أَمسَتhas become at evening كُراعُKurāʿ الغَميمِal-Ghamīm موحِشَةًdesolate
أَمسَت كُراعُ الغَميمِ موحِشَةً
بَعدَafter الَّذيthat which قَدalready خَلاhas passed مِنَof الحِقَبِthe ages
بَعدَ الَّذي قَد خَلا مِنَ الحِقَبِ
Evening has found Kurāʿ al-Ghamīm desolate,
The meadows of the clouds are lonely
After the ages that have already passed.
After those who have long since passed
إِنif تُمسِit becomes at evening وَحشاًdesolate فَقَدthen indeed شَهِدتُI have seen بِهاin it
إِن تُمسِ وَحشاً فَقَد شَهِدتُ بِها
حوراًdark-eyed women حِساناًbeautiful فيin مَوكِبٍa procession عَجَبِwondrous
حوراً حِساناً في مَوكِبٍ عَجَبِ
If it lies deserted, I have seen there
If you find them desolate, I too witnessed them
Dark-eyed beauties in a wondrous procession,
As beautiful, splendid maidens in a wondrous parade
مِنfrom عَبدِʿAbd (name component) شَمسٍShams (name component) وَهاشِمٍand Hāshim وَبَنيand the sons of
مِن عَبدِ شَمسٍ وَهاشِمٍ وَبَني
زُهرَةَZuhrah أَهلِpeople of الصِفاتِfine qualities وَالحَسَبِand ancestral honor
زُهرَةَ أَهلِ الصِفاتِ وَالحَسَبِ
From ʿAbd Shams and Hāshim, and the sons of
Of the family of Hashim and the sons
Zuhrah, people of fine qualities and ancestral honor.
Of Shams, the finest of noble lineages
يَرفُلنَthey walk in trailing robes فيin الرَيطِfine wraps وَالمُروطِand mantles مِof (first part)
يَرفُلنَ في الرَيطِ وَالمُروطِ مِ
نَof (second part) الخَزِّsilk-and-wool cloth يُسحِبنَهاthey trail them عَلىover الكُثُبِthe dunes
نَ الخَزِّ يُسحِبنَها عَلى الكُثُبِ
They sweep along in fine wraps and mantles of
Sashaying about in luxury robes
Silk-and-wool cloth, trailing them across the dunes.
Of silk they trail over the dunes
ياO! طُلَlength لَيلىmy night وَآبَand returned ليto me طَرَبيmy yearning
يا طُلَ لَيلى وَآبَ لي طَرَبي
لَمّاwhen تَذَكَّرتُI remembered مَنزِلَthe dwelling الخَرِبِal-Kharib (place-name)
لَمّا تَذَكَّرتُ مَنزِلَ الخَرِبِ
Oh, how long my night! And my yearning returned to me
Oh night of Layla be long for me and pass slowly
When I remembered the dwelling at al-Kharib,
When I remember the abode of ruins
مَنزِلَthe dwelling مَنone who راحَdeparted مِنهُfrom it مُعتَمِراًundertaking ʿumrah (the lesser pilgrimage)
مَنزِلَ مَن راحَ مِنهُ مُعتَمِراً
لَيلَةَon the night سِتٍّsix nights خَلَونَhad passed مِنof رَجَبِRajab
لَيلَةَ سِتٍّ خَلَونَ مِن رَجَبِ
The dwelling of one who left it to perform the lesser pilgrimage,
The abode of one who departed on pilgrimage
On a night when six nights of Rajab had passed.
On the night of the sixth, nearing Rajab
فَهيَfor she لَناfor us خُلَّةٌa beloved نُواصِلُهاwe keep company with her
فَهيَ لَنا خُلَّةٌ نُواصِلُها
مِنfrom غَيرِother than ماan emphatic particle مَحرَمٍa forbidden act وَلاand no رِيَبِsuspicions
مِن غَيرِ ما مَحرَمٍ وَلا رِيَبِ
For she is our beloved, with whom we keep company,
She is for us an intimate we keep in touch with
With nothing forbidden and no cause for suspicion.
Without anything forbidden or shameful
مِثلُlike غَزالٍa gazelle يَهُزُّsways مِشيَتَهُits gait
مِثلُ غَزالٍ يَهُزُّ مِشيَتَهُ
أَحوىdark-hued عَلَيهِupon it قَلائِدُnecklaces الذَهَبِgold
أَحوى عَلَيهِ قَلائِدُ الذَهَبِ
Like a gazelle that sways as it walks,
Like a gazelle gently swaying its gait
Dark-hued, with necklaces of gold upon it.
Adorned with necklaces of gold
Sol 6.1