وَلَيلٍand a night جَلاهُillumined it البَدرُthe full moon فيin ثَوبِthe robe of نورِهِits light
وَلَيلٍ جَلاهُ البَدرُ في ثَوبِ نورِهِ
وَفيand on جيدِهِits neck عِقدُa necklace of الكَواكِبِthe stars يَلمَعُglitters
وَفي جيدِهِ عِقدُ الكَواكِبِ يَلمَعُ
And a night the full moon illumined in its robe of light,
And on its neck a necklace of stars glittered.
تَمَتَّعتُI took pleasure فيهِduring it مِنfrom غَزالٍa gazelle مُهَفهَفٍslender
تَمَتَّعتُ فيهِ مِن غَزالٍ مُهَفهَفٍ
بِماin what لَمnot أَكُنI was فيfor ذَرَّةٍa speck مِنهُof it أَطمَعُI hope
بِما لَم أَكُن في ذَرَّةٍ مِنهُ أَطمَعُ
That night I enjoyed, with a slender gazelle,
What I had not hoped for even a speck of.
وَعاقَرتُهُand I drank with him راحاًwine كَأَنas though حَبابَهاits bubbles
وَعاقَرتُهُ راحاً كَأَن حَبابَها
كَواكِبُstars of دُرٍّpearls فيin الزُجاجَةِthe glass تَطلُعُrise
كَواكِبُ دُرٍّ في الزُجاجَةِ تَطلُعُ
And I drank wine with him, as though its bubbles
Were stars of pearl rising in the glass,
إِلىuntil أَنthat تَبَدّىappeared الصُبحُdawn كَاللَيلِlike the night سَلَّهُdrew it
إِلى أَن تَبَدّى الصُبحُ كَاللَيلِ سَلَّهُ
مِنَfrom الغِمدِthe sheath فيamid نَقعِthe dust of الكَتائِبِthe battalions أَروَعُa gallant warrior
مِنَ الغِمدِ في نَقعِ الكَتائِبِ أَروَعُ
Until dawn appeared, like night drawn forth
From the sheath amid the battalions’ dust by a gallant warrior.
Sol 6.1