لعينيكَfor your eyes' sake احتملناwe endured ماwhat احتملناwe endured
لعينيكَ احتملنا ما احتملنا
وبالحرمانِand with deprivation والذلِّand humiliation ارتضيناwe were content
وبالحرمانِ والذلِّ ارتضينا
For your eyes' sake, we endured what we endured,
For your eyes, we endured what we endured
And were content with deprivation and humiliation.
And with deprivation and humiliation, we were content
وهانand it became bearable إذاif عطفتyou showed tenderness ولوand even if خيالاًas a phantom
وهان إذا عطفت ولو خيالاً
وأينand where خيالكyour phantom المعبودthe worshipped أيناwhere
وأين خيالك المعبود أينا
And it became bearable if you showed tenderness, even as a phantom.
And it was disgraceful when you showed affection, even if only in my imagination
And where is your worshipped phantom—where?
And where is your imagined beloved self? Where?
تعالَcome فلمfor no longer يعدremains فيin الحيthe neighborhood سارٍa night traveler
تعالَ فلم يعد في الحي سارٍ
وهوَّمتِand dozed المنازلُthe houses بعدafter وهنِa stretch of night
وهوَّمتِ المنازلُ بعد وهنِ
Come, for no night traveler remains in the neighborhood,
Come, for the living no longer have any joy
And the houses dozed as the night wore on.
And homes have become desolate and feeble after your absence
ورانand settled علىover نوافذهاtheir windows ظلامٌdarkness
وران على نوافذها ظلامٌ
وقدand indeed كانتthey used to تطلّlook out كألفlike a thousand عينِeye
وقد كانت تطلّ كألف عينِ
And darkness settled over their windows,
Darkness flowed over their windows
And they once looked out like a thousand eyes.
Though once they shone like a thousand eyes
تعالَcome فقدfor indeed رأيتُI have seen الكونthe universe يحنوbend tenderly
تعالَ فقد رأيتُ الكون يحنو
عليّtoward me ويدركand understands الكربthe anguish الملمَّاbesetting
عليّ ويدرك الكرب الملمَّا
Come, for I have seen the universe bend tenderly
Come, for I saw the universe sympathize
Toward me and understand the anguish that besets me,
With me, and realize my heavy sorrow
ويجلوand unveils ليfor me النجومthe stars فأزدريهاyet I disdain them
ويجلو لي النجوم فأزدريها
وأغمضand I close my eyes لاnot أريدI want سواكother than you نجماa star
وأغمض لا أريد سواك نجما
And unveil the stars for me, yet I disdain them,
The stars shone for me, but I spurned them
And I close my eyes: I want no star but you.
I want none but you as my star
ومنتظرٌand I am waiting بأبصاريwith my eyes وسمعيand my hearing
ومنتظرٌ بأبصاري وسمعي
كماjust as انتظرتكَwaited for you أياميmy days جميعاall
كما انتظرتكَ أيامي جميعا
And I wait with my eyes and hearing,
I wait with my sight and hearing
As all my days have waited for you.
As I’ve waited for you all my days
وهلand whether كانwas الهوىlove إلاexcept انتظاراًwaiting
وهل كان الهوى إلا انتظاراً
شتائيmy winter فيكin you ينتظرawaits الربيعاthe spring
شتائي فيك ينتظر الربيعا
And was love ever anything but waiting?
For what is love but waiting
My winter, in you, awaits the spring.
My winter for you waits for spring
أرىI see الآبادendless ages تغمرنيengulf me كبحرٍlike a sea
أرى الآباد تغمرني كبحرٍ
سحيقِimmensely deep الغورin depth مجهولِunknown القرارthe bottom
سحيقِ الغور مجهولِ القرار
I see endless ages engulfing me like a sea,
I see endless ruins engulf me like a
Of immense depth, its bottom unknown.
Deep, vast ocean with no shore
ويأتمرand conspires الظلامthe darkness عليَّagainst me حتىuntil
ويأتمر الظلام عليَّ حتى
كأنيas though I هابطdescending أعماقthe depths of غارِa cave
كأني هابط أعماق غارِ
And darkness conspires against me, until
The darkness commands me until
It is as though I were descending into the depths of a cave.
It's as if I’m descending the depths of a cave
وتصطخبُand roar العواصفthe storms ساخراتmockingly
وتصطخبُ العواصف ساخرات
وتطعننيand stab me بأطرافwith the tips of الحرابِthe spears
وتطعنني بأطراف الحرابِ
And the storms roar mockingly,
Storms rage mockingly
And stab me with the tips of spears.
And stab me with the tips of their spears
وتشفقand take pity بعدafter ماthat (nominalizer) تقسوthey are cruel فتمضيthen pass on
وتشفق بعد ما تقسو فتمضي
لتقرعto knock on كلevery نافذةٍwindow وبابِand door
لتقرع كل نافذةٍ وبابِ
And take pity after their cruelty, then pass on
Then show mercy after their cruelty, but move on
To knock on every window and door.
To knock on every window and door
فصحتso I shouted بهاat them إلىuntil أنthat جفdried up حلقيmy throat
فصحت بها إلى أن جف حلقي
فحينthen when سكتُّI fell silent كلمنيspoke to me إِبائيmy proud defiance
فحين سكتُّ كلمني إِبائي
So I shouted at them until my throat ran dry;
I cried out to them until my throat dried
Then, when I fell silent, my proud defiance spoke to me.
When I fell silent, my lament reproached me
وأشعرنيand made me aware العذابthe torment بعمقof the depth of جرحيmy wound
وأشعرني العذاب بعمق جرحي
وأعمقand deeper منهthan it جرحthe wound of الكبرياءِpride
وأعمق منه جرح الكبرياءِ
And torment made me aware of the depth of my wound,
And torment revealed the depth of my wound
And deeper than it is the wound of pride.
And the deeper wound of pride
ولمّاand when لَمdid not تفزsucceed بلقاكin meeting you عينيmy eye
ولمّا لَم تفز بلقاك عيني
لمحتكI glimpsed you آتياًapproaching بضميرthrough the inner awareness of قلبيmy heart
لمحتك آتياً بضمير قلبي
And when my eye failed to behold you,
And when your gaze did not meet my eyes
I glimpsed you approaching through my heart's inner awareness.
I glimpsed you coming in my heart’s conscience
فأسمعso I hear وقعthe tread of أقدامٍfeet دوانِdrawing near
فأسمع وقع أقدامٍ دوانِ
وأنصتand I listen مصغياًattentively لحفيفto the rustle of ثوبِa garment
وأنصت مصغياً لحفيف ثوبِ
So I hear the tread of feet drawing near,
So I hear the footfall of footsteps
And listen intently to the rustle of a garment.
And listen closely to the rustle of a robe
وأخلقand I create مثلماjust as أهوىI desire خيالاًa phantom
وأخلق مثلما أهوى خيالاً
وأستدنيand I bring close الأمانيthe hopes والحبيباand the beloved
وأستدني الأماني والحبيبا
And I create a phantom just as I desire,
And I imagine, as I wish, an illusion
And draw hopes and the beloved close.
And draw near hopes and the beloved
وأُبدعand I fashion مثلماjust as أهوىI desire حديثاًa conversation
وأُبدع مثلما أهوى حديثاً
لناءٍfor one far away صارhas become منto قلبيmy heart قريباclose
لناءٍ صار من قلبي قريبا
And I fashion a conversation just as I desire,
And I create, as I wish, a conversation
For one far away who has become close to my heart.
With an intimate who has become close to my heart
أمدّI stretch out يديَّboth my hands فيin لهفyearning إليهtoward him
أمدّ يديَّ في لهف إليه
أشاكيهI share my sorrow with him بمحتبسthrough the pent-up الدموعِtears
أشاكيه بمحتبس الدموعِ
I stretch both my hands toward him in yearning,
I reach out my hands to him in yearning
I share my sorrow with him through pent-up tears.
Complaining to him with held back tears
فيسبقنيso races ahead of me إلىto لقياهmeeting him قلبيmy heart
فيسبقني إلى لقياه قلبي
وثوباًin a leap ثمthen يبردgrows cold فيwithin ضلوعيmy ribs
وثوباً ثم يبرد في ضلوعي
So my heart races ahead of me to meet him,
But my heart outstrips me in meeting him
With a leap, then it grows cold within my ribs.
Then grows cold in my chest
فتصطخبthen roar العواطفthe passions ساخراتmockingly
فتصطخب العواطف ساخرات
وتطعننيand stab me بأطرافwith the tips of الحرابِthe spears
وتطعنني بأطراف الحرابِ
Then the passions roar mockingly,
So emotions rage mockingly
And stab me with the tips of spears.
And stab me with the tips of their spears
وتشفقand take pity بعدafter ماthat (nominalizer) تقسوthey are cruel فتمضيthen pass on
وتشفق بعد ما تقسو فتمضي
لتقرعto knock on كلevery نافذةٍwindow وبابِand door
لتقرع كل نافذةٍ وبابِ
And take pity after their cruelty, then pass on
Then show mercy after their cruelty, but move on
To knock on every window and door.
To knock on every window and door
Sol 6.1