خليليّmy two friends هذيthese نجومُstars الدُجَىthe night’s darkness
خليليّ هذي نجومُ الدُجَى
جَوارٍmaidens جَوارٍcoursing بَعُدْنَthey are far off مَنالاin reach
جَوارٍ جَوارٍ بَعُدْنَ مَنالا
My two friends, these stars of the dark night
My darling, these are the stars of dusk
are coursing maidens, far beyond reach.
Neighboring, neighboring, yet beyond reach
وقدand indeed أشْبَهَresembled البحْرُthe sea مرآةَthe mirror of هِندٍHind
وقد أشْبَهَ البحْرُ مرآةَ هِندٍ
تُريكَshows you علَىat البُعْدِa distance منْهاfrom her مِثالاa likeness
تُريكَ علَى البُعْدِ منْها مِثالا
And indeed the sea resembles Hind’s mirror,
The sea resembles an Indian mirror
showing you her likeness from afar.
Showing you from afar an image