أَتاناhe came to us بِهاwith it صَفراءَgolden-yellow يَزعَمُhe claims أَنَّهاthat it
أَتانا بِها صَفراءَ يَزعَمُ أَنَّها
لَتِبرٌindeed uncoined gold فَصَدَّقناهُso we believed him وَهوَthough he كَذوبُa habitual liar
لَتِبرٌ فَصَدَّقناهُ وَهوَ كَذوبُ
He brought it to us, golden-yellow, claiming that it
was indeed gold; so we believed him, though he was a habitual liar.
وَماand not هِيَit إِلّاexcept لَيلَةٌa night طابَwas auspicious نَجمُهاits star
وَما هِيَ إِلّا لَيلَةٌ طابَ نَجمُها
أُواقِعُI commit فيهاduring it الذَنبَthe sin ثُمَّthen أَتوبُI repent
أُواقِعُ فيها الذَنبَ ثُمَّ أَتوبُ
And it is but a night whose star is auspicious;
I commit sin during it, then repent.
Sol 6.1