ياO شاعرpoet النفسthe soul كمhow much أبكاكhas made you weep مصرعهاits death
يا شاعر النفس كم أبكاك مصرعها
لقدindeed بكيتyou have wept علىover خرقاءa foolish one مضياعutterly wasteful
لقد بكيت على خرقاء مضياع
O poet of the soul, how deeply its death has made you weep!
O poet of the soul, how much has her death made you weep
Indeed, you have wept over a foolish, wasteful soul.
You cried over a worn-out ruin
أسبلتyou let flow آذيsurging waters عينٍan eye ماnot تركتyou left لهاfor it
أسبلت آذي عينٍ ما تركت لها
دمعاًtears يراقshed علىover رزءa loss وأوجاعand pains
دمعاً يراق على رزء وأوجاع
You poured out your eye's flood, leaving it without
You shed tears from an aching eye that left nothing for it
A tear to shed over loss and pain.
A tear that flows over misery and pains
آذاكhas hurt you دهركyour time حتىuntil لستyou are not تحفلهheeding it
آذاك دهرك حتى لست تحفله
فماso not تباليyou care بأخماصabout hunger وأشباعand satiety
فما تبالي بأخماص وأشباع
Time has hurt you until you no longer heed it;
Your time has pained you, yet you pay it no heed
So you care nothing for hunger or satiety.
And care not for boons or provisions
واستطعمتكand sought food from you اللياليthe nights كلeach حاذقةٍbiting one
واستطعمتك الليالي كل حاذقةٍ
فماso not رأتthey saw منكfrom you إلّاexcept غيرnot مجزاعprone to panic
فما رأت منك إلّا غير مجزاع
And the nights, each biting one, sought sustenance from you;
The nights have made you taste every skillful one
Yet they saw in you only one who did not panic.
Yet have seen in you nothing but the unyielding
أناI شبيهانtwo alike فيin شجوٍsorrow وفيand in ظلعlimping
أنا شبيهان في شجوٍ وفي ظلع
وراءbehind نجمa star منof الأحلامdreams لماعglittering
وراء نجم من الأحلام لماع
You and I are alike in sorrow and in limping
We are alike in longing and in determination
After a glittering star of dreams.
Behind a star of dreams flashing
كذبتI disbelieved نفسيmy soul كماjust as كذبتI disbelieved بارقهاits lightning
كذبت نفسي كما كذبت بارقها
وكانand was بالرغمdespite myself تصديقيmy belief لأطماعيin my desires
وكان بالرغم تصديقي لأطماعي
I disbelieved my soul, as I disbelieved its lightning;
My soul lied just as it lied about its lightning
Yet, despite myself, I believed my desires.
And despite it all, my beliefs were to my wishes
يسكdeafens صوتthe voice المنىwishes سمعيmy hearing وتومضand they flash ليto me
يسك صوت المنى سمعي وتومض لي
ثغرهاtheir smiling mouth عنrevealing بديعa marvel جدextremely خداعdeceptive
ثغرها عن بديع جد خداع
The voice of wishes deafens my ears, and they flash me
The voice of wishes deafens my hearing and its lips
Their smile, revealing a marvel most deceptive.
Flash before me the most amazing of deceptions
فأنثنيso I turn back غيرnot مخدوعdeceived وكمand how often فتنتthey beguiled
فأنثني غير مخدوع وكم فتنت
ليfor me الأمانيhopes بإيماءٍwith a gesture وتلماعand gleaming
لي الأماني بإيماءٍ وتلماع
So I turn back undeceived—how often have they cast their spell
So I bend, unfooled, and how many times
For me, those hopes, with gestures and gleams!
Have hopes seduced me with a glance and a shine
للَهto God (exclamation) صرخةa cry وجدٍanguish أنتyou مرسلهاsending it forth
للَه صرخة وجدٍ أنت مرسلها
ضاعتwas wasted عليكto your loss بوادin a valley غيرnot ممراعlush with pasture
ضاعت عليك بواد غير ممراع
God, what a cry of anguish you send forth,
To God a scream of passion you have sent
Wasted, to your loss, in a barren valley!
Lost to you in a valley with no passage
وماand not بهمin them صممٌdeafness لكنهمbut they جهلواdid not understand
وما بهم صممٌ لكنهم جهلوا
معنىthe meaning النداءthe call فضلواso they missed وجهةthe aim الداعيthe caller
معنى النداء فضلوا وجهة الداعي
And they are not deaf; rather, they did not understand
They are not deaf, but they did not know
The meaning of the call, and so missed the caller's aim.
The meaning of calling, so missed the caller
إلّاif not تجبكanswer you نفوسٌsouls لاnot تعيunderstand أبداًever
إلّا تجبك نفوسٌ لا تعي أبداً
فقدthen indeed أجابكhas answered you قلبthe heart السامعthe listener الواعيwho understands
فقد أجابك قلب السامع الواعي
If souls that never understand do not answer you,
Except for souls that never understand
The understanding listener's heart has indeed answered you.
For your call was answered by the heart of the aware
تدعواyou summon المعانيmeanings فتأتيso they come وهيwhile they are طائعةٌobedient
تدعوا المعاني فتأتي وهي طائعةٌ
إذاwhen التوينthey proved stubborn علىtoward قدمٍa bold man وجعجاعand a blusterer
إذا التوين على قدمٍ وجعجاع
You summon meanings, and they come obediently,
You call the meanings, obedient they come
When they defy a bold man and a blusterer.
When you lean on a step, limping
يعنوyields لكto you اللفظwording والمعنىand meaning كماjust as امتثلتobeyed
يعنو لك اللفظ والمعنى كما امتثلت
هذيthese العوالمworlds أمرthe command الخالقthe Creator الراعيthe Shepherd
هذي العوالم أمر الخالق الراعي
Word and meaning yield to you, just as did
The words and meaning obey you, just as
These worlds to the command of the Creator, the Shepherd.
These worlds obeyed the order of their Creator
Sol 6.1