مدّspread الخريفautumn رواقاa canopy منof مباهجهits delights
مدّ الخريف رواقا من مباهجه
وبينهاand among them نثرscattered أطيافvisions وألوانand colors
وبينها نثر أطياف وألوان
Autumn spread a canopy of its delights,
Autumn spread its joyous portico
And among them scattered visions and colors.
With scattered shades and colors between
وهذهand this غادتيmy graceful maiden الحمراءthe red one راقصةdancing
وهذه غادتي الحمراء راقصة
كأنهاas though she وحدهاshe alone خصّتwas favored ببستانيwith my garden
كأنها وحدها خصّت ببستاني
And here is my crimson maiden, dancing,
And here is my red rose dancing
As though she alone had been granted my garden.
As if she alone was gifted a garden
أوor أنّthat أوراقهاher leaves لاحتappeared تراودنيenticing me
أو أنّ أوراقها لاحت تراودني
بحمرةwith redness الشمسthe sun قبلbefore المغربsunset القانيdeep-crimson
بحمرة الشمس قبل المغرب القاني
Or as though her leaves appeared to entice me
Or as if her petals beckoned me
With the sun's redness before the deep-crimson sunset.
With the redness of the sun before dusk
كأنهاas though she ماnot درتshe knew ماwhat اشتدgrew severe منof محنيmy afflictions
كأنها ما درت ما اشتد من محني
أوor إنif درتshe knew لمdid not تشاطرshare بعضsome of أحزانيmy sorrows
أو إن درت لم تشاطر بعض أحزاني
As though she did not know how fierce my afflictions had grown,
As if she did not know how I suffered
Or, if she knew, did not share any of my sorrows.
Or if she knew, she did not share my sorrows
شقيقةsister الزهرthe blossoms فيin أصباغhues فرحتهits joy
شقيقة الزهر في أصباغ فرحته
أحسنتyou excelled حتىeven وإنand if أحسنتyou excelled نسيانيforgetting me
أحسنت حتى وإن أحسنت نسياني
Sister to the blossoms in the hues of their joy,
Sister of the flower in her joyful hues
You have excelled, even if you excelled at forgetting me.
She did well even if she forgot me
يثيunclear; likely 'scatter!' منout of الفرحةjoy الألوانthe colors زاهيةradiant
يثي من الفرحة الألوان زاهية
لفتنةto enchant الطيرthe birds والإنسانand humankind فيin آنa moment
لفتنة الطير والإنسان في آن
Scatter [uncertain reading] radiant colors out of joy,
It scatters colors happily from joy
To enchant birds and humankind at once.
For the seduction of birds and humans
ولاand do not تباليheed عزوفيmy aloofness فهوfor it عنfrom مقةlove
ولا تبالي عزوفي فهو عن مقة
كأنماas though أناI أخشىfear بثpouring out أجشانيunclear; likely 'my sorrows'
كأنما أنا أخشى بث أجشاني
And do not heed my aloofness, for it springs from love,
And does not care for my gloom which comes from a wound
As though I fear pouring out my sorrows [uncertain reading].
As if I fear expressing my sorrows
وكانand it was أولىmore fitting بمثليfor one like me فيin تفجّعهhis grieving
وكان أولى بمثلي في تفجّعه
صبرpatience علىin enduring الضيقhardship مهماhowever much الضيقhardship آذانيhurt me
صبر على الضيق مهما الضيق آذاني
And more fitting for one like me in his grief was
And it would have been better for one like me in his sadness
Patience with hardship, however much hardship hurt me.
To be patient with distress no matter how distress hurt me
أناI الذيthe one who علمtaught المكلومthe stricken man بهجتهhis joy
أنا الذي علم المكلوم بهجته
فصارعso he wrestled with الهمgrief جياشاbrimming بألحانيwith my melodies
فصارع الهم جياشا بألحاني
I am the one who taught the stricken man his joy,
I who taught the suffering one his joy
So he wrestled with grief, brimming with my melodies.
And wrestled vigorously with worries through my songs
رفيflutter! إذنthen فيin نضارgold رائعsplendid بهجjoyous
رفي إذن في نضار رائع بهج
وحمرةand redness منof يواقيتrubies ومرجانand coral
وحمرة من يواقيت ومرجان
Flutter, then, in splendid, joyous gold,
Dance then in beautiful freshness and joy
And in a redness of rubies and coral—
And redness of gems and coral
بلrather منof معانmeanings تخيّلناwe imagined نفائسهاtheir treasures
بل من معان تخيّلنا نفائسها
وماand not عرفناwe knew لهاfor them كنهاan essence بوجدانthrough feeling
وما عرفنا لها كنها بوجدان
Rather, of meanings whose treasures we imagined,
Rather, of meanings we imagined were precious
Yet we have not grasped their essence through feeling.
Though we never knew their essence through insight
كأنهاas though they بعضsome أحلامdreams مجنّحةwinged
كأنها بعض أحلام مجنّحة
تمثّلتtook form فوقupon أوراقleaves وأغصانand branches
تمثّلت فوق أوراق وأغصان
As though they were some winged dreams,
As if they were some winged dreams
Taking form upon leaves and branches;
That took form over leaves and branches
كأنهاas though they حلوsweet إلهامinspiration يداعبناcaresses us
كأنها حلو إلهام يداعبنا
لكنّهbut it فوقbeyond إحساسperception لإنسانof a human being
لكنّه فوق إحساس لإنسان
As though they were sweet inspiration caressing us,
As if they were a sweet inspiration teasing us
But it lies beyond a human being's perception.
Yet beyond any human feeling
إلاonly التفاؤلoptimism يبدوappears منfrom مخائلهاtheir signs
إلا التفاؤل يبدو من مخائلها
وإنand though سماsoared فوقbeyond تكييفيmy conceptualizing وحسبانيand my reckoning
وإن سما فوق تكييفي وحسباني
Only optimism shows in their signs,
Except optimism that appears from their flirtations
Though it soars beyond my conception and reckoning.
Even if it transcended my assessment and reasoning
ولاand do not تعيبيfault الذيthat which ماnot حدrestrained منof نظريmy gaze
ولا تعيبي الذي ما حد من نظري
إليكtoward you مثلlike غريبa stranger جائعhungry عنfrom (unclear here)
إليك مثل غريب جائع عن
And do not fault what has not checked my gaze
And do not blame me for my gaze at you
Toward you, like a hungry stranger—[ending unclear].
Like a starving stranger far from sustenance
فإنfor indeed فيكin you منof الصوفيّthe Sufi فلسفةa philosophy
فإن فيك من الصوفيّ فلسفة
وفيand in me منof عابدa worshipper ماthat which بزّsurpassed إيمانيmy faith
وفي من عابد ما بزّ إيماني
For in you is something of the Sufi's philosophy,
For in you is the Sufi's philosophy
And in me, something of a worshipper that has surpassed my faith.
And in the worshipper what surpassed my faith
وقدand indeed قتلتyou have slain سلويmy forgetting عنكof you ساحرةenchantress
وقد قتلت سلوي عنك ساحرة
فلاso do not تلوميblame إذنthen قربيmy closeness وتحنانيand my tender yearning
فلا تلومي إذن قربي وتحناني
And you have slain my forgetting of you, enchantress,
And you killed my solace about you, o sorceress
So do not blame, then, my closeness and tender yearning.
So do not blame my proximity and affection
Sol 6.1