إِنزَعواtear out مِنِّيَfrom me قَلبيmy heart
إِنزَعوا مِنِّيَ قَلبي
رَحمَةًout of mercy كَيso that أَستَريحI may rest
رَحمَةً كَي أَستَريح
Tear her out of me, my heart.
Tear my heart out of me,
Have mercy, that I may find rest.
In mercy, so I may rest;
فَأَناfor I ماnot زالَceased حُبّيmy love
فَأَنا ما زالَ حُبّي
نامِياًgrowing أَبقىI remain جَريحwounded
نامِياً أَبقى جَريح
For my love still keeps growing,
For I, while my love is still
and I remain wounded.
Growing, remain wounded.
أَيُّهاO الهائِمُwanderer فيin هذيthis الفلاهwilderness
أَيُّها الهائِمُ في هذي الفلاه
أَينَwhere تَنويyou intend to go أَينwhere
أَينَ تَنوي أَين
O love-lost wanderer in this wilderness,
O wanderer in this wilderness,
where do you mean to go—where?
Where are you bound—where?
دائِماًalways أَلفاكَI find you تَذريyou shed العبراتtears
دائِماً أَلفاكَ تَذري العبرات
كاسِرَlowering الطَرفينboth eyes
كاسِرَ الطَرفين
Always I find you shedding tears,
I always find you shedding tears,
with both eyes downcast.
With both eyes downcast.
إِمسحِwipe away الدَمعَthe tears فَلاfor ... not تُرويwaters الحَياةlife
إِمسحِ الدَمعَ فَلا تُروي الحَياة
دَمعَةَa tear العَينَينof both eyes
دَمعَةَ العَينَين
Wipe away the tears, for life is not watered
Wipe away the tears, for life is not watered
by a tear from the eyes.
By tears from both eyes.
أَهجرِabandon الكَونَthe universe فَمِصباحُfor the lamp of الوُجودexistence
أَهجرِ الكَونَ فَمِصباحُ الوُجود
لَيسَthere is not فيهِin it زَيتoil
لَيسَ فيهِ زَيت
Forsake the world, for the lamp of existence
Abandon the universe, for the lamp of existence
has no oil in it.
Has no oil within.
وَاِطلُبِand seek الأَنوارَthe lights فيin مَأوىthe abode of الخُلودeternity
وَاِطلُبِ الأَنوارَ في مَأوى الخُلود
فيin قُصورpalaces of المَوتdeath
في قُصور المَوت
Seek the lights in eternity’s refuge,
And seek the lights in the abode of eternity,
in the palaces of death.
In the palaces of death.
إِنزَعواtear out مِنِّيَfrom me قَلبيmy heart
إِنزَعوا مِنِّيَ قَلبي
رَحمَةًout of mercy كَيso that أَستَريحI may rest
رَحمَةً كَي أَستَريح
Tear her out of me, my heart.
Tear my heart out of me,
Have mercy, that I may find rest.
In mercy, so I may rest;
فَأَناfor I ماnot زالَceased حُبّيmy love
فَأَنا ما زالَ حُبّي
نامِياًgrowing أَبقىI remain جَريحwounded
نامِياً أَبقى جَريح
For my love still keeps growing,
For I, while my love is still
and I remain wounded.
Growing, remain wounded.
أَيُّهاO الحامِلُbearer of قيثارَthe lyre of الشَبابyouth
أَيُّها الحامِلُ قيثارَ الشَباب
قَطِّعِsever الأَوتارِthe strings
قَطِّعِ الأَوتارِ
O bearer of youth’s lyre,
O bearer of the lyre of youth,
cut the strings.
Sever the strings.
لَمdid not تَعُدyou return تَرشِفُyou sip ذيّاكَthat الرضابthe sweet saliva
لَم تَعُد تَرشِفُ ذيّاكَ الرضاب
بِسِوىexcept through التِذكارremembrance
بِسِوى التِذكار
No longer do you sip that nectar
You no longer sip that nectar
except in remembrance.
Except through remembrance.
أَصبَحَتhave become تِلكَthose الأُوَيقاتُlittle moments العِذابsweet
أَصبَحَت تِلكَ الأُوَيقاتُ العِذاب
مِثلَlike حُلمٍa dream سارpassed
مِثلَ حُلمٍ سار
Those little hours have turned to torment,
Those sweet little moments have become
like a dream gone by.
Like a dream gone by.
سَئِمتُI have grown weary نَفسِيَmy soul أَنوارَthe lights of الصَباحmorning
سَئِمتُ نَفسِيَ أَنوارَ الصَباح
فيin حِمىthe domain of الحَدثانtime's vicissitudes
في حِمى الحَدثان
My soul has wearied of the morning’s light
I am weary in my soul of morning's lights
in the realm of fate.
In the domain of time's vicissitudes.
كُلَّall ماthat فيهِin it بُكاءٌweeping وَنُواحand wailing
كُلَّ ما فيهِ بُكاءٌ وَنُواح
تَشهَدُbear witness الأَجفانthe eyelids
تَشهَدُ الأَجفان
All within it is weeping and wailing,
All it holds is weeping and wailing—
as the eyelids bear witness.
The eyelids bear witness.
إِنزَعواtear out مِنيfrom me قَلبيmy heart
إِنزَعوا مِني قَلبي
رَحمَةًout of mercy كَيso that أَستَريحI may rest
رَحمَةً كَي أَستَريح
Tear her out of me, my heart.
Tear my heart out of me,
Have mercy, that I may find rest.
In mercy, so I may rest;
فَأَناfor I ماnot زالَceased حُبّيmy love
فَأَنا ما زالَ حُبّي
نامِياًgrowing أَبقىI remain جَريحwounded
نامِياً أَبقى جَريح
For my love still keeps growing,
For I, while my love is still
and I remain wounded.
Growing, remain wounded.
أَنتِyou (feminine) ياO روحَspirit of المَماتِdeath الهائِمَةwandering
أَنتِ يا روحَ المَماتِ الهائِمَة
ياO عَروسَbride of النورlight
يا عَروسَ النور
You, O roaming spirit of death,
You, O wandering spirit of death,
O bride of light,
O bride of light,
لامِسيtouch عَينthe eye of غَراميmy passion النائِمَةsleeping
لامِسي عَين غَرامي النائِمَة
فيin مَغانيthe dwellings of الحورthe houris
في مَغاني الحور
touch the sleeping eye of my passion
Touch the sleeping eye of my passion
in the bowers of the houris.
In the dwellings of the houris.
وَاِجثُميand settle فَوقَupon فُؤاديmy heart لائِمَةreproaching
وَاِجثُمي فَوقَ فُؤادي لائِمَة
ظُلمَةَthe darkness of الديجورpitch-black night
ظُلمَةَ الديجور
And settle over my heart, reproaching
And settle upon my heart, reproaching
the darkness of deepest night.
The darkness of the pitch-black night.
عَلَّهperhaps it إِنif يَستَفِقit awakens منfrom سَكرَتِهits intoxication
عَلَّه إِن يَستَفِق من سَكرَتِه
يَهجُرit forsakes الأَيّامthe days
يَهجُر الأَيّام
Perhaps, if it awakens from its stupor,
Perhaps, if it wakes from its intoxication,
it will forsake the days,
It will forsake the days,
وَيَرىand it sees الحُبَّlove الَّذيwhich فيin خَمرَتِهits wine
وَيَرى الحُبَّ الَّذي في خَمرَتِه
كُلَّهُall of it أَوهامillusions
كُلَّهُ أَوهام
and see that the love within its drunkenness
And see that love, whose wine intoxicates it,
is nothing but illusion.
Is all illusion.
إِنزَعواtear out مِنِّيَfrom me قَلبيmy heart
إِنزَعوا مِنِّيَ قَلبي
رَحمَةًout of mercy كَيso that أَستَريحI may rest
رَحمَةً كَي أَستَريح
Tear her out of me, my heart.
Tear my heart out of me,
Have mercy, that I may find rest.
In mercy, so I may rest;
فَأَناfor I ماnot زالَceased حُبّيmy love
فَأَنا ما زالَ حُبّي
نامِياًgrowing أَبقىI remain جَريحwounded
نامِياً أَبقى جَريح
For my love still keeps growing,
For I, while my love is still
and I remain wounded.
Growing, remain wounded.
Sol 6.1