فيin دروبيmy paths رملsand لامنwhen جيتI came ساريtraveling by night
في دروبي رمل لامن جيت ساري
ينبتit sprouts الأشواكthe thorns لامنwhen رحتI left ساريtraveling by night
ينبت الأشواك لامن رحت ساري
There is sand on my paths whenever I come by night.
In my paths there is sand wherever I went
It sprouts thorns whenever I leave by night.
Thorns grow wherever I walked away
صاحبيmy friend ماجيتكI did not come to you إلاexcept وفيand along طريقيmy path
صاحبي ماجيتك إلا وفي طريقي
منfrom ربيعspring العامlast year نوّارblossoms وخباريand rain pools
من ربيع العام نوّار وخباري
My friend, whenever I came to you, my path held
My friend I didn't come to you except while on my way
Blossoms and rain pools from last year's spring.
From the spring blooms and news I carry
ولاand not تواعدناwe arranged to meet وبهand there was فيin الأرضthe earth زهرهa flower
ولا تواعدنا وبه في الأرض زهره
ولاnor تفارقناwe parted وبهand there was للبرقof lightning طاريmention
ولا تفارقنا وبه للبرق طاري
And we never arranged to meet while the earth held a flower,
We didn't promise while flowers bloomed on earth
Nor parted while there was any mention of lightning.
Nor depart while lightning flashed in the sky
لاdo not تأخرbe late دامas long as ليfor me فيin العمرlife ساعهan hour
لا تأخر دام لي في العمر ساعه
ولاand do not تقدمcome early لينuntil أشوفكI see you فيin انتظاريwaiting for me
ولا تقدم لين أشوفك في انتظاري
Do not be late while I still have an hour of life,
Don't be late as long as I have an hour left to live
And do not come early until I see you waiting for me.
Nor come early before I see you waiting for me
الزمنtime وردهa rose .. سهرتI stayed awake at night أحسبI count ورقهاits petals
الزمن ورده .. سهرت أحسب ورقها
وإنand if قضاit ends ماجيتyou did not come فيin دموعيmy tears عواريmy pain
وإن قضا ماجيت في دموعي عواري
Time is a rose; I stayed awake counting its petals.
Time is a rose .. I stayed up counting its petals
And if it ends and you have not come, my pain lies in my tears.
If fate willed we don't meet, my tears will be sufficient
حبّنيlove me كثرas much as اللذيwhat نلقىwe find بوعدناat our rendezvous
حبّني كثر اللذي نلقى بوعدنا
منof ظلالshadows وريحand wind ونجومand stars وغداريand pools
من ظلال وريح ونجوم وغداري
Love me as much as all we find at our rendezvous:
Love me, so much that we find in our promise
Shadows and wind and stars and pools.
Of shadows, wind, stars and betrayals
صاحبيmy friend مثلlike الخجلshyness لوif تكتسيyou clothe yourself بيin me
صاحبي مثل الخجل لو تكتسي بي
قبلbefore أصيرI become الشالthe shawl يذهلنيit astounds me انحساريmy receding
قبل أصير الشال يذهلني انحساري
My friend, if you cloaked yourself in me like shyness,
My friend you're like shyness if it dresses me
Before I became the shawl, my receding would astound me.
Before the shawl bewilders me when it slides
ياقريبO near one البعدremoteness .. للشكوىfor lament أساميnames
ياقريب البعد .. للشكوى أسامي
الجفاestrangement .. والخوفand fear .. وآخرهاand the last of them حذاريbeware
الجفا .. والخوف .. وآخرها حذاري
O you so near yet far, lament has names:
Oh distant-close ..complaint has names
Estrangement, fear, and the last of them: beware.
Aloofness .. fear .. and finally, caution
وانتand you لوeven if خانbetrays الزمنtime بقولI will say وافيfaithful
وانت لو خان الزمن بقول وافي
لاnot أناI تركيTurki .. ولاnor أظنكI think you are مشاريMishari
لا أنا تركي .. ولا أظنك مشاري
And you—even if time turns treacherous, I will call you faithful.
And you, even if time betrayed a true saying
I am not Turki, nor do I think you are Mishari.
Neither did I abandon .. nor do I think you changed