يمرpasses الليلthe night فيthrough سريmy secret فانسدلُso I drape myself
يمر الليل في سري فانسدلُ
علىover روحيmy soul إذاwhen أعيتْنِيَfail me الحيلُthe stratagems
على روحي إذا أعيتْنِيَ الحيلُ
Night passes through my secret, so I drape myself
The night passes in my path, so
Over my soul when stratagems fail me.
My strategies fail and darkness falls upon my soul.
وأدلفُand I step forward فيinto مسافاتيmy distances بلاwithout أفقa horizon ٍ
وأدلفُ في مسافاتي بلا أفق ٍ
كمَنْlike one أسرتْjourneyed by night إلىto أحلامهاher dreams العللُthe afflictions
كمَنْ أسرتْ إلى أحلامها العللُ
And I step into my distances without a horizon,
I wander into my distances without horizon,
Like one to whose dreams afflictions have journeyed by night.
Like one whose dreams have made him lose his senses.
أناI فيin التيهbewilderment لاno بحرٌsea أخوضُI wade بهin it
أنا في التيه لا بحرٌ أخوضُ به
فأغرقهُso I might drown it ونغرقُand we drown حينَwhen نبتهلُwe pray
فأغرقهُ ونغرقُ حينَ نبتهلُ
I am in bewilderment, with no sea to wade into,
I am lost with no sea to cross,
So I might drown it—and we drown when we pray.
To drown it while we supplicate in prayer.
أضيقُI grow impatient بمَنْwith whom إذاwhen ماضاقَdoes narrow متسعيmy expanse
أضيقُ بمَنْ إذا ماضاقَ متسعي
ومَنْand whom لوif ضاقَgrew impatient بيwith me أسرىled by night ليto me المللُboredom
ومَنْ لو ضاقَ بي أسرى لي المللُ
With whom do I grow impatient when my expanse narrows?
I feel stifled by those who, when my refuge shrinks,
And whom, if they grew impatient with me, would boredom lead to me by night?
Would be bored if hardship fell upon me.
أناI قلقٌanxiety أغضُI quell الريحَthe wind فيwithin قلقيmy anxiety
أنا قلقٌ أغضُ الريحَ في قلقي
وعنand away from نفسيmyself أراودنيI coax myself وأرتحلُand I depart
وعن نفسي أراودني وأرتحلُ
I am anxiety; I quell the wind within my anxiety.
I am restless, blowing the winds in my restlessness,
And I coax myself away from myself, and depart.
Bargaining with myself about myself and moving on.
إذاwhen حارتْare bewildered بيby me الأيامthe days أتركهاI leave them
إذا حارتْ بي الأيام أتركها
ومنand from أصدافهاtheir shells أمضيI go forth وأنتقلُand I move on
ومن أصدافها أمضي وأنتقلُ
When the days are bewildered by me, I leave them,
When days confuse me, I leave them behind
And from their shells I go forth and move on.
And pass through and move on from their shells.
وإنand if حارتْare bewildered بيby me الأحلامُthe dreams أُبدعُهاI create them
وإن حارتْ بي الأحلامُ أُبدعُها
رمادُash الحلمthe dream فيin كفيَّmy palms يشتعلُblazes
رمادُ الحلم في كفيَّ يشتعلُ
And if dreams are bewildered by me, I create them;
And if dreams confuse me, I create them a new-
The dream's ashes blaze in my palms.
The ashes of a dream flame up in my palm.
إذاwhen طفحتْoverflow بيwith me الأسرارُthe secrets أكتمُهاI conceal them
إذا طفحتْ بي الأسرارُ أكتمُها
ولوand even if شابتْgrow gray بأسرارwith secrets الهوىlove المقلُthe eyes
ولو شابتْ بأسرار الهوى المقلُ
When secrets overflow with me, I conceal them,
When secrets overflow in me, I conceal them,
Even if the eyes grow gray with love's secrets.
Even if the confidants of love are clouded by them.
أناI منّيfrom myself أرىI see ماwhat لوif أحيطَwere fully comprehended بهit
أنا منّي أرى ما لو أحيطَ به
لأعياهُwould exhaust him الذيthe one who حارتْare bewildered بهby him السُبلُthe paths
لأعياهُ الذي حارتْ به السُبلُ
From myself I see what, were it fully comprehended,
I see in myself what, were it to be grasped,
Would exhaust the one by whom the paths are bewildered.
Would exhaust those who lost their way to it.
Sol 6.1