قدalready لاحgleamed بالديرin the monastery نارthe fire of العابدينthe worshippers وقدand already
قد لاح بالدير نار العابدين وقد
نضاstripped الدجىdarkness لبسَهُits garment عنfrom بسطةthe expanse of النظرِsight
نضا الدجى لبسَهُ عن بسطة النظرِ
The worshippers’ fire has gleamed at the monastery, and now
The worshippers’ fire has gleamed in the monastery, and already
night’s darkness has shed its robe from the wide field of sight.
Darkness has stripped its garment from the broad field of sight.
فقمso rise بناwith us نتصلّاهاwe warm ourselves by it معتَّقةًwell-aged
فقم بنا نتصلّاها معتَّقةً
يفيsuffices تنسُّمهاinhaling its fragrance عنin place of مطعمa taste خصرِcool
يفي تنسُّمها عن مطعم خصرِ
Rise, then: let us warm ourselves by it—an aged wine,
So rise with us; let us warm ourselves by it—an aged wine,
whose scent alone takes the place of food for one chilled through—
Whose fragrance, inhaled, suffices in place of a cool taste—
الذsweeter منthan نظرةthe glance of المعشوقthe beloved وَرَّدَهاmade it rosy
الذ من نظرة المعشوق وَرَّدَها
صبغُthe tint of الحياءmodesty وفرطand an excess of الدلِّcoquetry والخَفَرِand bashfulness
صبغُ الحياء وفرط الدلِّ والخَفَرِ
sweeter than the beloved’s glance, made rose-red
Sweeter than the beloved’s glance, made rosy by
by modesty’s blush, lavish coyness, and bashfulness.
The tint of modesty and an excess of coquetry and bashfulness.
