منwho مجيريmy protector منfrom همومworries تتوالىfollow one another
من مجيري من هموم تتوالى
وهجيرand scorching heat لمnot أجدI find فيهin it الظلالاthe shade
وهجير لم أجد فيه الظلالا
Who will shelter me from worries that follow one another,
From what do I take refuge from accumulating worries,
and from scorching heat in which I found no shade?
And an exile in which I did not find shade.
منwho مجيريmy protector منfrom أسىsorrow يطحنgrinds قلبيmy heart
من مجيري من أسى يطحن قلبي
يجعلmakes البسمةthe smile فيin ثغريmy mouth خيالاan illusion
يجعل البسمة في ثغري خيالا
Who will shelter me from sorrow that grinds my heart,
From what do I take refuge from the sorrow that grinds my heart,
turning the smile on my lips into an illusion?
Making the smile on my mouth an illusion.
روضتيmy garden كنتI used to بهاin it أسمعI hear لحنa melody
روضتي كنت بها أسمع لحن
وأرىand I see الزهرةthe flower فيهاin it والغزالاand the gazelle
وأرى الزهرة فيها والغزالا
In my garden I used to hear a melody
My garden where I used to hear melody,
and see the flower there, and the gazelle.
And see flowers and gazelles in it.
ماwhat دهاهاbefell it ؟ لمnot أعدI continue أسمعI hear إلexcept
ما دهاها ؟ لم أعد أسمع إل
آهةsigh الشاكيthe lamenting one وأصواتand voices الثكالىthe bereaved !
آهة الشاكي وأصوات الثكالى !
What has befallen it? I no longer hear anything but
What happened to it? I no longer hear except
the sufferer's sigh and the voices of the bereaved!
The sighs of the complainer and voices of mourning!
وأرىand I see فيهاin it عيوناeyes باكياتweeping
وأرى فيها عيونا باكيات
نالtook منهاfrom them السهرsleeplessness المضنيexhausting منالاa toll
نال منها السهر المضني منالا
And I see tearful eyes within it,
And I see in it weeping eyes
on which exhausting sleeplessness has taken its toll.
Deprived of sleep, it gained nothing but exhaustion.
أيهاO الغائبthe absent one، قدindeed خلفتyou left behind حزناsorrow
أيها الغائب، قد خلفت حزنا
وتركتand you left الجرحthe wound يزدادincreases اختيالاswagger
وتركت الجرح يزداد اختيالا
O absent one, you have left sorrow behind
Oh absent one, you left behind sorrow
and left the wound to swagger ever more.
And left the wound to grow deeper.
كيفhow تدعونيyou call me إلىto اليمthe sea وتمضيand you depart
كيف تدعوني إلى اليم وتمضي
بعدafter أنthat ألقيتyou cast فيinto اليمthe sea الحبالاthe ropes ؟!
بعد أن ألقيت في اليم الحبالا ؟!
How can you call me to the sea and depart,
How do you call me to agony and then leave
after you have cast ropes into the sea?!
After you threw ropes into the abyss?!
غاصتsank الأنجمthe stars فيinto الظلمةthe darkness حتىuntil
غاصت الأنجم في الظلمة حتى
لمnot تعدthey continue ترمقنيthey gaze at me إلاexcept احتيالاdeceitfully
لم تعد ترمقني إلا احتيالا
The stars sank into darkness until
The stars drowned in the darkness until
they no longer looked at me except deceitfully.
They barely wink at me.
ودنتand drew near أحلامناour dreams مناto us , ولكنand yet
ودنت أحلامنا منا , ولكن
قدindeed كساهاclothed them الليلthe night أسمالاrags ثقالاheavy
قد كساها الليل أسمالا ثقالا
And our dreams drew near to us, but
And our dreams came near us, but
night had clothed them in heavy rags.
The night dressed them in thick robes.
كانwas عهديmy experience بلياليwith my nights قصاراshort
كان عهدي بليالي قصارا
كيفhow صارتthey became بعدafter أنthat غبتyou were absent طوالاlong ؟!
كيف صارت بعد أن غبت طوالا ؟!
I had known my nights to be short;
My covenant with the short nights,
how did they become long after you went away?!
How did they become so long after you left?!
صارbecame مائيmy water كدراmurky بعدafter التنائيmutual separation
صار مائي كدرا بعد التنائي
ولقدand indeed كانit was علىduring القربcloseness زلالاclear and sweet !
ولقد كان على القرب زلالا !
My water turned murky after our separation,
My water became turbid after the separation
and when we were close, it had been clear and sweet!
Though it used to be clear and near.
كمhow many طويناwe folded away منof مسافاتdistances طوالlong
كم طوينا من مسافات طوال
وتجاوزناand we crossed سهولاplains وجبالاand mountains
وتجاوزنا سهولا وجبالا
We folded away so many long distances,
How many long distances we crossed
and crossed plains and mountains.
And passed plains and mountains.
كلماwhenever ضجتgroaned منfrom السيرtravel رحالsaddles
كلما ضجت من السير رحال
هيأprepared القلبthe heart منfrom العزمresolve رحالاsaddles
هيأ القلب من العزم رحالا
Whenever saddles groaned from the journey,
Whenever the journey tired our legs
the heart fashioned saddles out of resolve.
The heart prepared more legs out of determination.
نطأwe tread on الشوكthe thorns ونقتاتand we feed on المآسيthe tragedies
نطأ الشوك ونقتات المآسي
ونرىand we regard السيرwalking علىon الشوكthe thorns نضالاa struggle
ونرى السير على الشوك نضالا
We tread on thorns and feed on tragedies,
We trod on thorns and tasted tragedies
and see walking on thorns as a struggle.
And we see the journey on thorns as a struggle.
ويلwoe دنياناour world طوتناit enfolded us فيwithin مداهاits expanse
ويل دنيانا طوتنا في مداها
كلماwhenever امتدتit stretched on بناwith us زدناwe grew انشغالاin preoccupation
كلما امتدت بنا زدنا انشغالا
Woe to our world! It has enfolded us within its expanse;
Woe to our world we roamed in its expanse
the longer it stretches on for us, the more preoccupied we grow.
The more it extended to us the more preoccupied we became.
قدرfate ذقناwe tasted بهthrough it اليومtoday انفصالاseparation
قدر ذقنا به اليوم انفصالا
مثلماjust as ذقناwe tasted بهthrough it الأمسyesterday اتصالاunion
مثلما ذقنا به الأمس اتصالا
Fate—through it we tasted separation today,
A fate whose separation today we tasted
just as through it we tasted union yesterday.
Just like its connection we tasted yesterday.
شأنthe way of دنياناour world , لقاءmeeting ووداعand farewell
شأن دنيانا , لقاء ووداع
وانتقالand a transition فوقهاupon it يتلوfollows انتقالاa transition
وانتقال فوقها يتلو انتقالا
Our world's way is meeting and farewell,
The way of our world, meetings and farewells
and upon it, one transition follows another.
And transitions over it followed by more transitions.
نطلبwe seek العزلةsolitude فيهاin it غيرbut أناthat we
نطلب العزلة فيها غير أنا
قدindeed ملكناwe possess أنفساsouls تأبىthey refuse انعزالاisolation
قد ملكنا أنفسا تأبى انعزالا
We seek solitude in it, yet we
We seek isolation in it yet we
have souls that refuse isolation.
Possess souls that refuse isolation.
كلماwhenever زدتyou increased صدوداin turning away وابتعاداand withdrawal
كلما زدت صدودا وابتعادا
زادincreased قلبيmy heart لكfor you شوقاin longing وامتثالاand submission
زاد قلبي لك شوقا وامتثالا
The more you turn away and withdraw,
The more you shun and distance
the more my heart longs for you and submits to you.
The more my heart longs and obeys.
لمnot أجدI find فيin البعدdistance والقربand closeness دواءa remedy
لم أجد في البعد والقرب دواء
أصبحbecame النسيانforgetting منon the part of مثليone like me محالاimpossible
أصبح النسيان من مثلي محالا
I have found no remedy in distance or closeness;
I found no cure in distance or nearness
forgetting has become impossible for one like me.
Forgetting became impossible for the likes of me.
لمnot تطلlast long أوقاتناour times منذsince التقيناwe met
لم تطل أوقاتنا منذ التقينا
غيرbut أناthat we قدindeed زحمناهاwe packed them وصالاtogetherness !
غير أنا قد زحمناها وصالا !
Our time together has not been long since we met,
Our time together was not long since we met
yet we packed it full of togetherness!
But we crowded it with connection!
وملأناهاand we filled them وفاءloyalty , سوفwill يبقىendure
وملأناها وفاء , سوف يبقى
فيon جبينthe brow of الدهرtime للناسfor people مثالاan example
في جبين الدهر للناس مثالا
And we filled it with loyalty that will endure
And filled it with loyalty, it will remain
on the brow of time, an example to humankind.
An example for people on the forehead of time.
أيهاO الشاكيthe lamenting one منof البعدseparation تمهلslow down
أيها الشاكي من البعد تمهل
ربماperhaps تجنيyou reap منfrom القربcloseness وبالاcalamity !
ربما تجني من القرب وبالا !
O you who lament separation, slow down;
Oh you who complain of separation, wait
you may reap calamity from closeness!
Perhaps nearness will bring about affliction!
أنخوضshall we plunge into اللجةthe deep اليومtoday ونمضيand we press on
أنخوض اللجة اليوم ونمضي
أمor ترىdo you think نبقىwe remain علىon الناسpeople عيالاdependents ؟
أم ترى نبقى على الناس عيالا ؟
Shall we plunge into the deep today and press on,
Do we brave the torrent today and move on
or do you think we should remain dependent on others?
Or do you think we should remain dependent on people?
كيفhow أحظىI am favored بجوابwith an answer لسؤاليto my question
كيف أحظى بجواب لسؤالي
وأناwhile I ماnot زلتI have ceased أجترI chew over السؤالاthe question ؟!
وأنا ما زلت أجتر السؤالا ؟!
How can I obtain an answer to my question,
How can I get an answer to my question
while I am still chewing over the question?!
When I still utter questions?!
ليfor me منfrom اللهGod معينa helper ويقينand certainty
لي من الله معين ويقين
يطردdrives out اليأسdespair ولاand does not يخشىfear الزوالاfading away
يطرد اليأس ولا يخشى الزوالا
From God I have a helper and certainty
I have from God a helper and certainty
that drives out despair and fears no fading.
That dispels despair and does not fear extinction.
ربماperhaps يلفحناscorches us الإثمsin ,ولكنand yet
ربما يلفحنا الإثم ,ولكن
نطلبwe seek العفوpardon منfrom اللهGod تعالىexalted is He
نطلب العفو من الله تعالى
Sin may scorch us, yet
Perhaps sin tempts us, but
we seek pardon from God, exalted is He.
We seek forgiveness from God the Exalted.
Sol 6.1