لِلفَجرِof the dawn بَدَتappeared حينَwhen سَرَتshe journeyed by night أَوضاحُwhite gleams
لِلفَجرِ بَدَت حينَ سَرَت أَوضاحُ
فالظُلمةُso the darkness لاno شَكَّdoubt بِهاby them تَنزاحُis dispelled
فالظُلمةُ لا شَكَّ بِها تَنزاحُ
Dawn’s white gleams appeared as she journeyed by night;
So the darkness is, without doubt, dispelled by them.
كَمhow often قُلتُI said وَلَيلُwhile the night وَصلِهاunion with her ذوpossessing قِصَرٍbrevity
كَم قُلتُ وَلَيلُ وَصلِها ذو قِصَرٍ
لِلغَيرَةout of jealousy شَقَّtore جيبَهُits collar الإِصباحُdaybreak
لِلغَيرَة شَقَّ جيبَهُ الإِصباحُ
How often I said, while the night of union with her was brief:
Out of jealousy, daybreak tore its collar.
Sol 6.1