نَسِيَ الكَنارُ نَشيدُهُ

نَسِيَ الكَنارُ نَشيدُهُ

فَتَعالَ كَي نَنسى الكَنار

فَتَعالَ كَي نَنسى الكَنار

The canary has forgotten its song.

The canary forgot its song

The canary has forgotten its song,

So come, that we may forget the canary.

So come let us forget the canary

So come, let us forget the canary.

وَليَقذِفَنَّ بِهِ المَلالُ

وَليَقذِفَنَّ بِهِ المَلالُ

مِنَ القُصورِ إِلى القِفار

مِنَ القُصورِ إِلى القِفار

And let boredom hurl it

And let boredom cast it

Let weariness cast it out,

from palaces to barren wastes.

From palaces to the wilderness

From palaces into the barren wilds.

وَلتَرمِيَنَّ بِريشِهِ

وَلتَرمِيَنَّ بِريشِهِ

لِلأَرضِ عاصِفَةُ النِفار

لِلأَرضِ عاصِفَةُ النِفار

And let its feathers be flung

And let the storm of departure

And let its feathers be flung down

to the earth by a storm of aversion.

Scatter its feathers to the earth

To the earth by the storm of scorn.

وَلنَستَعِض عَنهُ بِطَيرٍ

وَلنَستَعِض عَنهُ بِطَيرٍ

مِن لُجَينٍ أَي نُضار

مِن لُجَينٍ أَي نُضار

And let us replace it with a bird

And let us replace it with a bird

And let us replace it with a bird

of silver—that is, gold.

More delightful from Lujain

Of silver, or rather, of gold.

لا لا فَإِن سَكَتَ الكَنا

لا لا فَإِن سَكَتَ الكَنا

رُ فَلَم يَزَل ذاكَ الكَنار

رُ فَلَم يَزَل ذاكَ الكَنار

No, no! For if the canary falls silent,

No, no, for if the canary was silent

No, no! For if the canary falls silent,

it is still that same canary.

It would still be that canary

It remains, nonetheless, that very canary.

أَو كانَ فارَقَهُ الصُدا

أَو كانَ فارَقَهُ الصُدا

حُ فَلَم يُفارِقهُ الوَقار

حُ فَلَم يُفارِقهُ الوَقار

Or if singing has deserted it,

Or if it lost its merriment

Or if its chanting has forsaken it,

dignity has not deserted it.

It would not lose its dignity

Yet dignity has not forsaken it.

صَمتُ الكَنارِ وَإِن قَسا

صَمتُ الكَنارِ وَإِن قَسا

خَيرٌ مِنَ النَغَمِ المُعار

خَيرٌ مِنَ النَغَمِ المُعار

The canary's silence, though harsh,

The canary's silence, though harsh

The silence of the canary, though harsh,

is better than a borrowed melody.

Is better than borrowed song

Is better than a borrowed tune.

صَبراً فَسَوفَ يَعودُ لِلـ

صَبراً فَسَوفَ يَعودُ لِلـ

ـتَغريدِ إِن عادَ النَهار

ـتَغريدِ إِن عادَ النَهار

Patience! It will return to

Have patience, it will return to

Have patience, for it will return to

singing, if daylight returns.

Singing when day returns

Singing, if the day returns.