هَذِهِthis نورُlight السَفينَهthe ship
هَذِهِ نورُ السَفينَه
هَذِهِthis شِبهُlikeness of أَمينَهAmina
هَذِهِ شِبهُ أَمينَه
This is the ship's light;
This is the light of the ship
this is Amina's likeness.
This is like a trusted one
هَذِهِthis صورَتُهاher image مُنtelling (first part)
هَذِهِ صورَتُها مُن
بِئَةٌtelling (completion) عَنهاabout her مُبينَهrevealing clearly
بِئَةٌ عَنها مُبينَه
This is her image, telling
This is its image from
of her, revealing her clearly.
An environment that is evident
هَذِهِthis لُؤلُؤَةٌa pearl عِنwith me (first part)
هَذِهِ لُؤلُؤَةٌ عِن
ديwith me (completion) لَهاshe has مِثلٌan equal ثَمينَهprecious
دي لَها مِثلٌ ثَمينَه
This is a pearl; I have
This is a precious pearl
her equal, a precious one.
That has no equal value
مِنamong بَناتِdaughters of الرومِthe Rum (Greeks/Romans) لَكِنbut
مِن بَناتِ الرومِ لَكِن
لَمnot (past negation) تَكُنwas عِنديin my eyes مَهينَهlowly
لَم تَكُن عِندي مَهينَه
She is among the daughters of the Rum, yet
Of the daughters of Rome, but
she was not lowly in my eyes.
She was not disgraced with me
أَناI مَنone who يَترُكُleaves لِلدَيto the Judge (first part)
أَنا مَن يَترُكُ لِلدَي
يانِto the Judge (completion) فيin الدُنياthis world شُؤونَهhis affairs
يانِ في الدُنيا شُؤونَه
I am one who leaves to the
I who leaves the debts
Judge his affairs in this world.
To religion in this world
ياO مَلاكَangel of الفُلكِthe ship ليI have صِنyour counterpart (first part)
يا مَلاكَ الفُلكِ لي صِن
وُكِyour counterpart (completion) فيin تِلكَthat المَدينَهthe city
وُكِ في تِلكَ المَدينَه
O angel of the ship, I have your
O captain of the ship, protect for me
counterpart in that city.
Your ship in that city
أَنتِyou (feminine) فيin الفُلكِthe ship بَهاءٌsplendor
أَنتِ في الفُلكِ بَهاءٌ
وَهوَand he فيin حُلوانَHelwan زينَهan ornament
وَهوَ في حُلوانَ زينَه
You are splendor aboard the ship,
You are in the ship a beauty
and he is an ornament in Helwan.
And it is in Hull its decoration
ناجِهِspeak privately to him وَاِذكُرand tell لَهُto him وَجyearning (first part)
ناجِهِ وَاِذكُر لَهُ وَج
دَyearning (completion) أَبيهِhis father وَحَنينَهand his longing
دَ أَبيهِ وَحَنينَه
Speak privately to him, and tell him of the
Talk to him and mention to him the presence
yearning of his father and his longing.
Of his father and his longing
وَأَفِدهُand inform him أَنَّنيthat I فيin الthe
وَأَفِدهُ أَنَّني في ال
بَحرِsea مُذsince دُستُI trod عَرينَهits lair
بَحرِ مُذ دُستُ عَرينَه
And tell him that, in the
And let him know that I have been in the
sea, since I trod its lair,
Sea since I hugged its coast
لَستُI am not بِالنَفسِwith my own life ضَنيناًsparing
لَستُ بِالنَفسِ ضَنيناً
وَبِهِbut regarding him نَفسيmy soul ضَنينَهloath to part
وَبِهِ نَفسي ضَنينَه
I am not sparing of my own life,
I am not stingy with myself
yet my soul is loath to part with him.
And with him my soul is longing
أَسأَلُI ask الرَحمَنَthe All-Merciful يُرعيto watch over
أَسأَلُ الرَحمَنَ يُرعي
كَyou وَإِيّاهُand him عُيونَهHis eyes
كَ وَإِيّاهُ عُيونَه
I ask the All-Merciful to watch over
I ask the Merciful to protect
you and him with His eyes.
You and him, his eyes
Sol 6.1