكhas kept you رقةtenderness كاشحa spiteful foe
مَنَعتك رقة كاشح
مِنfrom أَنto تَمُرَّyou pass by مُسلِماoffering a greeting
مِن أَن تَمُرَّ مُسلِما
A spiteful foe’s tenderness has kept you
from passing by with a greeting.
أَنif (apparently intended) تَخشyou fear مِنof نَظَرlooking إِلىtoward
أَن تَخش مِن نَظَر إِلى
شُمّgaze at الهِلالthe crescent moon تَكَرماas a kindness
شُمّ الهِلال تَكَرما
If you fear to look toward me,
kindly gaze at the crescent moon,
فَلعلfor perhaps لَحظيmy gaze يَلتَقيwill meet
فَلعل لَحظي يَلتَقي
وَهناًlate at night وَلَحظكand your gaze فيin السَماthe sky
وَهناً وَلَحظك في السَما
for perhaps my gaze will meet
yours, late at night, in the sky.
Sol 6.1