ياO بادعَCreator الكونِthe universe أجراسُbells القرىthe villages طنَّتrang
يا بادعَ الكونِ أجراسُ القرى طنَّت
عندat الغروبِsunset فشاقَso stirred longing in الناسَthe people تمجيدُكpraise of You
عند الغروبِ فشاقَ الناسَ تمجيدُك
O Creator of the universe, the village bells rang
O master of the universe, the bells of the villages rang
At sunset, and praise of You stirred the people's longing.
At sunset, so your praise overwhelmed the people
ومَعبدُand the chapel الدِّيرِthe monastery هزَّتهُshook it أناشيدُكhymns to You
ومَعبدُ الدِّيرِ هزَّتهُ أناشيدُك
ونفسُand the soul عبدكَYour servant أنَّتmoaned فيهِwithin it أوor حنَّتyearned
ونفسُ عبدكَ أنَّت فيهِ أو حنَّت
And hymns to You shook the monastery's chapel,
And the temple of the monastery, your hymns shook it
And Your servant's soul moaned within it, or yearned.
And the soul of your servant softened or grieved in it
والريحُand the wind تسريdrifts ونشرُand the fragrance الحقلِthe field فوّاحُstrongly fragrant
والريحُ تسري ونشرُ الحقلِ فوّاحُ
والنهرُand the river يهدُرُroars والصَفصافُand the willow نوّاحُwailing
والنهرُ يهدُرُ والصَفصافُ نوّاحُ
And the wind drifts, and the field's fragrance spreads;
And the wind blows and the fields spread fragrance
And the river roars, and the willow wails;
And the river rumbles and the willows weep
والزَّهرand the blossoms يرمقُgaze فيamong الأغصانِthe branches كالحدقِlike eyes
والزَّهر يرمقُ في الأغصانِ كالحدقِ
إذاwhen رَنتgazed steadily منfrom سجوفٍveils طيبُهاtheir fragrance ذاكِintense
إذا رَنت من سجوفٍ طيبُها ذاكِ
And the blossoms gaze among the branches like eyes,
And the flowers glance through the branches like eyes
When they gaze out from veils whose fragrance is intense.
When the sweetness of blossoms ring from bowers
والليلُand the night ولهانُlovesick فيin غاباتناour forests شاكِlamenting
والليلُ ولهانُ في غاباتنا شاكِ
يزورُvisits أهلَpeople of الهوىlove بالشوقwith longing والأرقand sleeplessness
يزورُ أهلَ الهوى بالشوق والأرق
And the night is lovesick, lamenting in our forests;
And the tender night in our forests doubtful
It visits lovers with longing and sleeplessness.
Visits the people of love with longing and insomnia
والنجمُand the star يؤنسُkeeps company with رعياناًshepherds ويهديهاand guides them
والنجمُ يؤنسُ رعياناً ويهديها
ونجمَتيand my star الغيمةُthe cloud السوداءُblack تخفيهاconceals it
ونجمَتي الغيمةُ السوداءُ تخفيها
And the star keeps shepherds company and guides them,
And the star consoles the shepherds and guides them
And the black cloud conceals my star.
While my two stars the black cloud hides them
والأمُّand the mother باكيةٌweeping ترنوgazes إلىtoward الكوكبْthe star
والأمُّ باكيةٌ ترنو إلى الكوكبْ
والبحرُand the sea ينثرُscatters منfrom أمواجهِits waves زَبَداfoam
والبحرُ ينثرُ من أمواجهِ زَبَدا
And the mother, weeping, gazes toward the star;
And the mother weeping turns to the planet
And the sea scatters foam from its waves.
And the sea scatters foam from its waves
ياO ربّLord أرجعbring back إليهاto her فيin النَّوىseparation وَلداa son
يا ربّ أرجع إليها في النَّوى وَلدا
صباهُhis youth كالوَردِlike a rose يَذويwithers والشَّذاand the fragrance يذهبْfades
صباهُ كالوَردِ يَذوي والشَّذا يذهبْ
O Lord, bring back to her a son who is far away;
O Lord, return to her in intention a boy
His youth withers like a rose, and the fragrance fades.
His youth fades like roses and fragrance goes away
لهُhe has إلىfor الدارhome والأحبابِand loved ones حنّاتُsighs of longing
لهُ إلى الدار والأحبابِ حنّاتُ
وفيand in اللياليthe nights علىالأمواجِupon the waves أنَّاتُmoans
وفي الليالي علىالأمواجِ أنَّاتُ
He has sighs of longing for home and loved ones,
He has for the home and loved ones grief
And through the nights, upon the waves, he moans.
And in the nights on the waves moans
Sol 6.1