ياO مَنyou who إِذاwhen نادَيتُI called فيin ظُلَمٍdarkness
يا مَن إِذا نادَيتُ في ظُلَمٍ
فَكَأَنَّماthen it is as though نادَيتُI called بِالشَمسِto the sun
فَكَأَنَّما نادَيتُ بِالشَمسِ
O you—when I call to you in darkness,
O You who when I call in the darkness
it is as though I called to the sun.
It is as though I called the sun
وَإِذاand when اِجتَلَيتُI beheld عُقودَnecklaces أَشطُرِهِhis half-verses
وَإِذا اِجتَلَيتُ عُقودَ أَشطُرِهِ
ظَفِرَwon الهَوىlove بِمَراشِفٍwith lips لُعسِdusky
ظَفِرَ الهَوى بِمَراشِفٍ لُعسِ
And when I behold the necklaces of his half-verses,
And when I string together his couplets
love wins dusky lips.
Passion finds pillows of happiness
Sol 6.1