عادreturned الربيعspring ولمand did not تعوديyou return (feminine)
عاد الربيع ولم تعودي
ياO نبعfountain أفراحjoys الوجودexistence
يا نبع أفراح الوجود
Spring has returned, but you have not returned.
Spring has returned, but you have not
O fountain of existence’s joys.
O fountain of life's joys
عادreturned الربيعspring ولمand did not تعوديyou return (feminine)
عاد الربيع ولم تعودي
فعلامso why أمنحهI give it نشيديmy song
فعلام أمنحه نشيدي
Spring has returned, but you have not returned.
Spring has returned, but you have not
So why should I offer it my song?
So for whom shall I compose my song?
ولمنand for whom أغنّيI sing والفضاءُwhile the sky الطلقopen
ولمن أغنّي والفضاءُ الطلق
يسخرscoffs منat قيوديmy chains
يسخر من قيودي
And for whom should I sing, while the open sky
And to whom shall I sing, while the open sky
scoffs at my chains?
Mocks my shackles?
وبأيّand with what لحنtune والأغاريدwhile the songs
وبأيّ لحن والأغاريد
العذابsweet هجرنthey have forsaken (feminine plural) عوديmy oud
العذاب هجرن عودي
And to what tune, when the songs
With what melody, when songs of joy
—the sweet ones—have forsaken my oud?
Have abandoned my lute?
أناI للفناءdestined to perish فلاso do not تمنّينيbeguile me بأحwith dre- (split word: dreams)
أنا للفناء فلا تمنّيني بأح
لام-ams (completes dreams) الخلودimmortality
لام الخلود
I am destined to perish, so do not beguile me with dre-
I am destined for oblivion, so do not wish for me
ams of immortality.
Dreams of eternity
Sol 6.1