إيهAh سونياSonia أنتyou الرضاcontentment والحنانand tenderness
إيه سونيا أنت الرضا والحنان
كيفhow ضاءتshone بكِthrough you اللياليthe nights الحسانthe lovely ones
كيف ضاءت بكِ الليالي الحسان
Ah, Sonia, you are contentment and tenderness.
Oh Sonya, you are contentment and tenderness
How the lovely nights shone through you!
How the beautiful nights have shone because of you
وغداand became الدهرtime لحظةa moment منof سلامpeace
وغدا الدهر لحظة من سلام
وإذاand behold كلall ماthat which عليهupon it أمانsafety
وإذا كل ما عليه أمان
And time became a moment of peace,
And the days have become a moment of peace
And behold, everything in it was safe.
And everything seems safe
لاnot أراناI consider us فيهin it خُدعناwe were deceived إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
لا أرانا فيه خُدعنا إذا ما
بكthrough you عزwas exalted الهوىlove وفاتand passed away الهوانhumiliation
بك عز الهوى وفات الهوان
I do not think we were deceived in it, when
I do not see us being deceived if
Through you love was exalted and humiliation passed away.
With you, love's honor passes and disgrace disappears
كيفhow أنساكI forget you إذwhen نسيتُI forgot شقائيmy misery
كيف أنساك إذ نسيتُ شقائي
وعذابيand my torment وليسand there are no بيin me أشجانsorrows
وعذابي وليس بي أشجان
How can I forget you, when I have forgotten my misery
How can I forget you when I've forgotten my torment
And my torment, and have no sorrows?
And my pain, and I have no more sorrows
وإذاand suddenly بيthere I am أرىI see لعينيكfor your two eyes دنياa world
وإذا بي أرى لعينيك دنيا
خيرthe finest ماwhat فكرتthought بهof it عينانtwo eyes
خير ما فكرت به عينان
And suddenly I see a world for your eyes—
And when I see in your eyes a world
The finest that two eyes have imagined.
Better than what any eyes have imagined