الحزنthe sorrow فيin صوتكyour voice ازعجdisturbed ساكنيmy inner calm
الحزن في صوتك ازعج ساكني
لينuntil صارbecame الكونthe universe منfrom حوليaround me حزينsad
لين صار الكون من حولي حزين
The sorrow in your voice disturbed my inner calm.
The sadness in your voice disturbed my tranquility
Until the universe around me grew sad.
Until the universe around me became sad
غصبby force عنيdespite me حزنsorrow صوتكyour voice هاجنيstirred me
غصب عني حزن صوتك هاجني
لينuntil خلّىmade عاصيstubborn المعنىthe meaning يلينyield
لين خلّى عاصي المعنى يلين
Against my will, the sorrow in your voice stirred me.
Against my will, the sadness of your voice overwhelmed me
Until it made stubborn meaning yield.
Until the defiant meaning softened
وامتثلand obeyed حرفword القصيدthe verse وعادنيand returned to me
وامتثل حرف القصيد وعادني
وانسكبand poured out شعركyour poetry علىover حزنيmy sorrow حنينlonging
وانسكب شعرك على حزني حنين
And the word of verse obeyed and returned to me.
And the letter of the poem obeyed and returned me
And your poetry poured over my sorrow as longing.
And your poetry poured over my sorrow, yearning
شلتI carried اناI صوتكyour voice وحزنكand your sorrow شالنيcarried me
شلت انا صوتك وحزنك شالني
اكتمI stifle الصرخهthe scream وينسابand flows الأنينthe moaning
اكتم الصرخه وينساب الأنين
I carried your voice, and your sorrow carried me.
I was paralyzed, your voice and sadness carried me
I stifle the scream, and the moaning flows out.
I hid my scream as the moan flowed
شفتI saw حزنكyour sorrow كيفhow حزنكyour sorrow شافنيsaw me
شفت حزنك كيف حزنك شافني
كيفhow داهمinvaded suddenly خلوتيmy solitude فيin لحظتينtwo moments
كيف داهم خلوتي في لحظتين
I saw your sorrow—how did your sorrow see me?
I saw how your sadness saw me
How did it invade my solitude in two moments?
How it stormed my solitude in moments
طيرa bird اناI مثلكlike you زمانيmy times ضامنيwronged me
طير انا مثلك زماني ضامني
جرحتنيwounded me مثلكlike you سيوفswords السنينthe years
جرحتني مثلك سيوف السنين
I am a bird like you; my times have wronged me.
Like you, time has robbed me
The swords of the years wounded me, as they did you.
You wounded me like the swords of years
صابكstruck you الليthat which منfrom زمانيmy times صابنيstruck me
صابك اللي من زماني صابني
فيin معاليقcords الحشاthe heart جرحهits wound دفينburied
في معاليق الحشا جرحه دفين
What my times inflicted on me has struck you.
What has been hurting me for years has hurt you
Its wound lies buried in the heartstrings.
In the tribulations of life, a buried wound
كلّماwhenever ودعتI bade farewell همa worry زارنيvisited me
كلّما ودعت هم زارني
منfrom عذابtorment الوجدlonging بياحrevealer of الكنينwhat is hidden
من عذاب الوجد بياح الكنين
Whenever I bade one worry farewell, another visited me,
Whenever worries visited me
From the torment of longing that lays bare what is hidden.
From the torment of passion, the wails of elegy
الفرحjoy عقبafter الصداقهthe friendship هابنيfeared me
الفرح عقب الصداقه هابني
خافتwas afraid البسمهthe smile علىon وجهيmy face تبينto appear
خافت البسمه على وجهي تبين
Joy, after our friendship, grew afraid of me.
Joy after friendship has abandoned me
The smile was afraid to appear on my face.
The smile faded from my face, evident
طيرbird يالليO you whose صوتvoice حزنكyour sorrow صابنيstruck me
طير ياللي صوت حزنك صابني
اللهGod الليthe one who ينتصرstands up in defense للصابرينfor those who endure
الله اللي ينتصر للصابرين
O bird, whose sorrow's voice has struck me,
Oh you, whose voice's sadness hit me
It is God who stands up for those who endure.
God, who avenges the patient
Sol 6.1