بِبامخايالِat Bamkhayal إِنْif حاوَلْتُماyou two attempt طَلَبيseeking me
بِبامخايالِ إِنْ حاوَلْتُما طَلَبي
فَأَنْتُماthen you two تَجِدانيyou two will find me ثَمَّthere مَطْروحاlying down
فَأَنْتُما تَجِداني ثَمَّ مَطْروحا
At Bamkhayal, if you two seek me,
With my imagination if you seek me
then you two will find me lying there.
Then you will find me fallen there
ياO صَاحِبيّmy two companions هوit is العُمْرُthe monastery الذيwhich جُمِعَتْwere gathered
يا صَاحِبيّ هو العُمْرُ الذي جُمِعَتْ
فيهِin it المُنىwishes فاغْدُوَاso go in the morning, you two لِلدَّيْرِto the monastery أَوْor رُوحاgo in the evening, you two
فيهِ المُنى فاغْدُوَا لِلدَّيْرِ أَوْ رُوحا
O my two companions, it is the monastery where are gathered
My friend this is the life in which
wishes; so go to the monastery in the morning or evening.
Were gathered wishes so off to the monastery go
بَرٌّland وبَحْرُand sea بِهِin it يُهْديoffers نَسيمُهُماthe breeze of both
بَرٌّ وبَحْرُ بِهِ يُهْدي نَسيمُهُما
للرُّوحِto the soul مِسْكاًmusk بِماءِwith the water of الوَرْدِthe roses مَنْفوحاperfumed
للرُّوحِ مِسْكاً بِماءِ الوَرْدِ مَنْفوحا
Land and sea are there; their breeze offers
Land and sea whose breeze conveys to the soul
the soul musk perfumed with rosewater.
The scent of roses distilled in pure water
يَجُرُّhauls صَيّادُهits fisherman الشَّبُّوطَthe carp مُضْطَرِباًwrithing
يَجُرُّ صَيّادُه الشَّبُّوطَ مُضْطَرِباً
حَيّاًalive وقَانِصُهُand its hunter اليَعْفُورthe young gazelle مَذْبوحاslaughtered
حَيّاً وقَانِصُهُ اليَعْفُور مَذْبوحا
Its fisherman hauls the carp, writhing,
The fisher drags his net disturbed
alive; and its hunter hauls the young gazelle, slaughtered.
Alive while his prey the hawk lies slaughtered
Sol 6.1