ياO فِتنةًtemptation عرَضَتْappeared ليto me بعدafter ماthat عَزَفَتturned away
يا فِتنةً عرَضَتْ لي بعد ما عَزَفَت
نَفْسِيmy soul عنfrom اللّهوِpleasure واقتَادَand led الهَوىpassion رَسَنِيmy rein
نَفْسِي عن اللّهوِ واقتَادَ الهَوى رَسَنِي
O temptation that appeared to me after
O temptation that has come to me after abstaining
My soul had turned from pleasure—and passion led me by my rein!
My soul from frivolity, and passion guided my rein
هلاّwhy not ولَيلِيَand my night غِرْبيبٌpitch-black وأَنجُمهand its stars
هلاّ ولَيلِيَ غِرْبيبٌ وأَنجُمه
غَوارِبٌsetting وَشبابيand my youth ناضِرُflourishing الغُصُنِthe branches
غَوارِبٌ وَشبابي ناضِرُ الغُصُنِ
Why not when my night was pitch-black, and its stars
If only my night would pass, and its stars
Were setting, and my youth’s branches were flourishing?
Pass away, and my youth’s branches still blossoming
Sol 6.1