ماwhat ليfor me وللظبيand with the gazelle الغريرguileless الصغيرlittle
ما لي وللظبي الغرير الصغير
يرقصhe dances نشوانintoxicated وكوبيand my cup كسيرbroken
يرقص نشوان وكوبي كسير
What have I to do with the young, guileless gazelle?
What have I to do with the guileless little gazelle?
He dances, drunk with delight, while my cup lies broken.
He dances, intoxicated, while my cup is broken.
بالأمسyesterday يشكوhe complains ليto me وأرثيand I feel pity لهfor him
بالأمس يشكو لي وأرثي له
واليومand today لاnot يرثيhe feels pity لقلبيfor my heart الأسيرcaptive
واليوم لا يرثي لقلبي الأسير
Yesterday he complained to me, and I pitied him;
Yesterday he complained to me, and I pitied him;
today he has no pity for my captive heart.
And today he has no pity for my captive heart.
راحwent إليهto him مستجيراseeking refuge بهin him
راح إليه مستجيرا به
فعادso it returned مخذولاforsaken فأينso where المجيرthe protector
فعاد مخذولا فأين المجير
My heart went to him, seeking his protection,
It went to him, seeking refuge in him,
but returned forsaken—where, then, is the protector?
And returned forsaken—where, then, is the protector?
طرقتyou knocked ياO حبLove فؤاديmy heart وهلand are…?
طرقت يا حب فؤادي وهل
أنتyou بشيرa bearer of glad tidings ياO ترىyou see أمor نذيرa bearer of warnings
أنت بشير يا ترى أم نذير
You knocked, O Love, upon my heart—but are you,
You knocked at my heart, O Love—and are
I wonder, a herald of joy or a harbinger of doom?
You a bearer of glad tidings, I wonder, or a bearer of warnings?
فياso, O حبيبيmy beloved وغراميand my passion لظىa blaze
فيا حبيبي وغرامي لظى
لهاit has بأغوارin the depths فؤاديmy heart زفيرa sigh
لها بأغوار فؤادي زفير
O my beloved, my passion is a blaze
So, O my beloved, my passion is a blaze
that sighs in the deep recesses of my heart.
That sighs in the depths of my heart.
جرعتنيyou made me swallow الصابthe bitter sap ولمand did not تكترثcare
جرعتني الصاب ولم تكترث
أواهalas منfor صابthe bitter sap القنوطdespair المريرbitter
أواه من صاب القنوط المرير
You made me drink bitter gall and did not care.
You made me swallow bitter sap and did not care.
Ah, the bitter gall of cruel despair!
Alas for the bitter sap of despair!
أسرفتyou went to excess ياO هذاyou there ولمand did not تقتصدshow restraint
أسرفت يا هذا ولم تقتصد
والبعدand separation قدindeed طالhas lasted long وعمريand my life قصيرshort
والبعد قد طال وعمري قصير
You have gone too far, you there, and shown no restraint;
You have gone too far, you there, and shown no restraint;
our separation has lasted long, and my life is short.
And separation has lasted long, while my life is short.
تعالcome حدثنيspeak to me ولوand even if only ساعةan hour
تعال حدثني ولو ساعة
وجنحand give wings to الروحthe soul وذرهاand let it تطيرfly
وجنح الروح وذرها تطير
Come, speak to me, if only for an hour;
Come, speak to me, if only for an hour.
give the soul wings, and let it fly.
And give the soul wings, and let it fly.
أعدrestore لهاto it شتىvarious الرؤىvisions والمنىand hopes
أعد لها شتى الرؤى والمنى
وأبعثand awaken بهاin it ذكرthe memory الربيعspring النضيرverdant
وأبعث بها ذكر الربيع النضير
Restore its many visions and desires,
Restore to it all manner of visions and hopes,
and through them awaken the memory of verdant spring.
And awaken in it the memory of verdant spring.
وهاتand bring عوديmy oud واسقنيand give me a drink واستمعand listen
وهات عودي واسقني واستمع
وبعدand afterward ودّعنيbid me farewell الوداعthe farewell الأخيرfinal
وبعد ودّعني الوداع الأخير
Bring my lute, pour me a drink, and listen;
And bring my oud, give me a drink, and listen;
then bid me the final farewell.
And afterward, bid me the final farewell.