بسطspread الضبابthe fog علىover الحقولthe fields كأنهas though it were
بسط الضباب على الحقول كأنه
كفa palm لماردof a giant عابسscowling قتالmurderous
كف لمارد عابس قتال
The fog spread over the fields as though it were
The fog spread over the fields, as though it were
The hand of a grim, murderous giant;
The palm of a scowling, murderous giant.
فمحاso it erased بضربتهwith its blow الجداولthe streams والربىand the hills
فمحا بضربته الجداول والربى
والغرسand the plantings دونwithout تمهّلpausing وسؤالand questioning
والغرس دون تمهّل وسؤال
With his blow he erased the streams and hills,
So with its blow it erased the streams and hills,
And the plantings too, without pause or question.
And the plantings, without pause or question.
لمdid not تلقreceive منهfrom it ولاnor even محاكمةa trial آمرىءof a man
لم تلق منه ولا محاكمة آمرىء
عاتdefiant فاسرفso grew excessive بطشهits violence المتواليrelentless
عات فاسرف بطشه المتوالي
It met from him not even the judgment of a man—
They received from it not even the trial of a man
A lawless man, prodigal in his relentless violence.
Defiant; so its relentless violence ran to excess.
قتلkilled الضياءthe light كقتلهlike its killing ألوانهاtheir colors
قتل الضياء كقتله ألوانها
وأدالand vanquished حسناbeauty لمnot يكنwas بمدالvanquished
وأدال حسنا لم يكن بمدال
He killed the light, as he had killed their colors,
It killed the light as it had killed their colors,
And overthrew a beauty never overthrown before.
And vanquished beauty that had never been vanquished.
فكأنماso as though الدنياthe world تأجلwas postponed خلقهاits creation
فكأنما الدنيا تأجل خلقها
وكأنماand as though العدمnothingness الفسيحvast حياليbefore me
وكأنما العدم الفسيح حيالي
As though the world’s creation had been postponed,
So it was as though the world's creation had been postponed,
And the vast void lay before me.
And as though vast nothingness lay before me.
ومضىand moved on الضبابthe fog إلىto المدينةthe city فاختفتso it vanished
ومضى الضباب إلى المدينة فاختفت
مثلlike اختفاءthe disappearance مدائنcities الأطفالthe children
مثل اختفاء مدائن الأطفال
The fog moved on to the city, and it vanished
And the fog moved on to the city, so it vanished,
As children’s cities vanish;
Like the disappearance of children's cities.
أوor أنهاthat it ظلthe shadow الخيالof imagination ظلالهاits shadows
أو أنها ظل الخيال ظلالها
فإذاso when نظرنthey are seen فهنthen they غيرnot ظلالshadows
فإذا نظرن فهن غير ظلال
Or else its shadows were imagination’s shadow—
Or as though its shadows were imagination's shadow;
When looked upon, they proved no shadows at all.
So when looked upon, they are not shadows.
هذاthis مآلan end والضبابand the fog يحفّنيenvelops me
هذا مآل والضباب يحفّني
بالحزنwith sorrow لاnot أدريI know سواهother than it مآليmy end
بالحزن لا أدري سواه مآلي
Such is the fate, while fog encircles me
Such is the end, and the fog envelops me
With grief; I know no other fate as mine.
With sorrow; I know no other end for myself.
فكأنماso as though أسكنتI was lodged كهفاa cave مظلماdark
فكأنما أسكنت كهفا مظلما
ماnot فيهin it منany صحبcompanions سوىexcept إعواليmy wailing
ما فيه من صحب سوى إعوالي
As though I had been lodged within a dark cave,
So it was as though I had been lodged in a dark cave,
With no companion there except my wailing.
With no companions in it but my wailing.
وكأنماand as though انطوتfolded away الحياةlife بزفرتيwith my sigh
وكأنما انطوت الحياة بزفرتي
وتعثرتand stumbled منهوكةexhausted بخياليin my imagination
وتعثرت منهوكة بخيالي
As though life folded shut with my sigh
And as though life had folded away with my sigh,
And stumbled, exhausted, through my imagination.
And stumbled, exhausted, in my imagination.
وكأنماand as though وئدتwas buried alive قبيلjust before فطامهاits weaning
وكأنما وئدت قبيل فطامها
مثليlike me أوor انتحرتkilled themselves بهاin it آماليmy hopes
مثلي أو انتحرت بها آمالي
As though she had been buried alive just before weaning,
And as though it had been buried alive just before its weaning,
Like me—or my hopes had killed themselves within her.
Like me—or my hopes had killed themselves within it.
وكأنماand as though قتلwas slain العزاءsolace مضرجاblood-soaked
وكأنما قتل العزاء مضرجا
بدميin my blood وبالوهمand in the illusion الحبيبbeloved الغاليprecious
بدمي وبالوهم الحبيب الغالي
As though consolation had been slain, blood-drenched
And as though solace had been slain, drenched
With my blood and with the dear, precious illusion.
In my blood and in the beloved, precious illusion.
وكأنماand as though للياسfor despair ملكa kingdom خالدeverlasting
وكأنما للياس ملك خالد
وكأنماand as though إقبالهits advance إقباليmy advance
وكأنما إقباله إقبالي
As though despair possessed an everlasting kingdom,
And as though despair had an everlasting kingdom,
And as though its rise were my own rise.
And as though its advance were my advance.
وكأنماand as though ضيّعتI was lost فيin دنياa world طوتfolded away
وكأنما ضيّعت في دنيا طوت
صورthe images الجمالof beauty وروعةand the splendor المثالof the ideal
صور الجمال وروعة المثال
As though I had been lost in a world that folded away
And as though I were lost in a world that folded away
The forms of beauty and the splendor of the ideal;
The images of beauty and the splendor of the ideal,
فاعتزso stood proud فيهاin it القبحugliness غيرnot منافسrivaled
فاعتز فيها القبح غير منافس
واعتزّand stood proud فيهاin it الموتdeath غيرnot مباليcaring
واعتزّ فيها الموت غير مبالي
Thus ugliness reigned there, unchallenged,
So ugliness stood proud within it, unrivaled,
And death reigned there, unconcerned.
And death stood proud within it, uncaring.
Sol 6.1