يَاO مُنيَتيmy heart's desire أمَلِيmy hope بِبَابِكَat your door وَاقفٌstanding
يَا مُنيَتي أمَلِي بِبَابِكَ وَاقفٌ
والجودُand generosity يأبَىrefuses أَنْto يَكُونَbe مُضَاعَاwasted
والجودُ يأبَى أَنْ يَكُونَ مُضَاعَا
O my heart's desire, my hope stands at your door,
O my wish, I stand at your door,
And generosity refuses to let it go to waste.
Generosity refuses to be wasted.
أشْكُوI complain إِلَيْكَto you صَبَابَةًardent love قَدْindeed أترعتْfilled to the brim
أشْكُو إِلَيْكَ صَبَابَةً قَدْ أترعتْ
ليfor me فِيin الهوىlove كأسَthe cup of النَّوىseparation إتراعَاto the brim
لي فِي الهوى كأسَ النَّوى إتراعَا
I complain to you of a passion that has filled
I complain to you of a youth that made me drink
For me, in love, the cup of separation to the brim,
From the cup of bliss a deep draft.
ونزاعَand yearning شوْقlonging لَمْdid not تزلْcease أيديthe hands of النوىseparation
ونزاعَ شوْق لَمْ تزلْ أيدي النوى
تَنْمىmake grow بِهِwith it حَتَّىuntil استحالturned into نِزاعاdeath throes
تَنْمى بِهِ حَتَّى استحال نِزاعا
And of longing's pull, which the hands of separation
And a struggle with passion that the hands of bliss
Kept strengthening until it became the agony of death.
Did not cease to grow until it became a struggle.
لَمْnot يبقَremain ليfor me أملٌhope سواكَother than you فإنْso if يفتit slips away
لَمْ يبقَ لي أملٌ سواكَ فإنْ يفت
وَدَّعتُI bade farewell أيامَthe days of الحَياةِlife ودَاعَاa farewell
وَدَّعتُ أيامَ الحَياةِ ودَاعَا
No hope remains to me but you; so if it slips away,
I have no hope left but you, so if you are lost
I shall bid farewell to the days of life.
I will bid the days of life farewell.
لاnot أستلذI take pleasure لغيرin other than وجهكyour face منظراًa sight
لا أستلذ لغير وجهك منظراً
وسِوَىand other than حديثكَyour words لاnot أريدُI desire سماعاhearing
وسِوَى حديثكَ لا أريدُ سماعا
I delight in no sight other than your face,
I take no pleasure in any view but your face
And I wish to hear nothing but your words.
And other than your talk I do not want to hear.
Sol 6.1