ياO هندHind قدalready ألفgrew fond of الخميلةthe leafy grove بلبلa nightingale
يا هند قد ألف الخميلة بلبل
يشدوhe sings فتصفقso they clap الغصونthe branches وتطربand rejoice
يشدو فتصفق الغصون وتطرب
O Hind, a nightingale has grown fond of the leafy grove.
O Hind, the nightingale has grown fond of the rose bush
He sings, and the branches clap and rejoice.
He sings, so the branches clap and are delighted
تتعشقadore الأزهارthe flowers عذبthe sweetness of غنائهhis song
تتعشق الأزهار عذب غنائه
فإذاso when شداhe sings فبكلthen in every ثغرmouth كوكبa star
فإذا شدا فبكل ثغر كوكب
The flowers adore the sweetness of his song.
The flowers fall in love with his sweet singing
So when he sings, every mouth holds a star.
So when he trills, a star shines from every bud
والغصنand the branch والأوراقand the leaves أذانears لهfor him
والغصن والأوراق أذان له
ماذاwhat ترىdo you think فيهاwithin them النسيمthe breeze يتبتبmurmurs softly (uncertain)
ماذا ترى فيها النسيم يتبتب
And the branch and the leaves are ears for him.
The branch and leaves are his audience
What, do you think, is the breeze murmuring within them?
What does the breeze make of them murmuring?
هوhe شاعرthe poet of الأطيارthe birds لاnot متكبرarrogant
هو شاعر الأطيار لا متكبر
صلفhaughty ولاand not هوhe بالأمارةwith authority معجبenamored
صلف ولا هو بالأمارة معجب
He is the birds' poet, neither arrogant
He is the birds' poet, not arrogant
Nor haughty, nor enamored of authority.
No insolence, nor enamored of pomp
وإذاand when الضحىmidmorning لمعتgleamed بوارقthe flashes of ثغرهhis mouth
وإذا الضحى لمعت بوارق ثغره
نادىhe called out بأجنادto the troops of الطيورthe birds تأهبواmake yourselves ready
نادى بأجناد الطيور تأهبوا
And when, at midmorning, the flashes of his mouth gleamed,
And when dawn gleams from his smiling lips
He called to the troops of birds: 'Make ready!'
He calls out to the birds' regiments “Prepare!”
فسمعتthen I heard للأطيارfrom the birds موسيقىmusic علىto
فسمعت للأطيار موسيقى على
نغماتهاits melodies يأتيcomes النهارthe day ويذهبand goes
نغماتها يأتي النهار ويذهب
Then I heard music from the birds, to
So I heard the birds' music over
Whose melodies the day comes and goes.
The day comes and goes to its melodies
Sol 6.1