منfrom جِنانِgardens اللهGod قلtell ليto me
من جِنانِ الله قل لي
صوتكَyour voice الحانيtender أتىcame ؟
صوتكَ الحاني أتى ؟
From God's gardens, tell me,
From God's gardens, tell me,
did your tender voice come?
Did your melodious voice come?
وجهكَyour face المكسوّclothed نورًاin light
وجهكَ المكسوّ نورًا
كمhow many فؤاداًa heart .. أخبتاhumbled ؟
كم فؤاداً .. أخبتا ؟
Your face, clothed in light—
Your face veiled in light,
how many hearts has it humbled?
How many hearts has it stilled?
ويحalas for قلبيmy heart ذابَmelted شوقاًwith longing
ويح قلبي ذابَ شوقاً
قُلsay مَتىwhen تدنوyou draw near مَتىwhen ؟!
قُل مَتى تدنو مَتى ؟!
Alas for my heart: it has melted with longing.
Alas, my heart melted in yearning -
Say, when will you draw near—when?!
Tell me, when will you come near, when?!
Sol 6.1