واهاًAh! لِبَعيدَةٍfor a woman far away مِنَfrom الأَبصارِthe eyes
واهاً لِبَعيدَةٍ مِنَ الأَبصارِ
تَستَحضِرهاbring her to mind بَواعِثُstirrings الأَفكارِthoughts
تَستَحضِرها بَواعِثُ الأَفكارِ
Ah, for a woman far from sight!
Alas for one far from all eyes
The stirrings of thought bring her to mind.
Whom thoughts of love call to mind
فيin مُسنَدِcollection of traditions عِشقهاlove for her أَحاديثُtales رَوىnarrated
في مُسنَدِ عِشقها أَحاديثُ رَوى
بَرقٌlightning وَنَسيمٌand a breeze وَخيالٌand a phantom سارِtraveling by night
بَرقٌ وَنَسيمٌ وَخيالٌ سارِ
In the collected traditions of love for her, tales were narrated
On love's pillow tales are told
by lightning, a breeze, and a night-wandering phantom.
Of lightning, breeze, and phantom kind
Sol 6.1