كلّفتُهاI burdened her with طولَthe length of السُّهادsleeplessness فراقَبتso she watched
كلّفتُها طولَ السُّهاد فراقَبت
برقاًlightning يلوحُgleams وتارةًand at times يتَستَّرُhides itself
برقاً يلوحُ وتارةً يتَستَّرُ
I made her endure long sleeplessness, so she watched
I charged her throughout the night's vigil, and she watched
lightning that gleams and at times hides itself.
A lightning flash, now appearing, now hiding.
وكأنand as though ليلىmy night فارسٌa knight فيin كفهِhis palm
وكأن ليلى فارسٌ في كفهِ
رُمحٌa lance يقلّبُهُhe turns it عليهِupon him مِغفَرُa mail helmet
رُمحٌ يقلّبُهُ عليهِ مِغفَرُ
And my night seems a knight, in whose palm
As if Layla were a knight with a spear in her hand
is a lance he turns, with a mail helmet upon him.
That she rolls about, forgiven.
تبدوappear لهُfor it شُعبٌforks تطيرُfly أمامهاbefore them
تبدو لهُ شُعبٌ تطيرُ أمامها
شُغلٌpreoccupations تطيرُtake flight لهاbecause of them القلوبُhearts وتُذعرُand are terrified
شُغلٌ تطيرُ لها القلوبُ وتُذعرُ
Forks appear on it; before them fly
Hillsides seem to fly before her,
cares, at which hearts take flight and are terrified.
Preoccupations fly, hearts flutter and scatter.
ويروغُand eludes عنfrom قبضthe grasp of السّحابِthe clouds وميضُهُits flash
ويروغُ عن قبض السّحابِ وميضُهُ
فكأنّهُso it is like فرسٌa horse مُعارٌrunning loose أشقرُchestnut
فكأنّهُ فرسٌ مُعارٌ أشقرُ
And its flash eludes the clouds’ grasp,
The lightning writhes from the clouds' grasp, and its flash
so it is like a chestnut horse running loose.
Is like a blond mare bolting away.
Sol 6.1