بُثينةُButhayna لاnot أرَضىI accept الوداعَthe farewell وإنand although أكنI may be
بُثينةُ لا أرَضى الوداعَ وإن أكن
لأرَضىَI would indeed accept دمائيmy blood أَنthat تُراقbe shed لديكِbefore you
لأرَضىَ دمائي أَن تُراق لديكِ
Buthayna, I cannot accept farewell, although I would
Buthaina, I do not accept farewell though I would
gladly accept my blood being shed before you.
Accept my blood being shed for you
إلىto مصرَEgypt أمضىI go إنif تركتكِI leave you فانياًperishing
إلى مصرَ أمضى إن تركتكِ فانياً
وماand ... not ليَfor me حُّظfortune المومياءِthe mummy لديهاwith her
وما ليَ حُّظ المومياءِ لديها
To Egypt I go, if I leave you, a dying man,
To Egypt I will go, if I leave you I will die
yet there I have none of a mummy's good fortune.
Yet I have no fortune with the mummies there
إذنthen عذبينيtorment me فيin جواركyour vicinity فهوfor it is ليfor me
إذن عذبيني في جوارك فهو لي
نعيمقbliss (text unclear) ولاand do not تُصغىheed إلىto العذلِreproach والشكوىَand complaint
نعيمق ولا تُصغى إلى العذلِ والشكوىَ
Then torment me beside you; for me that is
So torture me in your company, which is paradise to me
bliss; do not heed reproach or complaint.
And do not heed any complaints or lamentations
ففيfor in مصرَEgypt تُحيىrevive الميتينthe dead رموسهمtheir tombs
ففي مصرَ تُحيى الميتين رموسهم
ولكنbut لمثلىfor one like me الموتُdeath كالعيشlike living فيin البلوىaffliction
ولكن لمثلى الموتُ كالعيش في البلوى
For in Egypt their tombs revive the dead,
In Egypt they revive the dead with their mummies
but for one like me, death is like living in affliction.
But for the likes of me, death is like living in affliction
وأينَand where سبيليmy way ياO جميلُJamil
وأينَ سبيلي يا جميلُ
أفىِis it in الهوىlove عزوُفكِyour turning away عنيfrom me
أفىِ الهوى عزوُفكِ عني
And where is my way, Jamil?
And where can I go, O beauty?
Is your turning away from me part of love?
Does passion’s fickleness towards me lie?
لئنif indeed خانَتbetrayed الدنياthe world فإنيthen indeed I am أمينةٌfaithful
لئن خانَت الدنيا فإني أمينةٌ
علىto الحبِّlove كالأُمِّlike the mother الرؤومِtender دَوَامَاalways
على الحبِّ كالأُمِّ الرؤومِ دَوَامَا
Though the world betray me, I remain faithful
If the world has betrayed me, I remain faithful
to love, forever like a tender mother.
To love, like a merciful mother, always
وفيand at الحشرِthe Resurrection أَلقىَI meet سواكsomeone other than you مُخلصيmy deliverer
وفي الحشرِ أَلقىَ سواك مُخلصي
وليسand ... is not سِوَىother than الحبِّlove النقيِّpure شفيعيmy intercessor
وليس سِوَى الحبِّ النقيِّ شفيعي
And at the Resurrection I find someone other than you as my deliverer,
And on Judgement Day, I will find none but you, my loyal one
and pure love alone is my intercessor.
And nothing but pure love will intercede for me
أعيشُI live بدينِby the creed of الحبّlove رغمdespite قطيعتيmy estrangement
أعيشُ بدينِ الحبّ رغم قطيعتي
علىwith مضضٍanguish حتىuntil أردّI repel الأعادَياthe foes
على مضضٍ حتى أردّ الأعادَيا
I live by the creed of love, despite my estrangement,
I live by the faith of love, despite my deprivation
in anguish, until I repel my foes.
Reluctantly, until foes make amends
إذنthen خلصينيfree me منfrom عذابيmy torment حبيبتيmy beloved
إذن خلصيني من عذابي حبيبتي
ولاand do not ترسلينيsend me للفناءto annihilation شريداa wanderer
ولا ترسليني للفناء شريدا
Then free me from my torment, my beloved,
So free me from my torment, my beloved
and do not send me to perish, a wanderer.
And do not send me to oblivion, destitute
إذاwhen الشمسُthe sun ألقتcast نورهاits light لمdid not بضعbe lost (apparently يضع) سُدىًin vain
إذا الشمسُ ألقت نورها لم بضع سُدىً
ولوand even if ماتَit died أحياهُrevived it الغرامُpassion جديداanew
ولو ماتَ أحياهُ الغرامُ جديدا
When the sun casts its light, it is not lost in vain;
If the sun sheds its light, not for some fools
even if it dies, passion revives it anew.
And if love revives one who died, anew
اللهُGod يعلمknows أّننيthat I
اللهُ يعلم أّنني
أفدِّيكَI ransom you لاnot منone who يرتضيكَaccepts you شهيداas a martyr
أفدِّيكَ لا من يرتضيكَ شهيدا
God knows that I
God knows that I
would sacrifice myself for you, not consent to your martyrdom.
Would sacrifice myself, not one who desires you as a martyr
أَجلyes ياO بثينتيmy Buthayna
أَجل يا بثينتي
فعارٌso a disgrace ملاميmy reproach حينwhen أنتِyou إلهيmy deity
فعارٌ ملامي حين أنتِ إلهي
Yes, my Buthayna,
Yes, O my Buthaina
my reproaches are a disgrace when you are my deity.
For it is shameful to blame me when you are my goddess
مقَّدسةٌsacred فيin طِّيthe folds of قلبيmy heart وُحبُّهاand her love
مقَّدسةٌ في طِّي قلبي وُحبُّها
عطورُperfumes دمٍblood حىِّliving وُحلمُand a dream شفاهِlips
عطورُ دمٍ حىِّ وُحلمُ شفاهِ
She is sacred within my heart, and her love
Sacrosanct in my heart and its love
is the perfume of living blood and a dream of lips.
The scent of lively blood and dreams of lips
ولكنbut أياO بُثنُButhn الحبيبةُthe beloved ماwhat الذيthat which
ولكن أيا بُثنُ الحبيبةُ ما الذي
يحولprevents عنfrom التفكيرthinking فيof صُحبتيmy company فوراat once
يحول عن التفكير في صُحبتي فورا
But, O beloved Buthn, what is it
But O Buthaina, my beloved, what is it
that keeps you from thinking, this instant, of being with me?
That turns your thoughts from my company immediately?
ولوand if شئتِyou wished أودَعتُI would place القصائدthe poems مُهجتيmy soul
ولو شئتِ أودَعتُ القصائد مُهجتي
علىon الرملِthe sand الواناًas colors وأطلقتهاand I would release them سَكرىَintoxicated
على الرملِ الواناً وأطلقتها سَكرىَ
And if you wished, I would place my soul in poems,
If you wished, I would place poems into my soul
as colors upon the sand, and set them loose, intoxicated.
Colored sand, and set them free intoxicated
وكانتand they would be لهذاfor this الحسنbeauty أوor فيamong ركائبٍmounts
وكانت لهذا الحسن أو في ركائبٍ
إلىto مصرَEgypt حيثwhere الرملُthe sand أزهرَblossomed وأفتراand smiled (apparent reading)
إلى مصرَ حيث الرملُ أزهرَ وأفترا
And they would be for this beauty, or among mounts
And they would go to this beauty, or on ships
bound for Egypt, where the sand has blossomed and smiled,
To Egypt, where the sand is more vibrant and fluttering
وحيثُand where مياهُthe waters of النيلِthe Nile تجرىflow رواقصاًdancing
وحيثُ مياهُ النيلِ تجرى رواقصاً
يغازلُcourts بعضٌone part بعضهاanother part of them هانئاًcontented حُرَّاfree
يغازلُ بعضٌ بعضها هانئاً حُرَّا
and where the waters of the Nile flow dancing,
And where the Nile's waters flow dancing
one part courting another, contented and free.
Some flirting with others, joyful and free
ياO جميلُJamil كفىenough كفىenough
يا جميلُ كفى كفى
أننقذُshall we rescue? بالأحلامwith dreams حُباًa love لناof ours ضاعاwas lost
أننقذُ بالأحلام حُباً لنا ضاعا
Jamil, enough, enough!
O beauty, enough, enough
Can we rescue with dreams a love of ours that is lost?
I save with dreams a love we lost
وكيفand how يضيعُis lost الحُّبlove فيin صدرthe breast of عاشقٍa lover
وكيف يضيعُ الحُّب في صدر عاشقٍ
سماrose فوقَabove معنىَthe meaning of الخلقِcreation روحاًin spirit وإشعاعاand radiance
سما فوقَ معنىَ الخلقِ روحاً وإشعاعا
And how can love be lost in the breast of a lover
And how can love be lost in the breast of a lover
who soared above the meaning of creation in spirit and radiance?
Who transcended the meaning of creation, in spirit and light?
وكيفَand how وعهديwhile my pledge كالنسيمlike the breeze الذيthat سَرىَpassed
وكيفَ وعهدي كالنسيم الذي سَرىَ
علىover مَرِّthe passing of أجيالٍgenerations نشيدَa hymn of خُلوِدimmortality
على مَرِّ أجيالٍ نشيدَ خُلوِد
And how, when my pledge is like the breeze that passed
And how, when my vow is like the breeze that blew
across generations as a hymn of immortality?
Across generations, an eternal hymn?
أُأنسيتَhave you forgotten? أنِّيthat I am زوجَthe spouse of منone who لنwill never يفوتنيِelude me
أُأنسيتَ أنِّي زوجَ من لن يفوتنيِ
ولوand even if عشتُI lived فيon المريخِMars فوقَabove جبالِmountains
ولو عشتُ في المريخِ فوقَ جبالِ
Have you forgotten that I am the spouse of one who will never elude me,
Have you forgotten that I am the husband of one from whom I will never be deprived
even if I lived on Mars, above the mountains?
Even if I lived on Mars, atop its mountains?
فإنَّfor indeed بنيهاher sons للمرؤةِin chivalry قدوةٌa model
فإنَّ بنيها للمرؤةِ قدوةٌ
وإنَّand indeed بنيهاher sons بالمحبَّةِof love أخلقُmore deserving
وإنَّ بنيها بالمحبَّةِ أخلقُ
For her sons are models of chivalry,
For its peaks are an example for the woman
and her sons are more deserving of love.
And its peaks are most moral with love
أحُّنI yearn إليهاfor her مستجيباًresponding لدعوةٍto a call
أحُّن إليها مستجيباً لدعوةٍ
تَغنَّىsang بهاof it الصبحُthe dawn الجميلُbeautiful المرقرقshimmering
تَغنَّى بها الصبحُ الجميلُ المرقرق
I yearn for her, answering a call
I yearn for her, responding to a call
sung by the beautiful, shimmering dawn,
With which the beautiful radiant dawn sang
تَعطرَbecame fragrant منfrom أنفاسِthe breaths of مصرَEgypt ونيلهاand her Nile
تَعطرَ من أنفاسِ مصرَ ونيلها
ومنand from وَحيهاher inspiration الغاليprecious لناto us يتألقُit shines
ومن وَحيها الغالي لنا يتألقُ
perfumed by the breaths of Egypt and her Nile,
It was fragrant with the breaths of Egypt and its Nile
and shining with her inspiration, so precious to us.
And with its precious inspiration shining for us
جميلٌJamil جميلٌJamil رحمةmercy منكfrom you إننيindeed I
جميلٌ جميلٌ رحمة منك إنني
أعانيI suffer منfrom التبريحtorment والحسراتِand regrets
أعاني من التبريح والحسراتِ
Jamil, Jamil, have mercy, for I
Beautiful, beautiful, have mercy on me, I
suffer torment and regrets.
Suffer from abandonment and regrets
ولكنماbut indeed الحرمانُdeprivation أَشهىَsweeter لمهجتيto my soul
ولكنما الحرمانُ أَشهىَ لمهجتي
منthan العارِdisgrace لاnot يَرضَاهُaccepts it طَبعُthe nature of نبيلa noble person
من العارِ لا يَرضَاهُ طَبعُ نبيل
Yet deprivation is sweeter to my soul
But deprivation is more delicious to my soul
than disgrace, which a noble person's nature will not accept.
Than shame which no noble nature accepts
وقدand may يُبدُعcreate الحرمانُdeprivation روحاًa soul جميلةًbeautiful
وقد يُبدُع الحرمانُ روحاً جميلةً
أحَبَّmore beloved وأوَلىand more worthy فيin الهوىlove بجميلِof Jamil
أحَبَّ وأوَلى في الهوى بجميلِ
And deprivation may create a beautiful soul,
Deprivation may create a beautiful soul
more beloved and, in love, more worthy of Jamil.
Who loved and cared more for beauty
وَدَاعاًfarewell حبيبيmy beloved هاهيhere it is الشمسُthe sun وُدَعتwas bid farewell
وَدَاعاً حبيبي هاهي الشمسُ وُدَعت
ولاحتand appeared بأطيافِin the phantoms of المغيبِsunset شُجونيmy sorrows
ولاحت بأطيافِ المغيبِ شُجوني
Farewell, my beloved; look, the sun has been bid farewell,
Farewell, my love, here is the sun bidding farewell
and my sorrows appear in the phantoms of sunset.
And the sorrows of sunset have appeared to me
وَداعاًfarewell فماfor ... not ليfor me باقياًremaining غيرُother than لهفةٍa longing
وَداعاً فما لي باقياً غيرُ لهفةٍ
تُصاحبنيaccompanies me حتَّىuntil لقاءِmeeting مَنوِنيmy death
تُصاحبني حتَّى لقاءِ مَنوِني
Farewell; nothing remains to me but a longing
Farewell, I have nothing left but a yearning
that accompanies me until I meet my death.
That will accompany me to my death
وأنظرهُاand I see it حوليaround me مَراِئيَvisions of لوعةٍanguish
وأنظرهُا حولي مَراِئيَ لوعةٍ
وأنغامَand melodies of أشجانِsorrows وصوتَand a voice of جُنونِmadness
وأنغامَ أشجانِ وصوتَ جُنونِ
And I see it around me as visions of anguish,
And I see around me visions of agony
and melodies of sorrow, and a voice of madness.
Songs of lament and a voice of madness
وداعاًfarewell غراميmy passion أصبحَhas become اليأسُdespair مُرشديmy guide
وداعاً غرامي أصبحَ اليأسُ مُرشدي
وقدand indeed كانit was قبلاًformerly هاجريmy deserter وخصيميand my adversary
وقد كان قبلاً هاجري وخصيمي
Farewell, my passion; despair has become my guide,
Farewell, despair has become my guide
though once it shunned me and was my adversary.
Though it was once my adversary and opponent
وَداعاًfarewell كأناas though we قدindeed خُلقناِwere created لفرقةٍfor separation
وَداعاً كأنا قد خُلقناِ لفرقةٍ
وأَنَّاand we are دُمىًdolls تشقىsuffer بكفِّin the palm of لئيمِa villain
وأَنَّا دُمىً تشقى بكفِّ لئيمِ
Farewell, as though we were created for separation,
Farewell, it is as if we were created for separation
and were dolls suffering in a villain's palm.
And we are dolls suffering at the hands of a villain
وَدَاعاًfarewell حياتيmy life واسمحيand allow ليme بلثمةٍwith a kiss
وَدَاعاً حياتي واسمحي لي بلثمةٍ
علىupon قدمٍa foot يقفوfollows خُطاهُits footsteps نعيميmy bliss
على قدمٍ يقفو خُطاهُ نعيمي
Farewell, my life; allow me a kiss
Farewell, my life, and allow me to kiss
upon a foot whose footsteps my bliss follows.
A foot whose steps are my paradise
وَدَاعاًfarewell قبيلَjust before الليلِnight فالليلُfor night قُسوةٌharshness
وَدَاعاً قبيلَ الليلِ فالليلُ قُسوةٌ
وإنand even though كَنتِyou are شمساًa sun فوقabove كلّevery بهيمpitch-dark gloom
وإن كَنتِ شمساً فوق كلّ بهيم
Farewell, just before night; for night is harsh,
Farewell, before night, for the night is harshness
though you are a sun above all pitch-dark gloom.
Even if you are a sun above all beasts
وَدَاعاًfarewell حبيبيmy beloved سوفَwill أبقىَI remain وَفيَّةًfaithful
وَدَاعاً حبيبي سوفَ أبقىَ وَفيَّةً
بروحيwith my soul وفاءَthe fidelity of الزهرِflowers للغارسِto the planter الحانِيtender
بروحي وفاءَ الزهرِ للغارسِ الحانِي
Farewell, my beloved; I shall remain faithful
Farewell, my love, I will remain faithful
in my soul, as flowers are faithful to their tender planter.
In spirit to you, like a flower to its tender gardener
فماfor ... not أناI إلاexcept أنتyou مهماhowever مَضتwent بِناwith us
فما أنا إلا أنت مهما مَضت بِنا
تصاريفُthe vicissitudes of دُنياa world لاnot تدينُadheres بإيمانِto faith
تصاريفُ دُنيا لا تدينُ بإيمانِ
For I am nothing but you, however we are carried
For I am nothing but you, whatever turns of fate
by the vicissitudes of a world that professes no faith.
Take us in a world with no faith
وَدَاعاًfarewell حبيبيmy beloved ولتكنand let ... be بعضُsome of أدمعيmy tears
وَدَاعاً حبيبي ولتكن بعضُ أدمعي
دموعَكَyour tears واكففand restrain دمعكyour tears الغاليَprecious العانيsuffering
دموعَكَ واكفف دمعك الغاليَ العاني
Farewell, my beloved; let some of my tears
Farewell, my love, let some of my tears
be yours, and hold back your precious, suffering tears.
Be your tears, and dry your precious weeping eyes
وَدَاعاًfarewell فماfor ... not ليfor me غيرother than صومعةthe hermitage of الأسىgrief
وَدَاعاً فما لي غير صومعة الأسى
عزاءٌconsolation وَداعاfarewell ياO ملاكيmy angel وإنسانيand my human
عزاءٌ وَداعا يا ملاكي وإنساني
Farewell; the hermitage of grief alone is my
Farewell, I have nothing left but the hermitage of sorrow
consolation. Farewell, my angel and my human.
A consolation. Farewell O my angel and human
وداعاًfarewell حياتيmy life سوفwill أنظرُI look دائماًalways
وداعاً حياتي سوف أنظرُ دائماً
إليكِat you بمرآةِin the mirror of السماءِthe sky مراراrepeatedly
إليكِ بمرآةِ السماءِ مرارا
Farewell, my life; I shall always look
Farewell, my life, I will always look
at you in the mirror of the sky, again and again.
At you in the mirror of the sky, again and again
وسوفand will أناجيI whisper to كلَّevery حُسنٍbeauty يحوطنيsurrounding me
وسوف أناجي كلَّ حُسنٍ يحوطني
لعلَّperhaps بهin it معنىًa meaning لديكِwith you تَوارىhas hidden itself
لعلَّ به معنىً لديكِ تَوارى
And I shall whisper to every beauty surrounding me;
And I will confide in every beauty that surrounds me
perhaps it holds a meaning hidden within you.
In hopes some meaning in it is hidden from you
Sol 6.1