أَنالَتshe granted مُنىMuna قَلبيmy heart المُنىwishes حينwhen غَنَّتِshe sang
أَنالَت مُنى قَلبي المُنى حين غَنَّتِ
فَلَمso ... not أَدرِI know هَلwhether غنَّتهُshe sang to it أَمor هيshe غنَّتِshe sang
فَلَم أَدرِ هَل غنَّتهُ أَم هي غنَّتِ
Muna granted my heart its wishes when she sang.
So I could not tell: did she sing to it, or did she herself sing?
وَشاقَتand she stirred longing in فُؤاديmy heart لِلحجازfor Hijaz وأَهلِهand its people
وَشاقَت فُؤادي لِلحجاز وأَهلِه
عشيَّةon the evening غَنَّتshe sang بالحجازin the Hijaz mode وَرَنَّتِand she rang out
عشيَّة غَنَّت بالحجاز وَرَنَّتِ
And she made my heart long for Hijaz and its people,
On the evening she sang in the Hijaz mode and her voice rang out.
وَجُنَّand went mad بهاfor her العُشّاقُthe lovers لَمّاwhen شدَتshe sang بهin it
وَجُنَّ بها العُشّاقُ لَمّا شدَت به
وأَبدَتand she revealed منof الأَشجانsorrows ماwhat قدalready أَجنَّتِshe had concealed
وأَبدَت من الأَشجان ما قد أَجنَّتِ
And lovers went mad for her when she sang in it,
And she revealed the sorrows she had concealed.
وَسارَتand moved onward رِكابُthe mounts القومthe people تُرملُtrotting عندماwhen
وَسارَت رِكابُ القوم تُرملُ عندما
شدَتshe sang رَمَلاًRamal حتّىuntil إِلىtoward الرَملِthe sand حَنَّتِthey yearned
شدَت رَمَلاً حتّى إِلى الرَملِ حَنَّتِ
And the people's mounts trotted onward when
She sang Ramal, until they yearned even for the sand.
وإِنand if غَنَّتshe sang الرَكبيَّthe Rakbi tune وَالركبwhile the caravan سائِرٌwas moving
وإِن غَنَّت الرَكبيَّ وَالركب سائِرٌ
غداit became حائراًbewildered ماnot كدَّرَتهshe troubled it وَثَنَّتِand she repeated
غدا حائراً ما كدَّرَته وَثَنَّتِ
And if she sang Rakbi while the caravan was moving,
It grew bewildered; she did not trouble it, and sang again.
وَكَمand how many منof مَقامٍa musical mode قَدindeed تَعالىrose high مَقامُهits standing
وَكَم من مَقامٍ قَد تَعالى مَقامُه
بأَلحانهاthrough her melodies لماwhen بهin it قدindeed تَغَنَّتِshe sang
بأَلحانها لما به قد تَغَنَّتِ
And many a musical mode rose in standing
Through her melodies, when she sang in it.
Sol 6.1