هبblew نسناسa gentle breeze الهواthe wind ليtoward me منfrom شمالthe north
هب نسناس الهوا لي من شمال
حاملcarrying ريحthe scent of الخزاميlavender والنفلand clover
حامل ريح الخزامي والنفل
A gentle breeze blew toward me from the north,
The breeze of love blew to me from the north
Carrying the scent of lavender and clover,
Bearing the fragrance of chamomile and basil
منfrom فياضٍrain-fed meadows ظبيهاtheir gazelle يلعبfrolics دلالcoyly
من فياضٍ ظبيها يلعب دلال
لىwhen لمحhe glimpsed ظلهhis shadow منfrom النشوهexhilaration جفلhe shied
لى لمح ظله من النشوه جفل
From rain-fed meadows, whose gazelle frolics coyly;
From a gazelle playing coquettishly
When he glimpsed his shadow, he shied in his exuberance.
I was dazzled by the glimpse of her shadow
يذبحhe slays العشاقlovers صعابhard المنالattainment
يذبح العشاق صعاب المنال
كمhow many شطيرan expert بالقناصةamong the hunters قدindeed قتلhe has slain
كم شطير بالقناصة قد قتل
Hard to attain, he slays lovers;
Conquering the hearts of lovers is arduous
How many a master hunter he has slain!
Many a hunter has been slain by her glances
مثلlike شمسthe sun العيدEid فضاحdazzling الجمالbeauty
مثل شمس العيد فضاح الجمال
كلevery نجمstar لاwhen ظهرhe appears نورهits light افلfades
كل نجم لا ظهر نوره افل
Like the Eid sun, dazzling in beauty,
Like the sun of Eid, revealing her beauty
When he appears, every star's light fades.
Every star pales that her light appears
خصنيhe singled me out بمواجهfor an encounter with السحرenchantment الحلالlawful
خصني بمواجه السحر الحلال
واشهدand I testify انthat السحرenchantment فيin قلبيmy heart نزلsettled
واشهد ان السحر في قلبي نزل
He singled me out for an encounter with lawful enchantment,
She has blessed me with her enchanting gaze
And I testify that enchantment settled in my heart.
And I bear witness, enchantment fills my heart
ضاريaccustomed بمقابلto facing فحولthe mightiest of الرجالmen
ضاري بمقابل فحول الرجال
وارتعشand trembled قلبيmy heart منfrom الفتنهallure خجلabashed
وارتعش قلبي من الفتنه خجل
Accustomed as I am to facing the mightiest of men,
Triumphing over the bravest of men
Yet my heart trembled, abashed by his allure.
My heart quivers, shy from her allure
قلتI said راحhas passed العمرlife منfrom دونwithout الوصالunion
قلت راح العمر من دون الوصال
قالhe said لوif حاولتyou tried ياO القاطعone who cuts off contact حصلit would be attained
قال لو حاولت يا القاطع حصل
I said, “Life has passed without union.”
I said, life has gone by without union
He said, “If you tried, you who keep away, you would attain it.”
He said, if you try, you may yet attain
قلتI said لونيif I were طامعhopeful لوeven بالخيالin imagination
قلت لوني طامع لو بالخيال
كانwould have بدلتI exchanged التوجدlovesick yearning بالأملfor hope
كان بدلت التوجد بالأمل
I said, “If I had any hope, even in imagination,
I said, though I yearn, if only in my dreams
I would have traded yearning for hope.”
I could replace longing with hope
ياO ندىdew الغيمهthe cloud علىupon وردroses الجبالthe mountains
يا ندى الغيمه على ورد الجبال
ياO عبيرfragrance زهورflowers ريضانmeadows السهلthe plain
يا عبير زهور ريضان السهل
O dew of the cloud upon the mountain roses,
O morning dew on the roses of the hills
O fragrance of flowers in the meadows of the plain,
O fragrance of flowers, delight of the valley
اجتمعcame together حسنbeauty الحلاloveliness بكin you والجلالand majesty
اجتمع حسن الحلا بك والجلال
ماnot تبدلI would take in exchange بكfor you معamong العالمall people بدلa substitute
ما تبدل بك مع العالم بدل
Exquisite beauty and majesty unite in you;
You encompass beauty, grace and glory
I would trade you for no one in all the world.
You will never change, for all the world's tides