ساعةan hour البعدseparation عنكfrom you شهرa month وعامand a year
ساعة البعد عنك شهر وعام
الوصلtogetherness يمضيpasses كأنماas though هوit ساعهan hour
الوصل يمضي كأنما هو ساعه
An hour of separation from you is a month and a year.
The hour of separation from you is a month and a year
Togetherness passes as though it were an hour.
While the time of union passes as if just an hour
أتنجمI watch the stars الليلthe night الطويلlong صبابةardent longing
أتنجم الليل الطويل صبابة
وتنجميand my stargazing لنجومfor stars ذيof one possessing تفليكrounding into spherical form
وتنجمي لنجوم ذي تفليك
I watch the stars through the long night out of longing.
Do you count the stars of the long night restlessness
And my stargazing is for the stars of one with rounded form.
And you are my stars with such beauty
ويخفقand flutters منيwithin me القلبthe heart أنthat هبتblew الصباthe east breeze
ويخفق مني القلب أن هبت الصبا
ويذكرنيand reminds me of البدرthe full moon المنيرradiant محياكyour face
ويذكرني البدر المنير محياك
And the heart within me flutters at the blowing of the east breeze.
My heart flutters when the morning breeze blows
And the radiant full moon reminds me of your face.
And the bright moon reminds me of your face
ألاah! ليتif only شعريmy knowing كمhow much يقاسيsuffers منfrom النوىseparation
ألا ليت شعري كم يقاسي من النوى
وأنحائهand its forms قلبa heart يذوبmelts تجلداstriving to be steadfast
وأنحائه قلب يذوب تجلدا
Ah, if only I knew how much is suffered through separation
Oh how I wonder how much a longing heart can endure
And its forms by a heart that melts while striving to remain steadfast.
And yet it persists, melting with determination
Sol 6.1