أَياO زائِراًvisitor بِالليلِby night مِنfrom غيرِother than أَنْthat يَسريhe journeys by night
أَيا زائِراً بِالليلِ مِن غيرِ أَنْ يَسري
وهلand is there زائرٌa visitor باللّيلby night منfrom غيرother than أنthat يسريhe journeys by night
وهل زائرٌ باللّيل من غير أن يسري
O visitor by night who does not journey by night,
And can there be a night visitor who does not journey by night?
وَياand O مُشبهاًresembling للفجرِthe dawn ضوءُlight جبينِهِhis brow
وَيا مُشبهاً للفجرِ ضوءُ جبينِهِ
أبِنْexplain لِيto me قليلاًbriefly كيفhow رُوّعتَyou were frightened بالفجرِby dawn
أبِنْ لِي قليلاً كيف رُوّعتَ بالفجرِ
And O you whose brow's light resembles dawn,
Tell me briefly: how were you frightened by dawn?
تَجودُyou give generously عَلَيناto us وَالمعاذيرُand excuses جَمّةٌplentiful
تَجودُ عَلَينا وَالمعاذيرُ جَمّةٌ
وتبخلُand you are miserly بالجَدوىwith bounty وأنتand you بلاwithout عذرِan excuse
وتبخلُ بالجَدوى وأنت بلا عذرِ
You are generous to us, though excuses abound,
Yet you withhold bounty, though you have no excuse.
وَلَمّاand when تَعاتَبناwe reproached one another علىover الهجرestrangement صُغتَyou fashioned لِيfor me
وَلَمّا تَعاتَبنا على الهجر صُغتَ لِي
دَنُوَّكyour nearness منfrom بُعدٍdistance ووصلكَand your union منfrom هجرِestrangement
دَنُوَّك من بُعدٍ ووصلكَ من هجرِ
And when we reproached each other over estrangement, you fashioned for me
Your nearness out of distance, and your union out of estrangement.
وَأَوليتَand you bestowed بِرّاًkindness لَمnot يَكُنit was عندَwith واصِلٍone who reaches
وَأَوليتَ بِرّاً لَم يَكُن عندَ واصِلٍ
إليهto it وإنand even though أغنىit enriched نصيباًa share منof الشّكرِgratitude
إليه وإن أغنى نصيباً من الشّكرِ
And you bestowed a kindness that won, from one who received
It, no share of gratitude, though it enriched him.
Translation model: Sol 6.1