أحنI yearn إليكَfor you حناناًtenderness ضليعاprofound
أحن إليكَ حناناً ضليعا
يرُمُّmends الحناياthe heart's recesses يسدُّseals الصّدُوعاthe cracks
يرُمُّ الحنايا يسدُّ الصّدُوعا
I yearn for you with profound tenderness,
I yearn for you with overflowing tenderness
That mends the heart's recesses and seals the cracks.
That heals sorrows and mends cracks
وأصبوand I long إليكَfor you كماas الزهرthe flowers يصبوlong
وأصبو إليكَ كما الزهر يصبو
لقطرfor drops of الندىdew إذwhen يُعيدُit restores الربيعاspring
لقطر الندى إذ يُعيدُ الربيعا
And I long for you as flowers long
And I long for you as flowers long
For drops of dew when it brings spring back.
For drops of dew when spring returns
بدوتَyou appeared نهاراas daylight ً أَضاءَlit up دُجُنِّيmy gloom
بدوتَ نهارا ً أَضاءَ دُجُنِّي
وكنتَand you were بهاءًsplendor فزدتَthen you grew سطوعاin radiance
وكنتَ بهاءً فزدتَ سطوعا
You appeared as daylight that lit my gloom,
You dawned a day that lit up my gloom
And you were splendor, then grew brighter still.
And with your radiance increased the glow
وأحييتَand you revived قلبيmy heart كمثلِlike اخضرارٍgreening
وأحييتَ قلبي كمثلِ اخضرارٍ
يُعيدُrestores النباتthe plants ويُحييand revives الفروعاthe branches
يُعيدُ النبات ويُحيي الفروعا
And you revived my heart, like a flush of green
And you revived my heart like the greening
That restores the plants and revives the branches.
That restores plants and brings life to branches
كماlike القطرthe rain أنتَyou كماlike البدرthe full moon تأتيْyou come
كما القطر أنتَ كما البدر تأتيْ
شفيفاًtranslucent مضيئاًluminous تُرَوِّيyou quench the thirst of الضلوعاthe ribs
شفيفاً مضيئاً تُرَوِّي الضلوعا
You are like rain; like the full moon you come,
Like raindrops you come like the moon
Translucent and luminous, you quench the ribs' thirst.
A soothing light that nurtures the ribs
أطيرُI fly إليكَto you لزاماًof necessity وطوعاand willingly
أطيرُ إليكَ لزاماً وطوعا
فماfor not فيin اختياريmy choice أرومُI seek القطوعاparting
فما في اختياري أرومُ القطوعا
I fly to you, compelled and willing,
I fly to you, willingly and freely
For in my choosing, I seek no parting.
For I cannot choose to sever
حبيبٌbeloved إليَّto me كسحرlike the magic of الأمانيwishes
حبيبٌ إليَّ كسحر الأماني
قريبٌclose إليَّto me وand تهوىyou love الرجوعاreturning
قريبٌ إليَّ و تهوى الرجوعا
You are beloved to me, like the magic of wishes,
A beloved you are, like the magic of wishes
Close to me, and you love returning.
Close to me, though I crave return
فدتكَmay they ransom you الحناياthe heart's recesses وكلand all البقاياthe remnants
فدتكَ الحنايا وكل البقايا
فدتكَmay it ransom you الحياةlife حياتيmy life جميعاall of it
فدتكَ الحياة حياتي جميعا
May the heart's recesses and all that remains be your ransom;
For you I sacrificed sorrows and remnants
May life—my whole life—be your ransom.
For you I sacrificed all my life
فأنتَfor you are الربيعُspring النّضيرُlush اخضراراًin greenness
فأنتَ الربيعُ النّضيرُ اخضراراً
وأنتَand you are الأريجُthe fragrance يضوعُwafts بديعاexquisitely
وأنتَ الأريجُ يضوعُ بديعا
For you are spring, lush in its greenness,
You are the brisk, verdant spring
And you are fragrance, wafting exquisitely.
And the aromatic, wondrous incense
وأنتَand you are السّناءُthe radiance البعيدُfar-off ائتلاقاًin brilliance
وأنتَ السّناءُ البعيدُ ائتلاقاً
تُشيعُyou spread اشتياقاًlonging وتبقىand you remain رفيعاexalted
تُشيعُ اشتياقاً وتبقى رفيعا
And you are far-off radiance, gleaming;
And you are the distant, radiant zenith
You spread longing and remain exalted.
Raising longing, remaining lofty
وأنتَand you are الرفيفُthe flutter الشّجيُّplaintive الشّهيُّenticing
وأنتَ الرفيفُ الشّجيُّ الشّهيُّ
يعمّpervades الحناياthe heart's recesses ودوداًloving وديعاgentle
يعمّ الحنايا ودوداً وديعا
And you are the plaintive, enticing flutter
And you are the gentle, passionate, delightful
That pervades the heart's recesses, loving and gentle.
Who fills my breast and is kindly and meek
حبيبيmy beloved وروحيand my soul تَهَادَىglided gently رخاءًat ease
حبيبي وروحي تَهَادَى رخاءً
فلاشئَfor nothing بعدكَafter you ضَاهَىmatched الطّلوعاthe rising
فلاشئَ بعدكَ ضَاهَى الطّلوعا
My beloved and my soul glided at ease,
My love and my soul, rest in peace
For nothing after you has matched the rising.
For none after you rivals the rising
Sol 6.1