Ya Nasim al-Ward – O, Breeze of the Roses #
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Yā Nasīm al-Ward – O, Breeze of the Roses
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| لَا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهْ اللهْ اللهْ |
| lā ilāha illā Allāh Allāh Allāh |
| There is no god but Allah, Allah, Allah |
lā ilāha illā Allāh Allāh Allāh
There is no god but Allah, Allah, Allah
| لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهْ جُدْ عَلَيْنَا |
| lā ilāha illā Allāh jud ʿalaynā |
| There is no god but Allah, be merciful to us |
lā ilāha illā Allāh jud ʿalaynā
There is no god but Allah, be merciful to us
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| يَا نَسِيْمَ الْوَرْدِ خَبِّرْ لِلرَّشَا |
| yā nasīma l-wardi khabbir li-r-rashā |
| O breeze of the roses, tell the gazelle, |
yā nasīma l-wardi khabbir li-r-rashā
O breeze of the roses, tell the gazelle,
| لَمْ يَزِدْنِي الْوِرْدُ إِلَّا عَطَشَا |
| lam yazidnī l-wirdu illā ʿaṭashā |
| The litanies have only increased my thirst. |
lam yazidnī l-wirdu illā ʿaṭashā
The litanies have only increased my thirst.
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| لِيْ حَبِيبٌ حُبُّهُ حَشْوُ الْحَشَا |
| lī ḥabībun ḥubbuhu ḥashwu l-ḥashā |
| I have a beloved whose love is deeply rooted within. |
lī ḥabībun ḥubbuhu ḥashwu l-ḥashā
I have a beloved whose love is deeply rooted within.
| إِنْ يَشَأْ يَمْشِي عَلَى خَدِّيْ مَشَى |
| in yashāʾ yamshī ʿalā khaddī mashā |
| If they wish to walk on my cheek, they can. |
in yashāʾ yamshī ʿalā khaddī mashā
If they wish to walk on my cheek, they can.
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| (قَوْلُهُ قَوْلِي وَقَوْلِي قَوْلُهُ) |
| (qawluhu qawlī wa-qawlī qawluhu) |
| Their words are my words, and my words are theirs. |
(qawluhu qawlī wa-qawlī qawluhu)
Their words are my words, and my words are theirs.
| إِنْ يَشَأْ شِئْتُ وَإِنْ شِئْتُ يَشَا |
| in yashāʾ shiʾtu wa-in shiʾtu yashā |
| If they wish, I wish, and if I wish, they wish. |
in yashāʾ shiʾtu wa-in shiʾtu yashā
If they wish, I wish, and if I wish, they wish.
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| رُوحُهُ رُوْحِيْ وَرُوْحِيْ رُوحُهُ |
| rūḥuhu rūḥī wa-rūḥī rūḥuhu |
| Their soul is my soul, and my soul is theirs. |
rūḥuhu rūḥī wa-rūḥī rūḥuhu
Their soul is my soul, and my soul is theirs.
| (إِنْ عَشَا عِشْتُ وَإِنْ عِشْتُ عَشَا) |
| (in ʿashā ʿishtu wa-in ʿishtu ʿashā) |
| If they live, I live, and if I live, they live. |
(in ʿashā ʿishtu wa-in ʿishtu ʿashā)
If they live, I live, and if I live, they live.
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| (مِنْ وِشَاحِ الْحُسْنِ يَرْمِيْ رَمْشُهُ |
| (min wishāḥi l-ḥusni yarmī ramshuhu |
| (From the beauty’s sash, their glance does throw |
(min wishāḥi l-ḥusni yarmī ramshuhu
(From the beauty’s sash, their glance does throw
| يَا أَعَلُّ الْحُبُّ بَوَّاحاً وَشَى |
| yā aʿallu l-ḥubbu bawwāḥan wa-shā |
| O, the highest love, openly it shows |
yā aʿallu l-ḥubbu bawwāḥan wa-shā
O, the highest love, openly it shows
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| سَلِمَتْ عَيْنَاهُ مِنْ مَقْتُولِهَا |
| salimat ʿaynāhu min maqtūlihā |
| Their eyes are safe from their slain |
salimat ʿaynāhu min maqtūlihā
Their eyes are safe from their slain
| وَحَمَى مَسْتُوْرَهَا دَاءُ الْعَشَى |
| wa-ḥamā mastūrahā dāʾu l-ʿashā |
| And protected from the blindness’ pain |
wa-ḥamā mastūrahā dāʾu l-ʿashā
And protected from the blindness’ pain
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| مَا الَّذِي أَصْنَعُهُ فِي مُتْلِفِي |
| mā lladhī aṣnaʿuhu fī mutlifī |
| What can I do in my ruinous state |
mā lladhī aṣnaʿuhu fī mutlifī
What can I do in my ruinous state
| بَعْدَمَا فِيَّ مِنَ اللُّطْفِ فَشَى) |
| baʿdamā fiyya mina l-luṭfi fashā) |
| After the grace within me did permeate) |
baʿdamā fiyya mina l-luṭfi fashā)
After the grace within me did permeate)
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- Arabic, translation: Reviewed by Sh Ma’n
- Transliteration: auto-generated