أماهO mother قومىrise واسمعىand listen
أماه قومى واسمعى
أماهO mother مالكwhat is wrong with you? لاnot تجيبيyou answer
أماه مالك لا تجيبي
O mother, rise and listen.
O mother arise and listen
O mother, why do you not answer?
O mother why do you not answer
أرأيتhave you seen? دمعtears محاجريmy eye sockets
أرأيت دمع محاجري
وسمعتand you heard ياO أميmy mother نحيبيmy sobbing
وسمعت يا أمي نحيبي
Have you seen the tears in my eyes,
Have you seen the tears in my eyes
and heard, O mother, my sobbing?
And heard, O mother, my lament
هلquestion particle راعalarmed قلبكyour heart مالقيـwhat I endured (continued)
هل راع قلبك مالقيـ
ـتI (verb ending) منof النوائبthe calamities والكروبand the anguish
ـت من النوائب والكروب
Was your heart alarmed by what I endured
Has your heart felt what I face
of calamities and anguish?
Of hardships and sorrows
إنindeed الوجودexistence صحيفةa page
إن الوجود صحيفة
ملأىfilled بأسرارwith the secrets القلوبof hearts
ملأى بأسرار القلوب
Indeed, existence is a page
Existence is a page
filled with the secrets of hearts.
Filled with the secrets of hearts
خلفتنيyou left me behind للهمto grief فيـin (continued)
خلفتني للهم فيـ
ـهit (pronoun ending) وللشدائدand to hardships والخطوبand calamities
ـه وللشدائد والخطوب
You left me to grief in
You left me to worries
it, and to hardships and calamities.
And to hardships and adversities
أماهO mother إنيindeed I طرقـknocked (continued)
أماه إني طرقـ
ـتI (verb ending) حماكyour sanctuary فيon اليومthe day العصيبgrievous
ـت حماك في اليوم العصيب
O mother, I have knocked
O mother I have come knocking
at your sanctuary on this grievous day.
At your tent on the fateful day
أبكىI weep علىfor سعدىmy happiness كماjust as
أبكى على سعدى كما
يبكىweeps الغريبthe stranger علىfor الغريبthe stranger
يبكى الغريب على الغريب
I weep for my happiness, just as
I cry over my bliss as
a stranger weeps for a stranger.
A stranger cries over a stranger
يمضىpasses الصباحthe morning ولستand I am not أعـI know (continued)
يمضى الصباح ولست أعـ
ـلمcompletes 'I know' منهfrom it أسرارthe secrets الغروبof sunset
ـلم منه أسرار الغروب
Morning passes, and I do not know
Morning passes and I do not
from it the secrets of sunset.
Know from it the secrets of sunset
بئسwretched is الحياةlife إذاwhen جهلwere ignorant (continued)
بئس الحياة إذا جهل
ناكنهwe (verb ending); the essence ذاthis الكونuniverse العجيبwondrous
ناكنه ذا الكون العجيب
Wretched is life when we do not know
Miserable is life when one is ignorant
the essence of this wondrous universe.
Of the mysteries of this wondrous universe
إنindeed المصائبcalamities ريشةa plectrum
إن المصائب ريشة
تلهوtoys بأوتارwith the strings القلوبof hearts
تلهو بأوتار القلوب
Indeed, calamities are a plectrum
Afflictions are feathers
that toys with the strings of hearts.
That play with the strings of hearts
أفنىconsumed الغرامpassionate love تجلديmy fortitude
أفنى الغرام تجلدي
وفقدتand I lost فيamong أهلىmy kin طبيبيmy physician
وفقدت في أهلى طبيبي
Love has consumed my fortitude,
Passion has exhausted my endurance
and among my kin I have lost my physician.
And I have lost in my family a healer
هذاthis جناهhe inflicted it أبيmy father علـupon (continued)
هذا جناه أبي علـ
ـىme (pronoun ending) وماand not جنيتI inflicted علىupon حبيبa loved one
ـى وما جنيت على حبيب
My father inflicted this upon
This I owe to my father
me, and I have inflicted nothing upon a loved one.
Yet I have not wronged my beloved
Sol 6.1