حان حرماني وناداني النذير

حان حرماني وناداني النذير

ما الذي أعدَدت لي قبل المسير

ما الذي أعدَدت لي قبل المسير

The hour of my deprivation has come, and the warner has called me.

The time of deprivation has come and called me a warner

What have you prepared for me before the journey?

What have I prepared for myself before the journey?

زمني ضاع وما أنصفتني

زمني ضاع وما أنصفتني

زاديَ الأول كالزاد الأخير

زاديَ الأول كالزاد الأخير

My time has been lost, and you have not treated me fairly.

My time is wasted and I have not been fair to myself

My first provisions are like my last.

My first provision is like the last provision

ريّ عمري من أكاذيب المنى

ريّ عمري من أكاذيب المنى

وطعامي من عفاف وضمير

وطعامي من عفاف وضمير

My life's thirst is quenched by the lies of hope,

I watered my life with the lies of wishes

And my food comes from chastity and conscience.

And my food was of chastity and conscience

وعلى كفك قلبٌ ودمٌ

وعلى كفك قلبٌ ودمٌ

وعلى بابك قيدٌ وأسير

وعلى بابك قيدٌ وأسير

And on your palm are a heart and blood,

And in your hand there is a heart and blood

And at your door are a fetter and a captive.

And at your door there is a shackle and a captive

حانَ حرماني فدعني يا حبيبي

حانَ حرماني فدعني يا حبيبي

هذه الجنة ليست من نصيبي

هذه الجنة ليست من نصيبي

The hour of my deprivation has come; let me go, my beloved.

The time of deprivation has come so leave me my beloved

This paradise is not my lot.

This paradise is not meant for me

آه من دار نعيم كلما

آه من دار نعيم كلما

جئتها أجتاز جسراً من لهيبِ

جئتها أجتاز جسراً من لهيبِ

Ah, that abode of bliss! Whenever

Oh the house of bliss whenever

I come to it, I cross a bridge of flame.

I come to it I cross a bridge of flames

وأنا إلفك في ظل الصِّبا

وأنا إلفك في ظل الصِّبا

والشباب الغض والعمر القشيب

والشباب الغض والعمر القشيب

And I, your companion in the shade of childhood

And I get used to you in the shadow of youth

And tender youth and life still fresh,

And green adolescence and old age

أنزل الربوة ضيفاً عابراً

أنزل الربوة ضيفاً عابراً

ثم أمضي عنك كالطير الغريب

ثم أمضي عنك كالطير الغريب

Alight on the hill as a passing guest,

I come down the hill as a fleeting guest

Then depart from you like a stranger bird.

Then I leave you like a strange bird

لِمَ يا هاجرُ أصبحتَ رحيما

لِمَ يا هاجرُ أصبحتَ رحيما

والحنان الجمّ والرقة فيما

والحنان الجمّ والرقة فيما

Why, O forsaker, have you become merciful?

Why, O Emigrant, have you become merciful

And this abundant tenderness and gentleness—for what?

And kindness, beauty and gentleness abound

لِم تسقينيَ من شهد الرضا

لِم تسقينيَ من شهد الرضا

وتلاقيني عطوفاً وكريما

وتلاقيني عطوفاً وكريما

Why do you give me the honey of contentment to drink,

Why did you let me drink from the nectar of contentment

And greet me tenderly and generously?

And meet me gently and generously

كل شيء صار مرّاً في فمي

كل شيء صار مرّاً في فمي

بعد ما أصبحت بالدنيا عليما

بعد ما أصبحت بالدنيا عليما

Everything has turned bitter in my mouth

Everything has become bitter in my mouth

After I came to know the world.

After I have become knowledgeable of the world

آه من يأخذ عمري كله

آه من يأخذ عمري كله

ويعيد الطفلَ والجهلَ القديما

ويعيد الطفلَ والجهلَ القديما

Ah, who will take all my life

Oh who would take my whole life

And bring back the child and the ignorance of old?

And bring back the child and the old ignorance

هل رأى الحب سكارى مثلنا

هل رأى الحب سكارى مثلنا

كم بنينا من خيالٍ حولنا

كم بنينا من خيالٍ حولنا

Has love ever seen drunkards like us?

Has love seen drunkards like us

How much fantasy we built around us!

How much have we built of fantasies around us

ومشينا في طريق مقمر

ومشينا في طريق مقمر

تثب الفرحة فيه قبلنا

تثب الفرحة فيه قبلنا

And we walked along a moonlit path,

And we walked on a moonlit path

Joy leapt along it ahead of us.

Joy leaped in it before us

وتطلعنا إلى أنجمه

وتطلعنا إلى أنجمه

فتهاوين وأصبحن لنا

فتهاوين وأصبحن لنا

And we gazed up at its stars,

And we looked up at its stars

So they tumbled down and became ours.

So we swooned and it became ours

وضحكنا ضحك طفلين معاً

وضحكنا ضحك طفلين معاً

وعدونا فسبقنا ظلنا

وعدونا فسبقنا ظلنا

And together we laughed like two children,

And we laughed the laugh of two children together

And we ran, outstripping our shadow.

And our shadow raced us and outstripped us

وانتبهنا بعد ما زال الرحيق

وانتبهنا بعد ما زال الرحيق

وأفقنا ليتَ أنا لا نفيق

وأفقنا ليتَ أنا لا نفيق

And we awakened after the nectar had vanished,

And we woke up after the nectar was gone

And we sobered—if only we had never sobered!

If only we don't wake up

يقظةٌ طاحت بأحلام الكَرَى

يقظةٌ طاحت بأحلام الكَرَى

وتولّى الليلُ واللَّيل صَدِيق

وتولّى الليلُ واللَّيل صَدِيق

An awakening swept away the dreams of slumber,

An awakening that ruined the dreams of illusion

And night departed—and night was a friend.

And the night has turned and the night is a friend

وإذا النُّور نَذِيرٌ طَالِعٌ

وإذا النُّور نَذِيرٌ طَالِعٌ

وإذا الفجر مُطِلٌّ كالحَريق

وإذا الفجر مُطِلٌّ كالحَريق

And behold, the light is a rising warner,

And there the light is a rising warner

And behold, dawn looms like a blaze,

And there the dawn is rising like a blaze

وإذا الدُّنيا كما نعرفها

وإذا الدُّنيا كما نعرفها

وإذَا الأحبابُ كلٌّ في طَريق

وإذَا الأحبابُ كلٌّ في طَريق

And behold, the world is as we know it,

And there is the world as we know it

And behold, the loved ones are each upon a path.

And there are the loved ones each on a path

هاتِ أسعدني وَدَعني أسعدُك

هاتِ أسعدني وَدَعني أسعدُك

قَد دنا بعدَ التنَّائي موردُك

قَد دنا بعدَ التنَّائي موردُك

Give—make me happy, and let me make you happy.

Bring joy to me and let me bring joy to you

Your spring has drawn near after our separation.

After the separation, your return has drawn near

فأذقنيه فإني ذاهِبٌ

فأذقنيه فإني ذاهِبٌ

لا غدي يُرجَى ولا يُرجَى غدُك

لا غدي يُرجَى ولا يُرجَى غدُك

So let me taste it, for I am leaving.

So let me taste it, for I am leaving

Neither my tomorrow nor yours can be hoped for.

There is no tomorrow to be hoped for or your tomorrow to be hoped for

وابلائي من لياليَّ التي

وابلائي من لياليَّ التي

قرَّبَت حَيني وراحَت تبعدُك

قرَّبَت حَيني وراحَت تبعدُك

Alas for my torment from my nights, which

And ask me about the nights that

Brought my death nearer and began taking you farther away.

Brought my demise nearer and went farther from you

لا تَدَعني لليالي فغداً

لا تَدَعني لليالي فغداً

تجرَح الفرقة ما تأسو يَدُك

تجرَح الفرقة ما تأسو يَدُك

Do not leave me to the nights, for tomorrow

Do not leave me to nights, for tomorrow

Separation will wound what your hand heals.

Separation will wound what your hand grieves

أزف البين وقد حان الذّهَاب

أزف البين وقد حان الذّهَاب

هذه اللَّحظة قَدَّت مِن عَذَاب

هذه اللَّحظة قَدَّت مِن عَذَاب

Parting draws near, and the hour of departure has come.

The time of parting has come and it is time to leave

This moment was hewn from torment.

This moment has brought agony

أزف البين وهل كان النَّوى

أزف البين وهل كان النَّوى

يا حبيبي غير أن أغلق باب

يا حبيبي غير أن أغلق باب

Parting draws near—was separation ever

The time of parting has come, was the intention, my beloved

My beloved, anything but the closing of a door?

Other than to close the door?

مضت الشّمس فأمسيت وقد

مضت الشّمس فأمسيت وقد

أغلقت دونَي أبواب السَّحاب

أغلقت دونَي أبواب السَّحاب

The sun departed, so I entered evening, and already

The sun has set so I became evening, and you

The gates of the clouds had closed against me.

Closed your doors to me, doors of clouds

وتلفَّتُّ على آثارِهَا

وتلفَّتُّ على آثارِهَا

أسألُ الليَّل ومَن لي بالجواب

أسألُ الليَّل ومَن لي بالجواب

And I looked back upon its traces,

I wander upon its tracks

I ask the night—and who can give me the answer?

Asking the night, but who will answer me?