وَلَيلَةٍand a night كُحِلَتwas lined with kohl بِالنَقسِwith ink مُقلَتُهاits eye
وَلَيلَةٍ كُحِلَت بِالنَقسِ مُقلَتُها
أَلقَتِit cast قِناعَveil الدُجىthe darkness فيinto كُلِّevery أُخدودِravine
أَلقَتِ قِناعَ الدُجى في كُلِّ أُخدودِ
And a night whose eye was lined with ink
And a night darkened with grief's kohl
Cast the veil of darkness into every ravine.
Cast off the mask of gloom in every ravine
قَدindeed كادَalmost يُغرِقُنيdrown me أَمواجُwaves ظُلمَتِهاits darkness
قَد كادَ يُغرِقُني أَمواجُ ظُلمَتِها
لَولاwere it not for اِقتِباسيmy drawing سَنىًradiance مِنfrom وَجهِface داوُدِDawud
لَولا اِقتِباسي سَنىً مِن وَجهِ داوُدِ
The waves of its darkness would almost have drowned me,
Its waves of darkness almost drowned me
Had I not drawn radiance from Dawud’s face.
Had I not kindled light from David's face
Sol 6.1