يَاO طِفْلةًlittle girl زَارَتْvisited كَطَيْفٍlike a phantom عَابِرٍpassing
يَا طِفْلةً زَارَتْ كَطَيْفٍ عَابِرٍ
سَحْراًbefore dawn وَكَانَand was فِرَاقُهَاher departure مُتَوَقَّعاexpected
سَحْراً وَكَانَ فِرَاقُهَا مُتَوَقَّعا
O little girl who visited like a passing phantom
O a girl who visited like a fleeting specter
Before dawn—and her departure was expected.
Enchantingly, and her departure was expected
مَاhow أَعْجَلَswift الأَقْدَارُthe fates فِيin اسْتِرْدَادِهَاreclaiming her
مَا أَعْجَلَ الأَقْدَارُ فِي اسْتِرْدَادِهَا
بَعْدَafter السَّماحِpermitting نَفْيَهَاher exile المُسْتَوْدَعَاheld in trust
بَعْدَ السَّماحِ نَفْيَهَا المُسْتَوْدَعَا
How swift the fates were to reclaim her,
How soon the fates reclaimed her
After permitting her exile, held in trust.
After allowing her stay, banishing the repository
رُوحٌa spirit مِنَof اللُّطْفِgrace الْخَفِيِّhidden أَقَامَdwelt فِيin
رُوحٌ مِنَ اللُّطْفِ الْخَفِيِّ أَقَامَ فِي
قَلْبٍa heart كَسِيرٍbroken بُرْهَةًfor a while وَتَنَوَّعَاand took various forms
قَلْبٍ كَسِيرٍ بُرْهَةً وَتَنَوَّعَا
A spirit of hidden grace dwelt in
A spirit of subtle charm resided
A broken heart awhile and took on many forms.
In a broken heart for a while and became diverse
كَالطِّيبِlike perfume فِيin قَارُورَةٍa vial مَصْدُوعَةٍcracked
كَالطِّيبِ فِي قَارُورَةٍ مَصْدُوعَةٍ
أَلْفَىfound سَبِيلاًa path لِلْعُلَىto the heights فَتَضَوَّعَاand so spread its fragrance
أَلْفَى سَبِيلاً لِلْعُلَى فَتَضَوَّعَا
Like perfume in a cracked vial,
Like perfume in a cracked bottle
It found a path to the heights and so spread its fragrance.
It found a way to the height and leaked out
Sol 6.1