رُبَّmany a لَيلٍnight أَطالَهُlengthened it أَلَمُpain الشَوthe longing (word continues)
رُبَّ لَيلٍ أَطالَهُ أَلَمُ الشَو
قِ(completes 'longing') وَفَقدُand the loss of الرُقادِsleep وَهوَand it قَصيرُshort
قِ وَفَقدُ الرُقادِ وَهوَ قَصيرُ
Many a night has been lengthened by the pain of longing
Many a night whose length was made long by the pain of love and loss of sleep, yet it was brief
And the loss of sleep, though it is short.
In it the worries of passion raced with thoughts
راعَstartled فيهِin it الكَرىslumber تَباريحُtorments شَوقٍlonging
راعَ فيهِ الكَرى تَباريحُ شَوقٍ
وَخَيالٌand a phantom جُنحَunder cover of الظَلامِdarkness يَزورُvisits
وَخَيالٌ جُنحَ الظَلامِ يَزورُ
In it, slumber was startled by the torments of longing
And imagination, on the wings of darkness, paid a visit
And a phantom visiting under cover of darkness.
A scene lit up and narrated to its teeth
راقَهُdelighted him مَنظَرٌa sight أَنارَshone فَأَورىand so blazed
راقَهُ مَنظَرٌ أَنارَ فَأَورى
لِسَناهُat its radiance ضَوءlight الصَباحِthe dawn المُنيرُthe shining
لِسَناهُ ضَوء الصَباحِ المُنيرُ
A sight delighted him and shone; then blazed
The radiant light of dawn
At its radiance the light of the shining dawn.
A young lion that kills the fierce lions -
رَشَأٌa young gazelle يَقتُلُkills الأُسودَthe lions غَريرٌguileless
رَشَأٌ يَقتُلُ الأُسودَ غَريرٌ
كَيفَhow يُرديslays الأُسودَthe lions ظَبيٌa gazelle غَريرُguileless
كَيفَ يُردي الأُسودَ ظَبيٌ غَريرُ
A guileless young gazelle that kills lions—
How can a young lion destroy the fierce lions?
How does a guileless gazelle slay lions?
Partial English translation: 7 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1