ياO دِيارَdwellings الأَحبابِof loved ones عابَثَكِtoyed with you الدَهtime (first part)
يا دِيارَ الأَحبابِ عابَثَكِ الدَه
رُcompletion of 'time' فَكانَso was الجَوابُthe answer مِنfrom أَجفانيmy eyelids
رُ فَكانَ الجَوابُ مِن أَجفاني
O dwellings of loved ones, time has toyed with you,
O homeland of loved ones, your ruins have mocked me
So the answer came from my eyelids.
And the reply came from my unresponsive eyelids
وَخُيوليand my steeds الدُموعُthe tears وَالنَفَسُand the breath الصاrising (first part)
وَخُيولي الدُموعُ وَالنَفَسُ الصا
عِدُcompletion of 'rising' شَوطيmy race وَوَجنَتيand my cheek ميدانيmy arena
عِدُ شَوطي وَوَجنَتي ميداني
And my steeds are tears, and the rising breath
My tears are my horses, my sighs my provisions
Is my race, and my cheek my arena.
My affliction is my journey and my cheeks are my domain
فَإِذاso when قُلتُI said أَينَwhere داريmy home وَقالواand they said
فَإِذا قُلتُ أَينَ داري وَقالوا
هِيَit هَذيthis one أَقولُI say أَينَwhere زَمانيmy time
هِيَ هَذي أَقولُ أَينَ زَماني
So when I say, “Where is my home?” and they say,
When asked, where is my home? And when told, here it is
“This is it,” I say, “Where is my time?”
I say, where is my time?
وَطَنُthe homeland of العاشِقِthe lover الوِصالُunion وَإِلّاand otherwise
وَطَنُ العاشِقِ الوِصالُ وَإِلّا
فَهوَthen he عَينُthe very embodiment of الغَريبِthe stranger فيin الأَوطانِthe homelands
فَهوَ عَينُ الغَريبِ في الأَوطانِ
The lover's homeland is union; otherwise,
A lover's homeland is reunion, otherwise
He is a stranger through and through in every homeland.
It is a stranger's eye in homelands
وَعَذابُand the torment of الغَرامِpassion أَعذَبُsweeter فيin خاmind (first part)
وَعَذابُ الغَرامِ أَعذَبُ في خا
طِرِcompletion of 'mind' حُبّيmy love مِنthan راحَةِthe comfort of السُلوانِforgetting love
طِرِ حُبّي مِن راحَةِ السُلوانِ
And passion's torment is sweeter in the mind
And the torment of passion is sweeter in the
Of my love than the comfort of forgetting.
Recesses of my heartfelt love than the tranquility of solitude
بارَكَاللَهُmay God bless لِلعَواذِلِfor the women who chide فيin الماthe water (first part)
بارَكَاللَهُ لِلعَواذِلِ في الما
ءِcompletion of 'water' وَهَنّاand may He gladden العُشّاقَthe lovers بِالنيرانِwith fires
ءِ وَهَنّا العُشّاقَ بِالنيرانِ
May God bless the water for the women who chide,
May God bless the chaste with water
And gladden the lovers with fires.
And ignite the lovers with fire
إِنَّindeed فيin الحُبِّlove سرَّa secret of مَعنىًa meaning فَدَعهُمso leave them
إِنَّ في الحُبِّ سرَّ مَعنىً فَدَعهُم
أَبَداًforever جاهِلينَignorant of سِرَّthe secret of المَعانيthe meanings
أَبَداً جاهِلينَ سِرَّ المَعاني
Indeed, in love lies a secret of meaning; so leave them
Love holds a secret meaning, so let them
Forever ignorant of the secret of meanings.
Remain forever unaware of the secret meanings
Sol 6.1