ياO بلبلاًnightingale غَنّىsang فَهاجَand so stirred بَلابليmy sorrows
يا بلبلاً غَنّى فَهاجَ بَلابلي
حوشيتmay you be spared مِنfrom غَدرtreachery الزَمانtime وَغشّهِand its deceit
حوشيت مِن غَدر الزَمان وَغشّهِ
O nightingale, you sang and stirred my sorrows.
O nightingale, sing, so my nightingales will sing
May you be spared time’s treachery and deceit.
I've fled the age's guile and deceit
قَدindeed طارَflew قَلبيmy heart حينَwhen طرتyou flew تَلفّتاًturning to look
قَد طارَ قَلبي حينَ طرت تَلفّتاً
ماnot طارَflew قَبلكbefore you طائرa bird مَعwith عشّهِits nest
ما طارَ قَبلك طائر مَع عشّهِ
My heart took flight when you flew, turning to look.
My heart has flown as you flitted to and fro
No bird before you ever flew with its nest.
No bird has flown before you with its nest
Sol 6.1