لاmay ... never خَلَتْbe bereft مِنْof سَناكُمُyour radiance الأَحْياءُthe settlements
لا خَلَتْ مِنْ سَناكُمُ الأَحْياءُ
فَبِكَمْfor through you تَنْجَليis dispelled بِهاin them الظَّلْماءُthe darkness
فَبِكَمْ تَنْجَلي بِها الظَّلْماءُ
May the settlements never lack your radiance,
The living were not devoid of your company,
For through you their darkness is dispelled.
So with what do the dark nights illuminate?
كانَwas دَمْعُtears الحَياthe rain عَلَيْهِنَّupon them سَقْياًwatering
كانَ دَمْعُ الحَيا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَقْياً
فَهوَbut it مُذْsince غِبْتُمyou departed بِهنَّamong them بُكاءُweeping
فَهوَ مُذْ غِبْتُم بِهنَّ بُكاءُ
Rain's tears once watered them;
The tears of the living were water for them,
But since you left, they are weeping there.
And since you left, it is crying.
مَنْone who تَلتْrecited مِنْكُمْfrom you عَليْهِto him مَعانٍmeanings
مَنْ تَلتْ مِنْكُمْ عَليْهِ مَعانٍ
كَيْفَhow تَحْويcan hold قِيادَهُhis reins أَسْماءُnames
كَيْفَ تَحْوي قِيادَهُ أَسْماءُ
For one to whom your meanings have spoken,
Whoever's affection leaned towards you,
How can names hold his reins?
How can the abode contain their names?
ماnot مُراديmy wish بِالرَّبْعِat the dwelling أَسْماءُAsma أَنْthat تَسْyou be generous (first part)
ما مُرادي بِالرَّبْعِ أَسْماءُ أَنْ تَسْ
خوcompletion of 'be generous' بِوَصْلٍwith union أوor أَنْthat يَدُومَendure لِقاءُa meeting
خو بِوَصْلٍ أو أَنْ يَدُومَ لِقاءُ
My wish at the dwelling, Asma, is not that you be generous
I do not intend by "dwelling" that the names
With union, or that a meeting endure.
Should converse in union or that we meet.
بَيْنَماwhile نَحْنُwe بِالدّيارِat the dwellings وَقَدْand already طاgrew long (first part)
بَيْنَما نَحْنُ بِالدّيارِ وَقَدْ طا
لَcompletion of 'grew long' وُقوفٌstanding مِنّاby us وَطالَand grew long رَجاءُhope
لَ وُقوفٌ مِنّا وَطالَ رَجاءُ
While we were at the dwellings, and long
While we are in the abodes and lingering
Had we stood, and long had we hoped,
Has long been from us and hope is prolonged,
إذwhen suddenly سَرتْdrifted مِنْfrom دِيارِهِمْtheir dwellings نَسماتٌbreezes
إذ سَرتْ مِنْ دِيارِهِمْ نَسماتٌ
بَسماتٌsmiles فيin إثْرهاtheir wake إرْضاءُsatisfaction
بَسماتٌ في إثْرها إرْضاءُ
Suddenly breezes drifted from their dwellings:
Breezes blow from their abodes,
Smiles, with satisfaction in their wake.
Breezes after which comes consent.
مَرْحباًwelcome مَرْحباًwelcome عليهاover them سُتُورٌveils
مَرْحباً مَرْحباً عليها سُتُورٌ
مِنْof وِدادٍaffection أَذْيالهُنَّtheir hems الوَفَاءُfaithfulness
مِنْ وِدادٍ أَذْيالهُنَّ الوَفَاءُ
Welcome, welcome! Over them lie veils
Welcome, welcome to it, over them are curtains
Of affection, whose hems are faithfulness.
Of love, loyalty is their trains.
Sol 6.1