كمhow often فيin سبيلthe pursuit of الأمانيhopes
كم في سبيل الأماني
دهريmy fate بخطبwith a calamity رمانيstruck me
دهري بخطب رماني
How often, in pursuit of hopes,
How much in the path of wishes
Has my fate struck me with calamity!
My life with speeches vanishes
والنفسand the soul للمجدfor glory تصبوyearns
والنفس للمجد تصبو
برغمdespite ماwhat قدhas (perfect marker) دهانيbefallen me
برغم ما قد دهاني
And the soul yearns for glory,
And the soul aspires for glory
Despite what has befallen me.
Despite what has pained me
والطيرand the birds لاnot تقوىhave the strength بلاwithout
والطير لا تقوى بلا
ريشfeathers علىfor الطيرانflight
ريش على الطيران
And birds cannot, without
And a bird cannot fly without
Feathers, take flight.
Feathers enabling its flight
والعمرand life بينbetween دقائقminutes
والعمر بين دقائق
ماضpassing وبينand between ثوانseconds
ماض وبين ثوان
And life, between minutes,
And life between moments
Passes—and between seconds.
Passed and between seconds
والنفسand the soul فيin أسرthe captivity of الأسىsorrow
والنفس في أسر الأسى
والدمعand tears فيin جريانflow
والدمع في جريان
And the soul is in sorrow’s captivity,
The soul in captivity of sorrow
And tears are flowing.
And tears constantly flowing
فإذاthen, when علمتyou learn بحالتيof my condition
فإذا علمت بحالتي
يبكيكmakes you weep ماwhat أبكانيmade me weep
يبكيك ما أبكاني
Then, when you learn of my plight,
So if you knew my state
What made me weep will make you weep.
My plight would make you weep
والموتand death خيرbetter منthan حياlife (first part)
والموت خير من حيا
ةcompletion of 'life' اليأسdespair والأحزانand sorrows
ة اليأس والأحزان
And death is better than a life
And death is better than a life
Of despair and sorrows.
Of despair and sorrows
كمhow often أبتI returned منfrom سعييmy striving الحثيثtireless
كم أبت من سعيي الحثيث
بصفقةwith a bargain of الخسرانloss
بصفقة الخسران
How often have I returned from my tireless striving
How much my diligent efforts refused
With a losing bargain!
A deal of loss
أوor كلevery ذيpossessor of النفسthe soul الكبيthe great (first part)
أو كل ذي النفس الكبي
رةcompletion of 'great' مخفقunsuccessful بزمانيin my time
رة مخفق بزماني
Or is everyone with a great soul
Or everyone with a proud soul
Unsuccessful in my time?
Defeated by my time
ليfor me قبلbefore هذاthis أمانhopes
لي قبل هذا أمان
والآنand now ماليI have no أمانيhopes
والآن مالي أماني
Before this, I had hopes;
I had security before this
And now I have no hopes.
And now I have no wishes
كرهتI hated حتىeven حياتيmy life
كرهت حتى حياتي
والناسand people مماbecause of what أعانيI endure
والناس مما أعاني
I have come to hate even my life,
I've come to hate even my life
And people, because of what I endure.
And people from what pained me
تقلبchanges النفسthe soul تبعاًin accordance
تقلب النفس تبعاً
لتقلباتwith the vicissitudes of الزمانtime
لتقلبات الزمان
The soul changes in accordance
The soul turns accordingly
With the vicissitudes of time.
To the turns of time
Sol 6.1