قَدindeed زارَنيhe visited me وَظَلامwhile the darkness اللَيلof the night مُعتَكَرُdense
قَد زارَني وَظَلام اللَيل مُعتَكَرُ
وَالنجمand the star يخطرflits فيin أَلحاظِهِits glances السَهَرُsleeplessness
وَالنجم يخطر في أَلحاظِهِ السَهَرُ
He visited me while the darkness of night was thick,
And sleeplessness flitted in the star's gaze.
بَدرٌa full moon أَظنI think بِأَنthat لَوif عَيبwere faulted فيamong ملاءa gathering
بَدرٌ أَظن بِأَن لَو عَيب في ملاء
ماnot عَيبfaulted عِنديin my eyes إِلّاexcept أَنَّهُthat he is بَشَرُhuman
ما عَيب عِندي إِلّا أَنَّهُ بَشَرُ
A full moon—I think that, were he faulted before a gathering,
His only fault in my eyes would be that he is human.
مَنone whose وَجهُهُhis face وَحَديثand conversation بتI spent the night أَخلسهُI steal it furtively
مَن وَجهُهُ وَحَديث بت أَخلسهُ
ليfor me مِنهُماfrom both of them ماwhat أَشتهاهُdesired it السَمعhearing وَالبَصَرand sight
لي مِنهُما ما أَشتهاهُ السَمع وَالبَصَر
One whose face—and the talk I stole throughout the night—
Gave me, between them, all that ear and eye desired.
Translation model: Sol 6.1