منwho نصيريmy champion علىagainst عشيرِthe kin of نوارِNawar
من نصيري على عشيرِ نوارِ
منwho مجيريmy protector منfrom هذهthese الأكدارِsorrows
من مجيري من هذه الأكدارِ
Who will champion me against Nawar's kin?
Who will protect me from the tribe of Noor?
Who will shield me from these sorrows?
Who will shelter me from these sorrows?
راقبوهاthey watched her فمنَّعوهاso they kept her secluded وماand nothing بيbetween me (first fragment)
راقبوها فمنَّعوها وما بي
نيbetween me (completion) وبينand between المزارthe place to visit غيرexcept جدارa wall
ني وبين المزار غير جدار
They watched her and kept her secluded, though between
They watched me and prevented me, yet there is naught between me and the tomb but a wall.
me and her dwelling stands only a wall.
My heart was not satisfied with passion's corruption,
ماnot اكتفىwas content القلبthe heart بالغرامwith passionate love فساداًruin
ما اكتفى القلب بالغرام فساداً
ولظىًand flame فاستزدتهso I sought to increase it بالعقارwith wine
ولظىً فاستزدته بالعقار
The heart was not content with love's ruin
So I increased it with love's agony.
and flame, so I sought to heighten it with wine.
I see myself drinking wine only as one crying out,
ماnot أرانيI see myself بشربيَin my drinking of الخمرwine إلاexcept
ما أراني بشربيَ الخمر إلا
مستغيثاًseeking rescue منfrom الحسامthe keen sword بنارby means of fire
مستغيثاً من الحسام بنار
In drinking wine, I see myself as nothing but
Seeking refuge from swords in fire.
one seeking refuge from the sword in fire.
You rebuked me for passion, O my tormentor, after
هنتI was humbled بالعشقِby love ياO معذبتيmy tormentress بعafter (first fragment)
هنت بالعشقِ يا معذبتي بع
دafter (completion) اعتزازpride بالفضلin merit واستكبارand haughtiness
د اعتزاز بالفضل واستكبار
Love has humbled me, O my tormentress, after
Pride in virtue and arrogance.
pride in my merit and haughtiness.
Hateful to me is my life after you turned
وبغيضٌand hateful إليَّto me عيشيmy life وقدand indeed أعyou turned away (first fragment)
وبغيضٌ إليَّ عيشي وقد أع
رضتِyou turned away (completion) عنيfrom me وسؤدديand my eminence واشتهاريand my renown
رضتِ عني وسؤددي واشتهاري
And my life is hateful to me, now that you have turned
Away from me, embittered me, and defamed me.
away from me, my eminence, and my renown.
Assure me of hearing news of my people
اضمنيguarantee ليto me استماعَhearing أخبارِthe reports of قوميmy people
اضمني لي استماعَ أخبارِ قومي
بعدafter موتيmy death عنabout نكبةthe calamity of الأشعارpoetry
بعد موتي عن نكبة الأشعار
Assure me I shall hear my people's reports
After my death from the calamity of poems.
after my death, about poetry's calamity;
Now I drink poison by choice and throw myself under the train,
وأناand I الآنnow أشربdrink السمَّpoison مختاwillingly (first fragment)
وأنا الآن أشرب السمَّ مختا
راًwillingly (completion) وألقيand I cast بالنفسmyself تحتbeneath القطارthe train
راً وألقي بالنفس تحت القطار
and I will now drink poison of my own
Scornful of all who thought my agony a disgrace.
free will, and cast myself beneath the train,
I do not fling life away lightly,
مستهيناًcontemptuous بكلof everyone منwho ظنdeemed عاراًa disgrace
مستهيناً بكل من ظن عاراً
منfrom كروبٍsorrows إلىinto ذنوبٍsins فراريmy flight
من كروبٍ إلى ذنوبٍ فراري
scorning all who consider it shameful
Like talk of my temptation and suicide.
that I flee from sorrows into sins.
The next life is more right and lasting
لستI do not ألقىfind عنfrom الحياةlife سلوّاًsolace
لست ألقى عن الحياة سلوّاً
كحديثٍlike talk عنabout فتنتيmy infatuation وانتحاريand my suicide
كحديثٍ عن فتنتي وانتحاري
I find no solace for parting with life
After the pardon of the Forgiving Protector.
like talk of my infatuation and my suicide.
Lord, I cannot resist what You decree,
والحياةand the life الأخرىto come أبرkinder وأبقىand more enduring
والحياة الأخرى أبر وأبقى
بعدafter عفوthe pardon of المهيمنthe Guardian الغفارthe Oft-Forgiving
بعد عفو المهيمن الغفار
And the other life is kinder and more enduring,
So grant me patience for what is determined.
after the pardon of the Guardian, the Oft-Forgiving.
ربLord لاnot أستطيعI can ردَّaverting الذيwhat تقYou decree (first fragment)
رب لا أستطيع ردَّ الذي تق
ضيYou decree (completion) فهبنيso grant me صبراًpatience علىwith الأقدارfate's decrees
ضي فهبني صبراً على الأقدار
Lord, I cannot avert what You
decree; so grant me patience with fate.
Partial English translation: 21 of 24 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1