قلبيmy heart الّذيwhich اعتَادgrew accustomed to الركودَstagnation .. يودّعُهbids it farewell
قلبي الّذي اعتَاد الركودَ .. يودّعُه
حيّاًalive غداhas become .. إثْرin the wake of الصبابةِardent love .. بلقعُهits wasteland
حيّاً غدا .. إثْر الصبابةِ .. بلقعُه
My heart, accustomed to stagnation, bids it farewell.
My heart, accustomed to stillness.. bids it farewell
Its wasteland has come alive in the wake of ardent love.
Alive tomorrow.. after youth.. its patches
متشابهٌalike والعودand the oud .. صارhas become أنينُهits moaning
متشابهٌ والعود .. صار أنينُه
إيقاعa rhythm شوقٍlonging والضلوعand the ribs ترجّعُهecho it
إيقاع شوقٍ والضلوع ترجّعُه
It is akin to the oud; its moaning has become
Resembling the lute.. its moaning became
A rhythm of longing, and the ribs echo it.
A rhythm of longing, while the ribs provoke it
شجوُsorrow التقاسيمِthe musical improvisations التيwhich غنّىsang بهاwith them
شجوُ التقاسيمِ التي غنّى بها
زريابُZiryab شعريmy poetry .. دَمعُهits tears وتوجّعُهand its anguish
زريابُ شعري .. دَمعُه وتوجّعُه
The sorrow of the improvisations sung by
The wailing of the melodies that my poetry's Ziryab
My poetry’s Ziryab is its tears and anguish.
Sang with.. its tears and torment
والرّاقصاتُand the dancing ones منamong المعانيthe meanings .. نبضُهits heartbeat
والرّاقصاتُ من المعاني .. نبضُه
والحالِماتُand the dreaming ones منamong اللّحونِthe melodies .. تولُّعهits ardor
والحالِماتُ من اللّحونِ .. تولُّعه
And the dancing meanings are its heartbeat,
And the dancing maidens of meanings.. its pulse
And the dreaming melodies are its ardor.
And the dreaming of melodies.. its twisting
أنعِمْhow bountiful! بمنis the one who أغنَىenriched وأقنىand endowed .. واهباًbestowing
أنعِمْ بمن أغنَى وأقنى .. واهباً
مُلكاًa kingdom .. تنعّمَreveled بالمباهجِin the delights أجمعُهall of it
مُلكاً .. تنعّمَ بالمباهجِ أجمعُه
How bountiful is he who enriched and endowed, bestowing
Bestow upon the one who sang and brought comfort.. granting
A kingdom that, in its entirety, reveled in delights.
A kingdom.. enjoying all pleasures.. I bring together
قلبيmy heart الذيwhich يهواكَloves you أُكرمI honor بالهوىwith love
قلبي الذي يهواكَ أُكرم بالهوى
لكنbut إذاif رضِيَaccepts المذلّةhumiliation .. أخلعُهI cast it off
لكن إذا رضِيَ المذلّة .. أخلعُه
My heart, which loves you, I honor with love;
My heart that loves you I honor with love
But if it accepts humiliation, I cast it off.
But if it accepts disgrace.. I will cast it off
Sol 6.1