ياO ساعةhour الفرحهjoy تشوقتI have yearned للعيدfor the feast
يا ساعة الفرحه تشوقت للعيد
عيدa feast العيونthe eyes وعيدand a feast قلبheart الصبابهardent longing
عيد العيون وعيد قلب الصبابه
O hour of joy, I have longed for Eid.
O hour of joy, I have yearned for the feast.
A feast for the eyes, and a feast for the lovesick heart.
A feast for the eyes and for the yearning heart.
ردrestore الجمالbeauty لشوفتيto my sight ياO اتلعlong-necked الجيدthe neck
رد الجمال لشوفتي يا اتلع الجيد
واسحبand draw علىacross حرفيmy words لحونmelodies الربابهthe rebab fiddle
واسحب على حرفي لحون الربابه
Restore beauty to my sight, O graceful, long-necked one.
Restore beauty to my sight, O you with the long, graceful neck.
And draw the rababa’s melodies across my verse.
And draw the rebab's melodies across my words.
حرفيmy words بصوتكin your voice ياO اجملloveliest الصوتthe voice تغريدbirdsong
حرفي بصوتك يا اجمل الصوت تغريد
ياO رمزsymbol حبيmy love هاكtake this رمزsymbol الكتابهwriting
يا رمز حبي هاك رمز الكتابه
My verse in your voice—O loveliest voice—is birdsong.
My words in your voice are birdsong, O loveliest of voices.
O emblem of my love, take this token of the written word.
O symbol of my love, take this written token.
ياO صبحdawn عمرlife فيكin you للعمرfor life تجديدrenewal
يا صبح عمر فيك للعمر تجديد
وحبكand your love يجددrenews كلevery يومday شبابهits youth
وحبك يجدد كل يوم شبابه
O dawn of a lifetime, in you life is made new.
O dawn of life, in you life finds renewal.
And your love renews its youth with every day.
And your love renews its youth each day.
للعينfor the eye والقمراand the moon وحسنكand your beauty مواعيدtrysts
للعين والقمرا وحسنك مواعيد
وليلand the night الهوىlove شرعopened wide للأحبابto lovers بابهits door
وليل الهوى شرع للأحباب بابه
The eye and the moonlit night have rendezvous with your beauty.
There are trysts for the eye, the moon, and your beauty.
And love’s night has flung its door wide for lovers.
And the night of love has flung its door open to lovers.
ياماhow often زعجتI raised الصوتthe voice باسمكwith your name تراديدrefrains
ياما زعجت الصوت باسمك تراديد
وياماand how often نسيمthe breeze الوجدlonging يمكtoward you سرابهcarried it by night
وياما نسيم الوجد يمك سرابه
How often I raised my voice in repeated refrains of your name.
How often I raised my voice in refrains of your name.
And how often longing’s breeze bore it by night toward you.
And how often the breeze of longing carried it toward you by night.
وياماand how often تمنيتكI longed for you علىabove باقيthe rest of الغيدgraceful beauties
وياما تمنيتك على باقي الغيد
واقولand I say مثلكanyone like you ياO غلاdarling of الروحthe soul ماnot بهthere is
واقول مثلك يا غلا الروح ما به
And how often I desired you above all the other graceful maidens.
And how often I desired you above all other graceful beauties.
And I say: there is none like you, O dearest of my soul.
And I say: there is none like you, O darling of the soul.
ابيكI want you تهوىto love مثلlike ماthe way اهواكI love you وتزيدand love still more
ابيك تهوى مثل ما اهواك وتزيد
ياO منyou who خفوقpulse القلبthe heart حسنكyour beauty غداwent away بهwith it
يا من خفوق القلب حسنك غدا به
I want you to love me as I love you—and more.
I want you to love as I love you, and even more.
O you whose beauty has carried away my heart’s very pulse.
O you whose beauty has carried away the heart's pulse.
ياO قطرةa drop الغيمهthe cloud علىupon يابسparched ground البيدthe desert wastes
يا قطرة الغيمه على يابس البيد
ردrestore الحياةlife لخافقيto my beating heart ياO ذهابهyou who carried it away
رد الحياة لخافقي يا ذهابه
O raindrop from the cloud upon the parched desert wastes.
O drop from the cloud upon the parched desert wastes,
Give life back to my beating heart, O you who stole it away.
Restore life to my beating heart, O you who carried it away.
