ياO بلبلاًnightingale يصدحsings out فيin غصنهits branch
يا بلبلاً يصدح في غصنه
فيرقصand so dances الواديthe valley علىto لحنهits melody
فيرقص الوادي على لحنه
O nightingale, singing out upon its branch,
O nightingale singing on its branch,
the valley dances to its melody.
So the valley dances to its melody.
كمhow often قدindeed أفاقawakened الزهرthe flowers منfrom حلمهits dream
كم قد أفاق الزهر من حلمه
نشوانintoxicated بالألحانwith the melodies منfrom فنهits art
نشوان بالألحان من فنه
How often the flowers have awakened from their dream,
How often the flowers have awakened from their dream,
intoxicated by melodies born of its art.
Drunk on the melodies of its art.
والجدولand the brook المفتونspellbound قدalready صفقتclapped
والجدول المفتون قد صفقت
أمواههits waters للطيرfor the bird فيin وكنهits nest
أمواهه للطير في وكنه
And the enchanted brook—its waters have clapped
And the spellbound brook—applause has rung out
for the bird within its nest.
From its waters for the bird within its nest.
جاءcame الربيعspring الطلقradiant مستبشراًrejoicing
جاء الربيع الطلق مستبشراً
يسكرintoxicates هذاthis الكونthe universe منfrom دنهits wine jar
يسكر هذا الكون من دنه
Spring, bright and free, has come rejoicing;
Radiant spring has come rejoicing,
this universe grows drunk from its wine jar.
Intoxicating this universe from its wine jar.
غرّدsing علىon قيثارةa lyre سحرهاits magic
غرّد على قيثارة سحرها
يسعدgladdens قلبthe heart المدنفthe lovesick one الهائمthe love-bewildered one
يسعد قلب المدنف الهائم
Sing to the lyre of its enchantment,
Sing upon a lyre whose magic
to gladden the heart of the lovesick wanderer.
Gladdens the heart of the lovesick wanderer.
غرّدsing فهذاfor this الكونthe universe مصغlistening intently لماto what
غرّد فهذا الكون مصغ لما
تسكبهyou pour it منfrom لحنكyour melody الساجمflowing
تسكبه من لحنك الساجم
Sing—for this universe listens to what
Sing, for this universe listens intently to what
you pour forth from your flowing melody.
You pour forth from your flowing melody.
وانشدand sing معwith الفجرthe dawn أغانيsongs الصباyouth
وانشد مع الفجر أغاني الصبا
واغنمand seize لياليnights عيشكyour life الناعمblissful
واغنم ليالي عيشك الناعم
And sing with the dawn the songs of youth;
And sing with the dawn the songs of youth,
make the most of the nights of your gentle life.
And seize the nights of your blissful life.
ماnot العمرlife إلاbut حلمa dream ينقضيends
ما العمر إلا حلم ينقضي
وليسand is not ذاكthat الحلمthe dream بالدائمeverlasting
وليس ذاك الحلم بالدائم
Life is nothing but a dream that passes,
Life is but a dream that ends,
and that dream does not endure.
And that dream is not everlasting.
غداًtomorrow يجفdries up الزهرthe flowers فيin روضهits garden
غداً يجف الزهر في روضه
وينضبand runs dry الماءthe water ويعرىand grows bare الشجرthe trees
وينضب الماء ويعرى الشجر
Tomorrow the flowers will wither in its garden,
Tomorrow the flowers will wither in their garden,
the water will dry up, and the trees grow bare.
And the water will run dry, and the trees will grow bare.
ويقفرand grows desolate يجفdries up الزهرthe flowers فيin روضهits garden
ويقفر يجف الزهر في روضه
فيهin it ولاand no صبّa lovesick lover يناجيwhispers to القمرthe moon
فيه ولا صبّ يناجي القمر
And it will grow desolate; the flowers will wither in its garden,
And it will grow desolate; the flowers will wither in their garden,
with no ardent lover in it to commune with the moon.
And there, no lovesick lover will whisper to the moon.
والبلبلand the nightingale الغريدsweet-singing واحسرتاoh, my sorrow!
والبلبل الغريد واحسرتا
يطويهfolds it away صرفthe ravages الدهرof time فيمنamong those who غبرhave passed away
يطويه صرف الدهر فيمن غبر
And the sweet-singing nightingale—alas!—
And the sweet-singing nightingale—alas!—
the turns of time will fold him among those gone before.
Time's ravages will fold it away among the departed.
لاno كائنbeing يبقىremains بهذاin this الورىcreation
لا كائن يبقى بهذا الورى
بلrather يخلدlives forever الحبlove وتفنىand perish الصورforms
بل يخلد الحب وتفنى الصور
No being remains in this world;
No being endures in this world;
rather, love lives forever, while forms pass away.
But love lives forever, while forms perish.
Sol 6.1