ناجِconfide in بدرَthe full moon of السماءthe sky بالأسرارِwith secrets
ناجِ بدرَ السماء بالأسرارِ
واشكهand complain to it ماwhat تحسّyou feel منof أكدارِtroubles
واشكه ما تحسّ من أكدارِ
Confide your secrets to the full moon in the sky,
Whisper to the full moon your secrets,
and tell it of the troubles you feel.
And complain of the sorrows that distress you,
غنِّهsing to it حزنكyour sorrow الدفينburied وساand converse at night…
غنِّه حزنك الدفين وسا
مِرْه…with it وحيدًاalone فيin غيبةthe absence of السّمارthe nighttime companions
مِرْه وحيدًا في غيبة السّمار
Sing to it your buried sorrow, and converse
Sing your hidden sadness and pass it by alone,
with it alone at night, in the absence of companions.
In the absence of the nightly revelers.
وتطلّعْand gaze إلىtoward سناهits radiance وقدand already كَلْـcrowned (first part)
وتطلّعْ إلى سناه وقد كَلْـ
ـلَلَcrowned (completion) بالدرّwith pearls هامةَthe crown of الأشجارthe trees
ـلَلَ بالدرّ هامةَ الأشجار
And gaze upon its radiance: it has crowned
Look to its radiance as it has adorned
the treetops with pearls,
The dome of the trees with a necklace of pearls,
ونثاand scattered نورهits light علىupon صفحةthe surface of النيـthe Nile (first part)
ونثا نوره على صفحة النيـ
ـلِNile (completion) فأضحتْso it became منof فضّةٍsilver فيin نثارa scattering
ـلِ فأضحتْ من فضّةٍ في نثار
and scattered its light across the surface of the
And shed its light on the surface of the Nile,
Nile, so it became a scattering of silver.
Turning it into a shower of silver.
وسرتand drifted نسمةٌa breeze تأرّجَwafted fragrantly منهاfrom it
وسرت نسمةٌ تأرّجَ منها
عبقٌfragrance منfrom يوانعfully blooming الأزهارthe flowers
عبقٌ من يوانع الأزهار
And a breeze drifted by, from which wafted
A breeze blew, perfumed
the fragrance of flowers in full bloom.
With the fragrance of blooming flowers,
وسرتand spread وحشةُthe loneliness of السكونthe silence فلاتَسْـso you do not hear…
وسرت وحشةُ السكون فلاتَسْـ
ـمَعْhear (completion) إلاexcept هواتفَthe calls of الأطيارthe birds
ـمَعْ إلا هواتفَ الأطيار
And the loneliness of silence spread; you hear nothing
And stillness crept in, so only the calls
but the calls of birds,
Of birds can be heard.
واصطفاقُand the beating of المجدافthe oar مثلlike جناحthe wing of الـthe
واصطفاقُ المجداف مثل جناح الـ
ـطَيْرbird آوىsought shelter ليلاًat night إلىto الأوكارthe roosts
ـطَيْر آوى ليلاً إلى الأوكار
and the beating of the oar, like the wing of a
The splash of oars is like the wing
bird that sought shelter at night in the roosts.
Of a bird come home to roost in the thickets.
هذهthis ساعةٌan hour تلذّis sweet بهاin it الشّكْlamentation (first part)
هذه ساعةٌ تلذّ بها الشّكْ
وىlamentation (completion) وتحلوand grows sweet مرارةُthe bitterness of التذكارremembrance
وى وتحلو مرارةُ التذكار
This is an hour when lamentation is sweet,
This is an hour to indulge in memories
and the bitterness of remembrance grows sweet.
And for the bitterness of nostalgia to taste sweet.
فأفضْso pour out روحكyour soul الحزينَsorrowful وأنصتْand listen attentively
فأفضْ روحك الحزينَ وأنصتْ
لنداءto the call of الماضيthe past منof الأدهارthe ages
لنداء الماضي من الأدهار
So pour out your sorrowful soul, and listen
Unburden your sorrowful soul and listen
to the call of ages past.
To the call of the past through the ages.
وابكِand weep for ماwhat فاتhas passed منof زمانٍa time غنيناwe lived happily through
وابكِ ما فات من زمانٍ غنينا
هit علىin غفلةٍunawareness منon the part of الأقدارthe fates
ه على غفلةٍ من الأقدار
And weep for bygone days we lived in joy,
Weep for days gone by, which we spent
while the fates were unaware.
Obliviously, at the whims of fate.
Sol 6.1