لذةpleasure العيشlife فيin مدامٍwine وخدand a cheek
لذة العيش في مدامٍ وخد
ياO صديقيmy friend فعدso return لماضيto bygone العهدdays
يا صديقي فعد لماضي العهد
The pleasure of life lies in wine and a cheek.
The joy of living in the cheeks and chin of a beloved
My friend, return, then, to the old days.
My friend, return to the days of old
لستI am not إبليسIblis ياO صديقيmy friend ولاnor بعضone of
لست إبليس يا صديقي ولا بعض
شياطينهhis devils فتنكرthat you should condemn قصديmy intention
شياطينه فتنكر قصدي
I am not Iblis, my friend, nor one of
I'm not Iblis, my friend, nor one of his demons
his devils, that you should condemn my intent.
So don't deny my intention
لكنbut الحسنbeauty روضةa garden وسبيليand my way
لكن الحسن روضة وسبيلي
شمsmelling وردٍroses بهاin it وتقبيلand kissing وردroses
شم وردٍ بها وتقبيل ورد
But beauty is a garden, and my way
But beauty is my path and way
is to smell roses in it and kiss roses.
Smell the roses therein, and kiss the roses
وقديماًand long ago كانتwas سبيلكyour way هذيthis
وقديماً كانت سبيلك هذي
فمتىso when حلتdid you change أوor تغيرتdid you alter بعديafter me
فمتى حلت أو تغيرت بعدي
Long ago, this was your way too;
And long ago that was your way too
so when did you change, or alter, after me?
So when did it change after me?
قدindeed وجدتI found الخلوsolitude صحراءa desert قفراbarren
قد وجدت الخلو صحراء قفرا
ووجدتand I found الغرامlove جناتgardens خلدeternity
ووجدت الغرام جنات خلد
I have found solitude a barren desert,
I found solitude a barren desert
and found love gardens of eternity.
And passion, gardens of eternity
هينٌslight جنبbeside ماwhat تفوزgains بهwith it النفسthe soul
هينٌ جنب ما تفوز به النفس
منof السعدhappiness سورةٌa surge للوجدof longing
من السعد سورةٌ للوجد
Small, beside what the soul gains
Gently, set aside what satisfies the soul
in happiness, is a surge of longing.
Of bliss - it is a wall against anguish
لاdo not تلمنيblame me أنيthat I أنقلmove قلبيmy heart
لا تلمني أني أنقل قلبي
نسياًforgetful of عهدthe pledge of غيرone not ذاكرremembering عهديmy pledge
نسياً عهد غير ذاكر عهدي
Do not blame me for moving my heart,
Don't blame me for moving my heart
forgetting the pledge of one who does not remember mine.
Forgetting the days, not commemorating our days
إنfor خيراًbetter منthan التصنعpretence فيin القرcloseness (word begins)
إن خيراً من التصنع في القر
ب(completion of 'closeness') بعادٌdistance علىwith جفاءcoldness وصدand rebuff
ب بعادٌ على جفاء وصد
For better than feigning closeness
For better than pretending affection
is distance, with coldness and rebuff.
Is distance with coldness and blocking
ضمناjoined us الودaffection فاتصلناso we united وعدناand we became
ضمنا الود فاتصلنا وعدنا
مثلlike ضدينtwo opposites يدنوانdrawing near لردto repel
مثل ضدين يدنوان لرد
Affection joined us; we united, and became
We implied affection so we connected and promised
like two opposites drawing near to repel.
Like two opposites drawing near for harmony
لمdid not يدعleave بينناbetween us الجفاءcoldness ولاnor البعدdistance
لم يدع بيننا الجفاء ولا البعد
سوىexcept زورةa visit علىwith غيرno ودaffection
سوى زورة على غير ود
Neither coldness nor distance has left between us
Nothing kept us apart, not aloofness or distance
anything but a visit devoid of affection.
Save a fleeting moment without harmony
ضعفgrew weak القلبthe heart عنbefore هواهits desire وماand not القلبthe heart
ضعف القلب عن هواه وما القلب
علىagainst كلevery ذيpossessor of جمالbeauty بجلدsteadfast
على كل ذي جمال بجلد
The heart weakened before its desire; and the heart
The heart is weak toward its passions, and what heart
cannot stand firm against every beautiful one.
Has fortitude toward every beauty?
سنةthe law of اللَهGod لاnot تجيزpermits وقوفاًstanding still
سنة اللَه لا تجيز وقوفاً
ياO أخيmy brother أوor تمهلاًlingering عندat حدa limit
يا أخي أو تمهلاً عند حد
God's law permits no standing still,
God's way does not permit standing still
my brother, or lingering at a limit.
Or pausing, my brother, at any limit
يكملbecomes full البدرthe full moon ليلةfor a night وتراهand you see it
يكمل البدر ليلة وتراه
بعدهاafter it ناقصاًwaning لطلعةtoward a rising سعدgood fortune
بعدها ناقصاً لطلعة سعد
The moon is full for one night, and you see it
The full moon completes in a night, and you see it
thereafter waning toward an auspicious rising.
Afterwards, waning from its blessed rising
لاno لعاًrecovery from a stumble للذيfor the one who كبابيmade me stumble فيin الحبlove
لا لعاً للذي كبابي في الحب
وأهلاًand welcome بحبيto my love المستجدnewfound
وأهلاً بحبي المستجد
No recovery for the one who made me stumble in love,
No shame on me falling for love
and welcome to my newfound love.
And hello to my new love!
قدindeed تصابيتI acted youthfully فاعذرواso excuse أوor فلومواthen blame
قد تصابيت فاعذروا أو فلوموا
ليسnot شيءٌanything علىagainst الغرامpassion بمجدof any avail
ليس شيءٌ على الغرام بمجد
I have played the youth; excuse me, or blame me:
I have stumbled, so forgive or blame -
nothing is of any avail against passion.
Nothing about passion confers glory
وتداويتand I treated myself منof غرامlove ملولٍfickle
وتداويت من غرام ملولٍ
بهوىwith love مسعدسgladdening (apparent typo) علىin العيشliving نجدa strong helper
بهوى مسعدس على العيش نجد
And I cured myself of a fickle love
And I treated my boredom with love
with a gladdening love, a strong support in life.
With joyous passion that vitalizes life
مسكريmy intoxicant إنif شربتI drink منهfrom him بلحظيwith my gaze
مسكري إن شربت منه بلحظي
بشهيwith a delicious draught منfrom خمرthe wine of خديهhis two cheeks صردcold
بشهي من خمر خديه صرد
He intoxicates me when I drink of him with my gaze,
My intoxicant - if I drink it in a glance
with a delicious, cold draught of his cheeks' wine.
Is a pleasure from the wine of his cheeks when he frowns
إنif أخسmade paltry القديمthe old one حظىmy lot فهذاthen this one
إن أخس القديم حظى فهذا
مجزلٌmaking abundant قسمتيmy portion ومورٍand kindling زنديmy firestick
مجزلٌ قسمتي ومورٍ زندي
If the old love made my lot paltry, this one
If the old was unlucky, then this is
makes my portion abundant and kindles my firestick.
My destiny allotted, my affair and my aid
وحديثيand my telling نفسيmyself بأنthat سوفwill ينسينيmake me forget
وحديثي نفسي بأن سوف ينسيني
شقائيmy misery بماthrough what يواتيhe offers ويسديand bestows
شقائي بما يواتي ويسدي
And I tell myself that he will make me forget
And my speaking to myself that soon it will make me forget
my misery with what he offers and bestows.
My misery with what it brings and loans me
لاdo not تسدقbelieve (apparent typo) مقالتيmy words ياO صديقيmy friend
لا تسدق مقالتي يا صديقي
واغتفرand forgive كذبةa lie علىwith غيرno عمدintent
واغتفر كذبة على غير عمد
Do not believe my words, my friend,
Don't pour scorn on my words, my friend
and forgive a lie told without intent.
And forgive a lie not made intentionally
أناI منof مصرEgypt فيin فلاةa wilderness وإنand even if كاwere (word begins)
أنا من مصر في فلاة وإن كا
نت(completion of 'were') رياضاًgardens أعالجI struggle with العيشlife وحديalone
نت رياضاً أعالج العيش وحدي
I am in a wilderness of Egypt, even if it
I am from Egypt in desolation and even if it
were gardens; I struggle with life alone.
Were orchards I'd endure life alone
لابساًwearing ثوبa robe of وحشةloneliness لاnot أرىI see الأخwearing out (word begins)
لابساً ثوب وحشة لا أرى الأخ
لاق(completion of 'wearing out') يبلىwearing away منany of خلقهاits threadbare cloth المسودblackened
لاق يبلى من خلقها المسود
Clad in a robe of loneliness, I see no wear
Wearing the garb of loneliness, not seeing morals
wearing away its blackened, threadbare cloth.
Wearing out from their principles, darkened
دائمconstant in الصمتsilence مفردsolitary in الرأيopinion والفكرand thought (word begins)
دائم الصمت مفرد الرأي والفكر
ة(completion of 'thought') لاnot أنفيI dispel الهمومcares بحدby force; with sharpness
ة لا أنفي الهموم بحد
Ever silent, solitary in opinion and
Ever silent, singular in opinion and thought
thought, I do not drive my cares away by force,
Not relieving anxieties at all
مقبلاًadvancing مدبراًretreating كماas حارwas bewildered فيin الصحthe desert (word begins)
مقبلاً مدبراً كما حار في الصح
راء(completion of 'the desert') منone who ضلstrayed عنfrom طريقthe path of الرشدright guidance
راء من ضل عن طريق الرشد
advancing, retreating, like one bewildered in the
Coming and going as the lost wander the desert
desert, having strayed from the path of right guidance,
Straying from the path of righteousness
طالماso long as أنthat كلevery يومٍday سيأتينيwill come to me
طالما أن كل يومٍ سيأتيني
بأمرwith an event خافيobscure in المعارفits features نكدdistressing
بأمر خافي المعارف نكد
so long as each day is to bring me
As long as each day will come to me
a distressing event whose features are hidden.
With a matter unknown, vexatious dealings,
وسفاهاًand as folly أرىI regard فراريmy flight مماfrom what
وسفاهاً أرى فراري مما
هوit حتمٌinevitable ماnot إن(emphasizes the negation) لهfor it منany مردaverting
هو حتمٌ ما إن له من مرد
And I deem it folly to flee from what
And stupidly I see my fleeing what
is inevitable, with no way to avert it.
Is destined - it has no rejection
تلكthat حاليmy condition علىin الحقيقةtruth لاماnot what
تلك حالي على الحقيقة لاما
أتسلىI console myself بهwith it منof الزورfalsehood جهديmy utmost effort
أتسلى به من الزور جهدي
Such is my condition in truth—not what
That is my state in truth, not what
I try my hardest to console myself with: lies.
I console myself with in my lying efforts
عبثٌfutility كلهاall of it الحياةlife وزورand falsehood
عبثٌ كلها الحياة وزور
ومحالand absurdity وباطلand futility ليسnot يجديavails
ومحال وباطل ليس يجدي
All life is futility and falsehood,
Futile, all of it life and lies
and absurdity and emptiness, of no avail.
And impossible, worthless, irremediable
Sol 6.1