ياO بُروقَlightnings الحَياthe rain
يا بُروقَ الحَيا
حيّيgreet ربوعَthe dwellings الحبائِبthe beloveds
حيّي ربوعَ الحبائِب
O lightnings of the rain,
O lights of life
greet the dwellings of the beloveds:
Greet the expanses of loved ones
مسبلاتletting down الحَياmodesty
مسبلات الحَيا
وَساحباتand trailing الذوائبthe tresses
وَساحبات الذوائب
draped in modesty,
Draped in life
and trailing their tresses,
And trailing trains
مشرقاتُradiant الضياthe light
مشرقاتُ الضيا
الغانياتُthe beautiful women الرَبائبthe cherished maidens
الغانياتُ الرَبائب
radiant with light—
Radiant with light
the beautiful, cherished maidens.
Singers filled with grace
مذsince نأَتwent far away بيwith me النياthe she-camels (first part)
مذ نأَت بي النيا
قcompletion of 'she-camels' لبّيmy heart منfrom الشَوقlonging ذائِبmelting
ق لبّي من الشَوق ذائِب
Since the she-camels carried me far away,
Since fate brought me
my heart has been melting with longing.
My heart consumed with longing
طالhas lasted long بُعديmy separation فَياso, oh
طال بُعدي فَيا
شَوقيmy longing لتلكfor those الغَوائبthe absent women
شَوقي لتلك الغَوائب
My separation has lasted long—so, oh,
Long has been my absence, so
my longing for those absent beloveds!
My longing for those who are gone
Sol 6.1