اسْكُني يا جِراحْ

اسْكُني يا جِراحْ

واسْكُتي يا شُجُونْ

واسْكُتي يا شُجُونْ

Be still, O wounds,

Be still, my wounds,

Be still, O wounds,

And be silent, O sorrows.

And hush, my sorrows,

And be silent, O sorrows,

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

The age of lamentation has died,

The days of lament are gone,

The age of wailing has died,

And the time of madness;

And the age of madness is past.

And the time of madness,

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

And dawn has appeared

The dawn has risen

And the morning has dawned

From beyond the centuries.

Beyond the centuries.

From beyond the centuries.

في فِجاجِ الرَّدى

في فِجاجِ الرَّدى

قَدْ دفنتُ الأَلمْ

قَدْ دفنتُ الأَلمْ

In the ravines of death

In the ravines of ruin

In the ravines of demise,

I have buried pain,

I have buried my pain

I have buried my pain,

ونثرتُ الدُّموعْ

ونثرتُ الدُّموعْ

لرِيَاحِ العَدَمْ

لرِيَاحِ العَدَمْ

And scattered tears

And scattered my tears

And scattered my tears

To the winds of nothingness.

To the winds of oblivion.

To the winds of the void,

واتَّخذتُ الحَيَاةْ

واتَّخذتُ الحَيَاةْ

معزفاً للنَّغَمْ

معزفاً للنَّغَمْ

And I have made life

I have taken life

And I have taken life

An instrument for melody;

As a lute for music

As a lute for melody,

أَتغنَّى عليهْ

أَتغنَّى عليهْ

في رِحابِ الزَّمانْ

في رِحابِ الزَّمانْ

I sing to its accompaniment

To sing upon it

Upon which I sing

In the expanses of time.

In the fields of time,

In the vastness of time,

وأَذبتُ الأَسَى

وأَذبتُ الأَسَى

في جمالِ الوُجُودْ

في جمالِ الوُجُودْ

And I have dissolved sorrow

And melted my sorrows

And I dissolved my grief

In the beauty of existence,

In the beauty of existence,

In the beauty of existence,

ودَحَوْتُ الفؤادْ

ودَحَوْتُ الفؤادْ

واحةً للنَّشيدْ

واحةً للنَّشيدْ

And spread out my heart

And filled my heart

And I spread out my heart

As an oasis for song,

As a sanctuary for hymns,

As an oasis for song,

والضِّيا والظِّلالْ

والضِّيا والظِّلالْ

والشَّذَى والورودْ

والشَّذَى والورودْ

And light and shadows,

And light and shade,

For light and for shadows,

And fragrance and roses,

Dew drops and roses,

For fragrance and roses,

والهوى والشَّبابْ

والهوى والشَّبابْ

والمنى والحَنانْ

والمنى والحَنانْ

And love and youth,

Passion and youth,

For passion and youth,

And hopes and tenderness.

Hope and affection.

For dreams and for tenderness.

اسكُني يا جراحْ

اسكُني يا جراحْ

واسكُتي يا شُجونْ

واسكُتي يا شُجونْ

Be still, O wounds,

Be still, my wounds,

Be still, O wounds,

And be silent, O sorrows.

And hush, my sorrows,

And be silent, O sorrows,

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

The age of lamentation has died,

The days of lament are gone

The age of wailing has died,

And the time of madness;

And the age of madness is past.

And the time of madness,

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

And dawn has appeared

The dawn has risen

And the morning has dawned

From beyond the centuries.

Beyond the centuries.

From beyond the centuries.

في فؤادي الرَّحيبْ

في فؤادي الرَّحيبْ

مَعْبَدٌ للجَمَالْ

مَعْبَدٌ للجَمَالْ

In my spacious heart

In my spacious heart

In my spacious heart

Is a temple to beauty;

Is a temple of beauty

There is a temple for beauty,

شيَّدتْهُ الحَيَاةْ

شيَّدتْهُ الحَيَاةْ

بالرُّؤى والخَيالْ

بالرُّؤى والخَيالْ

Life built it

Built by life

Constructed by life

With visions and imagination.

With visions and dreams.

With visions and fancy,

فَتَلَوْتُ الصَّلاةْ

فَتَلَوْتُ الصَّلاةْ

في خشوعِ الظِّلالْ

في خشوعِ الظِّلالْ

So I recited the prayer

There I recited my prayers

So I recited my prayer

In the reverence of the shadows,

In the sanctity of shades,

In the reverence of shadows,

وحَرَقْتُ البُخُورْ

وحَرَقْتُ البُخُورْ

وأَضَأْتُ الشُّمُوعْ

وأَضَأْتُ الشُّمُوعْ

And burned incense

And burned incense

And I burned the incense,

And lit the candles.

And lit candles.

And I lit the candles.

إنَّ سِحْرَ الحَيَاةْ

إنَّ سِحْرَ الحَيَاةْ

خَالدٌ لا يزولْ

خَالدٌ لا يزولْ

Indeed, life's enchantment

The magic of life

For the magic of life

Is everlasting and never fades.

Is everlasting, imperishable,

Is eternal and fades not,

فَعَلامَ الشَّكَاةْ

فَعَلامَ الشَّكَاةْ

مِنْ ظَلامٍ يَحُولْ

مِنْ ظَلامٍ يَحُولْ

So why complain

Why then complain

So why the complaint

Of a darkness that passes?

Of surrounding darkness?

Of a darkness that shifts?

ثمَّ يأتي الصَّباحْ

ثمَّ يأتي الصَّباحْ

وتَمُرُّ الفُصُولْ

وتَمُرُّ الفُصُولْ

Then dawn comes,

The dawn comes

Then the morning arrives,

And the seasons pass.

And seasons pass.

And the seasons pass by,

سوف يأتي رَبيعْ

سوف يأتي رَبيعْ

إن تقضَّى رَبيعْ

إن تقضَّى رَبيعْ

A spring will come

Spring shall come,

A spring will return

If a spring has passed.

If spring is destined.

If a spring has gone by.

اسكُني يا جراحْ

اسكُني يا جراحْ

واسكُتي يا شُجونْ

واسكُتي يا شُجونْ

Be still, O wounds,

Be still, my wounds,

Be still, O wounds,

And be silent, O sorrows.

And hush, my sorrows,

And be silent, O sorrows,

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

ماتَ عَهْدُ النُّواحْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

وزَمَانُ الجُنُونْ

The age of lamentation has died,

The days of lament are gone,

The age of wailing has died,

And the time of madness;

And the age of madness is past.

And the time of madness,

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

وأَطَلَّ الصَّبَاحْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

مِنْ وراءِ القُرُونْ

And dawn has appeared

The dawn has risen

And the morning has dawned

From beyond the centuries.

Beyond the centuries.

From beyond the centuries.

مِنْ وراءِ الظَّلامْ

مِنْ وراءِ الظَّلامْ

وهديرِ المياهْ

وهديرِ المياهْ

From beyond the darkness

Beyond the darkness,

From beyond the darkness,

And the roar of the waters,

And the roar of waters,

And the roar of the waters,

قَدْ دعاني الصَّباحْ

قَدْ دعاني الصَّباحْ

ورَبيعُ الحَيَاهْ

ورَبيعُ الحَيَاهْ

Dawn has called me,

The dawn has called me,

The morning has called me,

And the spring of life.

And the spring of life,

And the spring of life,

يا لهُ مِنْ دُعاءْ

يا لهُ مِنْ دُعاءْ

هزَّ قلبي صَداهْ

هزَّ قلبي صَداهْ

Oh, what a call!

What an invitation!

Oh, what a call!

Its echo shook my heart.

Its echo shook my heart.

Its echo shook my heart.

لمْ يَعُدْ لي بقاءْ

لمْ يَعُدْ لي بقاءْ

فَوْقَ هذي البقاعْ

فَوْقَ هذي البقاعْ

I can no longer remain

I can no longer linger

I can no longer linger

Upon these lands.

In these lands.

Upon these lands,

الْوَداعَ الوَداعْ

الْوَداعَ الوَداعْ

يا جِبَالَ الهُمومْ

يا جِبَالَ الهُمومْ

Farewell, farewell,

Farewell, farewell,

Farewell, farewell!

O mountains of cares,

O mountains of sorrow,

O mountains of care,

يا ضَبابَ الأَسى

يا ضَبابَ الأَسى

يا فِجاجَ الجحيمْ

يا فِجاجَ الجحيمْ

O fog of sorrow,

O mists of grief,

O fog of despair,

O ravines of hell!

O ravines of hell,

O valleys of hell,

قَدْ جرى زَوْرَقي

قَدْ جرى زَوْرَقي

في الخِضَّمِ العَظيمْ

في الخِضَّمِ العَظيمْ

My boat has sailed

My boat has sailed

My boat has set sail

On the vast ocean,

Through the great unknown.

On the boundless deep,

ونشرتُ القلاعْ

ونشرتُ القلاعْ

فالوَداعْ الوداعْ

فالوَداعْ الوداعْ

And I have unfurled the sails;

I spread my sails,

And I have hoisted the sails,

So farewell, farewell!

So farewell, farewell!

So farewell, farewell!