أسعدينيmake me happy بزورةٍwith a visit أوor عِدينيpromise me
أسعديني بزورةٍ أو عِديني
طالhas lasted long عهديmy time بلوعتيwith my anguish وحنينيand my longing
طال عهدي بلوعتي وحنيني
Make me happy with a visit, or promise me one.
Please delight me with a visit or call me soon
Long have I lived with my anguish and longing.
Long has been my sadness and yearning
أدَّعيI claim الهجرَestrangement كاذباًfalsely وغراميand my love
أدَّعي الهجرَ كاذباً وغرامي
فيin قرارٍa deep recess منof الفؤادthe heart مَكينِsecure
في قرارٍ من الفؤاد مَكينِ
I falsely claim estrangement, while my love
Though falsely I pretend being estranged and in love
Lies secure in the depths of my heart.
With determination my heart has set
غِيضَhas dried up دمعيmy tears وكانand it was رِيّاًa thirst-quenching drink لروحيfor my soul
غِيضَ دمعي وكان رِيّاً لروحي
منfrom غليلburning thirst الأَسىsorrow فمنْso who يروينيwill quench my thirst
من غليل الأَسى فمنْ يرويني
My tears have dried; they once were drink for my soul
My tears have overflowed and watered my soul
Against sorrow's burning thirst—who will quench my thirst?
From the anguish of sorrow, who will quench my thirst
ياO مَعينَspring الجمالof beauty أذبلتِyou have withered قلبيmy heart
يا مَعينَ الجمال أذبلتِ قلبي
أنعشينيrevive me بنهلةٍwith a draught أنعشينيrevive me
أنعشيني بنهلةٍ أنعشيني
O spring of beauty, you have withered my heart.
O essence of beauty you have made my heart wither
Revive me with a draught, revive me.
Revive me with a sip, refresh me
ياO مَعينَspring الجمالof beauty قطرةَa drop ماءِof water
يا مَعينَ الجمال قطرةَ ماءِ
أوor أفيضيpour forth ابتسامةًa smile تُحيينيthat revives me
أو أفيضي ابتسامةً تُحييني
O spring of beauty, a drop of water,
O essence of beauty, a drop of water
Or pour forth a smile that brings me to life.
Or gift me a smile to give me life
ضجعتيmy reclining فيin الرياضِthe gardens بينamong الرياحيfragrant herbs (first part)
ضجعتي في الرياضِ بين الرياحي
نcompletes 'fragrant herbs' قريباًnear منfrom ماءِwater عَيْنٍa spring مَعينflowing
ن قريباً من ماءِ عَيْنٍ مَعين
I rested in the gardens, among fragrant
You lay in the gardens amidst the meadows
Herbs, near the flowing water of a spring.
Near a spring of flowing eyes I lean
فتناولتُso I picked أُقْحواناًa daisy ندّياًdewy
فتناولتُ أُقْحواناً ندّياً
ونداهُand its dew كاللؤلؤِlike pearls المكنونِkept hidden
ونداهُ كاللؤلؤِ المكنونِ
So I picked a dewy daisy,
I picked a rose so fresh and dewy
And its dew was like hidden pearls.
Its dew like hidden pearls gleam
ونَزعَتُand I plucked off الأُوراقَthe petals عنهاfrom it تِباعاًin succession
ونَزعَتُ الأُوراقَ عنها تِباعاً
أتحرَّىI investigate شكِّيmy doubt بهاthrough them ويقينيand my certainty
أتحرَّى شكِّي بها ويقيني
And I plucked off its petals one by one,
I plucked its petals one by one
Testing through them my doubt and my certainty.
To examine my doubts and beliefs
فإذاso if وافقتْthey matched مُنايَmy wishes تفاءَلْtook heart (first part)
فإذا وافقتْ مُنايَ تفاءَلْ
تُI (past-tense ending) وإلاَّand otherwise كذَّبتُI rejected فيهاin them ظنونيmy conjectures
تُ وإلاَّ كذَّبتُ فيها ظنوني
So if they matched my wishes, I took heart;
If the petals align with my wishes
Otherwise, I dismissed my misgivings about them.
Then I become optimistic in my perceptions
ذاكthat لهوٌa pastime فيهin it العزاءُconsolation لنفسيfor my soul
ذاك لهوٌ فيه العزاءُ لنفسي
فاضحكيso laugh منat تعلُّليmy self-consolation وجنونيand my madness
فاضحكي من تعلُّلي وجنوني
That is a pastime that consoles my soul;
Otherwise I deny the conjectures
So laugh at my self-consolation and my madness.
This game comforts my weary soul
طفتُI roamed بينamong الأّزهارthe flowers والنَّشْرand the fragrance منfrom نشfragrance (first part)
طفتُ بين الأّزهار والنَّشْر من نش
ركِyour fragrance (completion) فيهاwithin them ودقةُand the precision التكوينof form
ركِ فيها ودقةُ التكوين
I roamed among the flowers, their fragrance drawn from
So laugh at my excuses and madness
Your fragrance within them, and their forms exquisitely wrought.
I wandered amongst the flowers and blossoms
قطراتdrops الندىof dew عليهاupon them دموعيmy tears
قطرات الندى عليها دموعي
أنتِyou أدرىknow better منِّيthan I بماabout what يبكينيmakes me weep
أنتِ أدرى منِّي بما يبكيني
The dewdrops upon them are my tears;
Your touch evident in their delicacy
You know better than I what makes me weep.
My tears like morning dew on their petals
أنْتقيI choose طاقةًa bouquet وذوقُكِand your taste يهديguides
أنْتقي طاقةً وذوقُكِ يهدي
نيme إلىto الرائعاتِthe splendid ones فيin التَّلوينِcoloring
ني إلى الرائعاتِ في التَّلوينِ
I choose a bouquet, and your taste guides
You know best what makes me cry
Me to those most splendid in color.
Pick a bouquet, your taste guides me
ياO حياةَlife القلوبِof hearts ويْليalas for me عليهاfor it
يا حياةَ القلوبِ ويْلي عليها
ذَبُلَتْit withered منfrom بقائهاits remaining فيin يمينيmy right hand
ذَبُلَتْ من بقائها في يميني
O life of hearts, alas for it!
To the finest, most colorful selection
It has withered from remaining in my right hand.
O life of hearts, woe to them
فخذيهاso take it عسىperhaps تُرَدُّmay be restored إليهاto it الرthe (begins 'the spirit')
فخذيها عسى تُرَدُّ إليها الر
روحُspirit إنيindeed I أخافI fear مرأىthe sight المنونof death
روحُ إني أخاف مرأى المنون
So take it; perhaps it may recover
They have withered with me in captivity
Its life. I fear the sight of death.
Take them, perhaps you may give them life again
ماhow أشدfierce الهوىlove وماand how أطولَlong الليthe night (first part)
ما أشد الهوى وما أطولَ اللي
لcompletes 'the night' وماand how أبعدَfar الكرىsleep عنfrom جفونيmy eyelids
ل وما أبعدَ الكرى عن جفوني
How fierce is love, and how long the
I fear the sight of death drawing near
Night, and how far sleep is from my eyelids!
How intense is this love and how long are the nights
رُبَّmany a ذكرىmemory وماand not هجعتُI slept استحالتْit turned
رُبَّ ذكرى وما هجعتُ استحالتْ
لخيالٍinto a phantom سَرَىcame by night فَأذْكىand so kindled شجونيmy sorrows
لخيالٍ سَرَى فَأذْكى شجوني
Many a memory, as I lay sleepless, turned
How distant are the loved ones from my eyes
Into a phantom that came by night and kindled my sorrows.
Many memories, I have not slept, they turned
ضمَّنيit embraced me ثمthen ردَّنيit sent me back وتلاشىand vanished
ضمَّني ثم ردَّني وتلاشى
فيin الدَّياجيthe darkness كماas تلاشىfaded أنينيmy moaning
في الدَّياجي كما تلاشى أنيني
It embraced me, then let me go and vanished
To dreams that stirred up my sorrows
Into the darkness, as my moaning faded away.
You embraced me then sent me away, vanishing
راعنيfrightened me أمرهُits affair فنبَّهتُso I awakened مَنْthose حَوْaround (first part)
راعني أمرهُ فنبَّهتُ مَنْ حَوْ
لِيَme (completes 'around me') ذُin terror (first part) عْراًcompletes 'in terror' بصرخةٍwith a scream فيin السُّكونthe stillness
لِيَ ذُ عْراً بصرخةٍ في السُّكون
What happened frightened me, so I woke those around
Into the darkness like my sighs fade
Me in terror, with a scream in the stillness.
Your matter alarmed me, I alerted those around
سألونيthey asked me فلمbut not أُجِبْI answered بلrather تناوَمpretended to sleep (first part)
سألوني فلم أُجِبْ بل تناوَم
تُI (past-tense ending) فنامواso they slept وللأسىand to sorrow خلَّفونيthey left me
تُ فناموا وللأسى خلَّفوني
They questioned me, but I did not answer; instead, I feigned
With a scream in the still of night
Sleep, and they slept, leaving me to sorrow.
They asked but I did not answer, I pretended sleep
مرحباًwelcome بالحياةِto life عادَreturned صاداهاits echo
مرحباً بالحياةِ عادَ صاداها
وانجلىand cleared away الليلُthe night عنfrom صباحٍa morning مُبينِbright
وانجلى الليلُ عن صباحٍ مُبينِ
Welcome, life! Its echo has returned,
They fell asleep leaving me to my anguish
And night has lifted, revealing a bright morning.
Greetings life, the echo of dawn returns
سُفَراءemissaries الصباحِof morning نورٌlight وطيرٌand birds
سُفَراء الصباحِ نورٌ وطيرٌ
تتغنَّىsing فيamong مائساتِswaying الغصونthe boughs
تتغنَّى في مائساتِ الغصون
Morning's emissaries are light and birds
The night recedes unveiling a clear morning
Singing among the swaying boughs,
Messengers of the dawn, light and birds
ونسيمٌand a breeze يداعبُcaresses الدوحَthe great trees والبحand the sea (first part)
ونسيمٌ يداعبُ الدوحَ والبح
رَcompletes 'the sea' شجيُّplaintive الغناءin song عذْبsweet المجونin playfulness
رَ شجيُّ الغناء عذْب المجون
And a breeze caressing the great trees and the
Singing in the orchard’s branches
Sea, plaintive in song and sweet in its playfulness.
A breeze fondling the river and sea
وجلالand the grandeur الوديانof the valleys مِلْءfilling الحناياthe heart's recesses
وجلال الوديان مِلْء الحنايا
وجمالand the beauty الجبالof the mountains ملءfilling العيونthe eyes
وجمال الجبال ملء العيون
And the grandeur of the valleys fills the heart's recesses,
Melodious singing, gentle beauty
And the beauty of the mountains fills the eyes,
The majesty of valleys filled with affection
فيin اخضرارٍgreenery كأنهas though it were أَمليmy hope فيin
في اخضرارٍ كأنه أَملي في
كyou وثلجٍand snow نقاؤهُits purity كالجبينlike the brow
ك وثلجٍ نقاؤهُ كالجبين
In greenery like my hope in
The glory of mountains filling my eyes
You, and snow as pure as your brow.
With green, as if it is my hope in you
إنَّماonly هذهthis الطبيعةُnature أُنسيmy solace
إنَّما هذه الطبيعةُ أُنسي
ومُعينيand my helper إنْif لمnot أجدْI find منany مُعينhelper
ومُعيني إنْ لم أجدْ من مُعين
This nature alone is my solace
And snow, its purity like a forehead
And my helper if I find no one to help.
Indeed this nature is my company
أتَقَرَّىI seek out جمالَthe beauty ذاتكِyour being فيin ماwhat
أتَقَرَّى جمالَ ذاتكِ في ما
أبدعتْهُhas fashioned it يَمينُهاits right hand منof فنونart forms
أبدعتْهُ يَمينُها من فنون
I seek the beauty of your being in what
And comfort if I do not find a sympathizer
Its right hand has fashioned in many forms:
I examine your essence’s beauty in what
فيin الغديرthe pool الصَّافيclear وأُنشودةand the song الطيthe birds (first part)
في الغدير الصَّافي وأُنشودة الطي
رِcompletes 'the birds' وطيبand the fragrance الورودof roses والياسَمينِand jasmine
رِ وطيب الورود والياسَمينِ
In the clear pool and the song of
Her hands have created with perfection
Birds, and the fragrance of roses and jasmine.
The clear stream, the bird’s melody, the scent of roses and jasmine
غيرَhowever أنيthat I ماnot ازدَدْتُI increased إلاَّexcept حنيناًin longing
غيرَ أني ما ازدَدْتُ إلاَّ حنيناً
أسعدينيmake me happy بزورْةٍwith a visit أوor عِدينيpromise me
أسعديني بزورْةٍ أو عِديني
Yet my longing has only increased.
Yet I only increase in longing
Make me happy with a visit, or promise me one.
Delight me with a visit or call me soon
Sol 6.1