منwho لقلبيfor my heart علىagainst اقدرunclear; probably fate
من لقلبي على اقدر
قضيwas settled الأمرthe matter بالسفرfor departure
قضي الأمر بالسفر
Who will help my heart against [fate]?
Who can control my heart
Who can help my heart against fate,
The matter is settled: departure.
The matter was decreed, to travel
Now that the decree of departure is cast?
آهah لوif only أنهthat it مضىhad gone
آه لو أنه مضى
معهمwith them يتبعfollowing الأثرthe trail
معهم يتبع الأثر
Ah, if only it had gone
Alas, if only it had gone
Oh, if only it had gone
with them, following the trail!
Along with them, following their trail
With them, following the trail.
أترىdo you think كانwould have ينثنيturned away
أترى كان ينثني
عنfrom محبيهthose who love it لوif قدرit could
عن محبيه لو قدر
Do you think it would have turned away
Do you think it would have wavered
Do you think it would turn back
from those who love it, had it been able?
From its loved ones, had it been able?
From its beloveds if it could?
منwho معيبيone who blames me علىfor الغرامlove
من معيبي على الغرام
إذاwhen ضجroars أوor زخرsurges
إذا ضج أو زخر
Who can blame me for love
Do not blame me for loving
Who blames me for this passion
when it roars or surges?
When it roared or boasted
When it rages or swells high?
زحمpressed upon القلبthe heart موجةa wave
زحم القلب موجة
فعناso yielded القلبthe heart وand انقهرwas overcome
فعنا القلب و انقهر
A wave pressed upon the heart,
The heart surged like a wave
A wave has crowded the heart,
so the heart yielded and was overcome.
So the heart collapsed and crumbled
So the heart suffered and broke.
أسفاalas زورقa boat المنىof hopes
أسفا زورق المنى
وسطamid أمواجهits waves اندثرvanished
وسط أمواجه اندثر
Alas, the boat of hopes
Alas, the boat of wishes
Alas, the boat of wishes
vanished amid its waves.
Sank amidst its waves
Has vanished amidst its waves.
أقبلتshe approached فتنةenchantment الفؤادof the heart
أقبلت فتنة الفؤاد
وand فيin عينهاher eye الخبرthe news
و في عينها الخبر
The heart's enchantress approached,
The allure of passion arrived
The heart's temptation approached,
and in her eye lay the news:
With news in its eyes
With the news within her eyes.
عبراتtears علىupon الترابthe dust
عبرات على التراب
تهاوينthey tumbled down فيin ضجرvexation
تهاوين في ضجر
Tears upon the dust
Tears on the dust
Teardrops upon the dust
tumbled down in vexation.
Collapsing in sorrow
Falling down in distress.
إنهاindeed, they are خمرةwine الغرامof love
إنها خمرة الغرام
سقيناwe watered بهاwith it الحجرthe stone
سقينا بها الحجر
They are indeed the wine of love,
It is the wine of love
It is the wine of passion
with which we watered the stone,
We were intoxicated by it, even the rocks
With which we watered the stone,
يومon the day أنwhen لاحbecame clear انهاthat it
يوم أن لاح انها
لحرامindeed forbidden علىto البشرhumankind
لحرام على البشر
on the day when it became clear that it
The day it became clear
The day it appeared that it
was indeed forbidden to humankind.
That it was forbidden to mortals
Was forbidden to mankind.
إنهindeed, it is يومناour day الأخيرthe last
إنه يومنا الأخير
عنfrom الفرقةparting انحسرreceded
عن الفرقة انحسر
It is our last day,
It is our last day
It is our final day,
receding to reveal parting.
To part from each other
Revealed by the separation.
خلديهimmortalize it بقبلةwith a kiss
خلديه بقبلة
تصرفdispels الهمworry وand الكدرgloom
تصرف الهم و الكدر
Immortalize it with a kiss
Immortalize it with a kiss
Immortalize it with a kiss
that dispels worry and gloom:
That will dispel the worries and sorrows
To banish care and gloom.
لذةa pleasure تنتقيyou choose وand ذكرىa memory
لذة تنتقي و ذكرى
ستبقىwill remain مدىthroughout العمرlife
ستبقى مدى العمر
a pleasure you choose, and a memory
A pleasure to be savored and a memory
A chosen pleasure, and a memory
that will remain throughout life.
That will last a lifetime
That will remain for a lifetime.
لنwill not أرىI see جنةthe paradise الهوىof love
لن أرى جنة الهوى
لاno ولنand will not أقطفI pluck الثمرthe fruit
لا ولن أقطف الثمر
I shall not see love's paradise,
I will not see the paradise of love
I shall not see the paradise of love,
no, nor shall I pluck the fruit
No, and I will not pluck the fruits
No, nor shall I pluck the fruit
منfrom شفاهlips حوالمdreaming
من شفاه حوالم
برؤىof visions اللثمof kisses كالزهرlike blossoms
برؤى اللثم كالزهر
from lips that dream
From your rosy lips
From dreaming lips
of visions of kisses, like blossoms.
Like flowers, with a glimpse of a kiss
With visions of kisses like flowers.
وand بعيدfar عنfrom البلوغattainment
و بعيد عن البلوغ
لقاءa meeting وand إنif قصرis brief
لقاء و إن قصر
And far out of reach
And far from attaining
And far from reach
is a meeting, however brief.
A meeting, even if brief
Is a meeting, however brief.
قدhas جلتrevealed ساعةthe hour الوداعof farewell
قد جلت ساعة الوداع
شتاتاa scattering منof الصورimages
شتاتا من الصور
The hour of farewell has revealed
The moment of farewell has arrived
The hour of farewell has displayed
a scattering of images:
Scattered fragments of images
A scattering of images:
أدمعtears فابتسامتانthen two smiles
أدمع فابتسامتان
فيأسthen despair فمصطبرthen patient endurance
فيأس فمصطبر
tears, then two smiles,
Tears then smiles
Tears, then two smiles,
then despair, then patient endurance.
Despair then resignation
Then despair, then endurance.
Sol 6.1