نَفسيmy soul الفِداءthe ransom لفتّاكٍfor one who slays لَواحظهُhis glances
نَفسي الفِداء لفتّاكٍ لَواحظهُ
يَميتُنيhe kills me تارةsometimes فيهاwith them وَيُحيينيand he revives me
يَميتُني تارة فيها وَيُحييني
My soul be ransom for one whose glances slay;
My soul I sacrifice for a charming one with glances
With them he sometimes kills me and brings me to life.
That at times kill me and at others bring me to life
بدرa full moon يُريكhe shows you إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle قامَhe stood up مُنتَهِضاًrising to his feet
بدر يُريك إِذا ما قامَ مُنتَهِضاً
غُصناًa bough يَفوقsurpasses عَلىover الخطيthe Khaṭṭī spear بِاللينin suppleness
غُصناً يَفوق عَلى الخطي بِاللين
A full moon who, when he rises to his feet, shows you
Like the full moon that rises high
A bough surpassing the Khaṭṭī spear in suppleness.
A branch supple beyond measure
اللَهُGod أَنشَأَهُHe created him مِنfrom نورهHis light بَشَراًas a human being
اللَهُ أَنشَأَهُ مِن نوره بَشَراً
وَأَنشأand He created الخَلقhumankind مِنfrom ماءٍwater وَمِنand from طينِclay
وَأَنشأ الخَلق مِن ماءٍ وَمِن طينِ
God created him as a human being from His light,
God created him from His Light as a mortal
And created humankind from water and clay.
And created mankind from water and clay
Sol 6.1