ياO "خياليmy Khayal" : لكِfor you الشفاءُhealing السريعُswift
يا "خيالي" : لكِ الشفاءُ السريعُ
والغدُand tomorrow المشرقُradiant الأنيسُcomforting البديعُwondrous
والغدُ المشرقُ الأنيسُ البديعُ
O my Khayal, may swift healing be yours,
O my imagination: for you, speedy recovery
and a radiant, comforting, wondrous tomorrow.
And a bright, friendly, wonderful tomorrow
أنَّthat فيin البيتِthe house وحشةًloneliness لمُحيّاكِfor your face
أنَّ في البيتِ وحشةً لمُحيّاكِ
وشوقاًand longing تُطوَىare folded عليهaround it الضُلوعthe ribs
وشوقاً تُطوَى عليه الضُلوع
In the house there is loneliness for your face,
Indeed, without you, home feels lonely
and a longing around which the ribs are folded.
And yearning folds over the ribs
لكِfor you منّيfrom me ، عدَّas many as النجومthe stars ، ابتهالاتٌsupplications،
لكِ منّي ، عدَّ النجوم ، ابتهالاتٌ،
ومنand from أمِّكِyour mother الحَنونtender دموعُtears
ومن أمِّكِ الحَنون دموعُ
For you, from me, prayers as many as the stars,
For you, from me, prayers as numerous as stars
and tears from your tender mother.
And from your affectionate mother, tears
ياO "خياليmy Khayal" : إنindeed الصِباchildhood يَنبوعُa wellspring
يا "خيالي" : إن الصِبا يَنبوعُ
وغَضيرand the freshness of الشبابyouth زَهْرٌa flower يَضوعwafts fragrance
وغَضير الشباب زَهْرٌ يَضوع
O my Khayal, childhood is a wellspring,
O my imagination: youth is a fountain
and youth's freshness is a flower wafting fragrance.
And the freshness of youth, a flower that fades
لكfor you منfrom ذاthis وذاكَand that ألطفthe loveliest ماwhat أضفَتْbestowed
لك من ذا وذاكَ ألطف ما أضفَتْ
سماءٌheaven وماand what أفاضَpoured forth رَبيعspring
سماءٌ وما أفاضَ رَبيع
Yours, from this and that, is the loveliest of what was bestowed
For you, from both, the kindest that heaven added
by heaven, and what spring poured forth.
And what spring brought forth
ياO "خياليmy Khayal" : وإنَّand indeed حُبّاًa love عَصوفاًtempestuous
يا "خيالي" : وإنَّ حُبّاً عَصوفاً
بتهاليلthrough invocations والدَيْنِtwo parents شَفيعُan intercessor
بتهاليل والدَيْنِ شَفيعُ
O my Khayal, surely a tempestuous love
O my imagination: and a gentle love
intercedes through two parents' invocations.
With the intercession of parents as advocate
ياO "خياليmy Khayal" لاmay not زُعْزِعَbe shaken الزَهَرthe flowers
يا "خيالي" لا زُعْزِعَ الزَهَر
والغضُand the tender growth ولاand may not رُوِّعbe frightened الحمامthe doves الوَديعgentle
والغضُ ولا رُوِّع الحمام الوَديع
O my Khayal, may the flowers never be shaken,
O my imagination, neither shake the blossoms
nor the tender growth, nor the gentle doves be frightened.
Nor frighten the peaceful doves
Sol 6.1