وليلةand a night بتI spent the night بهاin it والكرىand slumber
وليلة بت بها والكرى
فيin مقلتيmy eye أذيالُهits hems تسحبُare drawn along
في مقلتي أذيالُه تسحبُ
And a night I spent, while slumber
And a night when its tail
trailed its hems within my eye,
In my eyelids is being dragged
إذwhen جاءنيcame to me أبليسهاits Iblis عارضاoffering
إذ جاءني أبليسها عارضا
عليّto me أنواعاًvarieties بهاwith them يخلبُhe beguiles
عليّ أنواعاً بها يخلبُ
when that night's Iblis came to me, offering
When its devil came to me presenting
me all kinds of things with which he beguiles.
Varieties by which he captivates
فقالso he said ليto me هلwould…? لكfor you فيin غادةٍa graceful maiden
فقال لي هل لك في غادةٍ
فيin وجنتيهاher two cheeks الصبحُthe dawn والكوكبُand the star
في وجنتيها الصبحُ والكوكبُ
So he said to me, 'Would you like a lovely maiden,
He said, do you want a singing girl
whose cheeks hold the dawn and the star?'
Whose cheeks are the morning and the planet?
فقلتso I said لاno قالhe said ولاnor شادنa young gazelle
فقلت لا قال ولا شادن
يرنوgazes بطرفٍwith a glance بالنهىwith reason يلعبُtoys
يرنو بطرفٍ بالنهى يلعبُ
I said, 'No.' He said, 'Nor a young gazelle,
I said, no. He said, nor pleasure
who gazes with an eye that toys with reason?'
That plays with a glance forbiddenly?
فقلتso I said لاno قالhe said ولاnor قهوةwine
فقلت لا قال ولا قهوة
يكسوكclothes you كاسa cup الملكkingship إذwhen تُشربُis drunk
يكسوك كاس الملك إذ تُشربُ
I said, 'No.' He said, 'Nor wine,
I said, no. He said, nor coffee
whose cup robes you in kingship when it is drunk?'
That the king’s cup covers as you drink?
فقلتso I said لاno قالhe said ولاnor كبشةٍa handful
فقلت لا قال ولا كبشةٍ
خضراءgreen فالعيشُfor life بهاwith it طيبُsweet
خضراء فالعيشُ بها طيبُ
I said, 'No.' He said, 'Nor a handful
I said, no. He said, nor a green ewe
of green—for with it life is sweet?'
By which living becomes good?
فقلتso I said لاno قالhe said ولاnor مطربٍa singer
فقلت لا قال ولا مطربٍ
إذاwhen شداhe sings عندat الصفاserenity يطربُdelights
إذا شدا عند الصفا يطربُ
I said, 'No.' He said, 'Nor a singer,
I said, no. He said, nor a singer
who brings delight when he sings amid serenity?'
Who when he chants at dusk brings joy?
فقلتso I said لاno قالhe said فنمthen sleep معرضاًturning away
فقلت لا قال فنم معرضاً
عنىfrom me فأنتfor you are الحجرُthe stone المتعبُwearisome
عنى فأنت الحجرُ المتعبُ
I said, 'No.' He said, 'Then sleep, turning away
I said, no. He said, then sleep rejecting
from me, for you are a wearisome stone.'
Me for you are the tired rock.
Sol 6.1