أمسيتُI reached evening أشكوI complain الضيقَdistress والأيناand weariness
أمسيتُ أشكو الضيقَ والأينا
مستغرقاًabsorbed فيin الفكرِthought والسأمِand boredom
مستغرقاً في الفكرِ والسأمِ
At evening I complained of distress and weariness,
I complained of distress and suffering,
absorbed in thought and ennui.
Immersed in thought and boredom.
فمضيتُso I went لاnot أدريI know إلىto أيناwhere
فمضيتُ لا أدري إلى أينا
ومشيتand I walked حيثwherever تجرّنيdraws me قدميmy foot
ومشيت حيث تجرّني قدمي
So I went on, not knowing where,
So I walked on, not knowing where,
and walked wherever my foot drew me.
And my feet took me wherever they would.
فرأيتthen I saw فيماamong what أبصَرَتbeheld عينيmy eye
فرأيت فيما أبصَرَت عيني
مَلهىًa place of entertainment أعدَّwas prepared ليبهجto delight الناساthe people
مَلهىً أعدَّ ليبهج الناسا
Then, among what my eye beheld, I saw
I saw with my eyes a place of joy,
a place of revelry prepared to delight the people.
Prepared to delight people.
يجلونthey display فيهin it فرائدَrare gems الحسنof beauty
يجلون فيه فرائدَ الحسن
ويباعand is sold فيهin it اللهوamusement أجناساin varieties
ويباع فيه اللهو أجناسا
There they displayed rare gems of beauty,
Where beauty's masterpieces appear,
and amusement was sold in many forms.
And amusement of all kinds is sold.
بغرائبwith wondrous الألوانcolors مزدهرresplendent
بغرائب الألوان مزدهر
وتراهand you see it بالأضواءwith lights مغمورَاflooded
وتراه بالأضواء مغمورَا
Resplendent in wondrous colors,
Colored with strange hues,
you could see it awash in lights.
Lit up brilliantly with lights.
فقصدتهso I headed toward it عَجِلاًhurriedly وليand I had بصرٌa gaze
فقصدته عَجِلاً ولي بصرٌ
شبهlike الفراشةthe butterfly يعشقloves النورَاthe light
شبه الفراشة يعشق النورَا
So I hurried toward it, with a gaze
I hurried there, my sight
that, like a butterfly, loved the light.
Like a moth craving light.
ودخلتُهand I entered it أجتازُI make my way through مزدحماًa crowded place
ودخلتُه أجتازُ مزدحماً
بالخَلقِwith people أفواجاًcrowds وأفواجاand crowds
بالخَلقِ أفواجاً وأفواجا
I entered it, making my way through a throng
I entered, passing through crowds
of people, crowd upon crowd,
Of people in droves and multitudes.
وأخوضand I wade through بحراًa sea باتhad become ملتطماًsurging
وأخوض بحراً بات ملتطماً
بالناسwith people أمواجاًwaves وأمواجاand waves
بالناس أمواجاً وأمواجا
and waded into a sea now surging
I swam in a sea, stormy,
with people, wave upon wave.
With human waves, surge after surge.
فقدواthey lost حجاهمtheir reason حينماwhen طربواthey rejoiced
فقدوا حجاهم حينما طربوا
ودوواand they roared دويّthe roar of البحرthe sea صخّاباclamorous
ودووا دويّ البحر صخّابا
They lost their senses when delight seized them,
They lost their calm when enthralled,
and thundered with the sea's clamorous roar.
Their din was like the sea's roar.
فإذاthen whenever استقرّواthey settled لحظةa moment صخبواthey clamored
فإذا استقرّوا لحظة صخبوا
لاnot يملكونthey control النفسthe self إعجاباin admiration
لا يملكون النفس إعجابا
Whenever they settled for a moment, they clamored again,
When settled for a moment, they clamored,
unable to contain themselves for admiration.
Unable to restrain their wonder.
متوثبينpoised to spring يميلsways صفهمtheir row
متوثبين يميل صفهم
متطلعcraning الأعناقthe necks يتقدُblazes
متطلع الأعناق يتقدُ
Poised to spring, their ranks swayed,
Jumping up, their ranks tilting,
with necks craning, ablaze.
Necks craning, inflamed.
ومصفقينand clapping عَلَتrose أكفهمtheir hands
ومصفقين عَلَت أكفهم
فوّارةsurging فكأنهاso as though they were الزبدُfoam
فوّارة فكأنها الزبدُ
And as they clapped, their hands rose,
Clapping, hands shooting up
surging up as though they were foam.
Like bursting sea foam.
لِمَwhy لاnot أثورI erupt اليومَtoday ثورتهمtheir frenzy
لِمَ لا أثور اليومَ ثورتهم
لِمَwhy لاnot أجرّبُI try ماwhat يحبوناthey love
لِمَ لا أجرّبُ ما يحبونا
Why should I not share their frenzy today?
Why not riot today like they do?
Why should I not try what they love?
Why not try what they love?
لِمَwhy لاnot أصيحI shout اليومtoday صيحتهمtheir shout
لِمَ لا أصيح اليوم صيحتهم
لِمَwhy لاnot أضجّI clamor كماas يضجوناthey clamor
لِمَ لا أضجّ كما يضجونا
Why should I not cry out today as they do?
Why not shout out their cries today?
Why should I not clamor as they clamor?
Why not clamor as they do?
لِمَwhy لاnot تذوقtastes كؤوسهمtheir cups شفتيmy lip
لِمَ لا تذوق كؤوسهم شفتي
إنَّindeed الحجاreason سمّيmy poison وتدميريand my ruin
إنَّ الحجا سمّي وتدميري
Why should my lip not taste their cups?
Why don't my lips taste their cups?
Reason is my poison and my ruin.
Revelry is poison and destroys me.
فيin ذمةthe keeping of الشيطانthe devil فلسفتيmy philosophy
في ذمة الشيطان فلسفتي
ورزانتيand my composure ووقارand the dignity of تفكيريmy thought
ورزانتي ووقار تفكيري
To the devil with my philosophy,
My philosophy and dignity,
and my composure and the solemnity of my thought!
My composure and serious thought,
ياO قلبُheart ضقتَyou grew cramped وهاand behold هناhere سعةٌspaciousness
يا قلبُ ضقتَ وها هنا سعةٌ
ومجالُand room for مصفودٍone fettered بأغلالin shackles
ومجالُ مصفودٍ بأغلال
O heart, you are cramped; behold, here is spaciousness,
Are in debt to Satan. Oh heart, you're confined,
and room for one bound in fetters.
Yet here is open space, though fettered.
أتقولdo you say أعمارٌlifetimes مضيعةwasted
أتقول أعمارٌ مضيعة
ماذاwhat صنعتhave you done بعمركwith your life الغاليprecious
ماذا صنعت بعمرك الغالي
Do you say these are wasted lives?
You say life is wasted,
What have you done with your precious life?
What have you done with your precious life?
انظرlook ترَyou will see السيقانthe legs عاريةbare
انظر ترَ السيقان عارية
وترَand you will see الخصورَthe waists ضوامراًslender تغريenticing
وترَ الخصورَ ضوامراً تغري
Look: you will see bare legs,
You see bare legs,
and slender waists that entice,
And bosoms like pigeons soaring.
وتجدand you find عيونsprings اللهوof pleasure جاريةflowing
وتجد عيون اللهو جارية
فهناfor here الحياةlife وأنتand you لاnot تدريknow
فهنا الحياة وأنت لا تدري
and find the springs of pleasure flowing:
You find roving eyes of desire
here is life, and you do not know it.
Who is this beauty, my eyes?
مَنwho هاتِهthis الحسناءُbeautiful woman ياO عينيmy eye
مَن هاتِه الحسناءُ يا عيني
السحرُenchantment كلّلهاcrowned her وظلّلهاand shaded her
السحرُ كلّلها وظلّلها
Who is this beauty, O my eye?
Magic crowned and shaded her.
Enchantment has crowned and shaded her.
Like a bird, from branch to branch,
كالطيرlike a bird منfrom غصنٍa branch إلىto غصنِa branch
كالطير من غصنٍ إلى غصنِ
وثابةleaping وثبleapt الفؤادthe heart لهاtoward her
وثابة وثب الفؤاد لها
Like a bird from branch to branch,
My heart fluttered for her.
she leaps, and my heart leaps toward her.
You see beauty not false,
وتراهand you see it حسناًbeauty غيرَnot كذابِdeceptive
وتراه حسناً غيرَ كذابِ
لاnot ماwhat يزيفهfalsifies it لكfor you الضوءُthe light
لا ما يزيفه لك الضوءُ
And you behold a beauty that does not deceive,
Not an illusion made by light.
not what the light falsifies for you.
Increasing her charm and strangeness,
ويزيدand increases فتنتهاher allure باغرابِin a strange way
ويزيد فتنتها باغرابِ
حزنٌsorrow وراءَbehind الحسنbeauty مخبوءُhidden
حزنٌ وراءَ الحسن مخبوءُ
And strangely, her allure is heightened
Sorrow lurks behind beauty.
by sorrow hidden behind her beauty.
She disappeared, while people watched her
ثمthen اختفتshe vanished والجمعand the crowd يرقبهاawaits her
ثم اختفت والجمع يرقبها
ويلحّand insists عوديcome back ليسdoes not يرحمهاspare her
ويلحّ عودي ليس يرحمها
Then she vanished, while the crowd awaited her,
And importuned her return relentlessly.
insisting, 'Come back!'—showing her no mercy.
She is sensual pleasure they seek,
هيshe متعةa pleasure للحسِّfor the senses يطلبهاseeks her
هي متعة للحسِّ يطلبها
وأناand I بروحيwith my soul بتُّI came to أفهمهاunderstand her
وأنا بروحي بتُّ أفهمها
She is a pleasure the senses seek,
While I, in my spirit, try to understand her.
while I, with my soul, came to understand her.
I saw her late night,
ورأيتهاand I saw her فيat آخرthe end of الليلِthe night
ورأيتها في آخر الليلِ
فيamong فتيةyoung men نصبواthey set لهاfor her شركاa snare
في فتية نصبوا لها شركا
And I saw her at the end of the night,
With young men who had set traps for her.
among young men who had set a snare for her.
Age's sorrow shaded her like a shadow,
يعلوrises over سناهاher radiance الحزنsorrow كالظلlike a shadow
يعلو سناها الحزن كالظل
مسكينةpoor thing تتكلّفforces herself to الضحكاlaughter
مسكينة تتكلّف الضحكا
Sorrow lay over her radiance like a shadow,
A pitiful pretense of laughter.
poor thing, forcing herself to laugh.
So I left hastily, and said my lady,
فمضيتُso I went توّاًat once قلتI said سيدتيmy lady
فمضيتُ توّاً قلت سيدتي
زنتِyou adorned المراقصthe dance floors أيَّماsuch زينadornment
زنتِ المراقص أيَّما زين
So I went straight to her and said, 'My lady,
You adorned the dance halls beautifully.
you have adorned the dance floors so splendidly.
Will you allow now, my sorceress,
هلwhether تأذنينyou permit الآنnow ساحرتيmy enchantress
هل تأذنين الآن ساحرتي
تأكيدَconfirming إعجابيmy admiration بكأسينwith two cups
تأكيدَ إعجابي بكأسين
Will you now allow me, my enchantress,
My admiration, over two cups?
to affirm my admiration with two cups?'
But she refused, though I persisted
فتمنّعتthen she demurred وأناand I ألحّpersist سدىًin vain
فتمنّعت وأنا ألحّ سدىً
بالقولwith words أُغريهاI entice her وأَعتذرand I apologize
بالقول أُغريها وأَعتذر
She demurred, while I persisted in vain,
With words, tempting and apologizing.
enticing her with words and apologizing.
She made amends, said meet me tomorrow,
فاستدركتthen she added قالتshe said أراكI will see you غداًtomorrow
فاستدركت قالت أراك غداً
إنif شئتَyou wish أنيthat I اليومtoday أعتذرI excuse myself
إن شئتَ أني اليوم أعتذر
Then she added, 'I'll see you tomorrow,
If you wish, but today I must refuse.
if you wish; today I must excuse myself.'
She turned from me to her company,
وتحوَّلتand she turned عنيaway from me لرفقتهاto her companions
وتحوَّلت عني لرفقتها
ماemphatic particle بينbetween منتظرٍone waiting ومرتقبand one expectant
ما بين منتظرٍ ومرتقب
And she turned away from me toward her companions,
Between expectant and hopeful.
some waiting, others watching expectantly.
A seducer who lures with her smile,
فتَّانةan enchantress تغرىentices ببسمتهاwith her smile
فتَّانة تغرى ببسمتها
وتحدّدand sets الميعادthe appointment فيin أدبcourtesy
وتحدّد الميعاد في أدب
An enchantress, enticing with her smile,
And makes dates with dignity.
she made the appointment courteously.
The meeting came, I headed out,
حانwas due اللقاءthe meeting بغادتيwith my fair maiden وأناand I
حان اللقاء بغادتي وأنا
أخشىI fear سراباًa mirage خادعاًdeceptive منهاfrom her
أخشى سراباً خادعاً منها
The time to meet my fair one came, while I
Fearing a deceptive mirage from her.
feared she would prove a deceptive mirage.
Impatiently slowing time,
متلهفاًyearning أستبطئI find slow الزمناtime
متلهفاً أستبطئ الزمنا
وأظلand I keep أسألasking ساعتيmy watch عنهاabout her
وأظل أسأل ساعتي عنها
Yearning, I found time slow,
Asking my watch repeatedly about her.
and kept asking my watch about her.
Dismissing the eye of suspicion, turning,
وأجيلand I turn عينthe eye of الريبdoubt ملتفتاًlooking around
وأجيل عين الريب ملتفتاً
متطلعاًlooking expectantly للبابtoward the door حيراناbewildered
متطلعاً للباب حيرانا
I cast a doubtful eye around me,
Looking to the door, confused.
looking toward the door, bewildered,
And saying, who knows, what lad
وأقولand I say ماwhat يدريكmakes you know أيwhich فتىyoung man
وأقول ما يدريك أي فتى
هيshe فيin ذراعيthe two arms of حبهhis love الآناnow
هي في ذراعي حبه الآنا
and said, 'How can you know which young man
Has her now in his arms?
now holds her in the arms of his love?
Who believes a beauty's promise,
مَنwho ذاis it that يُصدّقُbelieves وعدَthe promise of فاتنةa beauty
مَن ذا يُصدّقُ وعدَ فاتنة
لاnot ترحمspares الأرواحsouls إتلافاdestruction
لا ترحم الأرواح إتلافا
Who would believe a beauty's promise,
Without pity destroying souls,
merciless in her destruction of souls?
A female who meets every moment
أنثىa woman تلاقيmeets كلevery آونةٍoccasion
أنثى تلاقي كل آونةٍ
رجلاًa man وترميand casts الوعدthe promise آلافاby the thousand
رجلاً وترمي الوعد آلافا
A woman who meets, time after time,
A man, and makes promises by the thousands?
a man, and scatters promises by the thousand.'
I decided, after despairing, to leave,
وهممتand I was about to بعدafter اليأسdespair أنto أمضيleave
وهممت بعد اليأس أن أمضي
فإذاthen suddenly بهاthere she was تختالwalking proudly عنfrom بُعدa distance
فإذا بها تختال عن بُعد
After despairing, I was about to leave,
When suddenly she sashayed into view.
when there she was, walking proudly in the distance.
I recognized her by her youthful vigor,
ميّزتهاI recognized her بشبابهاby her youth الغضِّfresh
ميّزتها بشبابها الغضِّ
وبقدِّهاand by her figure أُفديهI would ransom it منas a قدfigure
وبقدِّها أُفديه من قد
I recognized her by her fresh youth,
And her tall figure I'd ransom my soul for.
and her figure—what a figure I'd give my life for!
Oh, the hearts at a meeting of two
ياoh للقلوبfor the hearts لملتقىfor the meeting of اثنينtwo people
يا للقلوب لملتقى اثنين
لاnot يعلمانthey both know لأيّماfor what سَبَبِreason
لا يعلمان لأيّما سَبَبِ
Oh, the hearts at the meeting of two
Who don't know why,
who do not know for what reason
Brought together by fate while strangers,
جمعتهماbrought them both together الدنياthe world غريبينas two strangers
جمعتهما الدنيا غريبين
فتآلفاso they grew close فيin خلوةseclusion عَجَبِwonder
فتآلفا في خلوة عَجَبِ
the world brought them together as strangers,
Then intimate in a wondrous privacy.
so they grew close in a wondrous solitude.
Wondrous, a heart whose hope
عجباًhow strange لقلبfor a heart كانwas مطمعهits desire
عجباً لقلب كان مطمعه
طَرَباًdelight فجاءthen came الأمرُthe outcome بالعكسin reverse
طَرَباً فجاء الأمرُ بالعكس
How strange, a heart whose desire was
Was a thrill, but the matter turned out differently.
delight, yet everything turned out the opposite!
The strongest bonds in the whole world
وأشدّand strongest ماthat which فيin الكونthe universe أجمعهall of it
وأشدّ ما في الكون أجمعه
بينbetween القلوبhearts أواصرُbonds البؤسof misery
بين القلوب أواصرُ البؤس
And the strongest things in the whole universe
Are those of sorrow between hearts.
are the bonds of misery between hearts.
Who are you, whose spirit approached mine,
مَنwho أنتyou ياO مَنone whose روحهاher soul اقتربتdrew near
مَن أنت يا مَن روحها اقتربت
منيto me وخاطبand spoke to دمعهاher tears روحيmy soul
مني وخاطب دمعها روحي
Who are you, O you whose soul drew close
And addressed my tears?
to me, and whose tears spoke to my soul?
You poured them in my cup, and spilled
صبّتهshe poured it فيinto كأسيmy cup وماand not سكبتshe poured
صبّته في كأسي وما سكبت
فيهinto it سوىexcept أنَّاتgroans مذبوحِof one slaughtered
فيه سوى أنَّات مذبوحِ
She poured them into my cup, and poured
Nothing but the sighs of one slaughtered.
nothing into it but the groans of one slaughtered.
Wondrous, how in a moment we
عجباًhow strange لناfor us فيin لحظةa moment صرناwe became
عجباً لنا في لحظة صرنا
متفاهمينunderstanding each other بغيرwithout ماany أمداspan of time
متفاهمين بغير ما أمدا
How strange that in a moment we became
Became alike with no effort.
attuned to one another, without any lapse of time!
Yesterday I met you, were we
ياO منyou whom لقيتكI met you أمسyesterday هلwhether كناwe were
يا من لقيتك أمس هل كنا
روحينtwo souls ممتزجينmingled فيin الأبدِeternity
روحين ممتزجين في الأبدِ
O you whom I met yesterday, were we
Two merging souls in eternity?
two souls mingled together in eternity?
Tell me of sickness and night,
هاتيgive me حديثَthe tale of السقمsickness والوصبِand suffering
هاتي حديثَ السقم والوصبِ
وَصفيand describe حقارةَthe baseness of هذهthis الدنياworld
وَصفي حقارةَ هذه الدنيا
Tell me the tale of sickness and suffering,
Describe the baseness of this world.
and describe the baseness of this world.
I saw your misery up close,
إنيindeed I رأيتsaw أساكِyour sorrow عنfrom كثبِclose by
إني رأيت أساكِ عن كثبِ
ولَمستand I touched كربكyour anguish نابضاًthrobbing حيَّاalive
ولَمست كربك نابضاً حيَّا
I have seen your sorrow close at hand,
And felt your suffering pulse alive.
and touched your anguish, alive and throbbing.
Don't conceal your inner secrets,
لاdo not تكتُميconceal فيin الصدرthe breast أسراراsecrets
لا تكتُمي في الصدر أسرارا
وتحدثيand speak كيفhowever الأسىsorrow شاءَwilled
وتحدثي كيف الأسى شاءَ
Do not hide secrets in your breast,
Speak of how sorrow has decreed.
and speak however sorrow wills.
I see no sin or shame,
أناI لاnot أرىsee إثماًsin ولاnor عاراshame
أنا لا أرى إثماً ولا عارا
لكنbut أرىI see امرأةًa woman وبأساءَand affliction
لكن أرى امرأةً وبأساءَ
I see neither sin nor shame,
But see a woman who's suffered.
but a woman and affliction.
You find your thoughts are distant,
تجدينyou find فكركyour thought جدّvery مبتعدfar removed
تجدين فكرك جدّ مبتعد
والناسand people نحوtoward سناكyour radiance دانوناdrawing near
والناس نحو سناك دانونا
You find your thoughts far removed,
While people judge you by your youth.
while people draw near your radiance.
You see yourself uniquely situated,
وترينand you see حالكyour state حالthe state of منفردone alone
وترين حالك حال منفرد
والقومand the people كثرmany لاnot يُعدّوناare counted
والقوم كثر لا يُعدّونا
You see your state as that of one alone,
While the crowds are beyond counting.
though the crowd is too many to count.
You see that wherever you've been,
وترينand you see أنكِthat you حيثماwherever كنتِyou are
وترين أنكِ حيثما كنتِ
ترضينyou please خوّانينhabitual traitors أنذالاscoundrels
ترضين خوّانين أنذالا
And you see that, wherever you are,
You satisfy vile deceivers.
you please treacherous scoundrels.
Who want just a body, and if you sell it,
يبغونهthey desire it جسداًa body فإنthen if بعتِyou sell
يبغونه جسداً فإن بعتِ
بذلواthey offered النضارgold وأجزلواand gave lavishly المالاmoney
بذلوا النضار وأجزلوا المالا
They want it as flesh; and if you sell,
Pay money and give generous amounts.
they offer gold and give lavish sums.
How bitter are the tears you've shed,
ياoh حرَّهاits heat منof a عبرةٍtear سالتflowed
يا حرَّها من عبرةٍ سالت
مِنfrom فاتكِdeadly العينينthe two eyes مكحولِkohl-lined
مِن فاتكِ العينين مكحولِ
Oh, the burning heat of a tear that flowed
From eyes darkened with kohl.
from those deadly, kohl-lined eyes!
And the torment of a loneliness that stretched on,
وعذابهاand her torment منfrom وحشةloneliness طالتlasted long
وعذابها من وحشة طالت
وحنينand longing مجهولٍof one unknown لمجهولِfor one unknown
وحنين مجهولٍ لمجهولِ
And her torment from a loneliness prolonged,
And an unknown yearning for the unknown.
and the longing of one unknown for another!
You wasted your life seeking him,
أفنيتِyou spent عمركyour life فيin تطلبهseeking him
أفنيتِ عمرك في تطلبه
ويكادand almost يأكلdevours روحَكِyour soul المللُboredom
ويكاد يأكل روحَكِ المللُ
You spent your life seeking him,
Boredom almost consuming your soul,
and boredom almost devours your soul.
But when one you're amazed by appears,
فإذاthen when بداappears مَنsomeone تعجبينyou are impressed بهby him
فإذا بدا مَن تعجبين به
وتقولand says روحكyour soul هاbehold هوhe الأملُhope
وتقول روحك ها هو الأملُ
Then, when someone you admire appears,
You say: here at last is hope.
and your soul says, 'Here he is: hope!'
You made your heart suffer approaching him,
أدميتyou made bleed قلبكyour heart فيin تقرّبهcourting him
أدميت قلبك في تقرّبه
والقلبand the heart إنif يخلصis sincere يَهُنbecomes cheap دمُهits blood
والقلب إن يخلص يَهُن دمُه
you make your heart bleed courting him;
A loyal heart is softened by its blood.
for when a heart is true, its blood is cheap.
When you thought you had snared him,
فإذاthen when حسبتِyou thought بأنthat ظفرتِyou won بهhim
فإذا حسبتِ بأن ظفرتِ به
فازتshe won بهhim منone who ليسdoes not تفهمُهunderstand him
فازت به من ليس تفهمُه
Then, when you think you have won him,
Another won him who does not understand him.
he is won by one who does not understand him.
She fell silent, amazed at our solitude
سكتتshe fell silent وقدand had عجبتshe marveled لخلوتناat our seclusion
سكتت وقد عجبت لخلوتنا
طالتlasted long كأنَّاas though we were جدّtruly عشاقِlovers
طالت كأنَّا جدّ عشاقِ
She fell silent, marveling at our solitude,
That stretched on as if we were lovers.
so long, as though we were truly lovers.
I say, what bliss is our delight!
وأقولand I say ياoh طرباًdelight لنشوتناat our intoxication
وأقول يا طرباً لنشوتنا
صرعىfelled المدامةwine والجوىand lovesickness الساقيthe cupbearer
صرعى المدامة والجوى الساقي
And I say: oh, the joy of our intoxication,
Wine has overwhelmed me and the cupbearer.
felled by wine, with lovesickness as cupbearer!
I'd sacrifice myself for you crying and mourning,
أفديكI would ransom you باكيةًweeping وجازعةًand distraught
أفديك باكيةً وجازعةً
قدhad لفّهاwrapped her فيin ثوبهits robe الغسقُdusk
قد لفّها في ثوبه الغسقُ
I would give my life for you, weeping and distraught—
Wrapped in the night's garb.
dusk had wrapped her in its robe.
The sun said farewell, departed,
ودعتهاI bade her farewell شمساًa sun مودّعةbidding farewell
ودعتها شمساً مودّعة
ذهبتshe went وعنديand with me الجرحُthe wound والشفقُand the twilight glow
ذهبت وعندي الجرحُ والشفقُ
I bade her farewell, a sun bidding farewell;
It went, leaving me with the wound and afterglow.
she went, leaving me the wound and the twilight glow.
You go, not knowing how I've grown to love you
تمضيshe goes وتجهلand does not know كيفhow أكبرهاI revere her
تمضي وتجهل كيف أكبرها
إذas تختفيshe disappears فيin حالكpitch-black الظلمdarkness
إذ تختفي في حالك الظلم
She goes, unaware how I revere her,
As you disappear into the gloom.
as she vanishes into pitch-black darkness:
A soul, if it sins, is cleansed
روحاًa soul إذاwhen أثمتit sins يطهرهاpurify it
روحاً إذا أثمت يطهرها
نارانtwo fires نارthe fire of الصبرpatience والألَمِand pain
ناران نار الصبر والألَمِ
a soul that, when it sins, is purified
By two fires: the fire of patience and pain.
by two fires: the fire of patience and of pain.
Partial English translation: 139 of 140 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1