قضيتَyou spent العمرlife تذكرrecounting ليto me
قضيتَ العمر تذكر لي
وأذكرand I recall فيin الهوىlove جرحكyour wound
وأذكر في الهوى جرحك
You spent your life recounting to me,
You spent your life remembering me
And I recall your wound in love.
And I remember your wound in passion
فقمso rise نسخرlet us scoff منat الأَمَلِhope
فقم نسخر من الأَمَلِ
ومنand from أعماقناour depths نضحكlet us laugh
ومن أعماقنا نضحك
So rise; let us scoff at hope,
So let us mock hope
And let us laugh from our depths.
And from our depths let us laugh
وقمand rise نسخرlet us scoff منat الدنياthe world
وقم نسخر من الدنيا
وقمand rise نَلهُlet us make merry معwith اللاهيthe merrymaker
وقم نَلهُ مع اللاهي
And rise; let us scoff at the world,
And let us mock the world
And rise; let us make merry with the merrymaker.
And let us frolic with the heedless
طويتُI folded صحيفةthe page الأمسyesterday
طويتُ صحيفة الأمس
فَدَعهاso leave it فيin يدthe hand اللهGod
فَدَعها في يد الله
I have folded yesterday’s page,
I folded the page of yesterday
So leave it in the hand of God.
So leave it in God's hands
هيit الدنياthe world كماas كانتit was
هي الدنيا كما كانت
وماذاand what ينفعbenefit does it bring الوعظpreaching
وماذا ينفع الوعظ
It is the world, as it has always been,
Such is the world as it was
And what good does preaching do?
And what good is preaching
وماand not عتبتit reproached ولاnor خانتit betrayed
وما عتبت ولا خانت
ولكنand yet خانكbetrayed you الحظّfortune
ولكن خانك الحظّ
And it has neither reproached nor betrayed,
It neither blamed nor betrayed
And yet fortune betrayed you.
But luck betrayed you
أردناwe wanted الجاهprestige والذهباand gold
أردنا الجاه والذهبا
فلمbut did not يتلطَّفshow kindness المولىthe Lord
فلم يتلطَّف المولى
We wanted prestige and gold,
We wanted glory and gold
But the Lord showed no kindness.
But the Lord was not gracious
وهذاand this العمرlife قدalready ذهباhas passed
وهذا العمر قد ذهبا
وأحسنand the best ماof what بهin it ولّىhas departed
وأحسن ما به ولّى
And this life has already passed,
And this life has passed
And the best it held is gone.
It is best to let it go
Sol 6.1