وَلَيلَةٍand a night أَوسَعَتنيlavished upon me
وَلَيلَةٍ أَوسَعَتني
حُسناًbeauty وَلَهواًand pleasure وَأُنساand companionship
حُسناً وَلَهواً وَأُنسا
And a night lavished upon me
beauty, pleasure, and companionship.
ماnot زِلتُI ceased أَلثُمَI kiss بَدراًa full moon
ما زِلتُ أَلثُمَ بَدراً
بِهاin it وَأَشرَبُand I drink شَمساa sun
بِها وَأَشرَبُ شَمسا
I kept kissing a full moon
that night, and drinking a sun,
إِذwhen أَطلَعَbrought forth الدَيرُthe monastery سَعداًa lucky star
إِذ أَطلَعَ الدَيرُ سَعداً
لَمdid not يُبقِleave behind مُذsince بانَit appeared نَحساill fortune
لَم يُبقِ مُذ بانَ نَحسا
when the monastery brought forth a lucky star
that, since appearing, left no ill fortune.
فَصارَso it became لِلرّوحِfor the spirit مِنّيwithin me
فَصارَ لِلرّوحِ مِنّي
رَوحاًrelief وَلِلنَّفسِand for the soul نَفساa soul
رَوحاً وَلِلنَّفسِ نَفسا
So it became, for the spirit within me,
relief, and for my soul, a soul.
Sol 6.1