ماnot الدارُthe home إنif رَحَلَdeparted الأحبَّةُthe loved ones دارُa home
ما الدارُ إن رَحَلَ الأحبَّةُ دارُ
فالقلبُfor the heart حيثُwhere الحبُّlove والأوطارُand desires
فالقلبُ حيثُ الحبُّ والأوطارُ
No dwelling, when the loved ones have departed, is a home.
A home is no home if the loved ones depart.
For the heart is wherever love and its desires are.
For the heart is where love and desires are.
والنفسُand the soul فيin نفسِthe soul الحبيبِof the beloved مقرُّهاits dwelling
والنفسُ في نفسِ الحبيبِ مقرُّها
وكذلكَand likewise الأنسامُthe breezes والأسحارand the predawn hours
وكذلكَ الأنسامُ والأسحار
The soul has its abode within the beloved's soul,
And the soul's dwelling is in the beloved's soul,
And so it is with breezes and the hours before dawn.
and likewise the breezes and the hours before dawn.
والطيرُand the bird يتبعُfollows إلفهُits mate وفِراخَهُand its chicks
والطيرُ يتبعُ إلفهُ وفِراخَهُ
ولهُand it has بكلِّin every خميلةٍleafy grove أوكارnests
ولهُ بكلِّ خميلةٍ أوكار
The bird follows its mate and its chicks,
And the bird follows its mate and its chicks,
Though in every thicket it has nests.
and it has nests in every leafy grove.
إنّindeed القلوبَthe hearts هيthey النجومُthe stars تجاذُباًin mutual attraction
إنّ القلوبَ هي النجومُ تجاذُباً
ولكلِّand for every قلبٍheart كوكبٌa star سيّارwandering
ولكلِّ قلبٍ كوكبٌ سيّار
Indeed, hearts are stars in mutual attraction,
Indeed, hearts are stars in their mutual attraction,
And every heart has a wandering planet.
and every heart has a wandering star.
واoh حَسرتاهmy sorrow! علىfor الحبيبةِthe beloved إِنهاindeed she
وا حَسرتاه على الحبيبةِ إِنها
رحلتshe departed فغارتand vanished بعدهاafter her الأنوارthe lights
رحلت فغارت بعدها الأنوار
Alas for the beloved—for she
Oh, my sorrow for the beloved! Indeed, she
Departed, and after her the lights sank from sight.
departed, and after her the lights vanished.
غدَتِbegan الرياحُthe winds تسوقُهاdriving her وتسوقنيand driving me
غدَتِ الرياحُ تسوقُها وتسوقني
سوقَthe driving الغيومِof the clouds ودمعُهاand her tears مِدرارpouring abundantly
سوقَ الغيومِ ودمعُها مِدرار
The winds went forth, driving her and driving me,
The winds began driving her and driving me,
As clouds are driven, their tears pouring down.
as clouds are driven, while her tears pour in torrents.
لمdid not أنسَI forget يومَthe day وداعِهاof her farewell نظراتِهاher glances
لم أنسَ يومَ وداعِها نظراتِها
فعلمتُso I understood ماwhat الأشجارُthe trees والأذكارand remembrances
فعلمتُ ما الأشجارُ والأذكار
I have not forgotten her glances on the day of farewell,
I have not forgotten her glances on the day of her farewell,
And thus I learned what trees and remembrances are.
so I understood what trees and remembrances are.
وإذاand when القلوبُthe hearts تناثرتscattered أزهارُهاtheir blossoms
وإذا القلوبُ تناثرت أزهارُها
لاnot تُشتَهىare desired فيin رَوضةٍa garden أزهارblossoms
لا تُشتَهى في رَوضةٍ أزهار
And when hearts scatter their blossoms,
And when hearts' blossoms are scattered,
No flowers in any garden are desired.
no blossoms in a garden are desired.
