ماwhat بالthe matter with سيدةthe lady الأقمارthe moons ... تبتعدshe draws away
ما بال سيدة الأقمار ... تبتعد
وأمسand yesterday كانتshe was علىupon أجفانناour eyelids تفدُcoming ؟
وأمس كانت على أجفاننا تفدُ ؟
What ails the Lady of the Moons, that she draws away,
Why has the lady of the moons grown distant
Though yesterday she came to our eyelids?
When just yesterday she illuminated our eyelids?
أراقهاdid it charm her? كوكبa star فيin الأفقthe horizon مرتحلٌwandering
أراقها كوكب في الأفق مرتحلٌ
أمor شاقهاstirred her longing راهبٌa monk فيon الأرضearth منفردُsolitary؟
أم شاقها راهبٌ في الأرض منفردُ؟
Did a wandering star on the horizon charm her,
Was she wearied by a wandering star in the horizon
Or did a solitary monk on earth stir her longing?
Or troubled by a devout monk on the earth secluded?
فملتso she tired of الوصلَcloseness .. والأقمارand the moons أمزجةٌtemperaments
فملت الوصلَ .. والأقمار أمزجةٌ
ناريّةٌfiery .. قلّماseldom وفّتْthey were true بماto what تعِدُthey promise
ناريّةٌ .. قلّما وفّتْ بما تعِدُ
So she tired of closeness—and moons have temperaments,
So she grew weary of union.. and the moons are temperaments
Fiery, seldom keeping what they promise.
Fiery.. rarely keeping the promises they make
أوّاهalas!! سيّدةَlady الأقمارِthe moons! سيدتيmy lady!
أوّاه! سيّدةَ الأقمارِ! سيدتي!
أوّاهِalas!! لوif only تجدfelt الأقمارthe moons ماwhat نجدُwe feel
أوّاهِ! لو تجد الأقمار ما نجدُ
Alas, Lady of the Moons! My lady!
Alas! Lady of the moons! My lady!
Alas, if only the moons felt what we feel!
Alas! If only the moons could feel what we feel
أوّاهِalas!! لوif only تردُcame to drink الاقمارُthe moons إنif ظمِئتْthey grew thirsty
أوّاهِ! لو تردُ الاقمارُ إن ظمِئتْ
مواردَsprings الالمpain الطاغيoverwhelming كماas نَرِدُwe come to drink
مواردَ الالم الطاغي كما نَرِدُ
Alas, if only the moons, when thirsty, came
Alas! If only the moons would quench their thirst
To the springs of overwhelming pain, as we do!
At the springs of overwhelming pain as we do
أوّاهِalas!! لوif only تسكبُshed الأقمارُthe moons أدمعَناour tears
أوّاهِ! لو تسكبُ الأقمارُ أدمعَنا
ولوand if only يعذّبُهاtormented them التفكيرُthought والسُهُدand sleeplessness
ولو يعذّبُها التفكيرُ والسُهُد
Alas, if only the moons shed our tears,
Alas! If only the moons would shed our tears
And if only thought and sleeplessness tormented them!
Even if thinking and wakefulness torture them
أبحرتِyou sailed ، سيدةَlady الأقمارthe moons ،عنaway from رجلٍa man
أبحرتِ ، سيدةَ الأقمار ،عن رجلٍ
ماnot زالceased يبحرُsails فيin أعماقِهhis depths الكمدُgrief
ما زال يبحرُ في أعماقِه الكمدُ
You sailed away, Lady of the Moons, from a man
You sailed away, lady of the moons, from a man
In whose depths grief still sails.
Who still sails the depths of him that are latent
وراعَكand alarmed you الحزنُsorrow فيin عينيهhis eyes..مؤتلقاًshining
وراعَك الحزنُ في عينيه..مؤتلقاً
وصدّكand repelled you اليأسُdespair فيin دنياهhis world يحتشدُmasses
وصدّك اليأسُ في دنياه يحتشدُ
And sorrow, shining in his eyes, alarmed you,
Worry has dwelt in his eyes.. suspended
And despair, massing in his world, drove you away.
And despair has blocked off his life accumulating
أتيتِyou came تبغينseeking شعراًpoetry كُلُّهall of it فرحٌjoy
أتيتِ تبغين شعراً كُلُّه فرحٌ
أنشودةًa song عنabout زمانٍa time كلُهُall of it رغدُease and plenty
أنشودةً عن زمانٍ كلُهُ رغدُ
You came seeking poetry filled with joy,
You came seeking poetry that’s all joy
A song of a time filled with ease and plenty,
Songs about a time that’s all comfort
وand جولةٌa journey عبْرَthrough أحلامdreams مورَّدةٍrose-colored
و جولةٌ عبْرَ أحلام مورَّدةٍ
فيin هودجٍa camel litter بالندىby the dew الورديِّrosy يبتردُgrows cool
في هودجٍ بالندى الورديِّ يبتردُ
And a journey through rose-colored dreams,
Strolls across wellsprings of dreams
In a howdah cooled by rosy dew.
In a howdah where pink dew accumulates
فماso ... not سمعتِyou heard سوىexcept الأشعارِthe poems باكيةًweeping
فما سمعتِ سوى الأشعارِ باكيةً
وماand ... not رأيتِyou saw سوىexcept الإنسانِthe human being يرتعدُtrembling
وما رأيتِ سوى الإنسانِ يرتعدُ
Yet you heard nothing but weeping poems,
But you’ve only heard poetry weeping
And you saw nothing but a human being trembling.
And only seen man shuddering
أناI الطموحُambition الذيthat كلّتgrew weary قوادمهُits primary flight feathers
أنا الطموحُ الذي كلّت قوادمهُ
أنتِyou الطموحُambition الذيthat يسعىstrives لهfor it الامدُtime
أنتِ الطموحُ الذي يسعى له الامدُ
I am ambition whose flight feathers have grown weary;
I am the ambition whose steps are exhausted
You are ambition for which time strives.
You are the ambition the future runs to meet
أنتِyou الشبابُyouth إلىtoward الاعراسweddings مُنطلقٌsetting out
أنتِ الشبابُ إلى الاعراس مُنطلقٌ
أناI الكهولةُmiddle age يومٌa day ماnot لديهit has غدُtomorrow
أنا الكهولةُ يومٌ ما لديه غدُ
You are youth, setting out for weddings;
You are youth heading joyfully to weddings
I am middle age—a day with no tomorrow.
I am old age who one day will have a tomorrow
أنتِyou الحياةُlife التيthat تنسابُflows ضاحكةًlaughing
أنتِ الحياةُ التي تنسابُ ضاحكةً
إلىtoward الحياةِlife .. أناI الموتُdeath الذيthat يَئِدُburies alive
إلى الحياةِ .. أنا الموتُ الذي يَئِدُ
You are life, flowing with laughter
You are life flowing on laughing
Toward life—I am death that buries alive.
To life.. I am death that lurks
لاdo not تعجَبيmarvel منat صباحٍa morning فيهin it فُرقتُناour parting
لا تعجَبي من صباحٍ فيه فُرقتُنا
بلrather اعجبيmarvel منat مساءٍan evening فيهin it نتّحدُwe unite
بل اعجبي من مساءٍ فيه نتّحدُ
Do not marvel at a morning in which we part;
Do not wonder at a morn where we parted
Rather, marvel at an evening in which we unite.
But wonder at an eve where we are united
جميلةٌbeautiful أنتِyou .. يحدوكِdraws you الجمالُbeauty كماas
جميلةٌ أنتِ .. يحدوكِ الجمالُ كما
يحدوdraws اللهيبُthe flame فراشاًmoths نحوهtoward it يفِدُcome
يحدو اللهيبُ فراشاً نحوه يفِدُ
Beautiful you are—beauty draws you as
Beautiful you are.. beauty accompanies you
The flame draws moths coming toward it.
As flames accompany a moth to meet its fate
جميلةٌbeautiful انتِyou .. عيناكِyour eyes الزُمرُّدُemerald لاnot
جميلةٌ انتِ .. عيناكِ الزُمرُّدُ لا
يخبوdims .. وفيand in شفتيكِyour lips الكَرْمُgrapevines والشُهُدُand honey
يخبو .. وفي شفتيكِ الكَرْمُ والشُهُدُ
Beautiful you are—your eyes are emerald that does not
Beautiful you are.. your emerald eyes do not wane
Dim—and in your lips are grapevines and honey.
And on your lips are bounty and nectar
جميلةٌbeautiful أنتِyou .. فيin أحراشِthickets مأسدةٍa lion-haunt
جميلةٌ أنتِ .. في أحراشِ مأسدةٍ
وهلand can ...? يَعِفُّremain chaste وأنتِwhile you are الظبيةُthe gazelle الأسدُthe lion؟
وهل يَعِفُّ وأنتِ الظبيةُ الأسدُ؟
Beautiful you are—in thickets where lions dwell;
Beautiful you are.. in forests of lions
And can the lion remain chaste, when you are the gazelle?
Can there be fear when you are the lioness?
هوit is الفراقُparting! فماذاso what تامرينdo you command إذنْthen؟
هو الفراقُ! فماذا تامرين إذنْ؟
أنوحُI wail؟أصمتُI fall silent؟أجريI run عنكaway from you؟أتّئدُI proceed slowly؟
أنوحُ؟أصمتُ؟أجري عنك؟أتّئدُ؟
It is parting! So what do you command, then?
It is farewell! So what do you command?
Shall I wail? Be silent? Run from you? Proceed slowly?
Shall I wail? Be silent? Flee from you? Wilt?
أقولshall I say"شكراًthank you"؟ .. أكانتwas it? ليلةًa night هِبةًa gift؟!
أقول"شكراً"؟ .. أكانت ليلةً هِبةً؟!
ياoh! للكريمةwhat a generous lady! .. إذas تسخوshe gives lavishly .. وتقتصدُand she is sparing!
يا للكريمة .. إذ تسخو .. وتقتصدُ!
Shall I say 'Thank you'? Was that night a gift?!
Shall I say “Thank you”? ..Was it a gifted night?
How generous she is, giving lavishly—and sparingly!
O generous one.. when you give freely.. and hold back!
هلdid ...? التقيناwe met؟ أمor الأوهامillusions تعبثُplay بيwith me؟
هل التقينا؟ أم الأوهام تعبثُ بي؟
أينwhere التقيناwe met؟ متىwhen؟ ألسبتُSaturday?؟ألأحدُSunday?؟
أين التقينا؟ متى؟ ألسبتُ؟ألأحدُ؟
Did we meet? Or are illusions playing with me?
Did we meet? Or are fancies toying with me?
Where did we meet? When? Saturday? Sunday?
Where did we meet? When? Did I dream? Rave?
وهلand did ...? مشيناwe walked معاًtogether؟ فيon أيّwhich أمسيةٍevening؟
وهل مشينا معاً؟ في أيّ أمسيةٍ؟
فيin أيwhich ثانيةٍsecond أودىdid away بهاwith it الأبدُeternity؟
في أي ثانيةٍ أودى بها الأبدُ؟
And did we walk together? On which evening?
And did we walk together? On which evening?
In which second, swept away by eternity?
In which second that bore away eternity?
وهلand did ...? همستِyou whispered"حبيبيmy beloved!"أمor سَمعتُI heard صدىan echo
وهل همستِ"حبيبي!"أم سَمعتُ صدى
منfrom عالمthe world الجنِّthe jinn .. لمdid not يهمسwhisper بهit أحدُanyone؟
من عالم الجنِّ .. لم يهمس به أحدُ؟
And did you whisper 'My beloved!' Or did I hear an echo
And did you whisper “My love” or did I hear
From the world of the jinn, whispered by no one?
An echo from the world of jinn that no one uttered?
أظنّI think ماwhat كانhappened منfrom تأليفcomposition راويةٍa female storyteller
أظنّ ما كان من تأليف راويةٍ
تحكيshe tells وand تنسىshe forgets .. فباقيso the rest of الفصلِthe chapter مُفتقدُis missing!
تحكي و تنسى .. فباقي الفصلِ مُفتقدُ!
I think what happened was a storyteller's invention;
I think it was the fabrication of a narrator
She tells and forgets—so the rest of the chapter is missing!
Who tells and forgets.. so the rest of the chapter is missing!
Sol 6.1