ياO ساعةhour الفرحهof joy تشوقتI have longed للعيدfor Eid
يا ساعة الفرحه تشوقت للعيد
عيدEid العيونof the eyes وعيدand Eid قلبthe heart الصبابهof passionate longing
عيد العيون وعيد قلب الصبابه
O hour of joy, I have longed for Eid.
O hour of joy, I longed for Eid
An Eid for the eyes, an Eid for the lovesick heart.
Eid of the eyes and Eid of the young heart
ردrestore الجمالbeauty لشوفتيto my sight ياO اتلعlong-necked الجيدthe neck
رد الجمال لشوفتي يا اتلع الجيد
واسحبand draw علىacross حرفيmy verse لحونmelodies الربابهthe rababa
واسحب على حرفي لحون الربابه
Bring beauty back to my sight, O you of the long, graceful neck.
Restore beauty to my eyes, O most beautiful
And draw the rababa's melodies across my verse.
And draw on my words the colors of the rifle
حرفيmy verse بصوتكin your voice ياO اجملloveliest الصوتthe voice تغريدbirdsong
حرفي بصوتك يا اجمل الصوت تغريد
ياO رمزemblem حبيof my love هاكtake this رمزemblem الكتابهwriting
يا رمز حبي هاك رمز الكتابه
My verse in your voice, O loveliest of voices, is birdsong.
My words with your voice, O most beautiful voice, warbling
O emblem of my love, take this emblem in writing.
O symbol of my love, here is the symbol of writing
ياO صبحdawn عمرof life 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 life, in you life finds renewal.
O morning of life, in you life is renewed
And your love renews life's youth every day.
And your love renews youth every day
للعينfor the eye والقمراand the moon وحسنكand your beauty مواعيدrendezvous
للعين والقمرا وحسنك مواعيد
وليلand the night الهوىof love شرعopened wide للأحبابto lovers بابهits door
وليل الهوى شرع للأحباب بابه
The eye, the moon, and your beauty have their rendezvous.
For the eyes and moons and your beauty there are dates
And love's night has opened its door wide to lovers.
And the night of passion has opened its door to the loved ones
ياماhow often زعجتI raised الصوتmy voice باسمكwith your name تراديدrepeated refrains
ياما زعجت الصوت باسمك تراديد
وياماand how often نسيمthe breeze الوجدof longing يمكtoward you سرابهbore it by night
وياما نسيم الوجد يمك سرابه
How often I raised my voice with refrains of your name.
How I have annoyed the voice with your name's lyrics
And how often the breeze of longing bore it toward you by night.
And how often the breeze of passion has been a mirage to you
وياماand how often تمنيتكI longed for you علىabove باقيthe rest of الغيدslender, graceful women
وياما تمنيتك على باقي الغيد
واقولand I say مثلكlike you ياO غلاbeloved الروحof the soul ماnot بهthere (in it)
واقول مثلك يا غلا الروح ما به
And how often I longed for you above all other graceful beauties.
And how often I wished you above the rest of the beautiful
And I say: there is none like you, O my soul's beloved.
And I say the like of you, O the soul's most precious, there is not
ابيكI want you تهوىto love مثلlike ماthe way اهواكI love you وتزيدand love more
ابيك تهوى مثل ما اهواك وتزيد
ياO منyou whose خفوقthe beating of القلبthe heart حسنكyour beauty غداwent away بهwith it
يا من خفوق القلب حسنك غدا به
I want you to love as I love you—and love still more.
I want you to love just as I love you and more
O you whose beauty has carried off my beating heart.
O you whom the throbbing of the heart, your beauty has become obsessed with
ياO قطرةdrop الغيمهof the cloud علىupon يابسthe parched ground of البيدthe desert wastes
يا قطرة الغيمه على يابس البيد
ردrestore الحياةlife لخافقيto my beating heart ياO ذهابهyou who carry it away
رد الحياة لخافقي يا ذهابه
O drop from the cloud upon the parched desert wastes.
O raindrop on the barren wasteland
Restore life to my beating heart, O you who carried it away.
Restore life to my fluttering heart, O loss