عانَقَنيhe embraced me وَالدُجىwhile the darkness كَطُرَّتِهِlike his forelock
عانَقَني وَالدُجى كَطُرَّتِهِ
حَتّىuntil بَداappeared الصُبحُthe dawn مِثلَlike طَلعَتِهِhis countenance
حَتّى بَدا الصُبحُ مِثلَ طَلعَتِهِ
He embraced me while the darkness was like his forelock,
Until dawn appeared, like his countenance.
ظَبيٌa gazelle لِكافورَfor the camphor خَدِّهِof his cheek شَرَفٌdistinction
ظَبيٌ لِكافورَ خَدِّهِ شَرَفٌ
بِماthrough what اِكتَسىit clothed itself in مِنof خَلوقِsaffron perfume وَجنَتِهِof his cheek
بِما اِكتَسى مِن خَلوقِ وَجنَتِهِ
A gazelle whose cheek's camphor gains distinction
Through the saffron perfume of his cheek in which it is clothed.
إِذاwhenever هَدانيguides me هارونُAaron مُصطَبَريof my patience
إِذا هَداني هارونُ مُصطَبَري
أَضَلَّنيleads me astray سامِرِيُّthe Samiri صورَتِهِof his form
أَضَلَّني سامِرِيُّ صورَتِهِ
Whenever the Aaron of my patience guides me,
The Samiri of his form leads me astray.
Translation model: Sol 6.1