عَهدtime غَراميmy love الأَولِthe first
عَهد غَرامي الأَولِ
هَيهاتalas, impossible! ماnot ترجعyou return ليto me
هَيهات ما ترجع لي
O time of my first love,
My first love's promise
Alas, you will never return to me.
Alas, will never return to me
أَنتَyou وَمُهجَتيand my soul مَعاًtogether
أَنتَ وَمُهجَتي مَعاً
أَنتَyou وَحُلوand sweet الأَملِhope
أَنتَ وَحُلو الأَملِ
You and my soul together,
You and my infatuation together
You and sweet hope,
You and the sweetness of hope
وَلَيلةand a night زاهِرةradiant
وَلَيلة زاهِرة
سامِرَةconversing by night بِالقُبَلِwith kisses
سامِرَة بِالقُبَلِ
And a radiant night,
And a blossoming night
Conversing through kisses,
Passionate with kisses
وَهَجعةand a slumber أَحلامهاits dreams
وَهَجعة أَحلامها
صحّتcame true فلمso were not تؤوّلِinterpreted
صحّت فلم تؤوّلِ
And a slumber whose dreams
And a nap whose dreams
Came true and so were not interpreted,
Were interpreted but never fulfilled
عَلىupon ذِراعٍan arm خَضِلٍmoist
عَلى ذِراعٍ خَضِلٍ
عِندَbeside فُؤادٍa heart ثملِintoxicated
عِندَ فُؤادٍ ثملِ
Upon a moist arm,
On a withering arm
Beside an intoxicated heart;
Next to a weary heart
أَنتَyou وَماand what أَودَعتَهُyou entrusted it
أَنتَ وَما أَودَعتَهُ
فيin يَدthe hand of ماضٍa past مسبلِveiled
في يَد ماضٍ مسبلِ
You, and what you entrusted
You and what you left
To the hand of a veiled past;
In a bygone fading hand
أَنتَyou وَماand what أَضعتَهُyou lost it
أَنتَ وَما أَضعتَهُ
بَينَamong شعابravines of الكرملِCarmel
بَينَ شعاب الكرملِ
You, and what you lost
You and what you lost
Among Carmel's ravines—
Between the mountain ravines
هَيهاتalas, impossible! ماnot ترجعyou return ليto me
هَيهات ما ترجع لي
Alas, you will never return to me.
Alas, will never return to me
Sol 6.1