ومِفتانٍand a bewitching beauty قتولِdeadly الدلِّcoquetry وَسْنَىdrowsy-eyed
ومِفتانٍ قتولِ الدلِّ وَسْنَى
يجاذبُtugs against خَصْرَهاher waist رِدْفٌُhips رَدَاحample
يجاذبُ خَصْرَها رِدْفٌُ رَدَاح
And a bewitching, drowsy-eyed beauty whose coquetry kills—
The killing glance and slender waist
Her ample hips tug against her waist.
Swaying, hugged by wrapping clothes.
سَرَتْshe traveled by night إذwhen نامتِslept الرقباءُthe watchers نحويtoward me
سَرَتْ إذ نامتِ الرقباءُ نحوي
ومسكُand the musk of الليلthe night تُهديهoffer it as a gift الرياحthe winds
ومسكُ الليل تُهديه الرياح
She came toward me by night when the watchers slept,
She crept while the necks slept towards me
And the winds brought the night's musk as a gift.
And the night donned musk blown by the wind.
وقدand indeed غنَّىsang الحليُّthe jewelry علىupon طلاهاher neck
وقد غنَّى الحليُّ على طلاها
بوسواسٍwith a whisper فجاوبَهُthen answered it الوشاحthe jeweled sash
بوسواسٍ فجاوبَهُ الوشاح
And the jewelry sang upon her neck
The trinkets sang of her rising moon
In a whisper; then the sash answered it.
Answered by the rustling clothes.
تُحاذِرُshe dreads منfrom عمودِthe pillar of الصبحdawn نوراًa light
تُحاذِرُ من عمودِ الصبح نوراً
مخافةَfor fear أنthat يُلِمَّbefall بناus افتِضَاحscandalous exposure
مخافةَ أن يُلِمَّ بنا افتِضَاح
She dreads the light from the pillar of dawn,
She fears the pillar of morning light
For fear that scandal might befall us.
Lest exposure befell us at dawn.
فلمand did not أرَI see قبلهاbefore her والليلُwhile the night داجٍdark
فلم أرَ قبلها والليلُ داجٍ
صباحاًa dawn باتspent the night يَذْعَرُهُfrightens it صباحa dawn
صباحاً بات يَذْعَرُهُ صباح
And never before her, while the night was dark, had I seen
Never before, as night darkened,
A dawn that spent the night in terror of dawn.
Had morning so frightened morning.
Sol 6.1