زارَvisited المُنىhopes والسُّؤْلُand heart’s desire إِذْwhen زارَنيhe visited me
زارَ المُنى والسُّؤْلُ إِذْ زارَني
وكانَand he was قِدْماًformerly غيرَnot زَوّارِa frequent visitor
وكانَ قِدْماً غيرَ زَوّارِ
Hopes and heart’s desire came calling when he visited me,
The desired visited me, and whilst visiting
Though he had not been a frequent visitor before.
It was a foot unlike any other visitors
ياO زَوْرَةًa visit ساعَدَhelped فيهاin it الهَوىpassion
يا زَوْرَةً ساعَدَ فيها الهَوى
بِحَمْلِin bearing آثامٍsins وأَوْزارِand burdens
بِحَمْلِ آثامٍ وأَوْزارِ
O visit in which passion lent its aid
Oh desired, the love assisted in it
In bearing sins and burdens!
Bearing sins and heavy burdens
عَانَقْتُI embraced مَنْthe one whom أَهْوىI love وياand oh طالماhow often
عَانَقْتُ مَنْ أَهْوى ويا طالما
بِتُّI spent the night مِنَbecause of الشَّوقِlonging عَلىon نارِfire
بِتُّ مِنَ الشَّوقِ عَلى نارِ
I embraced the one I love—and oh, how often
I embraced who I love, and oh how long
I had spent the night on fire with longing!
I spent from passion upon ember
وفَوْقَناand above us البَدْرُthe full moon عَلىat نِصْفِهِits half
وفَوْقَنا البَدْرُ عَلى نِصْفِهِ
كأَنَّهُas though it were شِقَّةُhalf دينارِa dinar
كأَنَّهُ شِقَّةُ دينارِ
And above us the full moon was half visible,
Above us the full moon in its half
As though it were half a dinar.
As if it is a half golden dinar
Sol 6.1