أَبىrefused فيin محاقِthe moonless phase of الشهرِthe month أَنto يظهرَappear البدرُthe full moon
أَبى في محاقِ الشهرِ أَن يظهرَ البدرُ
وَعندَand at هجومِthe onslaught of اللّيلِthe night لاnot يطلعrise الفجرُthe dawn
وَعندَ هجومِ اللّيلِ لا يطلع الفجرُ
The full moon refused to appear in the month's moonless phase.
The moon refused to rise in the darkest hour of night
And at night's onslaught, dawn does not rise.
And at the onset of darkness dawn failed to break
وَفيand in الرمزِthe symbol مَعنىًa meaning لوif أَفوهI speak بذكرهِby mentioning it
وَفي الرمزِ مَعنىً لو أَفوه بذكرهِ
لَخفّفit would lighten عنّيfor me ماwhat تحمّلهhas borne it الذكرُmemory
لَخفّف عنّي ما تحمّله الذكرُ
And in the symbol lies a meaning—were I to speak of it,
In symbols lie meanings - were I to utter them
it would lighten for me what memory has borne.
My burden would ease of the memories they evoke
Sol 6.1