ياO قرَّةdelight العينof the eye ماليI have no عنكِapart from you مُصطَبرُpatient endurance
يا قرَّة العين مالي عنكِ مُصطَبرُ
كيفhow السلوُّsolace ونارwhile the fire القلبof the heart تَستعرُblazes
كيف السلوُّ ونار القلب تَستعرُ
O delight of my eyes, I cannot bear to be without you.
O delight of my eyes, why am I so patient without you?
How can there be solace while the heart's fire blazes?
How can I be calm when my heart is aflame?
وكيفand how أَسلوI find solace وعنيand from me اليومَtoday قدalready رَحلَلَتshe departed
وكيف أَسلو وعني اليومَ قد رَحلَلَت
أَسماAsma وأَبقتand she left دموعَtears العينof the eye تَنهمرُstream
أَسما وأَبقت دموعَ العين تَنهمرُ
And how can I find solace, when she has departed from me today—
How can I be tranquil when today my eyes have become sleepless,
Asma—leaving tears streaming from my eyes?
Naming you while tears from my eyes pour down?
فياso, O عيونيmy eyes جُودِيgive generously بالدمُوعwith tears عَسَىperhaps
فيا عيوني جُودِي بالدمُوع عَسَى
تخففّىyou may ease بعضَsome of ماwhat فيin القَلبthe heart يستَتِرُlies hidden
تخففّى بعضَ ما في القَلب يستَتِرُ
So, my eyes, pour forth tears, that perhaps
So, O my eyes, be generous with your tears, perhaps
You may ease some of what lies hidden in the heart.
You may relieve some of the pain hiding in my heart.
وساعديand help مهجةَthe soul المحزونof the grieving one علَّكِperhaps you أَنthat
وساعدي مهجةَ المحزون علَّكِ أَن
تطفيyou quench لهيبَthe blaze فؤَادٍof a heart كادalmost ينفطرُsplits apart
تطفي لهيبَ فؤَادٍ كاد ينفطرُ
And aid the grieving one's soul, that perhaps you may
And help the grieving soul, perhaps you
Quench the blaze of a heart nearly split apart.
Can extinguish the blaze of a heart about to shatter.
ياO جمرةember الحزنof grief هلاَّwill you not تتركيleave كبديmy liver
يا جمرة الحزن هلاَّ تتركي كبدي
يوماًfor a day بغيرwithout قُروحٍwounds قدalready مَضَىhas faded نضرُfreshness
يوماً بغير قُروحٍ قد مَضَى نضرُ
O ember of grief, will you not leave my liver
O ember of sorrow, why don’t you leave my liver
For one day without wounds? Its freshness has already faded.
One day without wounds that have passed and healed?
ربيتِyou grew up تسعةnine أعوامٍyears معيwith me وأَتَىand came
ربيتِ تسعة أعوامٍ معي وأَتَى
مَنone whom ليسdoes not يمنعهُhinder him كبرٌold age ولاnor صغَرُyouth
مَن ليس يمنعهُ كبرٌ ولا صغَرُ
You grew up with me for nine years, and there came
For nine long years you were raised with me, then came
One whom neither old age nor youth can hinder.
One whom neither old age nor youth could prevent.
ماhow كانwas أَقصرshort ذاكthat العمرlife واأَسفَيah, my sorrow
ما كان أَقصر ذاك العمر واأَسفَي
كزَهرَةٍlike a flower فيat انبثاقthe breaking of الصبحdawn تَنتَثرُscatters
كزَهرَةٍ في انبثاق الصبح تَنتَثرُ
How short that life was—ah, my sorrow!
How brief was that life! And what sorrow I feel
Like a flower scattering at the breaking of dawn.
Like a blossom scattering at dawn.
ياO لهفَanguish نفسيof my soul لأَيامٍfor days مَضَتpassed عَجَلاًin haste
يا لهفَ نفسي لأَيامٍ مَضَت عَجَلاً
كالحلمlike a dream ولَّىvanished فلاso no عينٌtangible presence ولاَnor أَثَرُtrace
كالحلم ولَّى فلا عينٌ ولاَ أَثَرُ
Oh, my soul's anguish for days that passed in haste,
Oh, how my soul yearns for days now gone hastily
Like a dream that vanished, leaving neither presence nor trace.
Like a dream that passed, leaving no trace behind.
أوَّاهُalas منfor طولthe length of ليلٍa night بتُّI spent the night أسهرُهُstaying awake through it
أوَّاهُ من طول ليلٍ بتُّ أسهرُهُ
كأَنَّماas though مالهُit has no صبحmorning ولاnor سَحَرُthe time before dawn
كأَنَّما مالهُ صبح ولا سَحَرُ
Alas for the long night I spent sleepless,
Woe to me from the lengthy night I've stayed awake
As though it had neither morning nor the hour before dawn.
As if it had no dawn or daylight.
قدindeed كنتI used to أشفَقُfear منbecause of دمعيmy tears علىfor بَصَريmy sight
قد كنت أشفَقُ من دمعي على بَصَري
واليومَand today هانbecame unimportant عليَّto me الدمعtears والبَصَرُand sight
واليومَ هان عليَّ الدمع والبَصَرُ
Once I feared for my sight because of my tears,
Once I feared my tears would harm my sight,
And today, tears and sight alike mean little to me.
But today neither tear nor sight matter to me.
فلأَبكينَّكِso I shall surely weep for you ماناحَتas long as it mourns مطوَّقةٌa collared dove
فلأَبكينَّكِ ماناحَت مطوَّقةٌ
وماand as long as سَرَىtravels by night فيthrough ذُرَىthe heights of أَفلاكهِits celestial spheres القَمرُthe moon
وما سَرَى في ذُرَى أَفلاكهِ القَمرُ
So I shall surely weep for you as long as a collared dove mourns,
So I will weep for you for as long as there is
And as long as the moon travels by night through the heights of its spheres.
A starry belt circling the heavens.
Sol 6.1