منfrom شاطئa shore لشواطئto shores جددnew
من شاطئ لشواطئ جدد
يرميflings بناwith us ليلa night منfrom الأبدeternity
يرمي بنا ليل من الأبد
From a shore to new shores,
From shore to unknown shores
A night from eternity flings us.
The endless night casts us adrift
ماwhat مرّhas passed منهof it مضىis gone فلمand so did not يعدreturn
ما مرّ منه مضى فلم يعد
هيهاتfar beyond reach مرسىa mooring يومهits day لغدfor tomorrow
هيهات مرسى يومه لغد
What has passed of it is gone and has not returned;
What has passed is gone and will not return
No hope of mooring its day until tomorrow.
Alas, no haven for the day that's passed
سنةa year مضتhas passed وختامهاand its close حاناhas come
سنة مضت وختامها حانا
والدهرand Time فرّقhas sundered شملناour union أبداforever
والدهر فرّق شملنا أبدا
A year has passed, and its close has come;
A year has ended, its close is nigh
And Time has sundered our union forever.
And time has torn our company asunder
ناجِcommune with البحيرةthe lake وحدكby yourself الآناnow
ناجِ البحيرة وحدك الآنا
واجلسand sit بهذاon this الصخرthe rock منفرداalone
واجلس بهذا الصخر منفردا
Commune with the lake, alone now,
Whisper alone to the lake now
And sit upon this rock in solitude.
And sit on this rock all alone
قلsay للبحيرةto the lake تذكرينyou remember وقدand already
قل للبحيرة تذكرين وقد
سكنgrew still المساءthe evening ونحنand we باللجin the deep waters
سكن المساء ونحن باللج
Say to the lake: do you remember, when
Say to the lake, do you remember when
Evening grew still, and we were on the deep,
Evening had settled, and we were at the cove
لاno صوتvoice يسمعis heard فيin الدنىthe worlds لأحدfrom anyone
لا صوت يسمع في الدنى لأحد
إلاexcept صدىthe echo of المجدافthe oar والموجand the waves
إلا صدى المجداف والموج
No one's voice was heard in all the world,
No sound heard in the valley from anyone
Save the echo of the oar and the waves?
Except the oar's echo and the wave
فإذاthen suddenly بصوتwith a voice غيرnot معتادusual
فإذا بصوت غير معتاد
هزّshook السكونthe stillness هتافهits cry العذبsweet
هزّ السكون هتافه العذب
Then suddenly, an unfamiliar voice—
When suddenly, an unfamiliar voice
Its sweet cry shook the stillness.
Shook the stillness with its gentle shout
أصغىlistened العبابthe surging waters ورجّعand echoed الواديthe valley
أصغى العباب ورجّع الوادي
أصداءهits echoes وتناجتand whispered to one another السحبthe clouds
أصداءه وتناجت السحب
The surging waters listened, and the valley sent back
The mist listened, the valley reverberated
Its echoes, and the clouds whispered to one another.
Echoing it, and the clouds whispered
ياO دهرTime فيwith رفقgentleness ولاand do not تدرturn
يا دهر في رفق ولا تدر
ساعاتهits hours فيin هينةgentleness وقفيand stand still
ساعاته في هينة وقفي
O Time, be gentle—let there be no turning
O fate be gentle, do not hasten
Of its hours; softly, stand still,
Its hours in disdain and spite
حتىuntil تتاحmay be granted هناءةthe bliss of العمرlife
حتى تتاح هناءة العمر
وتطولand lasts longer لذتهاits pleasure لمقتطفfor one who plucks
وتطول لذتها لمقتطف
Until life's bliss is granted,
So the joy of life can be relished
And its pleasure lasts longer for one who plucks it.
And its pleasure made longer for reaping
هلاwill you not التفتَturn لذلكtoward that الكونthe world
هلا التفتَ لذلك الكون
وعلمتand know كمhow many فيamong الناسpeople منof باكيa weeper
وعلمت كم في الناس من باكي
Will you not turn toward that world,
Why don't you look upon that universe
And know how many among humankind are weeping,
And see how many people weep
يدعوكcalls to you خذنيtake me والأسىand the sorrow المضنىdebilitating
يدعوك خذني والأسى المضنى
خلleave الممتعthe happy one وامضِand go onward بالشاكيwith the sufferer
خل الممتع وامضِ بالشاكي
Calling to you: take me and the wasting sorrow;
Begging you to take them, the bitter sorrow
Leave the happy one, and take the sufferer away.
Leave the joys and go with the grieving
هذاthis النعيمthe bliss وهاتهand these المحنthe afflictions
هذا النعيم وهاته المحن
يتنافسانthe two vie الدهرTime إقلاعاin taking flight
يتنافسان الدهر إقلاعا
This bliss and these afflictions
This bliss and these tribulations
Vie with Time in taking flight;
Both compete for time's indifference
فبأيthen by what عدلjustice أيهاO you الزمنTime
فبأي عدل أيها الزمن
تتشابهare alike الحالانthe two states إسراعاin haste
تتشابه الحالان إسراعا
By what justice, then, O Time,
With what justice, O time
Are the two states alike in their haste?
Are the two states so similar in haste?
ياO أيهاO you الأبدEternity السحيقfathomless أجبanswer
يا أيها الأبد السحيق أجب
وتكلميand speak ياO هوةthe abyss of الماضيthe past
وتكلمي يا هوة الماضي
O fathomless Eternity, answer!
O endless ancient abyss, answer
And speak, O abyss of the past!
And speak, O chasm of the past
ماwhat تصنعانdo you two do بأشهرٍwith months وحقبand ages
ما تصنعان بأشهرٍ وحقب
ونعيمand the bliss of عمرa lifetime غيرnot معتاضreplaceable
ونعيم عمر غير معتاض
What do you two do with months and ages,
What will you do with months and eras
And the bliss of an irreplaceable lifetime?
And a lifetime's joy that cannot be restored?
ناجcommune with البحيرةthe lake والصخورand the rocks وعدand return
ناج البحيرة والصخور وعد
فاستحلفthen adjure الأغوارthe depths والغاباand the forest
فاستحلف الأغوار والغابا
Commune with the lake and the rocks, and return;
Whisper to the lake, the rocks, promise
Then adjure the depths and the forest:
And adjure the depths and the woods
قلsay صُنpreserve ذكرthe memory of غرامناour love فلقدfor indeed
قل صُن ذكر غرامنا فلقد
صينhas been preserved الشبابyouth عليكupon you أحقاباfor ages
صين الشباب عليك أحقابا
Say: guard the memory of our love, for indeed
Say, guard the memory of our passion
Youth has been preserved in you for ages.
For youth has confided its epochs to you
ولتبقand let it remain ياO هذيthis البحيرةthe lake فيin
ولتبق يا هذي البحيرة في
حاليكyour two states ثائرةturbulent وهادئةand calm
حاليك ثائرة وهادئة
And let it remain, O lake, in
And you, O lake, remain as you are
Your two states, stormy and calm,
Restless and calm
فيin باسقa tall tree للماءtoward the water منعطفbending
في باسق للماء منعطف
فيin رائعاتsplendid forms of الصخرthe rock ناتئةjutting out
في رائعات الصخر ناتئة
In a tall tree bending toward the water,
In the towering water bend
In the rock's splendid jutting forms,
In the awe-inspiring rock juts
فيin عابرpassing النسماتthe breezes مرتجفاًtrembling
في عابر النسمات مرتجفاً
فيin النجمthe star فضضsilvered صفحةthe surface of الماءthe water
في النجم فضض صفحة الماء
In the passing breeze, trembling,
In the breeze's restless tremor
In the star that silvered the water's surface,
In the stars' glitter on the water's face
فيin الريحthe wind أنّmoaned أنينهits moan وهفاand blew softly
في الريح أنّ أنينه وهفا
فيin الغصنthe bough نفّسbreathed out حرthe heat of أحشاءinner parts
في الغصن نفّس حر أحشاء
In the wind that moaned its moan and softly blew,
In the wind's soft moan and sigh
In the bough that breathed out its inward heat,
In the branch's relief of hot core
فيin الجوthe air معتبقاًperfumed بريّاكِwith your fragrance
في الجو معتبقاً بريّاكِ
خطرتwafted ملاعبةplayfully teasing رقيقgentle صباan east wind
خطرت ملاعبة رقيق صبا
In the air, steeped in your fragrance,
In the thick embracing mist
That wafted, playing with a gentle east wind—
That played gently with tender youth
فيin كلall هذاthis هاتفٌa calling voice باكيweeping
في كل هذا هاتفٌ باكي
سيقولwill say ياO أسفاsorrow لقدindeed ذهباthey both have gone
سيقول يا أسفا لقد ذهبا
In all of this, a weeping voice
In all this, a weeping voice
Will say: alas, they both have gone!
Will say: alas, they are gone
Sol 6.1