ألَمَّتْshe visited بناto us بعدafter الهدوِّthe stillness وربّماand sometimes
ألَمَّتْ بنا بعد الهدوِّ وربّما
ألمَّvisited بناto us منone who ليسnot نرجوwe expect لِمامَهُhis visit
ألمَّ بنا من ليس نرجو لِمامَهُ
She visited us after the hush of night; and sometimes
One whose visit we do not expect comes to us.
فياso, oh لكَfor you مِنof يومٍa day شَحَطْتَyou drove far away بياضَهُits daylight
فيا لكَ مِن يومٍ شَحَطْتَ بياضَهُ
فلمso not يَعْدُنيit passed me by حتّىuntil رضيتُI was content with ظلامَهُits darkness
فلم يَعْدُني حتّى رضيتُ ظلامَهُ
Ah, what a day—you drove its daylight far away!
It did not pass me by until I welcomed its darkness.
ومِنْand of مُغرَمٍa lovesick man يَقْلِيhe loathes لذيذَthe pleasure of اِنتباهِهِhis waking
ومِنْ مُغرَمٍ يَقْلِي لذيذَ اِنتباهِهِ
ويَهْوىand he loves لماfor what جرّbrought المنامُsleep منامَهُhis sleep
ويَهْوى لما جرّ المنامُ منامَهُ
And what a lovesick man, who loathes his pleasant waking,
And loves his sleep for what sleep has brought!
ومِنْand of مُسعِفٍone who obliges جُنْحاًat nightfall بطيبِwith the sweetness of عناقِهِhis embrace
ومِنْ مُسعِفٍ جُنْحاً بطيبِ عناقِهِ
وكمand how often حَرَمَhe denied العُشّاقَthe lovers صُبحاًin the morning كلامَهُhis speech
وكم حَرَمَ العُشّاقَ صُبحاً كلامَهُ
And what a willing giver of his sweet embrace at nightfall,
And how often he denied lovers his speech in the morning!
فإنْso if لمnot يكنit was حقّاًreal فقدthen indeed باتspent the night مُغرَمٌa lovesick man
فإنْ لم يكن حقّاً فقد بات مُغرَمٌ
يداوٍيhe treats بتلكwith those الباطلاتِthe illusions سَقامَهُhis sickness
يداوٍي بتلك الباطلاتِ سَقامَهُ
So if it was not real, a lovesick man nevertheless spent the night
Treating his sickness with those illusions.
فحُبَّso how dear! بهhe, in the exclamation منas باذلٍone who gives ليto me حلالَهُwhat is lawful of him
فحُبَّ به من باذلٍ لي حلالَهُ
وفادٍand one who ransoms بذاكwith that البذلgiving منّيfrom me حرامَهُwhat is forbidden of him
وفادٍ بذاك البذل منّي حرامَهُ
So how dear he is, offering me what is lawful of him,
And through that giving, ransoming from me what is forbidden of him!
ومِنْand of مُلْتَقىًa meeting عَذْبِsweet المَذاقِthe taste وتحتَهُand beneath it
ومِنْ مُلْتَقىً عَذْبِ المَذاقِ وتحتَهُ
فلمso not يرضَit was content ليfor me حتّىuntil رَبِحتُI earned أَثامَهُits punishment for sin
فلم يرضَ لي حتّى رَبِحتُ أَثامَهُ
And what a meeting, sweet to taste—and beneath it—
It would not be content for me until I had earned its punishment for sin.
ولاand no عيبَfault فيهin it غيرَexcept قربِthe nearness of زوالِهِits passing
ولا عيبَ فيه غيرَ قربِ زوالِهِ
علىdespite أَنَّthat مُشتاقاًa yearning lover أرادwanted دوامَهُits continuance
على أَنَّ مُشتاقاً أراد دوامَهُ
And it has no fault except the nearness of its passing,
Though a yearning lover wanted it to endure.
Sol 6.1