لوif قابلfaced البدرthe full moon جزءاًa fraction منof سناكyour radiance غداwould become
لو قابل البدر جزءاً من سناك غدا
لهfor it محاقlunar darkness التلاشيof extinction فيin الهوىlove قوتاsustenance
له محاق التلاشي في الهوى قوتا
If the full moon faced a fraction of your radiance, it would take
If the full moon met a part of your brilliance tomorrow
the darkness of extinction as its sustenance in love.
It would be extinguished in passion’s fervor
نشوانintoxicated ذاpossessed of شغفٍpassion إنif لاحit appeared راحwould begin to يُرىbe seen
نشوان ذا شغفٍ إن لاح راح يُرى
حيرانbewildered ذاpossessed of كلفٍardent love بالنورby the light مبهوتاdazzled
حيران ذا كلفٍ بالنور مبهوتا
Drunk with passion, if it appeared, it would be seen
A joyful glance of yearning, should it shine, would itself vanish
bewildered, lovesick, dazzled by the light.
Bewildered in your light, utterly confounded
وإنand if مشيتyou walked علىupon الحصباءthe pebbles صيّرهاwould turn them
وإن مشيت على الحصباء صيّرها
عبيرthe fragrance ذيلكof your hem مسكاًinto musk فاحgave off fragrance مفتوتاcrumbled
عبير ذيلك مسكاً فاح مفتوتا
And if you walked upon the pebbles, they would be turned
And if you walked on pebbles, your trailing robe
by your hem’s fragrance into powdered musk, wafting its scent.
Would make them musk, exhaling, melted
كماlike العقيقcarnelian دموعيmy tears ردّturned لؤلؤهاtheir pearls
كما العقيق دموعي ردّ لؤلؤها
شعاعthe radiance خدّيكof your two cheeks مرجاناًinto coral وياقوتاand rubies
شعاع خدّيك مرجاناً وياقوتا
Like carnelian are my tears; their pearls have been turned
As carnelian, my tears - your cheek’s radiance
by the radiance of your cheeks into coral and rubies.
Turned their pearls to coral and rubies