لاno حبَّlove إلاexcept حيثwhere حلَّhe dwelt ولاand not أرىI see
لا حبَّ إلا حيث حلَّ ولا أرى
ليfor me غيرother than ذلكthat موطناًa homeland ومقاماand an abode
لي غير ذلك موطناً ومقاما
There is no love save where he dwells, nor do I see
There is no love but where it dwells, and I see
Any homeland or abode for me but there.
No home for me but where it stands and stays.
وطنيmy homeland علىover طولthe span of اللياليthe nights دارُهhis home
وطني على طول الليالي دارُه
مهماno matter how نأىhe went far away وهوايand my love حيثwhere أقاماhe stayed
مهما نأى وهواي حيث أقاما
His home is my homeland through all the nights,
My home is where at night it hides away,
However far he goes—and my love is where he stays.
No matter how remote, my love is free.
والأرضُand the earth حينwhen تضمُّناit embraces us مأهولةٌinhabited
والأرضُ حين تضمُّنا مأهولةٌ
لحظاتهاits moments معمورةٌfilled with life أيّاماfor days
لحظاتها معمورةٌ أيّاما
And the earth, when it embraces us, is inhabited;
When earth contains us both, the world we see
Its moments are full of life for days.
For moments blessed, for days and nights displays
لاno فرقdifference بينbetween شَمالهاits north وجنوبهاand its south
لا فرق بين شَمالها وجنوبها
فهماfor both of them لقلبيto my heart يحملانthey both carry سلاماpeace
فهما لقلبي يحملان سلاما
There is no difference between its north and its south,
A fullness. North and South their rule obeys
For both bring peace to my heart.
My heart's command, and brings my mind peace.
وهماand both of them لعهديfor my pledge حافظانtwo guardians وقلّماand seldom
وهما لعهدي حافظان وقلّما
حفظkept الزمانtime لمهجتينfor two hearts ذماماa pledge
حفظ الزمان لمهجتين ذماما
And both guard my pledge; seldom
They're two keepers of my troth, which rarely
Has time kept a pledge to two hearts.
Are kept intact by time. And when I weep
وإذاand if بكيتُI wept فقدthen indeed بكيتI wept مخافةfor fear
وإذا بكيتُ فقد بكيت مخافة
منof أنthat يكونbe غرامُناour passion أحلاماdreams
من أن يكون غرامُنا أحلاما
And if I have wept, I have wept for fear
It's from the fear our love is fantasy.
That our passion might be dreams.
Perhaps in grief the buds yet closed I steep
ولربماand sometimes خطرcrossed the mind النَّوىseparation فبكيتهso I wept for it
ولربما خطر النَّوى فبكيته
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat يأتيcomes البعادparting سجاماin torrents
من قبل أن يأتي البعاد سجاما
And sometimes separation crossed my mind, so I wept for it,
Before the parting comes to sever me.
Before parting came, with tears streaming.
Partial English translation: 13 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1