ياO شمسsun حلوانHelwan التيwho غرَّبَتset
يا شمس حلوان التي غرَّبَت
عنaway from منزليmy home دهراًfor an age ولمand did not تشرقِrise
عن منزلي دهراً ولم تشرقِ
O sun of Helwan, who have set
O sun of Helwan, who has set
Away from my home for an age and have not risen—
Far from my home for an age, and has not risen.
أماwas it not كفىenough أنيthat I عدمتI lost التيher who
أما كفى أني عدمت التي
كانتwas جمالthe beauty الغربthe West والمشرقand the East
كانت جمال الغرب والمشرق
Was it not enough that I lost the one who
Was it not enough that I lost her who
Was the beauty of West and East?
Was the beauty of the West and the East?
شفيقةٌcompassionate أنتyou ولكنbut علىtoward
شفيقةٌ أنت ولكن على
عشاقlovers ألحاظكyour glances لمdid not تشفقيyou show compassion
عشاق ألحاظك لم تشفقي
Compassionate you are—yet toward
You are compassionate, yet toward
The lovers of your glances, you showed no compassion.
The lovers of your glances you showed no compassion.
Sol 6.1