متىwhen ياO سعدSaʿd تسعدناgladden us اللياليthe nights
متى يا سعد تسعدنا الليالي
بوصلwith reunion بعدafter هذاthis الانفصالthe separation
بوصل بعد هذا الانفصال
When, O Saʿd, will the nights gladden us
When, O Saad, will the nights bring us joy
With reunion after this separation,
With a reunion after this separation?
وتبتهجand rejoice العيونthe eyes اذاwhen ترآتcome into view
وتبتهج العيون اذا ترآت
لهاto them منfrom حاجرHajir خضرgreen التلالthe hills
لها من حاجر خضر التلال
And the eyes rejoice when there appear
And the eyes will rejoice when they see
Before them the green hills of Hajir,
Green hills in the distance.
وترسلand cast فيover الربىthe uplands نظراa gaze حديداًkeen
وترسل في الربى نظرا حديداً
لتبصرto behold فيهin it سارحةgrazing الغزالthe gazelles
لتبصر فيه سارحة الغزال
And cast a keen gaze over the uplands
And send a stern gaze across the land
To behold through it the grazing gazelles,
To spot a fleeing gazelle.
وتنشرحand expand with joy الصدورthe breasts وقدand already تبدتhave appeared
وتنشرح الصدور وقد تبدت
قبابdomed tents of الحيthe camp ضافيةample الظلالthe shade
قباب الحي ضافية الظلال
And breasts expand with joy as there appear
And the hearts will be relieved when
The camp's domed tents with their ample shade,
The roofs of homes appear shaded.
وأقمارand the moons of الحمىthe sanctuary تزهوshine in splendor بطرزwith a pattern
وأقمار الحمى تزهو بطرز
بهin it اندمجتhave merged افانينthe varied forms of الجمالbeauty
به اندمجت افانين الجمال
And the sanctuary's moons shine in a pattern
And the moons of love will blossom with embroidery
In which beauty's varied forms have merged?
In which the beauties of life are intertwined.
منof الزهرthe radiant ones الغطارفةthe noble lords استقرتhave taken root
من الزهر الغطارفة استقرت
بظلin the shade of فنائهمtheir courtyard زهرthe blossoms of المعاليexcellence
بظل فنائهم زهر المعالي
They are radiant noble lords; there have taken root
Violets have settled in the shade
In their courtyard's shade the blossoms of excellence.
Of their courtyard, the flower of glory.
الاhark ياO حاديcamel-driver of الركبانthe riders ليلاby night
الا يا حادي الركبان ليلا
وجمرand the embers of الوجدyearning يلهبblaze بالجمالwithin the camels
وجمر الوجد يلهب بالجمال
Hark, O driver of the caravan by night,
Oh guide of travelers by night
While yearning's embers blaze within the camels,
And ember of love burning with beauty.
اخذتyou have taken بركبكwith your caravan الساريtraveling by night قلوباhearts
اخذت بركبك الساري قلوبا
تهادتswayed gently فيthrough السهولthe plains وفيand through الجبالthe mountains
تهادت في السهول وفي الجبال
You have taken hearts with your night-faring caravan,
You have taken hearts with your caravan
That swayed gently through the plains and mountains.
That wandered the plains and mountains.
حكتresembled صاعthe measuring cup of العزيزal-ʿAziz مخباآتhidden away
حكت صاع العزيز مخباآت
وقدand already ملئتwere filled غراماwith ardent love فيin الرحالthe baggage
وقد ملئت غراما في الرحال
They resembled al-ʿAziz's measuring cup, concealed,
You told the tale of the dear cup
And filled with ardent love within the baggage.
Filled with love on travels.
بعيشكby your life انif وصلتyou reach الحيthe camp صبحاat dawn
بعيشك ان وصلت الحي صبحا
فخلthen let الدمعthe tears يهدرroar forth بانهمالin torrents
فخل الدمع يهدر بانهمال
By your life, if you reach the camp at dawn,
If you reached the tribe in the morning
Then let the tears roar forth in torrents,
Tears will flow freely.
وخلand let العيسthe pale camels تمرحfrolic عنout of سرورjoy
وخل العيس تمرح عن سرور
برحبin the open grounds of الحيthe camp طالقةfreed from العقالthe hobbles
برحب الحي طالقة العقال
And let the pale camels frolic for joy
And happiness will prance about
In the camp's open grounds, freed from their hobbles.
Freely in the vast encampment.
وضعand lay down مناfrom us القلوبthe hearts علىupon ثراهits soil
وضع منا القلوب على ثراه
ولوهىand even though they are للنوىfrom separation ذاتpossessed of اشتعالflame
ولوهى للنوى ذات اشتعال
And lay our hearts upon its soil,
We have laid our hearts down on their ground
Even though they are aflame from separation.
Even if they burn for the beloved.
وقلand say ياO قومpeople تلكthose are قلوبhearts of قومfolk
وقل يا قوم تلك قلوب قوم
رماهاhas struck them الهجرestrangement بالداءwith the illness العضالincurable
رماها الهجر بالداء العضال
And say, 'O people, those are the hearts of folk;
Say, O people, those are the hearts of a people
Estrangement has struck them with incurable illness.
Separation has stricken with a chronic disease.
عسىmay تبدوappear لهاto them نفحاتbreezes of رفقkindness
عسى تبدو لها نفحات رفق
وذاكand that الهجرestrangement يبدلbe replaced بالوصالwith reunion
وذاك الهجر يبدل بالوصال
May breezes of kindness come to them,
May breaths of kindness reach them
And may that estrangement be replaced with reunion.'
And that separation turns to reunion.
وربand by the Lord of الراقصاتthe dancing camels بسفحat the foot of سلعSalʿ
ورب الراقصات بسفح سلع
ولطفand by the subtle grace of شؤنthe workings of هاتيكthose الخلالqualities
ولطف شؤن هاتيك الخلال
And by the Lord of the dancing camels at Salʿ's foot,
By the Lord of dancers on the slopes of Sala'
And by the subtle grace of those qualities' workings,
And the grace of their anklets’ tune.
لناwe have للحيfor the camp دمعtears مستهلstreaming
لنا للحي دمع مستهل
يفيضoverflows مرقرقshimmering الماءwater الزلالcrystal-clear
يفيض مرقرق الماء الزلال
We have tears for the camp, pouring down,
For us, the tribe has a tear
Overflowing with shimmering, crystal-clear water.
That flows, pure water.
وماand there is no منany نقطةdrop تنهلpours down الاexcept
وما من نقطة تنهل الا
وفيهاand within it للاحبةfor the beloved ones عرضan account of حالone's condition
وفيها للاحبة عرض حال
And not a single drop falls but
And no drop flows
Within it lies an account of our plight for the beloved.
Without reflecting the state of the loved ones.
فاسعفناso aid us برأفتهمwith their compassion وانعشand revive
فاسعفنا برأفتهم وانعش
جسوماbodies اصبحتhave become مثلlike التلالthe hills
جسوما اصبحت مثل التلال
So aid us with their compassion, and revive
So relieve us with their kindness and revive
Bodies that have become like hills.
Bodies that have become like hills.
فكلfor all متاعبthe hardships of الايامthe days وهمan illusion
فكل متاعب الايام وهم
اذاwhen سمحتgrant بقربهمwith nearness to them اللياليthe nights
اذا سمحت بقربهم الليالي
For all the hardships of the days are an illusion
For all the troubles of days and their worries
When the nights grant us nearness to them.
If their nights allow closeness.
Sol 6.1