لبستI donned الّليلthe night وعانقنيand embraced me قمرهاher moon
لبست الّليل وعانقني قمرها
وزفّتنيand escorted me in procession نجومstars الليلthe night ساريtraveling by night
وزفّتني نجوم الليل ساري
I donned the night, and her moon embraced me.
The night embraced me with its moonlight
And the stars of night led me in procession as I traveled by night.
And the stars of the night escorted me
ركبتI rode الموجthe waves أسافرI travel فيin بحرهاher sea
ركبت الموج أسافر في بحرها
علىalong شطّينtwo shores ليليmy night معwith نهاريmy day
على شطّين ليلي مع نهاري
I rode the waves, traveling in her sea.
I rode the waves, traveling in its sea
Along two shores—my night beside my day.
On two shores, my night and my day
وعينيand my eye صاحبتbefriended لاجلكfor your sake سهرهاits sleeplessness
وعيني صاحبت لاجلك سهرها
وقلبيand my heart وهّجlit up الظّلماthe darkness بناريwith my fire
وقلبي وهّج الظّلما بناري
And my eye befriended its sleeplessness for your sake.
And my eyes befriended sleeplessness for your sake
And my heart lit the darkness with my fire.
And my heart ignited the darkness with my fire
غروبsetting الشمسthe sun أواصلهI join it بْسحرهاto its dawn
غروب الشمس أواصله بْسحرها
بنورٍwith light منfrom شعاعa ray الحبlove جاريflowing
بنورٍ من شعاع الحب جاري
I join the sun's setting to its dawn,
The sunset continues with its magic
With light flowing from a ray of love.
With light flowing from the rays of love
وإذاand when شفتكI see you نسيتI forget أطولthe longest شهرهاits month
وإذا شفتك نسيت أطول شهرها
وطارتand took flight فرحتيmy joy والوقتand time طارِِِflew
وطارت فرحتي والوقت طارِِِ
And when I see you, I forget its longest month.
And when I see you, I forget its longest month
And my joy took flight, and time flew.
And my joy flew, time flew away
ضحكlaughed فيin عينيmy eye بشوفكupon seeing you بصرهاits sight
ضحك في عيني بشوفك بصرها
وغنَّىand sang سمعيmy hearing بْصوتin the voice of الكناريthe canary
وغنَّى سمعي بْصوت الكناري
The sight in my eye laughed upon seeing you.
Your sight makes my eyes laugh
And my hearing sang in the canary's voice.
And my hearing sings with the melody of the lute
وهلّتand poured down غيمتيmy cloud باحْلىwith the sweetest مطرهاits rain
وهلّت غيمتي باحْلى مطرها
وطالتand grew long كلall الأغصانthe branches القصارِthe short ones
وطالت كل الأغصان القصارِ
And my cloud poured down its sweetest rain.
Its finest rain poured from its cloud
And all the short branches grew long.
And all the short branches flourished
رعاكmay He protect you اللهGod ياO ناعمtender زهرهاher blossom
رعاك الله يا ناعم زهرها
تفوحare fragrant بريحكwith your scent ريْاضmeadows الصحارىthe deserts
تفوح بريحك ريْاض الصحارى
May God protect you, O tender blossom of hers.
May God protect you, softness of its flower
The desert meadows are fragrant with your scent.
Whose fragrance spreads through the deserts
Sol 6.1