ياO زينbeautiful one ياO مَحبوبbeloved ياO رسمالناour capital
يا زين يا مَحبوب يا رسمالنا
بِالنُومin sleep شفتكI saw you ياO وَليفdear companion قبالناbefore us
بِالنُوم شفتك يا وَليف قبالنا
O beautiful one, O beloved, O our treasure!
O beauty, O beloved, O our symbol
In sleep I saw you, O dear companion, before us.
In sleep I saw you, O intimate of ours
ياO هَلwhether تَرىyou think نحناwe عَلىon بالthe mind of الحَبيبthe beloved
يا هَل تَرى نحنا عَلى بال الحَبيب
مثلjust as ماwhat هنيthey بيجواthey come عاto بالناour mind
مثل ما هني بيجوا عا بالنا
Oh, I wonder: are we on the beloved's mind,
O could it be we are on the beloved's mind
As they come into our thoughts?
Just as he is constantly on ours
ياO هَلwhether تَرىyou think نحناwe عَلىon بالthe mind of الحَبيبthe beloved
يا هَل تَرى نحنا عَلى بال الحَبيب
فاتنenchanter of الأَنامall people بالزينwith beauty العَجيبwondrous
فاتن الأَنام بالزين العَجيب
Oh, I wonder: are we on the beloved's mind,
O could it be we are on the beloved's mind
Who enchants all people with wondrous beauty?
Unique beauty among all people
ياO زينbeautiful one كنيas though I شفتكمI saw you هذاthis نَصيبfate
يا زين كني شفتكم هذا نَصيب
ياO وَليفcompanion of القَلبthe heart منsince دورthe days of الشَبابyouth
يا وَليف القَلب من دور الشَباب
O beautiful one, I seem to have seen you—this is fate.
O beauty I saw you, this is my fate
O companion of the heart since the days of youth!
O intimate of the heart from the days of youth
ياO ظَريفgraceful in الطُولstature ياO عُودbough الرَطيبsupple
يا ظَريف الطُول يا عُود الرَطيب
ياO بوone with كذيلةa forelock مثلlike جنحانthe wings of الغرابthe raven
يا بو كذيلة مثل جنحان الغراب
O graceful in stature, O supple bough!
O gentle figure, O fragrant branch
O you with a forelock like a raven's wings!
O one with a tail like the wings of a raven
اللَهGod خبيرall-knowing اللَهGod شهيدwitness اللَهGod رَقيبwatchful
اللَه خبير اللَه شهيد اللَه رَقيب
إِنيindeed I عَلىbecause of هجرانكمyour desertion ذقتI tasted العَذابtorment
إِني عَلى هجرانكم ذقت العَذاب
God is all-knowing, God is witness, God keeps watch.
God is All-Knowing, God is Witness, God is Watchful
Indeed, through your desertion I have tasted torment.
I have tasted agony in your separation
عنapart from دُونother than كُلall العاشقينlovers أَمريmy plight عَجيبstrange
عن دُون كُل العاشقين أَمري عَجيب
اللَهGod يصبرناgrant us patience وَيرحمand have mercy on حالناour plight
اللَه يصبرنا وَيرحم حالنا
Unlike all other lovers, my plight is strange.
Unlike all lovers, my matter is unique
May God grant us patience and have mercy on our plight.
God give me patience and have mercy on my state
اللَهGod يصبرناgrant us patience عَلىunder هَذاthis البَلاaffliction
اللَه يصبرنا عَلى هَذا البَلا
يابوO you with الطَلاغمlips وَالتَراكيand earrings وَالحَلاand beauty
يابو الطَلاغم وَالتَراكي وَالحَلا
May God grant us patience under this affliction.
God give me patience for this ordeal
O you with such lips, earrings, and beauty!
O one with moles, beauty marks, and dreams
نحناwe تَرىyou see منfrom فقدكمlosing you ذُقناwe tasted البَلاaffliction
نحنا تَرى من فقدكم ذُقنا البَلا
آهah لَوif only تسمعyou hear بكابيmy weeping وَالعَويلand wailing
آه لَو تسمع بكابي وَالعَويل
You see, we have tasted affliction through losing you.
It seems we have tasted ordeal in your absence
Ah, if only you could hear my weeping and wailing!
Oh if only you could hear my crying and wailing
يابوO you with عيونeyes مكحلةkohl-lined ومذبلاand languid
يابو عيون مكحلة ومذبلا
عَينthe eye of العَنودthe wild doe الليthat اِنتَشىscented ريحthe smell of الفَتيلthe fuse
عَين العَنود اللي اِنتَشى ريح الفَتيل
O you with kohl-lined, languid eyes!
O one with kohl lined eyes that have faded
The eye of the wild doe that caught the scent of the fuse.
The eye of the coy one in whom the wick of passion was lit
يابوO you with جعورlocks مجدليbraided وَمسبلاand hanging down
يابو جعور مجدلي وَمسبلا
منfrom فُوقabove أَملودthe supple bough of الغَواallure النابيrising الطَويلtall
من فُوق أَملود الغَوا النابي الطَويل
O you with locks braided and hanging down,
O one with braided and dangling locks
From atop the tall, rising, supple bough of allure!
Above expectations, the long and towering
ارحمhave mercy on عشيركyour companion هيهhey ياO ريمgazelle of الفَلاthe wilderness
ارحم عشيرك هيه يا ريم الفَلا
فيin نظرتكyour glance ياO ماليناour wealth ورسمالناand our capital
في نظرتك يا مالينا ورسمالنا
Have mercy on your companion—ah, O gazelle of the wilderness!
Have mercy on your people, O Pinnacle
With your glance, O our wealth and our treasure.
In your glance, O our wealth and symbol
فيin نظرتكyour glance ياO ريمgazelle ياO ريمgazelle of النهودbreasts
في نظرتك يا ريم يا ريم النهود
يابوO you with الجعودthe curls السودblack ياO حلوlovely الخُدودcheeks
يابو الجعود السود يا حلو الخُدود
With your glance, O gazelle, O full-breasted gazelle!
In your glance, O gazelle, O gazelle of supple breasts
O you with black curls, O lovely-cheeked one!
O one with black locks, O sweet of cheek
هميmy sorrow عليكover you بزودis growing ياO وردrose of الورودroses
همي عليك بزود يا ورد الورود
ياO قمرmoon of نيسانApril ياO حلوsweet الودادaffection
يا قمر نيسان يا حلو الوداد
My sorrow over you grows, O rose of roses.
Worry about me soon, O rose of roses
O April moon, O sweet in affection!
O moon of April, O gentle affection
يابوO you with الخزاريearrings والسوايرand bracelets وَالبُنودand ornamental bands
يابو الخزاري والسواير وَالبُنود
ريحتكyour scent ياO منيتيmy heart's desire ندincense وزبادand civet
ريحتك يا منيتي ند وزباد
O you with earrings, bracelets, and ornamental bands!
O one with anklets and bracelets and beads
Your scent, O my heart's desire, is incense and civet.
Your scent, O my wish, is pleasure and joy
منfrom فُوقabove رُوضthe garden of الصدرthe chest رُمانpomegranates of النُهودthe breasts
من فُوق رُوض الصدر رُمان النُهود
يشفواthey heal العليلthe ailing one الليwho مسدحstretched out عالوسادon the pillow
يشفوا العليل اللي مسدح عالوساد
Above the garden of your chest, the pomegranates of your breasts
Above the garden of the chest, the pomegranate buds
Heal the ailing one stretched out upon the pillow.
That would cure the sick one lying on the pillow
إِنif طالlasts long هجركyour desertion ماnot بقاremains غَيرother than اللحودgraves
إِن طال هجرك ما بقا غَير اللحود
قدامناbefore us ياO عزdearer منthan دلالناour cherished ones
قدامنا يا عز من دلالنا
If your desertion drags on, nothing remains but graves
If your separation is prolonged, nothing remains but embers
Before us, O dearer than our cherished ones.
Before us, O pride of ours
قدامناbefore us ياO عزdearer منthan قَلبيmy heart الحَزينsorrowful
قدامنا يا عز من قَلبي الحَزين
صرليI have spent زَمانa long time بنينI moan منof جملةa number of سنينyears
صرلي زَمان بنين من جملة سنين
Before us, O dearer than my sorrowful heart.
Before us, O pride of my sorrowful heart
I have been moaning for a long time, for many years.
Many years have passed among the years
إِنif كانit was مثليlike me قَبلbefore صابafflicted العاشقينlovers
إِن كان مثلي قَبل صاب العاشقين
اللَهGod يساعدهمhelp them عَلىthrough صَرفthe turns of الزَمانtime
اللَه يساعدهم عَلى صَرف الزَمان
If a plight like mine has struck lovers before,
If there was ever a lover like me
May God help them through the turns of time.
God help them pass the time
كَيفhow مَضواthey spent عمرهمtheir lifetime متنغصينmiserable
كَيف مَضوا عمرهم متنغصين
مثلlike حاليmy plight شُوفيlook! ذُقتI tasted الهَوانhumiliation
مثل حالي شُوفي ذُقت الهَوان
How did they spend their lives in misery?
See how they spent their lives in sorrow
Like me—look, I have tasted humiliation.
Like me, they tasted humiliation
لَكنbut غَراميmy passion ماnot حووهthey contained it الأَربعينthe forty
لَكن غَرامي ما حووه الأَربعين
وَلاnor حَكواthey spoke فيabout هالهمومthese worries وَهالحزانand these sorrows
وَلا حَكوا في هالهموم وَهالحزان
But even forty of them could not contain my passion,
But my passion has not subsided over the decades
Nor have they spoken of these worries and these sorrows.
Nor have they recounted these worries and sorrows
إِنif كانit is that ترحمyou pity حالةthe plight of المضنىthe worn-out one الظَعينthe traveler
إِن كان ترحم حالة المضنى الظَعين
ردواreply to الخطابthe letter وَجاوبواand answer عسؤالناto our question
ردوا الخطاب وَجاوبوا عسؤالنا
If you pity the plight of the worn-out traveler,
If you would have mercy on the state of the weary distressed one
Reply to the letter and answer our question.
Reply to the letter and answer our speech
ردواreply to الخطابthe letter وجاوبوناand answer us عالكلامabout the words
ردوا الخطاب وجاوبونا عالكلام
ياO كاملperfect in الهندامattire ياO بدرfull moon التَمامfullness
يا كامل الهندام يا بدر التَمام
Reply to the letter and answer us about these words.
Reply to the letter and answer our talk
O you of perfect attire, O moon at the full!
O perfect in appearance, O full moon of perfection
روحgo ياO مرسالناour messenger قبلbefore الظَلامdarkness
روح يا مرسالنا قبل الظَلام
فَوقupon بكرهa young she-camel مثلlike هبهوبa gust of النسيمthe breeze
فَوق بكره مثل هبهوب النسيم
Go, O our messenger, before darkness,
Go, O our messenger, before nightfall
On a young she-camel, like a gust of breeze.
Tomorrow morning like the blowing of the breeze
عابلادto the lands of الشامal-Sham وديليcarry for me علامa message
عابلاد الشام وديلي علام
سيرtravel منfrom عنديmy place علىwith مدthe support of الكَريمthe Generous One
سير من عندي على مد الكَريم
To the lands of al-Sham, carry a message for me.
To the Levant’s lands, and tell me why
Set out from me with the Generous One's support.
Go from me for the generous one
ياO رسوليmy messenger ردbring back ليto me علمكyour news قوامat once
يا رسولي رد لي علمك قوام
شوفنيlook at me ياO طارشيmy courier مضنىworn out عديمdestitute
شوفني يا طارشي مضنى عديم
O my messenger, bring me your news at once.
O my messenger, return your knowledge to me
Look at me, O my courier, worn out and destitute.
See me, O Tarshi, destitute and hopeless
قلوtell him وليفcompanion in الحُبlove يقربكsends you السلامgreetings
قلو وليف الحُب يقربك السلام
وَيقبلكand kisses you عنfrom بعدafar ياO مرسالناour messenger
وَيقبلك عن بعد يا مرسالنا
Tell him, “Your companion in love sends you greetings
Say, the intimate of love sends you greetings
And kisses you from afar,” O our messenger.
And kisses you from afar, O our messenger
Sol 6.1