ياO هِلالاًa crescent فَوقَabove غُصنٍa bough
يا هِلالاً فَوقَ غُصنٍ
مِنof لُجَينٍsilver فيin كَئيبِa sorrowful one
مِن لُجَينٍ في كَئيبِ
O crescent above a bough
O crescent moon above a branch
Of silver, in a sorrowful one,
Of sadness in gloom
بِالَّذيby the One who مَكَّنَenabled أَلحاglances (beginning of ألحاظك)
بِالَّذي مَكَّنَ أَلحا
ظَكَyour glances (completion of ألحاظك) مِنto (with 'enabled') نَهبِplundering القُلوبِthe hearts
ظَكَ مِن نَهبِ القُلوبِ
By the One who enabled your glances
By He who enabled yearning
To plunder hearts,
To protect you from plundering hearts
وَبِذُلّيand by my abasement وَاِكتِئابيand my sorrow
وَبِذُلّي وَاِكتِئابي
وَدُموعيand my tears وَنَحيبيand my sobbing
وَدُموعي وَنَحيبي
And by my abasement and my sorrow,
And my misery and gloominess
And my tears and my sobbing,
And my tears and wailing
عُدreturn إِلىto الوَصلِunion وَخُذand adopt بِالwith the
عُد إِلى الوَصلِ وَخُذ بِال
فَضلِgrace وَاِصفَحand pardon عَنfor ذُنوبيmy sins
فَضلِ وَاِصفَح عَن ذُنوبي
Return to union, and act with
Return to connection and take the
Grace, and pardon my sins.
Excess and pardon my sins
Sol 6.1