دَعِleave الْبَدْرَthe full moon فَلْيَغْرُبُso let it set فأنتَfor you are لَنَاto us بَدْرُa full moon
دَعِ الْبَدْرَ فَلْيَغْرُبُ فأنتَ لَنَا بَدْرُ
إذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) تَجَلّىshines forth مِنْfrom مَحاسِنِكَyour charms الفَجْرُthe dawn
إذا ما تَجَلّى مِنْ مَحاسِنِكَ الفَجْرُ
Leave the full moon—let it set; you are our full moon
when dawn shines forth from your charms.
إذاif مَا(emphatic particle) انْقَضَىends سِحْرُthe magic الذينَthose ببَابِلٍin Babylon
إذا مَا انْقَضَى سِحْرُ الذينَ ببَابِلٍ
فَطَرْفُكَthen your gaze ليْto me سِحْرٌmagic وَرِيقُكَand your saliva ليto me خَمْرُwine
فَطَرْفُكَ ليْ سِحْرٌ وَرِيقُكَ لي خَمْرُ
If the magic of those in Babylon should end,
then your gaze is magic to me, and your saliva is wine to me.
ولَوْand if قِيلَit were said ليto me قُمْrise فادْعُthen call أَحْسَنَthe most beautiful مَنْone whom تَرىyou see
ولَوْ قِيلَ لي قُمْ فادْعُ أَحْسَنَ مَنْ تَرى
لَصِحْتُI would surely cry out بَأعلىat the top of الصَّوْتِthe voice ياO بَكْرُBakr ياO بَكْرُBakr
لَصِحْتُ بَأعلى الصَّوْتِ يا بَكْرُ يا بَكْرُ
And if I were told, “Rise and call the most beautiful one you see,”
I would surely cry at the top of my voice, “O Bakr, O Bakr!”
Sol 6.1