طَرَقَتناshe visited us by night ذاتُshe of البَنانِthe fingertips الأَحَمِّdark
طَرَقَتنا ذاتُ البَنانِ الأَحَمِّ
حَبَّذاhow sweet النَومُsleep لِلخَيالِfor the dream-vision المُلِمِّvisiting
حَبَّذا النَومُ لِلخَيالِ المُلِمِّ
She of the dark fingertips visited us by night.
How sweet is sleep for the dream-vision that visits!
وَحَديثٍand many a tale نَمىwas conveyed إِلَيهاto her فَلَمand did not تَرfirst part of “she awaits”
وَحَديثٍ نَمى إِلَيها فَلَم تَر
قُبcompletion of “she awaits” بَياناًclarification وَباطِلُand the falsehood of القَولِspeech يَنميspreads
قُب بَياناً وَباطِلُ القَولِ يَنمي
And many a tale reached her, yet she did not await
clarification; false talk spreads.
لَوif سَقَتنيshe gave me to drink سُمّاًpoison لَقُلتُthen I would say دَعوهاlet her be
لَو سَقَتني سُمّاً لَقُلتُ دَعوها
لاnot يَضُرُّharms الحُوارَthe camel calf وَطأَةُthe tread of أُمِّa mother
لا يَضُرُّ الحُوارَ وَطأَةُ أُمِّ
If she gave me poison to drink, I would say, “Let her be;
a mother’s tread does not harm her camel calf.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1