بناتdaughters of الدجىdarkness هذاthis one الذيwho لمnot يزلcease لهhe has
بنات الدجى هذا الذي لم يزل له
فؤادٌa heart يناجيكنcommunes with you all عنon behalf of كلevery نائمsleeper
فؤادٌ يناجيكن عن كل نائم
Daughters of darkness, this is he who has always had
Daughters of the night, this one who has always had
A heart that communes with you on behalf of every sleeper.
A heart that whispers to you about every sleeper
أناخknelt down علىupon الدنياthe world الظلامdarkness بكلكلٍwith a heavy breast
أناخ على الدنيا الظلام بكلكلٍ
وأغرقهاand drowned it فيin زاخرswelling متلاطمwith clashing waves
وأغرقها في زاخر متلاطم
Darkness knelt upon the world with its heavy breast,
The darkness pitched its tents upon the world with clamor
And drowned it in a swelling, tumultuous sea.
And submerged it in a turbulent, billowing sea
وأغمضand closed أجفانthe eyelids of النجومthe stars بكرههاagainst their will
وأغمض أجفان النجوم بكرهها
وأطلقand released أشباحاًphantoms كحيريlike bewildered ones among الأراقمspeckled serpents
وأطلق أشباحاً كحيري الأراقم
And closed the stars' eyelids against their will,
And closed the eyelids of the stars in their abhorrence
And released phantoms like bewildered, speckled serpents.
And unleashed ghosts like the numbers of my insomnia
لهاthey have لغطa din مستهولdreadful الوقعin impact مزئدٌterror-striking
لها لغط مستهول الوقع مزئدٌ
يجاوبهanswers it يمa sea رهيبfearsome الهماهمmurmurs
يجاوبه يم رهيب الهماهم
Theirs is a din, dreadful in its impact, terror-striking,
They have a tumultuous din, intensified
A sea with fearsome murmurs answers it.
Answered by the awful roaring of the waves
يغادرleaves سوارsoaring الخيالthe imagination مرتقاًconstrained (uncertain reading)
يغادر سوار الخيال مرتقاً
يئنgroans منfrom الإعياءexhaustion أنthe groaning of الكوالمthe wounded
يئن من الإعياء أن الكوالم
It leaves the soaring imagination constrained,
Imagination's steed departs, rising up
Groaning with exhaustion as the wounded groan.
Moaning with fatigue, unable to continue
فيالكand oh, you! منof ليلٍa night بهيمٍpitch-black كأنهas though it were
فيالك من ليلٍ بهيمٍ كأنه
حدادthe mourning of السمواتthe heavens علىfor نسلthe offspring of آدمAdam
حداد السموات على نسل آدم
And what a pitch-black night, as though it were
Oh what a savage night, as though it were
The heavens' mourning for the offspring of Adam.
The firmament's mourning for Adam's progeny
وياand oh! لكfor you منof ريحa wind كأنas though زفيهاits rushing
ويا لك من ريح كأن زفيها
نواقيسbells دقتwere tolled للمناياfor deaths الهواجمonrushing
نواقيس دقت للمنايا الهواجم
And what a wind, as though its rushing were
And oh what a wind, as though its gusts
Bells tolled for onrushing deaths.
Were bells tolling for the invading fates
وياand oh! لكfor you منof بحرa sea كأنas though ضجيجهits tumult
ويا لك من بحر كأن ضجيجه
صراخthe cries of اليتامىthe orphans فيin وجوهthe faces of المآتمmourning gatherings
صراخ اليتامى في وجوه المآتم
And what a sea, as though its tumult were
And oh what a sea, whose clamor is like
Orphans' cries in the faces of mourning throngs.
The orphans' screams in faces of calamities
أحقتhas ... become due? علىupon الأرضينthe lands لعنةthe curse of ربهاtheir Lord
أحقت على الأرضين لعنة ربها
فصبso he poured عليهاupon them سخطهhis wrath غيرnot راحمmerciful
فصب عليها سخطه غير راحم
Have the lands incurred their Lord's curse,
It has incurred upon the earths the curse of their Lord
So that he poured his wrath upon them without mercy?
Who poured upon it His wrath without mercy
وإلّاand if not فماthen why لليلwith the night مرّاًbitter كأننيas though I were
وإلّا فما لليل مرّاً كأنني
بقبةin the dome of قبرa tomb حافلfilled بالرمائمwith decaying remains
بقبة قبر حافل بالرمائم
And if not, why is the night so bitter, as though I were
Unless this night has turned bitter, as though I were
Within the dome of a tomb filled with decaying remains?
In a tomb's dome filled with maggots
فليستfor ... does not تحسperceive العينthe eye إلذاapparently: except حنادساpitch-black darkness
فليست تحس العين إلذا حنادسا
تضيءilluminates مجاليthe vistas of هولهits horror المتفاقمever-growing
تضيء مجالي هوله المتفاقم
For the eye perceives only depths of darkness,
So the eye perceives nothing but lanterns
Illuminating the vistas of its mounting horror;
That illuminate the enormity of its horror
ولاnor الأذنthe ear إلّاexcept ماwhat تقصrecount رياحهits winds
ولا الأذن إلّا ما تقص رياحه
علىto الموجthe waves فيin هباتهنtheir gusts الغواشمruthless
على الموج في هباتهن الغواشم
Nor does the ear hear anything but what its winds recount
Nor does the ear hear anything but what the winds
To the waves in their ruthless gusts.
Recount to the waves in their ferocious gusts
فيضحكso it laughs منهاat them ساخراًmockingly غيرexcept أنهthat it
فيضحك منها ساخراً غير أنه
إذاwhen جلدتهthey lash it ثارit rises ثورةwith the fury of ظالمa tyrant
إذا جلدته ثار ثورة ظالم
So it laughs at them mockingly, except that
Laughing derisively at them, though when
When they lash it, it rises in a tyrant's fury.
Lashed they rise up in a violent revolt
ورائيbehind me وقداميand before me وفيand in القلبthe heart ظلمةdarkness
ورائي وقدامي وفي القلب ظلمة
فكيفso how فراريmy escape منfrom ظلامdarkness ملازميthat clings to me
فكيف فراري من ظلام ملازمي
Behind me, before me, and in my heart is darkness;
Behind me, before me, and in my heart is darkness
How, then, can I escape a darkness that clings to me?
So how can I escape from the darkness that clings to me?
ومهوىand a chasm سحيقfathomlessly deep الغورin depth منfrom تحتbeneath أخمصيthe arch of my foot
ومهوى سحيق الغور من تحت أخمصي
يحللweakens منsome of بأسthe might of القوىthe forces الضبارمfierce
يحلل من بأس القوى الضبارم
And a chasm of unfathomable depth beneath the arch of my foot
And a precipice of unfathomable depth beneath my feet
Saps the might of fierce, powerful forces.
Loosening, with the might of formidable forces
يردrepels عرامthe fury of الريحthe wind حتىuntil يعيدهاit sends it back
يرد عرام الريح حتى يعيدها
تلوذseeks refuge بآنافat the jutting noses of الصخورthe rocks القدائمancient
تلوذ بآناف الصخور القدائم
It repels the wind's fury until it drives it back
The winds' currents flow until they bring them back
To seek refuge at the jutting noses of ancient rocks.
To take refuge in the nostrils of the ancient rocks
وتصدمهand strike it الأمواجthe waves فيin وثباتهاtheir leaps
وتصدمه الأمواج في وثباتها
فترفضso they scatter عنهaway from it كالغمامlike clouds السواجمshedding rain
فترفض عنه كالغمام السواجم
And the waves strike it in their leaps,
The waves assault them in their leaps
Then scatter from it like clouds shedding rain.
So they recoil from them like repelled clouds
لهاtheirs is زأرةthe roar of الآسادthe lions إنif هيthey أقبلتadvance
لها زأرة الآساد إن هي أقبلت
وخشخشةand the rustling of الأشجارthe trees عندduring الهزائمrouts
وخشخشة الأشجار عند الهزائم
Theirs is the roar of lions when they advance,
They have the roar of lions when they approach
And the rustle of trees when they are routed.
And the rustling of trees when they are defeated
جحيمan inferno منof الأمواهwaters يغليboils عبابهits surge
جحيم من الأمواه يغلي عبابه
ويعويand howls عواءwith the howl of الذئبa wolf بينbetween المخارمthe clefts
ويعوي عواء الذئب بين المخارم
An inferno of waters: its surge boils,
A hell of waters boiling with froth
And it howls a wolf's howl among the clefts.
And howling with the wailing of wolves among the ruins
ويزيدand swells كالمجهودlike one exhausted حتىuntil كأنماas though
ويزيد كالمجهود حتى كأنما
أشابتهturned it gray أحداثthe calamities of اللياليthe nights الظوالمoppressive
أشابته أحداث الليالي الظوالم
And swells like one exhausted, until it seems
And swelling as if it had been revived
The calamities of cruel nights have turned it gray.
As though the tribulations of gloomy nights had stirred it
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