آيةa sign نسيمbreeze الأسحارthe predawn hours طيبfragrance العرارʿarār flowers
آية نسيم الأسحار طيب العرار
وهاتand bring أهنىthe gladdest أخبارnews ربّةlady السوارthe bracelet
وهات أهنى أخبار ربّة السوار
The sign of the predawn breeze is the fragrance of ʿarār.
The breeze of dawn carries the sweetest scent,
And bring the gladdest news of the lady of the bracelet.
Bring me the most delightful news of the bracelet's mistress.
واحيand revive بهناwith bliss المضنىthe love-worn بالغادةthrough the graceful maiden الحسناthe beautiful
واحي بهنا المضنى بالغادة الحسنا
تحييrevive المشوقthe yearning lover الظاميthe thirsty one الخرَّدthe bashful maidens الحسانthe beautiful
تحيي المشوق الظامي الخرَّد الحسان
And revive the love-worn with bliss through the lovely maiden.
Greet her who torments me, with her beauty so fair,
The beautiful, bashful maidens revive the yearning, thirsty lover.
Bringing joy to the longing, passionate lover.
صبٌّa lovesick lover بفرطthrough excess of الوجدpassion خالعcasting off العذارthe bridle
صبٌّ بفرط الوجد خالع العذار
حيثwhere بواديin the valley of نجدٍNajd ربّةlady الخمارthe veil
حيث بوادي نجدٍ ربّة الخمار
A lovesick lover casts off the bridle in overwhelming passion,
My love overflows, shunning all restraint,
where, in Najd’s valley, dwells the lady of the veil.
Where in the valley of Nejd is the mistress of the veil.
تبديshe reveals البهاءsplendor الأسنىthe loftiest بالموردat the watering place الأهنىthe most delightful
تبدي البهاء الأسنى بالمورد الأهنى
تحييshe revives المشوقthe yearning lover الظاميthe thirsty one المولعthe impassioned الجنانheart
تحيي المشوق الظامي المولع الجنان
She reveals the loftiest splendor at the most delightful watering place.
Revealing the finest beauty at the most blissful meadow,
She revives the yearning, thirsty lover, impassioned at heart.
Bringing joy to the longing, enamored lover.
ياO صاحfriend سرjourney بيwith me سرjourney بيwith me فالهوىfor love رباhas grown
يا صاح سر بي سر بي فالهوى ربا
واقصدand seek مغانيabodes القربnearness منamong رُبىhills قُباQubā
واقصد مغاني القرب من رُبى قُبا
O friend, journey with me, journey with me, for love has grown.
Oh friend, keep my secret, keep my secret, for love holds sway,
And seek the abodes of nearness among the hills of Qubā.
Seek the sweetest intimacy near my beloved.
واشهدand behold ذاكthat المغنىabode كالقابlike a bow’s span أوor أدنىnearer
واشهد ذاك المغنى كالقاب أو أدنى
وارتشفand sip مدامwine الجامthe goblet منfrom صفاpurity الأدنانthe wine jars
وارتشف مدام الجام من صفا الأدنان
And behold that abode, a bow’s span away or nearer.
And witness that singing, be it high or low,
And sip the goblet’s wine from the pure contents of the wine jars.
And sip the wine’s rapture, with cups of conviviality.
حَسْنَاthe fair one المحاسنlovely features تُجلَىis unveiled فيin حلىadornments الدلالcoquetry
حَسْنَا المحاسن تُجلَى في حلى الدلال
ياO حبّذاhow delightful ذاthis المجلىmanifestation فيin سماheaven الجمالbeauty
يا حبّذا ذا المجلى في سما الجمال
The lovely-featured beauty is unveiled in the adornments of coquetry.
The finest beauties are revealed in the charms of her grace,
O, how delightful this manifestation in the heaven of beauty!
How wonderful is her splendor in heaven’s glory.
طيرbird البهاsplendor غنَّىsang فيin نعتهاher praise الأسنىthe most exalted
طير البها غنَّى في نعتها الأسنى
ماno قريةvillage للراميfor the seeker بعدbeyond عبدانʿAbdān
ما قرية للرامي بعد عبدان
The bird of splendor sang her most exalted praises.
The birds of delight sang the sweetest ode to her praise,
For the seeker, no village lies beyond ʿAbdān.
No home remains for the archer after Aden.
فطفso circle بتلكaround that الكعبهthe Kaaba منfrom حولaround المقامthe Station
فطف بتلك الكعبه من حول المقام
واشربand drink بزمزمat Zamzam شربهa draught تطفيquenches للأوامfor burning thirst
واشرب بزمزم شربه تطفي للأوام
So circle that Kaaba, round the Station.
So wander near that sanctuary, circling the shrine,
And drink at Zamzam a draught that quenches burning thirst.
And drink from Zamzam a draft to end all sorrows.
كلّall الصفاpurity منّاfrom us خذtake وصفهits description عنّاfrom us
كلّ الصفا منّا خذ وصفه عنّا
فالحسنso beauty للختامfor the ending فيin رضاناour contentment كانwas
فالحسن للختام في رضانا كان
All purity comes from us; take its description from us.
Take from us the utmost purity, and learn from us her traits,
So the beauty of the ending lay in our contentment.
For the finest conclusion was in earning her consent.
Sol 6.1