قدindeed زارنيvisited me نِصْفَhalfway through ليليmy night
قد زارني نِصْفَ ليلي
جاريmy neighbor وَمَاand has not زَالَceased to be جائرْunjust
جاري وَمَا زَالَ جائرْ
Indeed, he visited me halfway through my night—
My love came to me in the stilly night
my neighbor, still unjust.
Lover that is still bent on his wrong
منwhoever زارvisits فيin النِّصْفِthe middle منهof it
من زار في النِّصْفِ منه
فإِنهthen indeed he is نِصْفُhalf زَائِرْa visitor
فإِنه نِصْفُ زَائِرْ
Whoever visits halfway through it
He who comes to love at the midnight hour
is indeed half a visitor.
Is but half a welcome guest