هَلّاif only مِنَfrom الساحلِthe coast البَحرِيِّthe maritime أنباءُtidings
هَلّا مِنَ الساحلِ البَحرِيِّ أنباءُ
يَحصُلُcomes about بِهاthrough them لِبَعيدِto one far from الدارِhome إِنباءُnews
يَحصُلُ بِها لِبَعيدِ الدارِ إِنباءُ
Are there no tidings from the seacoast
to bring news of it to one far from home?
وَهَلْand will أَشمُّI smell شَذاهُits fragrance حينَwhen تُرسِلهُshe sends it
وَهَلْ أَشمُّ شَذاهُ حينَ تُرسِلهُ
مَعَwith النَّسيمِthe breeze لَناto us سَلمىSalma وَأَسماءُand Asma
مَعَ النَّسيمِ لَنا سَلمى وَأَسماءُ
And will I smell its fragrance when
Salma and Asma send it to us with the breeze?
حَوَىcontained معانِيَforms مِنْof أُنسٍcompanionship معاهدُهits familiar haunts
حَوَى معانِيَ مِنْ أُنسٍ معاهدُه
وَفيand in رُبوعِthe dwellings سِواهُof what is other than it منهُfrom it أَسماءُnames
وَفي رُبوعِ سِواهُ منهُ أَسماءُ
Its familiar haunts held many forms of companionship,
and in the dwellings beyond it are names that recall it.
كَمhow often لَذَّwas pleasant ليfor me فيهin it عَيْشٌa life طَيِّبٌpleasant حسَنٌlovely
كَم لَذَّ لي فيه عَيْشٌ طَيِّبٌ حسَنٌ
وَكَمand how often خَلَتْwas left ready ليfor me بِهِin it فيin الكاسِthe cup صَهْباءُred wine
وَكَم خَلَتْ لي بِهِ في الكاسِ صَهْباءُ
How pleasant and lovely was the life I enjoyed there;
how often red wine stood ready for me there in the cup.
فَهَلso will أَعودُI return وَماand not عَوْديmy return لَهُto it عَجَباًa wonder
فَهَل أَعودُ وَما عَوْدي لَهُ عَجَباً
وَليand I have فُؤادٌa heart بِهِin it حَقّاًtruly وَأَحشاءُand innards
وَلي فُؤادٌ بِهِ حَقّاً وَأَحشاءُ
Will I return? My return to it would be no wonder,
for my heart and my very being are truly there.
وَهَلand will تَقرُّfind comfort عُيونيmy eyes عِندَupon رُؤيتِهِseeing it
وَهَل تَقرُّ عُيوني عِندَ رُؤيتِهِ
وَهَلْand will يَكونُthere be لِسَمعيfor my hearing فيهِin it إِصغاءُsomething to listen to
وَهَلْ يَكونُ لِسَمعي فيهِ إِصغاءُ
Will my eyes find comfort at the sight of it,
and will my ears find something there to hear?
سَقىmay He water الإِلهُGod رُبوعاًdwellings طابَwas pleasing رَونَقُهاtheir beauty
سَقى الإِلهُ رُبوعاً طابَ رَونَقُها
وَنالَهاand reached them مِنfrom مِياهِthe waters of اللُّطفِkindness إِحياءُrevival
وَنالَها مِن مِياهِ اللُّطفِ إِحياءُ
May God water those dwellings, whose beauty was so pleasing,
and revive them with the waters of kindness.
Sol 6