ياO قمرَmoon الأسرارِof secrets ياO مُلبسيyou who clothe me
يا قمرَ الأسرارِ يا مُلبسي
غِلالةًa sheer robe منof أخضرgreen السندسِfine silk
غِلالةً من أخضر السندسِ
O moon of secrets, O you who clothe me
O moon of secrets, O my robe
In a sheer robe of fine green silk.
Of green brocade enfolding me,
أصبحتَyou have become معشوقاًbeloved ترىyou are seen يابساًdry
أصبحتَ معشوقاً ترى يابساً
لولاbut for لهيبُthe blaze النارِof the fire لمnot تيبسِyou dry out
لولا لهيبُ النارِ لم تيبسِ
You have become beloved, and are seen to be dry;
You've turned into a withered love -
But for the fire's blaze, you would not have dried.
If not for fire's heat, you'd wither.
جلستَyou sat فيهin it زمناًfor a time عاجلاًfleeting
جلستَ فيه زمناً عاجلاً
لذاكfor that reason تُدعىyou are called صاحبَmaster of المجلسthe assembly
لذاك تُدعى صاحبَ المجلس
You sat in it for a fleeting while;
For a brief time you sat with him
Thus you are called master of the assembly.
And so are called the assembly's lord,
رأستَyou presided فيهin it بعلومthrough sciences بدتْbecame manifest
رأستَ فيه بعلوم بدتْ
فيكin you ولولاand but for ذاكthat لمnot ترأسyou preside
فيك ولولا ذاك لم ترأس
You presided in it through sciences that became manifest
You saw the sciences shine forth
In you; and but for that, you would not have presided.
In you - else you'd not lead the throng.
فأنتso you تسريtravel by night فيthrough ثمانeight وفيand through
فأنت تسري في ثمان وفي
عشرينtwenty حماساardently علىover الكنسِthe stars that hide away
عشرين حماسا على الكنسِ
So you travel by night through eight and through
So you proceed in eight or twenty
Twenty, ardently, over the stars that hide away,
Enthusiastic steps across the church,
علىon جوادٍa steed سابحٍswimming صِيغَwas fashioned منfrom
على جوادٍ سابحٍ صِيغَ من
نحاسcopper قاسىendured صنعةthe craft of المفلسthe bankrupt man
نحاس قاسى صنعة المفلس
On a swimming steed fashioned from
Upon a sturdy steed forged of
Copper that endured the bankrupt man's craft.
Hard brass - a bankrupt's handiwork.