سَليask عنيabout me الأيامthe days ياO أُختsister يوشعJoshua
سَلي عني الأيام يا أُخت يوشع
سليask الليلthe night والأحلامand the dreams هلwhether زرتَyou visited مضجعيmy bed
سلي الليل والأحلام هل زرتَ مضجعي
Ask the days about me, O sister of Joshua.
Ask the days about me, oh sister of Yusha'
Ask the night and the dreams: have you visited my bed?
Ask the night and dreams, have you visited my bed?
سَليask كلevery منone who تلقينyou meet يمشيwalks علىupon الثَرىthe earth
سَلي كل من تلقين يمشي على الثَرى
سَليask العيسthe white camels والبيداءand the desert عنabout سَيلtorrent أدمعيmy tears
سَلي العيس والبيداء عن سَيل أدمعي
Ask everyone you meet walking upon the earth.
Ask everyone you meet walking on the ground
Ask the white camels and the desert about the torrent of my tears.
Ask the barren desert about the flood of my tears
لأنيbecause I رهينa captive بالصبابةto ardent longing والجوىand heartache
لأني رهين بالصبابة والجوى
ولوand even if نلتI met منthrough حبيmy love لحبكfor your love مصرعيmy death
ولو نلت من حبي لحبك مصرعي
For I am captive to ardent longing and heartache,
For I am a hostage of youth and passion
Even if I should meet my death through my love for your love.
And if I gained your love, it would be my doom
قفيstop وإنظريand look قلباًa heart يُمزقهtears it apart الهوىlove
قفي وإنظري قلباً يُمزقه الهوى
ولوand if لاnot هواكِlove of you ماnot تفككcame apart أضلُعيmy ribs
ولو لا هواكِ ما تفكك أضلُعي
Stop and behold a heart that love tears apart.
Stand and look at a heart torn by passion
And were it not for love of you, my ribs would not have come apart.
If not for your love, my ribs would not come undone
دعينيspare me منfrom التسويفdelay عمريmy life بلrather إنظُريlook
دعيني من التسويف عمري بل إنظُري
ولاnor نلتُI received منكِfrom you ماwhat يشنفdelights مسمعيmy ear
ولا نلتُ منكِ ما يشنف مسمعي
Spare me delay, my life; rather, look.
Spare me procrastination, my life, just look
Nor have I received from you anything to delight my ear.
If I don't get from you what pleases my hearing
لقيتُI experienced ومنكِand from you ماwhat لقىexperienced قيسQays عامرAmir
لقيتُ ومنكِ ما لقى قيس عامر
وأنكِand that you are ليلىLayla ياO لِعظمِhow great توجعيmy anguish
وأنكِ ليلى يا لِعظمِ توجعي
I have suffered from you what Qays of Amir suffered,
I have found in you what Qais found in Layla
And you are Layla—oh, how great my anguish!
Oh how great is my agony from you
وضعتI laid فؤاديmy heart فيin الهوىlove لكِfor you موطئاًa place to tread
وضعت فؤادي في الهوى لكِ موطئاً
وغسلتand I washed أقداماًfeet لكِof yours وبأدمُعيand with my tears
وغسلت أقداماً لكِ وبأدمُعي
In love, I laid my heart as a place for you to tread.
I placed my heart in passion for you as a foothold
And I washed your feet with my tears.
And with my tears I washed feet for you
أماdo you not تخشينfear الدهرTime فيin قتلkilling منone who غداhas become
أما تخشين الدهر في قتل من غدا
بحُبكِthrough love of you يحياlives لاnot لحُبكِto love of you مُدعيa pretender
بحُبكِ يحيا لا لحُبكِ مُدعي
Do you not fear Time in killing one who now
Do you not fear time killing tomorrow
Lives through love of you, no pretender to that love?
The one whose life is in your love, not just claiming your love
تريدينyou want أنthat أُّبقيI keep عذابيmy torment فيin الهوىlove
تريدين أن أُّبقي عذابي في الهوى
وتلعبُand toy بيwith me الأحداثُthe events فيin كلevery موقعِplace
وتلعبُ بي الأحداثُ في كل موقعِ
You want me to keep my torment in love,
You want me to prolong my torment in passion
And events toy with me at every turn.
And events toy with me at every turn
ولاand do not تعجبيbe surprised أَنْthat قدindeed أتتنيhas come over me غشاوةًa veil
ولا تعجبي أَنْ قد أتتني غشاوةً
فمنكِfor from you وفيكِand in you قدindeed لقيتُI experienced تسكُعيmy aimless wandering
فمنكِ وفيكِ قد لقيتُ تسكُعي
And do not wonder that a veil has come over me,
Do not wonder that confusion has come upon me
For from you, and in you, I have known my aimless wandering.
For in you, and from you, I have found my madness
فرقيso have pity لِمنon one who يَمسيspends the evening ويُصبحُand spends the morning فيin الهوىlove
فرقي لِمن يَمسي ويُصبحُ في الهوى
يُناديكِcalls to you ياO روحيmy soul إليto me تراجعيreturn
يُناديكِ يا روحي إلي تراجعي
So have pity on one who spends evening and morning in love,
Have mercy on the one who spends his evenings and mornings in passion
Calling to you: O my soul, return to me.
Calling for you, oh my soul, come back to me
فلماthen when رأتنيshe saw me ساورassailed الهمُworry قلبهاher heart
فلما رأتني ساور الهمُ قلبها
وقالتand she said ظَننتُI thought اليومtoday تنسىyou forget ليfor me موضعيmy place
وقالت ظَننتُ اليوم تنسى لي موضعي
Then, when she saw me, worry assailed her heart.
When she saw me, worry took hold of her heart
And she said: I thought today you would forget my place.
And she said, "I thought you would forget my place today"
ولكنand yet، وحقby the truth of الحبlove لستI am not بِناسهاforgetting them
ولكن، وحق الحب لست بِناسها
سويعاتbrief hours ضمٍembracing تحتسيsips منfrom مدامعيmy tear ducts
سويعات ضمٍ تحتسي من مدامعي
But, by the truth of love, I am not one to forget them:
But no - by the right of love, I will not forget her
Those brief hours of embrace, sipping from my tearful eyes.
Just moments in an embrace tasting of my tears
فهياso come بناwith us نَبدلُwe exchange هموماًworries بِمتعةfor pleasure
فهيا بنا نَبدلُ هموماً بِمتعة
ونكشفُand we expose منwhoever قدalready كانwas فيin الحبlove يدّعيpretends
ونكشفُ من قد كان في الحب يدّعي
So come, let us exchange worries for pleasure,
So come, let's exchange sorrows for pleasures
And expose whoever had been pretending in love.
And expose whoever claimed to love in vain
ولماand when تصافحناwe clasped hands وعانقناand embraced us الهوىlove
ولما تصافحنا وعانقنا الهوى
رأيتI saw دموعtears العينthe eye ترثيmourn لمدمعيfor my tear duct
رأيت دموع العين ترثي لمدمعي
And when we clasped hands and love embraced us,
When we shook hands and embraced in passion
I saw the eye's tears grieving for my tearful eye.
I saw the eyes' tears grieve for my tears
حظيتُI gained بودwith affection منfrom حبيبa beloved عهدتهُI had known him
حظيتُ بود من حبيب عهدتهُ
وناديتand I called ياO ريميmy gazelle وياand O أُختsister يوشعJoshua
وناديت يا ريمي ويا أُخت يوشع
I gained affection from a beloved I had known,
I gained the affection of the one I loved
And I called: O my gazelle, and O sister of Joshua!
And called "Oh Raymi, oh sister of Yusha"
Sol 6.1