نِمتُI slept عَنheedless of لَيلِthe night of مُدنفٍone wasted by love حَيرانِbewildered
نِمتُ عَن لَيلِ مُدنفٍ حَيرانِ
نَومُهُhis sleep نازِحٌfar away عَنِfrom الأَجفانِthe eyelids
نَومُهُ نازِحٌ عَنِ الأَجفانِ
I slept, heedless of the night of one lovesick and bewildered,
whose sleep lies far from his eyelids.
نَعِمَتdelighted بِالكَرىin slumber جُفونُكِyour eyelids لَمّاwhen
نَعِمَت بِالكَرى جُفونُكِ لَمّا
سَئِمَgrew weary القَلبُthe heart مِنof جَوىburning anguish الأَحزانِsorrows
سَئِمَ القَلبُ مِن جَوى الأَحزانِ
Your eyelids delighted in slumber when
the heart grew weary of sorrow's burning anguish.
نالَنيbefell me مِنكِfrom you ماwhat لَوif اِلتَبَسَbecame entangled الطَوthe mountain (first part)
نالَني مِنكِ ما لَو اِلتَبَسَ الطَو
دُmountain (completion) بِهِin it ظَلَّremained واهِيَweak in الأَركانِthe foundations
دُ بِهِ ظَلَّ واهِيَ الأَركانِ
What befell me from you—were a mountain caught
in it, it would remain weak in its foundations.
نَظَريmy gaze خاشِعٌdowncast وَقَلبيand my heart كَتومٌkeeping secrets
نَظَري خاشِعٌ وَقَلبي كَتومٌ
وَدُموعيand my tears تَبوحُspeak openly بِالكِتمانِof what is concealed
وَدُموعي تَبوحُ بِالكِتمانِ
My gaze is downcast, and my heart keeps its secrets,
and my tears disclose what is concealed.
Sol 6.1