أمُذكِّريO you who remind me زمنَthe time of الصباyouth
أمُذكِّري زمنَ الصبا
والعيشَand life فيin تلكthose الربوعِdwelling places
والعيشَ في تلك الربوعِ
O you who remind me of the days of youth,
My reminder of youth's time,
And of life in those dwelling places,
And living in those meadows,
ومعاهداًand familiar haunts غادرتُهاI left them
ومعاهداً غادرتُها
مأوىa refuge المساويmisdeeds منof صَنيعيmy own doing
مأوى المساوي من صَنيعي
And familiar haunts I left
And covenants I left behind,
As a refuge for my own misdeeds,
Shelter of my own making,
وثمينَand precious عُمرa lifetime بِعتُهI sold it
وثمينَ عُمر بِعتُه
برخيصfor a cheap عيشٍlife كالخليعlike a libertine
برخيص عيشٍ كالخليع
And a precious lifetime I sold
And precious life I sold
For a cheap life, like a libertine.
For cheap, debased living,
أذكرتنيyou reminded me أشياءthings كاwas (first fragment)
أذكرتني أشياء كا
نwas (final fragment) شريفُهاtheir noble part مثلlike الوضيعthe base
ن شريفُها مثل الوضيع
You reminded me of things in which
Reminded me of things as if
The noble was like the base,
The noble were now base,
وبدائعاًand wonders قدhad خلتُهاI imagined them
وبدائعاً قد خلتُها
كمحاسنlike the beauties of الروضthe garden البديعwondrous
كمحاسن الروض البديع
And wonders I had imagined
And wonders now passed
Like the beauties of a wondrous garden.
Like garden's fading beauty,
لاno بِدعَwonder أنكthat you خادعيare deceiving me
لا بِدعَ أنك خادعي
كالزهرlike blossoms فيin زمنthe season of الربيعspring
كالزهر في زمن الربيع
No wonder you deceive me,
You must be deceiving me
Like blossoms in the season of spring.
Like the blossom in springtime,
دعنيleave me وشأنَكand your own affairs ماnot أناI
دعني وشأنَك ما أنا
لكto you بالمجيبone who answers وبالسميعand one who listens
لك بالمجيب وبالسميع
Leave me and mind your own affairs; I am not
Leave me be, don't answer,
One to answer you or listen to you.
I'm not listening or hearing,
دعنيlet me أنوحlament لأشتريso I may buy back
دعني أنوح لأشتري
عمريmy lifetime المضاعَsquandered منfrom المُضيعthe squanderer
عمري المضاعَ من المُضيع
Let me lament, so I may buy back
Leave me to grieve and buy
My squandered life from its squanderer.
My wasted life from ruin,
هيهاتfar beyond reach يرجعreturns ماwhat مضىhas passed
هيهات يرجع ما مضى
فالموتfor death أقربُnearer منthan رجوعيmy return
فالموت أقربُ من رجوعي
Never shall what has passed return;
Too late, the past won't return,
For death is nearer than my return.
Death comes before I do,
عمرٌa lifetime أضنعتI squandered (apparent typo) خيارَهits best part
عمرٌ أضنعت خيارَه
بينbetween الخلاعةdebauchery والولوعand infatuation
بين الخلاعة والولوع
A lifetime whose best I squandered
A life whose best years
Between debauchery and infatuation.
Spent between sin and fervor,
ونأىand went far away الشفيعthe intercessor فأينso where مَنone who
ونأى الشفيع فأين مَن
يدعوcalls فيأتينيso he comes to me شفيعيmy intercessor
يدعو فيأتيني شفيعي
And the intercessor has gone far away; where is one
Intercessors are far,
Who will call, so my intercessor may come to me?
Who can intercede for me?
أفٍّfie! لنفسٍupon a soul دأبهاits habit
أفٍّ لنفسٍ دأبها
يهوَىfavors النزولdescent عنrather than الطلوعascent
يهوَى النزول عن الطلوع
Fie upon a soul whose habit
Alas for a soul whose wont
Favors descent over ascent!
Is descending, not rising!
إنif تنزليyou descend أوor تطلعيyou ascend
إن تنزلي أو تطلعي
أناI لاdo not أميلincline إلىtoward الرجوعreturning
أنا لا أميل إلى الرجوع
Whether you descend or ascend,
Whether you descend or rise,
I am not inclined to return.
I cannot turn back again,
بينيbetween me وبينكِand you كالفطيlike the weaned child (first fragment)
بيني وبينكِ كالفطي
مِweaned child (final fragment) السنِّage والطفلِand the child الرضيعsuckling
مِ السنِّ والطفلِ الرضيع
You and I are as different as a child of weaning
Between us like old man
Age and a suckling infant.
And suckling innocent child,
ذهبhas gone الشبابyouth ومنand who يرىconsiders
ذهب الشباب ومن يرى
رأيَjudgment of الجديدthe new معalongside الخليعthe cast-off
رأيَ الجديد مع الخليع
Youth has gone, and who would regard
Youth is gone, and who now sees
The new and the cast-off alike?
Wisdom in the shameless one?
وحَسِستُand I felt فيin النارthe fire البِلىdecay
وحَسِستُ في النار البِلى
قدalready أوقدتwas kindled بينbetween الضلوعthe ribs
قد أوقدت بين الضلوع
And I felt decay within the fire
In my chest the fire of old age
That had been kindled between my ribs.
Burns between my ribs,
واستُنزفتand was drained منيfrom me القوىstrength
واستُنزفت مني القوى
واستُقطرتand were drawn out in drops منيfrom me دموعيmy tears
واستُقطرت مني دموعي
And my strength was drained from me,
My strength is drained from me,
And my tears were drawn from me drop by drop.
My tears wrung from my eyes,
طوبىblessedness لمنto whoever أضحىhas become بهاthrough them
طوبى لمن أضحى بها
متسربلاًclad in ثوبthe robe of الخشوعhumility
متسربلاً ثوب الخشوع
Blessed is he who, through them, has become
Happy is he who sacrificed
Clad in the robe of humility,
Self cloaked in humility,
وقدand indeed ارعوىhas turned back منfrom غيهhis error الthe
وقد ارعوى من غيه ال
مشهورnotorious منfrom قبلbefore الشروعthe beginning
مشهور من قبل الشروع
And has turned away from his
Who tended a fame made
Notorious error before setting out.
Famous before he began,
فهناكthen there يَمنَحُgrants أجرَهhis reward
فهناك يَمنَحُ أجرَه
ربُّthe Lord of الجميعall عنon behalf of الجميعall
ربُّ الجميع عن الجميع
There, then, his reward is granted
There his Lord who owns all
By the Lord of all, on behalf of all.
Will grant him his reward.
Sol 6.1