أنتyou فيin البالthe mind ياO غريباa stranger بدارin an abode
أنت في البال يا غريبا بدار
لاnot يذوقtastes الحياةlife فيهاin it غريبa stranger
لا يذوق الحياة فيها غريب
You are in my thoughts, O stranger in a land
You are in my thoughts, O stranger in an abode
Where no stranger tastes of life.
Where no stranger tastes life.
إنindeed قبراa grave حللتyou settled فيهin it لروضtruly a garden
إن قبرا حللت فيه لروض
فيهin it منfrom كلevery زهرةflower ماwhat يطيبis pleasant
فيه من كل زهرة ما يطيب
Indeed, the grave in which you came to rest is a garden,
The grave in which you have settled is indeed a garden;
With every flower in it that gives delight.
Within it is the sweetness of every flower.
عجزwas incapable الطبmedicine عنof شفائكhealing you آهاalas
عجز الطب عن شفائك آها
منfor جراحwounds يحارis bewildered فيهاby them الطبيبthe physician
من جراح يحار فيها الطبيب
Medicine could not heal you—alas!
Medicine was powerless to heal you—alas
From wounds that leave the physician bewildered.
For wounds that bewilder the physician!
رمضانRamadan أتىhas come وأنتand you بعيدfar away
رمضان أتى وأنت بعيد
وسعيرand the blaze الأحزانof sorrows منىto me قريبnear
وسعير الأحزان منى قريب
Ramadan has come, and you are far away,
Ramadan has come, and you are far away,
While the blaze of sorrows is close to me.
And the blaze of sorrows is close to me.
إنindeed عينيmy eye لمdid not تبقremain فيهاin it دموعtears
إن عيني لم تبق فيها دموع
فيin حناياthe recesses الفؤادof the heart دمعtears صبيبflowing copiously
في حنايا الفؤاد دمع صبيب
No tears remain in my eyes,
Indeed, my eye has no tears left;
Yet in the heart’s recesses, tears stream.
In the heart's recesses, tears flow in torrents.
يفتحopens الحزنgrief للمدامعfor weeping eyes باباa door
يفتح الحزن للمدامع بابا
فتذوبso melt الأحجارthe stones فيماamong what تذوبmelts
فتذوب الأحجار فيما تذوب
Sorrow opens a door for tears,
Grief opens a door for weeping eyes,
And stones melt as the tears melt.
So stones melt among all that melts.
ماnot سألناwe asked اللحادthe gravedigger يوماever عليكمabout you
ما سألنا اللحاد يوما عليكم
دلناinformed us عنكموabout you هنالكthere طيبfragrance
دلنا عنكمو هنالك طيب
We never asked the gravedigger about you;
We never once asked the gravedigger about you;
A sweet scent there guided us to you.
A fragrance there told us of you.
Sol 6.1