وَتَرامىand spread الصَباحُthe morning فَوقَabove الهِضابِthe hills
وَتَرامى الصَباحُ فَوقَ الهِضابِ
بِخُيوطٍwith threads شَفّافَةٍtranslucent مِنof ضَبابِmist
بِخُيوطٍ شَفّافَةٍ مِن ضَبابِ
And morning spread over the hills
The dawn stretches over the hills
with translucent threads of mist.
With transparent threads of mist
وَبَياضُand the whiteness الثُلوجِthe snows تَحتَbeneath ضِياءِlight الthe
وَبَياضُ الثُلوجِ تَحتَ ضِياءِ ال
فَجرِdawn يَبنيbuilds بَينَamong الكُرومِthe vineyards رَوابيhillocks
فَجرِ يَبني بَينَ الكُرومِ رَوابي
And the whiteness of the snow, beneath the light of
And the whiteness of snow under the radiance
dawn, builds hillocks among the vineyards.
Of dawn builds paths between the vineyards
وَأَطَلَّand looked out الرهبانُthe monks منfrom شُرفَةِbalcony الدَيthe monastery (first part)
وَأَطَلَّ الرهبانُ من شُرفَةِ الدَي
رِcompletes 'monastery' عَزاءُsolace النُفوسِthe souls فيin الأَتعابِhardships
رِ عَزاءُ النُفوسِ في الأَتعابِ
And the monks looked out from the balcony of the
The monks emerged from the terrace of the monastery
monastery, the solace of souls amid hardships.
To comfort their souls from fatigue
فَرَأواand they saw نُقطَةٌa speck عَلىon القَبرِthe grave سَوداblack (first part)
فَرَأوا نُقطَةٌ عَلى القَبرِ سَودا
ءَcompletes 'black' كَرُؤياlike a vision تبينُappears خلفَbehind السحابِthe clouds
ءَ كَرُؤيا تبينُ خلفَ السحابِ
And they saw a black speck upon the grave,
They saw a black spot on the grave
like a vision appearing behind the clouds.
Like a vision behind the clouds
قالَsaid صَوتٌa voice هذيthis عروسٌa bride منfrom الجthe jinn (first part)
قالَ صَوتٌ هذي عروسٌ من الج
نِّcompletes 'jinn' تَزورُvisits الضَريحَthe tomb لِلإِرهابِto inspire terror
نِّ تَزورُ الضَريحَ لِلإِرهابِ
A voice said, 'This is a bride from among the
A voice said this is a bride from paradise
jinn, visiting the tomb to inspire terror.'
Visiting the tomb to cause terror
قالَsaid ثانٍa second لاno بَلrather ذهِthis روحُspirit ميتٍa dead person
قالَ ثانٍ لا بَل ذهِ روحُ ميتٍ
تَستَغيثُshe seeks help from الإِلهGod تَحتَunder العَذابِtorment
تَستَغيثُ الإِله تَحتَ العَذابِ
A second said, 'No, rather, this is the spirit of one dead,
Another said no, it is the soul of a dead
calling to God for help under torment.'
Crying to God under torment
وَمَضىand went on ثالِثٌa third يَقولsays هِيَit
وَمَضى ثالِثٌ يَقول هِيَ
الرَمزُthe symbol لِيَومِfor the day الدَينونةِjudgment الغَلّابِall-conquering
الرَمزُ لِيَومِ الدَينونةِ الغَلّابِ
And a third went on to say, 'It is
A third passed saying it is
the symbol of the all-conquering Day of Judgment.'
The symbol of the Day of Judgment the Powerful
وَأَخيراًand finally مَضواthey went إِلىto القَبرِthe grave حَتّىso that
وَأَخيراً مَضوا إِلى القَبرِ حَتّى
يَطمَئِنّواthey might be reassured لِلمَشهَدِabout the sight العُجّابِastonishing
يَطمَئِنّوا لِلمَشهَدِ العُجّابِ
And finally they went to the grave, so that
Finally they went to the grave
they might be reassured about the astonishing sight.
To be sure of the amazing scene
فَرَأواand they saw جُثَّةًa body مُبَعثَرَةَdisheveled الشَعthe hair (first part)
فَرَأوا جُثَّةً مُبَعثَرَةَ الشَع
رِcompletes 'hair' تُناجيshe whispers وَعَينهاand her eye فيin التُرابِthe dust
رِ تُناجي وَعَينها في التُرابِ
And they saw a body with disheveled
They saw a body with scattered hair
hair, murmuring, her gaze lowered to the dust.
Whispering while her eyes were in the dust
لَمdid not يُبقِّleave السقامُsickness وَالحُزنُand sorrow مِنهاof her
لَم يُبقِّ السقامُ وَالحُزنُ مِنها
غيرexcept رُؤياa vision بقيَّةٍa remnant منof شَبابِyouth
غير رُؤيا بقيَّةٍ من شَبابِ
Sickness and sorrow had left nothing of her
Neither sickness nor sorrow remained of her
but a vision of what remained of youth.
Except the remnants of a vision of youth
ماwhat جَرىbefell لِلفَتاةِto the girl بَعدafter فَتاهاher young man
ما جَرى لِلفَتاةِ بَعد فَتاها
أَيُّهاO الحُبُّLove ياO سَليلَoffspring of الخَرابِruin
أَيُّها الحُبُّ يا سَليلَ الخَرابِ
What befell the girl after her beloved,
What happened to the girl after her bloom
O Love, O offspring of ruin?
O love descendant of destruction
ماwhat جَرىbefell لِلفَتاةِto the girl أَينَwhere هيَshe اليَوtoday (first part)
ما جَرى لِلفَتاةِ أَينَ هيَ اليَو
مَcompletes 'today' أَجِبنيanswer me ياO باعِثَbringer of الأَوصابِafflictions
مَ أَجِبني يا باعِثَ الأَوصابِ
What befell the girl? Where is she
What happened to the girl where is she today
today? Answer me, O bringer of afflictions.
Answer me o reviver of embers
هَلhas ...? طَواهاenfolded her الَّذيthe one who طَوىenfolded مَنthe one whom أَحَبَّتshe loved
هَل طَواها الَّذي طَوى مَن أَحَبَّت
أَمor تُراهاdo you think she عادَتshe returned لِذاكَto that التَصابيyouthful dalliance
أَم تُراها عادَت لِذاكَ التَصابي
Has the one who enfolded her beloved enfolded her?
Did he who folded whom she loved take her
Or do you think she returned to that youthful dalliance?
Or is she back to that flirting
عِشlive طَويلاًlong وَضَحِّand sacrifice ماwhatever شِئتَyou wish ياO
عِش طَويلاً وَضَحِّ ما شِئتَ يا
حُبُّLove إِلىuntil أَنthat يثنيكَturns you back يَومُa day حسابِof reckoning
حُبُّ إِلى أَن يثنيكَ يَومُ حسابِ
Live long, and sacrifice whatever you wish, O
Live long and clarify what you want, O love
Love, until a day of reckoning turns you back.
Until the day of reckoning makes you bow.
Sol 6.1