وَعاتِقِand a maiden صُبحَةٍmorning جُلِيَتwas unveiled عَلَيناbefore us
وَعاتِقِ صُبحَةٍ جُلِيَت عَلَينا
بِتاجٍwith a crown مِنof عَجائِبِهاher marvels وَعِقدِand a necklace
بِتاجٍ مِن عَجائِبِها وَعِقدِ
And the maiden of morning was unveiled before us,
In the dawn's embrace, wonders were revealed to us
With a crown of her marvels and a necklace:
With a crown of its mysteries and necklace
مَجَرَّةِa Milky Way جَدوَلٍa stream وَسَماءِand a sky آسٍmyrtle
مَجَرَّةِ جَدوَلٍ وَسَماءِ آسٍ
وَأَنجُمِand stars نَرجِسٍnarcissus وَشُموسِand suns وَردِroses
وَأَنجُمِ نَرجِسٍ وَشُموسِ وَردِ
A stream's Milky Way and a sky of myrtle,
Of a river's starry stream and cloudy sky
And stars of narcissus and suns of roses,
And narcissus stars and rose suns
وَبَرقِand lightning مُدامَةٍwine وَغَمامِand a cloud كَأسٍa cup
وَبَرقِ مُدامَةٍ وَغَمامِ كَأسٍ
وَرَعدُand thunder مُثالِثٍlute strings وَضَبابُand mist نَدِّfragrant incense
وَرَعدُ مُثالِثٍ وَضَبابُ نَدِّ
And wine's lightning and a cup's cloud,
And flashing lightning and chalice clouds
And the thunder of lute strings and a mist of incense.
And triple thunder and misty dew
مَحاسِنُbeauties رَندَجَتblackened; eclipsed ماwhat صَيغَwas fashioned مِنهاfrom them
مَحاسِنُ رَندَجَت ما صَيغَ مِنها
زِيارَةُa visit مَنthe one whom أُحِبُّI love بِغَيرِwithout وَعدِa promise
زِيارَةُ مَن أُحِبُّ بِغَيرِ وَعدِ
Beauties whose fashioned splendor was eclipsed
The beautiful one prepared what was molded
By a visit from the one I love, without prior promise.
Visiting whom I love without promise