كلall الورىhumankind يدعونclaim حبكlove for you
كل الورى يدعون حبك
أناI الوحيدthe only one الذيwho أحبكlove you
أنا الوحيد الذي أحبك
All humankind claim to love you.
All people call for your love
I am the only one who loves you.
Yet I'm the only one who loves you
صدركyour breast فيهwithin it اضطرابturmoil شوقlonging
صدرك فيه اضطراب شوق
يقرعpounds قرعthe pounding of العبابthe surging sea جنبكyour side
يقرع قرع العباب جنبك
In your breast is the turmoil of longing,
Your chest harbors a disturbance of longing
pounding your side like the pounding of the surging sea.
That pounds like drums at your side
فكيفhow, then تخليyou leave vacant بهwithin it مكانيmy place
فكيف تخلي به مكاني
وتسكنand you lodge الغادرينthe treacherous قلبكyour heart
وتسكن الغادرين قلبك
How, then, can you leave my place within it vacant,
So how can you leave me for another
and lodge the treacherous in your heart?
And settle those traitors in your heart
لماwhen اعتنقناwe embraced علىwith اشتياقlonging
لما اعتنقنا على اشتياق
لمستI felt بالساعدينwith both forearms خطبكyour distress
لمست بالساعدين خطبك
When we embraced in longing,
When we embraced ardently
I felt your distress with both my forearms.
I touched your wrists in plea
تعالcome لاdo not تعتذرapologize لذنبfor a sin
تعال لا تعتذر لذنب
بقدرin proportion to حبيmy love غفرتI forgave ذنبكyour sin
بقدر حبي غفرت ذنبك
Come; do not apologize for a sin.
Come, don't apologize for your sin
In the measure of my love, I have forgiven your sin.
With my great love, I've forgiven your sin
طالgrew long علىfor المتعبthe weary one الطريقthe road
طال على المتعب الطريق
بلاwithout حبيبa beloved ولاnor صديقa friend
بلا حبيب ولا صديق
The road has grown long for the weary one,
The road has been long for the weary
without a beloved or a friend.
Without a lover or friend
قدalready بعدgrew distant الشاطئthe shore المرجىhoped-for
قد بعد الشاطئ المرجى
والموجand the waves لاdo not يرحمhave mercy on الغريقthe drowning one
والموج لا يرحم الغريق
The hoped-for shore has grown distant,
The hoped-for shore has drifted far
and the waves show no mercy to the drowning.
And the waves show no mercy for the drowning
فيin واضحclear النورthe light جنحthe darkness of ليلnight
في واضح النور جنح ليل
وفيand in الرحابthe open spaces الفساحspacious ضيقconfinement
وفي الرحاب الفساح ضيق
In the clear light lies the darkness of night,
In bright daylight, the night casts its wings
and in the wide expanses, confinement.
And in the vast open space, constriction
ياO أرجوانcrimson الغروبof sunset مهلاgently
يا أرجوان الغروب مهلا
ولتئدand be unhurried أيهاO العقيقagate
ولتئد أيها العقيق
O crimson of sunset, go gently,
Oh crimson of sunset, wait
and be unhurried, O agate.
And extinguish, oh carnelian
صبغتyou dyed عمريmy life فصرتso I became أمشيI walk
صبغت عمري فصرت أمشي
علىupon دمائيmy blood التيwhich أريقI spill
على دمائي التي أريق
You dyed my life, so now I walk
You've dyed my life, so I walk
upon my blood, which I spill.
On the blood I've shed
ياO مسرحاًstage والفصولand the acts تترىfollow in succession
يا مسرحاً والفصول تترى
عليهupon it ماnot ليfor me بكby you اغترارbeing beguiled
عليه ما لي بك اغترار
O stage, with acts following one another
Oh theater, and the seasons pass by
upon you—I am not beguiled by you,
I have no more illusions in you
فلاso neither بخيرby good ولاnor بشرby evil
فلا بخير ولا بشر
ولاnor طوالlong ones ولاnor قصارshort ones
ولا طوال ولا قصار
neither by good nor by evil,
Neither good nor bad
nor by long acts nor by short.
Neither tall nor short
ماnot خنتI betrayed عهديmy pledge لمنto the one who تولىturned away
ما خنت عهدي لمن تولى
كلاno indeed ولاnor خاننيbetrayed me اصطبارsteadfast patience
كلا ولا خانني اصطبار
I have not betrayed my pledge to the one who turned away.
I've not betrayed my vow to those who turned away
No indeed, nor has steadfast patience betrayed me.
No, nor has my patience betrayed me
أينwhere are اللياليthe nights التيthat تسرbring joy
أين الليالي التي تسر
بلاwithout لقاءa meeting ولاnor مزارa visit
بلا لقاء ولا مزار
Where are the nights that bring joy
Where are the nights that used to delight
without a meeting or a visit?
With no meeting or visit
كمhow often قلتI said ذاthis مشهدa scene يمرpasses
كم قلت ذا مشهد يمر
ولمand did not أقلI say إنهit is ستارa curtain
ولم أقل إنه ستار
How often I said, 'This is a passing scene,'
How often I said this scene will pass
and never said, 'It is the curtain.'
Yet never said it's just a curtain
إنif كانthere is للمشجياتfor things that cause sorrow رسمٌa form
إن كان للمشجيات رسمٌ
إنيindeed I am تمثالهاtheir statue المقامset upright
إني تمثالها المقام
If sorrows have a form,
If broken hearts have a ritual
I am their statue, set upright,
I'm the statue standing still
بلاwithout دموعtears ولاnor شكاةٍlament
بلا دموع ولا شكاةٍ
قدalready جمدfroze الدمعtears والكلامand speech
قد جمد الدمع والكلام
without tears or lament;
With no tears or complaints
tears and speech have frozen.
My tears and words are frozen
ياO طالبseeker of الحزنsorrow فيin المآقيthe corners of the eyes
يا طالب الحزن في المآقي
لاdo not تنشدseek الدمعtears فيin الرخامmarble
لا تنشد الدمع في الرخام
O seeker of sorrow in the corners of the eyes,
Oh seeker of sorrow through tribulation
do not seek tears in marble.
Don't seek tears from stone
وخذهand take it منfrom أخرسa mute person مريرbitter
وخذه من أخرس مرير
منfrom شفهa lip دمعهاits tears سجامstreaming freely
من شفه دمعها سجام
And take them from one mute and bitter,
Take them from a bitter mute
from a lip whose tears stream freely.
From lips whose tears are fettered
فهلhas, then فمٌa mouth قدever بكىwept بكائيmy weeping
فهل فمٌ قد بكى بكائي
منwho ذاis it that رأىhas seen دمعةَa tear ابتسامof smiling
من ذا رأى دمعةَ ابتسام
Has any mouth, then, wept as I have wept?
For is there a mouth that has cried my tears
Who has seen a smile's tear?
Who has seen a tear of smiles?
Sol 6.1