قالتْshe said وفيand on الخَدَّينِthe two cheeks دَمْعٌtears واكفُstreaming:
قالتْ وفي الخَدَّينِ دَمْعٌ واكفُ:
تأتيyou come لِماذاwhy؟ كانwas يكفيsuffices الهاتفُthe telephone
تأتي لِماذا؟ كان يكفي الهاتفُ
She said, tears streaming down both cheeks:
She said with tears flowing down her cheeks:
Why have you come? The telephone would have sufficed.
Why have you come? The phone would suffice
عُدْreturn قبلَbefore أنthat يَدريfinds out زَبانِيَةُstern warders الهَوىlove
عُدْ قبلَ أن يَدري زَبانِيَةُ الهَوى
فعليكَso, for you هذاthis اللَّيلَthe night قَلْبِيَmy heart واجِفُtrembling
فعليكَ هذا اللَّيلَ قَلْبِيَ واجِفُ
Return before love's warders find out.
Go back before the keeper of passion learns
For my heart trembles for you tonight.
For upon you this night my heart is desolate
حَوليaround me وحَوْلَكَand around you أَعْيُنٌeyes وعَواذلٌand censurers
حَولي وحَوْلَكَ أَعْيُنٌ وعَواذلٌ
وبُروقُand lightning flashes حِقْدٍhatred أَسودٍblack، وعواصفُand storms
وبُروقُ حِقْدٍ أَسودٍ، وعواصفُ
Around me and around you are eyes and censurers,
Around me and you there are eyes and flirts
And lightning flashes of black hatred, and storms.
And dark, intense flashes of hatred and storms
قلتُI said: الحَياةُlife معwith العواذلِthe censurers والهوىand love
قلتُ: الحَياةُ مع العواذلِ والهوى
تَحْلوgrows sweet، وأنتِwhile you مِنَof العواذلِthe censurers خائِفَةْafraid
تَحْلو، وأنتِ مِنَ العواذلِ خائِفَةْ
I said: Life, with censurers and love,
I said: A life with flirts and passion
Grows sweet, while you are afraid of the censurers.
Is sweet, and you are afraid of the flirts
أناI طائفيٌّsectarian، كلُّall مُرْتَكِبِيperpetrators of الهَوىlove
أنا طائفيٌّ، كلُّ مُرْتَكِبِي الهَوى
قَوميmy people، ومالكةand the mistress of القلوبِhearts العاطِفَةْemotion
قَومي، ومالكة القلوبِ العاطِفَةْ
I am sectarian: all who commit the offense of love
I am biased, all who fall into passion
Are my people, and emotion is the mistress of hearts.
Stand up, O queen of tender hearts
فدَعِيso leave العُيونَthe eyes وحِقْدَهاand their hatred، ولَرُبَّماand perhaps
فدَعِي العُيونَ وحِقْدَها، ولَرُبَّما
عَمِيَتْwent blind، وجاءتand came للعواذلِto the censurers عاصِفَةْa storm
عَمِيَتْ، وجاءت للعواذلِ عاصِفَةْ
So leave the eyes and their hatred alone, and perhaps
Leave the eyes and their hatred, maybe
They will go blind, and a storm will come upon the censurers.
They will go blind, and a storm comes to the flirts
دِينيmy religion ودِينُكِand your religion أُلْفَةٌharmony ومَحَبَّةٌand love
دِيني ودِينُكِ أُلْفَةٌ ومَحَبَّةٌ
وحديقةٌand a garden فوقَabove الحدائقِthe gardens وارفةْlush and shady
وحديقةٌ فوقَ الحدائقِ وارفةْ
My religion and yours are harmony and love,
My religion and your religion are amity and love
And a lush, shady garden above the gardens.
And a garden above the most lush of gardens
Sol 6.1