ضجةclamor جاوزتsurpassed عنانheights السماءthe sky
ضجة جاوزت عنان السماء
عندby واديa valley منof الأنيسhuman company خواءِempty
عند وادي من الأنيس خواءِ
A clamor passed beyond the heights of heaven,
A clamor that crossed the sky's rein
By a valley empty of human company.
In a valley of charming solitude
رفعتthey raised صوتهاtheir voice الضفادعthe frogs بالترin recitation (first part)
رفعت صوتها الضفادع بالتر
تيلrecitation (completion) أوor بالدعاءin prayer أوor بالغناءin song
تيل أو بالدعاء أو بالغناء
The frogs raised their voices in reci-
The frogs raised their croaking voice
tation, or in prayer, or in song,
Chanting or praying or singing
بقريضwith verse منfrom القيودthe constraints طليقfree
بقريض من القيود طليق
فأجادتso they excelled فيin النظمverse composition والإلقاءand recitation
فأجادت في النظم والإلقاء
With verse unfettered by constraints,
Freed from shackles
And so excelled in composition and recitation.
Excelling in composition and recitation
مزجتthey blended ألفa thousand ألفthousand صوتvoices وصوتand a voice
مزجت ألف ألف صوت وصوت
عندduring ترتيلهاtheir chanting وعندand at انتهاءthe ending
عند ترتيلها وعند انتهاء
They blended a thousand thousand voices, one with another,
Mixing thousands of voices
During their chanting and at its close.
In their chanting and ending
كيفhow قدindeed ألفتهthey harmonized it وهيwhile they are شتيتscattered
كيف قد ألفته وهي شتيت
بينamong دانnear منof الشقوقthe crevices وناءand far
بين دان من الشقوق وناء
How have they harmonized it, though scattered
How did she harmonize dispersed
Among crevices near and far?
Between cradles of crevices and bending
ملأتthey filled واسعwide الفضاءthe expanse ضجيجاًclamor
ملأت واسع الفضاء ضجيجاً
منظماwell ordered زادincreased رهبةdread الظلماءthe darkness
منظما زاد رهبة الظلماء
They filled the wide expanse with a clamor,
Filling the ample space with organised clamour
Well ordered, it deepened the dread of darkness.
Increasing the awe of darkness
كلماwhenever استرسلتthey went on ترتلchanting يسترbecomes engrossed (first part)
كلما استرسلت ترتل يستر
سلbecomes engrossed (completion) سمعيmy hearing والنفسand the soul فيin الاصغاءattentive listening
سل سمعي والنفس في الاصغاء
Whenever they chanted on, ever more en-
The more it flows chanting, the more my hearing is spellbound
grossed grew my hearing and my soul in listening.
And the soul in listening
هوit is موسيقيةmusic بلىyes هوit is شكرthanksgiving
هو موسيقية بلى هو شكر
رتلتهthey chanted it علىfor نزولcoming down الماءthe water
رتلته على نزول الماء
It is music—yes, it is thanksgiving,
It is musical, yes it is gratitude
They chanted it for the water that came down.
Chanted for the rain's descent
أوor اذاif شئتyou wish أنto تقولsay صواباrightly
أو اذا شئت أن تقول صوابا
هوit is ماwhat للحياةbelongs to life منof ضوضاءclamor
هو ما للحياة من ضوضاء
Or, if you wish to put it rightly,
Or if you wish to say the truth
It is the clamor of life.
It is life's clamor
أعلنتthey announced عنabout وجودهاtheir existence بنقيقwith croaking
أعلنت عن وجودها بنقيق
وادعgentle لاnot بغلظةٍwith harshness وجفاءand rudeness
وادع لا بغلظةٍ وجفاء
They announced their presence with croaking,
Announcing its existence with croaking
Gentle, not with harshness and rudeness.
Pray do not with roughness and aloofness
كمhow many رأيناwe have seen منamong البريةhumankind شخصاًa person
كم رأينا من البرية شخصاً
معلناًannouncing عنabout وجودهhis existence بعواءwith howling
معلناً عن وجوده بعواء
How many a person among humankind have we seen,
How often we saw from the wilderness someone
Announcing his presence with howling!
Announcing his presence with howling
Sol 6.1