ياO زمانَtime الصِبّاof youth عليكَupon you السلاَمُpeace
يا زمانَ الصِبّا عليكَ السلاَمُ
ياO ربيعاًa spring تزهوare radiant بهِthrough it الأَيَّامُthe days
يا ربيعاً تزهو بهِ الأَيَّامُ
O time of youth, peace be upon you.
O days of my youth, peace be upon you
O spring in which the days are radiant.
O springtime where days are in bloom
فيكَin you تَحلوgrows sweet الحياةُlife ياO زهرَflower (word fragment)
فيكَ تَحلو الحياةُ يا زهرَ
ةَending of 'flower' العمرof life وتنموand grow العقولthe minds والأَجسامُand the bodies
ةَ العمر وتنمو العقول والأَجسامُ
In you life grows sweet, O flower
In you, life is sweet, o flower of age
of life, and minds and bodies grow.
Minds and bodies grow
رغدُease عيشٍof living كناwe were بهِin it آهُah! لوداif only it had lasted (incomplete)
رغدُ عيشٍ كنا بهِ آهُ لودا
مَending of 'lasted' وهلand can...? للزمانfor time يُرجَىis hoped for دَوامُpermanence
مَ وهل للزمان يُرجَى دَوامُ
The ease of life we enjoyed—ah, if only it had
Carefree living we had, ah if only it lasted
lasted! Yet can we hope for time to endure?
Can time be hoped to endure?
لهفَanguish نفسيmy soul علىover أُويقَاتbrief moments أُنسٍof companionship
لهفَ نفسي على أُويقَات أُنسٍ
قدalready تقضَّتhave passed away كأنهاas though they were أَحلامُdreams
قد تقضَّت كأنها أَحلامُ
How my soul aches for those brief moments of companionship,
My soul yearns for times of intimacy
Which have passed away as though they were dreams.
Now gone like dreams
فيin رُبوعٍabodes كأنَّهاas though they were جنَّةthe Garden الخلدِof Eternity
في رُبوعٍ كأنَّها جنَّة الخلدِ
بهاin it يُضحِكُmakes smile الرِياضَthe gardens الغمامُthe clouds
بها يُضحِكُ الرِياضَ الغمامُ
In abodes like the Garden of Eternity,
In meadows as if the gardens of eternity
Where the clouds make the gardens smile.
Where clouds smile over gardens
حيثُwhere كانwas لزمانtime (apparent typo) طلقَcheerful المحيَّاof countenance
حيثُ كان لزمان طلقَ المحيَّا
وعيونand the eyes الأَكدارof sorrows عناaway from us نيامُasleep
وعيون الأَكدار عنا نيامُ
Where time wore a cheerful countenance,
Where once time was open and free
And the eyes of sorrow slept, heedless of us.
And sad eyes were sleeping from us
حيثُwhere غصنُthe bough الشبابof youth غضٌtender نضيرٌfresh
حيثُ غصنُ الشباب غضٌ نضيرٌ
يجمعgathers الورقُthe leaves فوقهُabove it والحَمامُand the doves
يجمع الورقُ فوقهُ والحَمامُ
Where youth’s bough is tender and fresh,
Where the branch of youth was fresh and green
Leaves and doves gather above it.
Leaves atop and doves below
ياO ربوعَabodes الأَوطانof the homelands حيَّاmay it greet الحياتُرthe rain; beginning of 'soil'
يا ربوعَ الأَوطان حيَّا الحياتُر
بَكِcompletion of 'your soil' وليحيَاand may they live ساكنوكِyour inhabitants الكِرَامُnoble
بَكِ وليحيَا ساكنوكِ الكِرَامُ
O homelands’ abodes, may the rain greet
O homelands, greet life
your soil, and may your noble inhabitants live!
And your noble dwellers
ياO مقرَّdwelling place الهناof joy عليكَupon you سَلاَمُpeace
يا مقرَّ الهنا عليكَ سَلاَمُ
ياO جناناًgardens بهِin it يطيبُis pleasant المَقامُdwelling
يا جناناً بهِ يطيبُ المَقامُ
O dwelling place of joy, peace be upon you.
O our haven, peace be upon you
O gardens where it is sweet to dwell.
O gardens where stay is pleasant
فلقلبيso for my heart السلوُّforgetting عنكَof you حَرَامٌforbidden
فلقلبي السلوُّ عنكَ حَرَامٌ
ولعَينيand for my eye عَليكَover you دمعٌtears سِجَامُstreaming
ولعَيني عَليكَ دمعٌ سِجَامُ
For my heart, forgetting you is forbidden,
So my heart is forbidden from forgetting you
And my eye sheds streaming tears for you.
And my eye sheds tears of longing upon you
Sol 6.1