ذلِكَthat اليَومُthe day كَيفَhow كانَwas وصاراand became
ذلِكَ اليَومُ كَيفَ كانَ وصارا
كانَwas بَرداًcoolness وَصارَand became قاراًpitch وَناراand fire
كانَ بَرداً وَصارَ قاراً وَنارا
That day—what it was, and what it became!
That day, how it was and what it became
It was coolness, and became pitch and fire.
It was cold and became boiling and fire
قُلتِyou said (feminine) إِذwhen جَنَّدَتmarshaled شَرائِعَهاits laws الأَرthe earth (first part)
قُلتِ إِذ جَنَّدَت شَرائِعَها الأَر
ضُearth (completion) عَلَيناagainst us لَنwill not يَبلُغواthey attain الأَوطاراthe aims
ضُ عَلَينا لَن يَبلُغوا الأَوطارا
You said, when the earth marshaled its laws
You said, when the laws marshalled the earth against us
against us: They shall not attain their aims.
They will not reach the goals
فَالنَعيمُfor the bliss الَّذيwhich خَلَقناهُwe created it فيناwithin us
فَالنَعيمُ الَّذي خَلَقناهُ فينا
وَسَقَتهُand watered it السَماءُheaven لَنwill not يَتَوارىvanish
وَسَقَتهُ السَماءُ لَن يَتَوارى
For the bliss we created within us
So the bliss that we created in ourselves
and heaven watered will never fade away.
And the sky watered, will not disappear
إِنif يَكُنbe جاءَcame منfrom جَهَنَّHell خَطبٌa calamity
إِن يَكُن جاءَ من جَهَنَّ خَطبٌ
فَلِكَيso as to يَخبُرَtest الهَوىlove الجَبّاراmighty
فَلِكَي يَخبُرَ الهَوى الجَبّارا
If a calamity has come from Hell,
If it came from the fires of hell a suitor
it is to test mighty love.
To inform passion the mighty
ياO حَبيبيmy beloved سَيَملَأwill fill الحُبُّlove سجنيmy prison
يا حَبيبي سَيَملَأ الحُبُّ سجني
فَليَشيدواso let them build الحُصونَthe fortresses وَالأَسواراand the walls
فَليَشيدوا الحُصونَ وَالأَسوارا
O my beloved, love will fill my prison;
My love, love will fill my prison
so let them build fortresses and walls.
So let them erect fortresses and walls
وَسَأبينكَand I shall discern you فيهِin it جسماًbody وَروحاًand soul
وَسَأبينكَ فيهِ جسماً وَروحاً
وَحَناناًand tenderness وَعِفَّةًand chastity وَوَقاراand dignity
وَحَناناً وَعِفَّةً وَوَقارا
And I shall discern you within it, in body and soul,
And I will show you in it a body and a soul
and in tenderness, chastity, and dignity.
And tenderness, chastity and dignity
أَبِوَسعِis it within the power of السُجونِprisons أَنَّto تحرُمَdeprive القَلthe heart (first part)
أَبِوَسعِ السُجونِ أَنَّ تحرُمَ القَل
بَheart (completion) رؤاهُits visions وَتَحجُبَand veil التَذكارremembrance
بَ رؤاهُ وَتَحجُبَ التَذكار
Can prisons deprive the heart
O prisons, forbid the heart to see him
of its visions and veil remembrance?
And obscure remembrance
سَأُناديI shall call فيin عُزلَتيmy solitude كُلَّevery غَيمٍcloud
سَأُنادي في عُزلَتي كُلَّ غَيمٍ
كُلَّevery عِطرٍfragrance سَرىdrifted وَطَيرٍand birds طاراflew
كُلَّ عِطرٍ سَرى وَطَيرٍ طارا
In my solitude I shall call to every cloud,
I will call out in my isolation every cloud
every fragrance that drifts and every bird that flies:
Every fragrance that blew, and every bird that flew
خَبِّريtell الأَرضَthe earth ياO عطورُfragrances وَياand O غَيcloud (first part)
خَبِّري الأَرضَ يا عطورُ وَيا غَي
مُcloud (completion) وَياand O طَيرُbirds وَاِنشُريand spread الأَسراراthe secrets
مُ وَيا طَيرُ وَاِنشُري الأَسرارا
Tell the earth, O fragrances and O clouds,
Inform the earth, O fragrances and O clouds
and O birds, and spread the secrets.
And O birds, and spread the secrets
خَبِّريهاtell her أَنّيthat I أُحِبُّI love حَبيبيmy beloved
خَبِّريها أَنّي أُحِبُّ حَبيبي
خَبِّريهاtell her أَنّيthat I أُحِبُّI love جَهاراopenly
خَبِّريها أَنّي أُحِبُّ جَهارا
Tell her that I love my beloved;
Inform it that I love my beloved
tell her that I love openly.
Inform it that I love openly
خَبِّريtell الأَرضَthe earth خَبِّريهاtell her وَقوليand say
خَبِّري الأَرضَ خَبِّريها وَقولي
إِنَّindeed كوخاًa hut أَشدُّstronger مِنهاthan her جداراwall
إِنَّ كوخاً أَشدُّ مِنها جدارا
Tell the earth, tell her, and say:
Inform the earth, inform it, and say
Indeed, a hut has stronger walls than hers;
That a hut stronger than it is its wall
إِنَّindeed بَيتاًa house عَلىupon الجَمالِbeauty بَنيناwe built
إِنَّ بَيتاً عَلى الجَمالِ بَنينا
هُit لِتَأبىsurely refuses السَماءُheaven أَنto يَنهاراcollapse
هُ لِتَأبى السَماءُ أَن يَنهارا
indeed, a house we built upon beauty—
That a house of beauty we built
heaven will surely refuse to let it collapse.
It refuses the sky to collapse
ياO حَبيبيmy beloved كَماas حييتُI lived سَأَحياI shall live
يا حَبيبي كَما حييتُ سَأَحيا
إِنَّindeed بيin me عِرقٌa vein يُحرِّقُscorches الأَبصاراthe eyes
إِنَّ بي عِرقٌ يُحرِّقُ الأَبصارا
O my beloved, as I have lived, so shall I live.
My love, as I lived I will live
Indeed, within me is a vein that scorches the eyes;
In me is an artery burning the sights
وَعَلىand on كُلِّevery شَفرَةٍedge منof جُفونيmy eyelids
وَعَلى كُلِّ شَفرَةٍ من جُفوني
مِنكَfrom you عِرقٌa vein يُحرِّقُscorches الأَبصاراthe eyes
مِنكَ عِرقٌ يُحرِّقُ الأَبصارا
and on every edge of my eyelids
And on each eyelash of mine
is a vein from you that scorches the eyes.
From you is an artery burning the sights
كُلَّماwhenever غَرَّقَdrowned الظَلامُdarkness عُيونيmy eyes
كُلَّما غَرَّقَ الظَلامُ عُيوني
أَطلَعَmade rise الحُبُّlove فيin دَميmy blood أَنواراlights
أَطلَعَ الحُبُّ في دَمي أَنوارا
Whenever darkness drowns my eyes,
Whenever darkness drowned my eyes
love makes lights rise within my blood.
Love emerged in my blood lights
Sol 6.1