عَلِقتُI fell in love بِبدرٍwith a full moon لاَمَنَيreproached me فيِيهِconcerning him عَاذِلُa faultfinder
عَلِقتُ بِبدرٍ لاَمَنَي فيِيهِ عَاذِلُ
وَلَمand did not يَدرِknow أنَّthat السِّحرَmagic لِلمَرءِfor a man جَالِبُalluring
وَلَم يَدرِ أنَّ السِّحرَ لِلمَرءِ جَالِبُ
I fell in love with a full moon; a faultfinder reproached me for loving him.
I fell for a full moon, harboring no ill will,
And he did not know that magic draws a man in.
Unaware that magic draws people in.
فَهَارُوتُfor Harut عِندَat the time of القَبضِthe capture أودَعَdeposited سِحرَهُhis magic
فَهَارُوتُ عِندَ القَبضِ أودَعَ سِحرَهُ
بَعَينَيكَin your two eyes يَاO مُوسَىMusa وَهُنَّand they مَصَائِبُcalamities
بَعَينَيكَ يَا مُوسَى وَهُنَّ مَصَائِبُ
For Harut, when he was seized, deposited his magic
When seized, Harut placed his magic
in your eyes, O Musa—and they are calamities.
In your eyes, O Moses, and they became afflicted.
لَمَأsurely not وَجدُlonging طَيرِa bird القَفصِthe cage مُذsince بَانَgrew distant وَكرُهُits nest
لَمَأ وَجدُ طَيرِ القَفصِ مُذ بَانَ وَكرُهُ
وَمَنand one who ذَكَرَrecalled الأوطَانَthe native lands وَالقَلبُand the heart ذَائِبُmelting
وَمَن ذَكَرَ الأوطَانَ وَالقَلبُ ذَائِبُ
Neither the yearning of a caged bird, since it was parted from its nest,
Since I left my nest, I have not found any caged bird
nor that of one who recalled his native lands, his heart melting,
Who recalls home without a melting heart.
وَحَنَّand yearned إلَىfor بَانِbān trees الغُصُونِthe branches وَقَدand had شَدَاsung
وَحَنَّ إلَى بَانِ الغُصُونِ وَقَد شَدَا
بِصَوتِwith a voice يُنَاغِيcooing to الوَكرَthe nest وَاللهُand God غَالِبُprevails
بِصَوتِ يُنَاغِي الوَكرَ وَاللهُ غَالِبُ
and yearned for the bān boughs, having sung
He yearned for the nest’s boughs, calling out
in a voice cooing to the nest—and God prevails—
To the burrow, though Allah is victorious.
بِأعظَمَany greater مِنthan وَجدِيmy longing بِهِfor him فَلَعَلَّنِيso perhaps I
بِأعظَمَ مِن وَجدِي بِهِ فَلَعَلَّنِي
أرَىI see طَيفَthe apparition of مُوسَىMusa فيin المَنَامِsleep يُلاعِبُplays with someone
أرَى طَيفَ مُوسَى في المَنَامِ يُلاعِبُ
is greater than my longing for him; so perhaps I
With greater longing than my own, perhaps
shall see Musa’s apparition in a dream, at play.
I’ll see Moses’ specter playfully in a dream.
Sol 6.1