أمmother of الحسنal-Hasan تتكلمspeaks
أم الحسن تتكلم
وذاand this الزهرblossom يتبسّمsmiles
وذا الزهر يتبسّم
Umm al-Hasan speaks,
The mother of Al-Hasan speaks
And this blossom smiles.
And this flower smiles
والوردand the rose فاحspread its scent وتعطّارand grew fragrant
والورد فاح وتعطّار
علىto الغناsinging والمزمارand the reed-pipe
على الغنا والمزمار
And the rose spread its scent and grew fragrant,
The roses bloomed and perfumed
To song and the reed-pipe.
With melody and lute
ومعنand with us (uncertain) مزاجa blend مزنمunclear epithet
ومعن مزاج مزنم
منwhoever يعشقواloves it ماdoes not يندمregret
من يعشقوا ما يندم
And with us a blend [unclear epithet],
And joyous mood melodious
Whoever loves it feels no regret.
Those who love never regret
ملالfill for me كاسيmy cup منwith راحwine
ملال كاسي من راح
ثمthen شممتI smelled التفاحthe apples
ثم شممت التفاح
Fill my cup with wine,
Wine-bearer, hand me a cup
Then I smelled the apples.
Then I smelled the apple
لاdo not توقدواlight (you all) ليfor me مصباحa lamp
لا توقدوا لي مصباح
يكفانيsuffices me ضاوهits glow والشمand the scent
يكفاني ضاوه والشم
Do not light a lamp for me;
Light not a lamp for me
Its glow and fragrance are enough for me,
The moonlight and sun suffice
لأنهاbecause it تنفيbanishes الهمsorrow
لأنها تنفي الهم
مقاتليmy slayer لشwhy ترقودdo you sleep
مقاتلي لش ترقود
For it drives sorrow away.
For they dispel worries
My slayer, why do you sleep?
My warriors, do not sleep
وجيand come وأنقرand pluck فالعودon the oud
وجي وأنقر فالعود
فذاon this النهارday المسعودauspicious
فذا النهار المسعود
And come and pluck the oud,
Come, I strum the lute
On this auspicious day.
This blessed day
وسوفيهand make on it زمّa hum (uncertain) الزّمthe humming (uncertain)
وسوفيه زمّ الزّم
واعملand play ليfor me نغمa melody فالبمon the bass string
واعمل لي نغم فالبم
And make it resound with humming [reading uncertain],
In it gather, gather
And play me a melody on the bass string.
And play me a melody on the bamboo flute
العودthe oud أخذhe took وسوّاهand tuned it
العود أخذ وسوّاه
والدرand pearls أنثرhe scattered منfrom فاهhis mouth
والدر أنثر من فاه
He took the oud and tuned it,
Taking up the lute, he tuned it
And scattered pearls from his mouth.
And pearls fell from his mouth
لمنwhen دريhe learned أنيthat I نهواهlove him
لمن دري أني نهواه
هزّhe set quivering الوترthe string وتكلّمand spoke
هزّ الوتر وتكلّم
When he learned that I loved him,
Who knows I sang to him
He set the string quivering and spoke,
Plucking the strings, he spoke
وقلّيand told me جيcome واتعلّمand learn
وقلّي جي واتعلّم
قلتI said اهلالO crescent moon راسلنيcorrespond with me
قلت اهلال راسلني
And told me, ‘Come and learn.’
Come, let me teach you
I said, ‘O crescent moon, correspond with me,
I said hello, write to me
وقولتيand my words اسمعlisten منّيfrom me
وقولتي اسمع منّي
واندفعand launch forth واغنّيand sing
واندفع واغنّي
And hear my words from me.
And you said listen to me
And launch forth and sing,
I rushed and sang
واسمعand listen غناsinging أنI (dialectal) معلمa master
واسمع غنا أن معلم
وأنزويand withdraw واتعتّمand grow dark
وأنزوي واتعتّم
And listen to the singing—I am a master.
Listen to the song I teach
And withdraw and fade into darkness.’
And confide and grow dark
Sol 6.1