أذكرينيremember me كلَّماwhenever الفجرdawn بداappears
أذكريني كلَّما الفجر بدا
ناشراًspreading فيin الأفقthe horizon أعلامbanners الضياءْlight
ناشراً في الأفق أعلام الضياءْ
Remember me whenever dawn appears,
Remember me whenever dawn breaks
spreading banners of light across the horizon.
Spreading flags of light across the horizon
يبعثawakens الأطيارthe birds فيin أوْكارهاtheir nests
يبعث الأطيار في أوْكارها
فتحيِّيهso they greet it بترديدby repeating الغناءْsong
فتحيِّيه بترديد الغناءْ
It awakens the birds in their nests,
It rouses the birds in their nests
so they greet it with refrains of song.
So they greet it with melodious song
قدindeed سهرتُI stayed awake الليلَthe night وحديby myself
قد سهرتُ الليلَ وحدي
بينamid آلاميmy pains وسُهْديand my sleeplessness
بين آلامي وسُهْدي
I have kept vigil through the night by myself,
I stayed up all night alone
amid my pains and sleeplessness.
Between my sorrows and wakefulness
وانجلىand emerged الصبحmorning وهلاَّand dawned
وانجلى الصبح وهلاَّ
وانطوىand folded away الليلthe night وولَّىand departed
وانطوى الليل وولَّى
And morning emerged and dawned,
The morning dawned bright
and night folded itself away and departed.
The night folded up and turned away
فتذكّرتُthen I remembered الذيwhat كانhad been وراحاand went away
فتذكّرتُ الذي كان وراحا
حينwhen أفنيناهwe spent it أُنساًcompanionship ومِراحاand merriment
حين أفنيناه أُنساً ومِراحا
Then I remembered what had been and was gone,
Then I remembered what had been and gone
when we spent it in companionship and merriment.
When we lost him, gentle and kind
وجرىand flowed دمعيَmy tears منfrom فرْطِexcess حنينيmy longing
وجرى دمعيَ من فرْطِ حنيني
فارحميso pity قلبيmy heart وحنِّيand be tender واذكرينيand remember me
فارحمي قلبي وحنِّي واذكريني
And my tears flowed from the intensity of my longing,
And my tears flowed from longing
so pity my heart, be tender, and remember me.
So have mercy on my heart, sympathize, and remember me
أذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever الطيرُthe birds شداsing
أذكريني كلما الطيرُ شدا
مرسلاًsending forth فيin الدوحِthe spreading trees ألحانmelodies الصفاءْserenity
مرسلاً في الدوحِ ألحان الصفاءْ
Remember me whenever the birds sing,
Remember me whenever the birds sing out
sending melodies of serenity among the spreading trees.
Sending melodies soaring through the air
يُنصتlisten الزهرُthe blossoms إلىto أنغامهtheir melodies
يُنصت الزهرُ إلى أنغامه
فيحيِّيهso they greet them ببشْرٍwith gladness وانحناءْand bowing
فيحيِّيه ببشْرٍ وانحناءْ
The blossoms listen to their melodies,
The flowers listen to their tunes
so they greet them with gladness and bows.
And greet them with cheer and swaying
قدindeed ظللتُI continued اليومtoday أبكيI weep
قد ظللتُ اليوم أبكي
منfrom أذىthe hurt دهريmy fate ومنكِand from you
من أذى دهري ومنكِ
I have spent the day weeping,
Today I spent weeping
from the hurt brought by my fate and by you.
From the torment of fate and you
وشداand warbled الطيرُthe birds وغنَّىand sang
وشدا الطيرُ وغنَّى
وتناجىand exchanged whispers وتهنّىand rejoiced
وتناجى وتهنّى
And the birds warbled and sang,
The birds sang out and rejoiced
and exchanged whispers and rejoiced.
Conversing and celebrating
فتذكّرتُthen I remembered الذيwhat طافpassed بسمعيto my ears
فتذكّرتُ الذي طاف بسمعي
إذwhen مزجتI mixed الكأسthe cup فيin كفِّيmy palm بدمعيwith my tears
إذ مزجت الكأس في كفِّي بدمعي
Then I remembered what had drifted to my ears,
Then I remembered what had touched my hearing
when I mingled the cup in my hand with my tears.
When I mixed the cup in my hand with my tears
وهفاand fluttered قلبيَmy heart منfrom طولِthe length أنينيmy lament
وهفا قلبيَ من طولِ أنيني
فارحميso pity دمعيmy tears وغنِّيand sing واذكرينيand remember me
فارحمي دمعي وغنِّي واذكريني
And my heart fluttered from my prolonged lament,
And my heart quivered from prolonged lamenting
so pity my tears, sing, and remember me.
So have mercy on my tears, sing, and remember me
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever الليلُnight سجَاgrows still
اذكريني كلّما الليلُ سجَا
باعثاًawakening فيin النفسthe soul ذكرىthe memory الأوفياءthe faithful
باعثاً في النفس ذكرى الأوفياء
Remember me whenever night grows still,
Remember me whenever the night descends
awakening in the soul the memory of the faithful.
Evoking memories of loyalty
يعرضdisplays الماضيthe past ويجْلوand reveals صفحةًa page
يعرض الماضي ويجْلو صفحةً
أشرقshone الإخلاصُsincerity فيهاin it والولاءْand loyalty
أشرق الإخلاصُ فيها والولاءْ
It displays the past and reveals a page
The past parades by and reveals a page
where sincerity and loyalty shone.
Where sincerity and loyalty shone bright
قدindeed سقيتI watered الحبَّlove وُدِّيmy affection
قد سقيت الحبَّ وُدِّي
ورعيتُand I guarded العمرَthroughout life عهْديmy pledge
ورعيتُ العمرَ عهْدي
I have watered love with my affection,
I nurtured my love and loyalty
and guarded my pledge throughout my life.
And spent my life true to my vow
وبداand became apparent ليto me ماwhat ألاقيI endure
وبدا لي ما ألاقي
منof تباريحِthe agonies الفراقِseparation
من تباريحِ الفراقِ
And it became clear to me what I endure
What I encountered was revealed to me
of the agonies of separation.
Of the agonies of separation
فتذكرتthen I remembered لياليناour nights المواضيgone by
فتذكرت ليالينا المواضي
بينamid شكوىcomplaint وَتَجنٍّand unjust reproach وتراضِand reconciliation
بين شكوى وَتَجنٍّ وتراضِ
Then I remembered our nights gone by,
Then I remembered our nights in the meadows
amid complaint, unjust reproach, and reconciliation.
Between complaining, yearning, and consenting
واشتكتْand complained روحيَmy soul منof نارthe fire شجونيmy sorrows
واشتكتْ روحيَ من نار شجوني
فصِلينيso unite with me بالتَّمَنِّيthrough wishing واذكرينيand remember me
فصِليني بالتَّمَنِّي واذكريني
And my soul lamented the fire of my sorrows,
And my soul complained of the fire of my longing
so unite with me through longing, and remember me.
So join me in wishing, and remember me
Sol 6.1