روِّحيناrefresh us ياO نُسَيْماتُgentle breezes الصّباthe east wind
روِّحينا يا نُسَيْماتُ الصّبا
واحْمِليand carry للشَّيبِto gray hair أَنفاسَbreaths الصِّباyouth
واحْمِلي للشَّيبِ أَنفاسَ الصِّبا
Refresh us, O gentle breezes of the east wind,
Refresh us, O breezes of the dawn,
and carry the breaths of youth to gray hair.
And carry to old age the breaths of youth.
وعلىand upon الضِّلعَيْنِthe two ribs منof بانِbān trees (moringa) النَّقاthe sand dune
وعلى الضِّلعَيْنِ من بانِ النَّقا
فانْشُريthen spread منfrom نشرِthe fragrance of منthe one whom نهوىwe love خِبَاa tent
فانْشُري من نشرِ من نهوى خِبَا
And over the two ribs of dune-grown bān,
Spread from the one we yearn for, happiness,
spread a tent of the fragrance of the one we love.
Over our ribs from between the sand dunes.
وإِذاand when عدْتِyou return بأَسرارِwith the secrets of الحِمىthe sanctuary
وإِذا عدْتِ بأَسرارِ الحِمى
مازِجيmingle with حينَduring السُّرىthe night journey ريحَthe scent of الكَبَىthe incense
مازِجي حينَ السُّرى ريحَ الكَبَى
And when you return with the secrets of the sanctuary,
And when you return with the secrets of love,
mingle with the scent of incense on your night journey.
Mix for us when visiting the winds of sorrow.
ثمَّthen هُبِّيblow برُباناover our hills صَنْدَلاًsandalwood
ثمَّ هُبِّي برُبانا صَنْدَلاً
وانْشُريand spread مِسكاًmusk عليناupon us طَيِّبَاfragrant
وانْشُري مِسكاً علينا طَيِّبَا
Then waft sandalwood over our hills,
Then waft to us gently a musky scent,
and spread fragrant musk upon us.
And spread sweet perfume over us.
كمhow many نشرْناwe spread فيin المَعانيthe meanings خَبَراًa tale
كم نشرْنا في المَعاني خَبَراً
وطَوَيْناand we traversed للتَّدانيto draw near سبسَبَاa desert plain
وطَوَيْنا للتَّداني سبسَبَا
How many a tale we spread in the realm of meanings,
How much we have spread in meanings and news,
and crossed a wilderness to draw near.
And folded for approaching a carpet.
وانتَظَرْناand we awaited طالِعَthe rising of الفجرِthe dawn لهمfor them
وانتَظَرْنا طالِعَ الفجرِ لهم
فقرَأْناthen we read منfrom سَناهُits radiance الكُتُبَاthe books
فقرَأْنا من سَناهُ الكُتُبَا
And we awaited dawn's rising for them,
And we waited for the rising of dawn for them,
then from its radiance we read the books.
So we could read what its years have written.
وروَيْناand we recounted فيat اللِّواLiwa أخبارَهُمْtheir tales
وروَيْنا في اللِّوا أخبارَهُمْ
ماnot رويْناwe recounted خَبَراًa tale عنabout زَيْنَبَاZaynab
ما رويْنا خَبَراً عن زَيْنَبَا
And at Liwa we recounted their tales;
And we narrated in the nights their tales,
we told no tale of Zaynab.
We haven’t narrated any tale but theirs.
وولِعْناand we were enamored فيهُمُof them عنrather than غيرِهِمْothers besides them
وولِعْنا فيهُمُ عن غيرِهِمْ
ماnot أَلِفْناwe grew fond of دونهُمْapart from them بيضَfair الظِّبَاthe gazelles
ما أَلِفْنا دونهُمْ بيضَ الظِّبَا
And we were enamored of them, to the exclusion of others;
And we were engrossed with them over others,
we grew fond of no fair gazelles besides them.
We haven’t befriended any but the antelopes.
آهُah! منهمbecause of them آهُah! هِجرانِهِمْtheir abandonment
آهُ منهم آهُ هِجرانِهِمْ
كمhow many كَوىit seared قلباًa heart ولُبًّاand a mind أَذْهَباit carried away
كم كَوى قلباً ولُبًّا أَذْهَبا
Ah, for them! Ah, their abandonment!
Alas, their abandonment causes me sorrow,
How many a heart it seared, how many a mind it swept away!
How much it has branded a heart and mind!
والأَفانينُand the varied arts التيwhich فيin عشقِهِمْpassionate love for them
والأَفانينُ التي في عشقِهِمْ
علَّمَتْhave taught أهلَthe people of الجُحودِdenial الأَدَبَاproper conduct
علَّمَتْ أهلَ الجُحودِ الأَدَبَا
And the manifold arts of loving them
And the laments over their love,
have taught the deniers proper conduct.
Have taught the ungrateful ones manners.
مَنْwho عَذيريone who excuses me بفُؤادٍfor a heart فيهُمُin them
مَنْ عَذيري بفُؤادٍ فيهُمُ
لعِبَتْhave played havoc فيin سُوحِهِits courtyards أَيديthe hands of سَبَاSaba
لعِبَتْ في سُوحِهِ أَيدي سَبَا
Who will excuse me for a heart absorbed in them,
What excuse do I have with a heart among them,
in whose courts the hands of Saba have played havoc?
That mischievous hands have toyed with!
مِنْfrom هواهُمْlove for them لُبُّthe core of قلبيmy heart ذائبٌmelting
مِنْ هواهُمْ لُبُّ قلبي ذائبٌ
إِنَّماonly يدريknows الهَوىlove مَنْone who جرَّبَاhas experienced it
إِنَّما يدري الهَوى مَنْ جرَّبَا
From love of them, the core of my heart is melting;
My heart is melting from loving them,
only one who has experienced love knows it.
Only those who have tasted love truly know.
قالsaid ساقيهمْtheir cupbearer خُذِtake الكأَسَthe cup ومُتْand die
قال ساقيهمْ خُذِ الكأَسَ ومُتْ
رَشقواthey scattered فوقَover التُّرابِthe dust الحَبَبَاthe bubbles
رَشقوا فوقَ التُّرابِ الحَبَبَا
Their cupbearer said, "Take the cup and die."
Their cupbearer said: “Take the wine cup and die!
They scattered the bubbles over the dust.
They have sprinkled perfume over the dear soil.”
مِنْfrom بِعاديmy distance عنfrom حِماهُمْtheir sanctuary سَقَميmy sickness
مِنْ بِعادي عن حِماهُمْ سَقَمي
حَرَباًwoe! واحَرَباoh, woe! واحَرَباoh, woe!
حَرَباً واحَرَبا واحَرَبا
My sickness comes from my distance from their sanctuary.
From being away from their sanctuary I am ill,
Woe! Oh, woe! Oh, woe!
With war, and more war, and more war!
لوif بدتْappeared ليto me نظرةٌa glimpse مِنْof وجهِهِمْtheir face
لو بدتْ لي نظرةٌ مِنْ وجهِهِمْ
لملأتُI would fill الكونَthe universe فيهاin it طَرَباrapture
لملأتُ الكونَ فيها طَرَبا
If a glimpse of their face were revealed to me,
If I were to get a glimpse of their faces,
I would fill the universe with rapture at that glimpse.
I would fill the universe with delight for me.
أَناI فيهُمْin them غائِبٌabsent عنfrom مشهَديmy presence
أَنا فيهُمْ غائِبٌ عن مشهَدي
صِرْتُI have become بينamong القومِthe people فيهِمْthrough them عَجَبَاa marvel
صِرْتُ بين القومِ فيهِمْ عَجَبَا
In them I am absent from my own presence;
I am absent from them though before my eyes,
through them I have become a marvel among the people.
I have become a wonder among them.
ياO سُعادُSu'ad اللهfor God's sake فيregarding قلبيmy heart بهِمْbecause of them
يا سُعادُ الله في قلبي بهِمْ
قدindeed شقَقْتِyou have torn ياO سُعادُSu'ad الحُجُباthe veils
قد شقَقْتِ يا سُعادُ الحُجُبا
O Su'ad, for God's sake, spare my heart in its love for them!
O God grant me happiness in my heart for them,
You have indeed torn the veils, O Su'ad,
You have torn apart, O happiness, the veils!
وأخذْتِand you adopted الظُّلمَinjustice فيهمtoward them دَيْدَناًas a habit
وأخذْتِ الظُّلمَ فيهم دَيْدَناً
وأخذْناand we adopted الصَّبرَpatience طوْعاًwillingly مذهَباas a path
وأخذْنا الصَّبرَ طوْعاً مذهَبا
and made injustice toward them your habit,
And You have taken injustice as a residence,
while we have willingly taken patience as our path.
And we have willingly lost patience.
رفرَفَfluttered العشقُpassionate love علىover ألبابِناour minds
رفرَفَ العشقُ على ألبابِنا
ثمَّthen أَتبعْناهُwe sent after it مِنَّاfrom us سَبَبَاa cord
ثمَّ أَتبعْناهُ مِنَّا سَبَبَا
Passionate love fluttered over our minds,
Love has fluttered upon our minds,
then we sent a cord of our own after it.
So we followed it, a reason.
قُطِعَتْwas cut off حيلتُناour resourcefulness فيin حُبِّهمlove for them
قُطِعَتْ حيلتُنا في حُبِّهم
هكذاthus اللهGod تعالىexalted is He كَتَبَاhas decreed
هكذا الله تعالى كَتَبَا
Our resources were cut off in our love for them;
Our stratagems in loving them were foiled,
thus has God Most High decreed.
That is how God, the Exalted, has decreed.
كيفَhow أَنسىcould I forget بينَamong رُكبانِthe riders of الحِمىthe sanctuary
كيفَ أَنسى بينَ رُكبانِ الحِمى
يومَthe day قالواthey said ياO غريبَstranger among الغُرَباthe strangers
يومَ قالوا يا غريبَ الغُرَبا
How could I forget, among the riders of the sanctuary,
How can I forget among the riders of passion,
the day they said, "O stranger among strangers"?
The day they called me: “O stranger of strangers!”
أَثبَتواthey confirmed ليto me فيin هواهُمْlove for them غُرْبَتيmy estrangement
أَثبَتوا لي في هواهُمْ غُرْبَتي
إِنَّindeed فيin هذاthis منَfrom الغيبِthe unseen نَبَاnews
إِنَّ في هذا منَ الغيبِ نَبَا
They confirmed to me my estrangement in loving them;
They affirmed for me my strangeness in their love,
indeed, in this there is news from the unseen.
Indeed, in this there is news from the unseen!
Sol 6.1