بِأَكنافِin the reaches of الحِجازِthe Hijaz هَوىًlove دَفينٌburied
بِأَكنافِ الحِجازِ هَوىً دَفينٌ
يُؤَرِّقُنيkeeps me sleepless إِذاwhen هَدَتِgrow still العُيونُthe eyes
يُؤَرِّقُني إِذا هَدَتِ العُيونُ
In the reaches of the Hijaz lies a buried love;
In the reaches of the Hijaz lies a buried love,
it keeps me awake when all eyes fall still.
that keeps me sleepless when eyes grow still.
فَأَبكيso I weep حينَwhen يَهدَأَgrows quiet كُلُّevery خَلقٍcreature
فَأَبكي حينَ يَهدَأَ كُلُّ خَلقٍ
بُكاءًweeping بَينَamid زَفرَتِهِits sigh أَنينُa moan
بُكاءً بَينَ زَفرَتِهِ أَنينُ
So I weep when every creature grows quiet—
So I weep when every creature grows quiet,
a weeping with a moan between its sighs.
a weeping with a moan amid its sighs.
وَماand no جارانِtwo neighbors مُؤتَلِفانِunited in affection إِلّاexcept that
وَما جارانِ مُؤتَلِفانِ إِلّا
سَيَفرِقُwill separate بَينَbetween جَمعِهِماtheir union المَنونُdeath
سَيَفرِقُ بَينَ جَمعِهِما المَنونُ
Never are two neighbors joined in harmony but
And no two neighbors are united in affection but
Death will sunder their union.
death will sunder their union.
