بَكَتshe wept مِثلَماjust as أَبكيI weep وَفاضَتand overflowed دُموعُهاher tears
بَكَت مِثلَما أَبكي وَفاضَت دُموعُها
وَلَمand did not تُفشِdivulge أَسراراًsecrets كَفَيضِlike the overflow of دُموعيmy tears
وَلَم تُفشِ أَسراراً كَفَيضِ دُموعي
She wept just as I weep, and her tears overflowed;
She wept as I weep, and her tears overflowed;
Yet she did not divulge secrets as the flood of my tears divulges mine:
Yet she revealed no secrets, unlike my overflowing tears.
إِشارَةُa gesture مَظلومٍof one wronged وَعَبرَةُand a tear عاشِقٍof a lover
إِشارَةُ مَظلومٍ وَعَبرَةُ عاشِقٍ
وَغَصَّةُand a choking pang مَأسورٍof a captive وَلَونُand the complexion مَروعِof one terrified
وَغَصَّةُ مَأسورٍ وَلَونُ مَروعِ
The gesture of one wronged, the tear of a lover,
A wronged one's gesture and a lover's tear,
The choking grief of a captive, and the pallor of one terrified.
And a captive's choking anguish and a terrified one's pallor.
أَقامَتshe raised إِلىtoward بَحرِthe sea of الظَلامِdarkness أَسِنَّةًspearheads
أَقامَت إِلى بَحرِ الظَلامِ أَسِنَّةً
فَلَمso did not يَلقَهاmeet her إِلّاexcept بِخَلعِby shedding دُروعِcoats of armor
فَلَم يَلقَها إِلّا بِخَلعِ دُروعِ
She arrayed lance-points against the sea of darkness,
She raised spearheads toward the sea of darkness;
And it could meet her only by casting off its armor.
So it met her only by shedding its armor.
عَجِبتُI marveled لَهاat her وَاللَيلُwhile the night مَقتولُslain by نورِهاher light
عَجِبتُ لَها وَاللَيلُ مَقتولُ نورِها
وَماand not مِنهُfrom it بَلbut rather مِنهاfrom her مَسيلُa stream of نَجيعُblood
وَما مِنهُ بَل مِنها مَسيلُ نَجيعُ
I marveled at her: the night lay slain by her light,
I marveled at her: night was slain by her light,
Yet the stream of lifeblood came not from the slain night, but from her.
Yet the stream of blood came not from it, but from her.
Sol 6.1