رقتshe softened لناtoward us حينَwhen همَّresolved السفرُthe travelers بالسفرِto travel
رقت لنا حينَ همَّ السفرُ بالسفرِ
وأَقبلتْand she came فيin الدُّجىthe darkness تَسعىshe hastens علىwith حَذَرِcaution
وأَقبلتْ في الدُّجى تَسعى على حَذَرِ
She softened toward us when the travelers resolved to depart,
She softened to us when travel was intended with travel
And came through the darkness, hastening cautiously.
And in the darkness she hastened carefully on her guard
راضَtamed الهَوىlove قلبَهاher heart القَاسيhard فجادَso it gave generously لناto us
راضَ الهَوى قلبَها القَاسي فجادَ لنا
وكانand it had been أَبخلَmore miserly منthan تموزTammuz (July) بالمَطَرِwith rain
وكان أَبخلَ من تموز بالمَطَرِ
Love tamed her hard heart, so it gave freely to us,
The obstinate heart was pleased with love so it flowed to us
Though it had been stingier than Tammuz is with rain.
And was more miserly than July with rain
رأَتshe saw غَدَاةon the morning of النوىparting نارَthe fire of الكليمِMoses, whom God addressed وقدand already
رأَت غَدَاة النوى نارَ الكليمِ وقد
شبَّتْit blazed up فلمso it did not تُبقِleave منof قلبيmy heart ولمand did not تَذَرِspare
شبَّتْ فلم تُبقِ من قلبي ولم تَذَرِ
On the morning of parting she saw Moses' fire, which had already
She saw the morning after desires the fire of embers
Blazed up, leaving nothing of my heart and sparing nothing.
It flared up so it left nothing of my heart nor spared
رشيقةُslender and graceful لوif only تراهاyou see her عندماwhen سَفرَتْshe unveiled her face
رشيقةُ لو تراها عندما سَفرَتْ
والبدرُand the full moon ساهٍdistracted اليهاtoward her سهوَthe distraction of معتَذرone apologizing
والبدرُ ساهٍ اليها سهوَ معتَذر
Slender and graceful—if only you could see her when she unveiled her face,
Radiant, if you saw her when she traveled
While the full moon gazed distractedly toward her, like one apologizing.
While the full moon inclined apology for distraction
رأَيتُI saw بدرينِtwo full moons منof وجهٍa face ومنand of قمرٍa moon
رأَيتُ بدرينِ من وجهٍ ومن قمرٍ
فيin ظِلَّthe shade of جِنحينِtwo wings منof ليلٍnight ومنand of شَعَرِhair
في ظِلَّ جِنحينِ من ليلٍ ومن شَعَرِ
I saw two full moons—one a face, one the moon—
I saw two moons from a face and from a moon
In the shade of two wings, one of night and one of hair.
In the shade of two wings of night and hair
رشفتُI sipped دَرَّmilk المحّياthe face منfrom مقبّلهاher lips
رشفتُ دَرَّ المحّيا من مقبّلها
اِذْwhen نَبهْتنيit alerted me اليهاto her نسمةُa breeze السَّحَرِthe predawn hour
اِذْ نَبهْتني اليها نسمةُ السَّحَرِ
I sipped the milk of her face from her lips,
I sipped the wine of her cheek from her kiss
When the predawn breeze drew my attention to her.
When the morning breeze awakened me to her
رنتْgazed نجومُthe stars of الدُّجىthe darkness نحويtoward me فماand had not نظرتseen
رنتْ نجومُ الدُّجى نحوي فما نظرت
مَنْanyone who يرشفُsips الراحَwine قبليbefore me منfrom فمِthe mouth of القَمَرِthe moon
مَنْ يرشفُ الراحَ قبلي من فمِ القَمَرِ
The stars of darkness gazed toward me; never had they seen
The stars of night rang towards me but I did not look
Anyone before me sipping wine from the moon's mouth.
Who would drink joy before me from the mouth of the moon
راقَwas pleasing العتابُreproach وأَبدتْand she revealed ليto me سَراَئرهَاher secrets
راقَ العتابُ وأَبدتْ لي سَراَئرهَا
فيin ليلةِthe night of الوصلِunion بلrather فيin غُرّةِthe bright beginning of الغمرِthe flood
في ليلةِ الوصلِ بل في غُرّةِ الغمرِ
Reproach was sweet, and she revealed her secrets to me,
Complaint subsided and she revealed her secrets to me
On the night of union—rather, at the flood's bright beginning.
On the night of union, nay on the prime of immersion
Sol 6.1