الآنَ سَرَّت فُؤادي مُقلَةُ الريمِ
وَاِهتَزَّ كَالغُصنِ في مَيلٍ وَتَقويمِ
Now my heart is delighted by the glance of the gazelle,
And sways like a branch, leaning and straightening.
الآنَ ناجى بِوَحيِ الحُبِّ عاشِقَهُ
وَاِستَعجَلَ اللَحظَ في وُدٍّ وَتَسليمِ
Now the lover whispers intimately to his beloved,
And hastens the moment in affection and surrender.
قَد بِتُّ أَلثِمُهُ وَاللَيلُ حارِسُنا
حَتّى بَدا الصُبحُ مُبيَضَّ المَقاديمِ
I have been kissing her while the night guards over us,
Until dawn emerged, whitening the horizons.
وَقامَ ناعي الدُجى فَوقَ الجِدارِ كَما
نادى عَلى مَرقَبٍ شادٍ بِتَحكيمِ
And the herald of darkness arose above the wall,
As if calling to prayer from a high, just minaret.
وَالبَدرُ يَأخُذُهُ غَيمٌ وَيَترُكُهُ
كَأَنَّهُ سافِرٌ عَن وَجهِ مَلطومِ
The moon takes it, then a cloud leaves it,
As if it were a traveller from a cursed face.
فَظُنَّ ما شِئتَ ما حاجاتُ ذي طَرَبٍ
مَقضِيَّةٌ وَسُؤالٌ غَيرُ مَحرومِ
So think what you wish - the needs of the troubled one
Are fulfilled, and the request is not denied.
يا لَيلَةَ الوَصلِ لَيتَ الصُبحَ يَهجِرُها
يا لَيلَةَ الوَصلِ دومي هَكَذا دومي
O night of union, if only the dawn would neglect it!
O night of union, last forever, just like this last forever!
باتَت أَباريقُنا حُمراً عَصائِبُها
حَيثُ السُقاةُ بِتَكبيرٍ وَتَعظيمِ
Our jugs have turned red, dressed in their straps,
Where the water-bearers are, praising and glorifying.
فَلَم نَزَل لَيلَنا نُسقى مُشَعشَعَةً
كَأَنَّما المَءُ يُغريها بِتَصريمِ
Our night did not cease to be watered, scintillating,
As if the water enticed it with murmuring.
كَأَنَّ في كَأسِها وَالماءُ يَفرَعُها
أَكارِعَ النَملِ أَو نَقشَ الخَواتيمِ
As if in its cup, as the water pours into it,
Is the bustling of ants or engraved seals.
لا صاحَبَتني يَدٌ لَم تُغنِ أَلفَ يَدٍ
وَلَم تَرُدَّ القَنا حُمرَ الخَياشيمِ
My companion was a hand that did not match a thousand hands,
And did not return the goblet red with coral.
بادِر بِجودِكَ بادِر قَبلَ عائِقَةٍ
فَإِنَّ وَعدَ الفَتى عِندي مِنَ اللَومِ
Be quick with your generosity, be quick before an obstacle!
For in my eyes, the promise of a young man is blameworthy.
