ألقـاكِI meet you مفتـونspellbound الخيـالthe imagination معـذباtormented
ألقـاكِ مفتـون الخيـال معـذبا
مـــابينbetween شـــكٍdoubt حــائرٍbewildered ويقيــنِand certainty
مـــابين شـــكٍ حــائرٍ ويقيــنِ
I meet you, my imagination spellbound, tormented,
I met you lost in fanciful dreams
Between bewildered doubt and certainty.
Torn between confused doubts and certitude
أشـكوI complain إليـكto you مـنof الظنونsuspicions وربماand perhaps
أشـكو إليـك مـن الظنون وربما
ســبقتwent ahead إليــكto you خـواطريmy thoughts تشـكونيcomplaining of me
ســبقت إليــك خـواطري تشـكوني
I complain to you of suspicions, and perhaps
I complain to you of suspicions though
My thoughts have gone ahead to you, complaining of me.
My thoughts may have faulted me before you
وأرىand I see السناradiance والطهرand purity فيكin you فتنثنيso they recede
وأرى السنا والطهر فيك فتنثني
عنــيfrom me خيــالاتيmy imaginings ووهــمand the delusion ظنــونيmy suspicions
عنــي خيــالاتي ووهــم ظنــوني
And I see radiance and purity in you, so they recede—
I see innocence and purity in you so
My imaginings and the delusion of my suspicions—from me.
My fantasies and doubts turn away from me
وأعيـشand I live فـيin دنيـاthe world جمالـكِyour beauty ساعةan hour
وأعيـش فـي دنيـا جمالـكِ ساعة
هــيit is صــفوthe essence آجـالٍlifetimes وعمـرand the span سـنينيmy years
هــي صــفو آجـالٍ وعمـر سـنيني
And I live an hour in the world of your beauty;
And I live for an hour in your beauty's world
It is the essence of lifetimes and the span of my years.
The essence of lifetimes and years for me
أصـغيI listen attentively إلـىto نجـواكyour whispers فـيin أملhope لهit has
أصـغي إلـى نجـواك فـي أمل له
ســحرmagic الطـبيبthe physician ونعمـةand the blessing المسـكينِthe poor man
ســحر الطـبيب ونعمـة المسـكينِ
I listen to your whispers with a hope that holds
I listen to your whispers hoping for
A physician's magic and a poor man's blessing.
A cure like a healer, relief like the destitute
وأهيـمand I lose myself فـيin عينيكِyour eyes والسحرand the enchantment الذيthat
وأهيـم فـي عينيكِ والسحر الذي
ينســـلّslips بيــنbetween لــواحظٍglances وجفــونِand eyelids
ينســـلّ بيــن لــواحظٍ وجفــونِ
And I lose myself in your eyes and the enchantment that
I lose myself in your eyes and the magic
Slips between glances and eyelids.
That flows between eyelids and glances
وand أحـسI feel مـنfrom فرحjoy اللقاءthe meeting إسعادةًhappiness
و أحـس مـن فرح اللقاء إسعادةً
أنسـىI forget بهـاthrough it زمنـيmy time وطـولand the length حنينـيmy yearning
أنسـى بهـا زمنـي وطـول حنينـي
And from the joy of meeting, I feel happiness
And I feel from the joy of meeting, a bliss
Through which I forget my days and my long yearning.
That makes me forget my time and longing
حـتىuntil إذاwhen حـانthe time came الـوداعfarewell ولاحand appeared ليto me
حـتى إذا حـان الـوداع ولاح لي
طيــفthe specter النـوىseparation مـنof لوعـةٍanguish وشـجونِand sorrows
طيــف النـوى مـن لوعـةٍ وشـجونِ
Until, when farewell came and there appeared to me
Until it is time to bid farewell, and the
The specter of separation, made of anguish and sorrow,
Phantom of parting looms with its sorrows
أرسـلتI released بيـنbetween يديكِyour hands دمعيmy tears وهوand it فيin
أرسـلت بيـن يديكِ دمعي وهو في
لغــةthe language الهـوىlove أنشـودةa song المحـزونِthe sorrowful one
لغــة الهـوى أنشـودة المحـزونِ
I let my tears flow before you, and they were, in
I sent before you my tear, and it is
The language of love, the sorrowful one's song.
In the tongue of love, an ode of the anguished
Sol 6.1