خَرَجَ الناسُ يَشتَرونَ هَدايا

خَرَجَ الناسُ يَشتَرونَ هَدايا

العيدِ لِلأَصدِقاءِ وَالأَحبابِ

العيدِ لِلأَصدِقاءِ وَالأَحبابِ

People went out to buy gifts

People went out to buy gifts

People went out to purchase gifts

for the holiday, for friends and loved ones.

For Eid, for friends and loved ones

For the holiday, for friends and loved ones.

فَتَمَنَّيتُ لَو تُساعِفُني الدُنيا

فَتَمَنَّيتُ لَو تُساعِفُني الدُنيا

فَأَقضي في العيدِ بَعضَ رِغابي

فَأَقضي في العيدِ بَعضَ رِغابي

So I wished the world would favor me,

I wished that life would help me

So I wished the world would grant me its favor,

so I might fulfill some of my wishes on the holiday.

To fulfill some of my wishes during Eid

That I might fulfill some of my desires for the feast.

كُنتُ أُهدي إِذَن مِنَ الصَبرِ أَرطا

كُنتُ أُهدي إِذَن مِنَ الصَبرِ أَرطا

لاً إِلى المُنشِئينَ وَالكُتّابِ

لاً إِلى المُنشِئينَ وَالكُتّابِ

Then I would give pounds of patience

I would have gifted some patience

I would then gift quintals of patience

to prose writers and authors;

To writers and poets

To the composers and the writers,

وَإِلى كُلِّ نابِغٍ عَبقَرِيٍّ

وَإِلى كُلِّ نابِغٍ عَبقَرِيٍّ

أُمَّةً أَهلُها ذَوو أَلبابِ

أُمَّةً أَهلُها ذَوو أَلبابِ

and to every brilliant genius,

And to every genius nation

And to every brilliant genius,

a nation whose people possess understanding;

A people of great minds

A nation whose people possess understanding.

وَإِلى كُلِّ شاعِرٍ عَرَبِيٍّ

وَإِلى كُلِّ شاعِرٍ عَرَبِيٍّ

سَلَّةً مِن فَواكِهِ الأَلقابِ

سَلَّةً مِن فَواكِهِ الأَلقابِ

and to every Arab poet,

And to every Arab poet

And to every Arab poet,

a basket of the fruits of titles;

A basket of honorary titles

A basket filled with the fruits of titles.

وَإِلى كُلِّ تاجِرٍ حُرِمَ التَو

وَإِلى كُلِّ تاجِرٍ حُرِمَ التَو

فيقَ زِقَّينِ مِن عَصيرِ الكُذابِ

فيقَ زِقَّينِ مِن عَصيرِ الكُذابِ

and to every merchant denied success,

And to every tradesman deprived of integrity

And to every merchant deprived of suc-

two wineskins of the juice of falsehood;

A pair of glasses to see the truth of things

-cess, two wineskins of the juice of deceit.

وَإِلى كُلِّ عاشِقٍ مُقلَةً تُب

وَإِلى كُلِّ عاشِقٍ مُقلَةً تُب

صِرُ كَم مِن مَلاحَةٍ في التُرابِ

صِرُ كَم مِن مَلاحَةٍ في التُرابِ

and to every lover, an eye that sees

And to every lover a handkerchief

And to every lover, an eye that per-

how much beauty there is in the dust;

To wipe away the bitterness in the dust

-ceives how much beauty lies within the dust.

وَإِلى الغادَةِ الجَميلَةِ مِرآ

وَإِلى الغادَةِ الجَميلَةِ مِرآ

ةً تُريها ضَمائِرَ العُزّابِ

ةً تُريها ضَمائِرَ العُزّابِ

and to the beautiful maiden, a mirror

And to every beautiful maiden a mirror

And to the beautiful young lady, a mirr-

that shows her the inner thoughts of bachelors;

To show her the hearts of bachelors

-or that reveals to her the inner thoughts of bachelors.

وَإِلى الناشِىءِ الغَريرِ مِراناً

وَإِلى الناشِىءِ الغَريرِ مِراناً

وَإِلى الشَيخِ عَزمَةً في الشَبابِ

وَإِلى الشَيخِ عَزمَةً في الشَبابِ

and to the inexperienced youth, training,

And to every cocky youth some discipline

And to the naive youth, discipline,

and to the old man, the resolve of youth;

And to every old man some youthful vigor

And to the elder, the determination of youth.

وَإِلى مَعشَرِ الكَسالى قُصوراً

وَإِلى مَعشَرِ الكَسالى قُصوراً

مِن لُجَينٍ وَعَسجَدٍ في السَحابِ

مِن لُجَينٍ وَعَسجَدٍ في السَحابِ

and to the company of idlers, palaces

And to every group of lazy bums, palaces

And to the company of the lazy, palaces

of silver and gold in the clouds,

In the clouds made of imagination and fantasy

Made of silver and gold within the clouds.

عَلَّني أَستَريحُ مِنهُم فَقَد صا

عَلَّني أَستَريحُ مِنهُم فَقَد صا

روا كَظِلّي في جَيئَتي وَذَهابي

روا كَظِلّي في جَيئَتي وَذَهابي

so I might find rest from them, for they have become

Just to get them off my back, for they've become

That I might find rest from them, for they have be-

like my shadow in my coming and going;

Like my shadow, wherever I come and go

-come like my shadow in my comings and goings.

وَإِلى ذي الغِنى الَّذي يَرهَبُ

وَإِلى ذي الغِنى الَّذي يَرهَبُ

الفَقرَ اِزدِيادَ الَّذي بِهِ مِن عَذابِ

الفَقرَ اِزدِيادَ الَّذي بِهِ مِن عَذابِ

and to the wealthy man who fears

And to the wealthy one who fears

And to the wealthy man who fears

poverty, more of the torment he suffers:

Poverty, more of what makes him suffer

Poverty, an increase in his torment.

كُلَّما عَدَّ مالَهُ مُطمَئِنّاً

كُلَّما عَدَّ مالَهُ مُطمَئِنّاً

أَبصَرَ الفَقرَ واقِفاً بِالبابِ

أَبصَرَ الفَقرَ واقِفاً بِالبابِ

whenever he counts his wealth, reassured,

Every time he counts his money feeling reassured

Whenever he counts his money, seeking reassurance,

he sees poverty standing at the door;

He sees poverty waiting outside his door

He sees poverty standing at the door.

وَإِلى الصاحِبِ المُراوِغِ وَجهاً

وَإِلى الصاحِبِ المُراوِغِ وَجهاً

أَسوَداً حالِكاً كَوَجهِ الغُرابِ

أَسوَداً حالِكاً كَوَجهِ الغُرابِ

and to the deceitful friend, a face

And to the hypocritical friend, a blackened

And to the evasive friend, a face

pitch-black, like a crow's face,

Face, gloomy as the face of a raven

Pitch black like the face of a crow.

فَإِذا لاحَ فَرَّتِ الناسُ ذُعراً

فَإِذا لاحَ فَرَّتِ الناسُ ذُعراً

مِن طَريقِ المُنافِقِ الكَذّابِ

مِن طَريقِ المُنافِقِ الكَذّابِ

so that when he appears, people flee in terror

So when he appears, people flee in terror

So when he appears, people flee in panic

from the path of the lying hypocrite;

From the path of the deceitful hypocrite

From the path of the lying hypocrite.

وَإِلى المُؤمِنينَ شَيئاً مِنَ الشَكِّ

وَإِلى المُؤمِنينَ شَيئاً مِنَ الشَكِّ

وَبَعضَ الإيمانِ لِلمُرتابِ

وَبَعضَ الإيمانِ لِلمُرتابِ

and to believers, a little doubt,

And to the believers, some doubt

And to the believers, a measure of doubt,

and a little faith to the doubter;

And a little faith for the skeptical ones

And some faith for the skeptic.

وَإِلى مَن يَسُبُّني في غِيابي

وَإِلى مَن يَسُبُّني في غِيابي

شَرَفاً كَي يَصونُهُ مِن سِبابي

شَرَفاً كَي يَصونُهُ مِن سِبابي

and to whoever insults me in my absence,

And to those who insult me behind my back

And to the one who insults me in my absence,

honor, so he may protect it from my insults;

Some dignity so they abstain from insulting me

Honor, to shield him from my rebuke.

وَإِلى حاسِدِيَّ عُمراً طَويلاً

وَإِلى حاسِدِيَّ عُمراً طَويلاً

لِيَدومَ الأَسى بِهِم مِمّا بي

لِيَدومَ الأَسى بِهِم مِمّا بي

and to those who envy me, a long life,

And to my envious ones, a long life

And to those who envy me, a long life,

so their sorrow over what I have may endure;

So anguish for me persists in them

That their sorrow over my success may endure.

وَإِلى الحَقلِ زَهرُهُ وَحُلاهُ

وَإِلى الحَقلِ زَهرُهُ وَحُلاهُ

مِن نَدىً لامِعٍ وَمِن أَعشابِ

مِن نَدىً لامِعٍ وَمِن أَعشابِ

and to the field, its flowers and adornments

And to the field, its flowers and adornments

And to the field, its flowers and adornments,

of shining dew and grasses;

Of shining dew and grass

Of glistening dew and grasses.

فَقَبيحٌ أَن نَرتَدي الحُلَلَ القُش

فَقَبيحٌ أَن نَرتَدي الحُلَلَ القُش

بَ وَتَبقى الرُبى بِغَيرِ ثِيابِ

بَ وَتَبقى الرُبى بِغَيرِ ثِيابِ

for it is unseemly that we should wear new robes

It's ugly that we wear fancy clothes

For it is shameful that we wear new rai-

while the hills remain without clothes.

While the countryside remains naked

-ment, while the hills remain without vesture.

لَم يَكُن لي الَّذي أَرَدتُ فَحَسبي

لَم يَكُن لي الَّذي أَرَدتُ فَحَسبي

أَنَّني بِالمُنى مَلَأتُ وِطابي

أَنَّني بِالمُنى مَلَأتُ وِطابي

I did not get what I wished for; it is enough for me

I didn't get what I wanted, but it's enough

I did not possess what I desired, so it suffices me

that I have filled my skin bags with wishes.

That with my wishes I filled my time

That I have filled my sacks with wishes.

وَلَوَ اَنَّ الزَمانَ صاحِبَ عَقلٍ

وَلَوَ اَنَّ الزَمانَ صاحِبَ عَقلٍ

كُنتُ أُهدي إِلى الزَمانِ عِتابي

كُنتُ أُهدي إِلى الزَمانِ عِتابي

And if Time had a mind,

If only time had any wisdom

And if Time itself possessed reason,

I would give Time my reproach.

I'd gift it my complaints

I would gift my reproach to Time.