الشوقُlonging يبليwears out شبابيmy youth
الشوقُ يبلي شبابي
والعشقُand love غضّtender جديدُnew
والعشقُ غضّ جديدُ
Longing wears out my youth,
Yearning wears my youth away
While love is tender and new.
And passion renews my fervor
ودمعُand the tears عينيof my eye بالجوwith generosity (word continues)
ودمعُ عيني بالجو
دِcompletes the word 'generosity' ناطقٌspeaking وشهيدُand a witness
دِ ناطقٌ وشهيدُ
And my eye's tears, in their bounty,
My tears bear witness in the air
Speak and bear witness.
Speaking out though I stay silent
ليتif only الزمانَtime أتانيcame to me
ليت الزمانَ أتاني
بماwith what يسوءُvexes الحسودُthe envious one
بما يسوءُ الحسودُ
If only time would bring me
Would that time might come to me
What vexes the envious one.
Bearing what would vex the envious
طوبىblessedness لمنfor whoever عاشlived يوماa day
طوبى لمن عاش يوما
وليسَand there is no فيهin it صدودُrejection
وليسَ فيه صدودُ
Blessed is whoever has lived a day
Happy they who live a day
In which there is no rejection.
When no hearts are shut against them