لاdo not تمنعنَّprevent (emphatically) الطَّيفَthe dream-phantom يطرُقvisits by night مَضجَعيmy bed
لا تمنعنَّ الطَّيفَ يطرُق مَضجَعي
فَعسىso perhaps أَرىI see مِنكَfrom you الخيالَthe image الزَّائِراthe visiting one
فَعسى أَرى مِنكَ الخيالَ الزَّائِرا
Do not keep the dream-phantom from visiting my bed at night,
Do not forbid the phantom to knock at my bed
For perhaps I shall see your image come to visit.
Perhaps I will see your visiting apparition
وَتَرىand you see مُحبَّاًa lover لوif تَزيدُyou increase عَذابهُhis torment
وَتَرى مُحبَّاً لو تَزيدُ عَذابهُ
أَضعافَهُmany times its amount ماnot كانَhe would be إِلاَّexcept شاكِراgrateful
أَضعافَهُ ما كانَ إِلاَّ شاكِرا
And you may see a lover who, were you to increase his torment
And you will see a lover, though you increase his torment
Many times over, would be nothing but grateful.
Manifold, he would still be thankful
لاno غَروَwonder إِنif أَضحيتَyou have become عنِّيfrom me مُعرضاًturning away
لا غَروَ إِن أَضحيتَ عنِّي مُعرضاً
تيهاًout of pride وقَدand indeed رُحتَyou have become الغَزالَthe gazelle النَّافِراthe fleeing one
تيهاً وقَد رُحتَ الغَزالَ النَّافِرا
No wonder if you have turned away from me
No wonder if you have turned away from me
In pride, for you have become the fleeing gazelle.
Lost, though you were a fleeing gazelle
Sol 6.1