خُلِقناwe were created لِنَلهوso that we may revel فيin الحَياةِlife بِحُبِّناthrough our love
خُلِقنا لِنَلهو في الحَياةِ بِحُبِّنا
وَنَسعَدَand we may rejoice فيin رَحبٍa spacious expanse مِنَof العَيشِliving واسِعِwide
وَنَسعَدَ في رَحبٍ مِنَ العَيشِ واسِعِ
We were created to revel in life through our love,
And to rejoice in a wide expanse of living.
وَماand not كُنتَyou were إِلّاexcept الحُسنُbeauty فيin كُلِّevery شائِعٍwidespread thing
وَما كُنتَ إِلّا الحُسنُ في كُلِّ شائِعٍ
وَماand not كُنتُI was إِلّاexcept الحُبَّlove فيin كُلِّevery ذائِعِwidely known thing
وَما كُنتُ إِلّا الحُبَّ في كُلِّ ذائِعِ
And you were nothing but beauty in all that spread abroad,
And I was nothing but love in all that was widely known.
مَلَأتَyou filled اللَياليthe nights مِنfrom سَناكَyour radiance وُسامَةًloveliness
مَلَأتَ اللَيالي مِن سَناكَ وُسامَةً
وَأَترَعتَهاand you filled them to the brim مِنfrom صَبوَتيmy yearning بِمَدامِعيwith my tears
وَأَترَعتَها مِن صَبوَتي بِمَدامِعي
You filled the nights with loveliness from your radiance,
And from my yearning you filled them to the brim with my tears.
صَحيفَتُناour page فيon الأَرضِthe earth خالِدَةٌimmortal
صَحيفَتُنا في الأَرضِ خالِدَةٌ
بِناthrough us وَمِنand from بَعدِناafter us تَبقىit remains بِشَدوِthrough the song of السَواجِعِthe cooing birds
بِنا وَمِن بَعدِنا تَبقى بِشَدوِ السَواجِعِ
Our page on earth is immortal
Through us, and after us it lives on through the song of cooing birds.
فَكَمfor how many لَقَّنَتtaught هذيthese الطُيورَthe birds أَحِبَّةٌlovers
فَكَم لَقَّنَت هذي الطُيورَ أَحِبَّةٌ
فَرَجَّعَتso they echoed الذِكرىremembrance بِأُفقِon the horizon of المَسامِعِthe ears
فَرَجَّعَت الذِكرى بِأُفقِ المَسامِعِ
For many a lover has taught these birds,
So they echoed remembrance on the horizon of hearing.
وَفيand in النَغمِmelody التَخليدِimmortalization مِنfrom غَفوَةِthe slumber of الرَدىdeath
وَفي النَغمِ التَخليدِ مِن غَفوَةِ الرَدى
وَفيand in سَرمَدٍeternity مِنof عالَمِthe world of الحُبِّlove شاسِعِvast
وَفي سَرمَدٍ مِن عالَمِ الحُبِّ شاسِعِ
And in melody lies immortality beyond death's slumber,
And in a vast eternity within the world of love.
وَيُحزِنُنيand it saddens me أَنthat يَقصُرَfall short الخُلدُimmortality دونَناshort of us
وَيُحزِنُني أَن يَقصُرَ الخُلدُ دونَنا
فَياso, oh لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge هَلwhether سَتَبقىwill you remain إِذَنthen مَعيwith me
فَيا لَيتَ شِعري هَل سَتَبقى إِذَن مَعي
And it saddens me that immortality should fall short of us;
So, would that I knew: will you then remain with me?