فيin هجعةthe slumber الليلof the night المخيفfrightening الشاتيwintry
في هجعة الليل المخيف الشاتي
والجوand the air يحلمdreams بالصباحof the morning الآتيcoming
والجو يحلم بالصباح الآتي
In the slumber of the frightening, wintry night,
In the gloom of the fearful night,
while the air dreams of the coming morning,
And the atmosphere dreaming of the coming dawn,
والريحand the wind كالمحمومlike one fever-stricken تهذيraves والدجىand darkness
والريح كالمحموم تهذي والدجى
فيon الأفقthe horizon أشباحٌphantoms منof الإنصاتattentive listening
في الأفق أشباحٌ من الإنصات
and the wind raves like one fever-stricken, and darkness
And the mad, raving wind, and the darkness on the horizon,
is, on the horizon, phantoms made of listening,
Apparitions of listening,
والشهبand the shooting stars أحلامٌdreams معلقةsuspended علىupon
والشهب أحلامٌ معلقة على
أهدابlashes تمثالٍof a statue منof الظلماتdarkness
أهداب تمثالٍ من الظلمات
and the shooting stars are dreams suspended on
And meteors - suspended dreams,
the lashes of a statue made of darkness,
On the eyelids of a statue of darkness,
والطيفand the phantom يخبطblunders فيthrough السكينةstillness مثلماjust as
والطيف يخبط في السكينة مثلما
تتخبطflounder الأوهامdelusions فيamid الشبهاتdoubts
تتخبط الأوهام في الشبهات
and a phantom blunders through the stillness as
And the specter pounding into the stillness,
delusions flounder amid doubts,
As delusions pound into doubts.
والظلمةand darkness الخرساmute تلعثمstammers بالرؤىwith visions
والظلمة الخرسا تلعثم بالرؤى
كتلعثمlike the stammering المخنوقof one choking بالكلماتover words
كتلعثم المخنوق بالكلمات
and mute darkness stammers with visions,
The mute darkness stammers with visions,
like a choking man's stammering over words.
Like the choked man stammers with words.
فيin ذلكthat الليلnight المخيفfrightening مضىwent on فتىًa young man
في ذلك الليل المخيف مضى فتىً
قلقrestless الثيابthe clothes مروعterrified الخطواتthe footsteps
قلق الثياب مروع الخطوات
In that frightening night a young man went on,
In that fearful night a young man passed by,
his clothes restless, his footsteps terrified.
Restless in his clothes, frightened in his steps.
يمشيwalks وينظرand looks خلفهbehind him وأمامهand ahead of him
يمشي وينظر خلفه وأمامه
نظرthe gaze الجبانof a coward إلىat المغيرthe raider العاتيruthless
نظر الجبان إلى المغير العاتي
He walks, looking behind him and ahead,
He walks looking behind and in front of him
as a coward looks at a ruthless raider.
With the look of a coward toward a raging enemy.
ويرىand sees الحتوفdeaths إذاwhenever تلفتturns around أوor رناgazes
ويرى الحتوف إذا تلفت أو رنا
ويحسand feels أصداءًechoes بلاwithout أصواتsounds
ويحس أصداءً بلا أصوات
He sees doom whenever he turns or gazes,
And he sees the ridges if he turns or makes a sound,
and feels echoes without sounds.
And he feels echoes without voices.
ويعودand returns يسألasks نفسهhimself ماwhat خيفتيmy fear؟
ويعود يسأل نفسه ما خيفتي؟
ماذاwhat أحسI feel؟ وأينand where أينwhere ثباتيmy steadfastness؟
ماذا أحس؟ وأين أين ثباتي؟
He asks himself again: 'What is this fear of mine?
And he asks himself again what frightened me?
What do I feel? Where, where is my resolve?
What did I feel? And where is my composure?
ماذاwhat يخوفنيfrightens me أناI رجلa man السرىof night travel؟
ماذا يخوفني أنا رجل السرى؟
وأناand I رفيقthe companion الليلof night والفلواتand wilderness
وأنا رفيق الليل والفلوات
What frightens me? I am a man of night journeys,
What frightens me, I the man of the journeys?
and I am the companion of night and wilderness.
And I, the friend of night and the wilds?
هلis ليلتيmy night غيرdifferent from الليالthe nights؟ أمor أناI
هل ليلتي غير الليال؟ أم أنا
غيريother than myself… أكادI almost الآنnow انكرdeny ذاتيmyself
غيري... أكاد الآن انكر ذاتي
Is my night unlike other nights? Or am I
Is my night different from other nights? Or am I
someone else? Now I almost deny myself.
Different from myself... I almost deny my own self now!
أينwhere الصباحmorning وأينand where منيfrom me قريتيmy village؟
أين الصباح وأين مني قريتي؟
والرعبand terror قداميahead of me وفيand in لفتاتيmy glances
والرعب قدامي وفي لفتاتي
Where is morning, and where is my village from here?
Where is the dawn and where is my village from me?
Terror is ahead of me and in my backward glances.'
And terror is ahead of me and in my glances.
وهناand here تراءتappeared للمروعto the terrified one عصبةٌa band
وهنا تراءت للمروع عصبةٌ
كالذعرlike terror شيطانيةdemonic اللمحاتin glances
كالذعر شيطانية اللمحات
Then a band appeared to the terrified youth,
And there appeared to the frightened man a gang,
like terror itself, demonic in their glances,
Demonic in their sudden glimpses.
شعثٌdisheveled كأهلlike the people الكهفof the Cave إلاexcept أنthat فيin
شعثٌ كأهل الكهف إلا أن في
نظراتهمtheir glances همجيةthe savagery الشهواتof appetites
نظراتهم همجية الشهوات
disheveled like the People of the Cave, except that in
Disheveled like the People of the Cave, except
their glances lurked the savagery of appetite.
There is savagery of lusts in their glances.
وتقلبتand roved مقلeyes العصابةof the gang فيover الفتىthe young man
وتقلبت مقل العصابة في الفتى
وكأنهاand as though they تشويهroast him بالنظراتwith stares
وكأنها تشويه بالنظرات
The gang's eyes roved over the young man,
And that gang flipped around the young man,
as though roasting him with their stares.
As if disfiguring him with their stares.
وتخيلتand imagined “كيسthe bag النقودof money” فأبرقتso flashed
وتخيلت “كيس النقود” فأبرقت
رغباتهاtheir desires فيin الأعينthe eyes الشرهاتravenous
رغباتها في الأعين الشرهات
They pictured the 'bag of money,' and there flashed
They imagined the "money bag" so their
their desires in those ravenous eyes.
Greed sparked in their rapacious eyes.
وتململتand stirred فيهاwithin them الشراسةferocity مثلماjust as
وتململت فيها الشراسة مثلما
يتململstirs الزلزالan earthquake فيwithin الهضباتthe hills
يتململ الزلزال في الهضبات
Ferocity stirred within them, as
And brutality stirred in them as tremors stir
an earthquake stirs within the hills.
In the mountain peaks.
والتاعand seethed فيهاwithin them الشرevil فانهالتso descended علىupon
والتاع فيها الشر فانهالت على
ذاكthat الفتىyoung man بالضربwith blows والطعناتand stabs
ذاك الفتى بالضرب والطعنات
Evil seethed within them, and they fell upon
And evil brewed in them so they attacked
that young man with blows and stabs.
That young man with blows and stabs.
فاستلso drew خنجرهhis dagger وكسرand broke وحدهalone
فاستل خنجره وكسر وحده
وحشيةthe savagery الوثباتof lunges بالوثباتwith lunges
وحشية الوثبات بالوثبات
He drew his dagger and, alone, broke
So he drew his dagger and alone
the savagery of their lunges with lunges of his own.
Repelled the savagery of their leaps with leaps.
وتلفتتand glanced تلكthat العصابةgang حولهاaround them
وتلفتت تلك العصابة حولها
فرأتso saw بعينwith the eye الوهمof illusion ظلthe shadow سراةof night travelers
فرأت بعين الوهم ظل سراة
The gang glanced around,
And that gang looked around it
and with imagination's eye saw the shadow of night travelers.
And in delusion saw the shadow of thieves.
وهناكand there لاذتtook refuge بالفرارin flight وأدبرتand retreated
وهناك لاذت بالفرار وأدبرت
ملعونةcursed الروحاتevening goings والغدواتand morning goings
ملعونة الروحات والغدوات
Then they took refuge in flight and turned away,
So there they fled in disarray,
cursed in their evening and morning goings.
Cursed in spirits and actions.
وغدتand became يصادمcollides with بعضهاsome of them بعضاًothers كماas
وغدت يصادم بعضها بعضاً كما
تتصادمcollide الآلاتmachines بالآلاتwith machines
تتصادم الآلات بالآلات
They began colliding with one another, as
And they collided with each other as
machines collide with machines.
Machines collide with machines.
وجثاand knelt الفتىthe young man بينamid الجراحwounds كمدنفٍlike one gravely ill
وجثا الفتى بين الجراح كمدنفٍ
يستنجدseeks help from العوادvisitors to the sick بالزفراتthrough sighs
يستنجد العواد بالزفرات
The young man knelt amid his wounds, like one gravely ill,
And the young man fell between wounds like a minaret
pleading with his visitors for help through sighs.
Calling the times for help with moans.
وتلكأتand faltered عندduring التوجعsuffering روحهhis soul
وتلكأت عند التوجع روحه
بينbetween المماتdeath وبينand between نصفhalf حياةa life
بين الممات وبين نصف حياة
His soul faltered in its agony,
His soul wavered between death and half a life
between death and half a life.
In the throes of agony.
وامتدand stretched out فيin حضنthe embrace الطريقof the road وداؤهand his affliction
وامتد في حضن الطريق وداؤه
حيalive وصفرتهand his pallor منof الأمواتthe dead
حي وصفرته من الأموات
He lay stretched in the road's embrace, his affliction
And he sprawled on the road and his wounds
alive, but his pallor that of the dead.
Bled while his face yellowed like the dead.
وتداعتand thronged الأوجاعpains فيهwithin him والتظتand blazed
وتداعت الأوجاع فيه والتظت
فيهwithin him الجراحwounds الحمرred كالجمراتlike glowing coals
فيه الجراح الحمر كالجمرات
Pains crowded within him, and there flared
And pains gathered in him, and gashes
within him the red wounds like glowing coals.
Burned in him like embers.
وإذاand whenever تهيأreadied himself للنهوضto rise تثاءبتyawned
وإذا تهيأ للنهوض تثاءبت
فيهwithin him الجراحwounds تثاؤبthe yawning الحياتof snakes
فيه الجراح تثاؤب الحيات
Whenever he readied himself to rise, there yawned
And when he tried to get up, his wounds
within him wounds, with the yawning of snakes.
Yawned in him with the yawns of snakes.
وعلىand on يمينthe right الدربof the path كوخٌa hut تلتقيmeet
وعلى يمين الدرب كوخٌ تلتقي
فيwithin صدرهits breast النكباتcalamities بالنكباتwith calamities
في صدره النكبات بالنكبات
On the right of the path stood a hut where met
And to the right of the road, a shack whose
calamity with calamity within its breast.
Misfortunes meet with misfortunes in its chest.
بينbetween القصورthe palaces وبينهand it ميلٌa mile وماand how
بين القصور وبينه ميلٌ وما
أدنىnear المكانthe place وأبعدand far away الرحماتcompassion!
أدنى المكان وأبعد الرحمات!
A mile lay between it and the palaces—how
A mile away from the palaces, yet how
near the place, and how far away compassion!
Near is the place and far the mercies!
يشكوcomplains إلىto جيرانهits neighbors فيصمهمso deafens them
يشكو إلى جيرانه فيصمهم
عنهto it ضجيجthe din القصفof revelry واللذاتand pleasures
عنه ضجيج القصف واللذات
It complains to its neighbors, but they are deafened
He complains to its neighbors but they are deafened
to it by the din of revelry and pleasures.
From him by the clamor of bombings and pleasures.
كوخa hut إذاwhen خطرتpassed lightly بهthrough it ريحthe wind الدجىof darkness
كوخ إذا خطرت به ريح الدجى
أومىgestured إلىto السكانthe dwellers بالرعشاتwith shudders
أومى إلى السكان بالرعشات
A hut that, when the night wind passes through it,
A shack, if the night breeze stirs it,
signals to its dwellers with shudders.
It signals its residents with tremors.
“سنواتyears يوسفof Joseph” عمرهits lifetime وجدارهand its wall
“سنوات يوسف” عمره وجداره
آبداًforever تنوءبأعجفsags beneath the leanest السنواتof years
آبداً تنوءبأعجف السنوات
'Joseph's years' are its lifetime, and its wall
"The years of Joseph" are its age and its wall,
forever sags beneath the leanest of years.
Bent for eternity by the years.
فيهinside it العجوزthe old woman وبنتهاand her daughter وغلامهاand her boy
فيه العجوز وبنتها وغلامها
يتذكرونremember مواردsources الأقواتof sustenance
يتذكرون موارد الأقوات
Inside, an old woman, her daughter, and her boy
In it are an old woman, her daughter and her son
think back on sources of sustenance.
Remembering the sources of livelihood.
فالحقلfor the field جدبٌbarren ظامىءٌthirsty وسماؤهand its sky
فالحقل جدبٌ ظامىءٌ وسماؤه
صحوٌclear تلوحgleams كصفحةlike the surface المرآةof the mirror
صحوٌ تلوح كصفحة المرآة
For the field is barren and thirsty, and its sky
The field is barren, parched, and its sky
is clear, gleaming like the surface of a mirror.
Is sober, appearing like a mirror's surface.
والأغنياءand the rich، وهلand do ترقsoften قلوبهمtheir hearts؟
والأغنياء، وهل ترق قلوبهم؟
لاno ، إنهاindeed they أقسىharder منthan الصخراتrocks
لا ، إنها أقسى من الصخرات
And the rich—do their hearts ever soften?
And the rich - do their hearts soften?
No, they are harder than rocks.
No! They are harder than boulders.
وتغلغواand sank deep فيinto الصمتsilence فانتبهواthen awoke علىto
وتغلغوا في الصمت فانتبهوا على
شبحٍa figure يناديcalls to الصمتsilence بالأناتwith groans
شبحٍ ينادي الصمت بالأنات
They sank deep into silence, then woke to
And they whispered in silence, then noticed
a figure calling to the silence with groans.
A specter calling out silence with moans.
فإذاand behold فتىًa young man قلقanxious الملامحin features يختفيhides
فإذا فتىً قلق الملامح يختفي
تحتbeneath الجراحwounds الحمرred والخفقاتand throbbings
تحت الجراح الحمر والخفقات
There was a young man with anxious features, hidden
And there was an anxious young man hiding
beneath red wounds and throbbings.
Under bloody, fluttering wounds.
فمشىso walked ثلاثتهمall three of them إليهto him وانثنواand turned back
فمشى ثلاثتهم إليه وانثنوا
بالضيفwith the guest بينamid الدمعtears والآهاتand sighs
بالضيف بين الدمع والآهات
All three walked to him, then turned back
So the three of them went to him and leaned
with their guest, amid tears and sighs.
Over the guest with tears and laments.
وروىand recounted لهمto them خبرthe account العصابةof the gang أنهاthat it
وروى لهم خبر العصابة أنها
سدتblocked عليهagainst him الدربthe path بالهجماتwith attacks
سدت عليه الدرب بالهجمات
He told them of the gang, how it
And he told them the story of the gang, that it
had blocked his path with attacks.
Had blocked his way with attacks.
وتهيجتand flared up فيهwithin him الجراحwounds فصدهاso restrained them
وتهيجت فيه الجراح فصدها
وتسترتand hid themselves بالليلin the night كالحشراتlike insects
وتسترت بالليل كالحشرات
His wounds flared up, but he held them back,
And rage boiled in him so he repelled them
and they hid themselves in the night like insects.
And they hid in the night like insects.
فدنتso came near فتاةthe young woman الكوخof the hut تمسحwipes وجههhis face
فدنت فتاة الكوخ تمسح وجهه
وتبلسمand soothes الأجراحwounds بالدعواتwith prayers
وتبلسم الأجراح بالدعوات
The hut's young woman came near to wipe his face
The shack girl approached, wiping his face,
and soothe his wounds with prayers.
And soothing the wounds with prayers.
وتبلand wets منwith دمهhis blood يديهاher two hands إنهاindeed she
وتبل من دمه يديها إنها
تشتمsmells فيهin it أعبقthe most fragrant النفحاتwafts
تشتم فيه أعبق النفحات
She wets her hands with his blood; indeed she
And her hands were stained with his blood - she
smells in it the most fragrant wafts.
Smells in it the most fragrant scents.
وترىand sees بهin him ماwhat ليسnot تدريshe knows هلwhether ترىshe sees
وترى به ما ليس تدري هل ترى
سرthe secret القضاof fate؟ أمor آيةthe sign الآياتof signs
سر القضا؟ أم آية الآيات
And sees in him what she cannot fathom: does she see
And she sees in him what she knows not - does she see
fate's secret, or the sign of signs?
The secret of fate? Or a verse of verses?
فإذاand behold الجراحwounds تنامsleep فيهwithin him ويشتفيand recovers
فإذا الجراح تنام فيه ويشتفي
ويردand regains عمراًa life كانwas وشكon the verge فواتof passing away
ويرد عمراً كان وشك فوات
Then his wounds fall asleep within him, and he heals,
For the wounds fell asleep in him, and he recovered
regaining a life that was nearly lost.
And regained a life that was almost lost.
وإزاءهand facing him البنتthe girl الجميلةbeautiful كلهاall of her
وإزاءه البنت الجميلة كلها
روحspirit سماويٌheavenly وطهرand the purity صلاةof prayer
روح سماويٌ وطهر صلاة
Facing him, the beautiful girl is all
And before him the beautiful girl, all
heavenly spirit and the purity of prayer.
Spirit heavenly and ritual purity.
يتجاوبresonates الإغراءallure فيin كلماتهاher words
يتجاوب الإغراء في كلماتها
كتجاوبlike the resonance الأوتارof strings بالنغماتwith melodies
كتجاوب الأوتار بالنغمات
Allure echoes through her words,
Temptation resonates in her words
as strings resound with melodies.
Like the resonance of strings with melodies.
أغفىdozed الجريحthe wounded man علىupon السكونstillness وأغمضتand closed
أغفى الجريح على السكون وأغمضت
أجفانeyelids منof those حوليهaround him كفthe hand سباتof slumber
أجفان من حوليه كف سبات
The wounded man dozed in the stillness; closed were
The wounded one fell asleep in tranquility and the eyelids
the eyelids of those around him by slumber's hand.
Of those around him closed in a swoon.
والكوخand the hut فيin حرقburning pangs الأسىof sorrow مترقبٌawaiting
والكوخ في حرق الأسى مترقبٌ
بشرىglad tidings ترفflutter عليهover it كالزهراتlike flowers
بشرى ترف عليه كالزهرات
The hut, in the burning pangs of sorrow, awaited
And the shack, burning in agony, awaited
glad tidings fluttering over it like flowers.
Good news to float to it like flowers.
والليلand night تمثالٌa statue سجينٌimprisoned يرتجيhopes for
والليل تمثالٌ سجينٌ يرتجي
فكundoing القيودthe bonds علىby يدthe hand النحاتof the sculptor
فك القيود على يد النحات
Night was an imprisoned statue, hoping
And the night, a prisoner statue, praying
for its bonds to be undone by the sculptor's hand.
To break its shackles at the sculptor's hand.
فبداso appeared احمرارa redness فيin الظلامdarkness كأنهas though it were
فبدا احمرار في الظلام كأنه
لعناتcurses حقدٍof hatred فيon وجوهfaces طغاةof tyrants
لعنات حقدٍ في وجوه طغاة
A redness appeared in the dark, as though
Then a redness appeared in the darkness, as if
curses of hatred on tyrants' faces.
Curses of hatred on the faces of tyrants.
وتسللand crept السحرthe predawn hour البليلdewy علىover الربىthe hills
وتسلل السحر البليل على الربى
كالحلمlike a dream بينbetween الصحوwaking والغفواتand brief slumbers
كالحلم بين الصحو والغفوات
Dewy predawn crept over the hills,
And sorcery sneaked upon the plateau
like a dream between waking and slumber,
Like a dream between alertness and slumber.
بندىwith dew وينثرand scatters فيacross البقاعthe lands أريجهits fragrance
بندى وينثر في البقاع أريجه
ويرشand sprinkles دربthe path الفجرof dawn بالنسماتwith breezes
ويرش درب الفجر بالنسمات
with dew, scattering its fragrance across the land,
Dew! Strewing its fragrance in the land
and sprinkling dawn's path with breezes.
And sprinkling the dawn’s path with breezes.
وصبتand poured علىover الجبلthe mountain الشموخtowering أشعةٌrays
وصبت على الجبل الشموخ أشعةٌ
مسحورةٌenchanted كطفولةlike the infancy القبلاتof kisses
مسحورةٌ كطفولة القبلات
Rays poured over the towering mountain,
And enchanted rays poured over the lofty mountain
enchanted, like the infancy of kisses.
As if it were a king shaking dawn like banners.
فكأنماso as though الجبلthe mountain المعممturbaned بالسنىin radiance
فكأنما الجبل المعمم بالسنى
ملكa king يهزwaves الفجرdawn كالراياتlike banners
ملك يهز الفجر كالرايات
The mountain, turbaned in radiance, seemed
It lifted its forehead to the heights so lights
a king waving dawn like banners.
Tossed in its head like waves.
رفعraised الجبينthe brow إلىtoward العلاthe heights فتقلبتso rolled
رفع الجبين إلى العلا فتقلبت
فيon رأسهits head الأضواءlights كالموجاتlike waves
في رأسه الأضواء كالموجات
It raised its brow toward the heights, and there rolled
And it climbed the distant horizon in its loftiness
on its head lights like waves.
Where you see its turban of halos.
وتسلقand climbed الأفقthe horizon البعيدdistant شموخهits towering height
وتسلق الأفق البعيد شموخه
فترىso you see عمامتهits turban منof الهالاتhalos
فترى عمامته من الهالات
Its towering height climbed the distant horizon,
And rosy smiles glittered over the slopes
and you could see its turban made of halos.
Pink of breath and smiles.
وتلألأتand sparkled فوقover السفوحthe slopes مباسمٌsmiling mouths
وتلألأت فوق السفوح مباسمٌ
ورديةrosy الأنفاسin breaths والبسماتand smiles
وردية الأنفاس والبسمات
Over the slopes sparkled smiling mouths,
And the tide of dawn poured as if
rose-colored in their breaths and smiles.
It were the flame of prophecy in the hands of guides.
وانصبand poured down تيارthe current الشروقof sunrise كأنهas though it were
وانصب تيار الشروق كأنه
شعلflames النبوةof prophecy فيin أكفthe palms هداةof guides
شعل النبوة في أكف هداة
The current of sunrise poured down as though
And it invaded the roads so their bandits
the flames of prophecy in guides' hands.
Fled, their faces blushing from the slaps.
وغزاand invaded الدروبthe roads فأجفلتso fled in fright قطاعهاtheir highwaymen
وغزا الدروب فأجفلت قطاعها
ووجوههمand their faces تحمرredden بالصفعاتwith slaps
ووجوههم تحمر بالصفعات
It swept the roads, and their highwaymen fled in fright,
And that gang shouted: What do I see?
their faces reddening under slaps.
Are these shining lands my enemies?
وتصايحتand shouted to one another تلكthat العصابةgang ماwhat أرىI see؟
وتصايحت تلك العصابة ما أرى؟
هذيthese الجهاتdirections المشرقاتradiant عداتيmy enemies
هذي الجهات المشرقات عداتي
The gang cried out to one another: 'What do I see?
Where is escape? And where can I seek refuge,
These radiant directions are my enemies!
And the light emanates from all sides?
أينwhere المفرescape؟ وأينand where أطلبI seek مهرباًa refuge؟
أين المفر؟ وأين أطلب مهرباً؟
والنورand light يسطعblazes منfrom جميعall جهاتيmy sides
والنور يسطع من جميع جهاتي
Where is escape? Where can I seek a refuge,
How to flee when I have no cave or path -
when light blazes from every side of me?
Oh my misery! Oh the evil of my death!
كيفhow الفرارescape؟ وليسand there is not ليfor me كهفa cave ولاnor
كيف الفرار؟ وليس لي كهف ولا
دربa path فياso alas ليfor me!! ياalas لسوءfor the wretchedness مماتيof my death!
درب فيا لي!! يا لسوء مماتي!
How can I flee? I have neither a cave nor
And the shack people awoke when specks
a path—alas for me! Alas for my wretched death!'
Flickered into their sight with flashes.
وأفاقand awoke أهلthe dwellers الكوخof the hut حينwhen ثقوبهits holes
وأفاق أهل الكوخ حين ثقوبه
توميsignal إلىto الأبصارthe eyes بالومضاتwith flashes
تومي إلى الأبصار بالومضات
The hut's dwellers awoke when its holes
So the three approached to see their wounded one -
signaled to their eyes with flashes.
And there was the young man in the joy of bliss!
فدناso drew near ثلاثتهمall three of them يرونsee جريحهمtheir wounded man
فدنا ثلاثتهم يرون جريحهم
فإذاand behold الفتىthe young man فيin سكرةthe intoxication الفرحاتof joys
فإذا الفتى في سكرة الفرحات
All three drew near to see their wounded guest,
He shook off sleep and his wounds gripped him,
and found the youth intoxicated with joy.
And he greeted the world with strong will.
نفضshook off النعاسdrowsiness وشدand bound فيهwithin him جراحهhis wounds
نفض النعاس وشد فيه جراحه
واستقبلand faced الدنياthe world بعزمwith the resolve أباةof the unbowed
واستقبل الدنيا بعزم أباة
He shook off sleep and bound his wounds,
And he threw some money into the hand of the boy and his mother,
and faced the world with the resolve of the unbowed.
With a blessing prayer.
ورمىand tossed إلىinto كفthe hand الغلامof the boy وأمهand his mother
ورمى إلى كف الغلام وأمه
بعضsome النقودmoney ودعوةand a prayer البركاتfor blessings
بعض النقود ودعوة البركات
He tossed into the boy's and his mother's hands
And he poured into the hand of the girl, and said:
some money and a prayer for blessings.
“Najwa”, take the choice of weddings, and come!
وصباand yearned إلىtoward كفthe hand الفتاةof the girl وقالand said: ياO
وصبا إلى كف الفتاة وقال: يا
“نجوىNajwa” خذيtake نخبthe toast الزفافof the wedding وهاتيand give
“نجوى” خذي نخب الزفاف وهاتي
He yearned toward the girl's hand and said: 'O
And he folded his wounds, and went to lead the years,
Najwa, take the wedding toast, and give!'
And give good news to the shacks of bounties.
وطوىand folded away الجراحwounds وهبand sprang up يقتادleads السنىradiance
وطوى الجراح وهب يقتاد السنى
ويبشرand brings glad tidings to الأكواخthe huts بالخيراتof blessings
ويبشر الأكواخ بالخيرات
He put his wounds behind him and sprang up to lead the radiance,
And he leads a history, and his steps plant
bringing the huts glad tidings of blessings.
A dawn that illuminates the paths of leaders.
ويقودand leads تاريخاًa history وينبتand grows خطوهhis step
ويقود تاريخاً وينبت خطوه
فجراًa dawn ينيرilluminates مسالكthe paths القاداتof leaders
فجراً ينير مسالك القادات
He leads a history, and his footsteps grow
The morning exposed the criminals so they became
a dawn that lights the paths of leaders.
News of a crime in the mouths of curses.
فضحexposed الصباحmorning المجرمينthe criminals فأصبحواso became
فضح الصباح المجرمين فأصبحوا
أخبارtales جرمٍof crime فيin فمthe mouth اللعناتof curses
أخبار جرمٍ في فم اللعنات
Morning exposed the criminals, and they became
And the shacks rose - their people placing
tales of crime in the mouth of curses.
“The Cave of Victory” in their motives.
وتعالتand rose high الأكواخthe huts تنظرwatch أهلهاtheir people
وتعالت الأكواخ تنظر أهلها
يضعونplace “غارthe laurel النصرof victory” فيupon الهاماتheads
يضعون “غار النصر” في الهامات
The huts rose high, watching their people
Spring touched their hearts and fields
place the 'laurel of victory' upon their heads.
So they flourished with good news and fruits.
لمسtouched الربيعspring قلوبهمtheir hearts وحقولهمand their fields
لمس الربيع قلوبهم وحقولهم
فاخضوضرتso grew green بالبشرwith joy والثمراتand fruits
فاخضوضرت بالبشر والثمرات
Spring touched their hearts and their fields,
And the atmosphere casts light into the world
and they grew green with joy and fruits.
As floods cast the slopes of hills.
والجوand the air يلقيpours النورlight فيinto الدنياthe world: كماas
والجو يلقي النور في الدنيا: كما
تلقيpour forth السيولtorrents مناكبthe shoulders الربواتof the hills
تلقي السيول مناكب الربوات
The air pours light into the world, as
And flowers in the weakness of youth blossom
the shoulders of the hills pour forth torrents.
Over branches like the eyes of young women.
والزهرand flowers فيin وهنthe languor الشبابof youth مفتحٌopen
والزهر في وهن الشباب مفتحٌ
فوقupon الغصونbranches كأعينlike the eyes الفتياتof young women
فوق الغصون كأعين الفتيات
Flowers, in youth's languor, stand open
And the horizon greens with rays and dew
on branches like young women's eyes.
And the earth frolics in the jewelry of plants.
والأفقand the horizon يورقputs forth leaves بالأشعةwith rays والندىand dew
والأفق يورق بالأشعة والندى
والأرضand earth تمرحfrolics فيin حليornaments نباتof vegetation
والأرض تمرح في حلي نبات
The horizon puts forth leaves of rays and dew,
And here the role of crimes ended and began
and earth frolics in ornaments of plants.
An era of countryside shadowed like gardens.
وهناand here انتهىended دورthe era الجرائمof crimes وابتدىand began
وهنا انتهى دور الجرائم وابتدى
دورٌan era وريفluxuriant الظلin shade كالجناتlike gardens
دورٌ وريف الظل كالجنات
Here the age of crimes ended, and there began
So the brothers gathered after separation
an age of luxuriant shade, like gardens.
And the family became one after diaspora.
فتجمعso gathered الإخوانthe brothers بعدafter تفرقٍseparation
فتجمع الإخوان بعد تفرقٍ
وانضمand reunited شملthe gathering الأهلof the family بعدafter شتاتdispersal
وانضم شمل الأهل بعد شتات
Brothers gathered after parting,
An awakening stronger than terror and forces
and the family reunited after being scattered.
Vanquished the falsehoods of sorcery.
صرعتstruck down أباطيلthe falsehoods الدجنةof darkness يقظةٌan awakening
صرعت أباطيل الدجنة يقظةٌ
أقوىstronger منthan الإرهابterror والقواتand forces
أقوى من الإرهاب والقوات
An awakening struck down the falsehoods of darkness,
And fraud goes like estrangement - and nothing lasts
stronger than terror and armed forces.
Except truth above every rebel.
والدجلand deception يذهبpasses away كالجفاءlike scum ولمand not تدمendured
والدجل يذهب كالجفاء ولم تدم
إلاexcept الحقيقةtruth فوقabove كلall عتاةtyrants
إلا الحقيقة فوق كل عتاة
Deception passes away like scum; nothing endures
Life is sorrows emptying into
but truth, above every tyrant.
A wedding, and joys into regrets.
إنindeed الحياةlife مآتمfunerals تفضيlead إلىto
إن الحياة مآتم تفضي إلى
عرسٍa wedding وأفراحٌand joys إلىto حسراتregrets
عرسٍ وأفراحٌ إلى حسرات
Life is funerals leading to
But with its autumn, winter, and summer,
a wedding, and joys to regrets.
It is a judgment and lesson of sermons.
لكنهاbut it بخريفهاwith its autumn وشتائهاand its winter
لكنها بخريفها وشتائها
وبصيفهاand with its summer… حكمٌwisdom ودرسand a lesson عظاتof admonitions
وبصيفها... حكمٌ ودرس عظات
But with its autumn and its winter,
So choose whatever purpose for life's journey -
and its summer, it is wisdom and a lesson in admonition.
Truth is the ultimate purpose.
فاخترso choose لسيرfor the course العمرof life أيةany غايةٍgoal
فاختر لسير العمر أية غايةٍ
إنindeed الحقيقةtruth غايةthe goal الغاياتof goals
إن الحقيقة غاية الغايات
So choose any goal for life's journey:
indeed, truth is the goal of all goals.
Partial English translation: 162 of 164 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1