إذاwhen دناdraws near أجَلُthe appointed end الظلماءthe darkness وافينيcome to me
إذا دنا أجَلُ الظلماء وافيني
ياO نجمةَstar الصُّبحthe morning ياO سلوىsolace المساكينِthe poor
يا نجمةَ الصُّبح يا سلوى المساكينِ
When the darkness nears its end, come to me,
When the appointed time of the oppressors draws near
O morning star, O solace of the poor.
O morning star, O solace of the wretched
أقضيI spend اللياليthe nights وعينيand my eye فيكِon you ساهرةٌwakeful
أقضي الليالي وعيني فيكِ ساهرةٌ
كأنَّماas though كانَwas فيin مغناكِyour abode تكوينيmy formation
كأنَّما كانَ في مغناكِ تكويني
I spend the nights, my eye keeping sleepless watch on you,
I spend the nights with sleepless eyes fixed on you
As though I had come into being in your abode.
As though in your melody was my genesis
هذيthese الرياضُgardens سليask عنِّيabout me بلابلَهاtheir nightingales
هذي الرياضُ سلي عنِّي بلابلَها
كمhow often ردَّدتthey echoed فيin الهوىlove نَوْحيmy lament وتلحينيand my singing
كم ردَّدت في الهوى نَوْحي وتلحيني
These gardens—ask their nightingales about me:
These gardens - may their nightingales give me respite
How often, in love, they echoed my lament and my singing!
How often have I voiced in passion my sighs and melody
ياO نجمةَstar الصبحthe morning والدنياand the world بهاin it نُوَبٌcalamities
يا نجمةَ الصبح والدنيا بها نُوَبٌ
إنيindeed I دعوتكِI called upon you للجِلَّىfor the dire calamity فسلِّينيso console me
إني دعوتكِ للجِلَّى فسلِّيني
O morning star, while the world is beset by calamities,
O morning star, and the world is full of grief
Indeed, I have called on you in dire distress; so console me,
I called on you to console me, so console me
حتىuntil إذاwhen أشرقتrose شمسٌa sun لمرتزِقٍfor one seeking a livelihood
حتى إذا أشرقت شمسٌ لمرتزِقٍ
علىon طريقthe road الردىdeath، روحيgo وخلِّينيand leave me
على طريق الردى، روحي وخلِّيني
Until, when a sun rises for one seeking a livelihood,
Until the rising of a sun for a wayfarer
Go, and leave me on the road to death.
On the road of loss, my soul, release me
Sol 6.1