تدفقthe flow ماءwater معدنيmineral منfrom الصخرthe rock
تدفق ماء معدني من الصخر
يذكرنيreminds me مماof what تخلدhas endured فيin الفكرthe mind
يذكرني مما تخلد في الفكر
The flow of mineral water from the rock
Mineral water flows from the rock
reminds me of what lives on in memory:
Reminding me of what is engraved in memory
زماناًa time قضيناwe spent فيin جبالmountains نفوسةNafusa
زماناً قضينا في جبال نفوسة
بربوةon a rise بنداوBandaw المجاورadjoining للقصرto al-Qasr
بربوة بنداو المجاور للقصر
a time we spent in the Nafusa Mountains,
A time we spent in the mountains of Nafusa
on the rise at Bandaw, beside al-Qasr.
In the neighboring Al-Ribwa of Bendao Palace
فحنتso it yearned إلىfor الأوطانthe native lands نفسa soul غريبةfar from home
فحنت إلى الأوطان نفس غريبة
نأتit went far away فرأتthen it found أنساًsolace بإخوانهاwith its brothers الغرthe illustrious
نأت فرأت أنساً بإخوانها الغر
So a soul far from home yearned for its native lands;
A lonely soul longed for homelands
it had gone far away, then found solace with its illustrious brothers.
It came and found comfort with its brothers and strangers
فأنتso it sighed وتاهتand it wandered فيin الخيالimagination ورفرفتand it fluttered
فأنت وتاهت في الخيال ورفرفت
عشيةone evening اذwhen هبblew النسيمthe breeze علىover الزهرthe flowers
عشية اذ هب النسيم على الزهر
So it sighed, wandered in imagination, and fluttered,
You wandered in fantasy and fluttered
one evening, when the breeze blew over the flowers.
In the evening when the breeze blew on the flowers
ودارتand went round كؤسcups الشايof tea بينamong أحبةdear friends
ودارت كؤس الشاي بين أحبة
كرامnoble كاخوانlike the Brethren الصفاof Purity مظهرan embodiment الفخرof pride
كرام كاخوان الصفا مظهر الفخر
And cups of tea went round among dear friends,
Tea cups circulated among loved ones
noble, like the Brethren of Purity, a source of pride.
Generous brothers like the sincere friends, image of pride
سبحناwe swam وروحناand we refreshed النفوسthe souls سويعةfor a little while
سبحنا وروحنا النفوس سويعة
وعدناand we returned وجنحand the darkness الليلof night منسدلhanging down السترthe curtain
وعدنا وجنح الليل منسدل الستر
We swam and refreshed our souls for a little while,
We swam and our souls were joyful
and returned with nightfall's curtain hanging down.
We returned and the night draped its curtain
تحفsurround بناaround us تلكthose الجبالmountains يزينهاadorns them
تحف بنا تلك الجبال يزينها
منof الثلجthe snow هاماتsummits كمنفلقlike the breaking الفجرof dawn
من الثلج هامات كمنفلق الفجر
Those mountains surround us, adorned
Those mountains embraced us, adorned
with snowy summits like the breaking dawn.
With ice caps like the dawn cleavage
وطرقand paths كقضبانlike rods اللجينof silver ترصعتwere studded
وطرق كقضبان اللجين ترصعت
بهاwith them الروضthe groves منof صنفthe kind الزياتينolive trees والسدرand lote trees
بها الروض من صنف الزياتين والسدر
And paths like rods of silver adorned
Paths paved like rods of bent iron
the groves of olive and lote trees.
Decorated the garden with jasmine and lotus trees
هنيئاwhat joy لناfor us اذwhen تمwas complete أنسthe delight اجتماعناof our gathering
هنيئا لنا اذ تم أنس اجتماعنا
وعدناand we returned وكلand all الجمعthe company منشرحgladdened الصدرthe breast
وعدنا وكل الجمع منشرح الصدر
What joy for us, when our gathering's delight was complete!
Congratulations to us for the comfort of our gathering
And we returned, all the company light of heart.
We returned while the whole group had relieved chests
Sol 6.1