سرادِقُthe canopy of الغَيمِthe clouds مَمدودٌspread out يَشِفُّreveals لَناto us
سرادِقُ الغَيمِ مَمدودٌ يَشِفُّ لَنا
فيin ساحَةِthe expanse of الجَوِّthe sky عَنهُfrom it رَفرَفُthe fringe of السَحَرِthe time before dawn
في ساحَةِ الجَوِّ عَنهُ رَفرَفُ السَحَرِ
The canopy of clouds is spread out, revealed to us
The canopy of clouds is outstretched sheltering us
In the sky's expanse by the fringe of dawn.
While magic flutters in the open sky
فَخَلَّنيso leave me وَثِمارَand the fruits of العَيشِlife أَقطُفُهاI pluck them
فَخَلَّني وَثِمارَ العَيشِ أَقطُفُها
بِالأَصلاحِby tending (form uncertain) عَلىto الأَثمارِthe fruits وَالشَجَرِand the trees
بِالأَصلاحِ عَلى الأَثمارِ وَالشَجَرِ
So leave me with life's fruits, that I may pluck them
So leave me to pluck the fruits of life
By tending to the fruits and trees.
With reform upon the fruits and trees
وَلاand do not تَجُرُّbring إِلَيَّto me العَذلُreproach مِنكَfrom you فَماfor ... not
وَلا تَجُرُّ إِلَيَّ العَذلُ مِنكَ فَما
تَرىyou see طَريقاًa path لِغَيرِto anything other than النايِthe reed flute وَالوَتَرِand the string
تَرى طَريقاً لِغَيرِ النايِ وَالوَتَرِ
And bring me no reproach of yours, for you do not
Reproach not what you see in me
See a path to anything but the reed flute and the string.
For nothing else takes grip but flute and string