معاهدَO familiar haunts السَّفْحِof the hillside سقاكmay it water you الحياthe rain
معاهدَ السَّفْحِ سقاك الحيا
وجادكand may it shower you الغيثُthe rain علىin accordance with قَدْرmeasure
وجادك الغيثُ على قَدْر
O haunts of the hillside, may the rain water you,
The slopes' covenants gave you life
and may the showers bless you in due measure.
And the rain generously watered you
كمhow many ليلةa night للأنسfor fellowship قضّيتهاI spent it
كم ليلة للأنس قضّيتها
منكof yours وكمand how many يومa day منof العُمْرlife
منك وكم يوم من العُمْر
How many a night of fellowship I spent
How many nights of intimacy I spent
in your midst, and how many a day of life!
With you, and how many days of life
وحبّذاand how lovely قصْرُthe palace الكريميّof al-Karimi ماwhat
وحبّذا قصْرُ الكريميّ ما
بينamid رياضgardens الحزنof the rugged upland منof قَصْرِa palace
بين رياض الحزن من قَصْرِ
And how lovely is al-Karimi's palace—what
Blessed be the generous palace that
a palace amid the gardens of the rugged upland!
Stands between the gardens of sorrow
تسرَّقstole away القلبَthe heart بهin it خلسةa fleeting moment
تسرَّق القلبَ به خلسة
للدهرfor all time لاnot تنفكparts عنfrom ذكرremembrance
للدهر لا تنفك عن ذكر
A fleeting moment there stole the heart,
It steals the heart secretly
never absent from remembrance for all time.
You never cease to remember it through time
Sol 6.1