كلماwhenever قلتI said: علىupon الذكرىremembrance سلامfarewell
كلما قلت: على الذكرى سلام
هتفتcalled out بالقلبin the heart أيامdays خوالbygone
هتفت بالقلب أيام خوال
Whenever I said, "Farewell to remembrance,"
Whenever I say: farewell to the memory
bygone days called out in my heart.
My heart shouted the days of intimacy
لمdid not تدمyou endure ليfor me ياO حبيبيmy beloved غيرexcept as ذكرىa memory
لم تدم لي يا حبيبي غير ذكرى
ليتif only شعريmy knowledge هلwhether أرىI see تلكthose المجاليvistas؟
ليت شعري هل أرى تلك المجالي؟
You remained for me, my beloved, only as a memory.
You did not last for me, my beloved, but a memory
If only I knew—shall I see those vistas?
I wonder, will I see those meadows again?
قدindeed تراءتappeared ليto me علىacross بعدthe remoteness of المدىthe distance
قد تراءت لي على بعد المدى
ماhow أحيلاهاsweet they are إذاwhen مرتthey pass بباليthrough my mind!
ما أحيلاها إذا مرت ببالي!
They have appeared to me across the vast distance;
They appeared to me from afar
how sweet they are when they cross my mind!
How beautiful they are when they cross my mind!
ياah لذكرىwhat a remembrance القلبthe heart أيامdays لقاmeeting
يا لذكرى القلب أيام لقا
كلall ماthat which فيهاin them نعيمbliss لخياليfor my imagination
كل ما فيها نعيم لخيالي
Ah, the heart's remembrance of days of meeting!
O the memory of the heart, the days of meeting
All within them is bliss for my imagination.
Everything in it is bliss for my imagination
ياO حبيبيmy beloved! هلwhether نسيتyou forgot الأمسyesterday لماwhen
يا حبيبي! هل نسيت الأمس لما
كنتyou were نجميmy star بينamong سمارnighttime companions اللياليthe nights؟
كنت نجمي بين سمار الليالي؟
O my beloved, have you forgotten yesterday, when
O my beloved! Did you forget yesterday when
you were my star among the companions of the night?
You were my star among the nights' conversations?
وضفافand the banks of النيلthe Nile مهوىhaven of حبناour love
وضفاف النيل مهوى حبنا
وعلىand on شطيهits two banks ساعاتhours of الوصالunion
وعلى شطيه ساعات الوصال
And the banks of the Nile were our love's haven,
The banks of the Nile were the home of our love
and on its two banks were the hours of union,
And in its banks were the hours of reunion
حينwhen ترنوyou gaze ليat me بطرفwith an eye ساحرbewitching
حين ترنو لي بطرف ساحر
ورنتand gazed عينيmy eye بقلبwith a heart غيرnot خاليfree of love
ورنت عيني بقلب غير خالي
when you gazed at me with a bewitching eye,
When you glanced at me with your enchanting eye
and my eye gazed back, with a heart not free of love.
And my eye chirped with an unempty heart
ليتنيif only I والبعدwhile separation يفريrends خافقيmy beating heart
ليتني والبعد يفري خافقي
بالذيwith what لاقيتI have endured منfrom ذاتthe woman possessing الجمالbeauty
بالذي لاقيت من ذات الجمال
If only I, while separation rends my beating heart
I wish me and the distance that makes my heart flutter
with what I have endured from the beautiful one,
With the one I met, the one with that beauty
أعرفI know الحبlove هنيئاblissful طيباsweet
أعرف الحب هنيئا طيبا
لاnot أجافيهI shun it لغدرbecause of betrayal أوor مطالstalling
لا أجافيه لغدر أو مطال
could know love as blissful and sweet,
I know love, happily good
not shun it for betrayal or stalling.
I do not betray it for any treason or ordeal
ياO حبيبيmy beloved! بالذيby the One who آتاكgave you حسناbeauty
يا حبيبي! بالذي آتاك حسنا
يأسرcaptivates القلبthe heart بألوانwith shades of الدلالcoy charm
يأسر القلب بألوان الدلال
O my beloved, by Him who gave you beauty
O my beloved! For what gave you that charm
that captivates the heart with shades of coy charm,
That captivates the heart with the colors of affection
ارعcherish حبيmy love ذاكراremembering أيامناour days
ارع حبي ذاكرا أيامنا
فعلىfor upon ذكراكyour remembrance للعهدfor the pledge اتكاليmy reliance
فعلى ذكراك للعهد اتكالي
cherish my love, remembering our days,
Look after my love, remembering our days
for I rely on your remembrance to uphold the pledge.
Relying on your memory for my promise