بنغمةthrough the melody العودthe oud لاحappeared ليto me أثرُa trace
بنغمة العود لاح لي أثرُ
أفهمنيmade me understand أنthat كلناall of us صورُforms
أفهمني أن كلنا صورُ
Through the oud's melody, a trace appeared to me.
The oud's melody revealed to me a trace
It made me understand that we are all forms.
That made me understand we're all but an image
فقلتso I said لماwhen تبدتbecame manifest العبرُthe lessons
فقلت لما تبدت العبرُ
حدِّثspeak عنof الوترthe One أيهاO الوترُthe string
حدِّث عن الوتر أيها الوترُ
So I said, when the lessons became clear:
So I said, as tears began to well,
Speak of the One, O string.
Speak, O string, speak of the string
منwhoever فاتهeluded him الخُبرfirsthand knowledge سرهdelighted him الخبرُthe report
من فاته الخُبر سره الخبرُ
ياO عودoud كمhow greatly أنتyou are أسرmost delightful وسوسةٍa whisper
يا عود كم أنت أسر وسوسةٍ
Whoever lacks firsthand knowledge is delighted by the report.
Lost is he to whom the essence is still obscure
O oud, how delightful a whisper you are!
O oud, how captivating and haunting you are
رققsoften لناfor us الصوتthe sound فيin مؤانسةٍintimate companionship
رقق لنا الصوت في مؤانسةٍ
عنof حالةa state فيin الهوىlove مؤسسةٍfirmly founded
عن حالة في الهوى مؤسسةٍ
Soften the sound for us in intimate companionship,
Soften your voice in conviviality
Of a state firmly founded in love.
Of a state in love established
وهاتand tell عنof ليلةa night مقدسةٍsacred
وهات عن ليلة مقدسةٍ
طابتwas sweet فعنديso, to me جميعاentirely سحرُdawn
طابت فعندي جميعا سحرُ
And tell of a sacred night:
And tell of a sacred night
It was sweet; to me, it was dawn throughout.
That seemed so sweet, in my view all is magic
سريmy secret بكthrough you الآنnow قدindeed غداhas become علناًpublic
سري بك الآن قد غدا علناً
ومنand from غراميmy passion أثرتyou stirred مكتمناًsomething concealed
ومن غرامي أثرت مكتمناً
Through you, my secret has now come into the open.
My secret is now overt through you
And from my passion you stirred what lay concealed.
And from my passion I've confided the hidden
طبbe sweet نغمةin melody ليfor me ومسمعاًand in sound حسناًbeautiful
طب نغمة لي ومسمعاً حسناً
وقلand say كماas شئتyou wish أنthat ليI have أذناًan ear
وقل كما شئت أن لي أذناً
Be sweet in melody for me, and lovely to hear.
Play a melody for me, make it a delight to my ear
And speak as you wish, for I have an ear
And say whatever you wish, for I have an ear
تتلىare recited عليهاto it بلحنكin your melody السورُthe surahs
تتلى عليها بلحنك السورُ
منكbecause of you ضلوعيmy ribs قدindeed ذابhave melted أجمعهاall of them
منك ضلوعي قد ذاب أجمعها
To which the surahs are recited in your melody.
Upon which your verses can be recited
Because of you, all my ribs have melted.
From you my ribs have all melted away
ومقلتيand my eye تستهلstream forth أدمعهاits tears
ومقلتي تستهل أدمعها
والأذنand the ear منيof mine غناكyour singing يصدعهاrends it
والأذن مني غناك يصدعها
And my eye's tears stream forth.
And my eyelids begin to shed their tears
And your singing rends my ear,
My ears, your singing makes them ring
مصغيةlistening attentively للحبيبto the Beloved يسمعهاmakes it hear
مصغية للحبيب يسمعها
آياتverses حقof truth لمdid not تسمعhear البشرُhumankind
آيات حق لم تسمع البشرُ
Listening to the Beloved, who makes it hear
Hearkening to the beloved, making them hear
Verses of truth that humankind has never heard.
Verses of truth never heard by mortals
هاجتarose لشوقيfor my longing صباan east wind يمانيةٌfrom Yemen
هاجت لشوقي صبا يمانيةٌ
ومهجتيand my heart للهوىfor love معانيةٌsuffering
ومهجتي للهوى معانيةٌ
An east wind from Yemen rose for my longing.
For my yearning, the Zephyr of Yemen roared
And my heart suffers for love.
And my bosom, to passion inclined
قلتI said وأعوادناwhile our ouds مدانيةٌclose together
قلت وأعوادنا مدانيةٌ
ياO وتراًstring حركتهshe set it vibrating غانيةٌa beautiful woman
يا وتراً حركته غانيةٌ
I said, while our ouds were close together:
I said, as our ouds sympathized:
O string, set quivering by a beautiful woman!
"O string, set in motion by a singing girl!"
لاno وأبيby my father ليسis not ذاكthat ياوترُO string
لا وأبي ليس ذاك ياوترُ
طنبورناour tanbur قدindeed عشقتI fell in love with نغمتَهُits melody
طنبورنا قد عشقت نغمتَهُ
No, by my father, that is not so, O string!
No - by my father - that's not so, O string!
I have fallen in love with our tanbur's melody.
Our tambour I fell in love with its tune
ولستand I do not أنسىforget الغداةin the morning رنتَهُits ringing
ولست أنسى الغداة رنتَهُ
كمhow often قلتI said لماwhen شهدتI beheld بهجتَهُits splendor
كم قلت لما شهدت بهجتَهُ
And I do not forget its morning ringing.
And I won't forget the morn I heard its ring
How often I said, when I beheld its splendor:
How I said, when I witnessed its delight:
قدindeed أودعhas placed الوترthe One فيكwithin you حكمتَهُHis wisdom
قد أودع الوتر فيك حكمتَهُ
فمنهso from Him لاnot منكfrom you تطربfind rapture الفطرُinnate natures
فمنه لا منك تطرب الفطرُ
The One has indeed placed His wisdom within you.
"The string has deposited its wisdom in you"
So it is from Him, not you, that innate natures find rapture.
So from it - not you - springs the rapture of creation
Sol 6.1