ماnot طابhas found ease قلبيmy heart ولاnor فؤاديmy inmost heart
ما طاب قلبي ولا فؤادي
منfrom بعدafter ماthat غبتI went away عنfrom بلاديmy homeland
من بعد ما غبت عن بلادي
Neither my heart nor my inmost heart has found ease,
My heart and soul find no joy,
Since I departed from my homeland.
Since I've been far from my homeland.
كيفhow السلوsolace وقدand indeed تناءيmy separation
كيف السلو وقد تناءي
عنfrom حبيبيmy beloved منعhas prevented رقاديmy sleep
عن حبيبي منع رقادي
How can I find solace, when my separation
How can I be happy and content,
From my beloved has denied me sleep?
When I'm deprived of my beloved's company?
لاnot أستريحI find rest ولاnor يدانيcomes near
لا أستريح ولا يداني
قلبيmy heart السرورjoy معwith البعادِseparation
قلبي السرور مع البعادِ
I find no rest, nor does joy approach
Neither can I rest, nor feel delight,
My heart amid separation.
My heart can't know happiness when we're apart.
ولاand not برحتI have ceased حليفa companion حزنsorrow
ولا برحت حليف حزن
أقضىI spend الوقتthe time بالنكادِin misery
أقضى الوقت بالنكادِ
And I have never ceased to be sorrow's companion,
I've become close friends with sadness,
Spending my time in misery.
Barely passing time as the days crawl by.
اللَهGod يشفيsoothes غليلthe burning thirst شوقيmy longing
اللَه يشفي غليل شوقي
برشفيby my sipping الثغرthe lips منfrom سعادِSu‘ad
برشفي الثغر من سعادِ
May God quench the burning thirst of my longing
May God relieve the agony of my longing,
By my sipping from Su‘ad's lips,
And let me quench my thirst from the fountain of joy!
وحطand setting down الرحلthe saddle فيin حماهاher sanctuary
وحط الرحل في حماها
فيin خيرthe finest ربعdwelling وخيرand the finest ناديgathering place
في خير ربع وخير نادي
And laying down my saddle in her sanctuary,
May He help me settle again in Hama,
In the finest dwelling and the finest gathering place.
In the best place, with the best people.
قدindeed جردواthey purified القصدthe intention حينwhen نودواthey were called
قد جردوا القصد حين نودوا
بخلعto take off نعملwe work (perhaps a typo for 'sandals') فيin خيرthe finest واديvalley
بخلع نعمل في خير وادي
They purified their purpose when they were called
They set out with the intent, when they called out,
To take off [sandals?] in the finest valley.
To strip us of blessings in this fertile valley.
لِلَهto God, in praise لِلَهto God, in praise منof رجالmen
لِلَه لِلَه من رجال
سارواthey walked علىon منهجthe path الرشادِright guidance
ساروا على منهج الرشادِ
God be praised, God be praised—what men!
By God, by God! Such men,
They walked the path of right guidance,
Who walked the path of righteousness!
حتىuntil انتهواthey reached فيin العلاthe heights وغابواand vanished
حتى انتهوا في العلا وغابوا
عنfrom كلevery حاضرtownsman وكلand every باديnomad
عن كل حاضر وكل بادي
Until they reached the heights and vanished
Until they reached the heights and disappeared,
From every townsman and every nomad.
From all that is present and all that is far.
ياO هلis there? لقلبيfor my heart وهلand is there? لروحيfor my soul
يا هل لقلبي وهل لروحي
يومa day الوصلunion إلىto مراديmy desire
يوم الوصل إلى مرادي
Ah, is there for my heart, and for my soul,
Will my heart and soul, on the day we unite,
A day of union with what I desire?
Attain what they desire?
وهلand will? يجودgrant generously الزمانtime وقتاa moment
وهل يجود الزمان وقتا
بالشربwith drinking منfrom منهلa watering place الودادِaffection
بالشرب من منهل الودادِ
And will time grant a moment
Will time be generous for a while,
For drinking from the spring of affection,
Allowing me to drink from the fountain of affection?
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat تنقضيcomes to an end حياتيmy life
من قبل أن تنقضي حياتي
وبأذنand announces (uncertain spelling) العمرthe lifespan بالنفادِwith exhaustion
وبأذن العمر بالنفادِ
Before my life comes to an end,
Before my life comes to an end,
And life's span [announces] its exhaustion?
And youth bids farewell and departs?
أموتI die ياO ساداتmasters بيعداًfar away (apparent typo)
أموت يا سادات بيعداً
عنكمfrom you ظمآنthirsty الفؤادthe heart صادِparched
عنكم ظمآن الفؤاد صادِ
Shall I die, O masters, far away
I die, O masters, far away,
From you, thirsty and parched at heart?
With a thirsty heart deprived of its want.
حاشاfar be it ياO حلولdwellers نجدكمyour Najd
حاشا يا حلول نجدكم
منfrom قطعcutting off منone who يسمعhears المناديthe caller
من قطع من يسمع المنادي
Far be it, O dwellers of your Najd,
Far be it, O sweet dwelling places of yours,
To forsake one who hears the caller,
To be cut off from the one who hears the caller,
ويتركand leaves الكلeverything فيin هواكمlove for you
ويترك الكل في هواكم
ولاand not يباليcares بمنabout whoever يحاديopposes
ولا يبالي بمن يحادي
And forsakes all else in his love for you,
And leaves all behind for love of you,
And cares nothing for those who oppose him.
Not caring who he angers or defies.
إنيindeed I لأرجوI surely hope عواطفtender mercies اللَهGod
إني لأرجو عواطف اللَه
المحسنthe Beneficent المفضلthe Bestower of Favors الجوادِthe Generous
المحسن المفضل الجوادِ
Indeed, I surely hope for God's tender mercies,
I still hope for God's kindness,
The Beneficent, the Bestower of Favors, the Generous.
The Benevolent, the Generous, the Open-Handed.
سبانهglory be to Him (apparent typo) جلexalted is He منas a كريمgenerous One
سبانه جل من كريم
قدindeed عمhas encompassed all بالفضلwith bounty والأياديand benefactions
قد عم بالفضل والأيادي
Glory be to Him—exalted is He, so generous!
Glorified is He, so noble!
He has encompassed all with bounty and benefactions.
He has bestowed favors and gifts aplenty.
Sol 6.1