أَطويI fold الضَميرَthe heart عَلىupon حَرارَتِهِits burning heat
أَطوي الضَميرَ عَلى حَرارَتِهِ
وَأَرومُand I seek وَصلَunion with الحِبِّthe beloved فيin سِترِsecrecy
وَأَرومُ وَصلَ الحِبِّ في سِترِ
I fold my heart around its burning heat,
I fold my conscience around its heat
And seek union with my beloved in secret.
And I intend to connect love in secrecy
وَأَبيتُand I spend the night أَرعىI watch اللَيلَthe night مُرتَقِباًwaiting watchfully
وَأَبيتُ أَرعى اللَيلَ مُرتَقِباً
مَجرىthe course of السِماكِal-Simak (a star) وَمَسقَطَand the setting of النَسرِthe Eagle (a star)
مَجرى السِماكِ وَمَسقَطَ النَسرِ
And keep vigil, watching the night and awaiting
And I refuse to pasture the night awaiting
The course of al-Simak and the setting of the Eagle.
The path of fish and the nest of eagles
كَمhow many قَدalready مَضىhave passed إِذwhile لَمnot أُلاقِكُمُI met you all
كَم قَد مَضى إِذ لَم أُلاقِكُمُ
مِنof لَيلَةٍa night تُحصىis counted وَمِنand of شَهرِa month
مِن لَيلَةٍ تُحصى وَمِن شَهرِ
How many have passed without my meeting you—
How much has passed when I did not meet you
Nights to count, and months!
Of a night that's counted or of a month
وَمُحَدِّثٍand many a companion قَدindeed باتَspent the night يُؤنِسُنيkeeps me company
وَمُحَدِّثٍ قَد باتَ يُؤنِسُني
رَخصِtender البَنانِthe fingers مُهَفهَفِslender الخَصرِthe waist
رَخصِ البَنانِ مُهَفهَفِ الخَصرِ
And many a companion has spent the night keeping me company,
And a storyteller who stayed up entertaining me
Tender of fingers and slender of waist,
Of cheap perfumes slender waisted
مُتَضَمِّخٍlavishly perfumed بِالمِسكِwith musk يُشعِرُclothes next to the skin بيwith me
مُتَضَمِّخٍ بِالمِسكِ يُشعِرُ بي
أَعطافَthe sides of أَجيَدَa long-necked beauty واضِحِfair النَحرِthe upper chest
أَعطافَ أَجيَدَ واضِحِ النَحرِ
Steeped in musk, making me an inner garment for
Drenched in musk making me sense
The sides of a long-necked beauty, fair of breast,
The scent of soft skin and prominent chest
وَيُذيقُنيand lets me taste مِنهُfrom him عَلىwith وَجَلٍapprehension
وَيُذيقُني مِنهُ عَلى وَجَلٍ
عَذباًsomething sweet كَطَعمِlike the taste of سُلافَةِthe choicest part of الخَمرِwine
عَذباً كَطَعمِ سُلافَةِ الخَمرِ
And, with apprehension, letting me taste their
And making me taste it in yearning
Sweetness, like the taste of the choicest wine,
Sweet like the flavor of tasty wine
فيon لَيلَةٍa night كانَتwas مُبارَكَةًblessed
في لَيلَةٍ كانَت مُبارَكَةً
ظَلَّتremained عَلَيَّover me كَلَيلَةِlike the Night of القَدرِDecree
ظَلَّت عَلَيَّ كَلَيلَةِ القَدرِ
On a night that was blessed,
In a night that was blessed
It lingered over me like the Night of Decree.
That remained upon me like Laylat Al Qadr
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الصُبحُthe morning آذَنَناnotified us
حَتّى إِذا ما الصُبحُ آذَنَنا
وَبَدَتand appeared سَواطِعُbright rays مِنfrom سَناthe glow of الفَجرِdawn
وَبَدَت سَواطِعُ مِن سَنا الفَجرِ
Until, when morning gave us notice,
Until when the dawn warned us
And bright rays appeared from the glow of dawn,
And the glimmers of dawn light appeared
جَعَلَتshe began تُحَدِّرُlets flow down ماءَthe tears of مُقلَتِهاher eye
جَعَلَت تُحَدِّرُ ماءَ مُقلَتِها
وَتَقولُand she says ماليI have no عَنكَapart from you مِنany صَبرِpatience
وَتَقولُ مالي عَنكَ مِن صَبرِ
She began to let tears stream from her eye,
It started to shed the water of its eyeliner
And said, 'I have no patience away from you.'
And say I have no patience with you
بِمَحَلَّةٍin an encampment أُنُفٍnew يُكَلِّفُهاburdens her
بِمَحَلَّةٍ أُنُفٍ يُكَلِّفُها
قَومٌpeople أَرىI see فيهِمamong them ذَويpossessors of غِمرِrancor
قَومٌ أَرى فيهِم ذَوي غِمرِ
In a new encampment, where she is burdened
With freckles that task her
By people among whom I see men of rancor,
A people I see amongst them those of short stature
وَغُرُresentful الصُدورِthe hearts إِذاwhenever رَكِنتُI inclined لَهُمtoward them
وَغُرُ الصُدورِ إِذا رَكِنتُ لَهُم
نَظَرواthey looked إِلَيَّat me بِأَعيُنٍwith eyes خُزرِhostile and sidelong
نَظَروا إِلَيَّ بِأَعيُنٍ خُزرِ
Resentful at heart—whenever I turn toward them,
And the chests when I leaned towards them
They look at me with hostile, sidelong eyes.
They looked at me with blue eyes
Sol 6.1