ايهAh! ياO افقhorizon الرَزاياthe calamities وَالنقمand retribution
ايه يا افق الرَزايا وَالنقم
لاdo not تخنbetray عهديmy pledge
لا تخن عهدي
Ah, O horizon of calamities and retribution,
O horizon of misery and vengeance
do not betray my pledge.
Do not betray my covenant
ههناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you نعمyes
ههنا وَحدي اناجيك نعم
ههناhere وَحديby myself
ههنا وَحدي
Here alone I commune with you—yes,
Pour out what you contain of resolution and
here alone.
The gloom within you
صبpour out ماwhat تَحويهyou contain it منof صابbitter sap وَماand what
صب ما تَحويه من صاب وَما
فيكin you منof علقمcolocynth
فيك من علقم
Pour out the bitter sap you hold, and all
Upon a people who relish pain
the colocynth within you,
And the dark obscurity
فوقupon شعبa people يَستَلذsavors الالماpain
فوق شعب يَستَلذ الالما
وَالدجىand the night المظلمthe dark
وَالدجى المظلم
upon a people who savor pain
I am not the healer of the wretched
and the dark night.
But the balm for the sore
لستyou are not بالآسيthe physician المداويwho heals
لست بالآسي المداوي
انماonly سمكyour poison المرهمthe salve
انما سمك المرهم
You are not the physician who heals;
If your medicines have failed the nations
your poison alone is the salve.
Without avail
انif تكنbe خافَتfeared دواهيكyour calamities الأُممthe nations
ان تكن خافَت دواهيك الأُمم
دونwithout أَنthat يجديit helps
دون أَن يجدي
If the nations have feared your calamities
Yes here alone
to no avail,
In you is ink, in you pens
هَهناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you
هَهنا وَحدي اناجيك
نعمyes هَهُناhere وَحديby myself
نعم هَهُنا وَحدي
here alone I commune with you;
And in your face guidance
yes, here alone.
In you is a page full of lines
فيكin you حبرink فيكin you اقلامpens
فيك حبر فيك اقلام
وَفيand in وجهكyour face الارشادguidance
وَفي وجهك الارشاد
In you is ink; in you are pens,
For the compliant youth
and in your face is guidance.
In you is a loyal sword in the hand of the resolute
فيكin you طرسa parchment sheet كلهall of it سطرa line يفيsuffices
فيك طرس كله سطر يفي
لِلفَتىfor the young man المنقادthe submissive
لِلفَتى المنقاد
In you is a parchment, all of it a line that suffices
That awakens the dormant
for the submissive youth.
In you is my soul, let my eyes sleep
فيكin you سيفa sword فيin يدhand الخلthe close friend الوَفيthe faithful
فيك سيف في يد الخل الوَفي
يوقظawakens الرقادthe sleepers
يوقظ الرقاد
In you is a sword in a faithful friend's hand,
The sleep of the tomb
rousing the sleepers.
In you is a lamp without oil that
فيكَin you روحيmy soul دعlet سوىother than عينيmy eye تنمsleep
فيكَ روحي دع سوى عيني تنم
نومةa sleep اللحدthe grave
نومة اللحد
In you is my soul; let all but my eye sleep
The blind see its light
the sleep of the grave.
In you is a whisper that said gently when it flowed
ههناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you نعمyes
ههنا وَحدي اناجيك نعم
ههناhere وَحديby myself
ههنا وَحدي
Here alone I commune with you—yes,
To the deaf
here alone.
If the foreigner saw you, even in enmity
فيكَin you قنديكa lamp (apparent typo) بِلاwithout زيتoil يَرىsee
فيكَ قنديك بِلا زيت يَرى
نورهits light العميانthe blind
نوره العميان
In you is a lamp without oil; they see
Of nations
its light—the blind.
O radiant face, O barefoot one
فيكin you همسa whisper قالspoke لطفاgently مذwhen جرىit flowed
فيك همس قال لطفا مذ جرى
فاقدone lacking الاذانears
فاقد الاذان
In you is a whisper, spoken gently as it flowed
My misery is my fortune
by one without ears.
Yes here alone
لَوif only رآكَsaw you الغيرothers حَتّىeven فيin الكرىslumber
لَو رآكَ الغير حَتّى في الكرى
مِنfrom بَنيsons of الأَوطانthe homelands
مِن بَني الأَوطان
If only others saw you, even in slumber,
You are soft thorns in their touch
from among the sons of the homelands!
That heal pains
ياO صبوحradiant الوجهthe face ياO حافيbare القدمthe foot
يا صبوح الوجه يا حافي القدم
شقوتيmy misery سعديmy happiness
شقوتي سعدي
O bright-faced one, O barefoot one,
You are a delightful day in its feeling
my misery, my happiness!
That heals hearing
هَهُناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you
هَهُنا وَحدي اناجيك
نَعمyes هَهُناhere وَحديby myself
نَعم هَهُنا وَحدي
Here alone I commune with you;
You are death produced from its symbol
yes, here alone.
A dead man who got lost
أَنتَyou are شوكthorns ناعمsoft فيin لمسهits touch
أَنتَ شوك ناعم في لمسه
طببhealed الأَوجاعthe pains
طبب الأَوجاع
You are thorns, soft to the touch,
If in you is my transition to nothingness
that have healed pains.
And hereafter without me
أَنتَyou are يومa day مطربentrancing فيin حسهits sensation
أَنتَ يوم مطرب في حسه
شنفdelighted الاسماعthe ears
شنف الاسماع
You are a day, enchanting to the senses,
You are the dyed hands of young girls
that has delighted the ears.
With spilled blood
أَنتَyou are موتdeath مخرجbringing out منfrom رمسهhis grave
أَنتَ موت مخرج من رمسه
ميتاa dead man قدalready ضاعwas lost
ميتا قد ضاع
You are death, bringing out of his grave
You are a child whose palm
a dead man who had been lost.
Filled with pebbles and thorns
انif يكنbe فيكin you اِنتقاليللعدمmy passage into nothingness
ان يكن فيك اِنتقاليللعدم
وَالهَناand happiness بعديafter me
وَالهَنا بعدي
If in you lies my passage into nothingness,
You are the mirror of a king that showed
and happiness after me,
The image of a slave
ههناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you نعمyes
ههنا وَحدي اناجيك نعم
ههناhere وَحديby myself
ههنا وَحدي
Here alone I commune with you—yes,
The day you find no Samir, and no
here alone.
If you find this lost one
انتَyou are راحاتpalms الصَباياthe girls خضبتwere dyed
انتَ راحات الصَبايا خضبت
بالدمwith the blood المسفوكshed
بالدم المسفوك
You are girls' palms, dyed
with shed blood.
انتyou are طفلa child كفهhis palm قدalready ملئتhas been filled
انت طفل كفه قد ملئت
بالحصىwith the pebbles وَالشوكand the thorns
بالحصى وَالشوك
You are a child whose palm has been filled
with pebbles and thorns.
أَنتَyou are مرآةa mirror مليكa king اظهرتhas revealed
أَنتَ مرآة مليك اظهرت
صورةan image المَملوكthe slave
صورة المَملوك
You are a king's mirror that has revealed
the image of the slave.
يومa day لاnot تلقىyou meet سميراan evening companion لاno وَلَمand have not
يوم لا تلقى سميرا لا وَلَم
تلقmeet ذاone possessing وجدpassion
تلق ذا وجد
On a day when you meet no evening companion—no, nor have you
met anyone with passion,
ههناhere وَحديby myself اناجيكI commune with you نعمyes
ههنا وَحدي اناجيك نعم
ههناhere وَحديby myself
ههنا وَحدي
Here alone I commune with you—yes,
here alone.
Partial English translation: 44 of 54 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1