اذكُرينيremember me كلماwhenever هبّrose الندامىthe drinking companions
اذكُريني كلما هبّ الندامى
لِتَحسّيهاto sip it غَبوقاًan evening draught وصبوحand a morning draught
لِتَحسّيها غَبوقاً وصبوح
Remember me whenever the drinking companions rise
Remember me whenever remorse sighs,
To sip it as evening and morning draughts.
To make it burn for you morning and eve,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle هزّتِstirred الذكرىremembrance الحماماthe doves
وإذا ما هزّتِ الذكرى الحماما
فغداthen it began فيin الدوحthe leafy trees يشدوsings وينوحand laments
فغدا في الدوح يشدو وينوح
And when remembrance stirs the doves,
And when memory shakes the doves,
Then in the leafy trees they sing and lament.
So they sing and lament in the valleys,
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever زفَّbrought ceremonially الشمولthe wine
اذكريني كلّما زفَّ الشمول
ذاتُa woman of دلٍّcoy charm ودَلالٍand coquetry أوor غُلامa boy
ذاتُ دلٍّ ودَلالٍ أو غُلام
Remember me whenever the wine is ushered in
Remember me whenever desire oozes,
By a coy, coquettish woman or a boy.
With a flirt or a lad or a slave,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle استَرجَعregained الشربُthe drinkers العقولtheir senses
وإذا ما استَرجَع الشربُ العقول
فغَفواthen they dozed تكلاهمwatches over them عينthe eye السلامpeace
فغَفوا تكلاهم عين السلام
And when the drinkers regain their senses,
And when drinking dims the minds,
Then they sleep, watched over by the eye of peace.
So they nap while the eye of peace blinks.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever آذارُMarch وافىarrived
اذكريني كلما آذارُ وافى
وارتمىand flung himself سكرانَdrunk ماright (emphasis) بينbetween يديكyour two hands
وارتمى سكرانَ ما بين يديك
Remember me whenever March arrives
Remember me whenever March comes around,
And flings himself, drunk, right between your hands.
And falls drunkenly before you,
وإذاand when نيسانُApril عاطاكِoffered you السلافاthe choicest wine
وإذا نيسانُ عاطاكِ السلافا
وحناand leaned شوقاًin yearning وتحناناًand tenderness إليكtoward you
وحنا شوقاً وتحناناً إليك
And when April offers you the choicest wine
And when April gives you violets,
And bends toward you in yearning and tenderness.
Yearning and melting for you.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever هامwandered in rapture الفراشthe butterflies
اذكريني كلما هام الفراش
لارتشافto sip الراحthe wine منfrom ثغرِthe mouth الزهورthe flowers
لارتشاف الراح من ثغرِ الزهور
Remember me whenever butterflies wander in rapture
Remember me whenever the moth flutters about,
To sip wine from the lips of flowers.
To sip fragrance from the lips of flowers,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle هاجَكِstirred you الشوقُlonging وجاشand surged
وإذا ما هاجَكِ الشوقُ وجاش
صارخاًcrying out فيin نفسكِyour soul الولهىlovesick الشعورfeeling
صارخاً في نفسكِ الولهى الشعور
And when longing stirs you, and there wells up
And when longing agitates you and surges,
Feeling, crying out within your lovesick soul.
Shouting in your soul - enthralled passions.
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever ناغىcrooned to الهزارthe nightingale
اذكريني كلّما ناغى الهزار
ثملاًdrunk أفراخهُits fledglings عندat الشروقsunrise
ثملاً أفراخهُ عند الشروق
Remember me whenever the nightingale croons
Remember me whenever the partridges coo,
Drunkenly to its fledglings at sunrise.
Inebriated - their chicks at dawn,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle هزمَdefeated الليلُnight النهارday
وإذا ما هزمَ الليلُ النهار
واستثارَand roused الوُرقَthe gray doves تنحابُsobbing المشوقthe yearning lover
واستثارَ الوُرقَ تنحابُ المشوق
And when night defeats the day,
And when night defeats day,
And the yearning lover's sobs rouse the gray doves.
And the boughs rustle - distorted visions.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever الشمالُthe north wind هبّتblew
اذكريني كلما الشمالُ هبّت
وسرَتand coursed ياO زينةَadornment الدنياthe world جنوبthe south wind
وسرَت يا زينةَ الدنيا جنوب
Remember me whenever the north wind blows
Remember me whenever the north wind blows,
And the south wind courses, O adornment of the world.
And creeps to you, beauty of the world, from the south,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle صحَتِawoke الطيرُthe birds وعبّتand drank deeply
وإذا ما صحَتِ الطيرُ وعبّت
خمرَةَthe wine الفجرِdawn علىamid نفحِwafts الطيوبperfumes
خمرَةَ الفجرِ على نفحِ الطيوب
And when the birds awaken and drink deeply
And when the birds awaken and flutter about,
The wine of dawn amid wafts of perfume.
The wine of dawn - on the breath of perfume.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever النايُthe reed flute ترنَّمsang
اذكريني كلما النايُ ترنَّم
وهفاand fluttered قلبٌa heart علىat قرعِthe clinking الكؤوسthe cups
وهفا قلبٌ على قرعِ الكؤوس
Remember me whenever the flute sings
Remember me whenever the flute trills,
And a heart flutters at the clinking of cups.
And a heart flutters at the clink of goblets,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle شاعرُthe poet الحيِّthe neighborhood تألَّمsuffered
وإذا ما شاعرُ الحيِّ تألَّم
فبكىthen he wept فيin الشجنِsorrow واستبكىand moved to tears النفوسthe souls
فبكى في الشجنِ واستبكى النفوس
And when the neighborhood's poet suffers,
And when the one alive with joy is tormented,
Then weeps in sorrow and moves souls to tears.
So he weeps in melancholy and makes souls weep.
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever الصيفُsummer أتىcame
اذكريني كلّما الصيفُ أتى
يحملُcarrying البشرىglad tidings لأربابto the devotees الغرامlove
يحملُ البشرى لأرباب الغرام
Remember me whenever summer comes,
Remember me whenever summer comes,
Bearing glad tidings to the devotees of love.
Bearing good news to lovers,
فالتقَتthen met كلevery فتاةٍyoung woman وفتىand young man
فالتقَت كل فتاةٍ وفتى
فإذاand behold الدنياthe world سلامٌpeace وابتسامand smiling
فإذا الدنيا سلامٌ وابتسام
Then all the young women and men meet,
So each girl and lad come together,
And behold, the world is peace and smiles.
And the world is peace and smiles.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever نامslept السكارىthe intoxicated
اذكريني كلما نام السكارى
بينbetween أحضانِthe embraces الرمالthe sands الناعمَهsoft
بين أحضانِ الرمال الناعمَه
Remember me whenever the drunken sleep
Remember me whenever the intoxicated sleep
In the arms of the soft sands.
In the arms of soft sands,
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle سامرَkept night company with الموجُthe waves السهارىthe wakeful
وإذا ما سامرَ الموجُ السهارى
حولَaround هاتيكَthose yonder الصخورِthe rocks الجائمَهmotionless
حولَ هاتيكَ الصخورِ الجائمَه
And when the waves keep the wakeful company
And when the wave caresses the awake
Around those motionless rocks.
Around those stern rocks.
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever لاحappeared أخوكyour brother
اذكريني كلّما لاح أخوك
فيin السماءِthe sky اللازورديةazure ليلاat night
في السماءِ اللازوردية ليلا
Remember me whenever your brother appears
Remember me whenever your brother appears
In the azure sky at night.
In the lazuli heavens at night,
وإذاand when ناجيتهِyou confided in him لافُضَّmay it never be shattered فوكyour mouth
وإذا ناجيتهِ لافُضَّ فوك
فيin سكونstillness الليلِnight ياO ليلىLayla لكَيلاso as not to
في سكون الليلِ يا ليلى لكَيلا
And when you confide in him—may your mouth never be harmed—
And when you confide in him and reveal your heart,
In the stillness of night, O Layla, so as not to...
In the stillness of night, O Layla, why not.
اذكرينيremember me كلماwhenever جاءcame الخريفautumn
اذكريني كلما جاء الخريف
ناثراًscattering ماwhat نظَمَتstrung together كفُّthe hand الربيعspring
ناثراً ما نظَمَت كفُّ الربيع
Remember me whenever autumn comes,
Remember me whenever autumn comes,
Scattering what spring's hand has strung together,
Strewing what spring has composed,
ماnot حيّاgreeted كلevery أنيقٍgraceful thing ولطيفand delicate thing
ما حيّا كل أنيقٍ ولطيف
ماسخاًdisfiguring كلevery جميلٍbeautiful thing وبديعand wondrous thing
ماسخاً كل جميلٍ وبديع
Greeting nothing graceful or delicate,
Greeting each elegant and gentle one,
Disfiguring everything beautiful and wondrous.
Obliterating all that’s beautiful and new.
اذكرينيremember me كلّماwhenever حلَّقتِyou soared فجراat dawn
اذكريني كلّما حلَّقتِ فجرا
وانتشَتand grew intoxicated روحكyour soul فيin دنياthe world الخيالِimagination
وانتشَت روحك في دنيا الخيالِ
Remember me whenever you soar at dawn
Remember me whenever you soar at dawn,
And your soul grows drunk in the world of imagination.
And your soul roams in the world of imagination,
اذكرينيremember me ياO فتاتىmy girl ربّmany a ذكرىmemory
اذكريني يا فتاتى ربّ ذكرى
قرَّبَتbrought closer منthose who نزَحاthe two went far away رغمَdespite اللياليthe nights
قرَّبَت من نزَحا رغمَ الليالي
Remember me, my girl; many a memory
Remember me, my girl, Lord of memories
Has brought two who were far apart closer, despite the nights.
That brought us closer despite the nights.
آهah ياO حُبُّlove ولمand did not أشكُI complain ملالاweariness
آه يا حُبُّ ولم أشكُ ملالا
فاضتoverflowed الكأسُthe cup فرُحماكَso, your mercy! بحاليon my plight
فاضت الكأسُ فرُحماكَ بحالي
Ah, O Love, yet I have not complained of weariness.
Ah, O love, I never doubted weariness,
The cup has overflowed; have mercy on my plight!
The cup overflowed, so pity my state,
قدرٌa fate سلّطهُunleashed it اللَهُGod تعالىexalted be He
قدرٌ سلّطهُ اللَهُ تعالى
قطعَsevered اليُمنىthe right hand ولمand did not يترُكspare شماليmy left hand
قطعَ اليُمنى ولم يترُك شمالي
A fate that God—exalted be He—unleashed
A fate God Almighty has wielded,
Severed my right hand and did not spare my left.
Severing the right and leaving no left.
أيهذاO you الليلُnight والصمتُand silence الرهيبdreadful
أيهذا الليلُ والصمتُ الرهيب
جدّدِrenew اللوعةanguish فيin القلبِthe heart الطعينpierced
جدّدِ اللوعة في القلبِ الطعين
O night and dreadful silence,
O this night and frightening silence,
Renew the anguish in the pierced heart.
Renewing agony in my diseased heart,
أينَwhere قيثاريmy lyre وكوبيand my cup والحبيبand the beloved
أينَ قيثاري وكوبي والحبيب
وشموعيand my candles ونديميand my drinking companion واحنينيalas for my yearning
وشموعي ونديمي واحنيني
Where are my lyre, my cup, and the beloved,
Where is my guitar, my cup and beloved,
And my candles and my drinking companion? Alas for my yearning!
My candles, my boon companion and my love songs?
ياO ملاهيplaces of revelry الصحبthe companions فيin تلكthose الرمالِthe sands
يا ملاهي الصحب في تلك الرمالِ
أناI مذsince أقفرتِyou became deserted فيin عيشٍa life مريرbitter
أنا مذ أقفرتِ في عيشٍ مرير
O my companions' haunts of pleasure in those sands,
O pastimes of friends on those sands,
Since you grew deserted, I have lived a bitter life.
Since you deserted me in a bitter life,
أناI موتورٌbereft ولكنbut ماwhat احتياليmy recourse
أنا موتورٌ ولكن ما احتيالي
آهah وأشواقيand my longings إلىfor اليومِthe day الأخيرfinal
آه وأشواقي إلى اليومِ الأخير
I am bereft, but what recourse have I?
I’m gloomy but I have no trickery,
Ah, and my longings for the final day!
Ah, my longing until the final day.
أناI إنif متُّI die أفيكُمis there among you? ياO شبابyoung men
أنا إن متُّ أفيكُم يا شباب
شاعرٌa poet يرثيmourns شبابَthe youth العسكَرِal-Askar
شاعرٌ يرثي شبابَ العسكَرِ
If I die, is there among you, O young men,
If I die, I bid you farewell, O youths,
A poet to mourn al-Askar's youth,
A poet who laments the youth of the soldiers,
بائساًwretched مثليَlike me عضَّتهُbit him الذئابthe wolves
بائساً مثليَ عضَّتهُ الذئاب
فغداthen he became منfrom همّهِhis grief فيin سَقَرِSaqar (Hell)
فغدا من همّهِ في سَقَرِ
Wretched like me, bitten by wolves,
Wretched as I, torn by wolves,
Who thus, through his anguish, found himself in Saqar?
So he became, from anxiety, in Hell.
ياO رفاقيmy companions أكؤسcups الصباyouth المريرهbitter
يا رفاقي أكؤس الصبا المريره
أجَّجَتkindled نارthe fire الأسىgrief فيin أضلُعيmy ribs
أجَّجَت نار الأسى في أضلُعي
O my companions, the bitter cups of youth
O friends, the bitter cups of youth
Have kindled the fire of grief within my ribs.
Lit the fire of sorrow in my ribs,
فإذاand when ماemphatic particle انطَلَقتbroke free روحيmy soul الأسيرهcaptive
فإذا ما انطَلَقت روحي الأسيره
فادفنواthen bury كوبيmy cup وقيثاريand my lyre معيwith me
فادفنوا كوبي وقيثاري معي
And when my captive soul breaks free,
So when my imprisoned soul is unleashed,
Then bury my cup and my lyre with me.
Bury with me my cup and guitar.
فاشهقيso gasp ياO روحsoul وازفِرand exhale ياO سعيرblazing fire
فاشهقي يا روح وازفِر يا سعير
واضطَرِبand tremble ياO عقلُmind واشرُدand stray ياO أمَلhope
واضطَرِب يا عقلُ واشرُد يا أمَل
So gasp, O soul, and exhale, O blazing fire!
So pant, O soul, and roar, O hell,
And tremble, O mind, and stray, O hope!
Be disturbed, O mind, and wander, O hope,
وأجرand flow ياO دمعُtears وأقبلand come ياO نذيرharbinger
وأجر يا دمعُ وأقبل يا نذير
وأبكِand weep ياO قلبُheart وأسرِعand hasten ياO أجَلdeath's appointed time
وأبكِ يا قلبُ وأسرِع يا أجَل
And flow, O tears, and come, O harbinger!
And flow, O tear, and come, O warner,
And weep, O heart, and hasten, O death!
And weep, O heart, and hasten, O death.
واصرخيand shriek ياO ريحُwind وانحَبand sob وتَرstring
واصرخي يا ريحُ وانحَب وتَر
واعبسيand frown ياO كأسُcup واغرُبand set ياO قمَرmoon
واعبسي يا كأسُ واغرُب يا قمَر
And shriek, O wind, and sob, O string!
And scream, O wind, curl up and crumble,
And frown, O cup, and set, O moon!
And frown, O goblet, and bewilder, O moon,
وتعالىand come ودّعيbid farewell قبلَbefore السفَرthe journey
وتعالى ودّعي قبلَ السفَر
بُلبُلاًa nightingale قصّclipped جناحَيهِits two wings القدَرfate
بُلبُلاً قصّ جناحَيهِ القدَر
And come, bid farewell before the journey
And come bid farewell before the journey,
To a nightingale whose wings fate has clipped.
A nightingale that fate has clipped its wings.
Sol 6.1