زارتْshe visited علىdespite يأسيmy despair بطيفِwith a phantom خيالهاher image
زارتْ على يأسي بطيفِ خيالها
ياO دهرُTime ماnot بقيتْremained عليكَagainst you ذنوبُsins
يا دهرُ ما بقيتْ عليكَ ذنوبُ
Despite my despair, she visited me as a phantom of her image.
Her phantom visited my despair
O Time, no sins remain against you.
O fate, you have no more sins against me
فركبْتُso I braved أخطارَthe perils الهوىlove فيin وصلهاunion with her
فركبْتُ أخطارَ الهوى في وصلها
والطيبُand perfume واشٍa talebearer والحليُّand jewelry رقيبُa watchman
والطيبُ واشٍ والحليُّ رقيبُ
So I braved love’s perils to be united with her.
So I embarked on love's perils to reach her
And perfume was a talebearer, and jewelry a watchman.
Incense wafts, jewelry adorns, chaperone prowls