قمrise ياO طريرradiant الشبابyouth
قم يا طرير الشباب
غنِِsing ِ لـناfor us غنِِsing ِ
غنِِ ِ لـنا غنِِ ِ
Rise, O you of radiant youth,
Rise, O warbler of youth
Sing for us, sing,
Sing for us, sing
ياO حلوsweet one ياO مستطابdelightful one
يا حلو يا مستطاب
أنشــودةsong الجنthe jinn
أنشــودة الجن
O sweet one, O delightful one,
O sweet, O pleasing one
The song of the jinn.
The song of the Jinn
وأقطفand pluck لىfor me الأعنابthe grapes
وأقطف لى الأعناب
وأمـلأand fill بهاwith them دنىmy wine jar
وأمـلأ بها دنى
And pluck the grapes for me,
And pluck for me grapes
And fill my wine jar with them,
And with them fill my cup
منfrom عبقريgenius الربابthe rabab
من عبقري الرباب
أوor حرمِsanctuary ِ الفنart ِ
أو حرمِ ِ الفن ِ
From the genius of the rabab,
With the genius of the rebeck
Or the sanctuary of art.
Or the harem of art
سحpour forth فىin الرُبىthe hills والوهادand the valleys
سح فى الرُبى والوهاد
واسترقصand make dance البيداthe desert
واسترقص البيدا
Pour forth among the hills and valleys,
Wander in the meadows and valleys
And make the desert dance,
And examine the desert
وأسكبand pour علىupon كلevery نـادgathering
وأسكب على كل نـاد
ماwhat يسحرenchants الغيداthe graceful maidens
ما يسحر الغيدا
And pour upon every gathering
And pour upon every valley
What enchants the graceful maidens.
What enchants the heart
وفـجرand make burst forth الاعـوادthe lutes
وفـجر الاعـواد
رجعـاًechoes وترديداand repetition
رجعـاً وترديدا
And make the lutes burst forth
And the dawn of desires
In echoes and refrains,
Echoing and repeating
حتىuntil ترىyou see فىin البلادthe land
حتى ترى فى البلاد
منfrom فرحةٍjoy عيداa festival
من فرحةٍ عيدا
Until you see throughout the land
Until you see in the country
A festival born of joy.
A feast day of joy
وامسحand sweep علىover زريابZiryab
وامسح على زرياب
واطمسand blot out علىover معبدMa'bad
واطمس على معبد
And sweep over Ziryab,
And wipe over the rug
And blot out Ma'bad,
And erase the temple
وأمشand walk ِ علىacross الاحقابthe ages
وأمش ِ على الاحقاب
وطُفand circle علىaround المربدal-Mirbad
وطُف على المربد
And walk across the ages,
And tread upon the hills
And circle al-Mirbad,
And walk around the shrine
وأغشىand visit كنارcanary الغابthe forest
وأغشى كنار الغاب
فىin هدأةstillness المرقدthe resting place
فى هدأة المرقد
And visit the forest's canary
And cover the fire of the forest
In the stillness of its roost,
In the stillness of the tomb
وحدثand tell الأعرابthe Bedouins
وحدث الأعراب
عنof روعةsplendor المشهدthe scene
عن روعة المشهد
And tell the Bedouins
And tell the Bedouins
Of the splendor of the scene.
About the splendor of the scene
صورportray علىupon الأعصابthe nerves
صور على الأعصاب
وأرسمand draw علىupon حسيmy senses
وأرسم على حسي
Portray upon the nerves
Draw upon my nerves
And draw upon my senses
And paint upon my senses
جمـالكyour beauty الهيابshy
جمـالك الهياب
منfrom روعةsplendor الجرسthe resonance ِ
من روعة الجرس ِ
Your shy beauty
Your awe-inspiring beauty
From the splendor of the resonance.
From the splendor of the rhythm
واستدنِand bring near ِ باباًa door بابa door
واستدنِ ِ باباً باب
وأقعـدand sit علىupon نفسيmy soul
وأقعـد على نفسي
And bring near door after door,
And approach door by door
And sit upon my soul,
And sit upon my soul
حتىuntil يجفdries up الشرابthe drink
حتى يجف الشراب
فىat حافةِrim الكأسthe cup
فى حافةِ الكأس
Until the drink dries up
Until the wine dries
At the rim of the cup.
On the rim of the cup
Sol 6.1