هفاstirred gently الليلthe night قوميrise نهزlet us rock المنىhopes
هفا الليل قومي نهز المنى
بأرجوحةon a swing منof ضياءlight القمرthe moon
بأرجوحة من ضياء القمر
Night has stirred; rise, let us rock our hopes
This night, arise, let us roam the highland
On a swing of moonlight,
In a swing of moonbeam radiance
ونفلتand we release أحلامناour dreams الراقصاتthe dancing ones
ونفلت أحلامنا الراقصات
علىupon خفقاتpulses النجومthe stars الغررthe radiant ones
على خفقات النجوم الغرر
And set our dancing dreams free
And unleash our dancing dreams
Upon the pulses of the radiant stars,
Upon the twinkling stars' throbbing
فتسرحso they roam فوقabove فراشa bed الغمامthe clouds
فتسرح فوق فراش الغمام
وتمرحand they frolic تحتbeneath غصونboughs الشجرthe trees
وتمرح تحت غصون الشجر
So they roam above the bed of clouds
To wander above the clouds' bed
And frolic beneath the boughs of trees,
And frolic beneath the branches
وتحملهاand carry them زفراتsighs النسيمthe breeze
وتحملها زفرات النسيم
فيعلقso it clings بالصبحto the dawn مناfrom us أثرa trace
فيعلق بالصبح منا أثر
And the breeze's sighs bear them,
With the breeze's sighs carrying them
So a trace of us clings to the dawn.
Leaving at dawn a trace of us
خلفتكI brought you forth منfrom خفقاتpulses القلوبthe hearts
خلفتك من خفقات القلوب
ورفand the flutter العيونthe eyes وهشand the smile السحرthe predawn hour
ورف العيون وهش السحر
I brought you forth from the pulses of hearts,
I miss you, with hearts fluttering
And the flutter of eyes, and the smile of predawn,
Eyes welling, dawn's magic whisper
ومنand from بهجةdelight الروضthe garden غبafter الربيعspring
ومن بهجة الروض غب الربيع
البليلdew-laden ومنand from وشوشاتwhispers السمرevening conversation
البليل ومن وشوشات السمر
And from the garden's delight after spring—
And the garden's springtime joy
Dew-laden—and from the whispers of evening talk.
At dusk, and the brown girl's chatter
فأنتso you are منthan الحلمa dream أنقىpurer وأبهىand more radiant
فأنت من الحلم أنقى وأبهى
وأنعمand softer منthan لفتاتglances الذكرmemories
وأنعم من لفتات الذكر
So you are purer and more radiant than a dream,
For you are of dreams the purest, finest
And softer than memory's glances.
And softer than memories murmured
وانكand indeed you are فوقbeyond بلوغattainment المنىhopes
وانك فوق بلوغ المنى
ومرمىand the range الخيالimagination وظنand the conjecture البشرhumankind
ومرمى الخيال وظن البشر
And indeed you are beyond the reach of hopes,
You are beyond attained wishes
And imagination's range, and humankind's conjectures.
Fantasy's aim and mankind's notion
سألتكI asked you إماif ever صبوتِyou feel drawn إلىtoward
سألتك إما صبوتِ إلى
سوايother than me فتىa young man فاكتمينيthen keep from me الخبرthe news
سواي فتى فاكتميني الخبر
I asked you: should you ever be drawn to
I asked, did you ever incline
A young man other than me, then keep the news from me.
To another, disclose to me the secret