لاdo not تقفlinger بَعْدَafter عزمِresolve to depart شهرِthe month of الصّيامِfasting
لا تقف بَعْدَ عزمِ شهرِ الصّيامِ
أيهاO العيدEid وارتحِلْand depart بسلامin peace
أيها العيد وارتحِلْ بسلام
Do not linger once the fasting month has resolved to depart,
Do not stand after the resolve of the fasting month,
O Eid, and depart in peace.
O Eid, and depart in peace
يفرحُrejoices العالَمونthe world's people بالعيدat Eid غَيريexcept me
يفرحُ العالَمون بالعيد غَيري
فهوfor it عنديto me كسائرlike all the other الأيّامdays
فهو عندي كسائر الأيّام
All the world rejoices at Eid except me;
The people rejoice in Eid except me
For to me it is like every other day.
As for me it is like the rest of the days
طالَhas dragged on عنديfor me لِطُولbecause of the duration of فقريmy poverty حتّىuntil
طالَ عندي لِطُول فقري حتّى
صارhas become عَاماًa year وربّand many a يومٍday كعامlike a year
صار عَاماً وربّ يومٍ كعام
It has dragged on for me because of my long poverty, until
It has been prolonged for me due to my poverty until
It has become a year—and many a day is like a year.
It became a year, and maybe more than a year
أحمدُI praise اللهGod كمhow many سوانحfleeting glimpses of آمالٍhopes
أحمدُ الله كم سوانح آمالٍ
تَقنَّصْتُI captured فيin شباكthe nets of المنامsleep
تَقنَّصْتُ في شباك المنام
I praise God—how many fleeting hopes
I praise God, how many hopes
I have captured in the nets of sleep!
I have hunted in the nets of dreams
منwhoever يكنmay be فيamong الورىmankind فقيراًpoor فإنّيthen indeed I
من يكن في الورى فقيراً فإنّي
فيin غِنىًwealth منfrom ذخائرthe treasures of الأحلامِdreams
في غِنىً من ذخائر الأحلامِ
Whoever among mankind may be poor, I
Whoever is poor in the world, I am
Am rich with the treasures of dreams.
Rich with the treasures of dreams
غيرyet أنيthat I حملتI have carried نفساًa soul أرتنيhas shown me
غير أني حملت نفساً أرتني
لقنوعيbecause of my contentment أنthat الزمانTime غلاميmy servant boy
لقنوعي أن الزمان غلامي
Yet I carry a soul that has shown me
Except that I have carried a soul that showed me
That, through my contentment, Time is my servant.
That contentment makes time my slave
ألفتْhas grown accustomed to نفسيmy soul القناعةcontentment حتىso that
ألفتْ نفسي القناعة حتى
ليسnot يُدرىcan be discerned عِنايَmy hardship (reading uncertain) مِنfrom إعدامِيmy destitution
ليس يُدرى عِنايَ مِن إعدامِي
My soul has grown so accustomed to contentment
My soul has become accustomed to contentment until
That my hardship cannot be distinguished from my destitution.
It is not known if it wants my demise
لستُI am not أرضىcontent ببذلِwith giving away ماءthe water of (figuratively, dignity) محيّايmy face
لستُ أرضى ببذلِ ماء محيّاي
مَدَىthroughout الدّهرall time فيin exchange for يسيرِa little حُطامِworldly dross
مَدَى الدّهر في يسيرِ حُطامِ
I will not consent to give away the water of my face—my dignity—
I am not satisfied with giving my life
For all time, in exchange for a little worldly dross.
For long in the rubble of time
Sol 6.1