خِلتُهُI thought him لَمّاwhen تَبَدّىhe appeared
خِلتُهُ لَمّا تَبَدّى
قَمَراًa moon غُصنِa bough of بانِa bān tree
قَمَراً غُصنِ بانِ
I thought him, when he appeared,
When he appeared,
a moon upon a bān-tree bough.
like a moon on a swaying branch,
هَزَّهُstirred him العَجَبُwonder فَوَلّىso he turned away
هَزَّهُ العَجَبُ فَوَلّى
يَتَثَنّىhe sways كَالعِنانِlike the rein
يَتَثَنّى كَالعِنانِ
Wonder stirred him, and he turned away,
wonder made me shy away
swaying like a rein.
and bend like a bridle.
نازِحُdistant الدارِthe dwelling قَريبُnear الthe
نازِحُ الدارِ قَريبُ ال
ذِكرِremembrance فيin كُلِّevery مَكانِplace
ذِكرِ في كُلِّ مَكانِ
His dwelling distant, yet he is near in
Dear neighbor, you are often recalled
remembrance in every place.
in every place.
أَقطَعُI pass اللَيلَthe night بِذِكراin remembrance of
أَقطَعُ اللَيلَ بِذِكرا
هُhim نَديماًas a companion لِلأَمانيto wishes
هُ نَديماً لِلأَماني
I pass the night in remembrance of
I while away the night remembering you,
him, keeping company with wishes.
a boon companion to my hopes.
Sol 6.1