ذهبhas gone اليومthe day وقدand already آنhas come الغروبsunset
ذهب اليوم وقد آن الغروب
واعترىand overtook الكونthe world علىat الشمسthe sun الشحوبpallor
واعترى الكون على الشمس الشحوب
The day has gone, and sunset's hour has come.
The day has passed and dusk has arrived
And pallor overtook the world at the sun's passing.
And grief has befallen the universe over the faded sun
زمرflocks الطيرthe birds إلىto أوكارهاtheir nests
زمر الطير إلى أوكارها
مسرعاتhurrying منfrom شمالnorth وجنوبand south
مسرعات من شمال وجنوب
Flocks of birds head for their nests,
Flocks of birds to their nests
hurrying from north and south.
Hastening from north and south
كلevery شيءthing تبصرbeholds العينthe eye بهin it
كل شيء تبصر العين به
ساكنstill فيin هيبةawe حتىeven الهبوبthe blowing wind
ساكن في هيبة حتى الهبوب
Everything the eye beholds there
Everything the eye sees
is still in awe—even the blowing wind.
Is still in awe even the winds
تبصرyou behold النهرthe river فتلقىthen you find ماءهits water
تبصر النهر فتلقى ماءه
حذراًwary فيin سيرهits course مثلlike الهيوبa fearful one
حذراً في سيره مثل الهيوب
You behold the river and find its water
You see the river so you find its water
wary in its course, like one afraid.
Moving carefully like snakes
لهبa flame فيin مائهits water يضرمهkindles it
لهب في مائه يضرمه
ذهبgold فيon صفحةthe face of الأفقthe horizon يذوبmelts
ذهب في صفحة الأفق يذوب
A flame in its water is kindled
A flame in its water igniting it
by gold melting on the face of the horizon.
Gold on the horizon melting away
منظرa scene أبدعهfashioned it exquisitely مبدعهits creator
منظر أبدعه مبدعه
جامعgathering منfrom دولةthe realm of الحسنbeauty ضروبforms
جامع من دولة الحسن ضروب
A scene exquisitely fashioned by its creator,
A scene perfected by its Creator
gathering many forms from beauty's realm.
Bringing together aspects of beauty
إنif يكنthere is فيهin it لعينيfor my eye متعةdelight
إن يكن فيه لعيني متعة
فبقلبيthen in my heart منهfrom it حزنsorrow وقطوبand gloom
فبقلبي منه حزن وقطوب
If it offers delight to my eye,
If my eyes find pleasure in it
it brings my heart sorrow and gloom.
Then my heart feels sadness and agony
كلevery شيءthing فيهin it حسنbeauty إنماyet
كل شيء فيه حسن إنما
كلevery حسنbeauty هوit بالقبحwith ugliness مشوبtainted
كل حسن هو بالقبح مشوب
Everything has beauty in it; yet
Everything in it is beautiful yet
all beauty is tainted with ugliness.
Every beauty is marred by ugliness
غابتhas set الشمسthe sun هناhere لكنهاbut it
غابت الشمس هنا لكنها
أشرقتhas risen فوقover بلادlands وشعوبand peoples
أشرقت فوق بلاد وشعوب
The sun has set here, but it
The sun has set here but it has
has risen over lands and peoples.
Risen over other lands and peoples
غيرbut أنthat الناسthe people ماhow أحوجهمmuch they need
غير أن الناس ما أحوجهم
لشموسfor suns مشرقاتshining فيin القلوبthe hearts
لشموس مشرقات في القلوب
Yet how greatly people need
Except that people, how much they need
suns shining in their hearts!
Suns shining in their hearts
كلevery يومday قدalready مضىhas passed مرحلةa stage
كل يوم قد مضى مرحلة
مسنيafflicted me منfrom قطعهاtraversing it أيwhat great لغوبweariness
مسني من قطعها أي لغوب
Every day gone by is a stage;
Every day that has passed is a stage
what weariness its crossing has brought upon me!
Whoever traverses it tastes no sweetness
قصرتhave shortened فسحاتspans آجالlifetimes الورىhumankind
قصرت فسحات آجال الورى
ثمthen طالتlengthened بالرزاياwith calamities والخطوبand woes
ثم طالت بالرزايا والخطوب
The spans of mortal lives have grown short,
The expanses of lifespans have shortened
then lengthened with calamities and woes.
Then grown long with troubles and worries
كلماwhenever أعملتI put to work فكريmy mind لمnot أجدI find
كلما أعملت فكري لم أجد
أبداًever منfrom ساحةthe arena of العيشlife هروبescape
أبداً من ساحة العيش هروب
Whenever I set my mind to work, I find no
Whenever I set my mind I never find
escape at all from the arena of life.
Escape from the arena of life
قدindeed جهلناwe were ignorant ماwhat حذقناهwe mastered it وكمand how many
قد جهلنا ما حذقناه وكم
سترتwere concealed عنfrom أعينthe eyes of الناسthe people غيوبmysteries
سترت عن أعين الناس غيوب
We are ignorant of what we have mastered; and how many
We have ignored what we were skilled in and how much
mysteries have been hidden from people's eyes!
Was veiled from the eyes of people
أقبلhas come الليلthe night بجيشwith an army منof كروبwoes
أقبل الليل بجيش من كروب
أتراناdo you think we نبصرwe see الشمسthe sun تؤوبreturns
أترانا نبصر الشمس تؤوب
Night has come with an army of woes.
The night has arrived with an army of sorrows
Will we, I wonder, see the sun return?
Will we see the fading sun
قدmay يسرgladden الليلthe night شخصاًsomeone عندهwith him
قد يسر الليل شخصاً عنده
طلعةa face عنin place of طلعةthe face of الشمسthe sun تنوبstands in
طلعة عن طلعة الشمس تنوب
Night may gladden someone who has beside him
The night may bring ease to someone who
a face that stands in for the face of the sun.
Has a rising in place of the sunset
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