ياO ليلةnight الأنسdelightful companionship التيwhich احتلكgrew pitch-dark الضحىthe forenoon
يا ليلة الأنس التي احتلك الضحى
لفراقهاbecause of its departure واسودتand turned black البيضاءُthe white sun
لفراقها واسودت البيضاءُ
O night of delight—the morning grew pitch-dark
Oh night of intimacy which dawn has occupied
at your departure, and the white sun turned black.
It has darkened from her absence, though it was white
أيعودwill it return? منكfrom you عليupon me ظلshade حديقةٍa garden
أيعود منك علي ظل حديقةٍ
تدنيهshe brings it near منfrom عذباتهاits branch-tips أسماءAsma
تدنيه من عذباتها أسماء
Will a garden's shade return from you upon me,
Will there return to me from you the shade of a garden
drawn near by Asma from its branch-tips?
Which I visited in springtime but spring was not faithful
ميقاتappointed time زورتهاher visit الربيعspring فماso what لهwith it
ميقات زورتها الربيع فما له
وافىarrived وماand not صحبaccompanied الربيعspring وفاءfaithfulness
وافى وما صحب الربيع وفاء
Spring is the appointed time for her visit—why, then,
Its sweet-scented plants were named Asma
has it arrived, with no faithfulness accompanying spring?
But neither spring nor Asma kept their promise
Sol 6.1