ياO ليلnight دُمendure ليfor me لاnot أُريدI want صباحاmorning
يا ليل دُم لي لا أُريد صباحا
حسبيenough for me بوجهwith the face of مُعانقيthe one embracing me مصباحاas a lamp
حسبي بوجه مُعانقي مصباحا
O night, endure for me; I do not want morning.
O night, linger for me, I do not want the morning
The face of the one embracing me is lamp enough for me.
My love's face embracing me is lamp enough
حسبيenough for me بهwith him بدراًas a full moon وحسبيand enough for me ريقهhis saliva
حسبي به بدراً وحسبي ريقه
خمراًas wine وحسبيand enough for me خدُّهhis cheek تُفّاحاas apples
خمراً وحسبي خدُّه تُفّاحا
He is full moon enough for me, and his saliva
His radiance is my full moon, his saliva my wine
Wine enough; his cheek is apple enough for me.
His cheek my apple sweet and ripe
حسبيenough for me بمضحكهwith his smile إذاwhen غازلتُهI woo him
حسبي بمضحكه إذا غازلتُه
مستغنياًhaving no need عنfor كلevery نجمٍstar لاحاshone
مستغنياً عن كل نجمٍ لاحا
His smile suffices me when I woo him,
His laughter as he teases me is plenty,
With no need for any star that shines.
No need have I for any star’s bright light
ألبستُهI clothed him طوقَthe collar of الوشاحthe sash بساعديwith my forearm
ألبستُه طوقَ الوشاح بساعدي
وجعلتand I made كفيmy palm للثامfor kissing وشاحاa sash
وجعلت كفي للثام وشاحا
I clothed him in a sash-like collar with my forearm,
With my own hands I wrapped his slender throat
And made my palm a sash for kissing.
In a kerchief, my palm his veil
هذاthis هوit الفضلthe bounty العظيمgreat فخلِّناso leave us
هذا هو الفضل العظيم فخلِّنا
متعانقَينِembracing one another فماfor ... not نريدwe want براحاparting
متعانقَينِ فما نريد براحا
This is the great bounty, so leave us
This is highest grace, so leave us now
Embracing one another, for we want no parting.
Entwined, we've no desire for open spaces
لوif كانwere فيin حرمthe sanctuary of الإلهGod عناقُناour embrace
لو كان في حرم الإله عناقُنا
ولثامُناand our kissing ماnot كانwould be ذاكthat جناحاa sin
ولثامُنا ما كان ذاك جناحا
If our embrace were in God's sanctuary,
If in God's sanctuary we shared an embrace
And our kissing too, that would be no sin.
Our veil no shame or scandal here would make
لوif شاءhad wished ربّيmy Lord أنthat يعفَّbe chaste عبادُهHis servants
لو شاء ربّي أن يعفَّ عبادُه
ماnot كانwould have يخلقcreated فيamong الأنامhumankind ملاحاbeautiful people
ما كان يخلق في الأنام ملاحا
If my Lord had wished His servants to be chaste,
If God wished to pardon his servants
He would not have created beautiful people among humankind.
No temptation in this life would He create
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