أُرقِديsleep أُرقِديsleep فَغَيرُfor anything other than الرِقادِslumber
أُرقِدي أُرقِدي فَغَيرُ الرِقادِ
لَيسَis not يَحلوsweet لِأَعيُنِto the eyes of الأَولادِchildren
لَيسَ يَحلو لِأَعيُنِ الأَولادِ
Sleep, sleep, for anything other than slumber
Sleep, sleep, for sleep other than this
is no delight to children's eyes.
Is not sweet for children's eyes.
أَنتِyou فيin المَهدِthe cradle مِثلُlike زَهرَةِa flower of فَجرٍdawn
أَنتِ في المَهدِ مِثلُ زَهرَةِ فَجرٍ
أَنعَشَتهاrevived it يَدُthe hand of النَدىdew فيin الواديthe valley
أَنعَشَتها يَدُ النَدى في الوادي
In the cradle, you are like a dawn flower,
You in the cradle are like a dawn flower
revived by the hand of dew in the valley.
Revived by the hand of dew in the valley.
ياO سعاداًSuad هذيthese عُيونُthe eyes of العَذارىmaidens
يا سعاداً هذي عُيونُ العَذارى
باسِماتٌsmiling جَميعُهاall of them لسعادِupon Suad
باسِماتٌ جَميعُها لسعادِ
O Suad, these maidens' eyes
O Happiness! Those are the eyes of maidens
are all smiling upon Suad,
Smiling, all for Happiness.
ساكِباتٌpouring فيinto طُهرِthe purity of قَلبكِyour heart نوراًlight
ساكِباتٌ في طُهرِ قَلبكِ نوراً
منfrom سَراجِthe lamp of النُفوسِsouls وَالأَكبادِand livers (figuratively, hearts)
من سَراجِ النُفوسِ وَالأَكبادِ
pouring light into your heart's purity
Pouring in the purity of your heart a light
from the lamp of souls and hearts.
From the lantern of souls and livers.
أُرقِديsleep وَاِحلَميand dream فحلمُكfor your dream عَذبٌsweet
أُرقِدي وَاِحلَمي فحلمُك عَذبٌ
ياO سعاداًSuad كَالسَلسَبيلlike Salsabil البُرادِcool
يا سعاداً كَالسَلسَبيل البُرادِ
Sleep and dream, for your dream is sweet,
Sleep and dream, for your dream is sweet,
O Suad, like cool Salsabil.
O Happiness, like the cool brook.
وَدَعيand let أُمَّكِyour mother الحَنونَtender تُناغيcroon to
وَدَعي أُمَّكِ الحَنونَ تُناغي
كِyou بِصَفوِwith the purity of الحَنينِlonging وَالإِنشادِand song
كِ بِصَفوِ الحَنينِ وَالإِنشادِ
And let your tender mother croon
Let your affectionate mother lull you
to you with pure longing and song.
With the innocence of yearning and singing.
ياO مَلاكاًangel ماnot أَنتَyou فيin المَهدِthe cradle إِنساhuman (word fragment)
يا مَلاكاً ما أَنتَ في المَهدِ إِنسا
ناًending of 'human' كَذاكَlike that الإِنسانِhuman being عِندَat الرشادِmaturity
ناً كَذاكَ الإِنسانِ عِندَ الرشادِ
O angel, in the cradle you are no human being
O angel, you in the cradle are not human
like one who has reached maturity.
As is man at maturity.
أَنتَyou ماnot زِلتَhave ceased to be فيin سَريركyour bed روحاًa spirit
أَنتَ ما زِلتَ في سَريرك روحاً
كَبَّلَتهاhas fettered it يَدُa hand بِقَيدِwith the bonds of الجمادِlifeless matter
كَبَّلَتها يَدُ بِقَيدِ الجمادِ
In your bed you are still a spirit
You are still in your bed, a soul
that a hand has fettered with the bonds of lifeless matter.
Shackled by the hand of inanimateness.
أَنتَyou لاdo not تَعرِفُknow العبادَhumankind وَلكِنand yet
أَنتَ لا تَعرِفُ العبادَ وَلكِن
قَذفتُكhas cast you السَماءُheaven بَينَamong العِبادِhumankind
قَذفتُك السَماءُ بَينَ العِبادِ
You do not know humankind, and yet
You know not of worship but
heaven has cast you among humankind.
Heaven has cast you among the worshippers.
أَهُناكَup there? اِقتَرَفتَyou committed ذَنباًa sin فجوزيso were punished (word fragment)
أَهُناكَ اِقتَرَفتَ ذَنباً فجوزي
تَyou (verb ending) بِنَفيٍwith exile فيin عالَمِa world of الإَضطهادِoppression
تَ بِنَفيٍ في عالَمِ الإَضطهادِ
Did you commit a sin up there, and so were punished
Did you there commit a sin, so you are punished
with exile in a world of oppression?
With banishment to the world of oppression?
ياO سعاداًSuad غَداًtomorrow نَراكwe see you فَتاةًa young woman
يا سعاداً غَداً نَراك فَتاةً
تَسكُبينyou pour الهَوىlove بِكُلِّinto every فُؤادِheart
تَسكُبين الهَوى بِكُلِّ فُؤادِ
O Suad, tomorrow we shall see you a young woman,
O Happiness, tomorrow we will see you a girl
pouring love into every heart.
Pouring love with all her heart.
وَصبّand poured الشَبابُyouth فيinto كَأسthe cup of جِفنَيtwo eyelids
وَصبّ الشَبابُ في كَأس جِفنَي
كِyour (suffix) رَحيقَthe nectar of الجَمالِbeauty لِلوَرّادِfor those coming to drink
كِ رَحيقَ الجَمالِ لِلوَرّادِ
And youth will pour into the cup of your eyelids
And youth pours in the cup of your eyelids
the nectar of beauty for those who come to drink.
The wine of beauty for the infatuated.
فَاِحذَريso beware حينَذاكَthen راصِدةkeeping watch over الكَأthe cup (word fragment)
فَاِحذَري حينَذاكَ راصِدة الكَأ
سِending of 'cup' فَعينfor the eye of الحَياةِlife بِالمِرصادِin ambush
سِ فَعين الحَياةِ بِالمِرصادِ
So beware then, keeping watch over the cup,
So beware then of the one who spies from the cup -
for life's eye lies in wait.
The eye of life in ambush.
لاdo not تَخوضيplunge into الهَوىlove فَماfor ... not هُوَit إِلّاexcept
لا تَخوضي الهَوى فَما هُوَ إِلّا
نَزواتُimpulses of الأَرواحِsouls فيin الأَجسادِbodies
نَزواتُ الأَرواحِ في الأَجسادِ
Do not plunge into love, for it is nothing but
Do not indulge fancy, for it is but
the impulses of souls in bodies.
The whims of souls in bodies.
ياO سعاداًSuad غَداًtomorrow تَرينَyou will see قُدوداًfigures
يا سعاداً غَداً تَرينَ قُدوداً
مُسكِراتٍintoxicating تُباعُare sold بَيعَsale المَزادِauction
مُسكِراتٍ تُباعُ بَيعَ المَزادِ
O Suad, tomorrow you will see figures,
O Happiness, tomorrow you will see fit bodies
intoxicating, sold at auction,
Being sold in auction like chattel.
وَعُيوناًand eyes لِلحُسنِof beauty تَنفِثُbreathe out فيهاinto them
وَعُيوناً لِلحُسنِ تَنفِثُ فيها
حَشَراتُinsects of الأَقذارِfilth كحلَthe kohl of الفَسادِcorruption
حَشَراتُ الأَقذارِ كحلَ الفَسادِ
and beautiful eyes into which
And eyes pouring on beauty
filth's vermin breathe the kohl of corruption.
Vermin of vileness like the kohl of rot.
حافِظيguard حافِظيguard عَلىover طهرِthe purity of هذاthis الthe (article)
حافِظي حافِظي عَلى طهرِ هذا ال
غُصنِbough غُصنِbough of الطُفولَةِchildhood المَيّادِswaying
غُصنِ غُصنِ الطُفولَةِ المَيّادِ
Guard, guard the purity of this
Protect, protect the purity of this
bough, childhood's swaying bough.
Branch, the branch of burgeoning childhood.
وَدَعيهِand let it يَنموgrow فَفيهِfor within it are ثِمارٌfruits
وَدَعيهِ يَنمو فَفيهِ ثِمارٌ
طَيِّباتٌwholesome لكلِّfor every غرشةِunclear in the supplied text صادِthirsty person
طَيِّباتٌ لكلِّ غرشةِ صادِ
And let it grow, for within it are fruits,
And let it grow, for it bears fruits -
wholesome, for every thirsty one's [unclear word].
Sweet fruits for every snarer’s basket.
إِنَّماonly أَثمارُthe fruits of الطَهارَةِpurity تَحياlive
إِنَّما أَثمارُ الطَهارَةِ تَحيا
منfrom مهودِthe cradles of الصباchildhood لِيَومِuntil the Day of التناديmutual calling
من مهودِ الصبا لِيَومِ التنادي
Only the fruits of purity live on
Only the fruits of purity live on
from childhood's cradles until the Day of Calling.
From the cradle to the day of calling.
وَإِذاand when مَرَّتpasses العشيُّevening عَلَيهاover them
وَإِذا مَرَّت العشيُّ عَلَيها
فَهيَthen they are مَنثورَةٌscattered عَلىupon الأَلحادِgraves
فَهيَ مَنثورَةٌ عَلى الأَلحادِ
And when evening passes over them,
And when evening passes over them
they are scattered upon the graves.
They are scattered on the pillows.
أُرقِديsleep ياO سعادُSuad فَالنَومُfor sleep عَذبٌsweet
أُرقِدي يا سعادُ فَالنَومُ عَذبٌ
لِفُؤادٍto a heart ماnot ذاقَtasted طُعمَthe taste of السهادِsleeplessness
لِفُؤادٍ ما ذاقَ طُعمَ السهادِ
Sleep, O Suad, for sleep is sweet
Sleep, O Happiness, for sleep is sweet
to a heart that has never tasted sleeplessness.
To a heart that has not tasted awareness.
وَاِبسَميand smile فَالحَياةُfor life تبسمُsmiles فيin المَهدِthe cradle
وَاِبسَمي فَالحَياةُ تبسمُ في المَهدِ
وَيَغفوand slumbers السَلامُpeace تَحتَbeneath الوِسادِthe pillow
وَيَغفو السَلامُ تَحتَ الوِسادِ
And smile, for life smiles in the cradle,
And smile, for life smiles in the cradle,
and peace slumbers beneath the pillow.
And peace slumbers beneath the pillow.
Sol 6.1