فيon شارعstreet البطلAl-Batal ('the hero') التقيناwe met صدفةby chance
في شارع البطل التقينا صدفة
منfrom غيرwithout توطئةa prelude ولاand no ميعادan appointment
من غير توطئة ولا ميعاد
On Al-Batal Street we met by chance,
On the street of heroes we met by chance
Without prelude or appointment.
Without prior planning or appointed time
كانwas اللقاءthe encounter بهاwith her لأولةat the first وهلةmoment
كان اللقاء بها لأولة وهلة
فوجدتso I found فيهاin her منيتيmy cherished wish ومراديand my desire
فوجدت فيها منيتي ومرادي
At the very first moment of meeting her,
It was our first meeting in that moment
I found in her my wish and my desire.
I found in her my wish and desire
عذراءa virgin maiden فيin أوجthe prime of الشبابyouth مليحةbeautiful
عذراء في أوج الشباب مليحة
أسرتshe captured بطرفwith the gaze of المقلتينthe two eyes فؤاديmy heart
أسرت بطرف المقلتين فؤادي
A lovely maiden in the prime of youth,
A maiden in the prime of beautiful youth
She captured my heart with the gaze of her two eyes.
Who captivated my heart with a glance of her eyes
حيّتshe greeted بخيرwith the best تحيةgreeting فأجبتهso I answered him
حيّت بخير تحية فأجبته
أهلاwelcome وحيand bless اللهGod بنتthe daughter of بلاديmy homeland
أهلا وحي الله بنت بلادي
She greeted me with the finest greeting, and I replied:
I greeted her with best wishes, and she responded
"Welcome, and may God bless the daughter of my homeland!"
Welcome, by God, daughter of my country
قالتshe said أراكI see you عرفتنيyou recognized me فذكرتنيso you mentioned me
قالت أراك عرفتني فذكرتني
بالإسمby name قلتI said نعمyes وحقand by the sanctity of الضادḍād (the Arabic letter)
بالإسم قلت نعم وحق الضاد
She said, "I see you recognized me and called me
She said, I see you recognized me, so mention me
By name." I said, "Yes, by the sanctity of ḍād!
By name. I said yes, by the letter 'd'
أناI ياO منىMuna (also 'desire') نفسيmy soul أعيشI live هواكlove for you منfor
أنا يا منى نفسي أعيش هواك من
زمنsome time فلاso do not تستغربنfind strange وداديmy affection
زمن فلا تستغربن ودادي
I, O Muna, my soul's desire, have lived in love with you for
O my wish, I live passionately loving you
Some time, so do not find my affection strange."
For so long, so don't be surprised by my affection
قالتshe said أريدكI want you أنto تسجلrecord بعضsome of مwhat (truncated)
قالت أريدك أن تسجل بعض م
تختارهyou choose it ليfor me أنتyou yourself منof إنشادrecitation
تختاره لي أنت من إنشاد
She said, "I want you to record some of what
She said, I want you to record for me some
You yourself choose for me to recite."
Poetry you choose for me yourself to recite
فأجبتهاso I answered her شعريmy poetry وماand whatever ملكتpossessed يديmy hand
فأجبتها شعري وما ملكت يدي
هيit ملككمyour property (plural) وأناand I علىin استعدادreadiness
هي ملككم وأنا على استعداد
I answered her, "My poetry and all my hand possesses
So I responded, my poetry and what my hands possess
Are yours, and I stand ready."
Is your possession, and I am at your service
وطلبتand I asked منهاfrom her الإذنpermission فيfor إنشادهreciting it
وطلبت منها الإذن في إنشاده
شعراverse يعبرgives voice عنto فؤادa heart صاديthirsty
شعرا يعبر عن فؤاد صادي
And I asked her permission to recite it—
And I asked her permission to recite for her
Verse giving voice to a thirsty heart.
A poem expressing the passion of my heart
قالتshe said وهلand do تحتاجyou need إذناًpermission إننindeed, we… (truncated)
قالت وهل تحتاج إذناً إنن
لجميعfor all أشعارthe poems of الأديبthe writer صواديthirsty (plural)
لجميع أشعار الأديب صوادي
She said, "And do you need permission? Indeed, we
She said, do you really need permission? For
Thirst for all the writer's poems."
I am all ears for the poet's chanting
Sol 6.1