نَسِيمُbreeze الصّبحِthe morning باكَرَنيcame to me early بَلِيلاcool and moist
نَسِيمُ الصّبحِ باكَرَني بَلِيلا
فأبرأso healed طيبُهُits fragrance قلباًa heart عَلِيلاailing
فأبرأ طيبُهُ قلباً عَلِيلا
The morning breeze came to me early, cool and moist,
The morning breeze awakened me at dawn
and its fragrance healed an ailing heart.
Its fragrance healed my ailing heart
وأشرقَتِand shone الغزالةُthe sun منfrom سماءٍa sky
وأشرقَتِ الغزالةُ من سماءٍ
كبلّورٍlike crystal غداًbecame ملآنَfull of نِيلاindigo
كبلّورٍ غداً ملآنَ نِيلا
And the sun shone from a sky
The gazelle shone from a sky
like crystal, now brimming with indigo.
Like crystal filled with Nile water
فَتَحتُI opened لهاto it الفؤادَthe heart جناحَa wing نسرٍan eagle
فَتَحتُ لها الفؤادَ جناحَ نسرٍ
فأدفأso warmed نُورُهاits light جسميmy body النّحيلاthe slender
فأدفأ نُورُها جسمي النّحيلا
I opened my heart to it like an eagle's wing,
I opened my heart to it like an eagle's wing
and its light warmed my slender body.
Its light warmed my frail body
وفاحَand wafted fragrance الزَّهرُthe flowers يَجمعُgathers كلَّevery لونٍcolor
وفاحَ الزَّهرُ يَجمعُ كلَّ لونٍ
لدَىbeside شَجَرٍtrees عَلَيهover it حَناbent ظَلِيلاshade-giving
لدَى شَجَرٍ عَلَيه حَنا ظَلِيلا
And the flowers breathed fragrance, gathering every hue,
The flowers bloomed in every color
beside trees that bent over them, casting shade.
Near a tree with shady branches
فَخِلتُso I imagined الحَقلَthe field طاوُوساًa peacock تَمَشّىstrolled
فَخِلتُ الحَقلَ طاوُوساً تَمَشّى
يُجرّرtrails ريشَهُits feathers ذَيلاًa tail خَضِيلاdewy
يُجرّر ريشَهُ ذَيلاً خَضِيلا
So I fancied the field a strolling peacock,
I imagined the field as a peacock walking
trailing its plumage in a dewy tail.
Dragging its tail feathers humbly
وغرّدَتِand warbled الطُّيورُthe birds بألفِwith a thousand لحنmelody
وغرّدَتِ الطُّيورُ بألفِ لحن
تُحيِّيsalutes المشَهدَthe scene الحسَنَthe lovely الجَليلاthe majestic
تُحيِّي المشَهدَ الحسَنَ الجَليلا
And the birds warbled a thousand melodies,
The birds sang in thousands of tunes
saluting the lovely, majestic scene.
Praising this beautiful exalted scene
فَهاجso stirred الشّوقُlonging فيّwithin me إِلىfor رُبُوعlands
فَهاج الشّوقُ فيّ إِلى رُبُوع
سأذهَبُI shall go فيin محبّتِهاlove of them قتيلاslain
سأذهَبُ في محبّتِها قتيلا
Then longing stirred within me for lands
Yearning grew in me for the meadows
for love of which I shall fall slain.
I would die there consumed by love
بهاto them علّقتُI attached آماليmy hopes وحبيand my love
بها علّقتُ آمالي وحبي
فقلبيso my heart لنwill not يملّtire ولنand will not يميلاturn aside
فقلبي لن يملّ ولن يميلا
To them I bound my hopes and my love,
On it I pinned all my hopes and love
so my heart will neither tire nor turn aside.
My heart will never waver or change
أأرتعُshall I roam at ease? فيin حماهاtheir haven بينamong صَحبيmy friends
أأرتعُ في حماها بين صَحبي
وأشفيand I quench منfrom أطايبهاtheir choicest delights الغليلاburning thirst
وأشفي من أطايبها الغليلا
Shall I roam at ease in their haven among my friends,
Shall I frolic there with my friends?
and slake my burning thirst with their choicest delights,
And heal my sickness with its fragrance
وبعدand after الموتdeath أُدفَنُI am buried فيin ثَراهاtheir soil
وبعد الموت أُدفَنُ في ثَراها
فأبقىso I remain بَينَamong أحبابيmy loved ones نزيلاa guest
فأبقى بَينَ أحبابي نزيلا
and after death be buried in their soil,
After death I will be buried in its soil
to remain a guest among my loved ones?
Remaining a guest among loved ones
وتسقيand water زهَرهُits flowers رشّاتُshowers مزنٍrainclouds
وتسقي زهَرهُ رشّاتُ مزنٍ
مكافأةًas a reward لمنfor one who صَنعَdid الجميلاgood
مكافأةً لمن صَنعَ الجميلا
And showers from rainclouds water its flowers,
Its flowers will sprinkle me with dew
as a reward for one who did good.
Rewarding the one who did good
وبنتand the maiden الحيّthe neighborhood تذكرُنيremembers me وتبكيand weeps
وبنت الحيّ تذكرُني وتبكي
بكاءَthe weeping of حمامةٍa dove فَقَدتhas lost هَديلاa male dove
بكاءَ حمامةٍ فَقَدت هَديلا
And the maiden of the neighborhood remembers me and weeps,
The living girl will remember and weep for me
as a dove weeps when it has lost its mate.
Weeping like a dove who lost her cooing
وحينَand when ينوحُlaments غصنُa bough الدوحِthe spreading trees فوقيabove me
وحينَ ينوحُ غصنُ الدوحِ فوقي
صدىthe echo of قبريmy grave يجاوِبُهanswers it طويلاfor a long while
صدى قبري يجاوِبُه طويلا
And when a bough of the spreading trees laments above me,
When the tree branch laments over me
the echo of my grave answers it for a long while.
My grave will answer with an echo
Sol 6.1