ياO قلبheart هلis there لكfor you بعدafter اليومtoday سلوانsolace
يا قلب هل لك بعد اليوم سلوان
وهلand do تناجيكwhisper to you أنغامmelodies وألحانand tunes
وهل تناجيك أنغام وألحان
O heart, is there solace for you after today?
O heart, do you still have solace after today?
And do melodies and tunes whisper to you?
Do melodies and tunes still whisper to you?
ودعتyou bade farewell to أغلىdearest صديقfriend كنتyou used to تعرفهknow him
ودعت أغلى صديق كنت تعرفه
قانيpossessing الوفاءloyalty بديعexquisite in الصنعcraftsmanship جذلانjoyful
قاني الوفاء بديع الصنع جذلان
You bade farewell to the dearest friend you knew,
You bid farewell to the dearest friend you knew,
Rich in loyalty, wondrously made, joyful.
Of exquisite loyalty and generous nature.
ينبيكhe tells you بالأرضabout the earth والدنياand the world وماand what حوتاthey both contained
ينبيك بالأرض والدنيا وما حوتا
كأنماas though أنتyou فيin الدنياthe world سليمانSolomon
كأنما أنت في الدنيا سليمان
He tells you of the earth, the world, and all they contain,
He reminds you of the earth, the world and all within,
As though you were Solomon in this world.
As if you were Solomon in this life.
العلمscience والفنand art منamong أولىforemost خصائصهhis qualities
العلم والفن من أولى خصائصه
وللفكاهةand for humor والآدابand literature ميدانan arena
وللفكاهة والآداب ميدان
Science and art are among his foremost qualities,
Knowledge and art were his foremost traits,
And for humor and literature there is an arena.
And for humor and literature he had a gift.
إنif شئتyou wish فهوthen he ابنson of مهديMahdi بينamong زمرتهhis company
إن شئت فهو ابن مهدي بين زمرته
أوor شئتyou wish فهوthen he فصيحeloquent orator of العربthe Arabs سحبانSahban
أو شئت فهو فصيح العرب سحبان
If you wish, he is Ibn Mahdi among his company,
Among his group he was the son of Mahdi,
Or, if you wish, Sahban, the eloquent orator of the Arabs.
Or if you wish, the most eloquent of Arabs.
صنيعةa creation of العلمscience للدنياfor the world ومعجزةand a miracle
صنيعة العلم للدنيا ومعجزة
كمhow many استنارتwere enlightened بهby him للناسfor people أذهانminds
كم استنارت به للناس أذهان
A creation of science for the world, and a miracle—
The making of knowledge, a miracle for this world,
How many people's minds have been enlightened by him!
How many minds were enlightened by it.
فياso, O سميراًnight companion إذاwhen عزّbecame scarce السميرthe night companion لقدindeed
فيا سميراً إذا عزّ السمير لقد
سامتنيtormented me بعدكin your absence أشواقlongings وأحزانand sorrows
سامتني بعدك أشواق وأحزان
So, O night companion when companions are scarce, truly,
So my friend, when a friend is missed,
Longings and sorrows have tormented me in your absence.
Yearnings and sorrows have overcome me.
وطالand grew long ليليmy night تحدونيurge me onward لواعجهits burning pangs
وطال ليلي تحدوني لواعجه
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen كانthere were لطيرfor the birds الحبlove أفنانboughs
من بعد ما كان لطير الحب أفنان
And my night has grown long, its burning pangs urging me onward,
My night grew long, sleep evading me,
After the days when love's birds had boughs.
After the birds of love were done singing.
مزمارflute بيروتBeirut يشجينيsaddens me ويطربنيand enraptures me
مزمار بيروت يشجيني ويطربني
وأينand where منيfrom me بيروتBeirut ولبنانand Lebanon
وأين مني بيروت ولبنان
Beirut's flute saddens me and enraptures me,
The flute of Beirut stirs and delights me,
And how far from me are Beirut and Lebanon!
Yet where are Beirut and Lebanon from me?
Sol 6.1