أَذِهنِيَO my mind طالَhas grown long عَهدُكَyour last contact بِالصِقالِwith polishing
أَذِهنِيَ طالَ عَهدُكَ بِالصِقالِ
وَماجَand surged الناسُthe people فيin قيلٍgossip وَقالِand chatter
وَماجَ الناسُ في قيلٍ وَقالِ
O my mind, long has it been since you were polished,
My mind, long has been your polishing.
And people surged in gossip and chatter.
People chatter endlessly back and forth.
سَتُطلِقُنيwill release me المَنِيَّةُdeath عَنafter قَريبٍa short time
سَتُطلِقُني المَنِيَّةُ عَن قَريبٍ
فَإِنّيfor indeed I فيin إِسارٍbondage وَاِعتِقالِand confinement
فَإِنّي في إِسارٍ وَاِعتِقالِ
Death will soon set me free,
Soon death will free me,
For I am in bondage and confinement.
For I am bound and imprisoned.
كَأَنَّas though ذَويthose possessing تَجارُبِناour experiences سَوامٌgrazing livestock
كَأَنَّ ذَوي تَجارُبِنا سَوامٌ
تَأَنَّقُtake delight فيin مُرادٍpasture وَاِبتِقالِand grazing on herbs
تَأَنَّقُ في مُرادٍ وَاِبتِقالِ
As though those who share our experience were grazing livestock,
It seems those who've shared my experiences are idols,
Delighting in pasture and grazing on herbs.
Delighting in their own will and determination.
إِذاwhen اِنتَقَلَتdeparts عَنِfrom الأَوصالِthe limbs نَفسيmy soul
إِذا اِنتَقَلَت عَنِ الأَوصالِ نَفسي
فَماthen no لِلجِسمِfor the body عِلمٌknowledge بِاِنتِقالِof departure
فَما لِلجِسمِ عِلمٌ بِاِنتِقالِ
When my soul departs from my limbs,
When my soul departs my limbs,
The body will know nothing of that departure.
My body will have no knowledge of its leaving.
أَسيرُI go فَلاso not أَعودُI return وَماand what is رُجوعيmy return
أَسيرُ فَلا أَعودُ وَما رُجوعي
وَقَدwhen indeed كانَwas الرَحيلُthe departure رَحيلَthe departure of قالِone who loathes
وَقَد كانَ الرَحيلُ رَحيلَ قالِ
I shall go, never to return—and how could I return,
I'm a captive, never to return, for my departure is final.
When my departure was that of one filled with aversion?
Matters confuse the innocent,
أُمورٌmatters يَلتَبِسنَare unclear عَلىto البَراياcreated beings
أُمورٌ يَلتَبِسنَ عَلى البَرايا
كَأَنَّas though العَقلَreason مِنهاbecause of them فيin عِقالِa hobble
كَأَنَّ العَقلَ مِنها في عِقالِ
There are matters that perplex created beings,
As if reason itself were fettered.
As though reason were hobbled by them.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1