منwho يقولsays الليلthe night للعاشقto the lover ضريرblind
من يقول الليل للعاشق ضرير
الهواlove فيat كلevery وقتmoment لهit has نظرsight
الهوا في كل وقت له نظر
Who says the night is blind to a lover?
Who says to the lover in the dark of night
Love has sight at every moment.
Love's sight at all times has its view
شوفةvision العاشقthe lover عنfrom الباقينthe others غيرdifferent
شوفة العاشق عن الباقين غير
لهhe has نظرsight بالعينwith the eye وبقلبهand in his heart بصرvision
له نظر بالعين وبقلبه بصر
A lover's vision differs from everyone else's.
The lover's glance is unlike any other
He has sight in his eyes, and vision in his heart.
He has insight in his eye and vision in his heart
ساهرsleepless بالليلat night فارقتI left السريرthe bed
ساهر بالليل فارقت السرير
والبحرand the sea رفيقيmy companion بليلin the night السهرwakefulness
والبحر رفيقي بليل السهر
Sleepless at night, I left my bed.
Awake through the night, parted from the bed
And the sea is my companion through the sleepless night.
The sea my companion in the night watch
موجةa wave تسريglides along وأناand I فكريmy mind يحيرis bewildered
موجة تسري وأنا فكري يحير
ليتif only ليfor me ياO فصلFasl (name as written) بسرهof its secret خبرknowledge
ليت لي يا فصل بسره خبر
A wave glides along, while my mind is bewildered.
A wave flows and my thoughts ramble
If only I knew its secret, O Fasl.
Would that I, O season, knew your secret
تلعبplays الموجةthe wave وللغبهand the deep sea has هديرa roar
تلعب الموجة وللغبه هدير
والقمرand the moon منfrom فضتهits silver رشsprinkled البحرthe sea
والقمر من فضته رش البحر
The wave plays, and the deep sea roars.
The wave plays and stirs up a murmur
And the moon sprinkled the sea with its silver.
The moon showers its silvery spray on the sea
منfrom غزيرdeep القاعthe seabed للشطto the shore القصيرshallow (literally short)
من غزير القاع للشط القصير
قامتshe rose منfrom النومsleep فيin لحظةa moment عمرlife
قامت من النوم في لحظة عمر
From the deep seabed to the shallow shore,
From the deep fundus to the near shore
She rose from sleep in a moment of life.
It rose in a moment of life
كنهاas though she were عنداunclear; possibly a graceful maiden تثنىsways فيin حريرsilk
كنها عندا تثنى في حرير
أسرعتshe hurried يمtoward الحبيبthe beloved المنتظرwaiting
أسرعت يم الحبيب المنتظر
As though she were [a graceful maiden?], swaying in silk,
As if it leaned back in silk
She hastened toward the waiting beloved.
It rushed to the longing lover
عشقهاher love ترقصshe dances علىupon نسمةa breeze عبيرfragrance
عشقها ترقص على نسمة عبير
ترتفعshe rises ثمthen تنهصرshe bends ثمthen تنحدرshe descends
ترتفع ثم تنهصر ثم تنحدر
Her love makes her dance upon a fragrant breeze.
Its love dances on a scent of ambergris
She rises, then bends, then descends.
It rises then crashes then descends
ساقهاdrove her شوقlonging علىto العاشقthe lover خطيرperilous
ساقها شوق على العاشق خطير
شوقthe longing منof one who يهوىloves مواعيدtrysts الخطرdanger
شوق من يهوى مواعيد الخطر
A longing perilous to the lover drove her on—
Yearning drives it dangerously upon the lover
The longing of one who loves trysts with danger.
A yearning from one who loves the trysts of danger
خلفهاbehind her خواتهاher sisters صفوفrows تسيرadvance
خلفها خواتها صفوف تسير
هايماتlove-struck ماnot يعرفونthey know الحذرcaution
هايمات ما يعرفون الحذر
Behind her, her sisters advance in rows,
Behind it, its sisters march in rows
Love-struck, knowing no caution.
Wanderers who know no caution
زفهاescorted her as a bride فيat محفلthe gathering الزارthe zar ritual الكبيرgreat
زفها في محفل الزار الكبير
كلevery مسحورbewitched person بشيطانهwith his demon حظرattended (nonstandard spelling)
كل مسحور بشيطانه حظر
She was escorted as a bride at the great zar gathering;
It marched in the great forbidden gathering
Every bewitched soul attended with his demon.
Each enchanted by its alluring devil
تلتويshe twists فيin ثوبa gown ابيضwhite ثمthen تطيرshe flies
تلتوي في ثوب ابيض ثم تطير
فيin حظنthe embrace شطa shore تحبهshe loves it تنتحرshe takes her own life
في حظن شط تحبه تنتحر
She twists in a white gown, then flies.
It twists in a white garment then takes flight
In the embrace of a shore she loves, she takes her own life.
In the bosom of a beach it loves to perish
Sol 6.1