كَيفَhow لاnot أَندَبُI mourn أَمسيmy yesterday
كَيفَ لا أَندَبُ أَمسي
وَمَماتيand my death فيin غَديmy tomorrow
وَمَماتي في غَدي
How can I not mourn my yesterday,
How can I not lament my evening,
When my death lies in my tomorrow?
And my death in the morrow?
فَاَناfor I مُذsince حَلَّbefell تَعسيmy misery
فَاَنا مُذ حَلَّ تَعسي
فَرَّfled حَظّيmy luck منfrom يَديmy hand
فَرَّ حَظّي من يَدي
For, ever since my misery came,
For since my misery arrived,
My luck has fled from my hand.
My fortune has slipped from my hand.
ضعفتُgrew weak (vocalized: I grew weak) روحيmy soul بِصَدريwithin my breast
ضعفتُ روحي بِصَدري
وَتَلاشَتand faded away فيin الفُؤادthe heart
وَتَلاشَت في الفُؤاد
My soul grew weak within my breast,
My soul weakened in my chest,
And faded away within my heart.
And faded in my heart.
فَاِنطَفَتso went out جذوةُember عُمريmy life
فَاِنطَفَت جذوةُ عُمري
وَاِستَحالَتand turned لرمادto ash
وَاِستَحالَت لرماد
So the ember of my life went out,
So the ember of my life extinguished,
And turned to ash.
And turned to ashes.
مُنيَتيmy heart’s desire هَلdo تَذكُريناyou remember
مُنيَتي هَل تَذكُرينا
وَقفَةًa pause قُربَnear الغَديرthe pool
وَقفَةً قُربَ الغَدير
My heart’s desire, do you remember
My death, will you remember us,
A pause beside the pool,
Stopping by the pond?
حَيثُwhere أَلفيناwe found الغصوناthe branches
حَيثُ أَلفينا الغصونا
هامِساتٍwhispering فيin الأَثيرthe ether
هامِساتٍ في الأَثير
Where we found the branches
Where we met the bowing branches,
Whispering in the ether?
Whispering in the ether.
وَالسنونوand the swallows راحِلاتُdeparting
وَالسنونو راحِلاتُ
تلمسtouches الماءَthe water الركودstill
تلمس الماءَ الركود
And the swallows, departing,
And the years, travelers
Touching the still water.
Feeling the stagnant water,
مثلهاlike them تِلكَthat الحَياةُlife
مثلها تِلكَ الحَياةُ
مخرَتcleaved بَحرthe sea الوُجودof existence
مخرَت بَحر الوُجود
Like them, that life
Like them is that life,
Cleaved the sea of existence.
It died in the sea of existence.
ياoh لَهُfor it وَقتاًa time تَقَضّىpassed
يا لَهُ وَقتاً تَقَضّى
بَينَbetween لهوamusement وَدَدِand play
بَينَ لهو وَدَدِ
Ah, what a time has passed,
Oh what a time has passed
Amid amusement and play,
Between play and affection.
يَومَwhen كانَwas الحُبُّlove فَرضاa duty
يَومَ كانَ الحُبُّ فَرضا
صافِياًpure كَالعسجَدِlike gold
صافِياً كَالعسجَدِ
When love was a duty,
When love was a duty,
Pure as gold!
Pure as valerian.
أَيُّهاO المُنشِدُthe singer رِفقاًgently
أَيُّها المُنشِدُ رِفقاً
فَلَقَدfor indeed وَلّىhas passed الشَبابyouth
فَلَقَد وَلّى الشَباب
O singer, be gentle,
O singer, gently,
For youth has passed away.
For youth has passed.
مَنwhoever قَضىdied فيin الكَونِthe world عِشقاًof love
مَن قَضى في الكَونِ عِشقاً
لاnot يُؤاسيهِconsoles him الربابthe rebab (stringed instrument)
لا يُؤاسيهِ الرباب
Whoever has died of love in this world
Who spent his life loving
Cannot be consoled by the rebab.
Is not consoled by music.
إِنَّماonly قَبلَbefore المَماتِdeath
إِنَّما قَبلَ المَماتِ
ذَكِّرremind الصَبَّthe lovesick lover بميّof Mayy
ذَكِّر الصَبَّ بميّ
Only before death,
Rather before death,
Remind the lovesick lover of Mayy.
Remind the youth with wine.
غَنِّsing ليfor me لَحنَthe melody الحَياةِof life
غَنِّ لي لَحنَ الحَياةِ
ظبيَةَgazelle الأُنسِof delight إِلَيَّto me
ظبيَةَ الأُنسِ إِلَيَّ
Sing me the melody of life:
Sing to me the melody of life,
O gazelle of delight, come to me!
The gazelle of company back to me.
Sol 6.1