ماnot زلتI ceased أشتاقI long for ناراًa fire أوقدتwas kindled لهماfor them both
ما زلت أشتاق ناراً أوقدت لهما
حتىuntil ظننتI thought عذابthe torment of النارHellfire قدindeed عذباhad grown sweet
حتى ظننت عذاب النار قد عذبا
I kept longing for a fire kindled for them both,
Until I thought the torment of Hellfire had grown sweet.
يعلوrises الدخانthe smoke بسودwith black locks منfrom ذوائبهاits tresses
يعلو الدخان بسود من ذوائبها
قدindeed عطwas torn فيهاwithin it قناعthe veil التبرof raw gold واستلباand was snatched away
قد عط فيها قناع التبر واستلبا
Smoke rises in black locks from its tresses;
Within it, the veil of gold has been torn and snatched away.
قدindeed كللتwas crowned عنبراًwith ambergris بالمسكwith musk ممتزجاmingled
قد كللت عنبراً بالمسك ممتزجا
وطوقتand was necklaced جلناراًwith pomegranate blossoms واكتستand clothed itself in ذهباgold
وطوقت جلناراً واكتست ذهبا
It has been crowned with ambergris mingled with musk,
And, necklaced with pomegranate blossoms, it clothed itself in gold.
فالنورso the light يلعبplays فيat أطرافهاits edges مرحاًmerrily
فالنور يلعب في أطرافها مرحاً
والخمرand the wine يرعدtrembles فيin اكنافهاits surroundings رهباin fear
والخمر يرعد في اكنافها رهبا
So the light plays merrily about its edges,
And the wine trembles fearfully around it.
وطارعنهاand flew from it شرارsparks لوif جرىraced معهalongside it
وطارعنها شرار لو جرى معه
برقlightning دناwould sink low أوor تلقىit met كوكباًa star لكباit would surely tumble
برق دنا أو تلقى كوكباً لكبا
And sparks flew from it—should there race alongside them
Lightning, it would sink low; or should they meet a star, it would tumble.
لوif كانit had been وقتa time of نثارscattering gifts خلتهI would have thought it درراًpearls
لو كان وقت نثار خلته درراً
أوor كانit had been وقتa time of انتصارvictory خلتهI would have thought it شهباshooting stars
أو كان وقت انتصار خلته شهبا
Had it been a time for scattering gifts, I would have thought them pearls,
Or a time of victory, I would have thought them shooting stars.
والليلand the night عريانnaked فيهin it منof ملابسهits garments
والليل عريان فيه من ملابسه
نشوانintoxicated قدindeed شقhas torn أثوابthe robes الدجىof darkness طرباin rapture
نشوان قد شق أثواب الدجى طربا
And night is naked there, stripped of its garments,
Drunken, having torn the robes of darkness in rapture.
أقسمتI swore بالطرفby the eye لوif أشرفتI had looked on حينwhen خبتit died down
أقسمت بالطرف لو أشرفت حين خبت
جعلتI would have made أنفسthe most precious أعضائيof my body parts لهاfor it حطباfirewood
جعلت أنفس أعضائي لها حطبا
I swore by the eye: had I looked on when it died down,
I would have made my body's dearest parts its firewood.