بَلِّغيconvey ياO ريحُwind عَنّاfrom us
بَلِّغي يا ريحُ عَنّا
أَهلَthe people of بَغدادَBaghdad السَلاماgreetings
أَهلَ بَغدادَ السَلاما
Convey, O wind, from us
O breeze, convey from us
Greetings to the people of Baghdad.
To the people of Baghdad, greetings
بِأَبيmy father as ransom مَنthe one who حَرَّمَdenied النَوsleep (word fragment)
بِأَبي مَن حَرَّمَ النَو
مَ(completes 'sleep') عَلىto عَينيmy eye وَناماand he slept
مَ عَلى عَيني وَناما
May my father be ransom for him who denied sleep
By the one who forbade sleep to my eyes
To my eye, yet slept himself.
And slumber to me
بِأَبيmy father as ransom مَنthe one who أَضرَمَset aflame القَلthe heart (word fragment)
بِأَبي مَن أَضرَمَ القَل
بَ(completes 'heart') اشتياقاًlonging وَهُياماand love's frenzy
بَ اشتياقاً وَهُياما
May my father be ransom for him who set the heart aflame
By the one whose heart was lit
With longing and love's frenzy.
With yearning and infatuation
بِأَبيmy father as ransom مَنthe one who كانَwas مَشغوenamored (word fragment)
بِأَبي مَن كانَ مَشغو
فاً(completes 'enamored') بِقُربيwith being near me مُستَهاماdistraught with love
فاً بِقُربي مُستَهاما
May my father be ransom for him who was enamored
By the one who was preoccupied
Of being near me, distraught with love.
With my nearness, enthralled
فَقَضىthen decreed اللَهُGod عَلَيناfor us
فَقَضى اللَهُ عَلَينا
أَنthat شَحَطناwe went far away وَأَقاماand he remained
أَن شَحَطنا وَأَقاما
Then God decreed for us
So God ordained upon us
That we went far away while he remained.
That we be separated and kept apart
أُذكُريremember مَنthe one who لَيسَdoes not يَنساforget
أُذكُري مَن لَيسَ يَنسا
كِyou (feminine) وَلَوand even if لاقىhe met الحِماماdeath
كِ وَلَو لاقى الحِماما
Remember the one who does not forget
Remind the one who does not forget you
You, even if he meets death.
Even if he meets other doves
إِنَّindeed مَنwhoever نامَslept لَعَمريby my life
إِنَّ مَن نامَ لَعَمري
يَحسَبُthinks الناسَpeople نِياماasleep
يَحسَبُ الناسَ نِياما
Indeed, he who sleeps, by my life,
Indeed, the one who sleeps, by my life
Thinks people are asleep.
Thinks other people are sleeping
Sol 6.1