آذنكannounced to you الناقوسُthe bell بالفجرِof dawn
آذنك الناقوسُ بالفجرِ
وغرَّدَand sang الراهِبُthe monk فيin العَمرِthe monastery
وغرَّدَ الراهِبُ في العَمرِ
The bell announced dawn to you,
The bells called you at dawn
And the monk sang in the monastery.
And the monk sang in life
واطَّردتand roved عيناكyour two eyes فيin روضةٍa garden
واطَّردت عيناك في روضةٍ
تضحكsmiles عنrevealing حُمرٍred ones وعنand revealing صُفرِyellow ones
تضحك عن حُمرٍ وعن صُفرِ
And your eyes roved through a garden
And your eyes roamed in a garden
That smiles, revealing red and yellow blooms.
Laughing with red and yellow
وحَنَّand yearned مخمورٌa hungover man الىfor خمرهِhis wine
وحَنَّ مخمورٌ الى خمرهِ
وجاءتand arrived الكأسُthe cup علىat قدرِan appointed moment
وجاءت الكأسُ على قدرِ
And a hungover man yearned for his wine,
And a drunkard yearned for his wine
And the cup arrived at the appointed moment.
And the cup came to fulfill
فارغبso turn away عنfrom النومِsleep الىtoward شُربِهاdrinking it
فارغب عن النومِ الى شُربِها
تَرغَبyou turn away عنfrom الموتdeath الىtoward النَّشرِresurrection
تَرغَب عن الموت الى النَّشرِ
So turn from sleep toward drinking it—
So desire to drink it instead of sleep
You will turn from death toward resurrection.
You will desire life instead of death
Sol 6.1