أَعانٍam I a captive? غَريبٌa stranger أَمor أَميرٌa prince بِأَرضِهاin her land
أَعانٍ غَريبٌ أَم أَميرٌ بِأَرضِها
وَحَوْلِيَand around me أَعداءٌenemies جِذاءٌstanding firm خصومُهاher adversaries
وَحَوْلِيَ أَعداءٌ جِذاءٌ خصومُها
Am I a captive stranger or a prince in her land,
A stranger in need or a prince in his land?
While enemies surround me—her adversaries standing firm?
And around me fierce, hostile foes.
أَياO جبليtwo mountains of نُعمانَNuʿman بِاللَّهِby God خَلِيَّاleave open, you two
أَيا جبلي نُعمانَ بِاللَّهِ خَلِيَّا
طَريقَthe path of الصّباthe east wind يخْلصُmay reach unhindered إِلَيَّto me نَسيمُهاits breeze
طَريقَ الصّبا يخْلصُ إِلَيَّ نَسيمُها
O two mountains of Nuʿman, by God, leave open
O Mount Nu'man, a sincere refuge in Allah,
The east wind's path, so its breeze may reach me.
The breeze of morning reaches me through its path.
أَجِدْI may feel بَردَهاits coolness أَوor تَشفِit may cure مِنّيfrom me صَبابَةًardent longing
أَجِدْ بَردَها أَو تَشفِ مِنّي صَبابَةً
عَلىupon كَبِدٍa liver لَمnot يَبقَremain إِلَّاexcept صَميمُهاits innermost core
عَلى كَبِدٍ لَم يَبقَ إِلَّا صَميمُها
So I may feel its coolness, or it may cure the yearning within me,
Will it cool me or heal my young spirit
Upon a liver whose innermost core alone remains.
Of a heart where only the essence remains?
فَإِنَّfor indeed الصّباthe east wind ريحٌa wind إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle تَنَسَّمَتْit blows gently
فَإِنَّ الصّبا ريحٌ إِذا ما تَنَسَّمَتْ
عَلىupon نَفْسِthe soul of مَهمومone burdened with sorrow تَجَلَّتْare dispelled هُمومُهاits cares
عَلى نَفْسِ مَهموم تَجَلَّتْ هُمومُها
For the east wind is a wind that, whenever it blows gently
For the morning breeze is a wind which, when breathed
Upon a troubled soul, its cares are dispelled.
Upon a troubled soul, reveals its sorrows.
إِلَّاexcept; yet إِنَّindeed أَهوائيmy passions بِلَيْلىfor Layla قَديمَةٌlongstanding
إِلَّا إِنَّ أَهوائي بِلَيْلى قَديمَةٌ
وَأقتلand the deadliest أَهواءِpassions of الرِّجالِmen قَديمُهاthe oldest of them
وَأقتل أَهواءِ الرِّجالِ قَديمُها
Yet indeed, my passions for Layla are longstanding,
But my passion for Layla is longstanding,
And the deadliest of men's passions is the oldest.
And I slay men's passions however longstanding.
Sol 6.1