أنتِyou المُقامthe dwelling place.. وغيرُكِand all but you السفرُtravel
أنتِ المُقام.. وغيرُكِ السفرُ
ولكِand for you الفؤادُthe heart.. ودونكِand apart from you النظرُthe gaze
ولكِ الفؤادُ.. ودونكِ النظرُ
You are home; anyone else is a journey.
You are my home...and all else, a journey
Yours is my heart; for others, only a glance.
My heart is yours...and my gaze, beyond you
ياO حلوتيmy sweet one.. أتُراكِcould you be راحلةًdeparting؟
يا حلوتي.. أتُراكِ راحلةً؟
أوَترحلُand would they depart? النجماتُthe stars والقمرُand the moon؟
أوَترحلُ النجماتُ والقمرُ؟
O my sweet one, could you be leaving?
My sweetness...are you leaving?
And would the stars and the moon depart?
Or do the stars and moon depart?
أتملُّdo they tire of? أزهارٌflowers حديقتهاtheir garden؟
أتملُّ أزهارٌ حديقتها؟
أوَتختفيand would they disappear? الأصدافُthe shells والدررُand the pearls؟
أوَتختفي الأصدافُ والدررُ؟
Do flowers tire of their garden?
Do gardens weary of their flowers?
And would the shells and pearls disappear?
Or do seashells and pearls disappear?
أتُمزقdo they tear apart? الأيامُthe days ليلكتيmy lilac؟
أتُمزق الأيامُ ليلكتي؟
وعبيرهاand its fragrance أتُراهcould it يندثرُfade away؟
وعبيرها أتُراه يندثرُ؟
Do the days tear my lilac apart?
Are my days with you torn asunder?
And its fragrance—could it fade away?
And their fragrance...does it scatter?
هلwhether غادرتdeparted أرتالُthe columns قافلتيmy caravan
هل غادرت أرتالُ قافلتي
منfrom قلبكِyour heart الشفَّافtransparent ياO سمرُSamar؟
من قلبكِ الشفَّاف يا سمرُ؟
Have the columns of my caravan departed
Have the caravans of my heart
from your transparent heart, O Samar?
Left your tender heart, my brunette?
قدindeed نلتِyou gained منfrom قُببيmy domes ومئذنتيand my minaret
قد نلتِ من قُببي ومئذنتي
ماwhat لمdid not ينلgain جنٌّjinn ولاnor بشرُhumans
ما لم ينل جنٌّ ولا بشرُ
You have gained from my domes and my minaret
You have taken from my domes and minarets
what neither jinn nor humans have gained.
What no jinn nor mortal ever took
وغزوتُand I invaded خندقكِyour trench الحصينَfortified فكمso how many
وغزوتُ خندقكِ الحصينَ فكم
جندٌsoldiers لناto us بالليلِby night قدindeed حضرواthey came
جندٌ لنا بالليلِ قد حضروا
And I invaded your fortified trench—how many
And you raided my fortress, so many
soldiers came to us by night!
Soldiers came to us in the night
لمdid not يطفئواthey extinguish ناراًa fire لناfor us وقدتblazed
لم يطفئوا ناراً لنا وقدت
كمhow often حاولواthey tried –حسداًout of envy وماand not قدِرواthey were able!
كم حاولوا –حسداً وما قدِروا!
They did not quench a fire that blazed for us;
They lit no fires for us, though they tried-
how often they tried, out of envy, but could not!
Out of envy, for they had no power!
قدindeed صرتُI became أنتِyou.. وأنتِand you صرتِyou became أناI
قد صرتُ أنتِ.. وأنتِ صرتِ أنا
كبحيرةٍlike a lake قدindeed بلَّهاdrenched it المطرُthe rain
كبحيرةٍ قد بلَّها المطرُ
I have become you, and you have become me,
I became you...and you became me
like a lake that the rain has drenched.
Like an ocean filled by the rain
واليومand today تنوينyou intend الفراقَparting إذاًthen!
واليوم تنوين الفراقَ إذاً!
وقلوبناand our hearts بالشوقwith longing تستعرُblaze
وقلوبنا بالشوق تستعرُ
And today, then, you intend to part!
And today you intend to part!
And our hearts blaze with longing.
While our hearts blaze with yearning
فهجرتِso you left حتىuntil صرتِyou became بوصلتيmy compass
فهجرتِ حتى صرتِ بوصلتي
أهفوI yearn إليكِtoward you ودونناand between us سفرُa journey
أهفو إليكِ ودوننا سفرُ
So you left, until you became my compass;
You've deserted me until you are
I yearn for you, and a journey lies between us.
My compass, while all else is but a journey
قلبيmy heart وإنand even if مكرواthey schemed يكذَّبهمcalls them liars
قلبي وإن مكروا يكذَّبهم
أتصدقينdo you believe? اليومtoday ماwhat مكرواthey schemed!
أتصدقين اليوم ما مكروا!
My heart, though they have schemed, calls them liars.
My heart, though they scheme, gives them the lie
Do you believe today what they have contrived?
Will you today believe their schemes?
إنif تُنكريyou deny حبيmy love مكابرةًout of obstinacy
إن تُنكري حبي مكابرةً
أوor تجهليهِyou are unaware of it.. فبينناthen between us الصورُthe pictures!
أو تجهليهِ.. فبيننا الصورُ!
If you deny my love out of obstinacy,
If you deny my love out of stubbornness
or are unaware of it—between us are the pictures!
Or feign ignorance...the images are between us!
أوor ترحليyou depart عنيfrom me.. فياthen O وجعيmy anguish
أو ترحلي عني.. فيا وجعي
منfrom وِزرِthe burden وازرةٍa burden-bearer وماand what تَزرُshe bears
من وِزرِ وازرةٍ وما تَزرُ
or leave me—then, oh, my anguish
Or you leave me...oh my sorrow
from a burden-bearer's burden and what she bears!
From the burden of a burdensome burden!
أوor تهربيyou flee منيfrom me مسافرةًtraveling
أو تهربي مني مسافرةً
لنwill not تهربيyou escape منيfrom me.. أناI القدرُfate!
لن تهربي مني.. أنا القدرُ!
or flee from me on a journey,
Or you flee from me on a journey
you will not escape me—I am fate!
You'll never flee me...I am fate!