لحنmelody شعريmy verse فيin فؤاديmy heart رتعgrazed freely
لحن شعري في فؤادي رتع
وand إلىtoward بُستانgarden حبِّيmy love اندَفَعاrushed
و إلى بُستان حبِّي اندَفَعا
The melody of my verse grazed freely in my heart,
A lyrical melody surged in my heart,
and rushed into the garden of my love.
And rushed towards the garden of my love.
وand حصانُthe horse الشَّوقِof longing أرْخيتُI loosened لهfor it
و حصانُ الشَّوقِ أرْخيتُ له
حَبْلهits tether ، فازدادso it grew شوقاin longing وسعىand hastened
حَبْله ، فازداد شوقا وسعى
And for the horse of longing I loosened
I loosened the rein of the steed of passion,
its tether; its longing grew, and it hastened on.
So it increased its yearning and strode ahead.
هذهthis طيبةُTaybah ، ياO ريحَbreeze الصِّبyouth (truncated)
هذه طيبةُ ، يا ريحَ الصِّب
عندهاbeside her صقرُthe falcon الأمانيof hopes وقفَاcame to rest
عندها صقرُ الأماني وقفَا
This is Taybah, O breeze of youth;
This is Taybah, O morning breeze!
beside her, the falcon of hopes came to rest.
This is Taybah, a sincere love
هذهِthis طيبةُTaybah ، حبٌّlove صادقٌsincere
هذهِ طيبةُ ، حبٌّ صادقٌ
ويقينٌand certainty ، فيin رُباهاher hills اجتمعاthe two united
ويقينٌ ، في رُباها اجتمعا
This is Taybah: sincere love
And certainty, both gathered in its expanse.
and certainty have united on her hills.
A garden whose flowers beam with laughter
روضةٌa garden أزهارُهاits flowers ضاحكةٌsmiling
روضةٌ أزهارُها ضاحكةٌ
وand الشَّذاthe fragrance فيin لاfirst part of 'lava fields' بَتَيهاher two lava fields (word ending) سطعَاshone
و الشَّذا في لا بَتَيها سطعَا
A garden whose flowers smile,
And whose branches radiate splendor.
and fragrance shone in her two lava fields.
The Guide dawned upon it, as the full moon
طلعrose الهاديthe Guide عليهاover her ، مثلمjust as (truncated)
طلع الهادي عليها ، مثلم
طَلَعrose البدرُthe full moon فأصغىso he listened ودَعَاand prayed
طَلَع البدرُ فأصغى ودَعَا
The Guide rose over her, just as
Rose and invoked blessings as it ascended.
the full moon rose; then he listened and prayed.
O dweller of blessed Taybah, O spring of bliss!
ياO رُباhills طيبةَTaybah ياO نبعspring الرِّضcontentment (truncated)
يا رُبا طيبةَ يا نبع الرِّض
ياO هُدىًguidance فيin كلِّevery أُفقٍhorizon لمعاshone
يا هُدىً في كلِّ أُفقٍ لمعا
O hills of Taybah, O spring of contentment,
O guidance shining on every horizon!
O guidance that shone on every horizon!
The Guide came to you - good tidings!
جاءكِcame to you الهاديthe Guide فياso O بشرىglad tidings ويand O (truncated)
جاءكِ الهادي فيا بشرى وي
فرحَjoy المنبَعِof the spring لمَّاwhen نبعاit gushed forth
فرحَ المنبَعِ لمَّا نبعا
The Guide has come to you—oh, glad tidings, and oh,
The spring was glad when it gushed forth.
the spring’s joy when it gushed forth!
The horizon saw its sights and came alive,
أبصرَbeheld الأُفقthe horizon رُؤاهاher visions فانتشىso it was enraptured
أبصرَ الأُفق رُؤاها فانتشى
وترامىand spread out حُلُماًas a dream واتَّسعاand grew wider
وترامى حُلُماً واتَّسعا
The horizon beheld her visions and was enraptured,
Imagining beautiful dreams as it expanded.
and spread out as a dream and grew wider.
Mount Quba’s complexion was described as fair
وصفاand brightened وجهُthe face قباءٍof Quba حينمwhen (truncated)
وصفا وجهُ قباءٍ حينم
بانappeared ركْبُthe caravan المصطفىof the Chosen One وارتفعاand rose
بان ركْبُ المصطفى وارتفعا
And the face of Quba brightened when
When the procession of Mustafa rode high.
the Chosen One’s caravan appeared and rose into view.
The full moon rose, O its wondrous beauty!
طلعrose البدرthe full moon فياso O روعتهُits splendor
طلع البدر فيا روعتهُ
فيin دُجىthe gloom الظَّلْماءِof the dark night لمَّاwhen طَلَعاit rose
في دُجى الظَّلْماءِ لمَّا طَلَعا
The full moon rose—oh, its splendor,
When it ascended through the dark gloom.
in the gloom of the dark night when it rose!
Partial English translation: 21 of 22 Arabic lines translated.