أَأَجْمَلَO most beautiful مَنْthose whom رَأَتْhas seen عَيْنِيmy eye
أَأَجْمَلَ مَنْ رَأَتْ عَيْنِي
وَمَاand no لَكِfor you فِيamong الْوَرَىhumankind مَثَلُequal
وَمَا لَكِ فِي الْوَرَى مَثَلُ
O fairest of those my eye has seen,
And you have no equal among humankind.
فَلَوْso if يَوْمًاone day تَبَاعَدْنَاwe grew apart
فَلَوْ يَوْمًا تَبَاعَدْنَا
فِرَاقُكِseparation from you كَيْفَhow أَحْتَمِلُI bear
فِرَاقُكِ كَيْفَ أَحْتَمِلُ
So if one day we were far apart,
How could I bear separation from you?
أَيَحْيَاcan … live? الْقَلْبُthe heart بَعْدَكُمُafter you
أَيَحْيَا الْقَلْبُ بَعْدَكُمُ
يَعِيشُit lives وَمَاand no لَهُfor it أَمَلُhope
يَعِيشُ وَمَا لَهُ أَمَلُ
Can the heart live after you are gone?
It lives, yet has no hope.
وَهَلْand is there? لِلْعَيْنِfor the eye مِنْany نَظَرٍsight
وَهَلْ لِلْعَيْنِ مِنْ نَظَرٍ
وَدُونَكِand without you مَاwhat تَرَىit sees طَلَلُa ruin
وَدُونَكِ مَا تَرَى طَلَلُ
And does the eye have any sight?
And without you, all it sees is ruins.
وَهَلْand is there? لِحَيَاتِfor life مِنْany مَعْنًىmeaning
وَهَلْ لِحَيَاتِ مِنْ مَعْنًى
بِدُونِكِwithout you إِنَّهَاindeed it is الْمَلَلُtedium
بِدُونِكِ إِنَّهَا الْمَلَلُ
And does life have any meaning?
Without you, it is tedium.
سَكَنْتِyou dwelt الْقَلْبَthe heart مَالِكَةًpossessing
سَكَنْتِ الْقَلْبَ مَالِكَةً
فُؤَادًاa heart حُبُّهُits love جَلَلُimmense
فُؤَادًا حُبُّهُ جَلَلُ
You dwelt in the heart as mistress
Of a heart whose love is immense.
وَأَنْتِand you الرُّوحُthe soul فِيin جَسَدِيmy body
وَأَنْتِ الرُّوحُ فِي جَسَدِي
بِبُعْدِكِbecause you are far away يَنْتَهِيcomes to an end الأَجَلُthe allotted lifespan
بِبُعْدِكِ يَنْتَهِي الأَجَلُ
And you are the soul in my body;
When you are far away, my allotted life ends.
فَيَاso O عُمْرِيmy life وَيَاand O أَمَلِيmy hope
فَيَا عُمْرِي وَيَا أَمَلِي
مَتَىwhen نَفْسِيmy soul سَتَكْتَمِلُwill become complete
مَتَى نَفْسِي سَتَكْتَمِلُ
So, O my life, and O my hope,
When will my soul be complete?
Sol 6.1