لَسْتُ يا أَمْسِيَ أَبكيكَ

لَسْتُ يا أَمْسِيَ أَبكيكَ

لِمجدٍ أَو لجاهْ

لِمجدٍ أَو لجاهْ

I do not weep for you, O my yesterday,

I am not pained by you, my evening,

I do not weep for you, O my Yesterday,

for glory or prestige

For glory or fame

For the sake of glory or of rank,

سلَبَتْهُ منِّيَ الدُّنيا

سلَبَتْهُ منِّيَ الدُّنيا

وبزَّتْني رداهْ

وبزَّتْني رداهْ

that the world stole from me

That life stripped from me

Which the world has snatched from me,

and stripped me of its mantle.

And clothed me in its gown.

And stripped me of its raiment;

فأَنا أَحتقرُ المجدَ

فأَنا أَحتقرُ المجدَ

وأَوهامَ الحَياهْ

وأَوهامَ الحَياهْ

For I scorn glory

For I spurn glory

For I hold glory in contempt,

and the illusions of life.

And fanciful life.

Along with life's illusions;

أَو لعُمْرٍ بَلَغَتْ منهُ

أَو لعُمْرٍ بَلَغَتْ منهُ

اللَّيالي مُنْتهَاهْ

اللَّيالي مُنْتهَاهْ

Nor for a lifetime whose

Or for a lifetime reached

Nor for a lifespan that the nights

end the nights have reached,

The end of its nights

Have brought to its conclusion,

وتَلاشَتْ في خِضَمِّ

وتَلاشَتْ في خِضَمِّ

الزَّمنِ الطَّاغي قواهْ

الزَّمنِ الطَّاغي قواهْ

and whose strength has faded in the vast sea

And its strength vanished amongst

And whose powers have vanished

of tyrannical time.

The turmoil of ruthless time.

In the tumult of tyrannous time;

فأَنا مَا زلتُ في

فأَنا مَا زلتُ في

فَجْرِ شبابي أَو ضُحَاهْ

فَجْرِ شبابي أَو ضُحَاهْ

For I am still in

For still I remain in

For I am still living in

the dawn of my youth, or its bright morning.

The dawn of my youth or its daybreak.

The dawn of my youth, or its morning sun.

لا ولا أَبكيكَ يا أَمسي

لا ولا أَبكيكَ يا أَمسي

إِذا مَا قلتُ آهْ

إِذا مَا قلتُ آهْ

No, nor do I weep for you, O my yesterday,

No, I do not weep for you, my evening,

No, nor do I weep for you, O Yesterday,

when I say 'Ah!'

If I were to say "Alas!"

Whenever I utter a sigh,

لنَعيمٍ لم يَنَلْ

لنَعيمٍ لم يَنَلْ

قلبيَ منهُ مُشْتَهَاهْ

قلبيَ منهُ مُشْتَهَاهْ

for bliss from which

For delights unreached by

For a bliss my heart

my heart never gained what it desired.

My craving heart.

Did not attain as its desire;

فبنو الأَيَّامِ في الدُّنيا

فبنو الأَيَّامِ في الدُّنيا

كما شاءَ الإِلهْ

كما شاءَ الإِلهْ

For the children of the days in the world

For life's days are as

For the sons of days in this world

are as God has willed.

God has ordained.

Are as the Lord has willed.

إنَّما أَبكيكَ للحبِّ

إنَّما أَبكيكَ للحبِّ

الَّذي كانَ بَهَاهْ

الَّذي كانَ بَهَاهْ

I weep for you only for the love

I weep for you only for the love

I only weep for you because of Love,

whose splendor used to

That it adorned,

Whose splendor was once there,

يملأُ الدُّنيا فأَنَّى سِرْتُ

يملأُ الدُّنيا فأَنَّى سِرْتُ

في الدُّنيا أَراهْ

في الدُّنيا أَراهْ

fill the world, so wherever I went

Filling life wherever I went

Filling the world, so wherever I walked

in the world, I would see it.

I saw it.

In this world, I would behold it;

فإذا مَا لاحَ فجرٌ

فإذا مَا لاحَ فجرٌ

كانَ في الفجرِ سَنَاهْ

كانَ في الفجرِ سَنَاهْ

So whenever a dawn appeared,

So if dawn showed its face

So if a dawn appeared,

its radiance was in the dawn.

Its brilliance was in that dawn

In the dawn was its brilliance;

وإذا غرَّدَ طيرٌ

وإذا غرَّدَ طيرٌ

كانَ في الشَّدوِ صَدَاهْ

كانَ في الشَّدوِ صَدَاهْ

And whenever a bird sang,

And if birds sang

And if a bird sang out,

its echo was in the song.

Their echo filled the plains.

In the melody was its echo;

وإذا مَا ضاعَ عِطْرٌ

وإذا مَا ضاعَ عِطْرٌ

كانَ في العِطْرِ شَذَاهْ

كانَ في العِطْرِ شَذَاهْ

And whenever a fragrance wafted,

And if scent was lost

And if a fragrance wafted,

its scent was in the fragrance.

Its fragrance was in the scent.

In the perfume was its scent;

وإذا مَا رفَّ زهرٌ

وإذا مَا رفَّ زهرٌ

كانَ في الزَّهرِ صِبَاهْ

كانَ في الزَّهرِ صِبَاهْ

And whenever blossoms fluttered,

And if flowers swayed

And if a flower trembled,

its youth was in the blossoms.

Their freshness was the flowers.

In the blossom was its youth;

فهْو في الكونِ جمالٌ

فهْو في الكونِ جمالٌ

يملأُ الأُفْقَ ضِيَاهْ

يملأُ الأُفْقَ ضِيَاهْ

For it is beauty in the universe,

It is beauty in the world

For in the universe it is beauty,

whose light fills the horizon;

Filling horizons with light.

Its light filling the horizon;

وتُوَشِّي هذه الأَكوانَ

وتُوَشِّي هذه الأَكوانَ

بالسِّحْرِ رُؤَاهْ

بالسِّحْرِ رُؤَاهْ

and these worlds are embroidered

Its magic veils

And its visions embroider these worlds

with enchantment by its visions.

These universes,

With a magical enchantment;

وهو في قلبي الَّذي

وهو في قلبي الَّذي

عانَقَهُ الفَجْرُ إِلَهْ

عانَقَهُ الفَجْرُ إِلَهْ

And in my heart, which

Its visions,

And it dwells in my heart, which

the dawn embraced, it is a god:

It is in my heart embraced

The dawn embraced as a god;

عبْقرِيُّ السِّحْرِ ممراحٌ

عبْقرِيُّ السِّحْرِ ممراحٌ

وديعٌ في سَمَاهْ

وديعٌ في سَمَاهْ

a genius of enchantment, full of mirth,

By the dawn, my god,

A genius of magic, full of mirth,

gentle in its heaven.

The genius of magic, gentle,

Gentle within his heaven;

يَنْسجُ الأَحلامَ في قلبي

يَنْسجُ الأَحلامَ في قلبي

بِأَضْواءِ الحَيَاهْ

بِأَضْواءِ الحَيَاهْ

It weaves dreams in my heart

In its firmament

Weaving dreams within my heart

with the lights of life,

Weaving dreams in my heart

From the radiant lights of life;

ويُغَنِّيني فأنسى

ويُغَنِّيني فأنسى

في مَسَرَّاتِ غِنَاهْ

في مَسَرَّاتِ غِنَاهْ

and sings to me, so I forget,

With life's lights

Singing to me, so that I forget,

amid the joys of its song,

And singing to me, making me forget

In the raptures of his song,

كلَّ مَا في الكونِ

كلَّ مَا في الكونِ

مِنْ حُزنٍ وأَفراحٍ عَدَاهْ

مِنْ حُزنٍ وأَفراحٍ عَدَاهْ

all that is in the universe

In joys of its singing

Everything within the universe

of sorrow and joys, other than it.

All in this existence

Of sorrow and joy, save him alone,