الليلthe night بدموعهwith its tears جانيcame to me
الليل بدموعه جاني
ياO حمامdove نوّحlament ويايهwith me
يا حمام نوّح ويايه
The night came to me with its tears.
The night came to me with its tears,
O dove, lament with me.
Oh dove, lament and cry with me,
نوّحlament واشرحand explain أشجانيmy sorrows
نوّح واشرح أشجاني
داthis جواكyour heartache منof جنسthe same kind جوايهmy heartache
دا جواك من جنس جوايه
Lament and tell of my sorrows.
Lament and explain my sorrows,
This heartache of yours is of the same kind as mine.
For inside you is what is inside me,
الشوقlonging هاجكhas stirred you منfrom نوحكyour lament
الشوق هاجك من نوحك
وشكيتand you complained of الوجدlove’s anguish معايهwith me
وشكيت الوجد معايه
Longing has stirred you, judging by your lament,
Your longing stirred you to grieve,
And you complained of love’s anguish with me.
And you complained of passion with me,
أبكىI weep بالدمعwith tears لنواحكat your lament
أبكى بالدمع لنواحك
وتنوّحand you lament ياO حمامdove لبكايهat my weeping
وتنوّح يا حمام لبكايه
I shed tears at your lament,
I cry with tears for your grieving,
And you lament, O dove, at my weeping.
While you, oh dove, cry for my weeping,
بعدseparation الأحبابthe loved ones لوّعناhas tormented us
بعد الأحباب لوّعنا
والصبرand patience دواكyour remedy ودوايهand my remedy
والصبر دواك ودوايه
Separation from loved ones has tormented us,
After loved ones tormented us,
And patience is your remedy and mine.
Patience is the cure for you and me,
مِسيرinevitably الأيامthe days تجمعناwill reunite us
مِسير الأيام تجمعنا
إنif كانthere is فيin الصبرpatience بقايهmy survival
إن كان في الصبر بقايه
The days will surely reunite us,
The passing days will reunite us,
If my survival lies in patience.
If there is life remaining for patience,
إنif لقيتyou find عنديin me منfrom حبيmy love
إن لقيت عندي من حبي
سلطانsway العشقpassionate love هوايهmy passion
سلطان العشق هوايه
If you find in me, through my love,
If you find in me traces of my love,
Love’s sway to be my passion,
Passion's reign is my state,
أناI خدتhave taken الدمعthe tears فيinto قلبيmy heart
أنا خدت الدمع في قلبي
وأكتمand I conceal فيin القلبthe heart أسايهmy sorrow
وأكتم في القلب أسايه
I have taken the tears into my heart,
I have taken tears into my heart,
And I hide my sorrow in my heart.
And keep my sorrows hidden inside.
Sol 6.1