لَقَد طَرَقَت لَيلاً نَوارٌ وَدونَها

لَقَد طَرَقَت لَيلاً نَوارٌ وَدونَها

مَهامِهُ مِن أَرضٍ بَعيدٍ خُروقُها

مَهامِهُ مِن أَرضٍ بَعيدٍ خُروقُها

Indeed, Nawār visited by night, though between us lay

At night a radiant light knocked at my door,

trackless wastes of a land whose expanses stretched far.

Coming from a distant land where her abode lies.

وَأَنّى اِهتَدَت وَالدَوُّ بَيني وَبَينَها

وَأَنّى اِهتَدَت وَالدَوُّ بَيني وَبَينَها

وَزَوراءُ في العَينَينِ جَمٌّ فُتوقُها

وَزَوراءُ في العَينَينِ جَمٌّ فُتوقُها

And how did she find her way, with the desert between me and her,

How did she find her way when darkness lies between us,

and a winding waste in view, its openings countless?

And slumber weighs heavy on her eyes?

فَجاءَت كَأَنَّ الريحُ حَيثُ تَنَفَّسَت

فَجاءَت كَأَنَّ الريحُ حَيثُ تَنَفَّسَت

بِأَرحُلِها نُوّارُها وَحَديقُها

بِأَرحُلِها نُوّارُها وَحَديقُها

Then she came, as though the fragrance, when she breathed,

She came like a breeze when it stirs,

were her blossoms and gardens around her dwellings.

With her satchels and her orchard.

فَبِتُّ أُناجيها وَأَحسِبُ أَنَّها

فَبِتُّ أُناجيها وَأَحسِبُ أَنَّها

قَريبٌ وَأَسبابُ النُفوسِ تَتوقُها

قَريبٌ وَأَسبابُ النُفوسِ تَتوقُها

So I spent the night whispering to her, thinking she was

I whisper to her all night imagining she is near,

near, while the heartstrings yearned for her.

Though yearning souls are prone to wishful thinking.

فَلَمّا جَلى عَنّي الكَرى وَتَقَطَّعَت

فَلَمّا جَلى عَنّي الكَرى وَتَقَطَّعَت

غَيايَةُ شَوقٍ غابَ عَنّي صَدوقُها

غَيايَةُ شَوقٍ غابَ عَنّي صَدوقُها

But when slumber lifted from me and there broke apart

When dawn broke and dreams faded away,

the veil of longing, its true image vanished from me.

The phantom of desire vanished from my mind.