كَمmany a نَعرَةٍcry طَوَّلتُهاI prolonged it
كَم نَعرَةٍ طَوَّلتُها
بَينَbetween المَثالِثِthe third lute strings وَالمَثانيand the second lute strings
بَينَ المَثالِثِ وَالمَثاني
How many a cry I prolonged
How many a cry have I prolonged
amid the third and second lute strings,
Between the thirds and the eighths
فيin رَوضَةٍa meadow مِثلَlike الرِضاcontentment
في رَوضَةٍ مِثلَ الرِضا
وَحَديقَةٍand a garden مِثلَlike التَدانيcloseness
وَحَديقَةٍ مِثلَ التَداني
in a meadow like contentment,
In a garden like contentment
and a garden like closeness,
And an orchard like intimacy
حَتّىuntil ظَفِرتُI won بِسَكرَةٍwith a spell of intoxication
حَتّى ظَفِرتُ بِسَكرَةٍ
كانَتit was أَلَذَّmore delightful مِنَthan الأَمانيwishes
كانَت أَلَذَّ مِنَ الأَماني
until I won a spell of intoxication
Until I attained a sweetness
that was sweeter than wishes.
That was more delightful than wishes
Sol 6.1