أَتَسمعُdo you hear? ماwhat يَقُولُsays لَكَto you النَّسيمُthe breeze
أَتَسمعُ ما يَقُولُ لَكَ النَّسيمُ
سُحَيراًjust before dawn حينَwhen أَرسلهُsent it الصَّريمُthe night
سُحَيراً حينَ أَرسلهُ الصَّريمُ
Do you hear what the breeze says to you,
Do you hear what the breeze whispers to you
just before dawn, when the night sent it forth?
Enchantingly when the hot wind sends it?
يُخبِّرُit reports أَنَّthat أَهلَthe people الجِزعِthe valley bend حلُّواthey settled
يُخبِّرُ أَنَّ أَهلَ الجِزعِ حلُّوا
بِهِin it فَلِذاكَso for that reason قَدindeed ضَاعَspread الشَّمِيمُthe fragrance
بِهِ فَلِذاكَ قَد ضَاعَ الشَّمِيمُ
It reports that the people of the valley bend have settled
It tells that the people of Jiz' have departed
there; that is why the fragrance has spread.
So its scent has been lost.
مَشَواthey walked فيهِin it فَصارَand so became التُّربُthe dust مِسكاًmusk
مَشَوا فيهِ فَصارَ التُّربُ مِسكاً
وعُطِّرتِand were perfumed الَمواطِنُthe dwellings والرُّسومُand the campsite traces
وعُطِّرتِ الَمواطِنُ والرُّسومُ
They walked there, and so the dust became musk,
They walked on it, so the soil became musk
and the dwellings and their traces were perfumed.
And the dwellings and ruins were perfumed.
وقَبَّلَand it kissed مِنُهمُof them الأَقدامَthe feet شَوقاًin longing
وقَبَّلَ مِنُهمُ الأَقدامَ شَوقاً
إِليهِمfor them وَهوَand it is رَبعُهُمُtheir dwelling القَديمُthe old
إِليهِم وَهوَ رَبعُهُمُ القَديمُ
And it kissed their feet in longing
It kissed their feet passionately
for them—it is their old dwelling.
For it is their old companion.
وَمالَand leaned البانُthe ben tree منfrom طَرَبٍdelight وَأَضحىand there came to be
وَمالَ البانُ من طَرَبٍ وَأَضحى
لِتَحبيرِto embellish الرِّياضِthe gardens بِهِin it رُقُومُpatterns
لِتَحبيرِ الرِّياضِ بِهِ رُقُومُ
And the ben tree leaned in delight, and there came to be
The meadow inclined from ecstasy and became
patterns there to embellish the gardens.
Adorned by the pigmentation of the gardens.
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle ماسَswayed غُصنٌa bough ماسَswayed غُصنٌa bough
إِذا ما ماسَ غُصنٌ ماسَ غُصنٌ
مِنَof الأَعطافِthe bodily forms مُعَتدلٌwell-proportioned قَويمُupright
مِنَ الأَعطافِ مُعَتدلٌ قَويمُ
Whenever a bough swayed, so did a bough
When a branch sways, a straight, firm branch
of human form, well-proportioned and upright.
Of twisted branches,
وَقَدand indeed لاحَتshone forth بهin it أَقمارُmoons حُسنِbeauty
وَقَد لاحَت به أَقمارُ حُسنِ
عَلَيهاupon them منfrom تَمايلُهاtheir swaying نُجومُstars
عَلَيها من تَمايلُها نُجومُ
And moons of beauty shone forth there,
The moons of beauty shine on it
with stars upon them from their swaying.
With their swaying like stars upon it.
أُهيلَO dear people الجِزعِthe valley bend هَلquestion particle زَمَنٌa time تَقَضَّىhas passed
أُهيلَ الجِزعِ هَل زَمَنٌ تَقَضَّى
يَعودُreturn فإِنَّfor indeed حُبَّكُمُlove for you مُقيمُabiding
يَعودُ فإِنَّ حُبَّكُمُ مُقيمُ
O dear people of the valley bend, will a time gone by
O people of Jiz', has the time passed
return—for my love for you abides—
That will return? For your love remains.
وَتُصبِحَand may become رَملَةُthe sands الوَعساءِal-Waʿsāʾ منكُمthrough you
وَتُصبِحَ رَملَةُ الوَعساءِ منكُم
مُكَللَّةًgarlanded لَهَاit has عِقدٌa necklace نَظيمُfinely strung
مُكَللَّةً لَهَا عِقدٌ نَظيمُ
and the sands of al-Waʿsāʾ, through you, become
The desolate sands will be crowned by you
garlanded, with a finely strung necklace?
With an orderly pearl necklace on them.
فَقَلبيfor my heart بَعدَafter بُعدِكُمُyour departure مَشوقٌfilled with longing
فَقَلبي بَعدَ بُعدِكُمُ مَشوقٌ
كَئيبٌsorrowful والغَرامُand passion لَهُfor it غَريمُa creditor
كَئيبٌ والغَرامُ لَهُ غَريمُ
For my heart, after your departure, is filled with longing,
So my heart after your absence is yearning
sorrowful, and passion is its creditor.
Melancholy, and love is burning in it.
Sol 6.1