سألقاكِI will meet you حينwhen تنامsleep النجومthe stars
سألقاكِ حين تنام النجوم
وتصحوand awaken الأمانيhopes علىto نورِهاtheir light
وتصحو الأماني على نورِها
I will meet you when the stars sleep,
I will meet you when the stars sleep,
And hopes awaken to their light,
And hopes awaken in their light,
وَتُفضىand reveal الرياضthe gardens بأسرارِهاwith their secrets
وَتُفضى الرياض بأسرارِها
وأسرارُهاand their secrets عِطرfragrance أزهارهاtheir blossoms
وأسرارُها عِطر أزهارها
And the gardens reveal their secrets,
And gardens reveal their secrets,
And their secrets are the fragrance of their blossoms.
Their secrets, the scent of their flowers.
لنَسرِقَthat we may steal منfrom عمرِناour lifetime ساعةًan hour
لنَسرِقَ من عمرِنا ساعةً
نعيشwe live الحياةlife علىon ذكرهاits memory
نعيش الحياة على ذكرها
That we may steal an hour from our lifetime,
Let us steal an hour from our life,
And live life sustained by its memory.
To live it in remembrance of them.
فأُسلِمُthen I surrender نفسيmyself وقلبيand my heart إليكto you
فأُسلِمُ نفسي وقلبي إليك
كشاديةِlike a songbird فيin حمىthe shelter طيرهاher bird
كشاديةِ في حمى طيرها
Then I surrender myself and my heart to you,
I surrender my soul and heart to you,
Like a songbird in her bird's shelter.
Like a fawn in the care of its mother.
وجسميand my body ستعصرُهyou will press it كرمَةًa grapevine
وجسمي ستعصرُه كرمَةً
وتسقىand you water شبابكyour youth منfrom خمرهاits wine
وتسقى شبابك من خمرها
And you will press my body as a grapevine,
My body you will wring like a vine,
And water your youth with its wine.
And quench your youth with its wine.
وأُعطيكand I give you منfrom شفتيmy lips قبلةًa kiss
وأُعطيك من شفتي قبلةً
يذوبُmelts وجودُكِyour being فيin نارهاits fire
يذوبُ وجودُكِ في نارها
And I give you a kiss from my lips,
And I will give you a kiss from my lips,
Your being melts in its fire.
To melt your being in its fire.
سألقاكِI will meet you طيفاًa phantom براهhas worn him thin الحنينlonging
سألقاكِ طيفاً براه الحنين
ودُنياand a world يحنُّhe yearns إلىfor فجرهاits dawn
ودُنيا يحنُّ إلى فجرها
I will meet you, a phantom worn thin by longing,
I will meet you, a specter longing cried,
And you, a world for whose dawn he yearns.
And a world yearning for its dawn.
فأسعدso I gladden يومىmy day وأحياand I live غديmy tomorrow
فأسعد يومى وأحيا غدي
وأُطلِقُand I release روحيmy soul منfrom أسرهاits captivity
وأُطلِقُ روحي من أسرها
So I gladden my day and live my tomorrow,
To make my day joyful and my tomorrow alive,
And free my soul from its captivity.
And to unleash my spirit from its fetters.