ياO! حسنbeauty ذاكthat الموعدthe appointed meeting
يا حسن ذاك الموعد
يمحوit erases منfrom العمرlife غديmy tomorrow
يمحو من العمر غدي
How beautiful that appointed hour!
How lovely that appointed meeting!
It erases my tomorrow from my life,
It erases my tomorrow from life,
ويمسحand wipes away الآلامthe pains والهمand the sorrow
ويمسح الآلام والهم
ويفنيand ends كبديmy anguish
ويفني كبدي
and wipes away the pains and care,
and wipes away pains and sorrow,
and consumes my innermost heart.
and ends my anguish.
للنارto the fire أوor للماءto the water أوor
للنار أو للماء أو
للأرضto the earth منيof me جسديmy body
للأرض مني جسدي
To fire, or water, or
To fire, or to water, or
earth, goes my body;
to earth belongs this body of mine.
وتسلمand survive الأحلامthe dreams هلquestion marker
وتسلم الأحلام هل
تسلمsurvive رهنbound to الأبدeternity
تسلم رهن الأبد
the dreams survive—but will they
And dreams survive—will
survive, hostage to eternity?
they survive, bound to eternity?
أمضيI go بهاwith them إلىtoward مدىan expanse
أمضي بها إلى مدى
منفلتunbounded منفردsolitary
منفلت منفرد
I journey with them toward a far horizon,
I go with them toward an expanse
unfettered and alone,
unbounded, solitary.
هناكthere حيثwhere الحبlove
هناك حيث الحب
أشذاءfragrances زهورflowers جددnew
أشذاء زهور جدد
there, where love is
There, where love is
the scents of fresh flowers,
the fragrances of fresh flowers,
وحيثand where لاno حقدmalice ولاnor
وحيث لا حقد ولا
شنشنةa characteristic trait لحسدِof envy
شنشنة لحسدِ
and where there is neither rancor nor
and where there is no malice, nor
the ingrained habit of envy.
any trace of envy.
ماwhat أنتyou فيin غيبكyour hiddenness أوor
ما أنت في غيبك أو
فيin قدسكyour sanctity المؤمّدgiven an appointed span
في قدسك المؤمّد
What are you, in your unseen realm, or
What are you in your hiddenness, or
in your far-reaching sanctity?
in your time-bound sanctity?
هلquestion marker أنتyou إلاexcept وحيa revelation
هل أنت إلا وحي
حبlove جامحunbridled مزغردululating
حب جامح مزغرد
Are you anything but a revelation
Are you anything but a revelation
of wild love, ululating with joy,
of unbridled, ululating love,
يطلappears حلوsweet العينthe eye حلوsweet
يطل حلو العين حلو
الملتقىthe encounter حلوsweet اليدthe hand
الملتقى حلو اليد
appearing—sweet to the eye, sweet
appearing, sweet of eye, sweet
to meet, sweet of hand?
to meet, sweet of hand?
لولاكwere it not for you منwho للناسfor people غوsuccor (first part of غوثاً)
لولاك من للناس غو
ثاًsuccor (completion of غوثاً) فيin المقرthe abode النكدwretched
ثاً في المقر النكد
Without you, who would be people's suc—
Without you, who would be people's succor
—cor in this wretched abode?
in the wretched abode?
سخوتyou were generous لمdid not يحرمكbe denied you مشa yearning one (first part of مشتاق)
سخوت لم يحرمك مش
تاقa yearning one (completion of مشتاق) ولمand did not يمنعbe refused صديone athirst
تاق ولم يمنع صدي
You have been bountiful: no one who longed
You were generous: no yearning soul was denied you,
for you was denied you, nor was my hand held back.
nor was anyone athirst refused.
مرحيmy joy! متىwhen ماever (emphatic particle) جئتنيyou come to me
مرحي متى ما جئتني
تمحوyou erase منfrom العمرlife غديmy tomorrow
تمحو من العمر غدي
Welcome, whenever you come to me—
How I rejoice whenever you come to me,
you erase my tomorrow from my life.
erasing my tomorrow from life.
Sol 6.1