كَيفَhow أَمسَيتَyou have fared this evening مِنَfrom الهَجرِestrangement فَإِنّيfor indeed I
كَيفَ أَمسَيتَ مِنَ الهَجرِ فَإِنّي
مِنكَbecause of you قَدindeed أَمسَيتُI have spent the evening فيin جُهدٍhardship جَهيدِsevere
مِنكَ قَد أَمسَيتُ في جُهدٍ جَهيدِ
How have you fared this evening in estrangement? For I
How was your evening without me, for I
have spent the evening, because of you, in grievous distress.
Spent my evening in great misery without you
عُدreturn إِلىto الوَصلِunion فَإِنّيfor indeed I عائِدٌreturning
عُد إِلى الوَصلِ فَإِنّي عائِدٌ
قَدindeed بَداbecame apparent ليto me قَدindeed بَداbecame apparent ليto me فيin الصُعودِthe ascent
قَد بَدا لي قَد بَدا لي في الصُعودِ
Return to union, for I am returning.
Return to reunion, for I am returning
It has become apparent to me, it has become apparent to me, in the ascent.
The ascent has become clear to me, the ascent has become clear to me
أَهلَكَتdestroyed دينيmy faith بِدورٌfull moons طالِعاتٌrising
أَهلَكَت ديني بِدورٌ طالِعاتٌ
فيin دُجىdarkness الشَعرِthe hair وَوَردٌand roses فيin خُدودِcheeks
في دُجى الشَعرِ وَوَردٌ في خُدودِ
Rising full moons have destroyed my faith,
You have destroyed my faith with rising houses
in the darkness of hair, and roses on cheeks,
In the darkness of hair and roses in cheeks
وَاِرتِواءٌand drinking one's fill مِنfrom مُدامٍwine فيin شِفاهٍlips
وَاِرتِواءٌ مِن مُدامٍ في شِفاهٍ
وَاِعتِناقٌand embracing لِغُصونٍof boughs مِنof قُدودِbodily forms
وَاِعتِناقٌ لِغُصونٍ مِن قُدودِ
and drinking one's fill of wine in lips,
And sipping wine from lips
and embracing boughs of slender forms.
And embracing branches of necks