هلميcome انظريlook قبلاتkisses of الربيعspring
هلمي انظري قبلات الربيع
علىupon معطفthe mantle of السهلthe plain والرابيهْand the hill
على معطف السهل والرابيهْ
Come, behold the kisses of spring
Come, let us look at the kisses of spring
Upon the mantle of the plain and the hill.
On the coat of the plains and hills
سَرَتْdrifted فيthrough السمواتthe heavens أنفاسُهits breaths
سَرَتْ في السموات أنفاسُه
فعطَّرتِand so perfumed الحقلَthe field والساقيهِand the watercourse
فعطَّرتِ الحقلَ والساقيهِ
Its breaths drifted through the heavens
Its breaths have floated in the skies
And perfumed the field and the watercourse.
And scented the meadows and waterways
وآذارand March يلعبplays فوقabove المروجthe meadows
وآذار يلعب فوق المروج
كماas تلعبplays الطفلةthe little girl اللاهيهplayful
كما تلعب الطفلة اللاهيه
And March plays above the meadows
March plays above the prairies
As a playful little girl plays.
As a carefree girl plays
يعانقهاhe embraces her وهوwhile he is جمُّfull of الحنينlonging
يعانقها وهو جمُّ الحنين
فتغريهand she entices him بالمقلةwith the eye الرانيهgazing intently
فتغريه بالمقلة الرانيه
He embraces her, brimming with longing,
It hugs her with intense yearning
And she entices him with her lingering gaze.
So she captivates it with a beguiling glance
ويلقيand he casts عليهاupon her وشاحthe scarf of الخلودimmortality
ويلقي عليها وشاح الخلود
وألوانهand its colors العذبةsweet السابيهcaptivating
وألوانه العذبة السابيه
He casts upon her the scarf of immortality
And casts on her the cloak of eternity
And its sweet, captivating colors.
With its gentle, lingering colors
ويبعثand he sends فيهاinto her شعاعa ray of الهوىlove
ويبعث فيها شعاع الهوى
فتهتزand so she quivers منfrom وجههhis face صابيهlovestruck
فتهتز من وجهه صابيه
And he sends into her a ray of love,
And instills in her the ray of love
So she quivers before his face, lovestruck.
So she trembles at its radiant face
تألقتgleamed الأرضthe earth منfrom وشيهhis embroidery
تألقت الأرض من وشيه
فلمand not تبقremained زاويةa corner خاليهbare
فلم تبق زاوية خاليه
The earth gleams with his embroidery,
The earth glittered in its finery
And not a corner remains bare.
And no corner remained empty
وقدand indeed زينadorned الروضthe garden أفياءهits shady places
وقد زين الروض أفياءه
بأحلىwith the loveliest of مطارفهits mantles الكاسيهsheltering
بأحلى مطارفه الكاسيه
The garden has adorned its shady places
It adorned the garden with its beauty
With its loveliest sheltering mantles.
With its finest blossoming branches
خمائلهits groves منof نسيجthe fabric of النعيمbliss
خمائله من نسيج النعيم
تأرجgive off fragrance بالنفحةwith the breath الذاكيهkeenly scented
تأرج بالنفحة الذاكيه
Its groves are woven of bliss,
Scented arbors of heavenly fabric
Fragrant with a keenly scented breath.
Perfumed with an ingenious breeze
جواءexpanses of air منwith الطيرbirds طفاحةoverflowing
جواء من الطير طفاحة
تنغِّمَsing رائحةًreturning at dusk غاديهdeparting at dawn
تنغِّمَ رائحةً غاديه
Expanses of air overflow with birds,
The warbling of birds in mid-flight
Singing as they return at dusk and leave at dawn.
Humming a passing melody
كأنas though النسيمthe breeze أخوpossessed of سكرةintoxication
كأن النسيم أخو سكرة
تعاياbecame tongue-tied منfrom الخمرةthe wine الهانيهblissful
تعايا من الخمرة الهانيه
As though the breeze were drunk,
As if the breeze is drunk with wine
Tongue-tied by the blissful wine.
From a convivial goblet
تعاشيبgrasses ناهلةdrinking their fill بالطيوبof perfumes
تعاشيب ناهلة بالطيوب
مفضضةsilvered الثوبin robe والحاشيهand hem
مفضضة الثوب والحاشيه
Grasses drink their fill of perfumes,
Herbs imbibing sweetness
Silvered in robe and hem.
Their robes and hems a-flutter
كأنas though علىupon الأرضthe earth عرساًa wedding يقامis held
كأن على الأرض عرساً يقام
فتمشيand so move إليهtoward it الدناthe worlds حابيهcrawling
فتمشي إليه الدنا حابيه
As though a wedding were held upon the earth,
As if a wedding is held on earth
And the worlds move toward it, crawling.
And the girls hurry to it expectantly
تعالتrose إلىto اللهGod أفراحهits joys
تعالت إلى الله أفراحه
تمايدswaying حافلةabundant حانيهbending tenderly
تمايد حافلة حانيه
Its joys rise up to God,
Its joys have risen to God
Swaying, abundant, bending tenderly.
Swaying, filled with devotion
وهَبَّتْand sprang forth مواكبهits processions الضاحكاتlaughing
وهَبَّتْ مواكبه الضاحكات
تجددrenew أعيادهاtheir festivals الباهيهsplendid
تجدد أعيادها الباهيه
And its laughing processions spring forth,
Its laughing processions have set out
Renewing their splendid festivals.
Renewing their brilliant feasts
رياحينهاtheir fragrant flowers قدindeed ملأنhave filled الفضاءthe air
رياحينها قد ملأن الفضاء
ولمand not تخلwas empty منof عطرهاtheir perfume ناحيهa corner
ولم تخل من عطرها ناحيه
Their fragrant flowers have filled the air,
Its gentle winds have filled space
And no corner is without their perfume.
And left no region devoid of its perfume
ففيand in الجوthe air ذابتmelted أغانيthe songs of الطيورbirds
ففي الجو ذابت أغاني الطيور
بهينمةinto the murmur of النسمةthe breeze الساليهcarefree
بهينمة النسمة الساليه
In the air, the birds' songs melt
In the air, the birds' songs melted away
Into the murmur of the carefree breeze.
In the murmur of the gentle breeze
وفيand in الحقلthe field ثارrose ضجيجthe clamor of القطيعthe herd
وفي الحقل ثار ضجيج القطيع
حنيناًin yearning لشبّابةfor the reed flute of الراعيهthe shepherdess
حنيناً لشبّابة الراعيه
And in the field the herd's clamor rises,
In the meadow, the lowing of the herd arose
Yearning for the shepherdess's reed flute.
Yearning for the youth of the shepherdess
تذوبmelt منfrom الحبlove أنغامهاits melodies
تذوب من الحب أنغامها
فتخفتand so fade منfrom نارهits fire الصاليهscorching
فتخفت من ناره الصاليه
Its melodies melt with love,
Their tunes dissolve in love
Then fade beneath love's scorching fire.
And fade in its consuming fire
براهاwore it thin الهوىlove وطوتand concealed سرهits secret
براها الهوى وطوت سره
فبانand so emerged منfrom النغمةthe melody الفاشيهspreading
فبان من النغمة الفاشيه
Love has worn it thin; it has concealed love's secret,
Love unveiled its secret to them
Which emerges from the spreading melody.
Revealed in the telling melody
فيالكwhat a thing you are عرساًa wedding بهيَّradiant in الإطارits frame
فيالك عرساً بهيَّ الإطار
جديدfresh in الرؤىvisions والمنىand hopes الهانيهblissful
جديد الرؤى والمنى الهانيه
What a wedding you are, so radiant in your frame,
What a wedding with a beautiful setting
With fresh visions and blissful hopes!
New visions and gentle wishes
هلميcome افتحيopen كوةa window للربيعto spring
هلمي افتحي كوة للربيع
لنشربlet us drink فرحتهits joy ثانيهagain
لنشرب فرحته ثانيه
Come, open a window to spring,
Come, open a window for spring
Let us drink its joy again.
That we may drink its joy again
فقدfor indeed ملتhas wearied of الروحthe soul عبءthe burden of الظلامdarkness
فقد ملت الروح عبء الظلام
وحنتand longed إلىfor البسمةthe smile الضاحيهradiant
وحنت إلى البسمة الضاحيه
The soul has wearied of darkness's burden
For the soul wearied of darkness' burden
And longed for the radiant smile.
And yearned for the smiling dawn
أكانwas سجوكyour stillness غيرanything but الرقادsleep
أكان سجوك غير الرقاد
تغلغلcrept فيinto المقلةthe eye الساهيهdistracted
تغلغل في المقلة الساهيه
Was your stillness anything but sleep
Did your indifference toward me
That crept into the distracted eye
But delve into my pining heart?
وأغفلand neglected بينamong شعابthe clefts of الجفونthe eyelids
وأغفل بين شعاب الجفون
تصاويرpictures منfrom مهجةa heart باكيهweeping
تصاوير من مهجة باكيه
And left neglected among the eyelids' clefts
And in the crevices of eyelids forget
Pictures from a weeping heart?
The images from an anguished soul?
يبينshows علىupon صفحتيهاits two faces الأنينlament
يبين على صفحتيها الأنين
وتخشعand are humbled فيهاwithin it الرؤىvisions جاثيهkneeling
وتخشع فيها الرؤى جاثيه
Lament shows on both its faces,
From its crystals flashes in the eyes
And visions kneel within it, humbled.
The overpowering tales of its sorrows
توهّجblazed منfrom ماسهاits diamonds فيwithin العيونthe eyes
توهّج من ماسها في العيون
رواياتtales of أحزانهاits sorrows الطاغيهoverwhelming
روايات أحزانها الطاغيه
From its diamonds there blaze, within the eyes,
Come, let me read the mysteries of fortune
Tales of its overwhelming sorrows.
And what a miserable life conceals
هلميcome اقرئيread خافياتthe hidden things of الحظوظfortune
هلمي اقرئي خافيات الحظوظ
وماand what تضمرconceals العيشةlife الباغيهoppressive
وما تضمر العيشة الباغيه
Come, read the hidden things of fortune
And let me weep for a withering dream
And what oppressive life conceals.
Scattered in overwhelming drunkenness
ونوحيand lament علىover حلمa dream مورقleafy
ونوحي على حلم مورق
تبددscattered فيin السكرةthe stupor الغاشيهenveloping
تبدد في السكرة الغاشيه
And lament a leafy dream
Youth will pass as if it never was
That scattered in the enveloping stupor.
Except a lingering sweet memory
سيمضيwill pass الشبابyouth كأنas though لمnot يكنhad been
سيمضي الشباب كأن لم يكن
سوىanything but ذكرةa memory حلوةsweet ساجيهserene
سوى ذكرة حلوة ساجيه
Youth will pass as though it had never been
Renewing its bygone dreams
Anything but a sweet, serene memory,
And restoring its past delight
تجددrenews أحلامهits dreams الغابراتbygone
تجدد أحلامه الغابرات
وترجعand brings back نشوتهits rapture الماضيهpast
وترجع نشوته الماضيه
Renewing its bygone dreams
As if it has a magic playground
And bringing back its former rapture.
Forgotten by its vacant days
كأنas though لهit had ملعباًa playground ساحراًenchanted
كأن له ملعباً ساحراً
تناستهforgot it أيامهits days الخاليهbygone
تناسته أيامه الخاليه
As though it had an enchanted playground,
Foaming with blessings
Forgotten by its bygone days.
And shining with gentle wishes
تموجripple بأفيائهthrough its shady places النعمياتdelights
تموج بأفيائه النعميات
وتلمعand gleam فيهwithin it المنىhopes الغانيهlovely
وتلمع فيه المنى الغانيه
Delights ripple through its shady places,
Life seemed to have on both sides
And lovely hopes gleam within it.
Beckoning with its tempting dreams
بداappeared والحياةwith life علىon جانبيهeither side of it
بدا والحياة على جانبيه
تنيهexults (unclear form) بأحلامهاin her dreams الغاويهbeguiling
تنيه بأحلامها الغاويه
It appeared, with life on either side,
March throws on it
Exulting in her beguiling dreams.
Its tender, dewy flowers
محفةthe palanquin of آذارMarch تلقيcasts عليهupon it
محفة آذار تلقي عليه
أزاهيرهاits flowers الغضةtender الناديهdewy
أزاهيرها الغضة الناديه
March's palanquin scatters over it
Come, let us affirm our vows of love
Its tender, dewy flowers.
And recount its distant tales
تعاليcome نوثقlet us affirm عهودthe covenants of الهوىlove
تعالي نوثق عهود الهوى
ونسردand recount حكاياتهاtheir tales النائيهfar-off
ونسرد حكاياتها النائيه
Come, let us affirm love's covenants
And relive its precious nights
And recount their far-off tales.
And without love, they would not be precious
ونوقظand awaken لياليهاtheir nights الغالياتprecious
ونوقظ لياليها الغاليات
ولولاand were it not for الهوىlove لمnot تكنwould be غاليهprecious
ولولا الهوى لم تكن غاليه
And awaken their precious nights,
Tales filling the expanse and valleys
Which, but for love, would not be precious.
Were scattered from an aching liver
أقاصيصstories ملءfilling الرباthe hills والوهادand the hollows
أقاصيص ملء الربا والوهاد
تناثرنthey scattered منfrom أكبدlivers شاكيهlamenting
تناثرن من أكبد شاكيه
Stories filling the hills and hollows,
They spread their scent in this air
Scattered from lamenting livers.
As the budding flower spreads its scent
أرجنthey gave off fragrance وعطرنand perfumed هذاthis الفضاءair
أرجن وعطرن هذا الفضاء
كماas تأرجgives off fragrance الزهرةthe flower الناميهgrowing
كما تأرج الزهرة الناميه
They gave off fragrance and perfumed this air,
And it drew from it the meanings of life
As the growing flower gives off fragrance.
And realized its essence
ولقنّand they learned منهfrom it معانيthe meanings of الحياةlife
ولقنّ منه معاني الحياة
وأدركنand they understood منfrom دائهits affliction ماهيهan essence
وأدركن من دائه ماهيه
And learned from love the meanings of life,
Quietly, let us listen to its tale
And understood the nature of its affliction.
For it has articulate tongues
رويدكgently now ولنستمعand let us listen to سرهits secret
رويدك ولنستمع سره
فإنfor indeed لهit has ألسناًtongues حاكيهtelling
فإن له ألسناً حاكيه
Gently now; let us listen to its secret,
And many wondrous journeys
For it has tongues that tell,
Transmitted by yearning souls
وإنand indeed لهit has سيراًlife stories جمةmany
وإن له سيراً جمة
تناقلهاpass them on الأنفسsouls الصاغيهlistening
تناقلها الأنفس الصاغيه
And it has many life stories,
Come to my breast, unburden yourself
Passed on by listening souls.
Of the complaints of my burning ribs
تعاليcome إلىto الصدرthe breast تلقيyou will find بهwithin it
تعالي إلى الصدر تلقي به
شكاياتthe complaints of أضلاعهits ribs الحانيهcurving tenderly
شكايات أضلاعه الحانيه
Come to the breast; there you will find
And the pains of my fervent heart
The complaints of its tenderly curving ribs,
And the melodies of its weakness
وأوجاعand the pains of خافقهits beating heart المستهامlove-bewildered
وأوجاع خافقه المستهام
وإرنانand the ringing laments of أفيائهits shadows الواهيهfrail
وإرنان أفيائه الواهيه
And the pains of its love-bewildered heart,
For neither does crying alleviate its sorrow
And the ringing laments of its frail shadows.
And give it rest from its renewed laments
فلاfor not البثُّlament يهدئsoothes تحتانهits yearning (unclear form)
فلا البثُّ يهدئ تحتانه
فيرتاحso it might rest منfrom شجوهits sorrow ثانيهagain
فيرتاح من شجوه ثانيه
For lament cannot soothe its yearning,
Nor does love grant it some pleasure
So it might rest from its sorrow once more;
To rejoice at the satisfying gift
ولاnor الحبlove يوليهgrants it بعضany of المنىits hopes
ولا الحب يوليه بعض المنى
فيفرحso it might rejoice بالمنحةin the gift الراضيهpleasing
فيفرح بالمنحة الراضيه
Nor does love bestow on it any hopes,
And send its sweet tunes
So it might rejoice in a pleasing gift
To enliven the bleeding entrails
ويرسلand sends forth أنغامهits melodies حلوةsweet
ويرسل أنغامه حلوة
فتحياand so live بهاthrough them المهجhearts الداميهbleeding
فتحيا بها المهج الداميه
And pour forth its melodies, sweet,
And when we shared the tears of the eyes
And bleeding hearts might live through them.
I was left with the harsh tear
ولماand when اقتسمناwe divided دموعthe tears of العيونthe eyes
ولما اقتسمنا دموع العيون
تفردتyou alone were left بالدمعةwith the tear القاسيهcruel
تفردت بالدمعة القاسيه
And when we divided the tears of our eyes,
It would not settle in the creases of eyelids
You alone were left with the cruel tear.
To hide, nor was it seemly
فلاand not هيit تسكنrests in شعبthe clefts of الجفونthe eyelids
فلا هي تسكن شعب الجفون
فتخفىand so hides ولاnor هيit بالهاميهpouring down
فتخفى ولا هي بالهاميه
It neither rests in the clefts of the eyelids
You glanced at the sky contritely
And hides, nor does it pour down.
And bowed down apprehensively
أطلتyou prolonged رنوكyour gaze نحوtoward السماءthe sky
أطلت رنوك نحو السماء
وأطرقتand bowed your head راهبةa nun خاشيهfearful
وأطرقت راهبة خاشيه
You prolonged your gaze toward the sky
Are you seeking the departed
And bowed your head, a fearful nun.
And those drowned in the abyss?
فهلso do تبحثينyou search عنfor الغائبينthe absent ones
فهل تبحثين عن الغائبين
ومنand those who غاصsank فيinto اللجةthe deep الطاميهswelling
ومن غاص في اللجة الطاميه
Are you searching for the absent ones
For your perch is on the edge of this life
And those who sank into the swelling deep?
And you fear the farther shore
فرابتكand unsettled you ضفةthe shore of هذيthis الحياةlife
فرابتك ضفة هذي الحياة
وخفتand you feared منfrom الضفةthe shore التاليهnext
وخفت من الضفة التاليه
Then this life's shore unsettled you,
You carved and called "deliverance, deliverance"
And you feared the next shore.
But where is escape from the precipice?
فنحتso you wailed وصحتand cried النجاةdeliverance النجاةdeliverance
فنحت وصحت النجاة النجاة
وأينand where المفرّis escape منfrom الهاويهthe abyss
وأين المفرّ من الهاويه
So you wailed and cried, 'Deliverance! Deliverance!'
There, no radiant light
And where is escape from the abyss?
Nor clamorous birds
هنالكthere لاnot النورlight ضافيample in الجناحwing
هنالك لا النور ضافي الجناح
ولاnor الطيرbirds صادحةsinging شاديهwarbling
ولا الطير صادحة شاديه
There, light spreads no ample wing,
The blossoms of existence are devoid
Nor do birds sing and warble.
Of its lovely, shining dreams
خلتwas bare منof بهارجthe glitter of هذاthis الوجودexistence
خلت من بهارج هذا الوجود
وأحلامهand its dreams الحلوةsweet الزاهيهradiant
وأحلامه الحلوة الزاهيه
It is bare of this existence's glitter
Only a wave of heaven's daughters
And its sweet, radiant dreams,
Hovers naked over its regions
سوىexcept موجةa wave منamong بناتthe daughters of السماءheaven
سوى موجة من بنات السماء
تحومhovers بأرجائهاabout its reaches عاريهnaked
تحوم بأرجائها عاريه
Save a wave, one of heaven's daughters,
Eternity glows on its sides
Hovering naked about its reaches.
And what it holds of lofty images
يشعshines علىupon جانبيهاher two sides الخلودimmortality
يشع على جانبيها الخلود
وماand what ضمit holds منof صورforms ساميهlofty
وما ضم من صور ساميه
Immortality shines on either side of her,
As if upon it lies the Frame of Bliss
And the lofty forms it holds.
And its healing perfect delight
كأنas though عليهاupon her إطارthe frame of النعيمbliss
كأن عليها إطار النعيم
وغبطتهand its gladness اللذةpleasure الشافيهhealing
وغبطته اللذة الشافيه
As though she wore the frame of bliss,
My love, do not swim in tears
And its gladness, its healing delight.
Nor dread the saving comfort
حنانيكbe gentle لاdo not تسبحيswim فيin الدموعtears
حنانيك لا تسبحي في الدموع
ولاnor ترهبيfear الراحةthe rest الناجيهsaving
ولا ترهبي الراحة الناجيه
Be gentle; do not swim in tears,
For you will not be safe from ruin
Nor fear the rest that saves.
When the days of pining come protecting you
فماfor not إنat all تقيprotects منfrom إسارthe bondage of الردىdeath
فما إن تقي من إسار الردى
إذاwhen حُمَّis decreed يومthe day of النَّوىparting واقيهa safeguard
إذا حُمَّ يوم النَّوى واقيه
For no safeguard shields against death's bondage
And tears will not fall upon you
When the day of parting is decreed.
Except as a biting, blazing pain
وليسand not تردbring back عليكto you الدموعtears
وليس ترد عليك الدموع
سوىexcept حرقةan ache مُرَّةbitter واريهburning
سوى حرقة مُرَّة واريه
And tears bring you nothing back
And I spent an innocent evening
Except a bitter, burning ache.
Graced with distant memories
ورُبَّتَand many an أمسيةevening برّةkindly
ورُبَّتَ أمسية برّة
ترفّflutter بهاwithin it الذِّكَرmemories القاصيهdistant
ترفّ بها الذِّكَر القاصيه
And many a kindly evening,
Sitting at the banks of the stream
With distant memories fluttering within it,
Letting its waters flow by
جلستI sat علىon جنباتthe banks of الغديرthe pool
جلست على جنبات الغدير
أشيعI see off أمواههits waters الجاريهflowing
أشيع أمواهه الجاريه
I sat beside the pool,
Reciting my faraway poems
Seeing off its flowing waters.
And anticipating coming thoughts
أرددI recite أشعاريَmy poems النائياتfaraway
أردد أشعاريَ النائيات
وأستقبلand welcome الفكرthoughts الآتيهforthcoming
وأستقبل الفكر الآتيه
Reciting my faraway poems
While birds twitter their melodies
And welcoming the thoughts to come.
From which I take the rhyme
وتشدوand sing الطيورthe birds أغاريدهاtheir warblings
وتشدو الطيور أغاريدها
فأختارand so I choose منfrom فمهاtheir mouth القافيهthe rhyme
فأختار من فمها القافيه
The birds sing their warblings,
I wished from the unknown a boundless love
And I choose my rhyme from their mouths.
If only I were a chanter of their lyrics
وددتI wished منfrom الغيبthe unseen كلall الودادlove
وددت من الغيب كل الوداد
لوif only انيI were لأشعارهاof their poems راويهa reciter
لو اني لأشعارها راويه
I wished, with all my love, for the unseen:
And the evening inspires in my mind
If only I were a reciter of their poems.
Obscure, hidden anxieties
ويوحيand inspires المساءevening إلىin خاطريmy mind
ويوحي المساء إلى خاطري
هواجسmusings غامضةvague خابيهdim
هواجس غامضة خابيه
And evening inspires in my mind
Adorned with the ghosts of virtue
Vague, dim musings,
As if in them lies a visible paradise
موشحةdraped بطيوفin phantoms of العفاءoblivion
موشحة بطيوف العفاء
كأنas though بهاwithin them جنةmadness باديهmanifest
كأن بها جنة باديه
Draped in phantoms of oblivion,
So I listen to its pleasing whisper
As though madness showed plainly in them.
And hear its hidden tunes
فأصغيand so I listen إلىto همسهits whisper المستطابpleasant
فأصغي إلى همسه المستطاب
وأسمعand hear ألحانهits melodies الخافيهhidden
وأسمع ألحانه الخافيه
So I listen to its pleasant whisper
I revel in its abundant sweetness
And hear its hidden melodies.
And hurry to its clear intoxication
أعبI gulp لذاذاتهits delights الطافحاتoverflowing
أعب لذاذاته الطافحات
وأكرعand quaff سكرتهits intoxication الصافيهpure
وأكرع سكرته الصافيه
I gulp its overflowing delights
And forget the troubles of this existence
And quaff its pure intoxication.
And its miserable, barren life
وأنسىand forget متاعبthe troubles of هذاthis الوجودexistence
وأنسى متاعب هذا الوجود
وعيشتهand its life الوحشةlonely الجافيهunkind
وعيشته الوحشة الجافيه
And forget the troubles of this existence
And the unconsciousness like the cave of eagles
And its lonely, unkind life.
In which the imaginative souls are lost
وغيبوبةand a trance مثلlike كهفthe cave of النسورeagles
وغيبوبة مثل كهف النسور
تضيعlose their way بهاwithin it الأنفسsouls الرائيهseeing
تضيع بها الأنفس الرائيه
And a trance, like the eagles' cave,
Clouded by the swirls of clouds
In which seeing souls lose their way,
And the shades of their sheltering wings
توشحهاdrape it مائجاتswirling masses of الغيومclouds
توشحها مائجات الغيوم
وأطيافand phantoms of أجنحهاtheir wings الضافيهample
وأطياف أجنحها الضافيه
Is draped by swirling clouds
I ascended their highest peaks alone
And phantoms of their ample wings.
With my soul hastening ahead as a guide
رقيتI climbed أعاليهاits heights مفرداًalone
رقيت أعاليها مفرداً
وروحيَand my soul سباقةracing ahead حاديهleading with song
وروحيَ سباقة حاديه
I climbed its heights alone,
And left my body in the ravines
My soul racing ahead, leading with song.
Where ephemeral images roam
وخلفتand left جسميَmy body فيamong الهامداتlifeless things
وخلفت جسميَ في الهامدات
تطيفcircle بهaround it الصورforms الفانيهperishing
تطيف به الصور الفانيه
And left my body among lifeless things,
And from the crevices of mist I gaze
With perishing forms circling it.
Upon a world of crumbling ruins
وأطللتand looked out منthrough فرجاتthe gaps of الضبابthe fog
وأطللت من فرجات الضباب
علىupon عالمthe world of الرممremains الباليهdecaying
على عالم الرمم الباليه
And looked out through gaps in the fog
I have shed the nature of the perishable
Upon the world of decaying remains.
And taken on the eternal nature
تجردتI shed منthe attribute of صفةthose who perish الهالكينthe perishing
تجردت من صفة الهالكين
ومتعتand was granted enjoyment بالصفةof the attribute الباقيهenduring
ومتعت بالصفة الباقيه
I shed the attribute of those who perish
As if I had never existed
And was granted the attribute that endures.
Except as a lofty, gentle breath
وقدand indeed غبتI vanished عنيfrom myself كأنas though لمnot أكنI had been
وقد غبت عني كأن لم أكن
سوىanything but نفحةa breath سمحةgracious عاليهlofty
سوى نفحة سمحة عاليه
And I vanished from myself, as though I had been
And I forgot that I am a son of this dust
Nothing but a gracious breath on high.
Debased by bitter tribulation
وأنسيتand was made to forget أنيthat I ابنam a son of هذاthis الترابdust
وأنسيت أني ابن هذا التراب
وضجعتهand its repose المرةbitter الباغيهoppressive
وضجعته المرة الباغيه
And I was made to forget I was a son of this dust
Weeping for a shining hope
And its bitter, oppressive repose.
Scattered in the blink of an eye
بكاءweeping علىover أملa hope لامعradiant
بكاء على أمل لامع
تطايرflew apart فيin الفينةthe moment الصاحيهlucid
تطاير في الفينة الصاحيه
Weeping for a radiant hope
And drowned in an obscure world
That flew apart in a lucid moment
With mocking, wanton wishes
وغلغلand penetrated فيinto عالمa world غامضmysterious
وغلغل في عالم غامض
أمانيهits wishes ساخرةmocking هاذيهdelirious
أمانيه ساخرة هاذيه
And penetrated a mysterious world
Come, open a window for light
Whose wishes are mocking and delirious.
That we may forget the gloomy crevice
هلميcome افتحيopen كوةa window للضياءto the light
هلمي افتحي كوة للضياء
لننسىso we may forget بهاthrough it الكوةthe window الداجيهdark
لننسى بها الكوة الداجيه
Come, open a window to the light,
For we have no hope in spring
So through it we may forget the dark window.
Or its gentle, passing softness
فليسfor there is no لناfor us أملhope بالربيعin spring
فليس لنا أمل بالربيع
ونفحتهand its breath العذبةsweet الساريهdrifting
ونفحته العذبة الساريه
For we have no hope in spring
Life is but the spring of youth
And its sweet, drifting breath.
The spring of love and fulfilled visions
وماand not العمرlife غيرanything but ربيعthe spring of الشبابyouth
وما العمر غير ربيع الشباب
ربيعthe spring of الهوىlove والرؤىand visions الوافيهfulfilled
ربيع الهوى والرؤى الوافيه
And life is nothing but the spring of youth,
Where lingering sorrows wander
The spring of love and visions fulfilled.
And it is steeped in love and delight
تجوسroam بهwithin it الذكرياتmemories العذابsweet
تجوس به الذكريات العذاب
ويغمرهand flood it الحبّlove والعافيهand well-being
ويغمره الحبّ والعافيه
Sweet memories roam within it,
When it falls, the diversions of existence fall
And love and well-being flood it.
And its transient beauty vanishes
إذاwhen طاحit falls طاحتfall مساليthe consolations of الوجودexistence
إذا طاح طاحت مسالي الوجود
وغابتand disappear مفاتنهits charms الحاليهsweet
وغابت مفاتنه الحاليه
When it falls, existence's consolations fall,
And it becomes a desolate world
And its sweet charms vanish.
Like an empty, vacant desert
وصارand becomes إلىinto عالمٍa world موحشdesolate
وصار إلى عالمٍ موحش
كصحراءlike a desert خاليةempty خاويهbarren
كصحراء خالية خاويه
And it becomes a desolate world,
I lament for a life whose years have passed
Like an empty, barren desert.
Like the flickering of a colorful flame
أسيتI grieved لعمرfor a life تولىdeparted سناهits radiance
أسيت لعمر تولى سناه
كإيماضةlike a flicker of الشعلةthe flame الوانيهfailing
كإيماضة الشعلة الوانيه
I grieved for a life whose radiance departed
Woe to such a wasted life
Like a flicker of a failing flame.
Like scattered, withering flowers
فيالكwhat a thing you are منof عمرa life ضائعwasted
فيالك من عمر ضائع
كماas تنثرis scattered الباقةthe bouquet الذاويهwithered
كما تنثر الباقة الذاويه
What a wasted life you are,
The star has fallen from the balconies of life
Like the scattering of a withered bouquet.
Leaving behind a precipice
هوىfell النجمthe star منfrom شرفاتthe balconies of الحياةlife
هوى النجم من شرفات الحياة
فأمستand so it became علىin إثرهits wake هاويهan abyss
فأمست على إثره هاويه
The star fell from life's balconies,
You forgot that I am full of wounds
And in its wake, life became an abyss.
Living by your suffering hand
أفاتكdid it escape you أنيthat I am جمّfull of الجروحwounds
أفاتك أني جمّ الجروح
أعيشI live علىby يدكyour hand الآسيهhealing
أعيش على يدك الآسيه
Did it escape you that I am full of wounds,
You turned away and left me
Living by your healing hand?
Yearning for the decisive hour
فوليتso you turned away عنيfrom me وخلفتنيand left me
فوليت عني وخلفتني
أحنI yearn إلىfor الساعةthe hour القاضيهfatal
أحن إلى الساعة القاضيه
So you turned away from me and left me
I die while my lyre still
Yearning for the fatal hour.
Laments my fervent soul
أموتI die وقيثارتيwhile my lyre ماnot تزالceases
أموت وقيثارتي ما تزال
تنوحwails علىover مهجتيmy heart الصاديهthirsting
تنوح على مهجتي الصاديه
I die, while my lyre still
Wails over my thirsting heart.
Partial English translation: 184 of 186 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1