ياO شاديsinger البانthe bān tree ماwhat أشجاكsaddened you أشجاناsaddened us
يا شادي البان ما أشجاك أشجانا
إنindeed الذيthe one who أسقاكgave you drink الشوقlonging أسقاناgave us drink
إن الذي أسقاك الشوق أسقانا
O singer in the bān tree, what saddened you has saddened us.
O Shadi Al-Ban, what grief has made you so sad?
Indeed, the one who gave you longing to drink gave us
Indeed, whoever gave you longing has also given us longing.
كأسa cup منof الصابbitter sap والآلامand pains مترعةbrimming
كأس من الصاب والآلام مترعة
منwho ليfor me بكأسwith a cup إليهاfor it كنتI was ظمآناthirsty
من لي بكأس إليها كنت ظمآنا
a cup brimming with bitter sap and pain.
A cup brimming with separation and pain,
Who will bring me a cup for which I have thirsted?
I wish I had a cup to quench my thirst.
كأسa cup منof الوصلunion أضحىbecame منwhoever ترشفهاsipped it
كأس من الوصل أضحى من ترشفها
قريرat peace عينof eye بمنwith the one whom يهواهhe loves him نشواناintoxicated
قرير عين بمن يهواه نشوانا
A cup of union—whoever sipped it became
A cup of reunion, whoever sips from it,
serene of eye, intoxicated by the one he loves.
His eyes shine joyfully for his beloved.
إنif أنسI forget لاnot أنسI forget يوماa day قلتI said ياO أمليmy hope
إن أنس لا أنس يوما قلت يا أملي
متىwhen تجودyou generously grant بوصلwith union قلتyou said ليto me: الآناnow
متى تجود بوصل قلت لي: الآنا
If I forget, I shall not forget the day I said, 'O my hope,
One day I said, “O my hope, when
when will you grant me union?' You said to me, 'Now.'
Will you generously grant me reunion?” You said: “Now.”
أسقانيgave me drink الوجدpassion منfrom حرىburning مراشفهits lips
أسقاني الوجد من حرى مراشفه
وماand not ارتويتI quenched my thirst وأضحىand became القلبthe heart سكراناdrunk
وما ارتويت وأضحى القلب سكرانا
Passion gave me drink from its burning lips,
Longing made me drink from the heat of its passion,
yet I did not quench my thirst, and my heart grew drunk.
Yet I was not sated, and my heart got drunk.
حينwhen انتهيناwe had finished وطيفand the phantom الحبof love ثالثناour third
حين انتهينا وطيف الحب ثالثنا
وأعينand the eyes البدرthe full moon منfrom علياهits lofty height ترعاناwatch over us
وأعين البدر من علياه ترعانا
When we had finished, with love's phantom the third among us,
When we were done, and the specter of love was third between us,
and the full moon's eyes watching over us from on high,
The eyes of the full moon watched over us from above.
همناwe wandered بآفاقthrough horizons حبlove لاno حدودbounds لهاfor them
همنا بآفاق حب لا حدود لها
وبثناand imparted to us الشوقlonging إشفاقاtender concern وتحناناand affection
وبثنا الشوق إشفاقا وتحنانا
we wandered through boundless horizons of love,
We dreamed of bounds of love that have no limits,
and longing instilled in us tender concern and affection.
And we scattered longing and tenderness.
أنسانيmade me forget الوصلunion ماwhat لاقيتI endured منfrom زمنيmy lifetime
أنساني الوصل ما لاقيت من زمني
فيin سالفbygone العهدdays آلاماpains وهجراناand abandonment
في سالف العهد آلاما وهجرانا
Union made me forget what I had endured in my life,
Reunion made me forget the pain
in bygone days—pain and abandonment.
Of past times of suffering and estrangement.
ياO مبعثsource الطهرpurity ياO أصلorigin الجمالbeauty ألاindeed
يا مبعث الطهر يا أصل الجمال ألا
أرجوI hope منfrom الدهرtime إرجاعrestoration الذيwhat كاناit was
أرجو من الدهر إرجاع الذي كانا
O source of purity, O origin of beauty—indeed,
O source of purity, O essence of beauty!
I hope that time will bring back what once was.
I hope time will restore what we once had.
لاdo not تستمعlisten للذيto the one who قدhas قالsaid خانكمhe betrayed you
لا تستمع للذي قد قال خانكم
فإنfor indeed فيin قولهhis words زوراfalsehood وبهتاناand slander
فإن في قوله زورا وبهتانا
Do not listen to the one who has said, 'He betrayed you.'
Do not listen to the one who said he betrayed you,
For his words contain falsehood and slander.
For his words are lies and slander.
مهماwhatever يزورhe fabricates فإنيfor indeed I ماnot سلوتكموI ceased loving you
مهما يزور فإني ما سلوتكمو
وكيفand how يسلىis forgotten زمانthe time الحبof love مذsince كاناit was
وكيف يسلى زمان الحب مذ كانا
Whatever lies he invents, I have not ceased to love you.
No matter his lies, I never doubted you,
And how can love's time be forgotten, since it first began?
How can the time of love be doubted since it began?
وماand does not يزالcease منىhopes روحيmy soul وبغيتهاand its desire
وما يزال منى روحي وبغيتها
ومنand whoever يحبloves فؤادa heart عادbecame أسواناsorrowful
ومن يحب فؤاد عاد أسوانا
And it remains my soul's hope and its desire,
My soul still yearns for you and wants you,
and a heart, whoever it loves, ends up sorrowful.
And whoever loves a heart returns contrite.