هل نسيت هند زمان الصبا

هل نسيت هند زمان الصبا

لله ما أحلى زمان الصبا

لله ما أحلى زمان الصبا

Have you forgotten, Hind, the days of youth?

Have you forgotten, Hind, the days of youth?

Has Hind forgotten the days of youth?

By God, how sweet were the days of youth!

By God, how sweet were the days of youth!

By God, how sweet were the days of youth!

إذ نحن كالأطيار في شدوها

إذ نحن كالأطيار في شدوها

طفلان يختالان بين الربى

طفلان يختالان بين الربى

When we were like birds in their singing,

When we were like birds in their singing,

When we were like birds in their singing,

two children strutting among the hills.

Children strutting between the meadows.

Two children strutting proudly among the hills.

نلعب في الكرم و لا بدعة

نلعب في الكرم و لا بدعة

سعادة الطفلين أن يلعبا

سعادة الطفلين أن يلعبا

We played in the vineyard—and that was no wonder:

We would play in the vineyard without fault,

Playing in the vineyard, and it is no wonder,

the happiness of two children is to play.

The children's happiness was but to play.

For the joy of two children is to play.

أحذر أن تغضب من هفوة

أحذر أن تغضب من هفوة

و تحذر الحسناء أن أغضبا

و تحذر الحسناء أن أغضبا

I feared she might be angered by a slip,

Beware getting angry over a slip,

I was careful lest she grow angry at a slip,

and the beauty feared that I might grow angry.

And you, fair one, beware my anger.

And the beautiful one was careful lest I grow angry.

يا هند عفوا و اغفري زلّتي

يا هند عفوا و اغفري زلّتي

إن أنا هيّجت لهيبا خبا

إن أنا هيّجت لهيبا خبا

O Hind, pardon me, and forgive my lapse,

Hind, forgive me, pardon my misstep

O Hind, pardon me and forgive my slip,

if I have stirred a flame that had died down.

If I stirred up dormant embers.

If I have stoked a flame that had died down.

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

If memory stirs sorrow,

If memory stirs up sorrow,

If memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

الكرم هل أطياره لم تزل

الكرم هل أطياره لم تزل

تشدو على أغصانه الناعمة

تشدو على أغصانه الناعمة

The vineyard—do its birds still

Have the vines lost their singing birds

The vineyard—do its birds still

sing upon its tender branches?

Trilling on their tender branches?

Sing upon its tender branches?

و الروض هل أزهاره لم تزل

و الروض هل أزهاره لم تزل

ثغورها مفترّة باسمة

ثغورها مفترّة باسمة

And the garden—are its flowers still

Has the garden lost its smiling flowers,

And the garden—do its flowers still

smiling, their lips parted?

Their lips parted, fragrant and fresh?

Part their lips in a blooming smile?

صفصافة الجدول هل مسّها

صفصافة الجدول هل مسّها

داعي الردى أم لم تزل قائمة

داعي الردى أم لم تزل قائمة

The willow by the brook—has it been touched

Have the willows by the stream been touched

The stream's willow—has it been touched

by death's herald, or does it still stand?

By the voice of decay or still stand erect?

By the caller of death, or does it still stand?

يا طالما غنّى بألحانه

يا طالما غنّى بألحانه

و أنت في أفيائها نائمة

و أنت في أفيائها نائمة

Ah, how often the brook sang its melodies,

How often have they sung their tunes

Oh, how often it sang its melodies

while you slept in its shade.

While you slept in their shade?

While you were sleeping in its shadows.

لا تنفري منّي و لا تغضبي

لا تنفري منّي و لا تغضبي

و لا تكوني في الهوى ظالمة

و لا تكوني في الهوى ظالمة

Do not shrink from me, and do not be angry,

Do not spurn or get angry with me,

Do not turn away from me, and do not be angry,

and do not be unjust in love.

Nor be unjust in passion.

And do not be unjust in love.

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

If memory stirs sorrow,

If memory stirs up sorrow

If memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

مررت بالغابة مستعبرا

مررت بالغابة مستعبرا

و الليل قد أرخى سدول الظلام

و الليل قد أرخى سدول الظلام

I passed through the forest in tears,

I passed by the woods traveling

I passed by the forest, weeping,

and night had let fall the curtains of darkness.

As night had let down its veil of darkness,

As the night let down its curtains of darkness.

فقلت و الذكرى أثارت هوى

فقلت و الذكرى أثارت هوى

خبا بقلبي منذ عام و عام

خبا بقلبي منذ عام و عام

So I said, as memory stirred a love

And I said, as memory stirred up love

And I said, as the memory stirred a passion

that had died down in my heart years ago:

That smoldered in my heart this year and more,

That had faded in my heart year after year:

هنا تساقينا كؤوس الهوى

هنا تساقينا كؤوس الهوى

هنا تعانقنا عناق الغرام

هنا تعانقنا عناق الغرام

Here we shared the cups of love;

Farewell with a gesture of peace.

"Here we poured each other the cups of passion,

here we embraced in passion's embrace;

Why do I see your tear and hear your sigh

Here we embraced the embrace of love,

هنا تلاقينا هنا ودّعت

هنا تلاقينا هنا ودّعت

هنا أشارت كفّها بالسلام

هنا أشارت كفّها بالسلام

here we met; here she bade farewell;

Blending, Hind, into perfect harmony?

Here we met, and here she said farewell,

here her hand waved goodbye.

If memory stirs up sorrow

Here her hand waved in peace."

مالي أرى دمعك واحسرتي

مالي أرى دمعك واحسرتي

منسجما يا هند أيّ انسجام

منسجما يا هند أيّ انسجام

Why do I see your tears—alas for me—

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

Why do I see your tears, oh my sorrow,

streaming so freely, Hind?

Where did you get this earring and

Pouring down, O Hind, in such a flood?

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

If memory stirs sorrow,

That exquisite, unique necklace?

If memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Who is it that you kissed and left

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

من أين هذا القرط قد نلته

من أين هذا القرط قد نلته

و ذلك العقد البهيّ الفريد

و ذلك العقد البهيّ الفريد

Where did you obtain this earring,

The impress of your rosy cheek that puts roses to shame?

From where did you get this earring,

and that splendid, peerless necklace?

Welcome, Hind, enchantress,

And that radiant, singular necklace?

من ذا الذي قبلته أثّرت

من ذا الذي قبلته أثّرت

بورد خدّيك فدته الورود

بورد خدّيك فدته الورود

Who is he whose kiss has left its mark

The dawn of a new romance laughing.

Whose kiss has left its mark

on the roses of your cheeks? May roses be his ransom!

I suffer in love, so smile on me

Upon the roses of your cheeks? May roses be their ransom!

إستقبلي يا هند فتّانة

إستقبلي يا هند فتّانة

ضاحكة عهد غرام جديد

ضاحكة عهد غرام جديد

Welcome, Hind—enchanting

The smile of tenderness for a happy lover.

Welcome, O fascinating Hind,

and laughing—a new era of love.

And that old love now dead, forget it,

With a laugh, the era of a new romance.

أنا أشقي في الهوى فابسمي

أنا أشقي في الهوى فابسمي

بسمة عطف لمحب سعيد

بسمة عطف لمحب سعيد

I am wretched in love, so smile

And those promises, too.

I am suffering in love, so smile

a smile of tenderness for a happy lover.

If memory stirs up sorrow

A smile of affection for a happy lover.

و ذلك الحبّ القديم الذي

و ذلك الحبّ القديم الذي

مات تناسيه ، و تلك العهود

مات تناسيه ، و تلك العهود

And that old love which

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

And that old love which

has died—forget it, and those vows.

Hind, though death strode quickly

Has died—forget it, along with those vows.

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

If memory stirs sorrow,

To my youth, heralding our separation,

If memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Vanquishing my body, would that

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

يا هند و الموت مشى مسرعا

يا هند و الموت مشى مسرعا

إلى شبابي مؤذنا بالفراق

إلى شبابي مؤذنا بالفراق

O Hind, death has hurried

He vanquished my agony and longing!

O Hind, as death walks swiftly

toward my youth, heralding parting;

When you extend your soft, pampered

Towards my youth, heralding separation,

قضى على جسمي يا ليته

قضى على جسمي يا ليته

قضى على اللّوعة و الإشتياق

قضى على اللّوعة و الإشتياق

it has put an end to my body—oh, if only it

Hand for an embrace,

It has destroyed my body—would that it had

had ended anguish and longing.

And mouths meet in a kiss that intoxicates

Destroyed the anguish and the longing.

حين تمدّين يدا بضّة

حين تمدّين يدا بضّة

ناعمة مترفة للعناق

ناعمة مترفة للعناق

When you extend a tender, plump hand,

Like exquisite wine.

When you extend a tender hand,

soft and pampered, for an embrace,

If memory stirs up sorrow

Soft and delicate, for an embrace,

فيلتقي الثغران في قبلة

فيلتقي الثغران في قبلة

تسكر كالخمر نديّ المذاق

تسكر كالخمر نديّ المذاق

then the two mouths meet in a kiss

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

And the lips meet in a kiss

that intoxicates like wine, dewy to the taste.

And when you walk past our trysting place

That intoxicates like wine, dewy in taste,

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

إن كانت الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا نحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا نحزني

If memory stirs sorrow,

As the sun inclines toward setting

If memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Among roses that smile with dewdrops

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

و حين تمشين الهوينا و قد

و حين تمشين الهوينا و قد

أقبلت الشمس تريد المغيب

أقبلت الشمس تريد المغيب

And when you walk with gentle steps, while

On their lips, tender greens in their prime,

And when you walk leisurely, as

the sun advances, wishing to set,

Do not enter the woods, do not enter,

The sun draws near, desiring to set,

بين ورود ضحكت للندى

بين ورود ضحكت للندى

ثغورها نشوى اخضلال و طيب

ثغورها نشوى اخضلال و طيب

among roses smiling at the dew,

For in the woods is a stranger's grave,

Among roses that have smiled at the dew,

their lips drunk with moisture and fragrance,

The grave of a lover you've forgotten -

Their lips drunk with moisture and fragrance,

لا تدخلي الغابة لا تدخلي

لا تدخلي الغابة لا تدخلي

فإنّ في الغابة قبر الغريب

فإنّ في الغابة قبر الغريب

do not enter the forest, do not enter,

Can a lover thus forget her lover?

Do not enter the forest, do not enter,

for in the forest lies the stranger's grave,

Avoid the woods, do not violate

For in the forest is the grave of the stranger,

قبرحبيب قد تناسيته

قبرحبيب قد تناسيته

أهكذا ينسى الحبيب الحبيب

أهكذا ينسى الحبيب الحبيب

the grave of a lover you have put out of mind.

The hallowed silence of that revered place,

The grave of a lover you have forgotten;

Does a lover forget a lover like this?

For memory only stirs up sorrow.

Is this how a lover forgets a lover?

و اجتنبي الغابة لا تخرقي

و اجتنبي الغابة لا تخرقي

حرمة ذيّاك السكون المهيب

حرمة ذيّاك السكون المهيب

And avoid the forest; do not violate

Do not recall the past or be downcast.

And avoid the forest, do not violate

the sanctity of that majestic stillness.

The sanctity of that solemn silence.

فإنّما الذكرى تثير الأسى

فإنّما الذكرى تثير الأسى

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

لا تذكري الماضي و لا تحزني

For memory only stirs sorrow;

For indeed, memory stirs up sorrow,

do not recall the past, and do not grieve.

Do not recall the past, and do not grieve.