شربتI drank فلسفتيmy philosophy منfrom نبعa wellspring آلاميmy pains
شربت فلسفتي من نبع آلامي
وقبلهاand before it عبdrank deeply منهfrom it قلبيmy heart الداميbleeding
وقبلها عب منه قلبي الدامي
I drank my philosophy from the wellspring of my pain,
I sipped my philosophy from the spring of my sorrows
and before it, my bleeding heart drank deeply from that spring.
And before it my bleeding heart overflowed
وماand not برحتI ceased أغنيI sing زاخراoverflowing أبداforever
وما برحت أغني زاخرا أبدا
كأنas though آلامpains قلبيmy heart لسنare not آلاميmy pains
كأن آلام قلبي لسن آلامي
And I have never ceased to sing, forever brimming over,
And I never stopped singing, ever abundant
as though my heart's pains were not my own.
As if my heartaches were not my pains
كأنas though دمعيmy tears أناشيدsongs قدalready احتبستwere held back
كأن دمعي أناشيد قد احتبست
حتىuntil تراقare poured out علىupon قدسيmy sanctuary أنغامmelodies
حتى تراق على قدسي أنغام
As though my tears were songs held back,
As if my tears were hymns that were held back
until they are poured out as melodies upon my sanctuary.
Until they flow over my sanctity in melodies
أنgroaned المسيحChrist قبيلshortly before الصلبthe crucifixion منfrom حرقburning anguish
أن المسيح قبيل الصلب من حرق
كماjust as أعانيI suffer تباريحيmy agonies وإعداميand my execution
كما أعاني تباريحي وإعدامي
Christ groaned in burning anguish shortly before the crucifixion,
That Christ before the crucifixion was burnt
as I suffer my agonies and my execution.
As I suffer my torment and execution
وإنand if حسدتI am envied كأنas though البؤسmisery ليfor me شرفan honor
وإن حسدت كأن البؤس لي شرف
وكلand all أهلpeople of الغنىwealth فيin البؤسmisery خداميmy servants
وكل أهل الغنى في البؤس خدامي
And if I am envied, it is as though misery were an honor to me,
And if they envied me as if misery was an honor to me
and all the wealthy were my servants in misery.
And all the wealthy were servants in misery
أناI الضعيفthe weak one ولكنيand yet I العتيّthe unyielding one علىtoward
أنا الضعيف ولكني العتيّ على
نفسيmyself إذاif النفسthe soul لمdid not تعبأheed بأحكاميto my decrees
نفسي إذا النفس لم تعبأ بأحكامي
I am weak, yet unyielding toward
I am the weak but the resolute against
myself, if the soul pays no heed to my decrees.
Myself if the soul does not heed my judgments
إياكbeware إياكbeware ياO نفسيmy soul مهادنةmaking peace
إياك إياك يا نفسي مهادنة
للظلمwith injustice أوor فاقبعيthen cower فيin سجنa prison ظلامdarkness
للظلم أو فاقبعي في سجن ظلام
Beware, beware, O my soul, of making peace
Beware, beware my soul of compromising
with injustice—or else cower in a prison of darkness.
With injustice or wallow in the prison of darkness
معنىthe meaning الحياةlife ابتسامa smile لاnot يفارقهاleaves it
معنى الحياة ابتسام لا يفارقها
وإنand even if أحيطتit is surrounded بجدبby barrenness غيرnot بسامsmiling
وإن أحيطت بجدب غير بسام
The meaning of life is a smile that never leaves it,
The meaning of life is a smile that never leaves it
even if it is surrounded by unsmiling barrenness.
Even if barren desolation surrounds it
وهلand (question marker) أكونI am سوىanything but رمزa symbol تضنit withholds بهwith it
وهل أكون سوى رمز تضن به
علىfrom الفناءextinction وإنand even if أفنيتI exhaust أعواميmy years
على الفناء وإن أفنيت أعوامي
And am I anything but a symbol that it withholds
Can I be but a symbol that grieves over
from extinction, even if I spend my years?
Annihilation even if I waste my years
عابواthey faulted الحقيقةtruth فيin شعريmy poetry وماand not سكنتdwelt
عابوا الحقيقة في شعري وما سكنت
سوىexcept الحقيقةtruth أسمىthe loftiest شعريmy poetry الساميlofty
سوى الحقيقة أسمى شعري السامي
They faulted truth in my poetry, yet nothing has dwelt
They blamed the truth in my poetry and only
but truth in the loftiest of my lofty verse.
The truth dwelt, the loftiest of my sublime poetry
ماnot سفsank low يوماever وإنand even if بجهلةthrough ignorance (wording unclear) منfrom جهلةthe ignorant
ما سف يوما وإن بجهلة من جهلة
أنthat الحياةlife تعالتrose high فوقabove أحلامdreams
أن الحياة تعالت فوق أحلام
It never sank low, though the ignorant fail to know
Never a day even if ignorantly
that life has risen above dreams,
That life transcended above dreams
وأنand that وجديmy passion وتفكيريand my thought وفلسفتيand my philosophy
وأن وجدي وتفكيري وفلسفتي
ليستare not سوىanything but مثلexamples منof فنthe art رسامa painter
ليست سوى مثل من فن رسام
and that my passion, my thought, and my philosophy
And that my existence, my thinking and my philosophy
are but examples of a painter's art:
Are nothing but examples from a painter's art
ذاقtasted الخلودimmortality بألوانwith colors مجنحةwinged
ذاق الخلود بألوان مجنحة
فوقabove النجومthe stars وفيand in ألوانcolors آكامhillocks
فوق النجوم وفي ألوان آكام
one who tasted immortality with winged colors
Who tasted eternity with winged colors
above the stars and in the colors of hillocks.
Above the stars and in unfading hues
كلall الطبيةmedical (apparently intended as 'nature') معبودan object of worship لمهجتهfor his soul
كل الطبية معبود لمهجته
تشكلتtook shape حولaround أطيافvisions وإلهامand inspiration
تشكلت حول أطياف وإلهام
All nature is an object of worship for his soul,
All the beautiful is a temple for his imagination
formed around visions and inspiration,
Formed around visions and inspirations
تمتدit stretches خفاقةthrobbing لاno حدboundary يحصرهاconfines it
تمتد خفاقة لا حد يحصرها
كخفقlike the beating of قلبيmy heart علىover إحساسيmy awareness الناميgrowing
كخفق قلبي على إحساسي النامي
stretching and throbbing, with no boundary to contain it,
Fluttering boundlessly, no limit contains it
like my heart's beat over my growing awareness.
Like the fluttering of my heart upon my growing consciousness
أناI ابنهاher son لاnot ينالdiminishes الدهرtime منfrom أثريmy trace
أنا ابنها لا ينال الدهر من أثري
ولمand did not ينلdiminish قبلbefore منfrom نورlight وأجرامand celestial bodies
ولم ينل قبل من نور وأجرام
I am her son; time cannot diminish my trace,
I am her son, time cannot affect my influence
nor has it ever diminished light or celestial bodies.
Nor did it before my light and celestial bodies
كمhow many منof صغيرa small thing تردىhas fallen فيinto حقارتهits insignificance
كم من صغير تردى في حقارته
للناسto people وهوwhile it is جليلmajestic شامخtowering سامsublime
للناس وهو جليل شامخ سام
How many a small thing has sunk into insignificance
How many small ones in their pettiness
in people's eyes, though it is majestic, towering, sublime,
Fell to people while lofty and towering
كالبذرlike a seed أوor قطرةa drop للبحرof the sea شاردةstray
كالبذر أو قطرة للبحر شاردة
هيit الوجودexistence تناهتreached its utmost فوقabove أنسامbreezes
هي الوجود تناهت فوق أنسام
like a seed, or a stray drop of the sea.
Like a seed or drop to the sea wandered
It is existence, reaching its utmost above the breezes.
It is existence transcended above breaths
وعيتهاI grasped it فيin خياليmy imagination فهيso it is فلسفتيmy philosophy
وعيتها في خيالي فهي فلسفتي
وإنand even if تعزis beyond reach علىfor بهمbeasts واصنامand idols
وإن تعز على بهم واصنام
I grasped it in my imagination; thus it is my philosophy,
I awakened it in my imagination so it is my philosophy
even if it lies beyond the grasp of beasts and idols.
Even if difficult on the confused and idols
تطيرit flies فيin فرحةjoy نشوىintoxicated ويرفعهاand lifts it
تطير في فرحة نشوى ويرفعها
حبlove الحياةlife إلىto غاياتutmost ends إقدامdaring
حب الحياة إلى غايات إقدام
It flies, drunk with joy, and is lifted
It flies in joyful vigor and is raised by
by love of life to the furthest reaches of daring.
Love of life to the farthest aspirations
كأنهاas though it is صائدa hunter ردتrepelled حماستهhis ardor
كأنها صائد ردت حماسته
خوفfear المماتdeath بأدغالamid jungles وآجامand thickets
خوف الممات بأدغال وآجام
As though it were a hunter whose ardor repelled
As if it were a hunter whose enthusiasm
the fear of death amid jungles and thickets.
Overcame the fear of death in thickets and pits
أغزوI conquer كماas غزتit conquered الدنياthe world وإنand even if فشلتI fail
أغزو كما غزت الدنيا وإن فشلت
وإنand even if تمزقتI am torn apart منby غدرtreachery لأخصاميof my adversaries
وإن تمزقت من غدر لأخصامي
I conquer as it conquered the world, even if I fail,
I invade as it invaded the world even if I fail
and even if I am torn apart by my adversaries' treachery.
And if I am torn by the betrayal of my foes
حسبيenough for me التجاربexperiences فيin دنيايmy world أفهمهاI understand them
حسبي التجارب في دنياي أفهمها
وإنand even if تدقthey are subtle ولمand have not تكشفbeen revealed لأفهامto minds
وإن تدق ولم تكشف لأفهام
The experiences in my world suffice me; I understand them,
My trials in my world are enough to understand them
even if they are subtle and unrevealed to minds.
Even if precise and did not uncover to minds
حسبيenough for me شعوريmy feeling بأنof the fact that الكونthe universe أجمعهall of it
حسبي شعوري بأن الكون أجمعه
يوماone day سيتلىwill be recited ويجريand flow فوقover أقلامpens
يوما سيتلى ويجري فوق أقلام
Enough for me is my sense that the entire universe
It is enough my feeling that the universe entirety
will one day be recited and flow over pens.
One day will be revealed and flow above pens
حسبيenough for me علىin الرغمspite منof همworry ومنand of نصبweariness
حسبي على الرغم من هم ومن نصب
أنيthat I am الطليقfree ولمand have not أرضخI yielded لإرغامto coercion
أني الطليق ولم أرضخ لإرغام
Enough for me, despite worry and weariness,
It is enough despite worries and hostility
is that I am free and have not yielded to coercion.
That I am free and did not yield to coercion
Sol 6.1