وحدتيmy solitude فيلسوفةa female philosopher تمسحwipes away الدمعthe tears
وحدتي فيلسوفة تمسح الدمع
وتأبىand refuses to allow عليّto me حزناsorrow سقيماsickly
وتأبى عليّ حزنا سقيما
My solitude is a philosopher who wipes away tears
My solitude is a philosopher that wipes away tears
and forbids me sickly sorrow.
And refuses me sickly sadness
عانقتنيshe embraced me كأنماas though أناI طفلa child
عانقتني كأنما أنا طفل
وحبتنيand she bestowed on me التدليلpampering والتكريماand honor
وحبتني التدليل والتكريما
She embraced me as though I were a child
She embraced me as if I were a child
and lavished pampering and honor upon me.
And pampered me with indulgence and honor
واحتوتنيand she enfolded me وهدهدتand she lulled حزنيَmy sorrow البالغprofound
واحتوتني وهدهدت حزنيَ البالغ
حتىuntil استحالturned into حزنيmy sorrow نعيماbliss
حتى استحال حزني نعيما
And she enfolded me and lulled my profound sorrow
She encompassed me and lulled my mature sorrow
until my sorrow turned to bliss.
Until my sorrow became bliss
أيwhat حونsorrow (likely حزن) هذاthis وماand not كنتI was
أي حون هذا وما كنت
بالهاربone who flees منهfrom it وقدand perhaps أراهI regard it النديماthe boon companion
بالهارب منه وقد أراه النديما
What sorrow is this? And I have not been
What intimacy is this that I was
one to flee it; I may even regard it as a boon companion.
Fleeing from, yet now it is intimate
هوit is روحيmy spirit الذيwhich يثورrebels علىagainst
هو روحي الذي يثور على
الظلمoppression ويأبىand rejects الخنوعservility والتسليماand surrender
الظلم ويأبى الخنوع والتسليما
It is my spirit, which rebels against
It is my spirit that rebels against
oppression and rejects servility and surrender.
Injustice and refuses submission and surrender
هوit is قلبيmy heart الذيwhich يرفرفflutters كالطثيرlike a bird (likely كالطير)
هو قلبي الذي يرفرف كالطثير
علىover الحبlove آسياconsoling أوor رحيماcompassionate
على الحب آسيا أو رحيما
It is my heart, which flutters like a bird
It is my heart that flutters like a chirping bird
over love, consoling or compassionate.
Over love, whether hurt or kind
هوit is عقليmy mind الذيwhich تمثلtook form
هو عقلي الذي تمثل
فيamong الناسpeople وأهىand gave (likely وأهدى) لهمto them رجاءhope مقيماenduring
في الناس وأهى لهم رجاء مقيما
It is my mind, which took form
It is my mind that is embodied
among people and gave them enduring hope.
In people and I desire for them lasting hope
هوit is فنيmy art الذيwhich تغلغلpenetrated deeply فيinto
هو فني الذي تغلغل في
الفنart وأعطىand gave الحياةlife سراa secret عظيماgreat
الفن وأعطى الحياة سرا عظيما
It is my art, which penetrated deeply into
It is my art that delved deeply into
art and gave life a great secret.
Art and gave life a great secret
هودينيit is my faith (هو ديني) الذيwhich تسامىsoared علىabove الدينreligion
هوديني الذي تسامى على الدين
كماjust as جاوزsurpassed العبيرfragrance النسيماthe breeze
كما جاوز العبير النسيما
It is my faith, which rose above religion
It is my faith that transcended faith
just as fragrance surpassed the breeze.
As perfume transcends a breeze
هوit is كلall الغنىwealth وكلand all
هو كل الغنى وكل
وجوديmy being ياO زمانيmy time فلنso will never ترانيyou see me العديماdestitute
وجودي يا زماني فلن تراني العديما
It is all my wealth and all
It is all wealth and all
my being—O my time, so you will never see me destitute.
My existence, oh my time, so you will not see me destitute
Sol 6.1