ياO شادياًsinger بينamong الخمائلthe leafy bowers أطربَاbring delight
يا شادياً بين الخمائل أطربَا
أصبحتI have become ياO شادsinger بشدوكby your song معجباenchanted
أصبحت يا شاد بشدوك معجبا
O singer among the leafy bowers, bring delight!
O joyous nightingale among the doves
I have become, O singer, enchanted by your song.
You have become, O joyous one, with your singing an admirer
متعتyou delighted سمعىmy hearing ثمthen هجتyou stirred صبابتيmy passionate longing
متعت سمعى ثم هجت صبابتي
للَهto God (exclamation) منكfrom you منعماًbestowing delight ومعذّباand inflicting torment
للَه منك منعماً ومعذّبا
You delighted my hearing, then stirred my longing.
You have delighted my hearing, then inspired my youth
By God, you bestow both delight and torment!
With you a benefactor and a tormentor
لاmay not زالcease غصنكyour branch مائساswaying منfrom نعمةٍbliss
لا زال غصنك مائسا من نعمةٍ
نثنيهwe bend it (text uncertain) بالأسحارat dawn أنفاسbreaths الصباthe east wind
نثنيه بالأسحار أنفاس الصبا
May your branch never cease swaying in bliss,
Your branch still laden with blessings
The breaths of the east wind bend it at dawn.
Swayed by the dawn winds of youth
وغياضand the groves دوحكyour spreading trees منfrom غضارةlush freshness حسنهاtheir beauty
وغياض دوحك من غضارة حسنها
تصفوgrow clear مواردهاtheir water sources وتعذبand grow sweet مشرباto drink
تصفو مواردها وتعذب مشربا
And the groves of your spreading trees, in their lush beauty,
And the thickets of your valley, from the greenness of its beauty
Their water sources run clear and sweet to drink.
Clarify its springs and torment the one who drinks
ألحانmelodies لحنكyour song فيamong الغصونthe branches تهيجنيstir me
ألحان لحنك في الغصون تهيجني
وتثيرand kindle وقداًa blaze فيin الحشىthe breast وتلهاand bewildered longing
وتثير وقداً في الحشى وتلها
The melodies of your song among the branches stir me,
The melodies of your song in the branches excite me
And kindle fire and bewildered longing within my breast.
And kindle a passion in my breast and ignite it
أذكرتنيyou reminded me لماwhen شدوتyou sang مغرداwarbling
أذكرتني لما شدوت مغردا
عهدa time أتولىI devote myself للصبابةto passionate longing فيin الصباyouth
عهد أتولى للصبابة في الصبا
You reminded me, when you sang and warbled,
You reminded me when you sang melodiously
Of a time when I devoted myself to love in youth,
Of the era I devoted to youth in my youth
وزمانand a season عمرof life قدalready مضتhave passed أيامهits days
وزمان عمر قد مضت أيامه
فيهin it عهدthe season العيشof living غضاfresh مخصباfruitful
فيه عهد العيش غضا مخصبا
And a season of life whose days have passed,
And the days of life that have passed
When life's season was fresh and fruitful.
When the life of fresh growth was fruitful
فالانso now قدalready لاحhas appeared المشيبgray hair بمفرقيat my hair's parting
فالان قد لاح المشيب بمفرقي
وغداًand tomorrow خصيبُfertile العمرlife عنديfor me مجدباbarren
وغداً خصيبُ العمر عندي مجدبا
So now gray hair has appeared at the parting of my hair,
But now grey hair has appeared on my temples
And tomorrow, life's fertile season will be barren for me.
And yesterday's fertile life has become barren for me
وتنكرتand grew estranged منىfrom me الحسانthe beautiful women وأخلفتand broke
وتنكرت منى الحسان وأخلفت
عهدىmy covenant وخانتand betrayed فيin التواصلmaintaining contact مذهباa way
عهدى وخانت في التواصل مذهبا
And the fair women have grown estranged from me and broken
Beauty has become estranged from me and abandoned
Their pledge to me, and betrayed the way of keeping our bond.
My era and betrayed my aspirations
ونسيمand the breeze روضيof my garden قدalready تحوّلَturned into حَرجفاa harsh, cold wind
ونسيم روضي قد تحوّلَ حَرجفا
منfrom بعدafter ماthat قدalready كانit had been نثراًa diffusion طيباfragrant
من بعد ما قد كان نثراً طيبا
And my garden's breeze has become a harsh, cold wind,
And the breeze of my meadow has turned rough
After it had once been a fragrant waft.
After it used to be a gentle scattering
ياO نفسُsoul أصبحتyou have become الغداةthis morning عليلةailing
يا نفسُ أصبحت الغداة عليلة
فخذىso take إلىtoward طرقthe paths النجاةof salvation تسبباa means
فخذى إلى طرق النجاة تسببا
O soul, this morning you have become ailing;
Oh my soul, you have woken up sick in the mornings
So seek a means of reaching the paths of salvation.
So take the paths to salvation as your roads
حتّىurge onward (uncertain reading) الركابthe riding camels إلىtoward النبيthe Prophet محمدMuhammad
حتّى الركاب إلى النبي محمد
إنif كنتyou are تبغىseeking للسقامfor sickness تطيّباhealing
إن كنت تبغى للسقام تطيّبا
Urge the riding camels toward the Prophet Muhammad,
To the station of the Prophet Muhammad
If you seek healing for sickness.
If you wish for remedies for your illness
لوذىseek refuge بهاتيكat those القبابthe domes فإنهاfor they
لوذى بهاتيك القباب فإنها
أبداًforever تنسيلapparently grant (text uncertain) منamong الرغائبdesired blessings مطلباsomething sought
أبداً تنسيل من الرغائب مطلبا
Seek refuge at those domes, for they
Take refuge in those domes, for they
Forever grant the blessings one seeks.
Will forever trickle hopes sought after
سقتmay water الغوادىthe morning rainclouds أرضthe land يثربYathrib هاطلاًpouring rain
سقت الغوادى أرض يثرب هاطلاً
يهمىpours down بساحاتover the courtyards المعاليof lofty glory صيبّاa downpour
يهمى بساحات المعالي صيبّا
May the morning rainclouds water Yathrib's land with pouring rain,
They watered the land of Yathrib torrentially
Streaming in torrents over the courtyards of lofty glory.
Streaming with lofty aspirations