ياO مَنْwho يعيدbrings back لياليناour nights التيwhich انصرمتhave passed
يا مَنْ يعيد ليالينا التي انصرمت
بماin exchange for whatever يشاءُhe wishes منof الأعوامthe years منfrom أَجَليmy allotted lifespan؟
بما يشاءُ من الأعوام من أَجَلي؟
Oh, who will restore our nights that have passed,
O you who can restore our bygone nights
in exchange for as many years of my life as he wishes?
With whatever years you wish, for my sake!
إِذاwhen خلوناwe were alone جعلناwe made شرطthe condition ليلتناour night:
إِذا خلونا جعلنا شرط ليلتنا:
منwhoever نامslept، نبَّههroused him اليقظانُthe wakeful one بالقبلwith kisses
من نام، نبَّهه اليقظانُ بالقبل
When we were alone, we made this the rule of our night:
When we were alone, we set as our night's rule:
Whoever fell asleep would be roused with kisses by the one awake.
Whoever sleeps is awakened by the wakeful one with a kiss.
فكنتso I was أَنومَsleepier منthan فَهْدٍa cheetah بيقظتهاduring her wakefulness
فكنت أَنومَ من فَهْدٍ بيقظتها
كيماso that تقبِّلنيshe kisses me غلاًa second draught (probably عَلًّا) عَلَىafter نهلa first draught
كيما تقبِّلني غلاً عَلَى نهل
So while she was awake, I was sleepier than a cheetah,
So I would pretend to sleep when Fahd was awake
so she would kiss me—a second draught after the first.
So she would intensely kiss me while I was feigning sleep.
وَإِنand if غفتْshe dozed أوor بدتْappeared فيin عينهاher eye سنةٌdrowsiness
وَإِن غفتْ أو بدتْ في عينها سنةٌ
أهويتُI bent down ألثمهاI kiss her والشرطand the condition أملكmore binding ليin my favor
أهويتُ ألثمها والشرط أملك لي
And if she dozed, or drowsiness appeared in her eye,
And if she slept or seemed sleepy,
I bent to kiss her, our pact giving me the stronger claim.
I would swoop down and kiss her, keeping the rule in my control.
فياso, oh لهاfor it ليلةa night معسولةhoney-sweet ضمنتْit ensured
فيا لها ليلة معسولة ضمنتْ
أَthat لاnot تزالyou cease منwith التقبيلkissing فيin شغلoccupation
أَ لا تزال من التقبيل في شغل
And oh, what a honey-sweet night, which ensured
So oh, what a sweet night whose entirety
that you would never cease to be busy kissing!
Was preoccupied with kissing without end!
Sol 6.1