فيin ظلمَةdarkness فَرعيكyour two tresses تَجلّىshone forth القَمَرُthe moon
في ظلمَة فَرعيك تَجلّى القَمَرُ
وَالأَعينُand the eyes دونَكَin your absence اِعتراهاovertook them السَهَرُsleeplessness
وَالأَعينُ دونَكَ اِعتراها السَهَرُ
In the darkness of your two tresses, the moon shone forth.
In the darkness of your branches the moon appeared
And in your absence, the eyes were overtaken by sleeplessness.
And eyes below you were sleepless and bleared
لاno غَروَwonder مِنَat الفرعthe tress عَلىupon الوَجهِthe face حَكواthey said
لا غَروَ مِنَ الفرع عَلى الوَجهِ حَكوا
وَاللَيلُand the night إِذاwhen أَقمرbecame moonlit طابَgrew sweet السَحَرُthe predawn hour
وَاللَيلُ إِذا أَقمر طابَ السَحَرُ
“No wonder at the tress upon the face,” they said;
No wonder the branches cast shadows on faces
and when the night is moonlit, the predawn hour grows sweet.
For when the night moonlit, the magic ensued
Sol 6.1