مرحباًwelcome بالربيعto spring يختالstruts بشراin gladness
مرحباً بالربيع يختال بشرا
نافثاًbreathing forth فيinto غلائلthe thin veils الكونthe universe سحراmagic
نافثاً في غلائل الكون سحرا
Welcome to spring, strutting in gladness,
Welcome, O spring, strutting with radiance
breathing magic into the veils of the universe.
Blowing magic into the tresses of the universe
مرحباًwelcome بالزهورto the flowers فواحةfragrant العطthe fragrance (start)
مرحباً بالزهور فواحة العط
رfragrance (end) وبالطيرand to the birds تنثنيsway وهيwhile they are سكرىintoxicated
ر وبالطير تنثني وهي سكرى
Welcome to the flowers, fragrant with
Welcome, O flowers diffusing fragrance
perfume, and to the birds swaying, intoxicated.
And birds fluttering drunkenly
مرحباًwelcome بالسماءto the sky رقراقةshimmering النسthe breezes (start)
مرحباً بالسماء رقراقة النس
ماتbreezes (end) حوراءbeautiful, dark-eyed تنجليreveals herself غيرnot حيرىbewildered
مات حوراء تنجلي غير حيرى
Welcome to the sky, with shimmering
Welcome, O azure sky, delicate complexion
breezes, dark-eyed, unveiling herself without bewilderment.
A radiant damsel unveiling without confusion
مرحباًwelcome بالهواءto the air والماءand the water والاعand the grasses (start)
مرحباً بالهواء والماء والاع
شابgrasses (end) تبديreveal سرائرthe secrets الفنart جهراopenly
شاب تبدي سرائر الفن جهرا
Welcome to the air, the water, and the
Welcome, O air, water and youth
grasses, openly revealing the secrets of art.
Revealing the secrets of art openly
مرحباًwelcome بالجمالto beauty والحبand love والاحand the dreams (start)
مرحباً بالجمال والحب والاح
لامdreams (end) تسريdrift along وباللباناتand to the longings تترىcome in succession
لام تسري وباللبانات تترى
Welcome to beauty, love, and
Welcome, O beauty, love, and dreams
dreams drifting by, and to longings following in succession.
Flowing, and incenses being burned
مرحباًwelcome بالحياةto life بسامةsmiling الثغthe mouth (start)
مرحباً بالحياة بسامة الثغ
رmouth (end) تناغيcoos to صوادحthe songsters الطيرthe birds فجراat dawn
ر تناغي صوادح الطير فجرا
Welcome to life, with smiling
Welcome, O life, smile of a branch
lips, cooing to the songbirds at dawn.
Answering the warbling of birds at dawn
مرحباًwelcome مرحباًwelcome ربيعspring الاغانيthe songs
مرحباً مرحباً ربيع الاغاني
انindeed ليfor me ياO ربيعspring فيin الحبlove ذكرىa memory
ان لي يا ربيع في الحب ذكرى
Welcome, welcome, spring of songs!
Welcome, welcome, spring of songs
Indeed, O spring, I have a memory of love.
For me, O spring, in love there are memories
كلall ماthat فيكin you ياO ربيعيmy spring فتونenchantment
كل ما فيك يا ربيعي فتون
عصرتyou pressed فيinto مراشفthe sipping lips الحبlove خمراwine
عصرت في مراشف الحب خمرا
Everything in you, my spring, is enchantment;
All that is in you, my spring, aroused
you pressed wine into the lips of love.
In the pillows of love, wine
ياO لواديكyour valley! مترعاًbrimming بالامانيwith hopes
يا لواديك مترعاً بالاماني
ترجمانinterpreter الجمالbeauty والحبand love شعراin verse
ترجمان الجمال والحب شعرا
Ah, your valley, brimming with hopes,
Oh your valley, watered with wishes
an interpreter of beauty and love in verse,
Interpreter of beauty and love, poetry
حاملاًcarrying زفرةthe sigh الفؤادthe heart إلىto أعhighest (start)
حاملاً زفرة الفؤاد إلى أع
لىhighest (end) السماواتthe heavens ثرةabundant الشجوsorrow حرّىburning hot
لى السماوات ثرة الشجو حرّى
carrying the heart's sigh to the highest
Bearing the sigh of my heart to the highest
heavens—a sigh rich in sorrow, burning hot.
Heavens, embers of fervent passion
والنسيمand the breeze العليلgentle يحييrevives الامانيthe hopes
والنسيم العليل يحيي الاماني
باعثاًsending forth منfrom مباسمthe smiling mouths الزهرthe flowers عطراfragrance
باعثاً من مباسم الزهر عطرا
And the gentle breeze revives hopes,
The gentle breeze revives wishes
wafting fragrance from the flowers' smiling mouths.
Diffusing fragrance from the smile of flowers
والزهورand the flowers الزهورthe flowers ياO لهفyearning قلبيmy heart
والزهور الزهور يا لهف قلبي
ماhow احيلىsweet الزهورthe flowers طياًfurled ونشراand unfurled
ما احيلى الزهور طياً ونشرا
And the flowers, the flowers—oh, my heart's yearning!
The flowers, the flowers, oh longing of my heart
How sweet the flowers, furled and unfurled!
How lovely are the flowers, covering and blossoming
ماhow احيلىsweet انحناءهاtheir bending باسماتsmiling
ما احيلى انحناءها باسمات
خافقاتfluttering القلوبthe hearts يقذفنthey fling جمراembers
خافقات القلوب يقذفن جمرا
How sweet their bending, smiling,
How lovely is their bowing with smiles
their hearts fluttering as they fling embers!
Fluttering hearts cast embers
ماhow احيلىsweet سجودهاtheir prostration فيin سجوفthe curtains الظthe shade (start)
ما احيلى سجودها في سجوف الظ
لshade (end) ترنوgaze غلائلthe gauzy robes الوشيbrocade حمراred
ل ترنو غلائل الوشي حمرا
How sweet their prostration in the curtains of
How lovely is their prostration in the humility of shadows
shade, gazing out in red brocaded veils!
Yearning for the dark tresses wine-red
انهاindeed they are منيتيmy desire تناديcall برفقgently
انها منيتي تنادي برفق
شاعريmy poet الوالهlovestruck الحبيبbeloved الابراmost devoted
شاعري الواله الحبيب الابرا
They are my heart's desire, calling gently:
They are my craving calling gently
“My lovestruck poet, beloved and most devoted,
My love-struck poet, my beloved pure one
اناI ياO شاعرpoet الحياةlife الthe (word prefix)
انا يا شاعر الحياة ال
حبlove (word end) فاجرأso be bold وقبّلand kiss الخدthe cheek تبراraw gold
حب فاجرأ وقبّل الخد تبرا
I, O poet of life, am
I am, O poet of life and love, so dare and kiss the cheek sincerely
love; be bold, and kiss the cheek of gold.
Poet of love, the flower sings to you
شاعرpoet الحبlove حسبكenough for you الزهرthe flowers يغنيspares (verb part)
شاعر الحب حسبك الزهر يغني
كyou (attached object) عنfrom الغيدthe graceful women شاعريmy poet وابقand remain حراfree
ك عن الغيد شاعري وابق حرا
Poet of love, the flowers suffice; they spare
About the beautiful one, my poet, so stay free
you the need for graceful women, my poet; remain free.”
Oh my flower, enough torment for me
آهah ياO زهرتيmy flower كفانيhas sufficed me عذاباtorment
آه يا زهرتي كفاني عذابا
لاdo not تثيريstir up الشجونthe sorrows فالقلبfor the heart احرىmore deserving
لا تثيري الشجون فالقلب احرى
Ah, my flower, I have had enough torment!
Do not stir the passions, for the heart is more passionate
Do not stir up sorrows; the heart deserves better.
I, my flower, grew weary of the life of love
اناI ياO زهرتيmy flower سئمتI have tired of حياةthe life الthe (word prefix)
انا يا زهرتي سئمت حياة ال
حبlove (word end) حبlove الحسانthe beautiful women والغيدand graceful women طراall of them
حب حب الحسان والغيد طرا
I, my flower, have tired of the life of
The love of the beautiful and good is fleeting
love—love of beauties and graceful women, all of them.
The vileness of love in the beautiful one disgusted me
زهدتنيmade me renounce قذارةsordidness الحبlove فيtoward الغيthe graceful women (start)
زهدتني قذارة الحب في الغي
دgraceful women (end) فصارso became الفؤادthe heart منfrom ذاكthat قفراa wasteland
د فصار الفؤاد من ذاك قفرا
Love's sordidness has made me renounce graceful
So my heart became from that desolate
women; because of that, the heart became a wasteland.
I stole away on tiptoe to where love is most binding
فاسترقتso I stole الخطىthe footsteps يحطbrings down بيwith me الشthe doubt (start)
فاسترقت الخطى يحط بي الش
كdoubt (end) إلىto حيثwhere اقسرI compel الحبlove قسراforcibly
ك إلى حيث اقسر الحب قسرا
So I stepped stealthily, led by
I came, my flower, to where I walk
doubt to where I forcibly compel love.
In the shadows of spring, scattering beauty
جئتI came ياO زهرتيmy flower إلىto حيثwhere اشريI purchase
جئت يا زهرتي إلى حيث اشري
فيin ظلالthe shadows الربيعspring بالغيدin exchange for graceful women زهراflowers
في ظلال الربيع بالغيد زهرا
I came, my flower, to where I exchange
And an hour passed in which I enjoyed
graceful women for flowers in spring's shade.
The flowers in the heat and fervor without stop
وانقضتand passed ساعةan hour نعمتI delighted بهاin it بالwith the (word prefix)
وانقضت ساعة نعمت بها بال
زهرflowers (word end) فيin الحرthe heat والهوىand passion ماnot اخراdelayed (reading uncertain)
زهر في الحر والهوى ما اخرا
And an hour passed in which I delighted in
In it I would kiss the flowers for a bit
flowers amid heat and passion, without delay.
Yearningly, and their fragrance envelops me
كنتI was فيهاin it اقبلI kiss الزهرthe flowers طوراat one time
كنت فيها اقبل الزهر طورا
باشتياقwith longing وانشقand I inhale العطرthe fragrance اخرىat another time
باشتياق وانشق العطر اخرى
In that hour I would kiss the flowers at one moment,
It is an hour in which my torment disappeared
with longing, and breathe in their fragrance at another.
In its bliss and continued
انهاindeed it is ساعةan hour تلاشىvanished عذابيmy torment
انها ساعة تلاشى عذابي
فيin ثناياthe folds نعيمهاits bliss واستمراand endured
في ثنايا نعيمها واستمرا
It was an hour when my torment melted away
I will not forget the masterpieces of art in it
within the folds of its bliss, which endured.
And the passion for flowers and the kiss secretly
لستI do not أنسىforget روائعthe wonders الفنart فيهاin it
لست أنسى روائع الفن فيها
وغرامand passion الزهورthe flowers واللثمand kissing سراsecretly
وغرام الزهور واللثم سرا
I do not forget the wonders of art within it,
nor passion for the flowers and kisses in secret.
Partial English translation: 50 of 52 Arabic lines translated.