ياO عينeye إنif نامsleeps الخليthe carefree one ففيthen in الدّجاthe darkness
يا عين إن نام الخلي ففي الدّجا
لاdo not تهجعيslumber لاdo not تهجعيslumber لاdo not تهجعيslumber
لا تهجعي لا تهجعي لا تهجعي
O eye, if the carefree one sleeps, then in the darkness
O eye, if the beloved sleeps in the darkness
Do not slumber; do not slumber; do not slumber.
Do not slumber, do not slumber, do not slumber
جنّfell الظلامthe darkness فيهwithin it جناكyour harvest فارتعيso graze
جنّ الظلام فيه جناك فارتعي
وتمتعيand enjoy yourself وتمتعيand enjoy yourself وتمتعيand enjoy yourself
وتمتعي وتمتعي وتمتعي
Darkness has fallen; within it lies your harvest, so graze.
The night has cast its veil, so graze in it
And enjoy yourself; and enjoy yourself; and enjoy yourself.
And delight, and delight, and delight
ياO أذنear انif طالgrew long العذولthe reproacher عتابهhis rebuke
يا أذن ان طال العذول عتابه
لاdo not تسمعيlisten لاdo not تسمعيlisten لاdo not تسمعيlisten
لا تسمعي لا تسمعي لا تسمعي
O ear, if the reproacher's rebuke grows long,
O ear, if the reproacher's blame grows long
Do not listen; do not listen; do not listen.
Do not listen, do not listen, do not listen
لاlet no يستميلكsway you عنfrom هواكyour love مفندfaultfinder
لا يستميلك عن هواك مفند
منهfrom him ارعوىturn away منهfrom him ارعوىturn away منهfrom him ارعوىturn away
منه ارعوى منه ارعوى منه ارعوى
Let no faultfinder turn you away from your love.
Let not his censure lure you from your love
Turn away from him; turn away from him; turn away from him.
Turn away, turn away, turn away
ياO مهجتيmy soul شقيcleave الصفوفthe ranks وبادريand hasten
يا مهجتي شقي الصفوف وبادري
لاdo not ترجعيturn back لاdo not ترجعيturn back
لا ترجعي لا ترجعي
O my soul, cleave the ranks and hasten.
O my soul, break ranks and charge ahead
Do not turn back; do not turn back.
Do not look back, do not look back
واذاand if أتاكcomes to you الموتdeath منfrom دونshort of المناthe hopes
واذا أتاك الموت من دون المنا
لاdo not تجزعيbe dismayed لاdo not تجزعيbe dismayed لاdo not تجزعيbe dismayed
لا تجزعي لا تجزعي لا تجزعي
And if death comes to you before your hopes are fulfilled,
And if death comes for you from other than the beloved
Do not be dismayed; do not be dismayed; do not be dismayed.
Do not despair, do not despair, do not despair
لاdo not تطمعيhope منfrom دونهمapart from them بسلامةfor safety
لا تطمعي من دونهم بسلامة
لاdo not تطمعيhope لاdo not تطمعيhope لاdo not تطمعيhope
لا تطمعي لا تطمعي لا تطمعي
Do not hope for safety apart from them.
Do not hope for safety from other than them
Do not hope; do not hope; do not hope.
Do not hope, do not hope, do not hope
غيرother than الرياضthe meadows الموتقاتluxuriant (reading uncertain) فاتركيso leave behind
غير الرياض الموتقات فاتركي
لاdo not ترتعيgraze لاdo not ترتعيgraze لاdo not ترتعيgraze
لا ترتعي لا ترتعي لا ترتعي
Leave behind all but the luxuriant meadows.
Aside from the meadows of death, leave
Do not graze elsewhere; do not graze elsewhere; do not graze elsewhere.
Do not graze, do not graze, do not graze
لاdo not تدّعيclaim ريبthe trials الهوىof love بجاهلةas one ignorant
لا تدّعي ريب الهوى بجاهلة
لاdo not تدعيclaim لاdo not تدعيclaim لاdo not تدّعيclaim
لا تدعي لا تدعي لا تدّعي
Do not claim ignorance of love's trials.
Do not accuse love itself of ignorance
Do not claim it; do not claim it; do not claim it.
Do not accuse, do not accuse, do not accuse
انif كنتyou are صادقةsincere فلاthen do not تخشيfear الفناannihilation
ان كنت صادقة فلا تخشي الفنا
فلهso, for it اكرعيdrink deeply فلهso, for it اكرعيdrink deeply فلهso, for it اكرعيdrink deeply
فله اكرعي فله اكرعي فله اكرعي
If you are sincere, then do not fear annihilation.
If you are true, then do not fear annihilation
Then drink deeply of it; then drink deeply of it; then drink deeply of it.
For it, yearn, for it, yearn, for it, yearn
وتجرّعيand swallow غصصchoking pangs المهالكof deadly perils واصبريand endure
وتجرّعي غصص المهالك واصبري
وتجرّعيand swallow وتجرّعيand swallow وتجرّعيand swallow
وتجرّعي وتجرّعي وتجرّعي
And swallow the choking pangs of deadly perils, and endure.
And drink deep of the bitter cups, and be patient
And swallow them; and swallow them; and swallow them.
And drink deep, and drink deep, and drink deep
انif صاحrang out ناقوسthe bell الهوىof love آنis at hand اللقاthe meeting
ان صاح ناقوس الهوى آن اللقا
كونيbe اسرعيhasten كونيbe اسرعيhasten كونيbe اسرعيhasten
كوني اسرعي كوني اسرعي كوني اسرعي
If love's bell rings out, the hour of meeting has come.
If the bell of passion rings, time for the meeting
Be! Hasten! Be! Hasten! Be! Hasten!
Be swift, be swift, be swift
ياO لائميmy reproacher فيconcerning الهواءair (apparently love here) جهالةignorantly
يا لائمي في الهواء جهالة
مالكwhat have you معيwith me مالكwhat have you معيwith me مالكwhat have you معيwith me
مالك معي مالك معي مالك معي
O you who ignorantly reproach me for love,
O you who blame me for passion, ignorant one
What have you to do with me? What have you to do with me? What have you to do with me?
What business have you with me, what business have you with me
انindeed الهوىlove قدhas حلّsettled طيّin the folds of ضمائريmy inmost thoughts
ان الهوى قد حلّ طيّ ضمائري
بينbetween اضلعيmy ribs بينbetween اضلعيmy ribs بينbetween اضلعيmy ribs
بين اضلعي بين اضلعي بين اضلعي
Love has indeed settled in the folds of my inmost thoughts,
For passion has wrapped its wings about my soul
Between my ribs; between my ribs; between my ribs.
Between my ribs, between my ribs, between my ribs
ياO ربةmistress الحسنof beauty البديعwondrous تحجبيveil yourself
يا ربة الحسن البديع تحجبي
وتبرقعيand veil your face وتبرقعيand veil your face وتبرقعيand veil your face
وتبرقعي وتبرقعي وتبرقعي
O mistress of wondrous beauty, veil yourself.
O beauty's idol, veil yourself
And veil your face; and veil your face; and veil your face.
And don the burqa, and don the burqa, and don the burqa
لوif لاحshone نوركyour light للجبالupon the mountains لنوديتthey would surely be called
لو لاح نورك للجبال لنوديت
أتصدّعيsplit asunder أتصدّعيsplit asunder أتصدّعيsplit asunder
أتصدّعي أتصدّعي أتصدّعي
Were your light to shine upon the mountains, they would be called:
If your light shone on the mountains, they would call out
Split asunder! Split asunder! Split asunder!
Will you crack, will you crack, will you crack
Sol 6.1