قَدindeed أَسرَجواthey kindled light بِكُمَيتٍwith dark-red wine أَطلَقَتit loosed لُجُماًbridles
قَد أَسرَجوا بِكُمَيتٍ أَطلَقَت لُجُماً
وَلَمand did not يَهِمّواthey intend بِإِلجامٍto bridle وَإِسراجِand saddle
وَلَم يَهِمّوا بِإِلجامٍ وَإِسراجِ
They have kindled light with dark-red wine that loosed bridles,
yet had no thought of bridling or saddling.
يَستَصبِحونَthey drink at dawn وَعَينُwhile the eye of الديكِthe rooster نائِمَةٌis asleep
يَستَصبِحونَ وَعَينُ الديكِ نائِمَةٌ
بِقَهوَةٍwith wine مِثلِlike عَينِthe eye of الديكِthe rooster مِئراجِrichly fragrant
بِقَهوَةٍ مِثلِ عَينِ الديكِ مِئراجِ
They drink at dawn while the rooster’s eye sleeps,
with wine like the rooster’s eye, richly fragrant.
دَبَّتit crept دَبيبَthe creeping of نِمالٍants فيin أَنامِلِهِمtheir fingertips
دَبَّت دَبيبَ نِمالٍ في أَنامِلِهِم
بِسائِرٍwith something coursing فيin رُؤوسِthe heads of القَومِthe company دَرّاجِever creeping
بِسائِرٍ في رُؤوسِ القَومِ دَرّاجِ
It crept like ants through their fingertips,
with something coursing, ever creeping through the company’s heads.
تُفَرِّجُit relieves الهَمَّthe care عَنهُمُfrom them بَلrather تُزيدُهُمُgives them more
تُفَرِّجُ الهَمَّ عَنهُمُ بَل تُزيدُهُمُ
نَكداًdistress هَواجِسُmisgivings ماnot هَمَّتintended بِإِفراجِto bring relief
نَكداً هَواجِسُ ما هَمَّت بِإِفراجِ
It eases their care—no, rather, they gain more
distress from misgivings that never meant to bring relief.
لَمdid not يَعلَمواthey know أَنَّthat أَقداراًfates سَتُنزِلُهُمwill bring them down
لَم يَعلَموا أَنَّ أَقداراً سَتُنزِلُهُم
بِالعُنفِwith violence مِنfrom فَوقِatop أَفدانٍpalaces وَأَبراجِand towers
بِالعُنفِ مِن فَوقِ أَفدانٍ وَأَبراجِ
They did not know that fates would bring them down
violently, from atop palaces and towers.
وَماand not أَرىI see دَرَجاتِdegrees of الفَضلِmerit مُغنِيَةًof any use
وَما أَرى دَرَجاتِ الفَضلِ مُغنِيَةً
عَنِto الفَتىthe young man عادَhas become مَحثوثاًhurried along لِإِدراجِfor enshrouding
عَنِ الفَتى عادَ مَحثوثاً لِإِدراجِ
Nor do I see degrees of merit being of any use
to a young man once he is hurried away to be shrouded.
أَمّاas for الحَياةُlife فَلاthen not أَرجوI hope for نَوافِلَهاits additional 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 additional gifts;
but toward my God I am both fearful and 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 coming forth
وَكُلِّ أَزهَرَ في الظَلماءِ خَرّاجِ
Lord of al-Simāk, and Lord of the rising sun,
and of every radiant star that comes forth in darkness.
Sol 6.1