ﺟﺌﺘُﻪُI came to him ﻓﻲat ﻣﻮﻋﺪthe appointed time اﻟﺸﱠﻮقof longing, وﺟﺎءْand he came
جئتُهُ في موعد الش َّوق, وجاءْ
وﺗﻼﻗﻴﻨﺎand we met، وﻗﻠﻨﺎand we said ﻣﺎwhatever ﻧﺸﺎءْwe wished
وتلاقينا، وقلنا ما نشاءْ
I came to him at longing's appointed hour, and he came.
And we met, and said whatever we wished.
ﻧﺤﻦwe ﻓﻲin اﻟﺬﻛﺮىremembrance ﺗﻼﻗﻴﻨﺎwe met ﻋﻠﻰamid
نحن في الذكرى تلاقينا على
ﻗُﺒَﻞkisses اﻟﺸﻮقof longing, وﺿﻮﺿﺎءand the clamor اﻟﻠّﻘﺎءof reunion
قُبَل الشوق, وضوضاء اللّقاء
We met in remembrance amid
longing's kisses and the clamor of reunion.
وﺗﺸﺎﻛﻴﻨﺎand we lamented to each other ﺗﺒﺎرﻳﺢthe torments اﻟﻨﱠﻮىof separation
وتشاكينا تباريح الن َّوى
وﺗﻨﻔﱠﺴﻨﺎand we breathed ﻫﻨﺎكthere اﻟﺼﱡﻌَﺪاءa deep sigh
وتنف َّسنا هناك الص ُّعَداء
And we lamented to each other the torments of separation,
and there we breathed a deep sigh.
ﻓﻜﺄنﱠso it was as though اﻟﻐﻴﺐthe unseen ﻗﺪhad أﺿﺤﻰbecome ﻟﻨﺎfor us:
فكأن َّ الغيب قد أضحى لنا:
ﺟﺒﻞMount اﻟﺒﺎروكBarouk أوor واديWadi اﻟﺼﻔﺎءal-Safa
جبل الباروك أو وادي الصفاء
So it was as though the unseen had become for us
Mount Barouk or Wadi al-Safa:
ﻣﻠﺘﻘًﻰa meeting place ﻣﻦof ﺧُﻠَﺲstolen moments اﻟﺴﱠﻌﺪof happiness، وﻣﻦand of
ملتقًى من خُلَس الس َّعد، ومن
ﻟﺬﱠةthe delight اﻟﻐﻤﺾof slumber, وﻣﻦand of ﻧﻴﻞattaining اﻟﺮﱠﺟﺎءhope!
لذ َّة الغمض, ومن نيل الر َّجاء!
a meeting place of stolen moments of happiness, and of
the delight of slumber, and of hope fulfilled!
ﺧﻄﻔﺖdarted ﺑﺎﻟﻨﱠﻘﻞwith each step ﻓﻴﻪin it ﻗﺪﻣﻲmy foot
خطفت بالن َّقل فيه قدمي
وتحرﱠتand sought out أُذُﻧﻲmy ear ﻫﻤﺲthe whisper الخفاءof the unseen
وتحر َّت أُذُني همس الخفاء
There my foot darted from step to step,
and my ear sought the whisper of the unseen.
ﻣﻦfrom ذرىthe summits اﻟﺒﺎروكof Barouk، ﻓﻲin اﻟﻀﱠﺤﻮthe forenoon، إﻟﻰto
من ذرى الباروك، في الض َّحو، إلى
ﺳﺮﺣﺔthe spreading tree اﻟﻨﱠﻬﺮof the river ﺗﻮﻻﱠﻧﻲovertook me اﻟﺒﻜﺎءweeping
سرحة الن َّهر تولا َّني البكاء
From Barouk's summits, in the forenoon, to
the river's spreading tree, weeping overtook me.
ﻫﻬﻨﺎhere دارwent on ﺣﺪﻳﺚconversation، وﻫﻨﺎand here
ههنا دار حديث، وهنا
رنﱠrang out ﺿﺤﻚlaughter، وﺗﻨﺎﺟﻰand whispered together ﺳﻌﺪاءhappy people
رن َّ ضحك، وتناجى سعداء
Here conversation flowed, and here
laughter rang, and happy people whispered together.
ﻫﺬهthis اﻟﺪﱡﻧﻴﺎworld اﻟﺘﻲthat ﻛﺎﻧﺖwas ﻟﻨﺎours
هذه الد ُّنيا التي كانت لنا
ﺟﺮتswept اﻟﺮﻳﺢthe wind ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎover it ﺑﺎﻟﻌﻔﺎءwith obliteration
جرت الريح عليها بالعفاء
This world that once was ours—
the wind swept over it, erasing every trace.
ﺟﺌﺘُﻬﺎI came to it أَﻃﺮحto cast ﺷﻌﺮيmy verse ﻓﻲinto اﻟﺜﱠﺮىthe earth
جئتُها أَطرح شعري في الث َّرى
ﻗُﻠْﻪُcall it دﻣﻊtears العينof the eye أوor قلُهْcall it اﻟﺮِّﺛﺎءelegy!
قُلْهُ دمع العين أو قلُهْ الرِّثاء!
I came to it to cast my verse into the earth;
call it the eye's tears, or call it elegy!
ﻟﻴﺖwould that ﺷﻌﺮيmy knowledge! أﻗﻮافare they rhymes? ﻓﻲin ﻳﺪيmy hand
ليت شعري! أقواف في يدي
أمor ﻗﻮارﻳﺮflasks ﻣﻦof اﻟﺪﻣﻊtears ﻣﻼءfull
أم قوارير من الدمع ملاء
Would that I knew! Are these rhymes in my hand,
or flasks brimming with tears?
ﻳﺎoh ﺳﻘﻰmay water اﻟﻠﱠﻪGod زﻣﺎنthe time الملتقىof meeting
يا سقى الل َّه زمان الملتقى
ﻟﻮif only ﺗﺰوﱠدتُI had taken provisions ﻷَزﻣﺎنfor the times الجفاءof estrangement!
لو تزو َّدتُ لأَزمان الجفاء!
Oh, may God water the days of meeting!
If only I had stored up provisions for the times of estrangement!
ﻗﺮﺑﻲdraw near، ﻳﺎO ﻧﺴﻤﺔbreeze ﻣﺮﱠتpassed ﺑﻬﻢby them
قربي، يا نسمة مر َّت بهم
ﺟﺌﺖِyou came ﻣﻦfrom روضٍٍa garden، وﻣﻦand from ﻇﻞﱟshade وﻣﺎءand water
جئتِ من روضٍٍ، ومن ظل ٍّ وماء
Draw near, O breeze that passed by them;
you came from a garden, and from shade and water.
وﻋﻠﻰand at رﺳْﻠﻚِyour ease، ﻳﺎO ريﱠslaking اﻟﺼﱠﺪىof thirst،
وعلى رسْلكِ، يا ري َّ الص َّدى،
ﺳﺎﻗﻚِhas brought you اﻟﻠﱠﻪGod إﻟﻰto ﻗﻮمٍa people ﻇﻤﺎءthirsty!
ساقكِ الل َّه إلى قومٍ ظماء!
And softly now, O thirst's relief—
God has brought you to a thirsty people!
ﻓﺎﻧﺸﺮيso spread ﻓﻲthrough الحيّthe quarter أﺧﺒﺎرtidings اﻟﺸﺬاof fragrance
فانشري في الحيّ أخبار الشذا
واﻓﺘﺤﻲand open ﻛﺘْﺐthe books اﻟﺮﱠﻳﺎحينof fragrant plants اﻟﻮﺿﺎءradiant
وافتحي كتْب الر َّياحين الوضاء
So spread through the quarter the tidings of fragrance,
and open the radiant books of fragrant plants.
ﻳﺎO أﺑﻲmy father، وﻫﻮand it is ﻧﺪاءٌa call ﻟﻢhas not ﻳﺰلْceased
يا أبي، وهو نداءٌ لم يزلْ
ﻓﻲin ﻓﻤﻲmy mouth أَﻃﻴﺐthe sweetest أَﻟﻔﺎظexpressions اﻟﻨّﺪاءof address
في فمي أَطيب أَلفاظ النّداء
O my father—a call that still remains
in my mouth the sweetest of all calls.
ﺣﺴﺐenough for ﺣﻈﻲmy share، اﻟﻴﻮمtoday، ﻣﻦfrom ﺗﺮدﻳﺪهrepeating it
حسب حظي، اليوم، من ترديده
ﻟﺬةthe delight اﻟﻨﻄﻖof utterance، وﻋﺰﱞand pride، واﻧﺘﻤﺎءand belonging!
لذة النطق، وعز ٌّ، وانتماء!
My share today from repeating it is enough:
the delight of saying it, pride, and belonging!
ﻧﻌﻤﺔٌa blessing ﻣﻨﻚfrom you ﺑﻜﻔّﻲin my palm ﺳﻠﻤﺖhas remained safe
نعمةٌ منك بكفّي سلمت
ﻳﺎO ﺳﺨﻲﱠgenerous اﻟﻜﻒّthe hand: واﺻﻠﺖَyou continued اﻟﻌﻄﺎءgiving!
يا سخي َّ الكفّ: واصلتَ العطاء!
A blessing from you has remained safe in my palm;
O generous-handed one, you have continued giving!
ﺻﺮتُI have become ﻛﺎﻟﺒﺎﻛﻲlike one who weeps ﻋﻠﻰover اﻟﻮردroses: ﻓﻠﻲso mine are
صرتُ كالباكي على الورد: فلي
بالجنىat the plucking دﻣﻊtears، وﺑﺎﻟﻌﻄﺮand in the fragrance ﻋﺰاءconsolation
بالجنى دمع، وبالعطر عزاء
I have become like one weeping over roses: mine are
tears at the plucking, and solace in the fragrance.
أﻳﱡﻬﺎO you المحسنwho shows kindness ﻟﻲto me ﻓﻲin ﻋﺎﻟﻢٍa world
أي ُّها المحسن لي في عالمٍ
ﻛﻞُّall ﻣﻦwho ﻓﻴﻪare in it تجنىacted unjustly, وأﺳﺎءand did harm
كلُّ من فيه تجنى, وأساء
O you who showed me kindness in a world
where everyone has acted unjustly and done harm;
أﻳﱡﻬﺎO you اﻟﺴﱠﺎﻛﺐwho pours out ﻟﻲfor me ﻣﻦfrom ودهhis affection
أي ُّها الس َّاكب لي من وده
ﻳﻮمwhen أُﻇﻤﺌﺖI was made thirsty إﻟﻰfor ﻃﻌﻢthe taste اﻟﻮﻓﺎءof loyalty
يوم أُظمئت إلى طعم الوفاء
O you who poured out your affection for me
when I was made to thirst for the taste of loyalty;
أﻳﻬﺎO you اﻟﻮاﻫﺐwho gives ﻟﻲto me ﻣﻦof ﻧﻔﺴﻪhimself
أيها الواهب لي من نفسه
ﻳﻮمwhen أُﻋﻴﻴﺖI was wearied ﺑﺒﺨﻞby the stinginess اﻟﺒﺨﻼءof misers:
يوم أُعييت ببخل البخلاء:
O you who gave me of yourself
when I was wearied by the misers' stinginess:
أﻧﺎI، ﻣﻦfrom ﺑَﻌﺪكafter you، ﻻnot أَﺑﻜﻲI weep ﻋﻠﻰover
أنا، من بَعدك، لا أَبكي على
ﻓﺎﺋﺖٍanything lost، ﻓﺎﻟﻨﺎسfor people ﻓﻲin ﻋﻴﻨﻲmy eyes ﺳﻮاءare alike
فائتٍ، فالناس في عيني سواء
After you, I no longer weep for
any loss; for in my eyes all people are alike.
Sol 6.1