أَيَاO شَجَرَاتِtrees of الحَيِّthe encampment مِنْfrom شاطئthe bank of الوادِيthe valley
أَيَا شَجَرَاتِ الحَيِّ مِنْ شاطئ الوادِي
سَقَاكِmay it water you الحَيَاthe rain سُقْيَاكِyour giving drink للدَّنِفِto the ailing one الصَّادِيthe thirsty one
سَقَاكِ الحَيَا سُقْيَاكِ للدَّنِفِ الصَّادِي
O trees of the encampment on the valley’s bank,
O trees of the living one from the valley's shore
May rain water you as you gave drink to the ailing, thirsty one.
The living watered you with its flowing bounty
فَكَانَتْfor there was لناfor us فيin ظِلِّكُنَّyour shade عَشِيَّةٌan evening
فَكَانَتْ لنا في ظِلِّكُنَّ عَشِيَّةٌ
نَسِيْتُI forgot بهاthrough it حُسْناًin beauty صَبِيْحَةَthe morning of أَعيادِيmy feast days
نَسِيْتُ بها حُسْناً صَبِيْحَةَ أَعيادِي
For in your shade we had an evening
In your shade we had an evening
Whose beauty made me forget the morning of my feast days.
Where I forgot the beauty of my festive mornings
بهاin it ساعَدَتْنِيhelped me مِنْfrom زمانِيmy time سَعَادةٌgood fortune
بها ساعَدَتْنِي مِنْ زمانِي سَعَادةٌ
فَقَابَلَنِيand greeted me أُنْسُthe companionship of الحبيبthe beloved بإسْعادِيby making me happy
فَقَابَلَنِي أُنْسُ الحبيب بإسْعادِي
There, good fortune from my days came to my aid,
In it I was aided by a happiness from my time
And the beloved’s company greeted me, bringing me joy.
So the affection of the beloved met me in my bliss
فَيَاso, O شَجَرَاتٍtrees أَثْمَرَتْbore fruit كلَّevery لَذَةٍdelight
فَيَا شَجَرَاتٍ أَثْمَرَتْ كلَّ لَذَةٍ
جَنَاكِyour fruit لذيذٌdelicious لَوْeven if جَنَيْتِyou did wrong علىagainst الغادِيthe morning traveler
جَنَاكِ لذيذٌ لَوْ جَنَيْتِ على الغادِي
So, O trees that bore every delight,
O trees that fruited every sweet delight
Your fruit is sweet, even should you wrong the morning traveler.
Your orchard is delicious even if left to wander
فهلso, is there لِيfor me إلىto الظَّبْيthe gazelle الذيthat كانwas آنساًat ease
فهل لِي إلى الظَّبْي الذي كان آنساً
بِظِلِّكin your shade منany تجديدrenewal of عَهْدٍa bond وتَرْدَادِand repeated return
بِظِلِّك من تجديد عَهْدٍ وتَرْدَادِ
So may I, with the gazelle that once felt at ease
Is there for me with the gazelle that was intimate
In your shade, renew our bond and return time and again?
Through your shade a renewal of a pact and frequenting
وقَلْبِيand my heart علىupon أغصانِthe branches of دَوْحِكِyour spreading trees طائرٌa bird
وقَلْبِي على أغصانِ دَوْحِكِ طائرٌ
يَنُوْحُlaments ويَشْدُوْand sings والهَوَىand love نائِحُa mourner شادِa singer
يَنُوْحُ ويَشْدُوْ والهَوَى نائِحُ شادِ
And my heart is a bird upon the branches of your spreading trees,
And my heart on your palm branch a bird
It laments and sings, and love is a mourner and a singer.
That moans and sings while passion wails with joy
Sol 6.1