أَجدI am earnest وَتَهزَلand you jest فيماat what أَجدI feel
أَجد وَتَهزَل فيما أَجد
وَتَهربand you flee مِنfrom وَجهِهِits face أَوor تَندbolt away
وَتَهرب مِن وَجهِهِ أَو تَند
I am earnest, and you jest at what I feel,
I find and jest about what I find
And flee from its face, or bolt away.
And flee from its essence or deny
لَهَوتyou trifled بِقُدسwith the sanctity الهَوىof love فيin القُلوبthe hearts
لَهَوت بِقُدس الهَوى في القُلوب
وَأَنكَرتand you denied هَيمَنةthe dominion المُستَبدof the tyrant
وَأَنكَرت هَيمَنة المُستَبد
You trifled with love's sanctity in hearts,
You toyed with the sanctity of love in hearts
And denied the tyrant's dominion.
And refused the tyranny of the despot
فَياso, O وَادِعاًgentle حالَماًdreaming كَالمَلاlike the angels (first fragment)
فَيا وَادِعاً حالَماً كَالمَلا
ئكangels (final fragment) تَهبطdescending مِنfrom حُجراتthe chambers الأَبَدof eternity
ئك تَهبط مِن حُجرات الأَبَد
So, O gentle dreamer, like the angels
So o serene dreamer like angels
Descending from the chambers of eternity,
Descending from the chambers of eternity
يَرفflutters عَلَيهِover him شَبابthe youthfulness الفُنونof the arts
يَرف عَلَيهِ شَباب الفُنون
وَتَبرقand gleam فيon وَجنَتيهِhis two cheeks الفَصدthe scarification marks
وَتَبرق في وَجنَتيهِ الفَصد
The youthfulness of the arts flutters over him,
On whom the youth of arts flutter
And scarification marks gleam on his cheeks.
And inspiration flows in his cheeks
أَتُنكرdo ... deny? عَيناكَyour two eyes هَذاthis المَصيرfate
أَتُنكر عَيناكَ هَذا المَصير
وَيَجحدand disavows حُسنكyour beauty هَذاthis المَرَدreturn
وَيَجحد حُسنك هَذا المَرَد
Do your eyes deny this fate,
Would you deny your eyes this destiny?
And does your beauty disavow this return?
And would your beauty deny this rejection?
وَياand O صَبوةyouthful passion رَكَزتtook root فيwithin الضُلوعthe ribs
وَيا صَبوة رَكَزت في الضُلوع
عَلىupon غَيرno سارِيةpillar أَوor عَمدsupports
عَلى غَير سارِية أَو عَمد
And O youthful passion rooted within the ribs,
And o whim implanted in my ribs
Without a pillar or supports,
Without a holder or pillar
يَشيدهاbuilds it up الأَمَلhope المُستَفيضoverflowing
يَشيدها الأَمَل المُستَفيض
وَيَحصدهاand reaps it اللَهوfrivolity فيماamong what حَصدit has reaped
وَيَحصدها اللَهو فيما حَصد
Overflowing hope builds it up,
Which boundless hope builds
And frivolity reaps it with all it has reaped.
And transient delight reaps what it sowed
رَمَيتI cast بِهاwith it فيinto صَميمthe heart الوُجودof existence
رَمَيت بِها في صَميم الوُجود
وَأَعلَنتهاand I proclaimed it فَجرat dawn يَومday الأَحَدSunday
وَأَعلَنتها فَجر يَوم الأَحَد
I cast it into the heart of existence,
I cast it into the core of existence
And proclaimed it at dawn on Sunday.
And declared it the dawn of Sunday
وَضَعتI placed يَديmy hand حَيثwhere كانَwas الفُؤthe heart (first fragment)
وَضَعت يَدي حَيث كانَ الفُؤ
ادheart (final fragment) وَحَيثand where يَكونis الهَوىlove المُتَقدardent
اد وَحَيث يَكون الهَوى المُتَقد
I placed my hand where the heart
I placed my hand where ardor was
Was, and where ardent love dwells,
And where passion burns
وَأَرسَلتُهاand I sent it لَكَto you فيin لَوعةanguish
وَأَرسَلتُها لَكَ في لَوعة
لَعَلَكperhaps you تَعرفwill know ماذاwhat أَجدI feel
لَعَلَك تَعرف ماذا أَجد
And sent it to you in anguish,
And sent it to you in agony
Perhaps you will know what I feel.
Maybe you'll know what I find
أُحبكI love you حَتّىuntil تَبيدperishes السَماءthe sky
أُحبك حَتّى تَبيد السَماء
وَيَبتَلعand swallows النيراتthe luminaries الأَبَدeternity
وَيَبتَلع النيرات الأَبَد
I love you until the sky perishes,
I love you until the sky perishes
And eternity swallows the luminaries.
And eternity swallows the rivers
Sol 6.1