Claude 2

  1. أَلا زاحَمَ اللَيلَ بي أَشقَرٌ

    تَصَوَّبَ تَحتَ الدُجى كَوكَبا

    Alas, a blond knight intruded on my night,

    Aiming like a star beneath the darkness.

  2. فَكادَ وَقَد طارَ بي شُعلَةً

    عَلى فَحمَةِ اللَيلِ أَن تَلهَبا

    My passion for him nearly set aflame

    The darkness of the night.

  3. وَباتَ يُطارِدُهُ بارِقٌ

    أَحالَ غُرابَ الدُجى أَشهَبا

    Lightning bolts chased him,

    Turning the raven of night starry white.

  4. فَذَهَّبَ لَيلَ السُرى عارِضٌ

    يُفَضِّضُ بِالماءِ ما ذَهَّبا

    The knight of secrets went on his way,

    Washing away with water what he took away.

  5. فَأَعشَبَ ماجادَ مِن تَلعَةٍ

    وَطَرَّزَ بِالنورِ ما أَعشَبا

    He adorned with flowers the bare highlands,

    And embroidered with light what he adorned.

  6. فَرَدّى مَناكِبَ تِلكَ الغُصونِ

    وَزَرَّرَ أَكفافَ تِلكَ الرُبى

    He bent back the shoulders of those branches,

    And he sprinkled with pearls those meadows.