حنانيكyour mercy, I beg اختsister البكاweeping والانينand moaning
حنانيك اخت البكا والانين
مثارawakener الامانيhopes منىdesires العاشقينlovers
مثار الاماني منى العاشقين
Have mercy, sister of weeping and moaning,
Your tenderness, sister of weeping and moaning,
Awakener of hopes, desire of lovers.
The fruit of lovers' hopes from me,
حنانيكyour mercy, I beg واخفيand conceal حديثthe tale الشكاةcomplaint
حنانيك واخفي حديث الشكاة
وهاتيand bring حديثthe tale الهوىlove والحنينand yearning
وهاتي حديث الهوى والحنين
Have mercy, and conceal the tale of complaint,
Your tenderness, and conceal the talk of complaining,
And bring the tale of love and yearning.
And bring the talk of passion and yearning,
وخليand leave off هريقshedding الدموعtears الغواليprecious
وخلي هريق الدموع الغوالي
وهاتيand bring منfrom الحبlove ماwhat تفهمينyou understand
وهاتي من الحب ما تفهمين
And leave off shedding precious tears,
And let the spilling of tears cease,
And bring me what you understand of love.
And bring from love what you understand,
اتبكينdo you weep? هذيthese امانيhopes الشبابyouth
اتبكين هذي اماني الشباب
وهذيand this نفاثةan outpouring قلبيmy heart الحزينsorrowful
وهذي نفاثة قلبي الحزين
Are you weeping? These are the hopes of youth,
Do you cry over the hopes of youth
And this is the outpouring of my sorrowful heart.
And the outpouring of my sad heart?
وهذيand these عهودpledges الامانيhopes العذابsweet
وهذي عهود الاماني العذاب
وهذيand these شهودwitnesses الغرامpassion الدفينburied
وهذي شهود الغرام الدفين
And these are the pledges of sweet hopes,
And these are the promises of tormenting hopes
And these are witnesses to buried passion.
And these are the witnesses of buried passion,
جمالكyour beauty هذاthis عليكincumbent upon you احفظيهpreserve it
جمالك هذا عليك احفظيه
ولاand do not تسرفيbe excessive فيin البكاweeping والانينand moaning
ولا تسرفي في البكا والانين
This beauty of yours—you must preserve it,
This beauty of yours, protect it,
And do not indulge excessively in weeping and moaning.
And do not indulge excessively in weeping and moaning,
ونحنand we الشبابthe young نحبlove الجمالbeauty
ونحن الشباب نحب الجمال
ونهوىand we adore الشفاهlips ونهوىand we adore العيونeyes
ونهوى الشفاه ونهوى العيون
And we, the young, love beauty,
We the youth love beauty,
And we adore lips, and we adore eyes.
And crave lips and crave eyes,
نهيمwe wander lovesick حيارىbewildered ليحياso that it may live الجمالbeauty
نهيم حيارى ليحيا الجمال
ويحلوand it pleases لناus انto نرىwe are seen هائمينlovesick
ويحلو لنا ان نرى هائمين
We wander lovesick and bewildered, that beauty may live,
We rave confusedly so that beauty may live
And it pleases us to be seen lovesick.
And it is sweet for us to see, infatuated,
بديعةBadi'a هذاthis الجمالbeauty البديعwondrous
بديعة هذا الجمال البديع
وهذاand this الشبابyouth القويstrong المتينsturdy
وهذا الشباب القوي المتين
Badi'a, this wondrous beauty,
Marvelous is this marvelous beauty,
And this strong, sturdy youth,
And this sturdy, robust youth,
وهذيand these الخدودcheeks الملاحlovely الحسانbeautiful
وهذي الخدود الملاح الحسان
وهذيand these النهودbreasts وهذيand these العيونeyes
وهذي النهود وهذي العيون
And these lovely, beautiful cheeks,
And these blushing, beautiful cheeks,
And these breasts, and these eyes—
And these breasts and these eyes,
حرامforbidden عليكfor you تذيبيyou melt سناهاtheir radiance
حرام عليك تذيبي سناها
ببثby voicing الشكاةcomplaint وذرفand shedding الشؤونtears
ببث الشكاة وذرف الشؤون
It is wrong for you to melt away their radiance
It is forbidden for you to melt its radiance
By voicing complaint and shedding tears.
By venting complaints and shedding tears,
رويدكgently, I beg you صنوtwin الشعورfeeling الرقيقtender
رويدك صنو الشعور الرقيق
الوفيfaithful العطوفcompassionate علىtoward البائسينthe wretched
الوفي العطوف على البائسين
Gently, twin of tender feeling,
Gently, O guardian of delicate feeling,
Faithful and compassionate toward the wretched.
Loyally kind to the wretched,
وخليand leave off الملامreproach فانfor indeed المصابaffliction
وخلي الملام فان المصاب
يفيضmakes overflow الشؤونtears ويذكيand kindles الشجونsorrows
يفيض الشؤون ويذكي الشجون
And leave off reproach, for affliction
And stop blaming, for suffering
Makes tears overflow and kindles sorrows.
Makes tears overflow and stirs passions,
ألستdo you not ترانيsee me عرانيhas overtaken me الذبولwithering
ألست تراني عراني الذبول
وهدّand shattered السقامsickness كيانيmy being الحصينfortified
وهدّ السقام كياني الحصين
Do you not see me? Withering has overtaken me,
Do you not see me, stripped of vigor,
And sickness has shattered my fortified being.
And sickness has wasted my sturdy being?
ألستdo you not ترانيsee me فوقupon السريرthe bed
ألست تراني فوق السرير
ركاماًa heap تباهتswaggered إليهtoward it المنونDeath
ركاماً تباهت إليه المنون
Do you not see me upon the bed,
Do you not see me atop the bed
A heap toward which Death has swaggered?
A ruin toyed with by death?
وهذاand this امامكbefore you جسميmy body المريضsick
وهذا امامك جسمي المريض
تداعىcrumbled واخنتand ravaged عليهupon it السنونthe years
تداعى واخنت عليه السنون
And this, before you, is my sick body:
And here before you is my sick body
It has crumbled, and the years have ravaged it.
Collapsing and worn by years,
وهذيand these بثورpustules الشبابyouth السخيgenerous
وهذي بثور الشباب السخي
بسفكin shedding دمائيmy blood للسافكينfor the blood-shedders
بسفك دمائي للسافكين
And these are the pustules of youth, so generous
And here are the boils of generous youth
In shedding my blood for those who shed it.
Shedding my blood for those who spill it,
حياةa life البغيthe prostitute عذابtorment مقيمabiding
حياة البغي عذاب مقيم
وشجوand sorrow عظيمgreat وحقدand rancor دفينburied
وشجو عظيم وحقد دفين
The prostitute's life is abiding torment,
A courtesan’s life is lasting torment,
And great sorrow, and buried rancor.
Great passion and buried malice,
وقتلand killing اللياليthe nights ببذلby lavishing مياهwaters الthe
وقتل الليالي ببذل مياه ال
محياface الوسيمhandsome ودمعand tears سخينhot
محيا الوسيم ودمع سخين
And killing the nights by lavishing the waters of the
And killing nights by shedding priceless tears
Handsome face, and hot tears.
To bring to life the handsome one and hot tears,
وهذيand this حياتيmy life فخلso leave off الملامreproach
وهذي حياتي فخل الملام
وكنand be ليfor me نعمhow excellent الوفيthe faithful one الامينthe trustworthy one
وكن لي نعم الوفي الامين
And this is my life, so leave off reproach,
And this is my life, so stop blaming
And be a fine, faithful, trustworthy friend to me.
And be my loyal, trustworthy friend,
بديعةBadi'a آهah! أبنتِyou revealed الخفيwhat was hidden
بديعة آه أبنتِ الخفي
فزدهتso flourished (unclear spelling) الهمومworries وزدتand you increased الشجونsorrows
فزدهت الهموم وزدت الشجون
Badi'a—ah! You have revealed what was hidden,
Wondrous one, O daughter of mystery,
So worries flourished, and you increased sorrows.
Sorrows have increased and passions multiplied,
بديعةBadi'a جئتI came لانسىto forget حياتيmy life
بديعة جئت لانسى حياتي
حياةa life الشؤونtears التيthat تذرفينyou shed
حياة الشؤون التي تذرفين
Badi'a, I came to forget my life,
Wondrous one, I came to forget my life,
A life of the tears that you shed.
The life of sorrows that you shed tears over,
فزادso increased شعوريmy awareness هناhere بالحياةof life
فزاد شعوري هنا بالحياة
فخابتso were dashed امانيmy hopes وخابتand failed ظنونexpectations
فخابت اماني وخابت ظنون
So here my awareness of life increased,
So here my feelings toward life increased,
So my hopes were dashed, and expectations failed.
Hopes were dashed and conjectures foiled,
بديعةBadi'a كونيbe كماas اشتهيكI desire you
بديعة كوني كما اشتهيك
فتاةthe maiden الخيالimagination فتاةthe maiden الفنونthe arts
فتاة الخيال فتاة الفنون
Badi'a, be as I desire you:
Wondrous one, be as I desired you,
The maiden of imagination, the maiden of the arts.
The girl of fantasy, the girl of arts,
وأبقيand keep وقيتmay you be protected الحديثthe account الصحيحtrue
وأبقي وقيت الحديث الصحيح
حديثthe account السقامsickness كسرas a secret دفينburied
حديث السقام كسر دفين
And keep—may you be protected—the true account,
And keep the time for true talk,
The account of sickness, as a buried secret.
Talk of sickness that breaks the buried,
وقوليand say بانكthat you are رمزa symbol الجمالbeauty
وقولي بانك رمز الجمال
ورمزand a symbol الكمالperfection ورمزand a symbol الفتونallure
ورمز الكمال ورمز الفتون
And say that you are the symbol of beauty,
And say that you are the symbol of beauty,
And the symbol of perfection, and the symbol of allure.
And the symbol of perfection and the symbol of deadly charms,
ولاand do not تذكريmention ليto me بثورpustules الشبابyouth
ولا تذكري لي بثور الشباب
الشبابyouth المريضsickly الشبابyouth المهينabased
الشباب المريض الشباب المهين
And do not tell me of the pustules of youth,
And do not mention to me the boils of youth,
Sickly youth, abased youth.
Sick youth, disgraced youth,
بديعةBadi'a انتyou التيthe one whom هامfell in love فيكwith you
بديعة انت التي هام فيك
كبارthe great ones الانامhumankind وهامand fell in love البنونthe sons
كبار الانام وهام البنون
Badi'a, you are the one who enraptured
Wondrous one, you at whom the great ones raved,
The great of humankind, and enraptured the sons.
And the youths craved,
أأنتis it you? السقيمةthe sickly one بنتdaughter السقامsickness
أأنت السقيمة بنت السقام
نحثwe hasten إليكtoward you الخطىsteps مهطعينrushing forward
نحث إليك الخطى مهطعين
Is it you, the sickly one, daughter of sickness,
Are you the sickly daughter of the sick
Toward whom we hasten our steps, rushing forward?
At whom we hurry haltingly?
واحسرتاهoh, my sorrow! جنونmadness الشبابyouth
واحسرتاه جنون الشباب
وواحيرتاهand oh, my bewilderment! شبابyouth الجنونmadness
وواحيرتاه شباب الجنون
Oh, my sorrow—the madness of youth!
And alas for the madness of youth,
And oh, my bewilderment—the youth of madness!
And woe for the youth of madness!
Sol 6.1