علىupon الدربthe road والمرتعand the pasture
على الدرب والمرتع
يجودhe gives generously، ولايدعيand he makes no claim
يجود، ولايدعي
Upon the road and the pasture,
On the road and pasture
he gives freely and makes no claim.
He gives freely, without pretending
يوشيhe embroiders غناءthe singing الحقولthe fields
يوشي غناء الحقول
وأنشودةand the chant المصنعthe factory
وأنشودة المصنع
He embroiders the song of the fields
He brings joy to the song of the fields
and the factory's chant.
And hymn of the factory
ويعطيand he gives حياةlife.. بلاwithout
ويعطي حياة.. بلا
نيوبfangs ولاnor مصرعdeath
نيوب ولا مصرع
And he gives life ... without
And gives life...without
fangs or death.
Fangs or slaughter
يشدhe draws close أبضthe softest الخصورthe waists
يشد أبض الخصور
إلىtoward أعطشthe thirstiest الأذرعthe arms
إلى أعطش الأذرع
He draws the softest waists
He pulls the horse with white forehead
toward the thirstiest arms.
To the thirstiest arms
ويسخوand he gives freely سخاءgenerosity المصيفthe summer
ويسخو سخاء المصيف
علىupon الطيرthe birds والضفدعand the frog
على الطير والضفدع
And he gives with summer's generosity
And is generous like the summer
to the birds and the frog,
To bird and frog
علىupon السفحthe slope والمنحنىand the bend
على السفح والمنحنى
علىupon السهلthe plain والأرفعand the higher ground
على السهل والأرفع
to the slope and the bend,
On the slope and bend
to the plain and the higher ground.
On the plain and highest peak
أتشتمdo they smell? أنفاسهhis breaths
أتشتم أنفاسه
طيوفphantoms الربىthe hills الهجعthe slumbering
طيوف الربى الهجع
Do they scent his breath—
Do I smell his breaths
the phantoms of the slumbering hills?
Dreams of the slumbering countryside
هناكthere رؤىvisions مهدهhis cradle
هناك رؤى مهده
نبيذيةwine-like المنبعthe source
نبيذية المنبع
There, the visions of his cradle
There are intoxicating visions
are wine-like at their source:
From a divine spring
حمامdoves منfrom الأغنياتthe songs
حمام من الأغنيات
علىupon جدولa stream ممرعlush
على جدول ممرع
doves made of songs
A dove of songs
upon a lush stream,
On a gushing brook
مراياmirrors هوائيةairy
مرايا هوائية
سرابيةmirage-like المخدعthe chamber
سرابية المخدع
airy mirrors
Mirages in the air
with a mirage-like chamber,
Illusions of the imagination
وغيبand the unseen وراءbehind القناعthe mask
وغيب وراء القناع
ووعدand a promise بلاwithout برقعa face-veil
ووعد بلا برقع
and the unseen behind the mask,
And mystery behind the mask
and a promise without a veil.
And promise without veil
هناكthere انتظارanticipation يحسّsenses
هناك انتظار يحسّ
خطاهhis footsteps وحلمand a dream يعيunderstands
خطاه وحلم يعي
There, anticipation senses
There is waiting that feels
his footsteps, and a dream understands.
Its steps and dreaming that awakens
ودفءٌand warmth صريعstruck down يحنyearns
ودفءٌ صريع يحن
إلىfor لمسهhis touch المبدعcreative
إلى لمسه المبدع
And a stricken warmth yearns
Warmth that yearns
for his creative touch.
For its creative touch
ووادand a valley يصيخlistens intently إلىto
وواد يصيخ إلى
تباشيرهhis glad tidings اللمعgleaming
تباشيره اللمع
And a valley listens to
Valley that screams
his gleaming glad tidings.
For its first light
فأحلمso I dream أنthat الجنينthe unborn child
فأحلم أن الجنين
وليدa newborn بلاwithout مرضعa wet nurse
وليد بلا مرضع
So I dream that the unborn child
So I dream the fetus
is a newborn without a wet nurse.
Is born without wetnurse
فألويso I wrap زنودforearms الحنانtenderness
فألوي زنود الحنان
علىaround خصرهhis waist الطيعpliant
على خصره الطيع
So I wrap the forearms of tenderness
I wrap tendrils of affection
around his pliant waist.
Around its compliant waist
ويحبوand he crawls علىupon ساعديmy forearm
ويحبو على ساعدي
فأرضعهso I suckle him أدمعيmy tears
فأرضعه أدمعي
And he crawls upon my forearm,
It nestles at my elbow
so I suckle him with my tears.
So I nurse it with my tears
وينأىand he recedes، فترنوso they gaze الكوىthe windows
وينأى، فترنو الكوى
يفتشنthey search عنهfor him معيwith me
يفتشن عنه معي
And he recedes, so the windows gaze,
It moves away, and huts yearn
searching for him with me.
Searching for it with me
ويرتدand returns، حلمa dream مضىpassed
ويرتد، حلم مضى
ويمضيand passes on، بلاwithout مرجعreturn
ويمضي، بلا مرجع
And a dream gone by returns,
It returns, a dream passes
and passes on, with no return.
And passes, without going back
وتحتشدand gather الأمسياتthe evenings
وتحتشد الأمسيات
علىupon العامرthe inhabited place البلقعthe wasteland
على العامر البلقع
And the evenings throng
Evenings gather
over the inhabited wasteland.
At the populated horizon
فأرجوهso I beg him أنto يشرئبcrane his neck
فأرجوه أن يشرئب
إلىtoward شرفةthe balcony المطلعdawn
إلى شرفة المطلع
So I beg him to crane his neck
I hope it will incline
toward the balcony of dawn.
To the balcony of dawn
أمدI extend لهfor him سلماًa ladder
أمد له سلماً
إلىtoward النورthe light منfrom أضلعيmy ribs
إلى النور من أضلعي
I extend a ladder for him
Extend a ladder
to the light, made of my ribs.
To the light from my ribs
وأشدوand I sing لميلادهfor his birth
وأشدو لميلاده
ويصغيand he listens بلاwithout مسمعan ear
ويصغي بلا مسمع
And I sing for his birth,
And sing for its birth
and he listens without an ear.
As it listens without hearing
فأبكيهso I weep for him فيin مقطعa stanza
فأبكيه في مقطع
وألقاهand I meet him فيin مقطعa stanza
وألقاه في مقطع
So I weep for him in a stanza,
I weep for it in verse
and meet him in a stanza.
Cast it in verse
Sol 6.1