قمrise بناwith us ياO أخاbrother of المودةaffection صبحاat dawn
قم بنا يا أخا المودة صبحا
نغتنمlet us seize منfrom هواthe breeze of الصبابةardent longing نفحاa waft
نغتنم من هوا الصبابة نفحا
Rise with us at dawn, O brother of affection;
Rise with me, O brother of affection, in the morning,
let us catch a waft from the breeze of yearning,
Let us seize the breeze of youthful passion,
فيin رياضٍgardens لهاfor them النسيمthe breeze رسولٌa messenger
في رياضٍ لها النسيم رسولٌ
بينamong قومٍpeople ظنواthey considered الفكاهةmirth ربحاa gain
بين قومٍ ظنوا الفكاهة ربحا
in gardens whose messenger is the breeze,
In gardens where the breeze is a messenger,
among people who considered mirth a gain.
Among people who deemed mirth a profit,
وشداand sang البلبلthe nightingale الرخيمsweet-voiced إذاwhen ماever (emphatic)
وشدا البلبل الرخيم إذا ما
علdrank again مناwithin us الفؤادthe heart بالشجوof sorrow صحاgrew sober
عل منا الفؤاد بالشجو صحا
And the sweet-voiced nightingale sang; whenever
And where the warbler trilled when passion
our heart drank again of sorrow, it grew sober.
Stirred our hearts and awoke longing.
لاdo not تسلask عنabout حديثan account شرحexplaining غراميmy passion
لا تسل عن حديث شرح غرامي
وهياميand my lovesickness فليسfor it does not يبلغreach شرحاan explanation
وهيامي فليس يبلغ شرحا
Do not ask for an account explaining my passion
Ask not about the tale of my love,
and my lovesickness, for words fall short of explaining them.
And my infatuation, for no tale conveys it fully.
ياO طلولاًruins تثيرyou stir نارthe fire of غرامٍpassion
يا طلولاً تثير نار غرامٍ
فتذيلand so you make flow الدموعtears منيfrom me رشحاdrop by drop
فتذيل الدموع مني رشحا
O ruins that stir the fire of passion,
O you whose locks rouse a fire of passion,
and make tears trickle from me, drop by drop,
So that tears flow plenteously from me,
أنشدينيsing to me مديحthe praise of مريمMary علِّيperhaps I may
أنشديني مديح مريم علِّي
فيin حماهاher sanctuary الرحيبspacious أدركI may attain صفحاforgiveness
في حماها الرحيب أدرك صفحا
sing me Mary's praises, in hope that I may
Recite to me the praise of Maryam Alia,
find forgiveness in her spacious sanctuary.
In her spacious sanctuary I found rest.
ياAh رعىmay protect اللَهGod وادياًa valley بهواهاthrough love of her
يا رعى اللَه وادياً بهواها
زادgrew قدساًin holiness وطابand became sweet ترباًin soil وسفحاand slope
زاد قدساً وطاب ترباً وسفحا
Ah, may God protect a valley that, through love of her,
O God protect the valley for her sake,
grew holier, its soil and slope becoming sweet.
Increase its sanctity, bless its soil and slopes!
فلناso we have منfrom رياضهits gardens ورباهand its hills
فلنا من رياضه ورباه
نزهاتٌpleasant outings بحيثwhere نسكنwe dwell in صرحاa palace
نزهاتٌ بحيث نسكن صرحا
So its gardens and its hills offer us
For us are its gardens and meadows,
pleasant outings, where we dwell in a palace.
Retreats where we may dwell in palaces.
ياO فؤاداًheart يذوبmelts وهوand it is رقيقٌtender
يا فؤاداً يذوب وهو رقيقٌ
كبديmy liver منfrom هوىlove for الأحبةthe beloved ones جرحَىwounded
كبدي من هوى الأحبة جرحَى
O heart that melts, tender as it is,
O heart that melts, being tender,
my liver is wounded by love for loved ones.
My inner self wounded by love of loved ones,
إنماonly ساعةthe hour of الزيارةthe visit حظٌّa boon
إنما ساعة الزيارة حظٌّ
منfrom حبيبٍa beloved يريكshows you بالوعدwith a promise مزحاjesting
من حبيبٍ يريك بالوعد مزحا
The hour of a visit is but a boon
The hour of visitation is but a slice
from a beloved who teases you with a promise.
Of time with a beloved who jests with you.
ماwhat harm عليto me إذاif علانيَovertakes me كدٌّtoil
ما علي إذا علانيَ كدٌّ
وحبيبيand my beloved يزيدadds بالكدto the toil كدحاhard labor
وحبيبي يزيد بالكد كدحا
What harm to me if toil overtakes me,
No matter if toil befalls me openly
and my beloved adds further labor to that toil?
And my love increases toil upon toil,
إنindeed قلبيmy heart يزينadorns مريمMary حبّاًwith love
إن قلبي يزين مريم حبّاً
ويزينand adorns الغرامpassion حبيmy love مدحاwith praise
ويزين الغرام حبي مدحا
Indeed, my heart adorns Mary with love,
For my heart adorns Maryam with love,
and passion adorns my love with praise.
And love adorns my praise of her.
إنindeed ليI have فيin هواكlove for you مريمMary قلباًa heart
إن لي في هواك مريم قلباً
مستهاماًlove-struck فليسand so it does not يقبلaccept نصحاadvice
مستهاماً فليس يقبل نصحا
Indeed, Mary, in loving you I have a heart
In my love for you, Maryam, is a heart
love-struck, and accepting no advice,
Ever heedless, so it accepts no advice,
وفؤاداًand a heart يذوبmelts فيكfor you غراماًwith passion
وفؤاداً يذوب فيك غراماً
وعيوناًand eyes ترددrepeatedly shed الدمعtears سفحاin streams
وعيوناً تردد الدمع سفحا
and a heart that melts with passion for you,
And a heart that melts in love for you,
and eyes that pour out tears again and again.
And eyes that shed tears copiously.
بأبيwith my father as ransom ثمthen بيwith me as ransom فتاةًa maiden طهوراًpure
بأبي ثم بي فتاةً طهوراً
عادbecame شوقيmy longing بهاthrough her أصحsounder وأصحىand more sober
عاد شوقي بها أصح وأصحى
May my father, then I myself, be ransom for a pure maiden;
By my father and myself, a pure maiden
through her, my longing has become sounder and more sober.
Whose love made me better and awake!
خلنيspare me منfrom حديثtalk of هندٍHind ولبنىand Lubna
خلني من حديث هندٍ ولبنى
وسليمىand Sulayma وزينبand Zaynab وتنحّاand step aside
وسليمى وزينب وتنحّا
Spare me talk of Hind and Lubna,
Spare me talk of Hind and Lubna
and Sulayma and Zaynab, and step aside.
And Sulayma, Zaynab, and turn away,
وأعدand repeat ليto me حديثَthe account of بنتِthe daughter of إمامٍa leader
وأعد لي حديثَ بنتِ إمامٍ
نبويٍّprophetic ترyou will find الحديثthe account أصحّاtruer
نبويٍّ تر الحديث أصحّا
And repeat to me the tale of the daughter of a leader,
And relate to me the story of the daughter
a prophetic one; you will find the tale truer.
Of a Prophet, your speech is truer.
هيshe بكرٌa virgin وفيand in البكارةvirginity أمa mother
هي بكرٌ وفي البكارة أم
ياO إمامleader of الهداةthe guides زدنيgive me more شرحاexplanation
يا إمام الهداة زدني شرحا
She is a virgin, and in virginity a mother.
She is a virgin, and in virginity a mother -
O leader of guides, give me further explanation.
O Imam of guidance, increase my understanding!
هيshe صلحthe reconciliation of السماءheaven والأرضand earth حقّاًtruly
هي صلح السماء والأرض حقّاً
ماnot وجدناwe found منfrom قبلbefore مريمMary صلحاreconciliation
ما وجدنا من قبل مريم صلحا
She is truly the reconciliation of heaven and earth;
In truth she reconciled heaven and earth,
before Mary, we found no reconciliation.
Before Maryam we found no reconciliation.
وهيand she كلٌّthe whole بهاin her الخلائقall creatures جزءٌa part
وهي كلٌّ بها الخلائق جزءٌ
وهيand she شمسٌa sun تريكمُshows you الليلthe night صبحاas dawn
وهي شمسٌ تريكمُ الليل صبحا
And she is the whole; within her, creation is a part;
Through her all creation is a portion,
and she is a sun that shows you night as dawn.
She is a sun who shows you the night as morning.
ياO سماءًheaven يزيدهاgives her more اللَهGod مدحاًpraise
يا سماءً يزيدها اللَه مدحاً
وتعيدand repeats الأنامhumankind مدحكyour praise سبحاprayers of glorification
وتعيد الأنام مدحك سبحا
O heaven whom God praises ever more,
O heaven whose praise God increases,
and humankind repeats your praise in prayers of glorification,
And you repeat the praise of Him who glorifies!
فهبينيso regard me لديكin your presence بُلبُلَa nightingale of روضٍa garden
فهبيني لديك بُلبُلَ روضٍ
فلهذاso for this reason استحالturned into مدحيmy praise مدحاpraise
فلهذا استحال مدحي مدحا
so regard me, in your presence, as a garden's nightingale;
Grant me in your precincts a warbling nightingale,
for this reason, my praise has turned into praise.
For my praise is made praise through this.