ياO منyou whose سلامهhis greeting ليto me هلاwelcome ياO حبيبيmy beloved
يا من سلامه لي هلا يا حبيبي
وby (in an oath) اللهGod هلاwelcome بكto you ياO محبّةlove عيونيmy eyes
و الله هلا بك يا محبّة عيوني
O you who greet me—welcome, my beloved.
O you whose greeting gladdens me, hello my beloved
By God, welcome, O love of my eyes.
By God, hello to you, O love of my eyes
هلاwelcome هلاwelcome ياO لونcolor شمسsun المغيبِthe sunset
هلا هلا يا لون شمس المغيبِ
ياO نسمةbreeze الليلthe night العطوفthe kind الحنونِthe tender
يا نسمة الليل العطوف الحنونِ
Welcome, welcome, O hue of the setting sun.
Hello, hello O hue of the setting sun
O breeze of the kind and tender night.
O gentle, affectionate night breeze
ياO بدرfull moon لاwhen هلّيتyou appear لاdo not عادagain تغيبِyou vanish
يا بدر لا هلّيت لا عاد تغيبِ
ترىyou see سوادblackness الليلthe night كحّلlined with kohl جفونيmy eyelids
ترى سواد الليل كحّل جفوني
O full moon, when you appear, do not vanish again.
O full moon that does not set or disappear
You see, the night's blackness has lined my eyelids with kohl.
The darkness of night has blackened my eyelids
اناI دخيلseeking refuge الرّمشthe lashes خلّكkeep yourself قريبclose
انا دخيل الرّمش خلّك قريب
ياO الليthe one who بقربهwith his nearness كلevery شيthing يهونِbecomes easy
يا اللي بقربه كل شي يهونِ
I seek refuge in your lashes—stay close.
I implore your eyelashes, stay near
O you whose nearness makes everything easy.
O you, whose nearness makes all things easy
Sol 6.1