ياO اللهGod لاdo not تقطعcut off رجاhope كلevery مشتاقlonging person
يا الله لا تقطع رجا كل مشتاق
بامركby Your command ياO ربLord الحلمthe dream يصبحbecomes حقيقهreality
بامرك يا رب الحلم يصبح حقيقه
O God, do not cut off the hope of any longing soul.
O God, do not cut off hope for every longing one
By Your command, O Lord, the dream becomes reality.
By Your command, O Lord, dreams become reality
وأناand I أدريknow أنthat الوصلunion تاليهits end لفراقparting
وأنا أدري أن الوصل تاليه لفراق
ولولاand were it not for الأملhope .. ماnot تحملbear النفسthe soul ضيقهdistress
ولولا الأمل .. ما تحمل النفس ضيقه
And I know that union ends in parting.
And I know that separation comes after union
And were it not for hope, the soul could not endure distress.
Without hope, the soul could not endure its torment
أمسyesterday سرىtraveled by night فيin تاليthe last part of الليلthe night براقa lightning-bearing cloud
أمس سرى في تالي الليل براق
قلبيmy heart يفزleaps لنوضتهat its flash بتخفيقهwith a flutter
قلبي يفز لنوضته بتخفيقه
Last night, a lightning-lit cloud passed in the night’s final hours.
Last night, dawn shone brightly
My heart leaps with a flutter at its flashing.
My heart flutters at its beauty rapidly beating
وسمٍautumn rain بكورearly صادقtrue الوبلthe heavy downpour دفاقgushing
وسمٍ بكور صادق الوبل دفاق
لوif شافهhe saw it الظميانthe thirsty one يبتلwould grow moist ريقهhis saliva
لو شافه الظميان يبتل ريقه
An early autumn rain, its downpour sure and abundant—
A truthful dawn of early dew flows gently
If the thirsty man saw it, his mouth would grow moist.
If seen by the thirsty, their saliva would flow
علهmay it علىupon دارhome الوفاfaithfulness .. دارhome الأشواقlongings
عله على دار الوفا .. دار الأشواق
دارa home صفتwas set apart لأهلfor people with القلوبhearts الرقيقهtender
دار صفت لأهل القلوب الرقيقه
May it fall upon the home of faithfulness, the home of longings—
Perhaps to the abode of loyalty, abode of passions
A home set apart for those with tender hearts.
A home lined up for tender hearts
فارقتهمI parted from them ماnot ليلةٍa night خاطريmy heart ضاقgrew distressed
فارقتهم ما ليلةٍ خاطري ضاق
واليومand today للسلوانto consolation ماnot أجدI find طريقهa way
واليوم للسلوان ما أجد طريقه
I parted from them—not for just one night—and my heart grew heavy.
I never left them a night when my thoughts were constricted
And today I find no path to consolation,
And today, I cannot find a way to comfort
ياemphatic particle كودexcept perhaps حرفٍa word ليof mine كتبتهI wrote it بالأوراقon the pages
يا كود حرفٍ لي كتبته بالأوراق
مثلlike السرابthe mirage الليthat يسليconsoles بريقهits gleam
مثل السراب اللي يسلي بريقه
Save perhaps for a word of mine I wrote on paper,
O dots of letters I wrote on paper
Like a mirage whose gleam consoles.
Like a mirage that comforts with its illusion
واللهby God لوif كلall المخاليقcreated beings عشاقlovers
والله لو كل المخاليق عشاق
ماnot شفتyou would see لكfor yourself نفسٍa soul تعذبsuffer دقيقهa minute
ما شفت لك نفسٍ تعذب دقيقه
By God, if all creatures were lovers,
By God, even if all creatures were passionate lovers
You would not see a soul suffer for even a minute.
None would see a soul tortured so profoundly
Sol 6.1