أتىcame to طيفthe apparition of نعمNuʿm مضجعيmy bed بعدafter هدأةa hush
أتى طيف نعم مضجعي بعد هدأة
ولليلwhile the night has سلطانdominion وظلٌand a shadow ممددoutstretched
ولليل سلطان وظلٌ ممدد
Nuʿm's apparition came to my bed after a hush,
while night held sway and its shadow lay outstretched.
وعهديyet my knowledge بهاof her تحتbeneath الترابthe earth مقيمةًdwelling
وعهدي بها تحت التراب مقيمةً
وجاءتand she came كماas قدalready كنتI had been منfrom قبلbefore أعهدknowing
وجاءت كما قد كنت من قبل أعهد
Yet I knew her to be dwelling beneath the earth,
and she came just as I had known her before.
فعدناso we returned كماas كناwe were وعادand returned زمانناour time
فعدنا كما كنا وعاد زماننا
كماas قدalready عهدناwe knew قبلbefore والعودand the return أحمدmore praiseworthy
كما قد عهدنا قبل والعود أحمد
So we were as we had been, and our time returned,
as we had known it before—and the return was sweeter.
Sol 6.1