ألاoh ليتنيwould that I وحبيبةand the beloved of قلبيmy heart
ألا ليتني وحبيبة قلبي
فيin روضةٍa garden أُنُفٍuntouched زاهرهflowering
في روضةٍ أُنُفٍ زاهره
Oh, would that I and my heart's beloved
Oh, if only I and the beloved of my heart
Were in an untouched, flowering garden!
Were in a blooming, fragrant garden
فنمشيthen we walk أُطوِّقُهاI encircle her بالذراعِwith the arm
فنمشي أُطوِّقُها بالذراعِ
وأنشُقُand I inhale أنفاسَهاher breaths العاطرهfragrant
وأنشُقُ أنفاسَها العاطره
Then we walk, my arm encircling her,
Where we could walk arm in arm
And I inhale her fragrant breath.
And I could breathe in her sweet scent
نسيرُwe walk كذلكthus جنباًside لجنبٍby side
نسيرُ كذلك جنباً لجنبٍ
وعينيand my eye إلىtoward عينهاher eye ناظرهgazing
وعيني إلى عينها ناظره
We walk thus, side by side,
We would walk side by side this way
And my eye gazes into hers.
My eyes looking into her eyes
فأقرأُthen I read فيin وجههاher face للطبيعةِof nature
فأقرأُ في وجهها للطبيعةِ
أكبرَthe greatest of آياتهاits signs الساحرهenchanting
أكبرَ آياتها الساحره
Then in her face I read nature's
And in her face I would read
Greatest enchanting signs.
The most enchanting signs of nature
وتعقُدand weave منfrom فوقabove هاماتناour heads
وتعقُد من فوق هاماتنا
مِظَلاّاتهاtheir canopies الأغصنُthe boughs الناضرهverdant
مِظَلاّاتها الأغصنُ الناضره
And above our heads are woven
The leafy branches overhead
The verdant boughs' canopies.
Forming shade over our heads
ونلعبُand we play فيin المرجthe meadow مستأنِسَينboth delighted
ونلعبُ في المرج مستأنِسَين
بصوتby the sound of عصافيرهits sparrows الطائرهflying
بصوت عصافيره الطائره
And we play in the meadow, delighted
And we play in the meadow, finding pleasure
By the song of its flying sparrows.
In the sound of the singing birds
تقبلُkiss أذيالَهاher trailing hems الزهراتُthe flowers
تقبلُ أذيالَها الزهراتُ
وهيand they بتقبيلهاin kissing her فاخرهproud
وهي بتقبيلها فاخره
The flowers kiss her trailing hems,
The flowers' hems accept
And they take pride in kissing her.
As she kisses them proudly
تداعبُshe caresses هذيthese الأزاهرَthe blossoms لطفاًgently
تداعبُ هذي الأزاهرَ لطفاً
وتجنيand pluck أناملُهاher fingertips الماهرهskillful
وتجني أناملُها الماهره
She gently caresses these blossoms,
She fondles the flowers gently
And her skillful fingertips pluck them.
And her skilled fingers pick them
وتصنعُand she makes منهاfrom them صفوفاًrows صفوفاًrows
وتصنعُ منها صفوفاً صفوفاً
لتكليلto crown هامتهاher head الزاهرهradiant
لتكليل هامتها الزاهره
And she makes of them row upon row
Arranging them in rows and rows
To crown her radiant head.
To adorn her blooming forehead
فتعقصهاthen she braids them منfrom هناhere وهناكand there
فتعقصها من هنا وهناك
ناظمةًarranging جمعهاtheir cluster ناثرهscattering
ناظمةً جمعها ناثره
Then she braids them here and there,
Twisting them here and there
Arranging their clusters, scattering them.
Composing, scattering as she goes
وترنوand she gazes إليَّat me كماjust as تتألَّقُsparkle
وترنو إليَّ كما تتألَّقُ
فيin جوهاtheir sky الأنجمthe stars السافرهunveiled
في جوها الأنجم السافره
And she gazes at me as there sparkle
She looks at me radiantly
In their sky the unveiled stars.
Like the wandering stars in the sky
فأفديso I ransom بروحيwith my soul وأهليand my family وماليand my wealth
فأفدي بروحي وأهلي ومالي
محاسِنَهاher charms الغَضَّةfresh الباهرهdazzling
محاسِنَها الغَضَّة الباهره
So I would ransom with my soul, my family, and my wealth
I would ransom my soul, family and money
Her fresh, dazzling charms.
For her dazzling, lovely charms
وتقطفُand she picks بعضsome of ثمارthe fruit of الغصونthe boughs
وتقطفُ بعض ثمار الغصون
وتطعمنيand feeds me يدُهاher hand الطاهرهpure
وتطعمني يدُها الطاهره
And she picks some fruit from the boughs,
She plucks some fruit from the branches
And her pure hand feeds me.
And feeds me with her pure hand
ونأتيand we come إلىto النبعthe spring نشربwe drink فيin
ونأتي إلى النبع نشرب في
الأكُفِّthe palms منfrom الجُرَعِthe draughts الفائرهbubbling
الأكُفِّ من الجُرَعِ الفائره
And we come to the spring to drink from
We come to the spring to drink
Our cupped palms its bubbling draughts.
From cupped palms of the gushing stream
ونجلسُand we sit فوقupon الحصىthe pebbles نَتَحدَّثwe talk
ونجلسُ فوق الحصى نَتَحدَّث
عنabout كلevery واردةٍcoming thing صادرهgoing thing
عن كل واردةٍ صادره
And we sit upon the pebbles, talking
And sit atop the pebbles talking
Of everything that comes and goes.
Of every bloom that comes and goes
وفيand in الليلِthe night نرعىwe watch نجومَthe stars of السماءِthe sky
وفي الليلِ نرعى نجومَ السماءِ
ونرقبُand we observe أفلاكَهاtheir celestial spheres الدائرهrevolving
ونرقبُ أفلاكَها الدائره
And at night we watch the stars of the sky,
And in the night we watch the stars
And observe their revolving spheres.
And their revolving spheres on high
نناجيwe commune with الغرامَlove وخلّاقَهand its Creator
نناجي الغرامَ وخلّاقَه
بأعماقِin the depths of أرواحناour souls الساهرهwakeful
بأعماقِ أرواحنا الساهره
We commune with love and its Creator
We confide about love and its creator
In the depths of our wakeful souls.
With our sleepless souls laid bare
تباركناblesses us الشمسُthe sun كلevery صباحٍmorning
تباركنا الشمسُ كل صباحٍ
بنورwith the light of أشعتهاits rays الفاترهmild
بنور أشعتها الفاتره
The sun blesses us every morning
The sun blesses us each morn
With the light of its mild rays.
With the light of its fading rays
وننشقُand we inhale ملءto the fullness of الفؤادِthe heart الهواءthe air
وننشقُ ملء الفؤادِ الهواء
فتُنعشناso revive us النسمُthe breezes العاطرهfragrant
فتُنعشنا النسمُ العاطره
And we breathe the air till our hearts are full,
And we breathe in the fresh scented air
So the fragrant breezes revive us.
To revive our souls and senses
وتبسمand she smiles ليat me وتجيءand she comes بقربيbeside me
وتبسم لي وتجيء بقربي
فتؤنسنيso she keeps me company الظبيةُthe gazelle النافرهskittish
فتؤنسني الظبيةُ النافره
And she smiles at me and comes beside me,
She smiles at me and draws near
So the skittish gazelle keeps me company.
Comforting me, the shy gazelle
سعادSuad فريدةُthe unique jewel of عقدthe necklace of الحياةِlife
سعاد فريدةُ عقد الحياةِ
ودُرَّتُهاand its pearl الحرةُpure النادرهrare
ودُرَّتُها الحرةُ النادره
Suad, the matchless jewel in life's necklace,
She is the pearl of my life’s necklace
And its pure, rare pearl.
The rare, free pearl beyond compare
إذاif تَمَّwere fulfilled ليfor me بعضُpart of أمنيتيmy wish
إذا تَمَّ لي بعضُ أمنيتي
سمحتُI would willingly part بدنيايwith my worldly life والآخرهand the hereafter
سمحتُ بدنياي والآخره
If part of my wish were fulfilled for me,
If I gained some of my wish
I would gladly give up my worldly life and the hereafter.
I would be content with this life and the next
Sol 6.1