أماhas ... not? كفاكَsufficed you الفراقُparting غدراtreachery
أما كفاكَ الفراقُ غدرا
وبعدَand remoteness هذيthese الديارِdwellings هجراabandonment
وبعدَ هذي الديارِ هجرا
Has parting not been treachery enough for you,
Was separation not enough betrayal
And distance from these dwellings abandonment enough?
And after these dwellings, estrangement
أسائلُI ask البدرَthe full moon عنكَabout you حيناًat times
أسائلُ البدرَ عنكَ حيناً
وأسألُand I ask الشمسَthe sun عنكَabout you طوراat other times
وأسألُ الشمسَ عنكَ طورا
At times I ask the full moon about you,
Sometimes I ask the moon about you
And at others I ask the sun about you.
And sometimes I ask the sun about you
وكلماand whenever غردتْsang حمامٌdoves
وكلما غردتْ حمامٌ
فيin الأيكِthe grove طارَflew الفؤادُthe heart طيراin flight
في الأيكِ طارَ الفؤادُ طيرا
And whenever doves sing
And whenever a dove coos
In the grove, my heart takes flight.
In the branches, my heart takes flight
قضىdecreed عليناupon us الغرامُlove أناthat we
قضى علينا الغرامُ أنا
نتخذُّwe take الليلَthe night فيهِin it ستراa veil
نتخذُّ الليلَ فيهِ سترا
Love has decreed for us that we
Our love decreed that I
Take the night as a veil for our love.
Take the night as a cover
فمنso, some of عيونٍeyes تبيتُspend the night عبْرىtearful
فمن عيونٍ تبيتُ عبْرى
ومنand some of عيونٍeyes تبيتُspend the night سَكْرىintoxicated
ومن عيونٍ تبيتُ سَكْرى
So some eyes spend the night tearful,
So from some eyes I spend the night shedding tears
And some eyes spend the night intoxicated.
And from some eyes I spend the night drunk
وكلُّand every يومٍday يخلفُsucceeds يوماًa day
وكلُّ يومٍ يخلفُ يوماً
أراهُI see it دهراًan age يعقبُfollows دهراًan age
أراهُ دهراً يعقبُ دهراً
And every day that follows another—
And each day that passes
I see it as an age following an age.
I see it as an era succeeded by an era
ياO أحسنَmost beautiful الفاتنينَthose who enchant قدّاًin form
يا أحسنَ الفاتنينَ قدّاً
وارفعَand highest المالكينَthe masters قدراin rank
وارفعَ المالكينَ قدرا
O fairest in form of all who enchant,
O fairest of the beautiful in stature
And highest in rank of all who hold sway!
And highest of the angels in rank
فتنتَyou enchanted مصراEgypt فهلso, has ...? تولىassumed rule over
فتنتَ مصرا فهل تولى
يوسفُJoseph ياO ذاpossessor of الدلالِcoy charm مصراEgypt
يوسفُ يا ذا الدلالِ مصرا
You have enchanted Egypt—has
You captivated Egypt, so did
Joseph, O coy charmer, assumed rule over Egypt?
Joseph, O owner of grace, leave Egypt?
لوif عشقَloved الشمسَthe sun فيكَin you قومٌpeople
لو عشقَ الشمسَ فيكَ قومٌ
لكانَthen it would be هذاthis الجمالُbeauty عذراan excuse
لكانَ هذا الجمالُ عذرا
If people loved the sun within you,
Had people fallen for you
This beauty would be their excuse.
Your beauty would've been an excuse
ماnot إنemphatic particle حسبتُI thought الزمانَtime يوماًever
ما إن حسبتُ الزمانَ يوماً
يتركُwould leave نفسيmy soul عليكَover you حسرىgrief-stricken
يتركُ نفسي عليكَ حسرى
I never once imagined that time
Never did I think time would
Would leave my soul grieving over you,
Leave my soul longing for you
إذas تتثتَّىyou sway (likely intended) جوىًlove's anguish وحسناًand beauty
إذ تتثتَّى جوىً وحسناً
وإذand as تجنَّىyou act cruelly هوىًpassion وكبراand pride
وإذ تجنَّى هوىً وكبرا
As you sway with love's ache and beauty,
As you were dyed beauty and charm
And as you act cruelly in passion and pride.
And as you were picked passion and pride
نقتسمُwe share العيشَlife لاnot نباليwe care
نقتسمُ العيشَ لا نبالي
أكانَwhether it was حلواًsweet أمor كانَit was مُرّاbitter
أكانَ حلواً أم كانَ مُرّا
We share life, not caring
We share life, we do not care
Whether it be sweet or bitter.
If it was sweet or bitter
وقدand indeed تركناwe have left زيداًZayd وعَمْراand Amr
وقد تركنا زيداً وعَمْرا
يضربُstrikes زيدٌZayd هناكَover there عَمْراAmr
يضربُ زيدٌ هناكَ عَمْرا
And we have left Zayd and Amr—
We left Zayd and Amr
Zayd striking Amr over there.
There, Zayd hits Amr
وقدand indeed أبانتْrevealed لناto us اللياليthe nights
وقد أبانتْ لنا الليالي
أنthat لهذيfor this الحياةِlife سرّاa secret
أن لهذي الحياةِ سرّا
And the nights have revealed to us
And nights revealed
That this life has a secret:
That life has a secret
بيناwhile يكونُis الزمانُtime عُسْراhardship
بينا يكونُ الزمانُ عُسْرا
إذاsuddenly تراهُyou see it استحالَhas turned into يُسراease
إذا تراهُ استحالَ يُسرا
While time is hardship,
While time seems difficult
Suddenly you see it transformed into ease.
If you see it, it changes to ease
Sol 6.1