تتجافىdraw away جنوبُهمtheir sides
تتجافى جنوبُهم
عنfrom وطيءِsoft المضاجعِthe beds
عن وطيءِ المضاجعِ
Their sides draw away
Their passion shuns the pillow’s touch,
From soft beds.
Each man lives in dread and longing.
كلهمall of them بينbetween خائفٍone who fears
كلهم بين خائفٍ
مستجيرseeking refuge وطامعِand hopeful
مستجير وطامعِ
All of them are either fearful—
They've left the joys of clandestine nights
Seeking refuge—or hopeful.
To starry skies their eyes are thronging.
تركواthey left لذةthe pleasure of الكرىslumber
تركوا لذة الكرى
للعيونto the eyes الهواجعslumbering
للعيون الهواجع
They left the pleasure of slumber
They fear the stars that light the gloam
To sleeping eyes,
Rising after those that rose before,
ورعواand they watched أنجمthe stars of الدجىnight's darkness
ورعوا أنجم الدجى
طالعاًa rising star بعدafter طالعa rising star
طالعاً بعد طالع
And watched the stars of night,
If you could see them groan and moan,
One rising after another.
Wringing hands so raw and sore,
لوif only تراهمyou see them إذاwhen همُthey
لو تراهم إذا همُ
خطرواgestured بالأصابعwith the fingers
خطروا بالأصابع
If only you could see them when they
And pressing cheeks into the dust,
Gestured with their fingers,
With eyes that weep till they are burning,
وإذاand when همthey تأوَّهواgroaned
وإذا هم تأوَّهوا
عندat مرِّthe passing of القوارعcalamities
عند مرِّ القوارع
And when they groaned
"Spare us, our king so wise and just,
At the passing of calamities,
All craft and cunning you are learning!
وإذاand when باشرواthey touched الثرىthe moist earth
وإذا باشروا الثرى
بالخدودwith the cheeks الضوارعhumbly submissive
بالخدود الضوارع
And when they touched the moist earth
Forgive the sins our faces show,
With their humble cheeks,
For yearning eyes wet with their weeping,
واستهلَّتand began to stream عيونهمtheir eyes
واستهلَّت عيونهم
فائضاتِoverflowing with المدامعtears
فائضاتِ المدامع
And their eyes began to stream,
None can forgive us, this we know,
Overflowing with tears,
Except you—the best source of keeping."
ودعواand they called ياO مليكناour Sovereign
ودعوا يا مليكنا
ياO جميلbeautiful in الصنائعbenefactions
يا جميل الصنائع
And they called, “O our Sovereign,
Their prayers met with a swift reply
O You whose favors are beautiful,
That left all hearers wondering over.
أعفforgive عناfrom us ذنوبناour sins
أعف عنا ذنوبنا
للوجوهfor the sake of the faces الخواشعhumbly reverent
للوجوه الخواشع
Forgive us our sins
"None can use me as merchandise.
For the sake of reverent faces;
Devote yourselves, and win my favor.
أعفforgive عناfrom us ذنوبناour sins
أعف عنا ذنوبنا
للعيونfor the sake of the eyes الدوامعshedding tears
للعيون الدوامع
Forgive us our sins
Give me your souls, for I hold treasure
For the sake of tearful eyes.
To guard whatever you deliver."
أنتyou إنif لمnot يكنthere is لناfor us
أنت إن لم يكن لنا
شافعٌan intercessor خيرُthe best شافعintercessor
شافعٌ خيرُ شافع
You, if we have no
Intercessor, are the best intercessor.”
فأُجيبواthen they were answered إجابةan answer
فأُجيبوا إجابة
لمdid not تقعfall فيin المسامعthe ears
لم تقع في المسامع
Then they were given an answer
That fell upon no ears:
ليسis not ماwhat تصنعونهyou do it
ليس ما تصنعونه
أوليائيMy friends بضائعmerchandise
أوليائي بضائع
“What you do is not
Merchandise, My friends.
تاجرونيtrade with Me بطاعتيthrough obedience to Me
تاجروني بطاعتي
تربحواyou will profit فيin البضائعthe wares
تربحوا في البضائع
Trade with Me through obedience to Me;
You will profit from the wares.
وابذلواand offer ليto Me نفوسكمyour souls
وابذلوا لي نفوسكم
إنهاindeed, they فيamong ودائعيMy trusts
إنها في ودائعي
And offer Me your souls;
For they are among My trusts.”
Partial English translation: 22 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1