مضيناwe journeyed معwith الدهرTime بعضsome اللياليthe nights
مضينا مع الدهر بعض الليالي
فجاءthen he came إليناto us بثوبin a robe جديدnew
فجاء إلينا بثوب جديد
We journeyed with Time through several nights,
We journeyed with Time for some nights,
And it came to us in a new robe,
Then he came to us in a new robe,
وأنواعand varieties عطرperfume ونجمand a star صغيرsmall
وأنواع عطر ونجم صغير
يداعبناcaresses us بالمنىwith hopes منfrom بعيدfar away
يداعبنا بالمنى من بعيد
With perfumes of many kinds and a little star
And varieties of perfume, and a little star
Caressing us from afar with dreams,
Caressing us with hopes from afar,
وألحانand melodies عشقpassionate love تذوبmelt اشتياقاwith longing
وألحان عشق تذوب اشتياقا
وكأسand a cup وليلand night وأيامand days عيدcelebration
وكأس وليل وأيام عيد
And melodies of love melting with longing,
And melodies of love that melt with longing,
And a cup, a night, and festive days.
And a cup, and night, and festive days.
ونامand slept الزمانTime علىupon راحتيناour two palms
ونام الزمان على راحتينا
بريئاinnocent بريئاinnocent كطفلlike a child وليدnewborn
بريئا بريئا كطفل وليد
And Time fell asleep upon our palms,
And Time slept upon our palms,
Innocent, innocent, as a newborn child.
Innocent, innocent, like a newborn child.
وقامand he rose يزمجرroars وحشاa beast جسوراbold
وقام يزمجر وحشا جسورا
ويعصفand rages فيناthrough us بقلبwith a heart حديدiron
ويعصف فينا بقلب حديد
Then it rose roaring—a dauntless beast—
And he rose, roaring, a bold beast,
And ravaged us with an iron heart.
And raged through us with a heart of iron.
فأحرقso he burned فيin الثوبthe robe عطرfragrance الأمانيthe wishes
فأحرق في الثوب عطر الأماني
وألقىand cast عليناupon us رياحاwinds تبيدannihilate
وألقى علينا رياحا تبيد
It burned hope’s fragrance from the robe,
So he burned the fragrance of wishes in the robe,
And loosed upon us devastating winds.
And cast upon us winds that annihilate.
وقالand said: أناI الدهرTime أغفوI doze قليلاa little
وقال: أنا الدهر أغفو قليلا
ولكنbut بطشيmy violence شديدfierce.. شديدfierce
ولكن بطشي شديد.. شديد
And said: “I am Time. I doze but briefly,
And said: “I am Time; I doze a little,
But my onslaught is fierce—fierce.
But my violence is fierce—fierce.
فأعبثso I toy بالناسwith people ضوءاas light وظلاand shadow
فأعبث بالناس ضوءا وظلا
وساعاتand hours حزنsorrow وأنسامand breezes غيدgraceful maidens
وساعات حزن وأنسام غيد
I toy with people, now light and now shadow,
So I toy with people as light and shadow,
With hours of sorrow and breezes of fair maidens.
And hours of sorrow, and breezes of graceful maidens.
وأمنحهمand I grant them أمنياتwishes عذاباas torment
وأمنحهم أمنيات عذابا
يعيشونthey live فيهاwithin them حياةlife العبيدthe slaves
يعيشون فيها حياة العبيد
And grant them dreams that are torment,
And I grant them wishes as torment;
In which they live the life of slaves.
Within them, they live the life of slaves.
وألقيand I cast بهمthem فيinto ظلامdarkness كئيبbleak
وألقي بهم في ظلام كئيب
وأسخرand I scoff منat كلevery حلمdream عنيدdefiant
وأسخر من كل حلم عنيد
And cast them into bleak darkness,
And I cast them into a bleak darkness,
And mock every defiant dream.
And scoff at every defiant dream.
غداtomorrow فيin الترابthe dust يصيرونthey will become صمتاsilence
غدا في التراب يصيرون صمتا
وتمضيand will pass اللياليthe nights علىaccording to ماwhat أريدI wish
وتمضي الليالي على ما أريد
Tomorrow, in the dust, they will become silence,
Tomorrow, in the dust, they will become silence,
And the nights will pass as I desire.
And the nights will pass as I wish.
وأمضيand I pass علىby كلevery بيتhouse أغنيI sing
وأمضي على كل بيت أغني
تطوفgo round الكؤوسthe cups بوهمwith an illusion.. جديدnew
تطوف الكؤوس بوهم.. جديد
And I pass by every house, singing,
And I pass by every house, singing:
While the cups go round with a new illusion.”
The cups go round with a new illusion.”
Sol 6.1