ياO خليليّmy two friends قَدindeed صفاhas cleared كدرmurk العيlife (first part of split word)
يا خليليّ قَد صفا كدر العي
شcompletion of 'life' وقدand indeed أسعدhas gladdened الزمانthe times الخريفُautumn
ش وقد أسعد الزمان الخريفُ
O my two friends, life's murk has cleared,
O my beloved, the sorrow of the past has cleared
and autumn has gladdened the times.
And autumn has brought joyous times
إنّindeed طرفيmy gaze ممازحplayful ولسانيand my tongue
إنّ طرفي ممازح ولساني
وضميريand my conscience عنfrom الفسوقdebauchery عفيفُchaste
وضميري عن الفسوق عفيفُ
Indeed, my gaze is playful, and so is my tongue,
My eyes are playful and my tongue
yet my conscience is chaste, free from debauchery.
Is modest, free from vice
لوif سلاceased pining القلبthe heart كُنتI would be منamong أسعدthe happiest الناthe people (first part of split word)
لو سلا القلب كُنت من أسعد النا
سcompletion of 'people' ولكنَّهbut it المشومill-fated ألوفُever loving
س ولكنَّه المشوم ألوفُ
If my heart ceased pining, I would be among the happiest of people,
If the heart were asked, I would be among the happiest people
but it, ill-fated, is ever loving.
But alas, it is ill-omened
طرقتناshe visited us by night بِعَسقَلانin Ascalon ألوفAluf
طرقتنا بِعَسقَلان ألوف
مرحباًwelcome بالخيالto the phantom حينwhen يطيفُit visits
مرحباً بالخيال حين يطيفُ
Aluf visited us by night in Ascalon.
Thousands have knocked on our door in Ascalon
Welcome to the phantom when it visits!
Welcome, imagination, as you wander
يعلمknows اللهGod أَنّthat قلبيmy heart ضعيفweak
يعلم الله أَنّ قلبي ضعيف
وفؤاديand my inmost heart معwith ضعفthe weakness of قلبيmy heart نحيفُthin; frail
وفؤادي مع ضعف قلبي نحيفُ
God knows that my heart is weak,
God knows my heart is weak
and my inmost heart, with my heart so weak, is frail.
And my soul slender like my feeble heart