ردواturn back سهامarrows الجفونthe eyelids
ردوا سهام الجفون
عنaway from قلبيmy heart المسكينthe poor
عن قلبي المسكين
Turn the eyelids' arrows away
Return the arrows of eyelashes
From my poor heart.
From my poor heart
لاdo not توقظوهاawaken them جراحاwounds
لا توقظوها جراحا
أغفىfell asleep عليهاupon them حنينيmy longing
أغفى عليها حنيني
Do not awaken those wounds
Do not awaken it with sorrows
Upon which my longing fell asleep.
My yearning has put it to sleep
ولاand do not تعيدوbring back عذابيmy torment
ولا تعيدو عذابي
ولاand do not تزيدواincrease شجونيmy sorrows
ولا تزيدوا شجوني
And do not bring back my torment,
And do not repeat my torment
And do not deepen my sorrows.
Nor increase my griefs
فقدfor indeed بذلتI offered شبابيmy youth
فقد بذلت شبابي
ضحيةa sacrifice للعيونto the eyes
ضحية للعيون
For I have offered my youth
For I have given my youth
As a sacrifice to the eyes.
A sacrifice to the eyes
أماhave you not رحمتمyou pitied حطاماa shattered wreck
أما رحمتم حطاما
ناداكمcalled to you بالأنينwith moans
ناداكم بالأنين
Have you not pitied a shattered wreck
Have you no mercy for wreckage
That called to you with moans?
That called you with moaning
مروعاتterror-stricken خطاهhis steps
مروعات خطاه
بينbetween المنىhopes والظنونand doubts
بين المنى والظنون
His steps are terror-stricken
Its frightened steps
Between hopes and doubts.
Between wishes and doubts
يرجوhe hopes for ويخشىand he fears هواكمyour love
يرجو ويخشى هواكم
ماan emphatic particle بينbetween حينone time وحينand another time
ما بين حين وحين
He hopes for, and fears, your love
It desires and fears your love
From one moment to the next.
From time to time
ويبسمand smiles الثغرthe mouth منهof him
ويبسم الثغر منه
علىover فؤادa heart حزينsorrowful
على فؤاد حزين
And his mouth smiles
And its lips smile
Over a sorrowful heart.
Over a sad heart
فإنso if رأيتمyou see عليهupon him
فإن رأيتم عليه
مذلةabasement المسكينthe poor one
مذلة المسكين
So if you see upon him
So if you see on it
The poor one's abasement,
The disgrace of the poor
تبينوهاdiscern it فإنيfor I am
تبينوها فإني
غيرnot الدليلthe guide (as written) المهينthe abject
غير الدليل المهين
Discern it, for I am
Clarify it, for I
Not the abject guide;
Am other than the abject proof
وإنماrather, only هوit is حبيmy love
وإنما هو حبي
أفضىdisclosed بسريwith my secret المصونthe guarded
أفضى بسري المصون
Rather, it is only my love
Rather it is my love
That disclosed my guarded secret.
That disclosed my guarded secret
فلتسمعوهso hear it نشيداa song
فلتسمعوه نشيدا
مجددrenewed التلحينthe musical setting
مجدد التلحين
So hear it as a song
So listen to it as a song
With its melody renewed.
Renewing the melody
فيin صمتهits silence ولغاهand its chatter
في صمته ولغاه
أثارةa trace منof فتونenchantment
أثارة من فتون
In its silence and its chatter
In its silence and its words
Is a trace of enchantment.
Stirrings of temptations
وفيand in لحاظيmy glances دليلevidence
وفي لحاظي دليل
علىof أسايmy sorrow الدفينthe buried
على أساي الدفين
And in my glances is evidence
And in my glances a sign
Of my buried sorrow.
Of my buried passions
كتمتهI concealed it وغراميwhile my passion
كتمته وغرامي
بادapparent كصبحlike a dawn مبينclear
باد كصبح مبين
I concealed it, while my passion
I concealed it and my love
Is plain as a clear dawn.
Faded like clear morning
يراهsees it كلall البراياcreated beings
يراه كل البرايا
فيin خفةlevity المستهينthe heedless one
في خفة المستهين
All creatures see it,
It is seen by all the wilds
With the levity of the heedless,
In the lightness of the heedless
مخاطراrisking بحياةwith a life ملأىfilled
مخاطرا بحياة ملأى
بشتىwith various kinds of الفنونthe arts
بشتى الفنون
Risking a life filled
Risking a life filled
With many kinds of art.
With all kinds of arts
فإنso if أردتمyou wish بقائيmy survival
فإن أردتم بقائي
ردواturn back سهامarrows الجفونthe eyelids
ردوا سهام الجفون
So if you wish me to survive,
So if you want me to live
Turn the eyelids' arrows away.
Return the arrows of eyelashes
Sol 6.1