ملعبٌa playground كانCannes وأحلامand dreams الهوىof love
ملعبٌ كان وأحلام الهوى
ترسلsend forth الأفراحjoys فيماamong what ترسلُthey send
ترسل الأفراح فيما ترسلُ
Cannes is a playground, and dreams of love
A playground it was, and dreams of passion
send forth joys among the things they send.
Sending joys as it sends
نوسعwe lavish upon الليلthe night سروراًjoy ونرىand we see
نوسع الليل سروراً ونرى
أنthat إيمunclear; perhaps 'sin' (إثم) الحبlove أمرٌa thing يجمُلُis beautiful
أن إيم الحب أمرٌ يجمُلُ
We lavish joy upon the night and see
We expand the night in cheer and see
that love's [sin?] is a beautiful thing.
That faithful love is a lovely thing
هانmatters little ماwhat فتناهwe have left behind منof أيامناour days
هان ما فتناه من أيامنا
إنماonly العيشlife نعيمٌbliss يقبلapproaches
إنما العيش نعيمٌ يقبل
The days we have left behind matter little;
Gone is what we were tempted by from our days
life is but bliss approaching.
For life is a bliss that is fleeting
لاdo not تقلsay كنتُI was ولاnor كنّاwe were فماfor ... not
لا تقل كنتُ ولا كنّا فما
يذكرremembers الماضيthe past إلاexcept الأجهلthe most ignorant
يذكر الماضي إلا الأجهل
Do not say 'I was,' nor 'we were,' for
Say not ‘I was’ or ‘we were’ for none
none but the most ignorant remembers the past.
Recalls the past but the ignorant fool
ابتدعinvent إثماًa sin جديداًnew ولتقلand say
ابتدع إثماً جديداً ولتقل
إنindeed هذاthis الإثمthe sin إثمٌa sin اولfirst
إن هذا الإثم إثمٌ اول
Invent a new sin, and say:
Invent a new sin and say
'Indeed, this sin is a first sin.'
This is the first time for this sin
Sol 6.1