هلis there ليfor me الىto عينيكyour eyes نافذةa window الرؤىvisions
هل لي الى عينيك نافذة الرؤى
ليصيرso that it may become ليليmy night مشرقاradiant وجميلاand beautiful
ليصير ليلي مشرقا وجميلا
Is there a window of visions for me into your eyes,
Is there for me a window into your eyes
so that my night may become radiant and beautiful?
To make my night bright and beautiful
ادمىmade bleed فؤاديmy heart انthat بعدكyour absence محرقsearing
ادمى فؤادي ان بعدك محرق
هيهاتfar from possible اعرفI know للقاءfor a meeting سبيلاa way
هيهات اعرف للقاء سبيلا
Your searing absence has made my heart bleed;
My heart bleeds if after you it's burnt
how far I am from knowing a way to meet you!
Alas, I know no way to meet you
ياO سريmy secret الابديeternal ياO سحرenchantment الدجىthe darkness of night
يا سري الابدي يا سحر الدجى
لغزيmy riddle الذيthat لاnot يقبلaccepts التاويلاinterpretation
لغزي الذي لا يقبل التاويلا
O my eternal secret, O enchantment of night,
O my eternal secret, O charm of nightfall
my riddle that admits no interpretation.
My puzzle that accepts no interpretation
منwho غيرother than وجهكyour face يستثيرstirs مشاعريmy feelings
من غير وجهك يستثير مشاعري
فاقولso I utter شعراverse اوor اقولI utter صهيلاa neigh
فاقول شعرا او اقول صهيلا
Who but your face stirs my feelings,
Without your face to stir up my feelings
so I utter verse, or utter a neigh?
I recite poetry or neigh like a foal
رحلتdeparted تهاويمreveries اللياليthe nights كلهاall of them
رحلت تهاويم الليالي كلها
وغدوتand I began ارسمI sketch حلميmy dream المقتولاslain
وغدوت ارسم حلمي المقتولا
All the reveries of the nights have departed,
The nights' reveries have all departed
and I began to sketch my slain dream.
And I now paint my murdered dream
ياO ايهاyou (vocative) القمرthe moon الذيwho شاركتنيyou shared with me
يا ايها القمر الذي شاركتني
سهرsleeplessness اللياليthe nights لوif only تظلyou would stay قليلاa little while
سهر الليالي لو تظل قليلا
O moon, you who shared with me
O moon who shared with me
the sleepless nights—if only you would stay a while!
The vigils of nights, if only you would linger a little
لوif كنتI were املكI have the power انto اطيرI fly كنسمةlike a breeze
لو كنت املك ان اطير كنسمة
كنتI would have اقتحمتI plunged into الهولterror والمجهولاand the unknown
كنت اقتحمت الهول والمجهولا
If I had the power to fly like a breeze,
If I could fly like a breeze
I would have plunged into terror and the unknown.
I would brave the awe and the unknown
ارجوI hope for لقاءكmeeting you كالغريقlike a drowning man اذاwhen راىhe sees
ارجو لقاءك كالغريق اذا راى
كفاa hand تريدwishes الىto الغريقthe drowning man وصولاreaching
كفا تريد الى الغريق وصولا
I hope to meet you, like a drowning man when he sees
I long for your meeting like a drowning man when he sees
a hand that wishes to reach the drowning man.
A palm intending to reach the drowning
ضميdraw close اليكto you الفجرthe dawn فهوfor it is رسالةa message
ضمي اليك الفجر فهو رسالة
منيfrom me لينقلso it may convey سريmy secret المجهولاunknown
مني لينقل سري المجهولا
Draw the dawn close to you, for it is a message
Gather in the dawn for it is a message
from me, to convey my unknown secret.
From me to convey my hidden secret
تبكيweep الورودthe roses اذاwhen لمستyou touch خدودهاtheir cheeks
تبكي الورود اذا لمست خدودها
والبحرand the sea يصمتfalls silent لاnot يحارis bewildered فتيلاthe slightest bit
والبحر يصمت لا يحار فتيلا
The roses weep when you touch their cheeks,
The roses weep when you touch their cheeks
and the sea falls silent, not bewildered in the slightest.
And the sea is silent, bewildered
ياO ايهاyou (vocative) القمرthe moon الذيwho شاركتنيyou shared with me
يا ايها القمر الذي شاركتني
سهرsleeplessness اللياليthe nights لوif only تظلyou would stay قليلاa little while
سهر الليالي لو تظل قليلا
O moon, you who shared with me
O moon who shared with me
the sleepless nights—if only you would stay a while!
The vigils of nights, if only you would linger a little
انif كنتyou were تلمحyou glimpse طيفهاher apparition فيin ليلةa night
ان كنت تلمح طيفها في ليلة
قبلهkiss it عنيon my behalf .. احسنdo well التقبيلاthe kissing
قبله عني .. احسن التقبيلا
If you should glimpse her apparition one night,
If you glimpse her specter in a night
kiss it for me—kiss it well.
Kiss it for me.. a beautiful kiss
لوif كنتI were املكI have the power انto اطيرI fly كنسمةlike a breeze
لو كنت املك ان اطير كنسمة
كنتI would have اقتحمتI plunged into الهولterror والمجهولاand the unknown
كنت اقتحمت الهول والمجهولا
If I had the power to fly like a breeze,
If I could fly like a breeze
I would have plunged into terror and the unknown.
I would brave the awe and the unknown
غنتsang طيورbirds الفجرthe dawn حينwhen عرفتهاI came to know her
غنت طيور الفجر حين عرفتها
والكونand the universe اصبحbecame واحةan oasis وظليلاand shaded
والكون اصبح واحة وظليلا
The birds of dawn sang when I came to know her,
The birds of dawn sang when they knew her
and the universe became an oasis filled with shade.
And the universe became an oasis and shade
ارجوI hope for لقاءكmeeting you كالغريقlike a drowning man اذاwhen راىhe sees
ارجو لقاءك كالغريق اذا راى
كفاa hand تريدwishes الىto الغريقthe drowning man وصولاreaching
كفا تريد الى الغريق وصولا
I hope to meet you, like a drowning man when he sees
I long for your meeting like a drowning man when he sees
a hand that wishes to reach the drowning man.
A palm intending to reach the drowning
مضتpassed اللياليthe nights كانعكاساتlike reflections الصدىthe echo
مضت الليالي كانعكاسات الصدى
لمnot يبقremained الاexcept الذكرياتthe memories دليلاas a guide
لم يبق الا الذكريات دليلا
The nights passed like reflections of the echo;
The nights have passed like echoes of sound
nothing remained but memories as a guide.
Only the memories remain as evidence
ضميdraw close اليكto you الفجرthe dawn فهوfor it is رسالةa message
ضمي اليك الفجر فهو رسالة
منيfrom me لينقلso it may convey سريmy secret المجهولاunknown
مني لينقل سري المجهولا
Draw the dawn close to you, for it is a message
Gather in the dawn for it is a message
from me, to convey my unknown secret.
From me to convey my hidden secret
هيهاتfar from possible انسىI forget منthe one whom احبI love لاننيfor I am
هيهات انسى من احب لانني
روحa soul تحاولstrives للحبيبto the beloved وصولاreaching
روح تحاول للحبيب وصولا
Never could I forget the one I love, for I am
Alas, I cannot forget whom I love for I am
a soul striving to reach the beloved.
A soul trying to reach the beloved
Sol 6.1