لاdo not تركنَنَّever resort إلىto العتابِreproach وتغابَand feign ignorance تظفرْyou will prevail بالتغابيthrough feigned ignorance
لا تركنَنَّ إلى العتابِ وتغابَ تظفرْ بالتغابي
لاdo not تسألنَّever ask عنabout الذينthose who حضورُهمtheir presence مثلُlike الغيابِabsence
لا تسألنَّ عن الذين حضورُهم مثلُ الغيابِ
Do not rely on reproach; play oblivious, and you will prevail through studied obliviousness.
Do not resort to reproach; feign ignorance, and you will prevail through feigned ignorance.
Do not ever ask about those whose presence is like absence.
Do not ask about those whose presence is like absence.
اظمأْstay thirsty ولاand do not تشربْdrink وإنْand even if أصفوكَthey favor you with معسولَhoneyed الشرابِdrink
اظمأْ ولا تشربْ وإنْ أصفوكَ معسولَ الشرابِ
همthey كالثوابِlike a reward إذاwhen نأواthey go far away وإذاand when دنواthey draw near همthey كالعِقابِlike punishment
هم كالثوابِ إذا نأوا وإذا دنوا هم كالعِقابِ
Stay thirsty and do not drink, even if they offer you the honeyed drink in its purity.
Stay thirsty and do not drink, even if they offer you honeyed drink.
They are like a reward when they withdraw; when they draw near, they are like punishment.
They are like a reward when far away; when they draw near, they are like punishment.
إنif عادَreturns طيفُهُمُtheir phantom فقلْthen say ظلٌّa shadow بداappeared ليto me فيin السرابِthe mirage
إن عادَ طيفُهُمُ فقلْ ظلٌّ بدا لي في السرابِ
لاdo not تجعلونيmake me مثلَlike (سيزيفٍSisyphus) ينوءُis weighed down بالِاكْتئابِby depression
لا تجعلوني مثلَ (سيزيفٍ) ينوءُ بالِاكْتئابِ
If their phantom returns, then say: “A shadow appeared to me in the mirage.”
If their phantom returns, say, 'A shadow appeared to me in the mirage.'
Do not make me like Sisyphus, staggering beneath depression.
Do not make me like Sisyphus, weighed down by depression.
لاdo not تقربواcome near منيto me فقدfor indeed أوجستُI sensed أفعىa viper فيin العيابِthe bags
لا تقربوا مني فقد أوجستُ أفعى في العيابِ
ماnot زلتُI have ceased أحلمُI dream أنthat يعودَturns back الذئبُthe wolf عنfrom طبعِthe nature of الذئابِwolves
ما زلتُ أحلمُ أن يعودَ الذئبُ عن طبعِ الذئابِ
Do not come near me, for I have sensed a snake among the bags.
Do not come near me, for I have sensed a viper in the bags.
I have gone on dreaming that the wolf might turn away from the nature of wolves.
I still dream that the wolf will turn away from the nature of wolves.
ياoh طالماhow often أعددْتُI prepared مائدةًa table منof الصبرِpatience المُحابيindulgent
يا طالما أعددْتُ مائدةً من الصبرِ المُحابي
ولذيذِand sweet عشقٍpassionate love لمdid not يغيِّرْchange طعمَهُits taste مرُّthe bitterness of العتابِreproach
ولذيذِ عشقٍ لم يغيِّرْ طعمَهُ مرُّ العتابِ
Oh, how often I prepared a table of indulgent patience,
Oh, how often I have prepared a table of indulgent patience,
and of delicious love whose taste the bitterness of reproach did not alter,
And sweet love whose taste the bitterness of reproach did not change,
وبشاشةٍand cheerfulness تَهديguides السراةَnight travelers إلىto سناهاits radiance المستطابِdelightful
وبشاشةٍ تَهدي السراةَ إلى سناها المستطابِ
صانعتُI humored حتىuntil خلتُI thought قلبيmy heart قالَsaid ليto me كُفَّstop احتسابيcounting me
صانعتُ حتى خلتُ قلبي قالَ لي كُفَّ احتسابي
and of a cheerful countenance that guides the noble to its welcome radiance.
And cheerfulness that guides night travelers to its delightful radiance.
I kept conciliating until I imagined my heart said to me: “Cease my patient reckoning.”
I humored them until I thought my heart said to me, 'Leave me out of your reckoning.'
صانعتُI humored حتىuntil خلتنيI thought myself غالطتُI misled عقليmy mind فيin الحسابِthe reckoning
صانعتُ حتى خلتني غالطتُ عقلي في الحسابِ
صانعتُI humored حتىuntil قيلَit was said ليto me بعتَyou sold الكرامةَdignity للمُرابيto the usurer
صانعتُ حتى قيلَ لي بعتَ الكرامةَ للمُرابي
I kept conciliating until I thought I had deceived my own reason in the reckoning.
I humored them until I thought I had misled my mind in its reckoning.
I kept conciliating until I was told: “You sold dignity to the usurer.”
I humored them until I was told, 'You sold your dignity to the usurer.'
آنhas come الأوانُthe time بأنfor ... to يعودَreturn القلبُthe heart للحكْمِto judgment الصوابِsound
آن الأوانُ بأن يعودَ القلبُ للحكْمِ الصوابِ
أشتاقُكمI long for you لوif أنَّthat قربَكُمُyour nearness يُنَسِّينيmakes me forget اغترابيmy alienation
أشتاقُكم لو أنَّ قربَكُمُ يُنَسِّيني اغترابي
The time has come for the heart to return to sound judgment.
The time has come for the heart to return to sound judgment.
I long for you—if only your nearness could make me forget my estrangement.
I would long for you if your nearness made me forget my alienation.
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