عسىmay الجانبُthe quarter الغربيُّwestern يُهديsends نسيمَهits breeze
عسى الجانبُ الغربيُّ يُهدي نسيمَه
منfrom الثَّغْرthe port بالعَرْفِwith the fragrance الذيwhich كنتُI used to أعرفُknow
من الثَّغْر بالعَرْفِ الذي كنتُ أعرفُ
May the western quarter send its breeze
May the western winds send their breeze
From the port, with the fragrance through which I once knew
From the mountain pass that I used to know
بهthrough it منfrom ظهورheights الظاهريةal-Zahiriyya نشوةٌa rapture
به من ظهور الظاهرية نشوةٌ
يُولِّدهاbrings it forth روضٌa garden مُطِلٌّoverlooking مُفوَّفmany-hued
يُولِّدها روضٌ مُطِلٌّ مُفوَّف
A rapture from the heights of al-Zahiriyya,
With it came the intoxication of appearing at dawn
Which a lofty, many-hued garden brings forth.
Generated by a garden overlooking and well-arranged
فيُخبِرso it tells هلwhether آثارُthe traces لهوِىof my revelry كعَهْدِهاas they once were
فيُخبِر هل آثارُ لهوِى كعَهْدِها
هناكthere إذِwhen الأيامُthe days تُعطِيgive وتُنصِفand deal fairly
هناك إذِ الأيامُ تُعطِي وتُنصِف
So let it tell whether the traces of my revelry are as before
To inform me, are the traces of my love still as I knew them
There, when the days gave freely and dealt fairly.
There when the days would give and be fair
فماso not اعتضْتُI received in exchange منfor تلكthose الرُّباhills غيرَother than حسرةٍgrief
فما اعتضْتُ من تلك الرُّبا غيرَ حسرةٍ
عليهاfor them ودمعُand tears العينِof the eye يستهلُّbegin to flow فيَذْرِفand then stream down
عليها ودمعُ العينِ يستهلُّ فيَذْرِف
So I gained nothing in exchange for those hills but grief
So I gained nothing from that (love) but sorrow
For them, while the eye's tears break forth and flow.
Over it, as tears began to flow and pour down
وسُكْنايand my dwelling بالفسطاطin Fustat عزٌّhonor وإنماand yet
وسُكْناي بالفسطاط عزٌّ وإنما
محلُّthe abode فؤاديof my heart فيهin it أَسْنَىloftier وأَشْرَفand nobler
محلُّ فؤادي فيه أَسْنَى وأَشْرَف
And my dwelling in Fustat is an honor; yet
My residence in Fustat is dignity, yet
My heart's abode there is loftier and nobler.
My heart's place in it is the most blissful and lofty
صحبتُI lived بهin it عيشthe life الشبيبةِof youth خالعاcasting off
صحبتُ به عيش الشبيبةِ خالعا
عذارىmy bridle ولمand did not أحِفلْpay heed بلاحٍto a reproacher يعُنِّفrebukes harshly
عذارى ولم أحِفلْ بلاحٍ يعُنِّف
There I lived the life of youth, casting off
I spent there the prime of my youth refusing
My bridle, and paid no heed to a harshly rebuking censor.
Maidens, and did not care for a reproaching companion,
وأهلٌand family وإخوانand friends وبشرand cheerfulness وغبطةand gladness
وأهلٌ وإخوان وبشر وغبطة
وأمنand safety ومحبوبand a loved one وجاهand standing ومُسْعِفand a helper
وأمن ومحبوب وجاه ومُسْعِف
And family, friends, cheer, and gladness,
And family, and brothers, and good news, and luck
And safety, a loved one, standing, and a helper.
And safety, and a beloved, and status, and a helper
يخلّفتُI stayed away عنfrom تلكthose الديارabodes ضرورةًout of necessity
يخلّفتُ عن تلك الديار ضرورةً
وبالرغمand against the will منيof me دونَهنapart from them التخلفstaying away
وبالرغم مني دونَهن التخلف
I stayed away from those abodes out of necessity,
I left behind those lands out of necessity
And remaining apart from them is against my will.
And against my will, without them, remaining behind
Sol 6.1