ياليلO night خبرنيtell me علىabout أمرthe nature of المعاناةsuffering
ياليل خبرني على أمر المعاناة
هيis it منfrom صميمthe very core of الذاتthe self ولاor أجنبيهforeign
هي من صميم الذات ولا أجنبيه
O night, tell me about the nature of suffering.
O night, tell me of the matter of suffering
Is it from the very core of the self, or is it foreign?
It is from the core of my being, not a stranger
هيis it هاجسa haunting thought يسهرkeeps awake عيونيmy eyes ولاand has never باتslept
هي هاجس يسهر عيوني ولا بات
أوor خفقهa heartbeat تجمحruns wild بقلبيin my heart عصيهdefiant
أو خفقه تجمح بقلبي عصيه
Is it a haunting thought that keeps my eyes awake and has never slept?
It is a concern that keeps my eyes awake and sleepless
Or a defiant heartbeat running wild in my heart?
Or a throbbing in my rebellious heart
أوصرخهor a cry تمردتrebelled فوقabove الاصواتthe voices
أوصرخه تمردت فوق الاصوات
أوor ونةa moan وسطwithin الظمايرthe innermost hearts خفيهhidden
أو ونة وسط الظماير خفيه
Or a cry that rose in rebellion above the voices?
Or a scream that rebelled above all voices
Or a moan hidden deep within hearts?
Or a groan amidst hidden sorrows
أوعبرةor a tear تعلقتhung suspended بينbetween نظراتglances
أوعبرة تعلقت بين نظرات
أوor الدموعthe tears الىthat تسابقrace one another هميهstreaming
أو الدموع الى تسابق هميه
Or a tear suspended between glances?
Or a teardrop suspended between glances
Or the tears that race one another as they stream?
Or tears racing with my worries
أعانىI suffer الساعهthe hour وأعانىand I suffer مسافاتdistances
أعانى الساعه وأعانى مسافات
وأعانىand I suffer رياحwinds الزمانof time العتيهfierce
وأعانى رياح الزمان العتيه
I suffer through the hour, and I suffer across distances.
I suffer the hour and suffer distances
And I suffer under time's fierce winds.
And suffer the cruel winds of time
وأصورand I portray معاناتىmy suffering حروفletters وابياتand verses
وأصور معاناتى حروف وابيات
يلقىfinds بهاin them راعيone with الولعardent passion جاذبيهallure
يلقى بها راعي الولع جاذبيه
And I portray my suffering in letters and verses.
And portray my suffering in letters and verses
In them, the passionate one finds allure.
Which the keeper of passion attracts
ولانيand I am not بندمانregretful علىover كلall ماthat which فاتhas passed
ولاني بندمان على كل ما فات
أخذتI took منfrom حلوthe sweetness of الزمانtime ورديهa share
أخذت من حلو الزمان ورديه
And I regret nothing of all that has passed.
And because I do not regret all that is past
I took my share of time's sweetness.
I took from the sweetness of time its roses
هذيthis حياتيmy life عشتهاI lived it كيفhowever ماجاتit happened to come
هذي حياتي عشتها كيف ماجات
آخذI take منfrom أياميmy days وأردand I return العطيهthe gift
آخذ من أيامي وأرد العطيه
This is my life; I lived it however it came.
This is my life, I lived it however it came
I take from my days and give back the gift.
Taking from my days and returning the gift