لقدindeed زادنيheightened my وجداًlonging وأغرىand incited بيَagainst me الجوىlove's anguish
لقد زادني وجداً وأغرى بيَ الجوى
ذُبالٌa wick بأذيالin the trailing skirts of الظلامdarkness قدhas الْتفَّاwrapped itself
ذُبالٌ بأذيال الظلام قد الْتفَّا
Indeed it has heightened my longing and incited love's anguish against me—
My passion increased, and the rays drew me on,
a wick wrapped in the trailing skirts of darkness.
A gleam amid the skirts of darkness fluttered away.
تشيرgestures وراءbehind الليلthe night منهfrom it بنانَةٌa fingertip
تشير وراء الليل منه بنانَةٌ
مخضّبةٌhenna-stained والليلand the night قدhas حجبconcealed الكفَّاthe hand
مخضّبةٌ والليل قد حجب الكفَّا
From behind the night, its fingertip gestures,
It waved its hand behind the night,
henna-stained, while the night has concealed the hand.
Dipped in henna, though the night concealed it closely.
تلوحgleams سناناًa spearpoint حينwhen لاnot تنفحblows الصَّباthe east wind
تلوح سناناً حين لا تنفح الصَّبا
وتبديand reveals سواراًa bracelet حينwhen تَثْنيturns لهtoward it العطفاthe flank
وتبدي سواراً حين تَثْني له العطفا
It gleams like a spearpoint when the east wind does not blow,
It shone white when the breeze did not blow,
and reveals a bracelet when that wind turns its flank toward it.
And showed an armlet when it crooked its elbow.
قطعتI passed بهwith it ليلاًa night يطارحنيshares with me الجوىlove's anguish
قطعت به ليلاً يطارحني الجوى
فآونَةًso at times يبدوit appears وآونةٌand at times يخفَىit disappears
فآونَةً يبدو وآونةٌ يخفَى
I passed a night with it, while it shared love's anguish with me;
It sliced through a night that played tricks on me,
at times it would appear, and at times disappear.
Appearing for an instant then hiding away.
إذاwhen قلتُI said لاnot يبدوit appears أشالَraised لسانَهits tongue
إذا قلتُ لا يبدو أشالَ لسانَه
وإنand if قُلْتُI said لاnot يخفىit disappears الضياءُthe radiance بهin it كَفَّاceased
وإن قُلْتُ لا يخفى الضياءُ به كَفَّا
When I said, 'It will not appear,' it raised its tongue;
If I say it does not appear, its tongue rebels,
and if I said, 'It will not vanish,' its radiance died away.
And if I say it does not hide, the light denies me.
إلىuntil أنthat أفاقَawoke الصبحُdawn منfrom غمرةthe depths of الدُّجىdarkness
إلى أن أفاقَ الصبحُ من غمرة الدُّجى
وأهدىand offered نسيمُthe breeze of الرّوضthe garden منfrom طيبهits fragrance عَرْفَاa scent
وأهدى نسيمُ الرّوض من طيبه عَرْفَا
Until dawn awoke from the depths of darkness,
Until dawn awoke from the depth of gloom,
and the garden breeze offered a waft of its fragrance.
And the scent of flowers wafted gently from the garden.
لكfor you اللهُGod ياO مصباحُlamp أَشْبَهْتَyou resemble مهجتيmy heart
لك اللهُ يا مصباحُ أَشْبَهْتَ مهجتي
وقدand indeed شَفَّهاhas worn it thin منfrom لوعةِthe burning anguish of الحبِّlove ماwhat شفَّاwore thin
وقد شَفَّها من لوعةِ الحبِّ ما شفَّا
God be with you, O lamp! You resemble my heart,
God reward you, O lamp; you have revived my anguished soul,
which the burning anguish of love has worn so thin.
And cured it of the agony of love.
Sol 6.1