ياO أميرprince الغناءsinging يفديكmay ransom you روحيmy soul
يا أمير الغناء يفديك روحي
منfrom صروفvicissitudes الهوىlove وجورand the tyranny الغرامpassion
من صروف الهوى وجور الغرام
O prince of song, may my soul ransom you
O prince of song, my soul ransoms you
From love's vicissitudes and passion's tyranny.
From the vicissitudes of love and the injustice of passion
أذبلتhas withered عودكyour frame الصبابةardent longing حتىuntil
أذبلت عودك الصبابة حتى
عدتyou became مثلlike الخيالa phantom فيin الأحلامdreams
عدت مثل الخيال في الأحلام
Longing has withered your frame until
Your youth has withered until
You became like a phantom in dreams.
You have become like a phantom in dreams
وغداand became صوتكyour voice القويّstrong أنيناًa moan
وغدا صوتك القويّ أنيناً
باكىweeping اللحنthe melody شاكيlamenting الأنغامthe notes
باكى اللحن شاكي الأنغام
And your strong voice became a moan,
And your strong voice has become a moan
Weeping in melody, plaintive in its notes.
The melody weeps, the tunes complain
خدtake دموعيmy tears فنحthen wail بهاwith them ياO هزاراًnightingale
خد دموعي فنح بها يا هزاراً
ذابmelted منfrom قسوةcruelty الجوىheartache والهيامand consuming love
ذاب من قسوة الجوى والهيام
Take my tears, then wail with them, O nightingale,
Take my tears and with them jest, O mocker
Melted by the cruelty of heartache and consuming love.
Melted from the harshness of love and oblivion
صدّنيkept me away عنfrom لقاكmeeting you فيضa flood حنينيmy longing
صدّني عن لقاك فيض حنيني
لبلادfor the land النخيلthe palms والآطامand the fortresses
لبلاد النخيل والآطام
The flood of my longing kept me from meeting you,
Yearning for you kept me from seeing you
For the land of palms and fortresses.
In the land of palm trees and sand dunes
قدindeed دعتنيcalled me مصرٌEgypt فطارso took flight صوابيmy reason
قد دعتني مصرٌ فطار صوابي
وتناسيتand I let myself forget ملهمىmy inspirer وإماميand my guide
وتناسيت ملهمى وإمامي
Egypt had called me, so my reason took flight,
Egypt called me, so I lost my mind
And I let myself forget my inspirer and my guide.
And forgot my muse and master
وتجاهلتُand I disregarded واجبيmy duty يومthe day of تكريhonoring (word continues)
وتجاهلتُ واجبي يوم تكري
مكَyou (completes 'honoring you') بينamong الأماثلthe notables الأعلامthe illustrious
مكَ بين الأماثل الأعلام
And I disregarded my duty on the day you were
And neglected my duty when you visited
Honored among the illustrious notables.
Mecca among the foremost leaders
أناI بالروحin soul والفؤادand heart صفيٌّa devoted friend
أنا بالروح والفؤاد صفيٌّ
قتقبلso accept تحيتيmy greeting وسلاميand my salutation
قتقبل تحيتي وسلامي
In soul and heart, I am a devoted friend;
I am in spirit and heart sincere
So accept my greeting and my salutation.
Receive my greeting and peace
Sol 6.1