إِلىuntil كَمhow long حَياتيmy life بِالفِراقِwith separation مَريرَةٌbitter
إِلى كَم حَياتي بِالفِراقِ مَريرَةٌ
وَحَتّامَand until when طَرفيmy eye لَيسَdoes not يَلتَذُّtake delight بِالغُمضِin closing the eyes
وَحَتّامَ طَرفي لَيسَ يَلتَذُّ بِالغُمضِ
How long will my life remain bitter with separation?
How bitter my life is with parting,
And how long will my eye find no delight in sleep?
And my eyelids find no pleasure in sleep.
وَكَمand how many قَدindeed رَأَتhas seen عَينيmy eye بِلاداًlands كَثيرَةًmany
وَكَم قَد رَأَت عَيني بِلاداً كَثيرَةً
فَلَمyet did not أَرَI see فيهاin them مايُسِرُّwhat gladdens وَماand what يُرضيsatisfies
فَلَم أَرَ فيها مايُسِرُّ وَما يُرضي
And how many lands my eye has seen!
My eyes have seen many lands,
Yet I saw in them nothing to gladden or satisfy me.
Yet I saw nothing in them to please or satisfy me.
وَلَمand did not أَرَI see مِصراًa city مِثلَlike مِصرٍEgypt تَروقُنيdelights me
وَلَم أَرَ مِصراً مِثلَ مِصرٍ تَروقُني
وَلاnor مِثلَthe like of مافيهاwhat is in it مِنَof العَيشِlife وَالخَفضِand ease
وَلا مِثلَ مافيها مِنَ العَيشِ وَالخَفضِ
And I have seen no city that delights me like Egypt,
I saw no land like Egypt which delights me,
Nor anything like the life and ease found there.
Nothing like its life and tranquility.
وَبَعدَand apart from بِلاديmy homeland فَالبِلادُthen the lands جَميعُهاall of them
وَبَعدَ بِلادي فَالبِلادُ جَميعُها
سَواءٌalike فَلاso not أَختارُI prefer بَعضاًone عَلىover بَعضِanother
سَواءٌ فَلا أَختارُ بَعضاً عَلى بَعضِ
And apart from my homeland, all lands
After my own country, all other lands
Are alike, so I prefer none over another.
Are the same, so I prefer none over another,
إِذاif لَمnot يَكُنthere is فيin الدارِthe home ليfor me مَنsomeone whom أُحِبُّهُI love him
إِذا لَم يَكُن في الدارِ لي مَن أُحِبُّهُ
فَلاthen no فَرقَdifference بَينَbetween الدارِthe home أَوor سائِرَthe rest of الأَرضِthe earth
فَلا فَرقَ بَينَ الدارِ أَو سائِرَ الأَرضِ
If I have no one I love at home,
If the abode contains none I love,
Then there is no difference between home and the rest of the earth.
Then there is no difference between it or the rest of the earth.
Sol 6.1