متىwhen يطلعُrises البدرُthe full moon منfrom أفقهِits horizon
متى يطلعُ البدرُ من أفقهِ
متىwhen قفلُthe lock حابسهِof his jailer يَسلُسُyields
متى قفلُ حابسهِ يَسلُسُ
When will the full moon rise from its horizon?
When does the full moon rise from the horizon
When will his jailer's lock yield?
When does the one who imprisons it become loose
أتاناhe came to us علىin وجلٍfear رجلُهُhis foot
أتانا على وجلٍ رجلُهُ
تَخُطُّtraces الصُحونَthe courtyards ولاand does not تلْمَسُtouch
تَخُطُّ الصُحونَ ولا تلْمَسُ
He came to us in fear, his foot
He came to us in haste, his feet unsteady
Tracing the courtyards, yet not touching them.
To take away the dishes without touching them
يَودُّhe wishes وقدand already نامَfell asleep حراسُهُhis guards
يَودُّ وقد نامَ حراسُهُ
لوif only انّthat العيونَthe eyes لهfor him تُطمَسُare blinded
لو انّ العيونَ له تُطمَسُ
He wishes, with his guards already asleep,
He wishes, now that his guards are asleep
That the eyes might be blinded for his sake.
If only his eyes could be blinded
فبتناso we spent the night ولمand not يكُwas غيرother than العناقِthe embrace
فبتنا ولم يكُ غير العناقِ
وغيرand other than رِداءِthe robe الدُجىnight's darkness ملبَسُclothing
وغير رِداءِ الدُجى ملبَسُ
So we spent the night, with nothing but an embrace
So we stayed awake while none other
And the robe of darkness for clothing.
Than an embrace and the garment of darkness was our dress
وولىand he departed يُثنّيturning لناtoward us عِطفَهُhis side
وولى يُثنّي لنا عِطفَهُ
وقدand already طابَbecame sweet منfrom ريحهِhis fragrance المَجلِسُthe gathering place
وقد طابَ من ريحهِ المَجلِسُ
And he departed, turning his side toward us,
And he turned away folding his sleeve
And his fragrance had sweetened the gathering place.
While the gathering was fragrant with his scent
Sol 6.1