قَدindeed أَسرَجواthey lit lamps بِكُمَيتٍwith dark-red wine أَطلَقَتit loosened لُجُماًbridles
قَد أَسرَجوا بِكُمَيتٍ أَطلَقَت لُجُماً
وَلَمand did not يَهِمّواthey contemplate بِإِلجامٍbridling وَإِسراجِor saddling
وَلَم يَهِمّوا بِإِلجامٍ وَإِسراجِ
They have lit lamps with dark-red wine that loosened bridles,
They rode off with a veil that set free passions,
yet never contemplated bridling or saddling.
And didn't care for reins or saddlebags,
يَستَصبِحونَthey drink at dawn وَعَينُwhile the eye of الديكِthe rooster نائِمَةٌis asleep
يَستَصبِحونَ وَعَينُ الديكِ نائِمَةٌ
بِقَهوَةٍwith wine مِثلِlike عَينِthe eye of الديكِthe rooster مِئراجِheady
بِقَهوَةٍ مِثلِ عَينِ الديكِ مِئراجِ
They take their morning draught while the rooster’s eye still sleeps,
They rise early while the rooster's eye still sleeps
of heady wine, like the rooster’s eye in color.
With coffee like the rooster's wide-awake eye.
دَبَّتit crept دَبيبَlike the creeping of نِمالٍants فيin أَنامِلِهِمtheir fingertips
دَبَّت دَبيبَ نِمالٍ في أَنامِلِهِم
بِسائِرٍwith a coursing influence فيthrough رُؤوسِthe heads of القَومِthe company دَرّاجِever roaming
بِسائِرٍ في رُؤوسِ القَومِ دَرّاجِ
It crept like ants through their fingertips,
The creep of slippers crept into their fingers
its roving influence coursing through the company’s heads.
With a caravan in the people's heads clattering.
تُفَرِّجُit dispels الهَمَّcare عَنهُمُfrom them بَلrather تُزيدُهُمُincrease their
تُفَرِّجُ الهَمَّ عَنهُمُ بَل تُزيدُهُمُ
نَكداًmisery هَواجِسُanxious thoughts ماnever هَمَّتthey intended بِإِفراجِto bring relief
نَكداً هَواجِسُ ما هَمَّت بِإِفراجِ
It relieves them of care—no, rather, they are made
It relieves their worries but rather increases
more miserable by anxious thoughts that never intended relief.
Their sorrows—the fretting of one who hoped to be relieved.
لَمdid not يَعلَمواthey know أَنَّthat أَقداراًdecrees of fate سَتُنزِلُهُمwill bring them down
لَم يَعلَموا أَنَّ أَقداراً سَتُنزِلُهُم
بِالعُنفِby force مِنfrom فَوقِatop أَفدانٍpalaces وَأَبراجِand towers
بِالعُنفِ مِن فَوقِ أَفدانٍ وَأَبراجِ
They did not know that decrees of fate would bring them down
They don't know that the fates will bring them down
by force from atop palaces and towers.
Violently from above terraces and towers.
وَماnor أَرىI see دَرَجاتِranks of الفَضلِexcellence مُغنِيَةًof any help
وَما أَرى دَرَجاتِ الفَضلِ مُغنِيَةً
عَنِto الفَتىthe young man عادَhe has become مَحثوثاًhurried onward لِإِدراجِto be shrouded
عَنِ الفَتى عادَ مَحثوثاً لِإِدراجِ
Nor do I see ranks of excellence as any help
And I don't see the steps of glory helping
to a man once he is hurried onward to be shrouded.
The lad who comes back cringing to be admitted.
أَمّاas for الحَياةُlife فَلاso not أَرجوI hope for نَوافِلَهاits extra gifts
أَمّا الحَياةُ فَلا أَرجو نَوافِلَها
لَكِنَّنيbut I لِإِلهيtoward my God خائِفٌfearful راجيhopeful
لَكِنَّني لِإِلهي خائِفٌ راجي
As for life, I do not hope for its extra gifts,
As for life, I no longer hope for its extras,
but before my God I am fearful and hopeful:
But for my God, I'm afraid yet hopeful.
رَبِّLord of السِماكِal-Simāk وَرَبِّand Lord of الشَمسِthe sun طالِعَةًrising
رَبِّ السِماكِ وَرَبِّ الشَمسِ طالِعَةً
وَكُلِّand of every أَزهَرَradiant star فيin الظَلماءِthe darkness خَرّاجِever emerging
وَكُلِّ أَزهَرَ في الظَلماءِ خَرّاجِ
Lord of al-Simāk, and Lord of the rising sun,
Lord of the fish and Lord too of the rising
and of every radiant star that emerges in the darkness.
Sun and all that blooms in the dark fertilizing.
Sol 6.1