ياO لَيلَةًnight فُزْتُI triumphed إذْwhen ظَفرتُI gained possession بهاof it
يا لَيلَةً فُزْتُ إذْ ظَفرتُ بها
لأنْتِindeed you are صَفْوُthe pure essence الحَياةِof life لوif only دُمْتِyou had lasted
لأنْتِ صَفْوُ الحَياةِ لو دُمْتِ
O night, I triumphed when I won you!
O night I was blessed when I attained you
Indeed, you are life's pure essence—if only you had lasted!
You are the essence of life if you would last
هزَمتُI routed فيكin you الهمومَcares فانْهَزَمَتْand so they were routed
هزَمتُ فيك الهمومَ فانْهَزَمَتْ
بكرّby the charge of شُقْرِchestnut-colored الكؤوسthe goblets والكُمْتِand the dark bay ones
بكرّ شُقْرِ الكؤوس والكُمْتِ
In you I routed my cares, and they were routed,
In you I defeated anxieties so they retreated
By the charge of chestnut-colored goblets and dark bay ones.
At dawn emptying cups made bitterness sweet
وكادَand almost لَيليmy night يكونbecame منbecause of قِصَرٍbrevity
وكادَ لَيلي يكون من قِصَرٍ
غَيرَother than زَمَانٍa span of time مجدّدrenewing الوقتِthe moment
غَيرَ زَمَانٍ مجدّد الوقتِ
And my night, so brief, almost became
Almost my night would be one of a palace
Something other than a span of time renewing the moment.
Other than time renewing the appointment
Sol 6.1