متىwhen يُسفِرُbrighten الأُفقُthe horizon الغَيهَبdark
متى يُسفِرُ الأُفقُ الغَيهَب
وتَسمعُand You hear ياO رَبِLord ماwhat أطلُبُI ask for
وتَسمعُ يا رَبِ ما أطلُبُ
When will the dark horizon brighten
When will the horizon clear of mist
and You hear, O Lord, what I ask?
And you hear, my Lord, what I seek
رأيتُكI saw You قَبلَbefore انهمارِthe pouring down of السنينَthe years
رأيتُك قَبلَ انهمارِ السنينَ
يؤانِسُنيkeeps me company وَجهكَYour face الطيّبُkindly
يؤانِسُني وَجهكَ الطيّبُ
I saw You before the years poured down,
I saw you before the years poured down
Your kindly face keeping me company.
Your beautiful face kept me company
وأنتَand You قريبٌnear إليَّto me قريبٌnear
وأنتَ قريبٌ إليَّ قريبٌ
كَنفَسِيlike my breath منيَto me بلrather أقربُnearer
كَنفَسِي منيَ بل أقربُ
And You are near to me, near,
And you are close to me, close
as my breath is to me—no, nearer.
Like my soul to me, even closer
تحدّثنيYou speak to me فأُحِسُso I sense وميضاًa flash
تحدّثني فأُحِسُ وميضاً
تفجرّhas burst forth بيwithin me نبعُهits spring الصيّبُcopiously pouring
تفجرّ بي نبعُه الصيّبُ
You speak to me, and I sense a flash,
You speak to me and I sense a flash
whose gushing spring has burst forth within me.
Its clear spring overflowing in me
وترمقُنيand You gaze at me فيَهُمُّso stirs البياضُwhiteness
وترمقُني فيَهُمُّ البياضُ
ويغمُرنيand envelops me ضؤهits light الأشنَبُcool and pearly-white
ويغمُرني ضؤه الأشنَبُ
And You gaze at me, and whiteness stirs,
And you gaze at me till the whiteness troubles me
and its cool, pearly light envelops me.
And the blaze of lightning overwhelms me
Sol 6.1