ياO ليلةًnight طَلَعَتْrose بأيمنunder the most auspicious طالعrising sign
يا ليلةً طَلَعَتْ بأيمن طالع
تاهتvaunted itself علىabove ضوءِthe light of النهارday الساطعَradiant
تاهت على ضوءِ النهار الساطعَ
O night that rose under the most auspicious sign,
That vaunted itself above the light of radiant day,
بمحاسنٍwith beauties مقرونةٍcoupled بمحاسنٍwith beauties
بمحاسنٍ مقرونةٍ بمحاسنٍ
وبدائعٍand marvels موصولةjoined ببدائعto marvels
وبدائعٍ موصولة ببدائع
With beauties coupled with beauties,
And marvels joined to marvels!
ضوءُthe glow of العُقارِwine وضوءُand the glow of وَجْهكَyour face مازجاًmingling with
ضوءُ العُقارِ وضوءُ وَجْهكَ مازجاً
ضَوءَthe light of الهلالthe crescent وضَوءَand the light of برقٍlightning لامعflashing
ضَوءَ الهلال وضَوءَ برقٍ لامع
The glow of wine and the glow of your face mingled
With the crescent's glow and the light of flashing lightning,
فكأنماso it was as though ألقىcast off الدجىthe darkness جِلْبابَهits cloak
فكأنما ألقى الدجى جِلْبابَه
وأراكَand showed you جلبابَthe cloak of النهارِday الناصعdazzling
وأراكَ جلبابَ النهارِ الناصع
So it was as though the darkness had cast off its cloak
And shown you the dazzling cloak of day.
Sol 6.1