ياO دارهاher dwelling لاnot زلتyou cease to be آهلةinhabited
يا دارها لا زلت آهلة
وسقىand may water ربوعكyour dwelling grounds وابلa downpour القطرrain
وسقى ربوعك وابل القطر
O her dwelling, may you ever remain inhabited,
O home, you are still inhabited
and may a downpour water your grounds.
And your landscapes are watered by the rain
طوّفتI circled repeatedly حولكaround you فيin الظلامthe darkness كماas
طوّفت حولك في الظلام كما
طافcircled الفراشthe butterflies بمونقaround the lovely الزهرblossoms
طاف الفراش بمونق الزهر
I circled around you in the darkness, as
I roamed around you in the dark as
butterflies circle the lovely blossoms.
The moth circles around the flower's nectar
وينامand sleeps أهلكyour household ملءthe fullness of أعينهمtheir eyes
وينام أهلك ملء أعينهم
وأهيمand I wander lovelorn حتىuntil مطلعthe breaking of الفجرdawn
وأهيم حتى مطلع الفجر
And your household sleeps soundly,
And your inhabitants sleep with filled eyes
while I wander lovelorn until the break of dawn.
As I wander until dawn rises
ماnot قرّfound rest ليfor me جنبa side ولاnor هدأتgrew quiet
ما قرّ لي جنب ولا هدأت
منيwithin me الجراحthe wounds وخاننيand betrayed me صبريmy patience
مني الجراح وخانني صبري
My side has found no rest, nor have
My side did not settle, and my wounds did not heal
my wounds grown quiet; my patience has betrayed me.
And my patience has betrayed me
ليfor me فيin الهوىlove كبدa liver مقطعةtorn to pieces
لي في الهوى كبد مقطعة
تكوىis seared بنارby the fire of الصدrejection والهجرand abandonment
تكوى بنار الصد والهجر
In love, I have a liver torn to pieces,
In love, I have a fragmented liver
seared by the fire of rejection and abandonment.
Tormented by the fire of estrangement and abandonment
ياO ميMayy حبكyour love فيin دميmy blood يجريflows
يا مي حبك في دمي يجري
ولأنتand indeed you كلall منايmy wishes منfrom دهريmy life
ولأنت كل مناي من دهري
O Mayy, your love flows in my blood,
My love for you flows in my blood
and you are indeed all I ask of life.
You are my only wish in my life
لاdo not تعتبيyou reproach أنيthat I أذيعI reveal هوىa love
لا تعتبي أني أذيع هوى
قدalready ضاقgrew too narrow عنfor كتمانهconcealing it صدريmy breast
قد ضاق عن كتمانه صدري
Do not reproach me for revealing a love
Do not blame me for declaring this love
my breast has grown too narrow to conceal.
My heart could no longer conceal it
ياO ميMayy إنيindeed I مولعdeeply enamored دنفlovesick
يا مي إني مولع دنف
أودىbrought ruin المقامlingering بهupon him وماand not يدريhe knows
أودى المقام به وما يدري
O Mayy, I am a man enamored and lovesick,
O beloved, I am ardently in love
whom lingering has undone, though he knows it not.
It has exhausted my stay, though he does not know
فإذاso if علمتyou learn بماof what يجرّعنيmakes me swallow
فإذا علمت بما يجرّعني
دهريmy fate الشقيwretched بكأسهwith its cup المرbitter
دهري الشقي بكأسه المر
So if you learn what I am made to swallow
So when you learn of what my wretched fate makes me drink
by my wretched fate, from its bitter cup,
From its bitter cup
وإذاand if نظرتyou look فلمthen did not تريyou see شبحيmy form
وإذا نظرت فلم تري شبحي
أوor قبلpreviously غيّبwas hidden فيin ثرىthe earth of القبرthe grave
أو قبل غيّب في ثرى القبر
and if you look but do not see my form,
And when you look but do not see my phantom
or it has already been hidden in the grave's earth,
Or before it disappears into the soil of the grave
هلwill ...? تذكرينyou remember فتاكyour young man جازعةgrieving
هل تذكرين فتاك جازعة
إنيindeed I لأرضىI am indeed content منكfrom you بالذكرwith remembrance
إني لأرضى منك بالذكر
will you, grieving, remember your young man?
Will you remember your devastated lover?
I would indeed be content with remembrance from you.
I would be satisfied if you just remember me
إنيindeed I سأبقىI will remain خالداًimmortal أبداًforever
إني سأبقى خالداً أبداً
ماas long as دمتI remain فيupon شفتيكyour lips والفكرand thought
ما دمت في شفتيك والفكر
I shall indeed remain immortal forever,
I will remain immortal forever
as long as I remain upon your lips and in your thoughts.
As long as I am on your lips and in your thoughts