غنناsing to us ياO جميلbeautiful one أغنيةa song النيلthe Nile
غننا يا جميل أغنية النيل
وباركand bless بسحرwith the magic عينيكyour eyes فيهin it
وبارك بسحر عينيك فيه
Sing to us, handsome one, the song of the Nile,
Sing us, O beautiful one, the song of the Nile.
and bless it with the enchantment of your eyes.
And bless it with the magic of your eyes.
وانحدرand flow down موجةa wave علىupon الشطthe shore غرقىdrowned
وانحدر موجة على الشط غرقى
غيرnot مسترقدresting ولاnor معتفيهseeking its bounty
غير مسترقد ولا معتفيه
Descend—a wave drowned upon the shore,
And flow down as a wave, drowned upon the shore,
neither coming to rest nor fading away there.
Neither resting nor seeking its bounty.
انindeed فىin حسنكyour beauty العميقdeep لأنهاراًsurely rivers
ان فى حسنك العميق لأنهاراً
عِـذاباsweet تغصare choked منby آذيهits surging waves
عِـذابا تغص من آذيه
For in your deep beauty there are rivers,
Indeed, in your deep beauty lie rivers,
fresh and sweet, brimming with pearls.
Sweet, choking on its surging waves.
انindeed فىin وجهكyour face الوضئradiant وعينيكand your eyes
ان فى وجهك الوضئ وعينيك
ينابيعsprings منof دلالcoquetry وتـيـهand pride
ينابيع من دلال وتـيـه
For in your radiant face and in your eyes
Indeed, in your radiant face and your eyes
are springs of coy charm and proud grace.
Are springs of coquetry and pride.
أنتyou ياO فاتنىmy enchanter أمor النيلthe Nile زخارoverflowing..
أنت يا فاتنى أم النيل زخار..
بنفسيwith my soul كليكماboth of you منas a شبيهlook-alike
بنفسي كليكما من شبيه
Is it you, my charmer, or the Nile in flood...
Is it you, my enchanter, or the Nile that overflows?
By my soul, how alike the two of you are!
My soul be ransom for you both—how alike you are!
غنناsing to us السحرthe magic منfrom شواطئهits shores الخضرgreen
غننا السحر من شواطئه الخضر
وغنّand sing الزمانtime منfrom ماضيهits past
وغنّ الزمان من ماضيه
Sing to us of the magic of its green shores,
Sing us the magic of its green shores,
and of Time’s bygone days.
And sing of the ages in its past.
وأذكرand recall سالفاًa past مجيداًglorious علىthroughout الدهرthe ages
وأذكر سالفاً مجيداً على الدهر
عزيزاًdear علىto كرامnoble بنيهits sons
عزيزاً على كرام بنيه
And recall a glorious past, forever
And recall a past glorious through the ages,
dear to its noble sons.
Dear to its noble sons.
Sol 6.1