ياO وطنيmy homeland حييتmay you be saluted منas موطنa homeland
يا وطني حييت من موطن
تحيتيmy greeting إليهto it سكبpouring الدموعْthe tears
تحيتي إليه سكب الدموعْ
O my homeland, hail to you as a home;
Oh my homeland, I greeted the place I'm from
My greeting to it is the pouring of tears.
My greetings to it, tears poured down
أسرّmore pleasing ليto me منthan نيلattaining ماwhat اشتهيI desire
أسرّ لي من نيل ما اشتهي
أنthat يقسمallot الدهرfate إليكto you الرجوعْthe return
أن يقسم الدهر إليك الرجوعْ
More pleasing to me than attaining what I desire
Reveal to me what I desire from the Nile
Is for fate to grant me a return to you.
That fate will return you back to me
أقسمتI have sworn لوif تفتحتbloomed وردةa rose
أقسمت لو تفتحت وردة
فيكin you غداwould become عنديwhere I am شذاهاits fragrance يضوعwafts
فيك غدا عندي شذاها يضوع
I have sworn: were a rose to bloom
I swore if a rose bloomed
In you, its fragrance would waft where I am.
Its fragrance will be longing in you tomorrow
تطلعrise أقماركyour moons فيat أوجهاtheir zenith
تطلع أقمارك في أوجها
ياah ليتif only عنديwith me كانwere ذاكthat الطلوعthe rising
يا ليت عندي كان ذاك الطلوع
Your moons rise at their zenith;
Your moons rise in their zenith
Ah, if only that rising were here with me!
I wish I had that rising
خذtake منfrom ضلوعيmy ribs ماwhatever يشاءdesires الهوىlove
خذ من ضلوعي ما يشاء الهوى
أولاor else فخذthen take إنif شئتyou wish معهُalong with it الضلوعthe ribs
أولا فخذ إن شئت معهُ الضلوع
Take from my ribs whatever love desires;
Take whatever love wants from my ribs
Or else, if you wish, take the ribs along with it.
First take them if you want along with the ribs
شوقlonging جوىburning heartache وجدpassion ضنىwasting sickness حسرةٌregret
شوق جوى وجد ضنى حسرةٌ
شجوٌsorrow حنينyearning خفقانheart-fluttering ولوعardent attachment
شجوٌ حنين خفقان ولوع
Longing, burning heartache, passion, wasting sickness, regret;
Passion burned, love pined, sorrow,
Sorrow, yearning, a fluttering heart, ardent attachment.
Yearning, longing, throbbing and agony
فيكin you ربوعdwellings أهّلتwere inhabited بالصباin youth
فيك ربوع أهّلت بالصبا
ياoh ليتif only شعريmy knowledge كيفhow تلكthose الربوعthe dwellings
يا ليت شعري كيف تلك الربوع
In you are dwellings once inhabited in youth;
In you are meadows the morning breeze frequented
Oh, would that I knew how those dwellings fare!
I wish I knew how those meadows were
نزعتI departed عنكfrom you كارهاًloathing فرقةseparation
نزعت عنك كارهاً فرقة
لكنbut أرادwilled اللهGod هذاthis النزوعthe departure
لكن أراد الله هذا النزوع
I departed from you, loathing separation;
I was forced to part from you unwillingly
But God willed this departure.
But God willed this parting
Sol 6.1