يهمhe attempts ويعييهand exhausts him النهوضrising فيجثمso he crouches
يهم ويعييه النهوض فيجثم
ويعزمand he resolves إلاyet ريشهhis plumage ليسdoes not يعزمresolve
ويعزم إلا ريشه ليس يعزم
He attempts to rise, but rising exhausts him, so he crouches.
He struggles to stand but slumps down,
He resolves, yet his plumage has no resolve.
He resolves but his wings won't resolve.
لقدindeed رنّقfluttered الصرصورthe cricket وهوwhile he is علىupon الثرىthe earth
لقد رنّق الصرصور وهو على الثرى
مُكبٌّface down وقدand already صاحcalled out القطاthe sandgrouse وهوwhile he is أبكمmute
مُكبٌّ وقد صاح القطا وهو أبكم
The cricket has fluttered, while he upon the earth
The ant has shriveled on the ground,
Lies face down; the sandgrouse has called, while he is mute.
The cat meows, though mute.
يُلملمhe gathers حدباءbowed القدامىthe primary feathers كأنهاas though they were
يُلملم حدباء القدامى كأنها
أضالعُribs فيin أرماسهاtheir graves تتهشمare splintering
أضالعُ في أرماسها تتهشم
He gathers his bowed primary feathers, as though they were
He gathers his ancient humps as if
Ribs splintering in their graves.
They were ribs breaking within him.
ويثقلهand weighs him down حملthe burden of الجناحينthe two wings بعدafter ماthat (nominalizer)
ويثقله حمل الجناحين بعد ما
أقلاهthey both lifted him وهوwhile he was الكاسرthe raptor المتقحمthe headlong attacker
أقلاه وهو الكاسر المتقحم
And the burden of his wings weighs him down, after
He's burdened by his two wings after
They bore him aloft, a raptor plunging headlong.
They had carried him, storming ahead.
جناحينtwo wings لوif طاراthey both flew لنصتwould rise فدوّمتand would then circle aloft
جناحين لو طارا لنصت فدوّمت
شماريخُpinnacles رضوىRadwa واستقلand would take flight يلملمYalamlam
شماريخُ رضوى واستقل يلملم
Two wings—were they to fly, up would rise and wheel
Two wings - had they flown, they'd have hushed
The pinnacles of Radwa, and Yalamlam would take flight.
The murmurs of bliss and he'd have finished gathering himself.
ويلحظand he gazes at أقطارthe reaches of السماءthe sky كأنهas though he were
ويلحظ أقطار السماء كأنه
رجيمan accursed outcast علىover عهدthe former days of السمواتthe heavens يندمhe regrets
رجيم على عهد السموات يندم
And he gazes at the reaches of the sky, as though he were
He watches the horizons like one who
An accursed outcast, regretting his days in the heavens.
Regrets the epoch of skies.
ويغمضand he closes his eyes أحياناًsometimes فهلso, has ...? أبصرhe saw الردىdeath
ويغمض أحياناً فهل أبصر الردى
مقضاًswooping down عليهupon him أمor بماضيهof his past يحلمhe dreams
مقضاً عليه أم بماضيه يحلم
And sometimes he closes his eyes—has he seen death
Sometimes he closes his eyes - has he seen
Swooping down upon him, or is he dreaming of his past?
His ruin decreed or dreams of his past?
إذاwhen أدفأتهwarms him الشمسthe sun أغفىhe dozes وربماand perhaps
إذا أدفأته الشمس أغفى وربما
توهمهاhe imagines it صيداًprey لهfor him وهوwhile he is هيثمan eaglet
توهمها صيداً له وهو هيثم
When the sun warms him, he dozes, and perhaps
When the sun warms him he dozes, and imagines
He imagines it his prey, and himself an eaglet.
It prey for him while he lurks.
لعينيكyour two eyes have ياO شيخelder الطيورthe birds مهابةٌawe
لعينيك يا شيخ الطيور مهابةٌ
يفرflee بغاثthe weaklings among الطيرthe birds عنهاfrom it ويهزمand are routed
يفر بغاث الطير عنها ويهزم
Your eyes, O elder of birds, inspire awe,
Your eyes, old bird, are formidable -
From which the lesser birds flee and are routed.
Young birds flee from them in defeat.
وماand not عجزتthey proved powerless عنكagainst you الغداةthis morning وإنماbut rather
وما عجزت عنك الغداة وإنما
لكلfor every شبابyouth هيبةmajesty حينwhen يهرمit grows old
لكل شباب هيبة حين يهرم
They are not powerless against you this morning; rather,
It wasn't morning that failed you, but
Every youth has its majesty when it grows old.
All youth has awe when time makes it old.
Sol 6.1