ياO نائمsleeper الليلthe night فيin جثمانbody يقظانwakeful
يا نائم الليل في جثمان يقظان
ماwhat بالthe matter عينكyour eye لاnot تبكيweeps بتهتانِin torrents
ما بال عينك لا تبكي بتهتانِ
O sleeper through the night in the body of one awake,
O sleeper through the night in a wakeful body,
What ails your eye, that it does not weep in torrents?
What ails your eye, that it does not weep in torrents?
إنindeed اللياليthe nights لمdid not تحسنshow kindness ألىto أحدٍanyone
إن الليالي لم تحسن ألى أحدٍ
إلاexcept that أساءتdid harm إليهto him بعدafter إحسانِkindness
إلا أساءت إليه بعد إحسانِ
The nights have never shown kindness to anyone
Indeed, the nights have never shown kindness to anyone
Without wronging him after that kindness.
without wronging him after their kindness.
أماhave you not رأيتyou saw خطوبَcalamities الدهرِof time ماwhat فعلتthey did
أما رأيت خطوبَ الدهرِ ما فعلت
بالهاشميto al-Hashimi وبالفتحand to al-Fath بنson of خاقانِKhaqan
بالهاشمي وبالفتح بن خاقانِ
Have you not seen what the calamities of Time have wrought
Have you not seen what the calamities of time have done
Upon the Hāshimite and al-Fatḥ ibn Khāqān?
to al-Hashimi and to al-Fath ibn Khaqan?
Sol 6.1