منfrom صدىthe echo of البيدthe deserts، والشعابand the ravines الحواشدthe teeming
من صدى البيد، والشعاب الحواشد
بالمهاويwith abysses والضارياتand the beasts of prey السواهدthe wakeful
بالمهاوي والضاريات السواهد
From the echo of deserts, and ravines thronging
From the echo of tents, and mountain valleys crowded
With abysses and wakeful beasts;
With yawning chasms, and beasts prowling as guards
منfrom مدىthe reach of الموتdeath حينwhen تحمرreddens فيهاwithin them
من مدى الموت حين تحمر فيها
شهوةthe craving of الدودworms والقبورand the graves الزواردthe devouring
شهوة الدود والقبور الزوارد
From death's reach, where reddens
From the expanse of death, when its greed kindles
The craving of worms and devouring graves;
The worms' lust, and graves swarming with pilgrims
منfrom لياليهits nights حينwhen مسtouched (عليّاAli)
من لياليه حين مس (عليّا)
ليلةthe night of العرسthe wedding أنهindeed it was شرthe worst وافدvisitor
ليلة العرس أنه شر وافد
From its nights, when it touched Ali
From its nights, when it touched Ali
On his wedding night—indeed, the worst of visitors;
On his wedding night, that it was an evil visitor
أوor أتىcame مرشداًas a guide فأوماthen gestured إليهto him
أو أتى مرشداً فأوما إليه
صاحباهhis two companions أنthat الضحيةthe victim راشدof age
صاحباه أن الضحية راشد
Or came as a guide; then to him signaled
Or came as guide, intimating to his companions
His two companions: the victim was of age;
That the victim was rightly guided
منfrom صخورrocks جلودهنtheir skins حرابspears
من صخور جلودهن حراب
وكهوفand caves عيونهنtheir eyes مواقدhearths
وكهوف عيونهن مواقد
From rocks whose skins are spears,
From rocks, their hides like swords
And caves whose eyes are hearths;
And their eyes' caves like hearths
حيثwhere للريحfor the wind والتلالand the hills عروقveins
حيث للريح والتلال عروق
منof أفاعvipers، وغابةand a forest منof سواعدforearms
من أفاع، وغابة من سواعد
Where wind and hills have veins
Where the hills and winds have veins
Of vipers, and a forest of forearms;
Of snakes, and a forest of arms
وعلىand at المنحنىthe bend تمدّstretches “صيادSayyad”
وعلى المنحنى تمدّ “صياد”
للأذلاءfor the abject حائطاًa wall منof أساودblack snakes
للأذلاء حائطاً من أساود
And at the bend, Sayyad stretches
And on the slope “Hunter” stretches
For the abject a wall of black snakes;
For the wretched, a wall of lions
ولهاand she has حافراtwo hooves of حمارa donkey وتبدوand she appears
ولها حافرا حمار وتبدو
مرأةa woman، قدalready تزوجتshe married ألفa thousand ماردdemon
مرأة، قد تزوجت ألف مارد
She has a donkey's two hooves, yet appears
It has a donkey's hoof yet appears
A woman who has married a thousand demons;
A woman who married a thousand demons
منfrom ركوبriding السرىnight travel علىacross كلevery قفرwasteland
من ركوب السرى على كل قفر
لمdid not تردهreach it حتىeven خيالاتthe imaginings of رائدa scout
لم ترده حتى خيالات رائد
From riding through the night across every waste
From riding dreams over every wasteland
Not even a scout's imaginings have reached;
That not even visions of a pioneer comprehended
واللياليand the nights علىupon أكفthe palms of العفاريتthe ifrits
والليالي على أكف العفاريت
نعوشcoffins، ذواهبdeparting، وعوائدand returning
نعوش، ذواهب، وعوائد
And nights upon the palms of ifrits
And nights on the palms of ghosts
Are coffins, departing and returning;
Biers, going and returning
منfrom قوىthe powers of البأسmight قصةa tale تلوfollowing أخرىanother
من قوى البأس قصة تلو أخرى
تصرعfells الوحشthe beast قبلbefore نهضةthe rising of قاعدa seated man
تصرع الوحش قبل نهضة قاعد
From powers of might, one tale after another
From mighty feats, one tale after another
Fells the beast before a seated man can rise;
Felling the beast before a sitting hero could rise
منfrom سؤالa question عنabout الحجازthe Hijaz وردand a reply
من سؤال عن الحجاز ورد
عنabout غلاءthe high cost of الكساءclothing، والتبنand the straw كاسدunsold
عن غلاء الكساء، والتبن كاسد
From a question about the Hijaz, and a reply
From asking about Hejaz, answering
About the high cost of clothing, while straw goes unsold;
About costly clothing and stale hay
منfrom خصامquarreling بينamong الأقاربrelatives فيin الواthe valley (start)
من خصام بين الأقارب في الوا
ديvalley (end)، وحربand war فيon التلthe hill بينamong الأباعدstrangers
دي، وحرب في التل بين الأباعد
From quarrels among relatives in the
From quarrel between kin in the valley, and war on the hill between those remote
Valley, and war on the hill among strangers;
From the meadows' green folds warbling
منfrom تثنيthe swaying of المراتعthe pastures الخضرthe green توميbeckoning
من تثني المراتع الخضر تومي
بالأغانيwith songs للراعياتto the shepherdesses النواهدwith budding breasts
بالأغاني للراعيات النواهد
From the swaying of green pastures, beckoning
Songs for the shepherdesses keeping watch
With songs to the full-breasted shepherdesses;
From the maze of delusions gathering
منfrom متاهthe maze of الظنونconjectures تستجمعgathers الأسمارthe evening tales
من متاه الظنون تستجمع الأسمار
شعثthe dishevelment of الرؤىvisions، وفوضىand the chaos of المشاهدscenes
شعث الرؤى، وفوضى المشاهد
From the maze of conjecture, the evening tales gather
Disheveled visions and chaotic scenes
The dishevelment of visions and chaos of scenes.
Between its walls, piles of tales
بينbetween جدرانهاtheir walls ركامa heap of الحكاياtales
بين جدرانها ركام الحكايا
منfrom جديدthe new things of القرىthe villages وأكفانand the shrouds of تالدwhat is ancient
من جديد القرى وأكفان تالد
Between their walls lies a rubble of tales
Of villages renewed and shrouds worn
From the villages' new things and the shrouds of the old;
And the charms of witches upon it
وتجاعيدand the wrinkles of الشعوذاتsorceries عليهاupon them
وتجاعيد الشعوذات عليها
كرفاتlike remains تقيأتهاvomited them up المراقدthe graves
كرفات تقيأتها المراقد
And the wrinkles of sorcery lie upon them
Like a belch its tombs vomited out
Like remains the graves have vomited up;
And upon its every glen and echo
وعلىand over كلall بوحهاtheir disclosures وصداهاand their echo
وعلى كل بوحها وصداها
تتنادىcall to one another زواحفcreeping things ورواكدand stagnant things
تتنادى زواحف ورواكد
And over all their disclosures and echoes
Reptiles and toads call to each other
Creeping and stagnant things call to one another.
The village gathers its pieces, containing
تجمعgathers القريةthe village الشتاتthe scattered fragments فتحويand so holds
تجمع القرية الشتات فتحوي
أمسياتevenings منfrom عاصفاتthe storms of الفدافدbarren plains
أمسيات من عاصفات الفدافد
The village gathers the scattered fragments, holding
Evenings of blustery snowstorms
Evenings from the tempests of barren plains,
And floods from the booming void
وسيولاًand torrents منof الفراغemptiness المدويthe resounding
وسيولاً من الفراغ المدوي
أسهلتhad diarrhea فوقهاover it بطونthe bellies of الروافدthe tributaries
أسهلت فوقها بطون الروافد
And torrents of resounding emptiness;
Rushing over it, bellies of tributaries
The tributaries' bowels have emptied over it;
And song like a fluttering reed house
وغناءand singing كخفقlike the fluttering of بيتa house منof القشstraw
وغناء كخفق بيت من القش
تعاوتhowled at one another فيهinside it الرياحthe winds الشدائدthe fierce
تعاوت فيه الرياح الشدائد
And singing like the flutter of a straw house
Where the fierce winds collaborated
Where fierce winds howl at one another;
And incense and poplar from ice
وبخوراًand incense وشادياًand a singer منof جليدice
وبخوراً وشادياً من جليد
ونداءand a cry: كمhow many فيin الصلاةprayer فوائدbenefits
ونداء: كم في الصلاة فوائد
And incense, and a singer made of ice,
And a call: How prayer has benefits!
And a cry: 'How many benefits prayer holds!'
The gathering crams upon it
يحشرcrowds السمرthe evening talk الضجيجthe clamor عليهاupon it
يحشر السمر الضجيج عليها
منfrom شظاياsplinters نعشthe coffin of السنينthe years البوائدthe vanished
من شظايا نعش السنين البوائد
The evening talk heaps clamor upon it
Shards from the bier of bygone years
From splinters of the coffin of vanished years.
They meet whenever the drum thunders
يتلاقيانthe two meet كلماwhenever حشرجrattled hoarsely الطبلthe drum
يتلاقيان كلما حشرج الطبل
وأعلىand lifted الدخانthe smoke ريحthe scent of الموائدthe dining tables
وأعلى الدخان ريح الموائد
The two meet whenever the drum rasps
And smoke lifts the feast winds
And smoke lifts the scent of dining tables.
And they recount how (Ibn Ulwan) flew
فيقصونthen they recount كيفhow طارflew (ابنIbn (son of) علوانAlwan)؟
فيقصون كيف طار (ابن علوان)؟
وماذاand what حكىtold (عليAli بنibn (son of) زائدZa'id)؟
وماذا حكى (علي بن زائد)؟
Then they recount how Ibn Alwan flew,
And what (Ali bin Zaid) told
And what Ali ibn Za'id told
Of the stars' orbit, a holiday
عنabout مدارthe orbit of النجومthe stars وهيwhile they are عيدa festival
عن مدار النجوم وهي عيد
عنabout فمthe mouth of الغيبthe unseen أوor برقthe lightning of المواعدpromises
عن فم الغيب أو برق المواعد
Of the stars' orbit, while they are a festival,
Of the mouth of the unknown or lightning promises
Of the mouth of the unseen, or the lightning of promises.
When the Pleiades drape the night a gown
عندماwhen تسبلlets fall الثرياthe Pleiades عشاءat nightfall
عندما تسبل الثريا عشاء
عقدهاher necklace تحبلconceive السحابthe clouds الخرائدthe virginal
عقدها تحبل السحاب الخرائد
When the Pleiades let fall, at nightfall,
Embroidering it, the clouds teeming
Their necklace, the virgin clouds conceive;
And when the west faces summer with winds
وإذاand if الغربthe west واجهconfronted الصيفsummer بالأرwith the winds (start)
وإذا الغرب واجه الصيف بالأر
ياحwinds (end) باعتsold عيالهاher children (أمUmm (mother of) قالدQalid)
ياح باعت عيالها (أم قالد)
And if the west confronts summer with the
(Umm Qald) sells her children
Winds, Umm Qalid sells her children.
And they return spinning
ويعودونand they return يغزلونspinning منfrom الرملsand
ويعودون يغزلون من الرمل
ودودand the worms of البلىdecay، عروقthe veins of المحامدvirtues
ودود البلى، عروق المحامد
And they return to spinning, from sand
Worms of decay, veins of tombs
And decay's worms, the veins of virtues;
They depict the miracles of the mystic
فيلوكونthen they chew over معجزاتthe miracles of (فقيهa jurist)
فيلوكون معجزات (فقيه)
يحشدmusters الجنthe jinn والظلامand the darkness يشاهدwatches
يحشد الجن والظلام يشاهد
Then they chew over a jurist's miracles,
Mustering jinn and darkness beholds
Who musters the jinn while darkness watches;
And virtues of a people praying at noon
ومزاياand the merits of قومa people يصلونpray فيat الظهرnoon
ومزايا قوم يصلون في الظهر
وفيand at الليلnight يسرقونthey rob المساجدthe mosques
وفي الليل يسرقون المساجد
And the merits of people who pray at noon
And by night stealing mosques
And at night rob the mosques;
And tales stretch on of bread-selling women
وحكاياand tales تطولgrow lengthy عنabout بائعاتthe women selling الخبزbread
وحكايا تطول عن بائعات الخبز
كمhow many فيin حديثهنtheir talk مكايدschemes
كم في حديثهن مكايد
And tales stretch on about the women selling bread:
How much cunning is in their talk
How many schemes their talk contains!
Of the palace daughters dripping perfume
عنabout بناتgirls القصورthe palaces يقطرنthey drip طيباًperfume
عن بنات القصور يقطرن طيباً
كروابlike hills منof الورودroses الفرايدthe peerless
كرواب من الورود الفرايد
Of palace girls, dripping perfume,
Like strings of roses, tender and plump
Like hills of peerless roses;
Their hair like shy dawn's trails
أوor كصيفlike a summer أجادperfected نضجthe ripening of العطاياgifts
أو كصيف أجاد نضج العطايا
أوor ربيعa spring فيin البرعمthe bud الطفلthe infant واعدpromising
أو ربيع في البرعم الطفل واعد
Or like a summer that ripened its gifts to perfection,
Its shadow upon their eyes a lover
Or a spring, promising within the infant bud.
All enticed them but the clay's wisdom in them declined assistance
شعرهنtheir hair انثيالthe cascading of فجرa dawn خجولbashful
شعرهن انثيال فجر خجول
ظلهits shade فيin عيونهنtheir eyes مراودkohl sticks
ظله في عيونهن مراود
Their hair is the cascade of a bashful dawn;
And they repent, seeking refuge in God
Its shade in their eyes is kohl sticks.
For females are the source of vice
كلهنall of them استمحنهمasked them for gifts فتأبتbut refused
كلهن استمحنهم فتأبت
حكمةthe wisdom of الطينclay فيهمwithin them أنto تساعدhelp
حكمة الطين فيهم أن تساعد
All sought gifts from them; yet it refused—
And they wish they could return to a time
The wisdom of clay within them—to help.
When the produce of the land was copious and free
ويتوبونand they repent يستعيذونthey seek refuge باللهin God
ويتوبون يستعيذون بالله
لأنbecause الإناثwomen نبعthe wellspring of المفاسدcorruption
لأن الإناث نبع المفاسد
And they repent, seeking refuge in God,
And they blame those who folded up provisions
For women are the wellspring of corruption;
So dire is the want of the suitor
ويودونand they wish لوif only يعودwould return زمانa time
ويودون لو يعود زمان
كانwas ثرabundant in الجنىharvest عميمplentiful in المواردresources
كان ثر الجنى عميم الموارد
And they wish a time would return
And their evenings receded and converged
That was rich in harvest, abundant in resources;
Just as visions disappear and recur
ويسبونand they curse حجةa year طوتfolded away الزادprovisions
ويسبون حجة طوت الزاد
فلاكso chewed الفراغemptiness جوعthe hunger of المزاودthe provision bags
فلاك الفراغ جوع المزاود
And they curse a year that folded away provisions,
And they met on an old woman's night that waned
So the hunger of provision-bags chewed emptiness.
In her crevices, dormant stars
وتناءتand grew distant أسمارهمtheir evening tales وتدانتand drew near
وتناءت أسمارهم وتدانت
مثلماjust as تختفيvanish الرؤىthe visions وتعاودand return
مثلما تختفي الرؤى وتعاود
Their evening tales drifted far and drew near,
So they began their babble and repeated
As visions vanish and return.
What leftovers and addenda they began
والتقواand they met ليلةa night عجوزاًan old crone توارتhid away
والتقوا ليلة عجوزاً توارت
فيin أخاديدهاher furrows النجومthe stars الخوامدthe extinguished
في أخاديدها النجوم الخوامد
And they met on a crone of a night; hidden lay
And in their silence an old man appeared
In her furrows the extinguished stars.
Like a fluttering, wandering specter
فابتدواthen they began ثرثراتهمtheir chatter وأعادواand repeated
فابتدوا ثرثراتهم وأعادوا
ماwhat ابتدواthey began منof رواسبdregs وزوائدand superfluities
ما ابتدوا من رواسب وزوائد
They began their chatter, and repeated
And he told a tale in which
What they had begun with: dregs and superfluities.
Every letter quivered like a resentful heart
وعلىand amid صمتهمtheir silence تهيأreadied himself شيخan old man
وعلى صمتهم تهيأ شيخ
مثلماas تخفقflutter الطيوفthe phantoms الشواردthe stray
مثلما تخفق الطيوف الشوارد
And amid their silence an old man readied himself,
And boasting of revenge was exalted in it
As stray phantoms flutter;
So the stagnant pools of habits raged
فحكىthen he told قصةa tale تململwrithed فيهاwithin it
فحكى قصة تململ فيها
كلeach حرفletter، كأنهas though it were قلبa heart حاقدspiteful
كل حرف، كأنه قلب حاقد
Then he told a tale in which there writhed
And they called.. Here we are, Uncle, come
Every letter, as though it were a spiteful heart;
We're all going, not one left behind!
وتعالىand rose فيهاwithin it التبجحthe boasting بالثأرof vengeance
وتعالى فيها التبجح بالثأر
فهاجتso seethed مستنقعاتthe swamps of العوائدcustoms
فهاجت مستنقعات العوائد
And boasting of vengeance swelled within it,
It's an hour, they thought
So the swamps of custom seethed.
Eyes jealous of you have been blinded
وتنادواand they called to each other.. لبيكat your service ياO عمuncle هياcome on
وتنادوا.. لبيك يا عم هيا
كلناall of us سائرونmarching لاmay not عادreturn واحدa single one
كلنا سائرون لا عاد واحد
They called to one another: 'At your service, uncle! Come on!
And their homes roared, catching
All of us are marching—let no one turn back!
Blood, in the horizon's frozen features
إنهاit is ساعةan hour إليهمto them فكرواso charge
إنها ساعة إليهم فكروا
عميتmay be blinded عنكموto you all العيونthe eyes الحواسدthe envious
عميت عنكمو العيون الحواسد
It is an hour to them—so charge!
And they yawned, yawning
May envious eyes be blind to you!'
A bird, its wings bound, numb
واشرأبتand craned upward بيوتهمtheir houses تلمحglimpsing الشهبthe meteors
واشرأبت بيوتهم تلمح الشهب
دماas blood فيin ملامحthe features of الأفقthe horizon جامدcongealed
دما في ملامح الأفق جامد
Their houses craned upward, seeing the meteors
And at dawn the hillside asked about them
As blood congealed in the features of the horizon.
A stream, keeping dawn's vigil
وتعاياand grew helpless فيهاinside them النعاسdrowsiness تعاييwith the helplessness of
وتعايا فيها النعاس تعايي
طائرa bird موثقbound الجناحينthe two wings باردcold
طائر موثق الجناحين بارد
And within them, drowsiness faltered with the helplessness
And it saw him raving, stretching his arms
Of a cold bird, its two wings bound.
And beckoning her with the lashes of a worshipper
ومعand with الفجرdawn ساءلquestioned السفحthe hillside عنهمabout them
ومع الفجر ساءل السفح عنهم
جدولاًa stream، فيin ترقبanticipation of الفجرdawn ساهدwakeful
جدولاً، في ترقب الفجر ساهد
And at dawn, the hillside asked after them
And he dove to inhale the scent of her steps
Of a stream, wakeful in expectation of dawn.
And suffered the sting of pebbles, persevering
فرآهthen it saw him يهفوyearning، يمدstretching ذراعيهhis two arms
فرآه يهفو، يمد ذراعيه
ويوميand beckoning لهاto her بأهدابwith the lashes of عابدa worshipper
ويومي لها بأهداب عابد
It saw him yearning, stretching out his arms
And she approached so he clung to her morning draft
And beckoning to her with a worshipper's lashes;
Wooing, grasping, importuning
وارتمىand he flung himself down يحتسيsipping عبيرthe fragrance of خطاهاher footsteps
وارتمى يحتسي عبير خطاها
ويعانيand suffers وخزthe pricking of الحصىthe pebbles ويكابدand struggles
ويعاني وخز الحصى ويكابد
He flung himself down to sip the fragrance of her steps,
Who came to him? A peasant girl, the sun combed her
Suffering the pebbles' pricks and struggling on.
Wearing the daybreak like necklaces over her
ودنتand she drew near فالتوىso he curled علىaround صبحthe dawn of ساقيهاher two legs
ودنت فالتوى على صبح ساقيها
يناغيcooing ويجتديand begging ويراودand wooing
يناغي ويجتدي ويراود
She drew near; he curled around the dawn of her legs,
And a shirt of dew in which a season flowed,
Cooing, begging, and wooing.
The violets palpitating, a table
منwho أتتهcame to him؟ فلاحةa peasant woman مشطهاher comb الشمسthe sun
من أتته؟ فلاحة مشطها الشمس
عليهاupon her منof الشروقsunrise قلائدnecklaces
عليها من الشروق قلائد
Who came to him? A peasant woman, her comb the sun,
And she bent as a lily pillar bows
Wearing necklaces of sunrise,
Inhaling news of the leader
وقميصand a shirt منof الندىdew ماجbillowed فيهwithin it
وقميص من الندى ماج فيه
موسمa season، نابضpulsing الأفانينbranches مائدswaying
موسم، نابض الأفانين مائد
And a shirt of dew, within which billowed
And suddenly her steps stumbled
A season of pulsing branches, swaying.
Upon clouds bursting from the echo's dust
وانثنتand she bent مثلماas يميسsways gracefully عمودa stalk
وانثنت مثلما يميس عمود
زنبقيlily-like تشتمsniffing out أخبارnews of (قائدQa'id)
زنبقي تشتم أخبار (قائد)
She bent, as a stalk sways,
What happened? She listens and runs
Lily-like, sniffing out news of Qa'id.
Dodging, her wailing defies him
وعلىand with فجأةsuddenness تلقتreceived خطاهاher footsteps
وعلى فجأة تلقت خطاها
منfrom غبارthe dust of الصدىechoes، غيومclouds رواعدthundering
من غبار الصدى، غيوم رواعد
And suddenly her footsteps received
And the wrecked village's lament hurtled
From the dust of echoes, thundering clouds.
Like the rupture of icebergs
أيwhat شيءthing جرىhappened؟ وتصغيand she listens وتعدوand runs
أي شيء جرى؟ وتصغي وتعدو
وتداريand she conceals، نشيجهاher sobbing فيعاندbut it resists
وتداري، نشيجها فيعاند
'What has happened?' She listens and runs,
And she approached, who does she see? Her father
And conceals her sobbing, but it rebels.
A trunk of wounds, frozen
وترامتand spread far مناحةthe lamentation of القريةthe village الثكلىthe bereaved
وترامت مناحة القرية الثكلى
كماas يزخرsurges انفجارthe explosion of الجلامدboulders
كما يزخر انفجار الجلامد
The bereaved village's lament spread far,
And an old woman weeping alone and children
Like the surging explosion of boulders.
Like a ringdove's chicks weeping for their father
ودنتand she drew near منwhom ترىdoes she see؟ أباthe father of طفلتيهاher two daughters
ودنت من ترى؟ أبا طفلتيها
وهوand he is جذعa trunk منof الجراحاتwounds هامدlifeless
وهو جذع من الجراحات هامد
She drew near—whom does she see? Her two daughters' father,
And a wounded man shrieking where are my hands
A lifeless trunk of wounds;
Where are my legs? I had none!
وعجوزاًand an old woman تبكيweeping for وحيداًan only son وأطفالاًand children
وعجوزاً تبكي وحيداً وأطفالاً
كزغبlike the down of الحمامpigeons يبكونweeping for والدa father
كزغب الحمام يبكون والد
And an old woman weeping for her only son, and children
And his sisters gather the provisions
Like pigeons' down, weeping for a father;
And give him their hearts as bandages
وجريحاًand a wounded man يصيحcrying out أينwhere are يدايmy two hands
وجريحاً يصيح أين يداي
أينwhere are رجلايmy two legs؟ هنthey ماwhat كنتI was واجدpossessing
أين رجلاي؟ هن ما كنت واجد
And a wounded man crying, 'Where are my hands?
He throws himself upon them and they pour out
Where are my legs? They were all I had!'
To make pillows for him of their chests
وشقيقاتهand his sisters يمتنare dying التياعاof anguish
وشقيقاته يمتن التياعا
ويهبنand they give لهto him القلوبtheir hearts ضمائدas bandages
ويهبن له القلوب ضمائد
His sisters are dying of anguish,
And the howl of agony in the plain echoes
And give him their hearts as bandages.
The spiteful are gone but spite remains
يرتميhe falls يرتمينthey fall يجثوhe kneels فينصبنso they set up
يرتمي يرتمين يجثو فينصبن
لهfor him منfrom صدورهنtheir breasts وسائدcushions
له من صدورهن وسائد
He falls; they fall; he kneels, and they make
Folly of follies that hatred becomes
Pillows for him from their breasts.
A heritage, or is sanctioned as doctrine
وعواءand the howling of النجيعfresh blood فيin الساحthe square يدويresounds
وعواء النجيع في الساح يدوي
يذهبdepart الحاقدونthe haters والحقدand hatred خالدimmortal
يذهب الحاقدون والحقد خالد
And the howling of gore resounds in the square:
And in the wake of those who left, the evenings returned to live
The haters depart, but hatred is immortal.
By the principles and foundations
أحمقthe most foolish الحمقfolly أنthat تصيرbecome الكراهاthe hatreds (start)
أحمق الحمق أن تصير الكراها
تhatreds (end) تراثاًa legacy، أوor يستحلنturn into عقائدcreeds
ت تراثاً، أو يستحلن عقائد
The folly of follies is for hatreds to become
And boast: they wanted our little ones
A legacy, or turn into creeds.
And we killed thirty of their fine youth
وعلىand in إثرthe wake of منthose who مضواdeparted عادتreturned الأسماthe evening tales (start)
وعلى إثر من مضوا عادت الأسما
رevening tales (end) تحياlive علىupon أصولthe foundations of القواعدthe rules
ر تحيا على أصول القواعد
And in the wake of those who departed, the evening tales returned
And they repeat what they have repeated through ages
To life upon the foundations of the rules,
From the echo of tents, and mountain valleys crowded
وتباهيand boast: أردواthey felled صغيرينtwo young ones مناof ours
وتباهي: أردوا صغيرين منا
وقتلناand we killed منهمof theirs ثلاثينthirty ماجدnoble
وقتلنا منهم ثلاثين ماجد
And boast: 'They felled two young ones of ours,
And we killed thirty noble men of theirs!'
وتعيدand repeat الذيwhat أعادتthey repeated دهوراًfor ages
وتعيد الذي أعادت دهوراً
منfrom صدىthe echo of البيدthe deserts والشعابand the ravines الحواشدthe teeming
من صدى البيد والشعاب الحواشد
And repeat what they have repeated for ages:
From the echo of deserts and ravines thronging.
Partial English translation: 134 of 138 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1