وَهْجُglow اللَيَالِيthe nights إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle الحُزْنُsorrow يُبْدِيهِit reveals it
وَهْجُ اللَيَالِي إِذَا مَا الحُزْنُ يُبْدِيهِ
أَمْor طَيْفُphantom جَنَّةَJannah بِتُّI spent the night اللَيْلَthe night أَحْكِيهِI recount it
أَمْ طَيْفُ جَنَّةَ بِتُّ اللَيْلَ أَحْكِيهِ
The nights’ glow, when sorrow reveals it—
or Jannah’s phantom, which I spent the night recounting?
جَنَّاتُgardens عَدْنٍEden أَمِor الجَنَّاتُthe gardens يَاوَطَنِيO my homeland
جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ أَمِ الجَنَّاتُ يَاوَطَنِي
تَنْأَىyou recede بَعِيدًاfar away تَزِيدُالجُرْحَyou deepen the wound تَكْوِيهِyou sear it
تَنْأَى بَعِيدًا تَزِيدُالجُرْحَ تَكْوِيهِ
Gardens of Eden—or the gardens, O my homeland?
You recede far away, deepen the wound, and sear it.
قَدْindeed قِيلَit was said وَلَّىdeparted زَمَانُthe age الحبِّlove مُنْكَسِرًاbroken
قَدْ قِيلَ وَلَّى زَمَانُ الحبِّ مُنْكَسِرًا
فَكَيْفَso how كَيْفَhow أُدَارِيI tend الجرْحَthe wound أُخْفِيهِI hide it
فَكَيْفَ كَيْفَ أُدَارِي الجرْحَ أُخْفِيهِ
It has been said: the age of love passed away, broken.
So how, how can I tend the wound and hide it?
ذَاthis قَلْبُهَاher heart أَمْor تُرَاهُyou see it البَحْرthe sea فيin غَضَبٍanger
ذَا قَلْبُهَا أَمْ تُرَاهُ البَحْر في غَضَبٍ
يحكِيit recounts الموَاجِعَthe pains إِذْas طَالَتْgrew long لَيَالِيهِits nights
يحكِي الموَاجِعَ إِذْ طَالَتْ لَيَالِيهِ
Is this her heart, or do you see it as the sea in a rage,
recounting its pains, as its nights have grown long?
عَزّوزُAzzouz كَمْhow many مِنْof فَتَاةٍa girl كُنْتَyou used to تَعْرِفُهَاyou know her
عَزّوزُ كَمْ مِنْ فَتَاةٍ كُنْتَ تَعْرِفُهَا
واليومَand today وَحْدَكَyou alone لاno طَيْفًاa phantom تُنَاجِيهِyou confide in it
واليومَ وَحْدَكَ لا طَيْفًا تُنَاجِيهِ
Azzouz, how many girls you used to know!
And today you are alone, with no phantom to confide in.
حَتَّىeven الَّتِيthe one whom قُلْتَyou said إِنِّيindeed I القلْبَthe heart أُسْكِنُهَاI house her
حَتَّى الَّتِي قُلْتَ إِنِّي القلْبَ أُسْكِنُهَا
اِسْتَبْدَلَتْكَshe replaced you بِيَوْمٍwith a day لَمْnot تَعُدْyou remain فِيهِin it
اِسْتَبْدَلَتْكَ بِيَوْمٍ لَمْ تَعُدْ فِيهِ
Even the one of whom you said, ‘Indeed, I give her a home in my heart,’
replaced you with a day in which you were no longer present.
Sol 6.1