ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) الغابُthe woodland المُنَمْadorned (word begins here)
يا أَيُّها الغابُ المُنَمْ
مَقُcompletion of 'adorned' بالأَشعَّةِwith rays والوردْand roses
مَقُ بالأَشعَّةِ والوردْ
O woodland, adorned
O forest, richly adorned
with rays and roses,
With sunbeams and with roses,
ياO أَيُّهاyou (vocative) النُّورُthe light النَّقِيٌّpure
يا أَيُّها النُّورُ النَّقِيٌّ
وأيُّهاand you (vocative) الفجرُthe dawn البعيدْdistant
وأيُّها الفجرُ البعيدْ
O pure light,
O light so pure and clear,
and O distant dawn,
O dawn so far away,
أينwhere اختفيتَdid you vanish وماand what الَّذيthat
أين اختفيتَ وما الَّذي
أَقْصاكَbanished you عنfrom هذاthis الوُجُودْexistence
أَقْصاكَ عن هذا الوُجُودْ
where did you vanish, and what was it that
Where have you vanished? What force
banished you from this existence?
Has banished you from this existence?
آهٍah لقدْindeed كانتْwas حَياتيmy life
آهٍ لقدْ كانتْ حَياتي
فيكَwithin you حالمةًdreaming تَمِيدْswaying
فيكَ حالمةً تَمِيدْ
Ah, my life once was
Ah, for my life within you
within you, dreaming and swaying,
Was once a swaying dream,
بَيْنَamong الخَمائِلِthe groves والجَداوِلِand the streams
بَيْنَ الخَمائِلِ والجَداوِلِ
والتَّرنُّمِand the humming والنَّشيدْand the song
والتَّرنُّمِ والنَّشيدْ
among the groves and streams,
Amidst the groves and flowing brooks,
and the humming and song,
The chanting and the song,
تُصغيlistening لنجواكَto your whispering الجميلَةِbeautiful
تُصغي لنجواكَ الجميلَةِ
وهيand it is أُغنِيَةُthe song الخٌلودْof eternity
وهي أُغنِيَةُ الخٌلودْ
listening to your beautiful whispering,
Listening to your lovely whisper,
which is the song of eternity,
That anthem of eternity,
وتعيشُand living فيin كونٍa world منof
وتعيشُ في كونٍ من
الغَفَلاتِmoments of unawareness فتَّانٍenchanting سَعيدْhappy
الغَفَلاتِ فتَّانٍ سَعيدْ
and living in a world of
Living in a universe of
oblivion, enchanting and happy.
Sweet oblivion, enchanting and glad.
آهٍah لقدْindeed غنَّىsang الصَّباحُthe morning
آهٍ لقدْ غنَّى الصَّباحُ
فدَمْدَمَthen rumbled اللَّيلُthe night العَتيدْever-ready
فدَمْدَمَ اللَّيلُ العَتيدْ
Ah, the morning sang,
Ah, the morning sang its tune,
then the ever-ready night rumbled;
Then the ancient night snarled low;
وتأَلَّقَand gleamed النَّجمُthe star الوضِيءُradiant
وتأَلَّقَ النَّجمُ الوضِيءُ
فأَعْتَمَthen cast darkness الغيمُthe clouds الرَّكُودْmotionless
فأَعْتَمَ الغيمُ الرَّكُودْ
and the radiant star gleamed,
The luminous star sparkled bright,
then the motionless clouds cast darkness;
But the stagnant cloud turned it dark;
ومضَىand went away الرَّدىdeath بسَعَادتيwith my happiness
ومضَى الرَّدى بسَعَادتي
وقضىand put an end علىto الحُبِّlove الوَليدْnewborn
وقضى على الحُبِّ الوَليدْ
and death carried off my happiness,
And Doom departed with my joy,
and put an end to newborn love.
Putting an end to newborn love.
Sol 6.1