قَدalready غابَhas vanished وَجهُface of البَدرِthe full moon فيin
قَد غابَ وَجهُ البَدرِ في
طَوقِcollar of السَماءِthe sky الأَزرَقِblue
طَوقِ السَماءِ الأَزرَقِ
The full moon's face has already vanished into
The moon's face has vanished
the sky's blue collar.
Behind heaven's azure ring,
وَبَداand appeared الصَباحُthe morning كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَبَدا الصَباحُ كَأَنَّهُ
نُصحُcounsel of الصَديقِthe friend المُشفِقِcaring
نُصحُ الصَديقِ المُشفِقِ
And morning has appeared, as though it were
And dawn appeared as though
a caring friend's counsel.
A caring friend's advice.
فَاِشرَبso drink عَلَيهِto it وَسَقِّنيand give me drink
فَاِشرَب عَلَيهِ وَسَقِّني
عِنَبِيَّةًgrape wine كَالزَنبَقِlike the lily
عِنَبِيَّةً كَالزَنبَقِ
So drink to it, and pour me
So drink to it, and pour me
grape wine like the lily.
Wine red as the iris.
فَاللَيلُfor the night مِنfrom لَمَعانِهِits gleaming
فَاللَيلُ مِن لَمَعانِهِ
كَالآبَنوسَlike ebony الأَبلَقِpiebald
كَالآبَنوسَ الأَبلَقِ
For the night, from its gleaming,
The night from its sparks shone like
is like piebald ebony.
A bright and flashing mirror.