وخيمةand a tent ناطورٍa watchman's تُحَفُis surrounded بروضةby a garden
وخيمة ناطورٍ تُحَفُ بروضة
يحييكgreets you منهاfrom it وردهاits roses والبنفسَجُand violets
يحييك منها وردها والبنفسَجُ
And a watchman's tent, surrounded by a garden,
A tent of rich fabric surrounds a garden
From which its roses and violets greet you.
Where roses and violets greet you
وأشمطَand a grizzled man أعلىlifted وَسْطََهاits middle بعدafter هجعةa nap
وأشمطَ أعلى وَسْطََها بعد هجعة
تراهyou see him بهاin it منfrom قرَّةcold يتشنجُhe shivers
تراه بها من قرَّة يتشنجُ
And a grizzled man lifted its middle after a nap;
And up above, after a restful sleep
You see him there, shivering from the cold.
You see it filled with pure delight
دعوتُI called قلبيmy heart وهوand he بالصوتwith the voice عارفfamiliar
دعوتُ قلبي وهو بالصوت عارف
وأقبلَand he approached نحْوَtoward البابِthe door يزهوhe struts ويهزجُand he sings
وأقبلَ نحْوَ البابِ يزهو ويهزجُ
I called my heart, and he knew the voice;
I called to my heart, it knew my voice
And he approached the door, strutting and singing.
And came to the door, thriving and leaping
فقلتُso I said لهto him المصباحthe lamp إنif كنتyou are مسرجاlighting a lamp
فقلتُ له المصباح إن كنت مسرجا
فقالso he said قفواwait, all of you فالخمرfor the wine فيin الكأسthe cup تسرجُgives light
فقال قفوا فالخمر في الكأس تسرجُ
So I said to him, “The lamp, if you mean to light it!”
I said "Light the lamp" if you are the lamplighter
So he said, “Wait, all of you, for the wine in the cup gives light.”
It said "Stop, the wine in the cup is lighting up"