علمlearned نَوميmy sleep الجفاءَcoldness بيtoward me فَجَفاso it shunned
علم نَومي الجفاءَ بي فَجَفا
فزادَso increased جسميmy body بقدِّهِthrough his stature دَنفَاsickness
فزادَ جسمي بقدِّهِ دَنفَا
My sleep learned to shun me, and so it shunned me.
He taught my sleep of his cruelty towards me, so it increased
So my body grew more sick through his stature.
My body's thinness through his height
ياO أحسنَbest العالمينall mankind منزلةًin standing
يا أحسنَ العالمين منزلةً
عندَin the esteem of فؤادٍa heart أذابَهُhe melted it أسفاwith sorrow
عندَ فؤادٍ أذابَهُ أسفا
O you, highest in esteem among all mankind
O fairest of both worlds in abode
To a heart he has melted with sorrow.
To a heart melted away in sorrow for him
أصبحَhas come to بدرُthe full moon الدُجىthe darkness يقولsay بأنthat (continued)
أصبحَ بدرُ الدُجى يقول بأن
نكَyou (continuation) منهُthan it أبهىmore radiant ومعترفاand acknowledging
نكَ منهُ أبهى ومعترفا
The full moon of the darkness now declares that
The moon of darkness said that indeed
You are more radiant than it, admitting as much.
You are more splendid than it and it admits
بحسبِsufficient for قلبيmy heart هواكَlove for you ياO ملكَking النthe (beginning of 'people')
بحسبِ قلبي هواكَ يا ملكَ الن
ناسِpeople (continued) لقلبٍfor a heart بحسنهِthrough his beauty وكفَىand that suffices
ناسِ لقلبٍ بحسنهِ وكفَى
Love for you is enough for my heart, O king of the
According to my heart your love, O king of
People—and through his beauty, it suffices a heart.
People, suffices a heart in your beauty