قِفْ قليلاً أَيُّها السَّارِي القَمَرْ

قِفْ قليلاً أَيُّها السَّارِي القَمَرْ

واصْطَبرْ

واصْطَبرْ

Pause a little, O moon traveling by night,

Stop for a moment, O wandering moon

Pause awhile, O traveling Moon,

And be patient,

And be patient,

And be patient,

يَا سَمِيري في أُوَيْقاتِ الكَدَرْ

يَا سَمِيري في أُوَيْقاتِ الكَدَرْ

والضَّجَرْ

والضَّجَرْ

O my nighttime companion in brief moments of gloom

O my companion in times of distress

O my companion in the moments of gloom,

And tedium.

And boredom,

And weariness,

واسقِني مِنْ جَدْوَلِ النُّورِ البَديعْ

واسقِني مِنْ جَدْوَلِ النُّورِ البَديعْ

قَدَحَا

قَدَحَا

And pour me, from the stream of wondrous light,

And give me a drink from the spring of beautiful light

And pour me from the stream of wondrous light,

A cup,

A draught,

A brimming cup,

عَلَّني أَفْهَمَ هَيْنُومَ الرَّبيعْ

عَلَّني أَفْهَمَ هَيْنُومَ الرَّبيعْ

إِنْ صَحَا

إِنْ صَحَا

Perhaps I may understand spring's murmuring,

That I may understand the euphoria of spring

That I might understand the murmur of Spring,

If it awakens.

If it returns,

If it awakes,

كَمْ فُؤادٍ إذْ تَوَلَّتْهُ الشُّجُونْ

كَمْ فُؤادٍ إذْ تَوَلَّتْهُ الشُّجُونْ

والهمومْ

والهمومْ

How many a heart, when sorrows overtook it

How many a heart has anguish

How many a heart, when seized by grief,

And cares,

And worries twisted,

And heavy cares,

بُثَّ أَسْلاكَكَ والدَّمْعُ هَتُونْ

بُثَّ أَسْلاكَكَ والدَّمْعُ هَتُونْ

مَا يرومْ

مَا يرومْ

Confided to your threads, while tears streamed,

Then poured out your tears while grieving

Sends forth its threads while tears pour down,

What it longed for!

With no hope of healing,

For what it seeks,

إِنْ تَكُنْ تَضْحَكُ سُخْراً بالبَشَرْ

إِنْ تَكُنْ تَضْحَكُ سُخْراً بالبَشَرْ

يَا قَمَرْ

يَا قَمَرْ

If you laugh in mockery at humankind,

If you laugh mockingly at mortals,

If you are laughing in scorn at mankind,

O moon,

O moon,

O silver Moon,

فَلَكَمْ أَحْزَنَكَ الدَّهْرُ الخَطِرْ

فَلَكَمْ أَحْزَنَكَ الدَّهْرُ الخَطِرْ

بالنُّكُرْ

بالنُّكُرْ

For how often perilous Time has saddened you

Then how often has time wounded you

How often has perilous Time saddened you,

With calamities!

With disregard,

With unknown woes,

أَيُّها القامُوسُ يا صَوْتَ الحَيَاةْ

أَيُّها القامُوسُ يا صَوْتَ الحَيَاةْ

وصَدَاهَا

وصَدَاهَا

O ocean, O voice of life,

O dictionary, O voice of life,

O vast Ocean, O voice of Life,

And its echo,

And its echo,

And its echo,

وأَغانيها العِذابَ الشَّادِياتْ

وأَغانيها العِذابَ الشَّادِياتْ

وَنَدَاهَا

وَنَدَاهَا

And its sweet, singing songs,

And its songs of enduring torment

And its sweet songs, chanting melodiously,

And its dew,

And its call,

And its bounty,

مَا لأَمْواجِكَ يُطْغِيهَا الغُرورْ

مَا لأَمْواجِكَ يُطْغِيهَا الغُرورْ

فَتَثُور

فَتَثُور

What ails your waves, that pride drives them wild,

Why do your waves surge with arrogance

Why are your waves overwhelmed by pride,

So they rage,

Then crash

So they revolt,

ثُمَّ تَأْوي نحوَ هاتيكَ الصُّخُورْ

ثُمَّ تَأْوي نحوَ هاتيكَ الصُّخُورْ

كَالكَسيرْ

كَالكَسيرْ

Then seek refuge by those rocks,

Against those rocks

Then seek shelter against those rocks,

Like one broken?

Like the frail?

Like the broken,

أَتُراها تَذْكُرَ الأَمْسَ الجَمِيلْ

أَتُراها تَذْكُرَ الأَمْسَ الجَمِيلْ

وَسَلامَهْ

وَسَلامَهْ

Do you think they remember the lovely yesterday

Do you remember that beautiful yesterday,

Do they appear to recall the beautiful yesterday,

And its peace,

And its peace?

And its peace,

فَتُحَيِّي ذَلِكَ المَجْدَ النَّبِيلْ

فَتُحَيِّي ذَلِكَ المَجْدَ النَّبِيلْ

بِابتِسَامَهْ

بِابتِسَامَهْ

So they salute that noble glory

Do you greet that noble glory

So they salute that noble glory,

With a smile,

With a smile?

With a smile,

وَتُغَنِّي ثمَّ لا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ

وَتُغَنِّي ثمَّ لا تَلْبَثُ أَنْ

تَحْتَوِيها

تَحْتَوِيها

And sing—then, before long,

And sing, but soon

And they sing, yet soon enough,

They are engulfed

Swallow it down,

They are engulfed,

لَوْعَةُ اليَوْمِ فَتَبْكِي وَتَئِنُّ

لَوْعَةُ اليَوْمِ فَتَبْكِي وَتَئِنُّ

لِشَقَاهَا

لِشَقَاهَا

By today's anguish, so they weep and moan

The anguish of today makes you weep and moan

By the anguish of the day, so they weep and moan,

Over their misery?

For your misery.

For their misery