حرّكيrouse شاعراًa poet سوايَother than me يغنِّيto sing
حرّكي شاعراً سوايَ يغنِّي
أناI ضيّعتُI have lost ياO بنةَdaughter of الروضthe garden لحنيmy melody
أنا ضيّعتُ يا بنةَ الروض لحني
Rouse a poet other than me to sing.
Awaken a poet in me to sing,
I have lost, O daughter of the garden, my melody.
I have lost, O damsel of the garden, my tune.
وأعدِّيand prepare لغيريَfor someone other than me الخمرَthe wine والكَأْand the cup (first part)
وأعدِّي لغيريَ الخمرَ والكَأْ
سَcup (completion)، فإنيfor I حطّمتُI shattered كأسيmy cup ودنِّيand my wine jar
سَ، فإني حطّمتُ كأسي ودنِّي
And prepare for another the wine and the
And prepare for others wine and drink,
cup, for I have shattered my cup and my wine jar.
For I have shattered my cup and vat.
طُوِيَتْwere folded away منfrom صحائفِthe pages of العمرlife إحدىone
طُوِيَتْ من صحائفِ العمر إحدى
وثلاثونand thirty بينbetween هَمٍّworry وحزنand sorrow
وثلاثون بين هَمٍّ وحزن
Folded away from life's pages are one
One of the pages of life has folded,
and thirty, amid worry and sorrow.
Between worries and sorrow thirty and one.
ومضىand departed الطيفُthe apparition هارباًfleeing وتلاشتْand vanished
ومضى الطيفُ هارباً وتلاشتْ
لمحةٌa glimmer فيin الدجىthe darkness تُراودcourts جفنيmy eyelid
لمحةٌ في الدجى تُراود جفني
The apparition fled, and there vanished
The apparition has fled and has vanished,
a glimmer in the darkness that courted my eyelid.
A glance in the darkness visiting my eyelids.
حلمٌa dream كابتسامةlike the smile of الطفلthe child دنياa world
حلمٌ كابتسامة الطفل دنيا
منof أمانيَّmy wishes بعْتُهاI sold it بيعَa sale at غَبْنa loss
من أمانيَّ بعْتُها بيعَ غَبْن
A dream like a child's smile, a world
A dream like the smile of an infant, fleeting,
of my wishes, which I sold at a loss.
Of my wishes I have sold for loss and fraud.
اسألينيask me عنabout الحياةlife يُجِبْكِwill answer you الشْـthe gray hair (first part)
اسأليني عن الحياة يُجِبْكِ الشْـ
ـشَيبُgray hair (completion) عنabout مصرعthe death of الشبيبةyouth منّيwithin me
ـشَيبُ عن مصرع الشبيبة منّي
Ask me about life; the
Ask me of life, and grey hair will answer you
gray hair will answer you about youth's death within me.
About the death of youth within me.
واقرئيand read هذهthese التجاعيدَwrinkles فيin الوَجْـthe face (first part)
واقرئي هذه التجاعيدَ في الوَجْـ
ـهِface (completion) تُحدِّثْكِwill tell you بالحقائقof the truths عنيabout me
ـهِ تُحدِّثْكِ بالحقائق عني
And read these wrinkles in the
And read these wrinkles in the face,
face; they will tell you the truths about me.
They will tell you the facts about me.
علقَتْclung بالحياةto life نفسيَmy soul طفلاًas a child
علقَتْ بالحياة نفسيَ طفلاً
حينwhen سوَّتْshaped يدُthe hand of الطبيعةnature غصنيmy branch
حين سوَّتْ يدُ الطبيعة غصني
My soul clung to life when I was a child,
My soul clung to life as a child
when nature's hand shaped my branch.
When nature's hand formed my branch.
ثمthen ألفيتُهاI found it ترومseeking انطلاقاًrelease
ثم ألفيتُها تروم انطلاقاً
حينwhen مرّتْpassed منof الشبابyouth بسجنthrough a prison
حين مرّتْ من الشباب بسجن
Then I found it longing for release,
Then I found it seeking escape
when it passed through youth's prison.
When youth passed through its prison.
هيit بالأمسyesterday كالفراشةlike a butterfly فيin الرَّوْthe garden (first part)
هي بالأمس كالفراشة في الرَّوْ
ضِgarden (completion) تحبloves الجمالَbeauty فيin كلevery فنّart
ضِ تحب الجمالَ في كل فنّ
Yesterday it was like a butterfly in the
Yesterday it was like a butterfly in the garden
garden, loving beauty in every art.
Loving beauty in every art.
وهيand it اليومَtoday كالعناكبlike spiders باتتhas become
وهي اليومَ كالعناكب باتت
تنسجweaves الموتَdeath باتِّئادٍunhurriedly وتبنيand builds
تنسج الموتَ باتِّئادٍ وتبني
And today it has become like spiders,
Today it has become like spiders
weaving death unhurriedly, and building.
Weaving death with pillows and buildings.
ياO بنةَdaughter of الروضthe garden لاdo not تطيليprolong عتابيreproaching me
يا بنةَ الروض لا تطيلي عتابي
ودعينيand leave me مُوَكَّلاًentrusted بحسابيwith my reckoning
ودعيني مُوَكَّلاً بحسابي
O daughter of the garden, do not prolong your reproach of me,
O damsel of the garden, do not prolong my rebuke,
and leave me entrusted with my own reckoning.
Leave me entrusted with my account.
اتركينيleave me أطاردto pursue الأملhope العذْsweet (first part)
اتركيني أطارد الأمل العذْ
بَsweet (completion) لعليperhaps I أراهI see it خلفbehind الضبابthe fog
بَ لعلي أراه خلف الضباب
Leave me to pursue sweet
Let me chase fanciful hope,
hope; perhaps I shall see it behind the fog.
That I might see it behind the clouds.
أيَّwhat شيءthing منfrom الدروسthe lessons أفدناhave we gained
أيَّ شيء من الدروس أفدنا
بعدafter جهدthe strain of العقولminds والأعصابand nerves
بعد جهد العقول والأعصاب
What have we gained from our lessons,
What lessons have we gained
after the strain of minds and nerves?
After the effort of minds and nerves?
نألفwe grow accustomed to السُّهْدَsleeplessness فيin الظلامthe darkness كأناas though we
نألف السُّهْدَ في الظلام كأنا
قدhad حَدَبْناwe bent with care علىover النُّضارpure gold المذابmolten
قد حَدَبْنا على النُّضار المذاب
We grow accustomed to sleeplessness in the dark, as though
We befriend serenity in darkness as if
we had bent with care over molten pure gold.
We have gazed upon limpid nectar.
ونرىand we regard السامرthe nighttime companion المحبَّبcherished ليلاًat night
ونرى السامر المحبَّب ليلاً
ساعةan hour تنقضيpasses حيالbefore كتابa book
ساعة تنقضي حيال كتاب
And we regard as our cherished nighttime companion
And we see the enchanting reveler at night
an hour that passes before a book.
For an hour that flies by a book.
ثمthen جئناwe came وفيand in المقاييسthe standards نقصٌa deficiency
ثم جئنا وفي المقاييس نقصٌ
ونظامand the order of الحياةlife رَثُّtattered الإهابthe hide
ونظام الحياة رَثُّ الإهاب
Then we arrived, with the standards deficient,
Then we came with deficiencies in measures
and life's order had a tattered hide.
And the system of life is shabby and torn.
فإذاand behold قبضةthe handful of الشبابyouth هباءfine dust
فإذا قبضة الشباب هباء
وإذاand behold العمرlife كومةٌa heap منof ترابearth
وإذا العمر كومةٌ من تراب
And behold, the handful of youth is dust,
So the fist of youth is illusion
and life is a heap of earth.
And lifetime is a pile of dust.
أدركreached القصدَthe goal منthe one who رأيناهwe saw him بالأمـyesterday (first part)
أدرك القصدَ من رأيناه بالأمـ
ـسِyesterday (completion) صغيراًyoung يلهوplaying معwith الأترابpeers
ـسِ صغيراً يلهو مع الأتراب
He reached his goal whom we saw
I understood the purpose of what we saw yesterday
yesterday, a child playing with his peers.
As a child playing with peers.
وخسرناand we lost وماand not خسرناwe lost لشيءfor anything
وخسرنا وما خسرنا لشيء
غيرexcept ظلٍّa shadow منof التقاليدtraditions كابيdim
غير ظلٍّ من التقاليد كابي
And we lost, and lost for nothing
And we lost without losing anything
but a dim shadow of traditions.
Except shadows of stale traditions.
فإذاand behold نحنwe فيon الطريقthe road نجوبwe roam الـthe
فإذا نحن في الطريق نجوب الـ
ـقَفْرwilderness والشمسُand the sun ترتميflings itself بلعابwith spittle
ـقَفْر والشمسُ ترتمي بلعاب
And behold, on the road we roam the
So we are on the road traversing the desert
wilderness, while the sun flings down spittle.
As the sun spills its saliva.
تارةat times نعبدwe worship الهياكلtemples أرباas gods (first part)
تارة نعبد الهياكل أربا
باًgods (completion) وأخرىand at other times نطوفwe circle بالأنصابaround idols
باً وأخرى نطوف بالأنصاب
At times we worship temples as
Sometimes worshipping temples blindly
gods, and at others we circle idols.
And other times circling idols.
ياO بنةdaughter of الروضthe garden لاdo not تثيريstir up بنَجْواwith whispered confidences
يا بنة الروض لا تثيري بنَجْوا
كِyour عَقابيلَthe lingering effects of دائيَmy illness المكبوتِsuppressed
كِ عَقابيلَ دائيَ المكبوتِ
O daughter of the garden, do not stir with your
O damsel of the garden, do not raise with your coquetry
whispered confidences the aftereffects of my suppressed illness.
Adversities of my suppressed chronic pain.
ودعيand let هذهthese القوافلَcaravans تسْريtravel by night
ودعي هذه القوافلَ تسْري
فيin ظلامthe darkness of الدجىnight بلاwithout خِرِّيتan expert guide
في ظلام الدجى بلا خِرِّيت
And let these caravans travel by night
Leave these caravans passing
through the darkness of night, without an expert guide.
In the darkness of night without guide.
إنهاindeed they كالنجومlike stars لاتعرفdo not know القْصْـthe destination (first part)
إنها كالنجوم لاتعرف القْصْـ
ـدdestination (completion)، ولمand did not تدرِknow غايةthe purpose of التوقيتtimekeeping
ـد، ولم تدرِ غاية التوقيت
They are like stars: they do not know their
They are like the stars knowing no purpose,
destination, nor the purpose of timekeeping.
Unaware of the time or destination.
غيرexcept أنthat النجومthe stars ترشدُguide فيin الليـthe night (first part)
غير أن النجوم ترشدُ في الليـ
ـلِnight (completion)، وهذيand these تسعىstrive إلىtoward التشتيتscattering
ـلِ، وهذي تسعى إلى التشتيت
Yet the stars give guidance in the
Except the stars give guidance in the night,
night, while these strive toward scattering.
While they roam aimlessly chaotic .
سَبِحتْswam فيin الخيالimagination والليلُand the night منهاfrom them
سَبِحتْ في الخيال والليلُ منها
بَيَّتَplotted by night الشرَّevil أيَّماwith the utmost تَبْييتplotting by night
بَيَّتَ الشرَّ أيَّما تَبْييت
They swam in imagination, and through them the night
They swam in fantasy and the night clothed
hatched evil with consummate plotting.
The evil in them however it dressed.
وأبتand refused أنto تجيبanswer داعيةthe summons of المنreason (first part)
وأبت أن تجيب داعية المن
طقِreason (completion)، أوor أنto تُصيخlisten للتَّبْكيتto rebuke
طقِ، أو أن تُصيخ للتَّبْكيت
And they refused to answer the summons of
They refused to answer the voice of purpose,
reason, or to listen to rebuke.
Or listen to the call for crying.
هيthey فيin البحرthe sea والسفينةand the ship رهنُhostage to الْـthe
هي في البحر والسفينة رهنُ الْـ
ـمَوْجwaves لوif only كانthere were فيin السفينةthe ship نوتيa sailor
ـمَوْج لو كان في السفينة نوتي
They are at sea, and the ship is hostage to the
They are at sea and the ship is at the mercy of waves
waves—if only a sailor were aboard!
If only there was a captain in the ship.
قَنَعَتْwere content بالقليلwith little فيin شظَفthe hardship of العيـlife (first part)
قَنَعَتْ بالقليل في شظَف العيـ
ـشِlife (completion)، وباتتand lived علىon يسيرmeager القوتsustenance
ـشِ، وباتت على يسير القوت
They were content with little in the hardship of
They settled for little in dire poverty,
life, and lived on meager sustenance.
And spent the night with minimal food.
وبَنَتْand built حولهاaround themselves فيin الوهمillusion أشكاshapes (first part)
وبَنَتْ حولها في الوهم أشكا
لاًshapes (completion)، وظنَّتْهand thought it شامخاتِtowering البيوتhouses
لاً، وظنَّتْه شامخاتِ البيوت
And in illusion they built around themselves
Around them in illusion they built
shapes, and thought them towering houses.
Castles they imagined towering structures.
غَرَّهاdeceived them الأمسyesterday والبليةُand the calamity فيin الأْمْـyesterday (first part)
غَرَّها الأمس والبليةُ في الأْمْـ
ـسِyesterday (completion)، ومافيهand what is in it منof خيالٍimagination مقيتdetestable
ـسِ، ومافيه من خيالٍ مقيت
Yesterday deceived them; the calamity lay in
Deceived by yesterday and the affliction to come,
yesterday, and the hateful imaginings it held.
With its detestable imagination.
فمضتْso they went on تطلبseeking الثناءpraise جزافاًindiscriminately
فمضتْ تطلب الثناء جزافاً
وتناديand calling out بكاذباتwith false النعوتepithets
وتنادي بكاذبات النعوت
So they went on seeking praise indiscriminately,
So they went on seeking praise arbitrarily
and proclaiming false epithets.
And proclaiming false attributes.
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يا بنةَ الروض في الجوانح داءٌ
لمnot تُطِقْyou could bear حملَهits burden ولوeven if بعضَpart of ساعهْan hour
لم تُطِقْ حملَه ولو بعضَ ساعهْ
O daughter of the garden, within my ribs is an illness
O damsel of the garden, in my heart there is a disease
whose burden you could not bear, even for part of an hour.
You could not bear even for an hour.
قدindeed كفىsuffices منamong مهازلthe farces of الدهرtime أنيthat I
قد كفى من مهازل الدهر أني
كلَّevery يومday أرىI see لقلبيfor my heart انصداعَهits cracking
كلَّ يوم أرى لقلبي انصداعَه
It is enough among time's farces that I
It is enough of the pitfalls of fate that
each day see my heart split apart.
Each day I see my heart torn apart.
بينbetween أمسيmy yesterday المضاعِsquandered واليومand today حربٌa war
بين أمسي المضاعِ واليوم حربٌ
ليسdoes not تنفكُّcease للشَّوىat the scalp نزّاعَهfiercely stripping away
ليس تنفكُّ للشَّوى نزّاعَه
Between my squandered yesterday and today is a war
Between my fading past and today there is war
that never ceases to tear away the scalp.
With endless worries and conflicts.
بدعةٌa novelty فيin الحياةlife أنِّيَthat I أشكوI complain
بدعةٌ في الحياة أنِّيَ أشكو
كلَّevery آنٍmoment منof الخطوبcalamities ابتداعهa new invention
كلَّ آنٍ من الخطوب ابتداعه
A novelty in life, that I should complain
It is an oddity of life that I complain
at every moment of some new invention of calamity.
Each moment of newfound troubles.
فازtriumphed فيin معرِضthe fair of الرَّغائبdesires قومsome people
فاز في معرِض الرَّغائب قوم
لمdid not يعدُّواthey count سوىanything but النفاقِhypocrisy بضاعهmerchandise
لم يعدُّوا سوى النفاقِ بضاعه
Some triumphed at the fair of desires,
Those who mastered hypocrisy have won
counting no merchandise but hypocrisy.
In the market of wishes and desires.
جبناءُcowardly النفوسsouls إلاexcept صراخاًshouting
جبناءُ النفوس إلا صراخاً
قدalready أحالوهthey turned it فيin الطباعtemperaments شجاعهcourage
قد أحالوه في الطباع شجاعه
Cowards at heart, with nothing but shouting
The cowardly of souls except their screaming
which they have turned, in their natures, into courage.
They have made courage in their nature.
وخسرناand we lost لأنناbecause we ماdid not عَرَفناwe knew
وخسرنا لأننا ما عَرَفنا
لغةَthe language of الذئبthe wolf أوor ألفناwe grew accustomed to طباعهits nature
لغةَ الذئب أو ألفنا طباعه
And we lost because we did not know
And we lost because we did not know
the wolf's language, or grow accustomed to its nature.
The language of wolves or learn their nature.
أنفسٌsouls همهاtheir concern الملذّاتpleasures فيin العَيْlife (first part)
أنفسٌ همها الملذّات في العَيْ
شِlife (completion)، وأخرىand others بجنبهاbeside them ملتاعهanguished
شِ، وأخرى بجنبها ملتاعه
Some souls are intent on pleasures in
Some souls preoccupied with pleasures of life,
life, while others beside them are anguished.
While others next to them their tools.
ياO بنةdaughter of الروضthe garden ماnot أرىI see ليَfor me لحْناًa melody
يا بنة الروض ما أرى ليَ لحْناً
غيرَother than هذاthis الذيwhich أطلتyou prolonged استماعهlistening to it
غيرَ هذا الذي أطلت استماعه
O daughter of the garden, I see no melody of mine
O damsel of the garden, I see no tune for me
but this one you have listened to so long.
Except this one whose listening I prolonged.
إنindeed للقلبِfor the heart بينbetween جَنْبيَّmy two sides نَزْعاًdeath throes
إن للقلبِ بين جَنْبيَّ نَزْعاً
فدعيهso leave it ولاand do not تُطيليprolong نزاعَهits death struggle
فدعيه ولا تُطيلي نزاعَه
Indeed, the heart between my sides is in its death throes,
In my core there is a conflict
so leave it, and do not prolong its agony.
Leave it be, and do not prolong its struggle.
Sol 6.1