أنتَyou حيalive برغمِdespite عادِassault of الفناءِannihilation
أنتَ حي برغمِ عادِ الفناءِ
لاnot يُصاغُis composed الرثاءُthe elegy للأحياءِfor the living
لا يُصاغُ الرثاءُ للأحياءِ
You are alive despite annihilation's assault.
You are alive despite the passing of time
No elegy is composed for the living.
Eulogies are not composed for the living
هذهthis الهجرةُmigration التيwhose عَزَّproved elusive معناmeaning (word fragment)
هذه الهجرةُ التي عَزَّ معنا
هاits (possessive suffix) علىto الآخرينَothers والخلصاءِand faithful friends
ها على الآخرينَ والخلصاءِ
This migration, whose meaning proved elusive
This separation that has become hard on us
To others and to faithful friends,
Is now on others and the loyal ones
زورةٌa visit فيin معارجِascending paths of النورlight تلقىyou receive الthe (detached article)
زورةٌ في معارجِ النور تلقى ال
وَحيrevelation فيهاtherein والشعرَand poetry كالإسراءِlike the Night Journey
وَحي فيها والشعرَ كالإسراءِ
Is a visit up the stairways of light, where you receive
An ascension in the ranks of light meeting
Revelation and poetry, as on the Night Journey.
Inspiration in it and poetry like an ascension
مَنwhoever يقلsays ماتَhas died حافظٌHafiz ضلَّerred رأياًin judgment
مَن يقل ماتَ حافظٌ ضلَّ رأياً
البلىdecay لاnot يكونُis للشعراءِfor poets
البلى لا يكونُ للشعراءِ
Whoever says, "Hafiz has died," errs in judgment.
Who says Hafez died has erred
Decay is not the lot of poets.
Nay, this cannot be for poets
لاdo not تقولواsay قَضَىhe has died ولاand do not تندبوهlament him
لا تقولوا قَضَى ولا تندبوه
هذهthis رجعةُthe return of الغريبِthe stranger النائيfaraway
هذه رجعةُ الغريبِ النائي
Do not say he has died, nor lament him.
Do not say he passed away nor eulogize him
This is the return of the faraway stranger.
This is the return of the distant stranger
إنماonly الشاعرُthe poet العظيمُgreat غريبٌa stranger
إنما الشاعرُ العظيمُ غريبٌ
فيin ديارِthe lands of الأجدادِancestors والآباءِand fathers
في ديارِ الأجدادِ والآباءِ
The great poet is but a stranger
The great poet is indeed a stranger
In the lands of his ancestors and fathers.
In the lands of ancestors and forefathers
جَسَدٌa body فيin الثرىthe dust وروحٌand a spirit شريدٌwandering
جَسَدٌ في الثرى وروحٌ شريدٌ
فيin الأعاليthe heights محلِّقٌsoaring فيin السماءِthe sky
في الأعالي محلِّقٌ في السماءِ
A body in the dust, and a wandering spirit,
A body in the soil and a wandering soul
In the heights, soaring in the sky.
Soaring in the heights, flying in the sky
ولقدand indeed رُدَّwas returned ذاthis الغريبstranger عنfrom
ولقد رُدَّ ذا الغريب عن
الدنياthe world إلىto أصلِهhis origin فيin الجوزاءِGemini
الدنيا إلى أصلِه في الجوزاءِ
And indeed this stranger was returned from
And this stranger was returned from
The world to his origin in Gemini.
The world to his origin in Gemini
كيفhow يفنىcan perish منone who عَطَّرَperfumed الخلدُimmortality
كيف يفنى من عَطَّرَ الخلدُ
برديهhis two robes وفيand in شعرهِhis poetry نسيجُthe fabric of البقاءِpermanence
برديه وفي شعرهِ نسيجُ البقاءِ
How can one perish, when immortality has perfumed
How can one who scented eternity with
His two robes, and his verse holds the fabric of permanence?
His poetry perish, in his words the fabric of eternity
إيهِspeak on! ياO خدنَcompanion of مصطفىMustafa كاملٍKamil
إيهِ يا خدنَ مصطفى كاملٍ
والعَهدُand the age عهدُan age of الخطوبِcalamities والإيذاءِand harm
والعَهدُ عهدُ الخطوبِ والإيذاءِ
Speak on, O companion of Mustafa Kamil,
Oh you the beloved of Mustafa the perfect
When the age was one of calamities and harm;
And the era is one of affection and torment
وصديقاًand a friend لاnot ينثنيbends ووفياًand a faithful one فيin
وصديقاً لا ينثني ووفياً في
الزمانِthe age الضنينِsparing بالأوفياءِof the faithful
الزمانِ الضنينِ بالأوفياءِ
And friend who never bends, and faithful one in
And a friend who does not waver and loyal in
An age so sparing of the faithful;
The straitened times to the loyal ones
وشقِيَّاand a suffering man ينسىforgets تَفَاقُمَthe worsening of بلواهhis affliction
وشقِيَّا ينسى تَفَاقُمَ بلواه
ويبلَىand wears away لغيرهfor others, not himself فيin الشقاءِmisery
ويبلَى لغيره في الشقاءِ
And suffering soul who forgets his mounting affliction,
And wretched oblivious of his growing anguish
And wears away in misery for others;
And wearing out for others in misery
وفقيراًand a poor man يرىsees الغنَىwealth والأمانيand hopes
وفقيراً يرى الغنَى والأماني
فيin اعتصامِthe holding fast of النفوسsouls بالكبرياءِto dignity
في اعتصامِ النفوس بالكبرياءِ
And poor man who sees wealth and hopes
And poor seeing riches and wishes
In souls holding fast to dignity.
In the souls' adherence to dignity
إذاwhen العبقريُّthe genius رامَseeks أمراًa goal تَوَخَّىpursues
إذا العبقريُّ رامَ أمراً تَوَخَّى
سُبُلاًpaths فوقَbeyond قدرةِthe power of الأقوياءthe strong
سُبُلاً فوقَ قدرةِ الأقوياء
When a genius seeks a goal, he pursues
When the genius desires something he contemplates
Paths beyond the powers of the strong,
Ways above the ability of the strong
ورأىand considers السقمَillness علةَthe excuse of الواهيthe frail one الخاthe fearful (word fragment)
ورأى السقمَ علةَ الواهي الخا
ئفcompletes 'fearful' والبؤسand misery حجةthe plea of الضعفاءِthe weak
ئف والبؤس حجة الضعفاءِ
And sees illness as the excuse of the frail,
And sees sickness the weakness of the timid weakling
Fearful one, and misery as the plea of the weak.
And misery the argument of the weak
أتراهمdo you think they فيat ذروةthe summit of الخلدِimmortality فواunclear as written ('conveyed'?)
أتراهم في ذروة الخلدِ فوا
لكto you عناabout us الجديدَthe latest فيin الأنباءِthe news
لك عنا الجديدَ في الأنباءِ
Do you think they, at immortality's summit, [conveyed?]
Do you see them at the peak of eternity
To you the latest tidings of us?
While you tell us the news
حومةُthe battlefield of الموتِdeath استصرختcalled for the aid of
حومةُ الموتِ استصرخت
مصطفىMustafa الثانيthe Second فأبلىso he performed valiantly بهاin it أجلَّthe noblest البلاءِvalor
مصطفى الثاني فأبلى بها أجلَّ البلاءِ
Death's battlefield called for aid from
The swoop of death called upon
Mustafa the Second, who showed the noblest valor there.
Mustafa the second, so he sacrificed the greatest tribulation
واللواءُand the banner الخصيبُfertile كمhow much زادَgained حبَّاlove
واللواءُ الخصيبُ كم زادَ حبَّا
فانثنَىso he returned ظافراًvictorious عزيزَhonored اللواءِthe banner
فانثنَى ظافراً عزيزَ اللواءِ
And how much love the fertile banner gained!
And the fertile banner, how much love it gained
So he returned victorious, with his banner honored,
Victorious, proud of the banner
طالعاًrising مطلعَwith the rising of الهلالِthe crescent إذاwhen ماemphatic particle
طالعاً مطلعَ الهلالِ إذا ما
لاحَappears فيin جنحِthe shadows of ليلةٍa night قمراءِmoonlit
لاحَ في جنحِ ليلةٍ قمراءِ
Rising as the crescent rises, when
Rising like the crescent when it appears
It appears in the shadows of a moonlit night.
In the wing of a moonlit night
انطوىwas rolled up ذلكَthat البساطُthe carpet الذيwhich
انطوى ذلكَ البساطُ الذي
مُدَّwas spread وفُضَّتand were dispersed مجالسُgatherings of الندماءِboon companions
مُدَّ وفُضَّت مجالسُ الندماءِ
Rolled up is that carpet which
That carpet which was laid out and spilled over
Was spread, and the gatherings of boon companions were dispersed.
With the gatherings of the consolers was folded
ولياليand nights of الصفاءserenity تمضيpass عجالاًswiftly
وليالي الصفاء تمضي عجالاً
والمناياand the fates بالموتِwith death غيرُnot بطاءِslow
والمنايا بالموتِ غيرُ بطاءِ
And nights of serenity pass swiftly,
And the nights of serenity pass hurriedly
And the fates are not slow to bring death.
While death does not tarry with death
وحبيبٌand a beloved يمرُّpasses إثرَafter حبيبٍa beloved
وحبيبٌ يمرُّ إثرَ حبيبٍ
ليتَwould that شعريmy knowledge ماwhat بعدَafter هذاthis الثناءِpraise
ليتَ شعري ما بعدَ هذا الثناءِ
And one beloved passes after another—
And a beloved passes after a beloved
Would that I knew what follows this praise!
I wish I knew what comes after this eulogy
والنوىand separation كالردَىlike death عذابٌtorment ولكنand yet
والنوى كالردَى عذابٌ ولكن
يمسكُholds fast to القلبُthe heart حُلمَهits dream باللقاءِof reunion
يمسكُ القلبُ حُلمَه باللقاءِ
And separation is torment like death, yet
And the days are like rubble, agony but
The heart clings to its dream of reunion.
The heart holds on to its dream of meeting
Sol 6.1