كلُّall مَاthat which هبَّstirred وماand that which دبَّcrept وماand that which
كلُّ مَا هبَّ وما دبَّ وما
نامَslept أَوor حامَhovered علىover هذاthis الوُجُودْexistence
نامَ أَو حامَ على هذا الوُجُودْ
All that stirred, all that crept, and all that
All that stirred and all that crept
All that stirs and crawls, and all that
Slept or hovered over this existence—
And slept or wandered through existence
Sleeps or hovers over this existence,
مِنْof طيورٍbirds وزُهورٍand flowers وشذًىand fragrance
مِنْ طيورٍ وزُهورٍ وشذًى
وينابيعَand springs وأَغصانٍand branches تميدْsway
وينابيعَ وأَغصانٍ تميدْ
Of birds and flowers and fragrance,
Of birds, flowers, pleasures sweet,
Of birds and blossoms and fragrance,
And springs and swaying branches,
Springs, branches swaying without resistance,
And springs and branches swaying low,
وبحارand seas وكهوفand caves وذرىand peaks
وبحار وكهوف وذرى
وبراكينand volcanoes ووديانand valleys وبيدand deserts
وبراكين ووديان وبيد
And seas and caves and peaks,
Seas, caves, atoms unconfined,
And seas and caverns and peaks,
And volcanoes and valleys and deserts,
Volcanoes, valleys, storms combined,
And volcanoes and valleys and wilds,
وضياءٍand light وظلالٍand shadows ودجًىand darkness
وضياءٍ وظلالٍ ودجًى
وفصولٍand seasons وغيولٍand thickets ورعودْand thunder
وفصولٍ وغيولٍ ورعودْ
And light and shadows and darkness,
Brightness, shadows interlaced,
And light and shadows and dusk,
And seasons and thickets and thunder,
Seasons, clouds that come and raced,
And seasons and forests and thunder,
وثلوجٍand snows وضبابٍand mist عَابرٍpassing
وثلوجٍ وضبابٍ عَابرٍ
وأَعاصيرَand whirlwinds وأَمطارٍand rains تجودْpour generously
وأَعاصيرَ وأَمطارٍ تجودْ
And snows and passing mist,
Fleeting mists and rains that pour,
And snows and fleeting mist,
And whirlwinds and rains that pour generously,
Hurricanes and torrents roar,
And hurricanes and bounteous rains,
وتَعاليمَand teachings ودِينٍand religion ورؤًىand visions
وتَعاليمَ ودِينٍ ورؤًى
وأَحاسيسَand feelings وصَمْتٍand silence ونشيدْand song
وأَحاسيسَ وصَمْتٍ ونشيدْ
And teachings and religion and visions,
Faiths and visions that inspire,
And doctrines and faith and visions,
And feelings and silence and song—
Feelings, silence, song and lyre,
And sensations and silence and song,
كلُّهاall of them تحياlive بقلبيin my heart حرَّةًfree
كلُّها تحيا بقلبي حرَّةً
غَضَّةَfresh السّحْرِenchantment كأَطفالِlike children الخُلُودْeternity
غَضَّةَ السّحْرِ كأَطفالِ الخُلُودْ
All live freely in my heart,
Live within my heart, set free,
All live within my heart, completely free,
Fresh in their enchantment, like the children of eternity.
Fresh with magic, blest immortality.
Fresh in enchantment like children of eternity.
ههُنَاhere فيin قلبيَmy heart الرَّحْبِspacious العميقْdeep
ههُنَا في قلبيَ الرَّحْبِ العميقْ
يرقُصُdances الموتُdeath وأَطيافُand specters الوجودْexistence
يرقُصُ الموتُ وأَطيافُ الوجودْ
Here in my spacious, deep heart,
Dances death and life in part,
Here in my heart, the spacious and the deep,
Death and the specters of existence dance.
Sorrows in a pomp of song divine.
Death dances with the phantoms of existence,
ههُنَاhere تَعْصِفُrage أَهوالُterrors الدُّجىdarkness
ههُنَا تَعْصِفُ أَهوالُ الدُّجى
ههُنَاhere تخفُقُflutter أَحلامُdreams الورودْroses
ههُنَا تخفُقُ أَحلامُ الورودْ
Here the terrors of darkness rage;
Immortal in their war obscure.
Here the terrors of darkness rage,
Here the dreams of roses flutter;
Forms of life appear in view.
Here the dreams of roses tremble,
ههُنَاhere تهتُفُcry out أَصداءُechoes الفَناannihilation
ههُنَا تهتُفُ أَصداءُ الفَنا
ههُنَاhere تُعزَفُare played أَلحانُmelodies الخلودْeternity
ههُنَا تُعزَفُ أَلحانُ الخلودْ
Here the echoes of annihilation cry out;
Here the echoes of annihilation call,
Here the melodies of eternity are played.
Here the melodies of immortality are played,
ههُنَاhere تَمْشيwalk الأَمانيhopes والهوىand passion
ههُنَا تَمْشي الأَماني والهوى
والأَسىand sorrow فيin موكبٍa procession فخْمِmajestic النَّشيدْsong
والأَسى في موكبٍ فخْمِ النَّشيدْ
Here hopes and passion walk,
Here walk desires and love,
And sorrow, in a procession of majestic song.
And sorrow in a procession of majestic chant,
ههُنَاhere الفجرُthe dawn الَّذيthat لاnot ينتهيends
ههُنَا الفجرُ الَّذي لا ينتهي
ههُنَاhere اللَّيلُthe night الَّذيthat لَيْسَdoes not يَبيدْperish
ههُنَا اللَّيلُ الَّذي لَيْسَ يَبيدْ
Here is the dawn that never ends;
Here is the dawn that never ends,
Here is the night that does not perish.
Here is the night that never fades,
ههُنَاhere ألفُa thousand خِضَمٍّocean ثَائرٍraging
ههُنَا ألفُ خِضَمٍّ ثَائرٍ
خالدِeverlasting الثَّورَةِrevolt مجهولِunknown الحُدودْboundaries
خالدِ الثَّورَةِ مجهولِ الحُدودْ
Here are a thousand raging oceans,
Here are a thousand raging oceans,
Forever in revolt, their bounds unknown.
Eternal in revolution, boundless in scope,
ههُنَاhere فيat كلِّevery آنٍmoment تَمَّحيare effaced
ههُنَا في كلِّ آنٍ تَمَّحي
صُوَرُimages الدُّنياthe world وتبدوand appear مِنْfrom جديدْnew
صُوَرُ الدُّنيا وتبدو مِنْ جديدْ
Here, at every moment, are effaced
Here, in every instant, are wiped away
The images of the world, and they appear anew.
The images of the world, only to appear anew.
Partial English translation: 18 of 28 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1