أصبحتI have become منfrom يأسيmy despair لوif انthat الردىdeath
أصبحت من يأسي لو ان الردى
يهتفcalls out بيto me صحتI cried out بهto it هياcome!
يهتف بي صحت به هيا
I have grown so despairing that, were death
My despair has become, if decay
to call to me, I would cry to it, "Come!"
Calls out to me, I answer joyfully
هياcome! فماfor there is no فيon الأرضthe earth ليfor me مطمحaspiration
هيا فما في الأرض لي مطمح
ولاand not أرىI see ليfor me بعدهاbeyond it شياanything
ولا أرى لي بعدها شيا
Come! For on earth I have nothing to aspire to,
Joyfully, for I have no ambition on earth
nor do I see anything for me beyond it.
And I see nothing for me after it
ماذاwhat بقائيmy remaining هاbehold هناhere بعدماafter
ماذا بقائي ها هنا بعدما
نفضتI shook off منهfrom it اليومtoday كفياboth my hands
نفضت منه اليوم كفيا
What is my remaining here worth, now that
What is my remaining here now after
I have shaken both my hands free of it today?
I shook off my hands from it today
أهربI flee منfrom يأسيmy despair لكأسيto my cup التيwhich
أهرب من يأسي لكأسي التي
أدفنI bury فيهاin it أمليmy hope الحيّاliving
أدفن فيها أملي الحيّا
I flee from my despair to my cup,
I flee from my despair to my cup that
in which I bury my living hope.
I bury my living hope in
ياO أيهاyou الهاربthe one fleeing منfrom جنتيmy paradise
يا أيها الهارب من جنتي
تعالcome أوor هاتgive جناحياboth my wings
تعال أو هات جناحيا
O you who flee my paradise,
O you who flees from my paradise
come, or give me both my wings.
Come or bring me wings
نبكيwe weep for شبابيناthe youth of us both ونبكيand we weep for المنىhopes
نبكي شبابينا ونبكي المنى
وترتميand you throw yourself بينbetween ذراعياboth my arms
وترتمي بين ذراعيا
Let us weep for the youth of us both, and for our hopes,
We cry our youths and cry the wishes
and throw yourself into my arms.
And fall between its arms
إنيindeed I علىover يأسيmy despair وكأسيand my cup كأبيlike my father
إني على يأسي وكأسي كأبي
وعلىand over سرابيmy mirage عاكفabsorbed وشرابيand my drink
وعلى سرابي عاكف وشرابي
Like my father, I am intent on my despair and my cup,
I am on my despair and my cup like my father
and absorbed in my mirage and my drink.
And on my mirage steadfast and my drink
ولقدand indeed فرغتُI have finished منwith التعللconsoling myself بالمنىwith hopes
ولقد فرغتُ من التعلل بالمنى
إلاexcept وميضاًa glimmer فيin الرمادthe ashes الخابيdying
إلا وميضاً في الرماد الخابي
I have done with taking comfort in hopes,
And I have finished arguing with wishes
save a glimmer in the dying ashes,
Except a glimmer in the failed ashes
رمقاًa flicker of life يعللنيconsoles me بأنكwith the thought that you عائدare returning
رمقاً يعللني بأنك عائد
يوماًone day لقلبيto my heart قبلbefore يومthe day ذهابيmy departure
يوماً لقلبي قبل يوم ذهابي
a flicker of life, consoling me with the thought that you will return
A glimmer that makes excuses for me that you will
one day to my heart, before the day I depart.
One day return to my heart before the day of my departure
حتىuntil إذاwhen الأقدارthe fates شئنwilled وعدتَand you returned ليto me
حتى إذا الأقدار شئن وعدتَ لي
راجعتُI reconsidered نفسيmyself واتهمتand questioned صوابيmy judgment
راجعتُ نفسي واتهمت صوابي
Then, when the fates so willed and you returned to me,
Until when the fates desire and you return to me
I reconsidered myself and questioned my judgment.
I will go back to myself and suspect my rightness
أأرىdo I see? شروقكyour sunrise فيin أفولthe waning مغاربيmy sunsets
أأرى شروقك في أفول مغاربي
وأشمand I smell عطركyour fragrance فيin ذبولthe withering شبابيmy youth
وأشم عطرك في ذبول شبابي
Do I see your sunrise in the waning of my sunsets,
Do I see your dawn in the sunset of my dusk
and breathe your fragrance amid my withering youth?
And smell your scent in the withering of my youth
هاتbring it اسقنيgive me a drink واشربand drink علىto سرthe secret الأسىsorrow
هات اسقني واشرب على سر الأسى
وعلىand to بقاياthe remnants مهجةa heart وشجاهاand its sorrow
وعلى بقايا مهجة وشجاها
Bring it, pour me a drink, and drink to sorrow's secret,
Give me a drink and I will drink the secret of sorrow
and to the remnants of a heart and its sorrow.
And the remnants of a torn apart and burned heart
مهلاًwait نديميmy drinking companion كيفhow ينسىforgets حبهاlove for her
مهلاً نديمي كيف ينسى حبها
منone who ينشدseeks السلوىsolace علىin ذكراهاher memory
من ينشد السلوى على ذكراها
Easy, my drinking companion: how can love for her be forgotten
Wait my friend, how can one forget their love
by one who seeks solace in her memory?
Who sings consolation with the mention of them
ماnot زلتyou ceased تسقينيyou give me drink لتنسينيto make me forget الهوىlove
ما زلت تسقيني لتنسيني الهوى
حتىuntil نسيتI forgot فماand not ذكرتI remembered سواهاanyone but her
حتى نسيت فما ذكرت سواها
You kept giving me drink to make me forget love,
You still give me drink to make me forget love
until I forgot, remembering no one but her.
Until I forgot and did not mention except them
كانتthere was لناfor us كأسa cup وكانتand there was قصةa story
كانت لنا كأس وكانت قصة
هذاthis الحبابfoam أعادهاbrought it back ورواهاand retold it
هذا الحباب أعادها ورواها
We had a cup, and we had a story;
There was for us a cup and a tale
this foam brought it back and told it anew.
This love renewed it and told it
الآنnow غشاهاveiled her الضبابthe mist وهاand here أناI
الآن غشاها الضباب وها أنا
خلفbehind المآسيthe tragedies والدموعand the tears أراهاI see her
خلف المآسي والدموع أراها
Now mist has veiled her, and here I am,
Now fog has covered it and here I am
seeing her from behind tragedies and tears.
Behind the tragedies and tears seeing it
غالdestroyed الزمانtime ضبابهاher mist وحبابهاand her foam
غال الزمان ضبابها وحبابها
وتبخرتand evaporated أحلامهاher dreams ورؤاهاand her visions
وتبخرت أحلامها ورؤاها
Time destroyed her mist and her foam,
Time has passed, its fog and bubbles are gone
and her dreams and visions evaporated.
And its dreams and visions evaporated
لاdo not تبكهاweep for her ذهبتshe departed وماتand died هواهاlove for her
لا تبكها ذهبت ومات هواها
فيin القلبthe heart متسعroom غداtomorrow لسواهاfor someone other than her
في القلب متسع غدا لسواها
Do not weep for her: she is gone, and love for her has died;
Do not cry, it is gone and its love died
tomorrow the heart will have room for another.
In the heart a space free for others became
أحببتهاI loved her وطويتand folded away صفحتهاher page وكمand how often
أحببتها وطويت صفحتها وكم
قرأread اللبيبthe discerning man صحيفةa page وطواهاand folded it away
قرأ اللبيب صحيفة وطواها
I loved her and folded away her page; how often
I loved it and turned its page, and how much
has a discerning man read a page and folded it away.
The sensible read a paper and folded it
تلكthat الوليدةthe newborn girl لمdid not تطلlast long بشراهاher glad tidings
تلك الوليدة لم تطل بشراها
لمّاnot yet تكدnearly تطأtread upon الثرىthe soil قدماهاboth her feet
لمّا تكد تطأ الثرى قدماها
That newborn girl's glad tidings were short-lived;
That infant did not enjoy its happiness long
her feet had scarcely touched the soil.
It barely touched the ground with its feet
زفjoyfully bore الصباحthe morning إلىto الرمالthe sands نداءهاher call
زف الصباح إلى الرمال نداءها
وسرىand drifted النسيمthe breeze عشيةat evening فنعاهاthen announced her death
وسرى النسيم عشية فنعاها
Morning bore her call to the sands,
The morning called it to the sands with its call
and the breeze drifted by at evening, announcing her death.
And the breeze eulogized it at night
Sol 6.1