أضلّنيled me astray اللَهGod بالجمالthrough beauty
أضلّني اللَه بالجمال
ماwhat ليwith me وللحسنand with beauty آهah ماwhat ليwith me
ما لي وللحسن آه ما لي
By beauty, God has led me astray.
God led me astray through beauty.
What have I to do with beauty? Ah, what is wrong with me?
What have I to do with beauty? Ah, what ails me?
فيin كلevery يومٍday لناfor us شجونsorrows
في كل يومٍ لنا شجون
شديدةfierce البأسmight فيin الصيالthe onslaught
شديدة البأس في الصيال
Each day we have tangled cares,
Every day we have sorrows,
formidable in their might when they assail.
Fierce in their onslaught.
أمضىI march إلىto حربهاwar against them بروحٍwith a spirit
أمضى إلى حربها بروحٍ
يهفوyearns إلىfor ساحةthe field القتالof battle
يهفو إلى ساحة القتال
I go to war against them with my soul,
I march to war against them with a spirit
which yearns for the field of battle.
That yearns for the field of battle.
فمنso from سعيرٍa blazing fire إلىto نعيمbliss
فمن سعيرٍ إلى نعيم
ومنand from حرامthe forbidden إلىto حلالthe lawful
ومن حرام إلى حلال
And so, from their blaze into bliss,
So from a blazing fire to bliss,
and from the forbidden to the lawful.
And from the forbidden to the lawful.
لاdo not تسألواask (you all) اليومtoday كيفhow حاليmy condition
لا تسألوا اليوم كيف حالي
هلdoes يعرفknow الحسنbeauty كيفhow حاليmy condition
هل يعرف الحسن كيف حالي
Do not ask today how I am;
Do not ask today how I fare.
does Beauty know how I am?
Does beauty know how I fare?
Sol 6.1