وَزائِرٍand a visitor زارَنيhe visited me وَهْناًlate at night يُغالِطُنيtrying to deceive me
وَزائِرٍ زارَني وَهْناً يُغالِطُني
وَلَوand if لَبستI had donned ثيابَthe garments الصّبحِof dawn لمnot يزُرِhe would have visited
وَلَو لَبست ثيابَ الصّبحِ لم يزُرِ
And a visitor came to me late at night, trying to deceive me;
A visitor visited me in weakness, deceiving me
And had I donned the garments of dawn, he would not have visited.
Had I worn the garments of morning, he would not have visited
تَمّتit succeeded لَهُfor him وَستورُand the curtains الليلِof night مُسْبَلَةٌlowered
تَمّت لَهُ وَستورُ الليلِ مُسْبَلَةٌ
بينيbetween me وبينand between يقينيmy certainty والكَرَىand slumber سكريmy intoxication
بيني وبين يقيني والكَرَى سكري
His ruse succeeded, with the curtains of night let down
The veils of night had fallen for him
Between me and my certainty, and slumber my intoxication.
Between me and my faith and worries is my intoxication
وَلَوand if أَرادhe intended خِداعيdeceiving me غيرnot ذيpossessing وَسَنٍdrowsiness
وَلَو أَراد خِداعي غير ذي وَسَنٍ
لَكانَthen he would have been مِنwith regard to نيلattaining ماwhat يبغيhe seeks علىat غَرَرِrisk
لَكانَ مِن نيل ما يبغي على غَرَرِ
And had he sought to deceive me when I was free of drowsiness,
Had he who is not wise wished to deceive me
He would have had an uncertain chance of attaining what he sought.
He could have attained what he wanted by trickery
Sol 6.1