أناI وأنتand you رجعناwe returned
أنا وأنت رجعنا
للكونto the world قيساًas Qays ولبنىand Lubna
للكون قيساً ولبنى
You and I have returned
You and I have returned
to the world as Qays and Lubna.
To the universe as Qays and Layla
إنif صحis true أناthat we سنأتيwe shall come
إن صح أنا سنأتي
بعدafter البلىdecay حيثwhere كناwe were
بعد البلى حيث كنا
If it is true that we shall come
If it is true that we will come
after decay to where we were,
After perishing where we were
أمليdictate إلىto الناسthe people رأىa view
أملي إلى الناس رأى
يحملcarries اللفظthe wording معنىmeaning
يحمل اللفظ معنى
set forth to the people a view
My hope for people is an opinion
whose wording carries meaning.
That carries meaning in words
ماas long as دامتcontinues الروحthe soul تبقىendures
ما دامت الروح تبقى
لاdo not تجعليyou regard البعثresurrection ظناa conjecture
لا تجعلي البعث ظنا
So long as the soul endures,
As long as the soul remains
do not regard resurrection as conjecture.
Do not make the resurrection mere conjecture
روحاهماtheir two souls ترجعانboth return
روحاهما ترجعان
منfrom غيرother than شكdoubt إليناto us
من غير شك إلينا
Their two souls return
Their two souls will return
to us without a doubt.
Without doubt back to us
فالجسمfor the body ماءwater وطينand clay
فالجسم ماء وطين
وبعدand after حينa while سيفنيit will perish
وبعد حين سيفني
For the body is water and clay,
For the body is but water and clay
and after a while it will perish,
And after a while it will perish
أوor ينتهىit ends up للرياحwith the winds
أو ينتهى للرياح
تذروهthey scatter it هناhere وهناand here
تذروه هنا وهنا
or pass to the winds,
Or end up for the winds
which scatter it here and there.
To scatter it here and there
والروحand the soul ماwhat دامremained فيناwithin us
والروح ما دام فينا
منfrom غيرناothers than us راحdeparted مناfrom us
من غيرنا راح منا
And the soul—what remained within us
And the soul, as long as it is within us
from others—has departed from us.
When it leaves us, it leaves from us
وربماand perhaps روحthe soul of موسىMoses
وربما روح موسى
عادتreturned لأمشاجto the mingled substance of حناHanna
عادت لأمشاج حنا
And perhaps Moses' soul
And maybe Moses' soul
returned to Hanna's mingled substance,
Returned to the elements of Henna
أوor بينamid ألفافtangled growth روضa garden
أو بين ألفاف روض
فحركتso it stirred فيهwithin it غصناa branch
فحركت فيه غصنا
or amid a garden's tangled growth,
Or in the folds of a garden
and stirred a branch within it,
Where it stirred a branch
أوor شاوفتpeered out فيwithin سحابa cloud
أو شاوفت في سحاب
فانزلتso it sent down منهfrom it مزناrain clouds
فانزلت منه مزنا
or peered out within a cloud,
Or it peered from a cloud
and sent rain clouds down from it.
And poured from it rain
إذنthus فروحso the soul of الملاحىthe quarrelsome one
إذن فروح الملاحى
تقمصtakes the form of الكركدناthe rhinoceros
تقمص الكركدنا
Thus the quarrelsome one's soul
So the souls of sailors
takes on the rhinoceros's form,
Possess the nautilus
وروحand the soul of أهلpeople of السماحgenerosity
وروح أهل السماح
تختارchooses الأبرارthe righteous سكنىas a dwelling
تختار الأبرار سكنى
and the soul of the generous
And the souls of the virtuous
chooses the righteous as its dwelling.
Choose the righteous as residence
ياoh ليتناif only we اليومtoday ندريwe know
يا ليتنا اليوم ندري
كانواthey were علىon الأرضthe earth أنىwhere
كانوا على الأرض أنى
Oh, if only we knew today
Oh, if only we knew today
where on earth they once were,
Where they were on earth
فتنتدىso you may gather حيثwhere كانواthey were
فتنتدى حيث كانوا
لينتدىso he may gather حيثwhere كناwe were
لينتدى حيث كنا
so you might gather where they were,
So we meet where they were
so he might gather where we were.
And settle where we were
فلنتصلso let us unite ماas long as قمناwe stand
فلنتصل ما قمنا
ولننتقلand let us move حيتwherever شئناwe wish
ولننتقل حيت شئنا
So let us unite as long as we stand,
Let us join whatever we stood up
and let us move wherever we wish,
And move wherever we desired
ولتغنمand may you gain العمرa lifetime حباlove
ولتغنم العمر حبا
ولننغمand let us set to music الحبlove لحناa melody
ولننغم الحب لحنا
and may you gain a lifetime of love,
And let life be taken in love
and let us set love to a melody.
And let us compose love into a melody
ولنستفئand let us seek shade beneath أيany غصنbranch
ولنستفئ أي غصن
منfrom فوقهabove it الطيرthe birds غنىsang
من فوقه الطير غنى
And let us seek the shade of any branch
And let us take shade under any branch
above which the birds have sung.
From atop which a bird sang
لعلperhaps مجنونMajnun (the mad lover) ليلىLayla
لعل مجنون ليلى
منهfrom it مطلُّlooking down عليناupon us
منه مطلُّ علينا
Perhaps Layla's Majnun
Perhaps Majnun for Layla
is looking down on us from it,
Is overlooking us from it
يصغيhe listens لإلفينto two lovers فاقاboth surpassed
يصغي لإلفين فاقا
نisolated n (unclear fragment) أبدعmade العشقpassionate love فناan art
ن أبدع العشق فنا
listening to two lovers who surpassed
Listening to the two lovers
the one who made love an art [opening fragment unclear].
Who perfected love's art
وعلهand perhaps he إنif يرددhe repeats
وعله إن يردد
نغمائناour melodies يلهhe makes merry معناwith us
نغمائنا يله معنا
And perhaps, if he repeats
And maybe he repeats
our melodies, he will make merry with us,
Our melodies after us
وخلفهand behind him شبحthe apparition of ليلىLayla
وخلفه شبح ليلى
تليحshe appears ظبياas a gazelle أغناnasal-voiced
تليح ظبيا أغنا
and behind him is Layla's apparition,
And behind him the specter of Layla
appearing as a gazelle with a soft, nasal voice.
A graceful gazelle sings
Sol 6.1