ياO ثرياThurayya إذاif بكرتyou went early إلىto الروthe garden (first fragment)
يا ثريا إذا بكرت إلى الرو
ضةgarden (final fragment) يوماًone day ولمand did not تلاقيyou meet الطيوراthe birds
ضة يوماً ولم تلاقي الطيورا
O Thurayya, if you go early to the garden
Oh Thurayya, if you go early one day to the garden,
one day, and do not meet the birds,
And find no birds there,
ووجدتand you found الأراكthe arak trees أوحشهleft it desolate الساthe cooing bird (first fragment)
ووجدت الأراك أوحشه السا
جعcooing bird (final fragment) والزهرand the flowers يابساًdry منثوراstrewn
جع والزهر يابساً منثورا
And find the arak trees forsaken by the cooing
And find the land desolate and forlorn,
bird, and the flowers dry and strewn,
The flowers withered and scattered,
ورأيتand you saw الندىthe dew يذوبmelts سخيناًhot
ورأيت الندى يذوب سخيناً
وبليلand the cool breeze الصباحthe morning يغدوbecomes هجيراscorching midday heat
وبليل الصباح يغدو هجيرا
And see the dew melting, hot,
And see the dew melting away in the heat,
and the cool morning breeze turning to scorching midday heat,
And the dawn turning to dusk,
فاعلميthen know انthat فيin خلالthe midst of شجونtangled branches الthe
فاعلمي ان في خلال شجون ال
دوحِgreat spreading trees والزهرand the flowers ياO ثرياThurayya نذيراa warning
دوحِ والزهر يا ثريا نذيرا
Then know that amid the tangled branches of the
Know that amidst the grief of the valley,
great trees and the flowers, O Thurayya, lies a warning.
The flowers, Oh Thurayya, are foretelling
ياO ثرياThurayya قدindeed جاءcame بالأمسyesterday ذوa possessor of ماwealth (first fragment)
يا ثريا قد جاء بالأمس ذو ما
لٍwealth (final fragment) إلىto والديكِyour parents يغليraises the value of المهوراthe dowries
لٍ إلى والديكِ يغلي المهورا
O Thurayya, yesterday there came a man of
Oh Thurayya, yesterday came a wealthy man,
wealth to your parents, offering lavish dowries.
To your parents, with a large dowry,
واراهand I see him يخلوhe meets privately بوالدكwith your father الشيthe old man (first fragment)
واراه يخلو بوالدك الشي
خold man (final fragment) ويمضيand he departs مرنحاًswaying مسروراdelighted
خ ويمضي مرنحاً مسرورا
And I see him alone with your father, the old
And I saw him alone with your father,
man, and leaving, swaying and delighted.
Leaving happily and content,
إنif دهانيbefalls me الداهيthe calamity واقصاكand takes you away عنيfrom me
إن دهاني الداهي واقصاك عني
خاطبٌa suitor يبذلُoffers النضارgold الكثيراabundant
خاطبٌ يبذلُ النضار الكثيرا
If calamity befalls me, and you are taken from me
Surely that deceitful suitor has kept me from you,
by a suitor who offers abundant gold,
A suitor offering plentiful wealth,
فاذكريthen remember فيin رخاكyour ease هذاthis المعنىthe tormented one
فاذكري في رخاك هذا المعنى
واذكريand remember فيin غناكyour wealth هذاthis الفقيراthe poor one
واذكري في غناك هذا الفقيرا
Then in your ease remember this tormented man,
So remember, in your comfort, this meaning,
and in your wealth remember this poor man.
And remember, in your singing, this poor man.