هَلis there? باسمِin the name of أُميmy mother فيamid الهمومِcares سِوىanything but
هَل باسمِ أُمي في الهمومِ سِوى
تجديدrenewal آمالٍhopes وبردِand cooling جَوىheartache
تجديد آمالٍ وبردِ جَوى
In my mother's name, amid cares, is there anything but
O mother's name, in my troubles is there anything
Renewed hopes and the cooling of heartache?
But renewed hopes and cooling of my ardor?
كلُّall المحبّةِlove والحنانِand tenderness حَوىcontained
كلُّ المحبّةِ والحنانِ حَوى
وأناand I الذيthe one who عَنهُabout it الحديثthe tale رَوَىrecounted
وأنا الذي عَنهُ الحديث رَوَى
It held all love and tenderness,
All the affection and tenderness it contained
And I am the one who told its tale;
And I who told the tale about it
فَغَدَوتُso I began أنشُرُI unfold ماwhat حَوىcontained وطوَىand folded away
فَغَدَوتُ أنشُرُ ما حَوى وطوَى
ياO أعذَبَsweetest الأسماءِnames فيin سَمعيmy hearing
يا أعذَبَ الأسماءِ في سَمعي
So I began to unfold what it held and folded away.
So I began to spread what it contained and folded away
O sweetest of names to my ear,
O sweetest of names to my hearing
أطرَبتَنيyou delighted me كالنَّظمِlike verse والسَّجعِand rhymed prose
أطرَبتَني كالنَّظمِ والسَّجعِ
كمhow often شُقتنيyou stirred my longing فيin البيتِthe house والربعِand the dwelling
كم شُقتني في البيتِ والربعِ
You delighted me like verse and rhymed prose.
You delighted me like prose and rhyme
How often you stirred my longing in house and dwelling,
How you tore me in the house and neighborhood
فافترَّso it parted in a smile ثَغريmy lips أوor جرىflowed دَمعيmy tears
فافترَّ ثَغري أو جرى دَمعي
وإذاand whenever ضعفتُI grew weak أَخذتُI took منكَfrom you قوىstrength
وإذا ضعفتُ أَخذتُ منكَ قوى
So my lips parted in a smile, or my tears flowed.
So my mouth cracked or my tears flowed
And whenever I grew weak, I drew strength from you.
And when I grew weak, I drew strength from you
ياO قلبَheart أُميmy mother أنتَyou ريحانُsweet basil
يا قلبَ أُمي أنتَ ريحانُ
قَلبيmy heart إِلىfor ريّاهُits fragrance حنّانُdeeply yearning
قَلبي إِلى ريّاهُ حنّانُ
O my mother's heart, you are sweet basil;
O mother’s heart, you are my basil plant
My heart yearns for its fragrance.
My heart turns to you, so loving
ليfor me منكَfrom you إبلالٌrecovery وسلوانُand consolation
لي منكَ إبلالٌ وسلوانُ
إنif حلَّbefell بيme داءٌillness وأحزانُand sorrows
إن حلَّ بي داءٌ وأحزانُ
From you come healing and consolation for me,
I have for you reverence and comfort
If illness and sorrows befall me.
If sickness and sorrows befall me
ياO قلبَheart أُميmy mother العَطفُcompassion فيكَin you ثوىdwelt
يا قلبَ أُمي العَطفُ فيكَ ثوى
ياO قلبَheart أُميmy mother فيكَin you أنفاسيmy breaths
يا قلبَ أُمي فيكَ أنفاسي
O my mother's heart, compassion dwells in you.
O mother’s heart, in you lies tenderness
O my mother's heart, within you my breaths
O mother’s heart, my breath resides in you
محصورةٌenclosed تَنمُوgrow كأغراسِlike saplings
محصورةٌ تَنمُو كأغراسِ
رُكِّبتَyou were fashioned مِنfrom درٍّpearls ومنand from ماسِdiamonds
رُكِّبتَ مِن درٍّ ومن ماسِ
Are enclosed, growing like saplings.
Confined, growing like saplings
You were fashioned from pearls and diamonds,
You are made of pearls and rubies
والحبُّand love يَبقىremains فيكَin you كالآسِlike myrtle
والحبُّ يَبقى فيكَ كالآسِ
ياO قلبَheart أُميmy mother لاmay not ذبلتَyou wither نوىseparation
يا قلبَ أُمي لا ذبلتَ نوى
And love endures in you like myrtle.
And love remains in you like myrhh
O my mother's heart, may you never wither from separation.
O mother’s heart, your sap has not withered
ياO طَرفَeye أُميmy mother الرامقَgazing السّاهرkeeping vigil
يا طَرفَ أُمي الرامقَ السّاهر
ماnot أنتyou إلاbut الكوكبُthe star الزّاهرradiant
ما أنت إلا الكوكبُ الزّاهر
O my mother's watchful, wakeful eye,
O mother’s wakeful, perceiving glance
You are none other than the radiant star.
You are nothing but the shining planet
طُهريmy purity أتىcame منfrom دَمعِكَyour tears الطّاهرpure
طُهري أتى من دَمعِكَ الطّاهر
والهديُand guidance ليfor me منfrom نورِكَyour light الباهرdazzling
والهديُ لي من نورِكَ الباهر
My purity came from your pure tears,
My purity came from your pure tears
And guidance comes to me from your dazzling light,
And guidance to me from your brilliant light
إنif ضلّwent astray قلبيmy heart فيin الدُّجىthe darkness وهوَىand fell
إن ضلّ قلبي في الدُّجى وهوَى
ياO ثَغرَlips أُميmy mother أنتَyou ليfor me جَنّهparadise
يا ثَغرَ أُمي أنتَ لي جَنّه
If my heart strays in the darkness and falls.
If my heart goes astray in darkness and passion
O my mother's lips, you are paradise to me;
O mother’s mouth, you are my paradise
كمhow many قبلةٍa kiss تحويyou hold وكمand how many حنّهa tender sigh
كم قبلةٍ تحوي وكم حنّه
ومنand from صدَىthe echo أغنيَّةٍa song رَنّهa ringing note
ومن صدَى أغنيَّةٍ رَنّه
How many kisses you hold, and how many tender sighs,
How many kisses you contain, and how much affection
And a ringing note from the echo of a song,
And the echo of a melodious song delighted me
فيin المهدِthe cradle شاقَتنيit charmed me وكمand how many أنّهa moan
في المهدِ شاقَتني وكم أنّه
إنif بتُّI spent the night أشكوI complained of علَّةًan illness وجوَىand heartache
إن بتُّ أشكو علَّةً وجوَى
That charmed me in the cradle—and how many moans,
In the cradle, how it tore at me, and how it cooed to me
If I spent the night complaining of illness and heartache.
If I spend the night complaining of an illness and fervor
والصَّوتُand the voice منfrom تَغريدةِa warble الطَّيرِthe birds
والصَّوتُ من تَغريدةِ الطَّيرِ
بَشَّرتَyou brought glad tidings أوor صبّحتَyou greeted in the morning بالخيرwith good wishes
بَشَّرتَ أو صبّحتَ بالخير
And your voice comes from the birds' warbling,
The voice, from the warbling of a bird
You brought glad tidings or wished me good morning.
You brought good news or greeted the morning
منكَfrom you ارتفاعُremoval الضَّيمِoppression والضَّيرِand harm
منكَ ارتفاعُ الضَّيمِ والضَّيرِ
ياO زَهرَتيmy flower ياO شَمعةَcandle الدّيرthe monastery
يا زَهرَتي يا شَمعةَ الدّير
Through you, oppression and harm are lifted.
From you comes relief from injustice and harm
O my flower, O candle of the monastery,
O my flower, O candle of the monastery
ياO مصحفاًa sacred book عَذبَsweet الكلامِspeech حَوىcontained
يا مصحفاً عَذبَ الكلامِ حَوى
ياO كَفَّpalm أميmy mother زَنبَقَlily الواديthe valley
يا كَفَّ أمي زَنبَقَ الوادي
O sacred book that holds sweet words.
O reciter of the sweetest speech it contained
O my mother's palm, lily of the valley,
O mother’s hand, iris of the valley
أنتِyou التيthe one who تفديredeems منfrom العاديthe assailant
أنتِ التي تفدي من العادي
كمhow many مرةٍa time قدَّمتِyou offered ليto me زاديmy sustenance
كم مرةٍ قدَّمتِ لي زادي
You are the one who redeems me from the assailant.
You are the one who ransoms me from the common
How many times you offered me my sustenance,
How often you offered me my provision
إذwhen كانَwas إغفائيmy falling asleep وإسعاديand my being gladdened
إذ كانَ إغفائي وإسعادي
فيin هزِّrocking مَهديmy cradle أوor بذكرby mention of هَوَىlove
في هزِّ مَهدي أو بذكر هَوَى
When my sleep and my happiness
When my wellbeing and happiness were your concern
Lay in rocking my cradle or in speaking of love.
In rocking my cradle or in remembering passion
ياO حُضنَlap أُميmy mother مرجَmeadow فردوسِparadise
يا حُضنَ أُمي مرجَ فردوسِ
لاnot أختَشيI fear فيهِin it مِنَof الدَوسِtrampling
لا أختَشي فيهِ مِنَ الدَوسِ
O my mother's lap, meadow of paradise,
O mother’s embrace, meadow of paradise
Within it, I do not fear being trampled.
I fear no trampling there
عَلّلتنيyou soothed me بالزقّwith mouth-to-mouth feeding والبَوسِand kisses
عَلّلتني بالزقّ والبَوسِ
إذwhen كنتُI was فيكَin you السّهمَthe arrow فيin القَوسِthe bow
إذ كنتُ فيكَ السّهمَ في القَوسِ
You soothed me with mouth-to-mouth feeding and kisses,
You nurtured me with nuzzling and kisses
When I was within you, the arrow in the bow,
When I was in you like an arrow in a bow
والعشُّand the nest أفراخاًchicks كذاكَlikewise أوَىsheltered
والعشُّ أفراخاً كذاكَ أوَى
And likewise the nest sheltered its chicks.
And a nest shelters fledglings just so
Sol 6.1