غريبa stranger الدارthe home ومنايand my wish التسليsolace
غريب الدار ومناي التسلي
أسليI distract خاطريmy mind عنfrom حبlove خليmy beloved
أسلي خاطري عن حب خلي
A stranger far from home, I long for solace.
Stranger of home and my comfort in hardship
I distract my mind from love for my beloved.
Let me comfort my soul from love's ache
سمعتI heeded الشورthe advice منfrom قاصرlimited in معرفهknowledge
سمعت الشور من قاصر معرفه
يحسبhe thinks البعدdistance عنfrom دارهhis home يسليbrings solace
يحسب البعد عن داره يسلي
I heeded advice from one with little knowledge.
I heard the song from one with little knowledge
He thinks distance from his home brings solace.
Who thinks distance from home brings comfort
أسافرI travel عنهaway from him منfrom ديرهa land لديرهto another land
أسافر عنه من ديره لديره
عسايhoping I might اسلاهforget him لكنbut ماnot حصليhappened for me
عساي اسلاه لكن ما حصلي
I travel away from him, from land to land.
I travel from monastery to monastery
Hoping I might forget him, but I could not.
Maybe it would comfort me, but it didn't happen
أهوجسI brood فيهon him وأنسىand I forget إنيthat I نسيتهforgot him
أهوجس فيه وأنسى إني نسيته
وأفكرand I think فيabout لياليnights(نindefinite ending) قدhave مضنpassed ليfor me
وأفكر في ليالي(ن) قد مضن لي
I dwell on him and forget that I had forgotten him.
I obsess over him and forget I forgot him
And I think of nights I have lived through.
And think of nights that have passed me by
وأناand I لاجيتwhenever I come to أبنساهI want to forget him إلتوابيwrapped itself around me
وأنا لاجيت أبنساه إلتوابي
خيالهhis image وأنهمرand poured down دمعيmy tears يهليflowing freely
خياله وأنهمر دمعي يهلي
And whenever I try to forget him, I am enfolded
When I come to, I forget him in my repentance
By his image, and my tears pour down freely.
His imagination makes my tears flow
وأشوفهand I see him واقفstanding(نindefinite ending) منfrom دونin front of دمعيmy tears
وأشوفه واقف(ن) من دون دمعي
حبيبbeloved القلبthe heart فيin عينيmy eye يهليoffers a welcome
حبيب القلب في عيني يهلي
And I see him standing in front of my tears,
And I see him standing without my tears
My heart's beloved, greeting me within my eye.
Beloved of the heart appears in my eyes
دعانيhe called to me ياغريبO stranger الدارthe home عوّدcome back
دعاني ياغريب الدار عوّد
ترىyou see مالكyou have no محلplace إلاexcept محليmy place
ترى مالك محل إلا محلي
He called to me: “O stranger far from home, return.
He called me, stranger of home, get used to it
You see, you have no place but mine.
You have no place but my place
مكانكyour place فيin عيونيmy eyes ياعيونيO my eyes
مكانك في عيوني ياعيوني
وقلبيand my heart منof غرامكlove for you مايمليnever tires
وقلبي من غرامك مايملي
Your place is in my eyes, O my eyes,
Your place is in my eyes, my eyes
And my heart never tires of loving you.”
And my heart from love of you won't be full