اذكريremember (addressing a woman) ذاكthat المساءthe evening
اذكري ذاك المساء
كيفhow كناwe were سعداءhappy
كيف كنا سعداء
Remember that evening,
Remember that evening,
how happy we were.
How happy we were.
لمdid not يدعleave عنديwith me هماًa worry
لم يدع عندي هماً
ومحاand erased عنكfrom you الشقاءmisery
ومحا عنك الشقاء
It left no worry with me,
I had no worries,
and erased your misery.
And you were free of sorrow.
ملأfilled الدنياthe world صفاءserenity
ملأ الدنيا صفاء
عندماwhen شئتyou wished وشاءand it wished
عندما شئت وشاء
It filled the world with serenity,
The world was filled with serenity,
when you wished, and it wished too.
When you wished and consented.
كلماwhenever أقبلتapproached السحthe clouds (first part of السحب)
كلما أقبلت السح
بcompletion of السحب (the clouds) فظلَّلنand they shaded السماءthe sky
ب فظلَّلن السماء
Whenever the clouds approached
Whenever the clouds drew near,
and shaded the sky,
The sky sheltered us.
قاتماتdark غائماتcloudy
قاتمات غائمات
يتهادينَthey glide gently بطاءslow-moving
يتهادينَ بطاء
dark and cloudy,
Dark, gloomy clouds
gliding gently and slowly,
Drifting slowly.
لاحappeared نجمٌa star منfrom بعيدafar
لاح نجمٌ من بعيد
فتجلىthen shone forth وأضاءand gave light
فتجلى وأضاء
a star appeared from afar,
A star shone from afar,
then shone forth and gave light.
Appearing and illuminating.
وتصدَّىand came forth قمرٌa moon راwent (first part of راح)
وتصدَّى قمرٌ را
حَcompletion of راح (went) علىover الأرضthe earth وجاءand came
حَ على الأرض وجاء
And a moon came forth, going
A radiant moon approached the earth and came.
to and fro over the earth.
Partial English translation: 13 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1