بأبيwith my father as ransom منthe one who جعلَmade اللَّيthe night (word fragment)
بأبي من جعلَ اللَّي
لَcompletion of 'night' علىupon عَينيmy eye نَهاراdaylight
لَ على عَيني نَهارا
May my father be a ransom for him who made the night
With my father, who made the night
into daylight before my eye,
So long for my eyes, day,
ولفيضِand for the flood of الدمعِthe tears خَدَّيtwo cheeks (dual stem)
ولفيضِ الدمعِ خَدَّي
يَmy (possessive suffix) محلاa lodging وقراراand a resting place
يَ محلا وقرارا
and, for the flood of tears, my two cheeks
And for the overflowing of tears, my cheeks
a lodging and a resting place.
A place and abode,
مشرقٌa radiant one يشبههresembles him البدthe full moon (word fragment)
مشرقٌ يشبهه البد
رُcompletion of 'full moon' إذاwhen البدرُthe full moon أناراshone
رُ إذا البدرُ أنارا
A radiant one whom the full moon resembles
A radiant one resembling the full moon
when the full moon shines.
When the full moon gives light,
لمnot (past negation) يجرwas granted refuge قلبيmy heart منfrom الوَجpassionate longing (word fragment)
لم يجر قلبي من الوَج
دِcompletion of 'longing' بهِfor him حيثُwhen استخاراit sought compassion
دِ بهِ حيثُ استخارا
My heart was granted no refuge from longing
My heart has not endured separation from a beloved
for him when it sought compassion.
Wherever it has settled.
Sol 6.1