وكباسهand Kabāsah (possibly a name; reading uncertain) حليadornment of الشبابyouth لعوبةplayful
وكباسه حلي الشباب لعوبة
بطرقalong the paths of الهوىlove عقادةa tireless knotter للزمائمof the reins
بطرق الهوى عقادة للزمائم
By a playful beauty who plunders youth’s adornments,
And Kabāsah, youth’s adornment, playful,
versed in the arts of dalliance, a knotter of reins;
along love’s paths, a tireless knotter of reins;
غزالa gazelle صريمa tract of sand فيamid رجومvolleys of صوارمkeen swords
غزال صريم في رجوم صوارم
وبدرand a full moon تمامfullness فيamong نجومstars of تمائمamulets
وبدر تمام في نجوم تمائم
a gazelle of the secluded wild amid the meteors of keen swords,
a gazelle of the sands amid volleys of keen swords,
and a full moon amid the stars of amulets.
and a moon at its fullest among stars of amulets.
وكانand had been رقاديmy sleep بينbetween كاسa cup وروضةand a garden
وكان رقادي بين كاس وروضة
فصارthen became سهاديmy sleeplessness بينbetween طرفa glance وصارمand a keen sword
فصار سهادي بين طرف وصارم
My sleep once lay between a winecup and a garden;
And my sleep had been between a cup and a garden;
now my sleeplessness lies between a glance and a sword.
then my sleeplessness came to lie between a glance and a blade.
ولولاand were it not for نسيبa love prelude مطربenchanting منfrom قصائديmy poems
ولولا نسيب مطرب من قصائدي
لماwould not have احتالcontrived طيفa dream-phantom فيin زيارةvisiting نائمa sleeper
لما احتال طيف في زيارة نائم
Were it not for a rapturous love-prelude among my poems,
Were it not for an enchanting love prelude from my poems,
no phantom would ever contrive to visit a sleeper.
no dream-phantom would have contrived to visit a sleeper.
