ذكرىa memory أثارتstirred غافيَslumbering الأحزانsorrows
ذكرى أثارت غافيَ الأحزان
أشجاكdid it grieve you? يومon the day of العيدEid ماwhat أشجانيgrieved me
أشجاك يوم العيد ما أشجاني
A memory stirred slumbering sorrows.
Memories have awakened dormant sorrows,
Did what grieved me on Eid grieve you?
How your love on Eid day saddened me,
شجنٌanguish ممضّsearing صارخٌcrying aloud وكآبةٌand melancholy
شجنٌ ممضّ صارخٌ وكآبةٌ
خرساءmute ياalas للبؤسfor misery والحرمانand deprivation
خرساء يا للبؤس والحرمان
A searing, crying anguish, and a melancholy
A silent, screaming melancholy,
mute—alas for misery and deprivation!
And deafening misery - oh what deprivation!
ياalas للتعاسةfor wretchedness لاno حبيبbeloved أرتجيI hope for
يا للتعاسة لا حبيب أرتجي
منهfrom him الوصالunion ولاand no أخbrother واسانيcomforted me
منه الوصال ولا أخ واساني
Alas for wretchedness! No beloved with whom I hope
Oh what misfortune - no beloved I hope for,
for union, nor a brother who has comforted me.
Whose union brings joy, no brother consoles me.
صدعتcracked صباحon the morning of العيدEid كأسيmy cup زفرةٌa sigh
صدعت صباح العيد كأسي زفرةٌ
أطلقتهاI released it منfrom قلبيَmy heart الحرّانِburning; parched
أطلقتها من قلبيَ الحرّانِ
A sigh cracked my cup on Eid morning,
Eid morning my cup cried out a moan
which I released from my burning heart.
Released from my burning heart.
حتىuntil إذاwhen سالflowed الصبوحُmorning wine وددتI wished لوif only
حتى إذا سال الصبوحُ وددت لو
أنّيthat I اغتبقتdrank in the evening بدمعيَof my tears الهتّانstreaming
أنّي اغتبقت بدمعيَ الهتّان
Then, when the morning wine spilled, I wished
When dawn broke I wished that
that I had taken my evening draught of streaming tears.
I was drowned in my flooding tears.
وكذلكand so استبدلتهُI replaced it وظننتُand I thought أنthat
وكذلك استبدلتهُ وظننتُ أن
الخمرَwine تطفىءُquenches غلّةthe burning thirst of الصديانthe parched one
الخمرَ تطفىءُ غلّة الصديان
And so I replaced it, and thought that
And so I replaced it and thought that
wine would quench the burning thirst of the parched.
Wine would quell the bitterness of my enemies.
فشربتهاso I drank it صرفاًunmixed ولمand did not أسكرbecome drunk ولمand did not
فشربتها صرفاً ولم أسكر ولم
أطربrejoice وزادand increased الحونsorrow (apparently الحزن) كأسيmy cup الثانيsecond
أطرب وزاد الحون كأسي الثاني
So I drank it neat, but did not grow drunk, nor
I drank it straight and did not get drunk or
rejoice; my second cup deepened the sorrow.
Delighted - the sadness of my second cup increased.
أناI لاdo not أغنّيsing أيّهاO الساقيcupbearer ومعand pardon (start of معذرة)
أنا لا أغنّي أيّها الساقي ومع
ذرةpardon (end of معذرة) إذاif ماemphatic particle نحتI lament ياO أقرانيmy peers
ذرة إذا ما نحت يا أقراني
I do not sing, O cupbearer; and pardon
I do not sing, oh cupbearer, though
me if I lament, O my companions.
When crestfallen, my peers do sing.
كلّeach امرىءٍman منكمof you يضاحكُlaughs with كأسهُhis cup
كلّ امرىءٍ منكم يضاحكُ كأسهُ
طرباًin delight وكاسيand my cup ويحهُwoe to it استبكانيmade me weep
طرباً وكاسي ويحهُ استبكاني
Each man among you laughs with his cup
Each of you laughs with his cup,
in delight, while my cup—woe to it!—made me weep.
Delighted while mine makes me weep.
وشربتمُand you drank وطربتمُand you rejoiced ماhow كانwere أسhappy you were (start of أسعدكم)
وشربتمُ وطربتمُ ما كان أس
عدكُمhappy you were (end of أسعدكم) بأكؤُسِكمwith your cups وماand how أشقانيwretched I was
عدكُم بأكؤُسِكم وما أشقاني
And you drank and rejoiced—how
You drank and were joyous, it was not
happy you were with your cups, and how wretched I was!
Difficult for you, yet agonized me.
كفواcease الملامreproach فلستfor I am not أوّلthe first بائسwretch
كفوا الملام فلست أوّل بائس
يستبدلexchanges الأفراحjoys بالأحزانfor sorrows
يستبدل الأفراح بالأحزان
Cease your reproaches; I am not the first wretch
Stop blaming, for I am not the first wretch
to exchange joys for sorrows.
To replace joy with sorrows.
إلحاحُكمyour insistence يدميmakes bleed فؤاديmy heart فاقبلواso accept
إلحاحُكم يدمي فؤادي فاقبلوا
عذريmy excuse ويؤلمand pains عتبكمyour reproach وجدانيmy feelings
عذري ويؤلم عتبكم وجداني
Your insistence makes my heart bleed, so accept
Your insistence pains my heart, so accept
my excuse; your reproach hurts my feelings.
My excuse, your rebuke hurts my essence.
لاnot أشكرَنّI shall thank (emphatic) مهنّئيthose congratulating me بالعيدon Eid بلrather
لا أشكرَنّ مهنّئي بالعيد بل
شكريmy thanks الجزيلabundant لمنto whoever بهfor it عزّانيconsoled me
شكري الجزيل لمن به عزّاني
I shall not thank those wishing me a happy Eid; rather,
I do not thank those congratulating me on Eid, but
my profound thanks go to whoever consoled me for it.
My abundant thanks to those who consoled me in it.
واللَهِand by God لاnot نفسيmyself بهon it هنّأتُهاI congratulated it (myself)
واللَهِ لا نفسي به هنّأتُها
كلّاno indeed ولاand not أهليmy family ولاand not إخوانيmy brothers
كلّا ولا أهلي ولا إخواني
By God, I offered no Eid greetings to myself,
By God, I did not congratulate myself,
no, nor to my family, nor my brothers.
Nor my family or brothers.
إلّاكَexcept you ياO بدريmy full moon فهاكso here, for you تهانئيmy congratulations
إلّاكَ يا بدري فهاك تهانئي
بالعيدfor Eid منfrom أعماقthe depths of قلبيmy heart العانيcaptive; suffering
بالعيد من أعماق قلبي العاني
Except you, O my full moon—here are my greetings
Except you, my beloved, so here is my Eid wish
for Eid, from the depths of my captive heart.
From the depths of my suffering heart.
ياO منyou who حفظتI kept عهودهُhis pledges واضاعand he squandered عهmy pledge (start of عهدي)
يا من حفظت عهودهُ واضاع عه
ديmy pledge (end of عهدي) واستجبتand I answered نداءهُhis call وعصانيand he defied me
دي واستجبت نداءهُ وعصاني
O you whose pledges I kept, while you broke my
You who kept your promise while I broke mine
pledge; I answered your call, but you defied me.
And answered your call though I disobeyed.
ومنحتهُand I gave him حبّيmy love فأدبرbut he turned away ساخراًmocking
ومنحتهُ حبّي فأدبر ساخراً
منّيat me وأشمتand made gloat حاسديmy envier وجفانيand shunned me
منّي وأشمت حاسدي وجفاني
I gave you my love, but you turned away, mocking
You who gave me your love yet I turned away
me; you made my envier gloat and shunned me.
Mocking, as my enemies rejoiced at deserting me.
أوand (introducing a question) ماnot علمتyou knew بأنّthat هجركyour abandonment سامنيsubjected me to
أو ما علمت بأنّ هجرك سامني
سوءthe cruelty of العذابtorment وشفّنيand wasted me وبرانيand wore me away
سوء العذاب وشفّني وبراني
And did you not know that your abandonment subjected me
Or did you not know that your abandonment
to cruel torment, wasted me, and wore me away?
Afflicted me with agonizing torment and healed me?
وأناand I فديتكَmay I be your ransom شاعرٌa poet حسبيenough for me منfrom الدّthe world (start of الدنيا)
وأنا فديتكَ شاعرٌ حسبي من الدّ
نياworld (end of الدنيا) وماand what فيهاis in it فتىًa young man يرعانيcares for me
نيا وما فيها فتىً يرعاني
And I—may I be your ransom—am a poet; all I need from this
I am devoted to you, for me poetry is enough of life
world and all it holds is a young man to care for me.
And what is in it, a lad who will shepherd me.
أسقيهI give him drink آونةًat times ويسقينيand he gives me drink وإنand if
أسقيه آونةً ويسقيني وإن
ناغيتهُI murmured tenderly to him بقصائديthrough my poems ناغانيhe murmured tenderly to me
ناغيتهُ بقصائدي ناغاني
I pour for him at times, and he pours for me; and if
I entertain him a while and he entertains me,
I murmur tenderly to him through my poems, he murmurs back.
And though I pine for him in my songs, I pine.
ويبُثّنيand he confides in me شكواهhis sorrow حينwhen أبثّهُI confide to him
ويبُثّني شكواه حين أبثّهُ
شكوايَmy sorrow والكأسانand the two cups يستمعانboth listen
شكوايَ والكأسان يستمعان
And he confides his sorrow to me when I confide to him
He confides his complaints when I confide mine,
my sorrow, while the two cups listen.
The two cups listen as we whisper.
فإذاso when شربناهاwe drink it علىto همسthe whisper of الصباthe east wind
فإذا شربناها على همس الصبا
هتفcried out السرورjoy وصفّقand applauded القلبانthe two hearts
هتف السرور وصفّق القلبان
And when we drink it to the whisper of the east wind,
When we drink it, whispering with the morning breeze,
joy cries out and both hearts applaud.
Joy exclaims and the two hearts clap.
ياO زينةَornament of الدنياthe world وياand O دنياworld of المنىwishes
يا زينةَ الدنيا ويا دنيا المنى
والشعرand poetry والأحلامand dreams والألحانand melodies
والشعر والأحلام والألحان
O ornament of the world, O world of wishes,
Oh beauty of the world, oh my world of wishes,
of poetry, dreams, and melodies!
Poetry, dreams, and melodies.
العيدEid عيديmy Eid يومthe day تسقينيyou give me drink واسand I give you drink (start of وأسقيك)
العيد عيدي يوم تسقيني واس
قيكI give you drink (end of أسقيك) المدامwine وأنتand you فيin أحضانيmy arms
قيك المدام وأنت في أحضاني
Eid is my Eid the day you pour for me, and I
My Eid is the day you give me a drink and
pour you wine while you are in my arms.
Give me wine, while you are in my arms.
ألعيدEid عيديmy Eid يومthe day أقطفI pluck منfrom خدوyour cheeks (start of خدودك)
ألعيد عيدي يوم أقطف من خدو
دكyour cheeks (end of خدودك) ياO منايَmy desire شقائقanemones (with النعمان) النعمانal-Nu'man (flower-name component)
دك يا منايَ شقائق النعمان
Eid is my Eid the day I pluck from your
Is it Eid when from your cheeks I pluck,
cheeks, O my desire, anemones.
Crimson anemones, my wishes?
ألعيدEid يومthe day of الهمسwhispers والنجوىand intimate talk إلىuntil
ألعيد يوم الهمس والنجوى إلى
أنthat يصبحbecomes التعبيرexpression بالخفقانthrough heartbeats
أن يصبح التعبير بالخفقان
Eid is the day of whispers and intimate talk, until
Is it Eid for whispered endearments,
expression comes through heartbeats.
Until expression comes in throbs?
ألعيدEid يومthe day ننامwe sleep ملءthe fullness of جفونناour eyelids
ألعيد يوم ننام ملء جفوننا
متعانقينembracing each other كأنّناas though we طفلانtwo children
متعانقين كأنّنا طفلان
Eid is the day we sleep with slumber filling our eyelids,
Is it Eid when we sleep, eyelids closed,
embracing, as though we were two children.
Embracing as if we were children?
ألعيدEid يومthe day يصفّقُapplaud القلبانthe two hearts منfrom
ألعيد يوم يصفّقُ القلبان من
فرحjoy of اللقاءmeeting وتهتفand cry out الروحانthe two souls
فرح اللقاء وتهتف الروحان
Eid is the day both hearts applaud out of
Is Eid when both hearts clap in joy,
joy at meeting, and both souls cry out.
And the two souls exclaim at meeting?
ألعيدEid يومthe day أمتّعI delight الطرفthe eye الذيthat
ألعيد يوم أمتّع الطرف الذي
أسهدتهُyou kept it sleepless بجمالكَwith your beauty الفتّانbewitching
أسهدتهُ بجمالكَ الفتّان
Eid is the day I delight the eye that
Is it Eid when I give pleasure to the eyes
you kept sleepless, with your bewitching beauty.
I adorned with your captivating beauty?
Sol 6.1