رُوحيmy soul فِدىa ransom for شادِنٍa young gazelle وافىcame عَلىwith حَذَرِcaution
رُوحي فِدى شادِنٍ وافى عَلى حَذَرِ
إِليَّto me مُسْتَتِراًconcealed عَنْfrom أَعْيُنِthe eyes of البَشَرِhumankind
إِليَّ مُسْتَتِراً عَنْ أَعْيُنِ البَشَرِ
May my soul be ransom for a young gazelle who came warily
To me, concealed from human eyes.
أَتىhe came وأَحْشاؤُهُand his insides بالخوفِwith fear خافِقَةٌthrobbing
أَتى وأَحْشاؤُهُ بالخوفِ خافِقَةٌ
حَتَّىuntil تَزَوَّدْتُI provisioned myself مِنْهُfrom him لَذَّةَthe delight of النَّظَرِgazing
حَتَّى تَزَوَّدْتُ مِنْهُ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ
He came, his insides trembling with fear,
Until I had provisioned myself with the delight of gazing at him.
وكادَand nearly يَفْضَحُهُexpose him ضَوْءُthe light of الهِلالِthe crescent moon وقَدْand already
وكادَ يَفْضَحُهُ ضَوْءُ الهِلالِ وقَدْ
بَداappeared لِخَمْسِafter five لَيالٍnights مِنْهُof it فيin الشَّهَرِthe month
بَدا لِخَمْسِ لَيالٍ مِنْهُ في الشَّهَرِ
And the crescent’s light nearly exposed him, when it had
Appeared five nights into the month.
Sol 6.1