وَبِتنَاand we spent the night فُوَيقَa little above الحَىِّthe encampment لاnot نَحَنwe مِنهُمُof them
وَبِتنَا فُوَيقَ الحَىِّ لا نَحَن مِنهُمُ
وَلاand not نَحنُwe بِالأعدَاءِwith the enemies مُختَلِطانِmingling, both of us
وَلا نَحنُ بِالأعدَاءِ مُختَلِطانِ
And we spent the night just above the encampment, not belonging to its people,
We awoke to the certainty that we are not one of them
nor were the two of us mingling with the enemies.
Nor are we mingled with the enemies
وباتَand spent the night يَقيناshielding us ساقِطَfalling الطَّلِّthe drizzle وَالنَّدَىand the dew
وباتَ يَقينا ساقِطَ الطَّلِّ وَالنَّدَى
مِنَduring اللَّيلِthe night بُرداtwo cloaks يَمنَةٍYemeni cloth عَطِرانِboth fragrant
مِنَ اللَّيلِ بُردا يَمنَةٍ عَطِرانِ
And shielding us from falling drizzle and dew
And it became certain that the dew and drizzle had fallen
through the night were two fragrant Yemeni cloaks.
From the night, a perfumed coolness from the right
نَذُوذُwe ward off بِذِكرِby remembering اللهِGod عَنَّاfrom us غَوَىthe waywardness of الصِّباyouth
نَذُوذُ بِذِكرِ اللهِ عَنَّا غَوَى الصِّبا
إِذاwhenever كانَwere قَلباناour two hearts بِناwith us يَرِدانِapproaching water
إِذا كانَ قَلبانا بِنا يَرِدانِ
We would ward off youth’s waywardness by remembering God,
Our obsession with mentioning God distracts us from passion’s confusion
whenever our two hearts led us to water.
When our hearts within us wish to return
وَنَصدُرُand we return from water عَنfrom رِىِّthe quenching of thirst العَفافِchastity ورُبَّماand sometimes
وَنَصدُرُ عَن رِىِّ العَفافِ ورُبَّما
نَقَعناwe quenched غَلِيلَthe burning thirst of الحُبِّlove بِالرَّشَفَانِby sipping
نَقَعنا غَلِيلَ الحُبِّ بِالرَّشَفَانِ
And we would return, having drunk our fill of chastity; and sometimes
And we set forth with virtuous chastity, yet at times
we quenched love’s burning thirst with sips.
We quench the thirst of love with a draught
Sol 6.1