أَحَمامةَO dove الواديthe valley بعيشكِby your life غرّديwarble
أَحَمامةَ الوادي بعيشكِ غرّدي
فوقabove الأَراكِthe arak trees وبالمسرَّةand with joy أَنشديsing
فوق الأَراكِ وبالمسرَّة أَنشدي
O dove of the valley, by your life, warble
O dove of the valley, sing with your living
Above the arak trees, and sing with joy.
Above the shrubs and recite joyfully
ولترقصand let ... dance الأغصانthe branches منfrom طرَبٍrapture علىto
ولترقص الأغصان من طرَبٍ على
نَغَمmelodies البلابلthe nightingales فيin العشيَّةِthe evening والغدِand the morrow
نَغَم البلابل في العشيَّةِ والغدِ
And let the branches dance in rapture to
Let the branches dance in rapture
The nightingales' melodies, at evening and on the morrow.
To the melody of nightingales, morning and evening
وليبتسمand let ... smile ثغرmouth الأقاحيthe daisies بهجةًwith joy
وليبتسم ثغر الأقاحي بهجةً
بازآءِfacing خدٍّa cheek للشقيقof the anemone مورَّدِrose-red
بازآءِ خدٍّ للشقيق مورَّدِ
And let the daisies' mouth smile for joy,
Let the lips of lilies smile in delight
Facing the anemone's rose-red cheek,
Facing a rosy cheek to the anemones
فيon يومa day بِشرٍgladness لاحshone فيهin it السعدgood fortune إذas
في يوم بِشرٍ لاح فيه السعد إذ
منَّbestowed favor الكريمthe Generous One بفضلهِwith his grace المتجدّدِever-renewed
منَّ الكريم بفضلهِ المتجدّدِ
On a day of gladness when good fortune shone, as
On an auspicious day when good fortune shone
The Generous One bestowed his ever-renewed grace,
With the generosity of the noble ever renewed
وشَفَىand healed الأمينAmin بفيضthrough an outpouring وافرabundant جودهِhis bounty
وشَفَى الأمين بفيض وافر جودهِ
وعنايةand care الشهمthe gallant man الكريمgenerous الاوحدِpeerless
وعناية الشهم الكريم الاوحدِ
And healed Amin through the abundant outpouring of his bounty
And the Trustworthy cured with abundant grace of his bounty
And through the care of the gallant, generous, peerless man—
And the care of the generous peerless one
ذاكthat الطبيبphysician الكاملaccomplished النَدبready to help الذيwho
ذاك الطبيب الكامل النَدب الذي
ماnot زالceased بالحُسنَىwith kindness يعودhe returns ويبتديand he begins
ما زال بالحُسنَى يعود ويبتدي
That accomplished, ever-helpful physician who
That accomplished doctor of eminent lineage
Never ceases to renew his kindness and begin it anew.
Who still returns to treat and begins
صافيpure السريرةthe inner self مُخلصٌsincere يمشيhe walks علىupon
صافي السريرة مُخلصٌ يمشي على
سُبُلpaths الصلاحrighteousness وبالمحامدand in praiseworthy deeds يرتديhe clothes himself
سُبُل الصلاح وبالمحامد يرتدي
Pure of heart, sincere, he walks upon
Of pure conscience, sincere walking the
The paths of righteousness and clothes himself in praiseworthy deeds.
Paths of righteousness and wearing praise
ياO النطاسيُّskilled physician الذيwho يشفيcures الضَنَىwasting sickness
يا النطاسيُّ الذي يشفي الضَنَى
قبلbefore الدوآءِmedicine بلطفهِthrough his gentleness المتفرّدِmatchless
قبل الدوآءِ بلطفهِ المتفرّدِ
O skilled physician who cures wasting sickness
O Nattasi who heals anguish
Before medicine, through his matchless gentleness,
With his exceptional kindness
والفاضلand the virtuous man البَرُّbenevolent الذيwho إحسانهُhis kindness
والفاضل البَرُّ الذي إحسانهُ
ماnot إنemphatic particle يكافاis repaid باللسانby the tongue ولاnor اليدِthe hand
ما إن يكافا باللسان ولا اليدِ
And virtuous, benevolent man, whose kindness
And the virtuous beneficent whose benevolence
Cannot be repaid by tongue or hand,
Cannot be requited by tongue or hand
لكto you مِنَّةٌa favor ثَقُلَتweighed heavily عليَّupon me فلاso not يفيsuffices
لك مِنَّةٌ ثَقُلَت عليَّ فلا يفي
شكريmy gratitude ولوand even if سطَّرتI penned ألفa thousand مجلَّدِvolume
شكري ولو سطَّرت ألف مجلَّدِ
Your favor weighs heavily upon me; hence inadequate is
You have a favor that weighed on me so my
My gratitude, even if I penned a thousand volumes.
Thanks though filling a thousand volumes cannot suffice
لاmay ... not زلتyou cease فيin الدنياthis world سعيداًhappy سالماًsafe and sound
لا زلت في الدنيا سعيداً سالماً
متمتعاًenjoying أبداًforever بعيشin a life أرغدِmore comfortable
متمتعاً أبداً بعيش أرغدِ
May you ever remain happy and safe in this world,
May I remain happy and safe in this world
Forever enjoying a life of greater ease.
Ever enjoying a pleasant living