ضيعتُI squandered أيامthe days of ريعانthe prime of الشبابyouth وقدand already
ضيعتُ أيام ريعان الشباب وقد
أصبحتI have come to أبكىI weep for الذيwhat ضيعتI squandered فيin الكبرold age
أصبحت أبكى الذي ضيعت في الكبر
I squandered the days of youth’s prime, and now
I wasted the days of my youth's prime, and now
in old age I weep for what I squandered.
I weep for what I wasted in old age
واهاalas علىfor me لقدindeed عزhas grown scarce العزاءconsolation فماso what
واها على لقد عز العزاء فما
صنعىmy course of action وهلand is راجعcoming back ماwhat فاتhas passed منof عمريmy life
صنعى وهل راجع ما فات من عمري
Alas for me! Consolation is hard to find; what, then,
Alas! Consolation has become difficult, so
can I do? And will what has passed of my life return?
what can I do? Can what has passed of my life come back?
ضعفتI grew weak عنfor حلبةthe arena of السباقthe race واأسفاًoh, the regret
ضعفت عن حلبة السباق واأسفاً
فماso not أناI اليومtoday فيat وردgoing to water ولاnor صدرreturning from water
فما أنا اليوم في ورد ولا صدر
I have grown too weak for the racecourse—oh, the regret!
I grew too weak for the race, and regrettably
So today I neither go to water nor return from it.
today I am neither in roses nor in breasts
فازwon المخفونthe lightly burdened ياO نفسيmy soul بقربهمُwith nearness to them
فاز المخفون يا نفسي بقربهمُ
وخاننيand betrayed me أملىmy hope فيin سابقthe prior decree of القدرfate
وخانني أملى في سابق القدر
The lightly burdened have won nearness to them, O my soul;
The hidden one, O my soul, won by being near them
and my hope betrayed me in what fate had already decreed.
while my hopes in fate betrayed me
أبعدتI was kept far away واحزنىalas, my grief عنهمfrom them وقدwhile already قربواthey drew near
أبعدت واحزنى عنهم وقد قربوا
ماwhat قصتيmy story بينهمamong them ويحيwoe to me وماand what خبرىnews of me
ما قصتي بينهم ويحي وما خبرى
I was kept far from them—alas, my grief!—while they drew near.
They removed me and made me sad, while they drew near
What is my story among them—woe to me—and what news of me?
What is my story among them? Woe is me! What is my news?
إنif لمnot يكنbe منهمfrom them وصلcommunion يتاحbe granted فماthen what
إن لم يكن منهم وصل يتاح فما
يغنىavails إذاwhen هجرواthey forsake خوفىmy fear ولاnor حذرىmy caution
يغنى إذا هجروا خوفى ولا حذرى
If no communion with them is granted, what
If their reunion does not become possible, then
can my fear or caution avail when they forsake me?
fearing or being cautious will not avail me if they abandon me
ياO نفسsoul ذوبيmelt علىover ماwhat فاتwas missed منهمfrom them أسىin sorrow
يا نفس ذوبي على ما فات منهم أسى
ياO عينeye سحىpour forth دماًblood قدalready عيلhas been exhausted مصطبريmy endurance
يا عين سحى دماً قد عيل مصطبري
O soul, melt in sorrow over what you have missed of them;
O soul, melt away in sorrow for what you missed of them
O eye, pour forth blood; my endurance is already spent.
O eye, spill tears for my weakened endurance
ردواgive back لياليthe nights of أياميmy days التيthat سلفتhave passed
ردوا ليالي أيامي التي سلفت
عنىaway from me لعلّىperhaps I أنthat أقضىI fulfill بهاin them وطرىmy desire
عنى لعلّى أن أقضى بها وطرى
Give back the nights of my days that have passed
Give back to me the nights of my past days
away from me, that I might fulfill my desire in them.
perhaps I can fulfill my goal and passion through them
فضلكمyour bounty علىtoward me إحسانكمyour kindness
فضلكم على إحسانكم
لماwhen صرفتI turned إلىtoward رجائكمhope in you بصرىmy gaze
لما صرفت إلى رجائكم بصرى
Your bounty toward me is your kindness,
For your favor upon your kindness
when I turned my gaze toward you in hope.
when I turned my sight toward hoping in you
وقدand indeed برئتI have renounced لكمbefore you فيin الأمرthe matter منfrom حيلىmy devices
وقد برئت لكم في الأمر من حيلى
فلتأخذواso take بيديby my hand إنيindeed I علىin خطرdanger
فلتأخذوا بيدي إني على خطر
And before you I have renounced my own devices in this matter;
And I have been exonerated before you in the matter of my tricks
so take me by the hand, for I am in danger.
so take me by the hand, for I am in danger
لولاwere it not for اعلاقيmy clinging بأسبابto the cords of الرجاhope والمنىand wishes
لولا اعلاقي بأسباب الرجا والمنى
لفاضتwould have departed النفسthe soul منfrom تلهّفthe anguish of الضجرimpatience
لفاضت النفس من تلهّف الضجر
Were it not for my clinging to the cords of hope and wishes,
If not for my clinging to the causes of hope and wish
my soul would have departed from agonizing impatience.
the soul would have overflowed from the frustration of boredom
وليسand there is not ليfor me حيلةa recourse أرجوI hope سوىexcept أدمعtears
وليس لي حيلة أرجو سوى أدمع
ينهلّstreams وابلهاtheir downpour فيalong الخدّthe cheek كالمطرlike rain
ينهلّ وابلها في الخدّ كالمطر
And I have no recourse to place my hope in but tears,
And I have no trick but the tears
whose downpour streams along my cheek like rain.
whose abundant rain pours down my cheek like rain
إنif تسمحواyou grant ليto me بقربwith nearness بعدكمُyour distance
إن تسمحوا لي بقرب بعدكمُ
إذاthen أفوزI shall triumph بنيلby attaining الأمنsafety والظفرand victory
إذا أفوز بنيل الأمن والظفر
If you grant me the closing of the distance from you,
If you allow me to be near you after distance
then I shall triumph in attaining safety and victory.
then I will win safety and triumph
Sol 6.1