أجملَmore beautiful منthan إشراقةِradiance المشرِقِthe east
أجملَ من إشراقةِ المشرِقِ
يكونis وجهface الليلthe night إذْwhen نلْتقيwe meet
يكون وجه الليل إذْ نلْتقي
More beautiful than the radiance of the east
More beautiful than the radiance of the sunrise
is the face of night when we meet.
Would be your face when we meet
وتُصبحُand become الأنجمُthe stars أُنشودةًa song
وتُصبحُ الأنجمُ أُنشودةً
ليْليَّةًof the night ، وand البدرthe full moon كالبيذقِlike a chess pawn
ليْليَّةً ، و البدر كالبيذقِ
And the stars become a song
The stars would become a nocturnal ode
of the night, and the full moon is like a chess pawn.
And the moon like a full moon
تُختصرُis condensed الأرضُthe earth علىupon راحتيmy palm
تُختصرُ الأرضُ على راحتي
باقةa bouquet وردِroses ناضرٍfresh مورقِleafy
باقة وردِ ناضرٍ مورقِ
The earth is condensed upon my palm
The earth would shrink to fit in my palm
into a bouquet of fresh, leafy roses,
A bouquet of blooming roses
كأنَّماas though أطرافُهاits edges جُمِّعتْwere gathered
كأنَّما أطرافُها جُمِّعتْ
تشهدُbear witness ماwhat أُبرمَwas sealed منof موثقِa covenant
تشهدُ ما أُبرمَ من موثقِ
as though its edges had been gathered
As if its edges were gathered
to witness the covenant that was sealed.
To witness what is affirmed from the pact
لمdid not تكنbe الأحلامُthe dreams موسومةًmarked
لم تكن الأحلامُ موسومةً
بالقُربِby nearness فيin تاريخِهاtheir history الأسبقِearlier
بالقُربِ في تاريخِها الأسبقِ
Dreams had not borne the mark
Dreams were not marked
of nearness in their earlier history.
With proximity in their ancient history
كُنَّاwe were علىon شاطئthe shore أحلامنour dreams
كُنَّا على شاطئ أحلامن
نبحثُwe search كيso that نبحرwe sail عنfor زورقِa boat
نبحثُ كي نبحر عن زورقِ
We were on the shore of our dreams,
We were on the shore of our dreams
searching for a boat so we could sail.
Searching for a boat to sail
وكانَand was بحرُthe sea الخوفِfear مُسترسلcontinuing unchecked
وكانَ بحرُ الخوفِ مُسترسل
فيin رُعبِهِits terror يدعوbeckons إلىtoward الأعمقِthe greater depths
في رُعبِهِ يدعو إلى الأعمقِ
And the sea of fear stretched on,
The sea of fear was raging
in its terror, beckoning toward greater depths.
Beckoning to the deepest depths
وكانand was صمتُsilence الليلthe night أُسطورةًa legend
وكان صمتُ الليل أُسطورةً
موغلةًdeeply immersed فيin صمتهاits silence المُطبقِutter
موغلةً في صمتها المُطبقِ
And the silence of night was a legend,
The silence of the night was a legend
deeply immersed in its utter silence.
Deeply immersed in its total silence
لكنَّناbut we كنَّاwe were ، بآمالنwith our hopes
لكنَّنا كنَّا ، بآمالن
نرْقىwe rise ، ولاand do not نيأْسَwe despair أنْto نرتقيwe ascend
نرْقى ، ولا نيأْسَ أنْ نرتقي
But with our hopes we were
But we, with our hopes
rising, never despairing of climbing higher,
Would rise, and not despair to rise
حتىuntil إذاwhen نلْنَاwe attained الذيwhat نبتغيwe seek
حتى إذا نلْنَا الذي نبتغي
منof فتحopening بابthe door الأملِhope المغلقِclosed
من فتح باب الأملِ المغلقِ
until, when we attained what we sought—
Until when we attain what we seek
the opening of hope's closed door—
From opening the door of sealed hope
تحوَّلturned الليلُthe night إلىinto واحةٍan oasis
تحوَّل الليلُ إلى واحةٍ
مشحونةٍfilled بالوردِwith roses وand الزَّنبقِlilies
مشحونةٍ بالوردِ و الزَّنبقِ
night turned into an oasis
The night would turn into an oasis
filled with roses and lilies.
Charged with roses and lilies
وأٌقبلتْand came forward أفواجُthrongs أفراحنour joys
وأٌقبلتْ أفواجُ أفراحن
مزْهوَّةًexultant رافعةَraising البيرقِthe banner
مزْهوَّةً رافعةَ البيرقِ
And throngs of our joys came forth,
And flocks of our joys would come
exultant, raising the banner.
Blossoming, raising the flag
ياربِّO my Lord ، قوليهاsay it معيwith me دعوةًa prayer
ياربِّ ، قوليها معي دعوةً
توصِلُناbrings us للأملto hope المُشرِقِradiant
توصِلُنا للأمل المُشرِقِ
'O my Lord'—say it with me as a prayer
Oh Lord, say it with me in prayer
that brings us to radiant hope.
That takes us to the shining hope
Sol 6.1