كَشَفْتِyou removed كِمَامَةًa mask فَأَنَرْتِand so you lit up لَيْلًاa night
كَشَفْتِ كِمَامَةً فَأَنَرْتِ لَيْلًا
بِمَاwith what أَبْدَيْتِyou revealed مِنْof حَبِّbeads اللَّآلِيthe pearls
بِمَا أَبْدَيْتِ مِنْ حَبِّ اللَّآلِي
You removed a mask and lit up the night
You unveiled like the moon, illuminating the night
With the beads of pearl you revealed.
With the love of beauty you displayed
وبَسْمَتُكِand your smile الَّتِيwhich اشْتَقْنَاwe longed إِلَيْهاfor it
وبَسْمَتُكِ الَّتِي اشْتَقْنَا إِلَيْها
رَأَيْناهاwe saw it ، وَكانَتْand it was فيin الخَيالِimagination
رَأَيْناها ، وَكانَتْ في الخَيالِ
And your smile, which we longed for,
Your smile that we longed for
We saw it; it had been in our imagination.
We saw it, though it was but a dream
إِلَىto شَفَتَيْكِyour two lips كانَwas القُرْبُnearness حَظْرًاa prohibition
إِلَى شَفَتَيْكِ كانَ القُرْبُ حَظْرًا
فَصارَso it became اليَوْمَtoday فِيin حُكْمِthe status of الحَلالِthe lawful
فَصارَ اليَوْمَ فِي حُكْمِ الحَلالِ
Drawing near your lips had been forbidden,
Your lips were forbidden to approach
So today it has come to be deemed lawful.
Today they are lawful to kiss
وهذاand this الثَّغْرُthe mouth كَمْhow many أَخْفَىhas hidden حَكايَاtales
وهذا الثَّغْرُ كَمْ أَخْفَى حَكايَا
فَهاتِيso bring forth ماwhat خَبَأْتِyou hid مَدَىthroughout اللَّيَالِيthe nights
فَهاتِي ما خَبَأْتِ مَدَى اللَّيَالِي
And this mouth—how many tales it has hidden!
What stories has your mouth concealed
So bring forth what you hid throughout the nights.
Reveal what's hidden throughout the nights
ورُدِّيand repay الدَّيْنَthe debt لِلْعُشَّاقِto the lovers مِمَّاfrom what
ورُدِّي الدَّيْنَ لِلْعُشَّاقِ مِمَّا
وَعَدْتِyou promised وَماbut not وفَيْتِyou fulfilled مِنَof الوِصَالِunion !
وَعَدْتِ وَما وفَيْتِ مِنَ الوِصَالِ !
And repay the lovers the debt for what
Repay the debt to lovers for what
You promised of union but never fulfilled!
You promised but didn't fulfill of union
عَلَىin الوَجْهَيْنِboth states مِنْof سَتْرٍconcealment وكَشْفٍand unveiling
عَلَى الوَجْهَيْنِ مِنْ سَتْرٍ وكَشْفٍ
لِوَجْهِكِfor your face يَرْتَقِيrises أَوْجُthe pinnacle الجَمالbeauty ِ
لِوَجْهِكِ يَرْتَقِي أَوْجُ الجَمال ِ
In both states—concealment and unveiling—
Both faces, of veil and reveal
For your face, beauty's pinnacle rises.
Yours attains the peak of beauty
ولَوْand if شاءَHe willed الكَمالَperfection لِوَجْهِfor the face of خَلْقٍa creature
ولَوْ شاءَ الكَمالَ لِوَجْهِ خَلْقٍ
لَخَصَّwould surely single out اللهُGod وَجْهَكِyour face بِالكَمَالِwith perfection !
لَخَصَّ اللهُ وَجْهَكِ بِالكَمَالِ !
And had He willed perfection for a creature's face,
Had perfection been meant for a face
God would have singled out your face for perfection!
God would have granted only yours perfection
Sol 6.1