ووادٍand a valley كأنفاسlike breaths المحبينthe lovers فيin القربcloseness
ووادٍ كأنفاس المحبين في القرب
نسائمُهits breezes السكرىdrunken علىover مائةa hundred (likely intended: its water) العذبsweet; fresh
نسائمُه السكرى على مائة العذب
And a valley, like lovers’ breaths when they are close,
Like the breaths of lovers in closeness
Its drunken breezes over its sweet [water].
Its intoxicating breezes over the fresh water
سقتهwatered it الغواديthe morning showers نهلةa draught منfrom معينهاtheir flowing waters
سقته الغوادي نهلة من معينها
فاسرعso it hastened واهتزتand stirred حواشيهits fringes بالخصبwith fertility
فاسرع واهتزت حواشيه بالخصب
The morning showers watered it with a draught from their flowing waters,
The valleys quenched it from their springs
So it quickened, and its fringes stirred with lush growth.
So it rushed and its banks flourished with fertility
ورنّحهand made it sway الغريدthe songbird فيin سحرthe enchantment صوتهits voice
ورنّحه الغريد في سحر صوته
فدوىso it resounded كبشرىlike glad tidings الوصلreunion فيin مسمعthe ear الصبthe lovesick lover
فدوى كبشرى الوصل في مسمع الصب
And the songbird set it swaying with the enchantment of its voice,
And the warbling birds sang at dawn
So it rang out like glad tidings of reunion in the lovesick lover’s ear.
Echoing like tidings of reunion to the ear of the lover
قضيبa branch (likely intended: I spent) بهin it أيامthe days لهويmy play وصَبوَتيand my youthful passion
قضيب به أيام لهوي وصَبوَتي
فسُقياًso, blessings of rain لأيامfor the days الصبابةardent yearning والحبّand love
فسُقياً لأيام الصبابة والحبّ
[I spent] there the days of my play and youthful passion.
It spent days of my passion and youth
So may rain bless the days of yearning and love!
Quenching the days of youth and love
وهلand will ترجعbring back الأيامthe days أحلامthe dreams أنسناour happy companionship
وهل ترجع الأيام أحلام أنسنا
فنرضىso we may be pleased عنwith الأيامthe days مغفورةforgiven الذنبthe sin
فنرضى عن الأيام مغفورة الذنب
And will the days restore the dreams of our happy companionship,
Can the days bring back the dreams of our delight
So that we may be pleased with the days, their sin forgiven?
That we'd be pleased with the days, their sins forgiven?
وهيهاتand alas, how far away عهدthe time الحبّlove ليسis not براجعreturning
وهيهات عهد الحبّ ليس براجع
فصبراًso, patience علىin the face of الوجدpassionate longing المبرحtormenting ياO قلبيmy heart
فصبراً على الوجد المبرح يا قلبي
And alas, the time of love will not return;
Alas! The days of love will not return
So bear this tormenting longing patiently, O my heart.
So be patient, my heart, with the diffused ecstasy
Sol 6.1