فقدتhas lost مصرEgypt فهيso she is سكرىdrunken المآقيthe eye-corners
فقدت مصر فهي سكرى المآقي
كوكباa star فيin سمائهاher sky ذاpossessing ائتلاقradiance
كوكبا في سمائها ذا ائتلاق
Egypt has lost—her eyes drunk with grief—
Egypt has lost its sweetness of sorrows,
A radiant star from her sky.
A shining star in its skies,
كوكباa star كانused to يرسلsend forth الشعرpoetry نوراas light
كوكبا كان يرسل الشعر نورا
ثمthen يرميcast بهwith it علىacross الآفاقthe horizons
ثم يرمي به على الآفاق
A star that sent forth poetry as light,
A star that used to send poetry as light,
Then cast it across the horizons.
Then cast it upon the horizons.
خرfell منfrom جوهhis firmament الرفيعthe lofty صريعاstricken
خر من جوه الرفيع صريعا
لاneither السنىradiance يحميهprotects him ولاnor الشعرpoetry واقa protector
لا السنى يحميه ولا الشعر واق
He fell stricken from his lofty firmament;
It fell from its lofty spirit a martyr,
Neither radiance protects him nor poetry shields him.
Protected neither by years nor poetry.
ايهاO الكوكبstar انطفأتyou went out بليلat night
ايها الكوكب انطفأت بليل
بغتةsuddenly بعدafter ذلكthat الاشراقbrilliance
بغتة بعد ذلك الاشراق
O star, you went out at night,
O star, you were extinguished suddenly at night,
Suddenly, after all that brilliance.
After that radiance.
ايهاO الليلnight هلis there? وراءكbeyond you صبحa dawn
ايها الليل هل وراءك صبح
مؤذنheralding بعدafter ريثهits delay بانفلاقwith daybreak
مؤذن بعد ريثه بانفلاق
O night, is there a dawn beyond you,
O night, is there a dawn after you
Heralding, after its delay, the breaking of day?
That heralds a splitting with its call to prayer?
فجعتwas bereaved مصرEgypt بابنهاof her son البرthe dutiful شوقيShawqi
فجعت مصر بابنها البر شوقي
فهيso she is ثكلىa bereaved mother كثيرةmuch given to التشهاقsobbing
فهي ثكلى كثيرة التشهاق
Egypt was bereaved of her dutiful son, Shawqi;
Egypt mourns its virtuous son Shoukry,
She is a bereaved mother, given to much sobbing.
So it is a bereaved woman, yearning much.
صبpoured يشويscorching علىupon العراقIraq شواظاa flame
صب يشوي على العراق شواظا
رزءbereavement مصرEgypt ومصرand Egypt اختsister العراقIraq
رزء مصر ومصر اخت العراق
A scorching flame was poured upon Iraq—
A misfortune that scorches Iraq,
By Egypt's bereavement; Egypt is Iraq's sister.
The calamity of Egypt and Egypt the sister of Iraq.
كانthere was روضa garden وكانand there was زهرblossom وصداand a songbird (word continues)
كان روض وكان زهر وصدا
حcompletion of 'songbird' فماso there is not منهاof them اليومtoday شيءanything باقremaining
ح فما منها اليوم شيء باق
There was a garden, blossom, and a songbird—
He was a meadow and was a flower and a voice,
And today none of them remains.
But today none of these remain.
ايهاO الروضgarden انكindeed you are اليومtoday اوراleaves (word continues)
ايها الروض انك اليوم اورا
قcompletion of 'leaves' تهاوىtumble down سفعاًblackened علىupon اوراقleaves
ق تهاوى سفعاً على اوراق
O garden, today you are leaves—
O meadow, today you are but naked earth
Blackened, tumbling down upon leaves.
Collapsing into fragments upon leaves.
يومthe day صاحcried out النعيthe death notice قلتI said لهto it تباًdamnation فماfor ... not
يوم صاح النعي قلت له تباً فما
هذاthis منكfrom you غيرother than اختلاقfabrication
هذا منك غير اختلاق
When the death notice cried out, I said to it: Damn you! For
The day his death was announced, I said "shame,"
This is nothing from you but fabrication.
This is nothing but fiction from you.
ثمthen لماwhen ادلfurnished proof اطرقتI bowed my head حتىuntil
ثم لما ادل اطرقت حتى
ملgrew weary شمسthe sun النهارof day منof اطراقيmy bowed head
مل شمس النهار من اطراقي
Then, when it furnished proof, I bowed my head until
Then when it was confirmed, I hung my head until
The daylight sun grew weary of my bowed head.
The sun of day was eclipsed by my submission.
فلقدfor indeed كناwe were شاعرينtwo poets علىdespite ماwhat
فلقد كنا شاعرين على ما
بينناbetween us منof تفاوتdifference الاذواقtastes
بيننا من تفاوت الاذواق
For we were both poets, despite
Indeed we were two poets despite
The difference between our tastes.
The differences in our tastes.
ايهاO الموتdeath مالناwe have no منكfrom you بدescape
ايها الموت مالنا منك بد
كلناall of us هالكperishing وانتand you الباقيthe one who remains
كلنا هالك وانت الباقي
O death, we have no escape from you;
O death, we have no escape from you,
All of us perish, and you remain.
All of us perish while you remain.
ايهاO الموتdeath انتyou آخرthe last سهمarrow
ايها الموت انت آخر سهم
منamong سهامarrows لهاfor them الحياةlife تلاقىis confronted
من سهام لها الحياة تلاقى
O death, you are the last arrow
O death, you are the last arrow
Among the arrows life is made to face.
That the life has to face.
ايهاO الموتdeath قدhave خطفتyou snatched كذئبlike a wolf
ايها الموت قد خطفت كذئب
واحداone بعدafter واحدone منof رفاقيmy companions
واحدا بعد واحد من رفاقي
O death, you have snatched away, like a wolf,
O death, you have snatched them one by one
One after another of my companions.
My companions, forcibly without farewell.
ذهبواthey went مكرهينunwillingly منwith غيرno عودreturn
ذهبوا مكرهين من غير عود
وقريبand near بالذاهبينto those who departed لحاقيmy following
وقريب بالذاهبين لحاقي
They went unwillingly, never to return;
They left unwillingly without a promise to return
And soon I shall join those who have gone.
And I will soon join the departed.
انتyou كفhand القضاءof fate تضربstriking منwhomever شاwills (word continues)
انت كف القضاء تضرب من شا
ءcompletion of 'wills' وسيفand the sword القضاءof fate فيat الاعناقthe necks
ء وسيف القضاء في الاعناق
You are fate's hand, striking whomever it wills,
You are the fist of fate that strikes whoever it wants
And fate's sword upon the necks.
And the sword of fate at the necks.
غلتyou carried off بالامسyesterday حافظاHafiz وبشوقيand into Shawqi
غلت بالامس حافظا وبشوقي
اليومtoday انشبتyou sank الظفرthe claw للالحاقto make him follow
اليوم انشبت الظفر للالحاق
Yesterday you carried off Hafiz; and into Shawqi
Yesterday you took Hafiz and today Shoukry,
Today you sank your claw, to make him follow.
Your claws now move to catch up.
احتججناwe protested لماwhen عصفتyou swept away بشوقيupon Shawqi
احتججنا لما عصفت بشوقي
اناI والشعرand poetry والهوىand love باتفاقin agreement
انا والشعر والهوى باتفاق
We protested when you swept Shawqi away—
We protested when you swept Shoukry away -
I, poetry, and love, in one accord.
I, poetry, and passion in agreement.
بعدafter شوقيShawqi ياO لهفanguish نفسيmy soul عليهfor him
بعد شوقي يا لهف نفسي عليه
اخفقfailed الشعرpoetry ايماutter اخفاقfailure
اخفق الشعر ايما اخفاق
After Shawqi—oh, my soul's anguish for him!—
After Shoukry, oh how my soul yearns for him,
Poetry has failed utterly.
Poetry has faltered in ways never known.
لاnot ترىyou see اليومtoday منهof it الاexcept رماداashes
لا ترى اليوم منه الا رمادا
بعدafter نارa fire منof الشعورfeeling حراقsearing
بعد نار من الشعور حراق
Today you see nothing of it but ashes,
Today one sees of it only ashes
After a searing fire of feeling.
After a burning fire of feelings.
سرتyou journeyed تنأىgoing far away فماso not تركتyou left علىover الاخلاقvirtue
سرت تنأى فما تركت على الاخلاق
عيناan eye ياO شاعرpoet الاخلاقof virtue
عينا يا شاعر الاخلاق
You journeyed far away, leaving virtue without
You went away to become distant after leaving
An eye to watch it, O poet of virtue.
No eye, O poet of ethics, on morals.
كانwas هذاthis الذيthat which بهwith it كنتyou used to تشدوsing
كان هذا الذي به كنت تشدو
بعضsome of دقاتbeats قلبكyour heart الخفاقthe throbbing
بعض دقات قلبك الخفاق
What you used to sing was
This that you used to sing of
But some beats of your throbbing heart.
Were some beats of your passionate heart.
تلكthose انفاسbreaths منكfrom you تصعدrise حرىburning hot
تلك انفاس منك تصعد حرى
وانينand a moan يأتيcomes منfrom الاعماقthe depths
وانين يأتي من الاعماق
Those were breaths rising hot from you,
Those were breaths rising from you,
And a moan coming from the depths.
Laments coming from the depths.
كلall ماthat قلتهyou said it لئالئpearls الاexcept
كل ما قلته لئالئ الا
انهاthat they لاnot تباعare sold فيin الاسواقthe markets
انها لا تباع في الاسواق
Everything you said was pearls, except
All that you said were pearls
That they are not sold in marketplaces.
That cannot be sold in markets.
وسيبقىand will remain علىthrough الزمانtime جديداnew
وسيبقى على الزمان جديدا
ادبliterature صنتهyou preserved it منfrom الأخلاقmorals; apparently intended: decay
ادب صنته من الأخلاق
And it will remain new through the ages—
And they will remain fresh to the ages -
Literature you preserved from decay.
Literature whose ethics you protected.
انتyou ماnot انat all فارقتناyou left us لمعادfor a reunion
انت ما ان فارقتنا لمعاد
نتسلىwe console ourselves بهwith it زمانthe time of الفراقseparation
نتسلى به زمان الفراق
You did not leave us for a promised reunion
You left us nothing to console ourselves with
With which we might console ourselves during separation.
During the time of your absence.
انتyou ماnot كنتyou were بالحمامfor death خليقاًdeserving
انت ما كنت بالحمام خليقاً
فيوافيكso it comes to you آخذاًseizing بالخناقby the throat
فيوافيك آخذاً بالخناق
You were not deserving of death,
You were not suited, peacefully,
That it should come and seize you by the throat.
To meet him grabbing you by the throat.
ايهاO الراقدsleeper الكريمthe noble بقبرin a grave
ايها الراقد الكريم بقبر
لكfor you مماfrom what فيin قبركyour grave اللهGod واقa protector
لك مما في قبرك الله واق
O noble sleeper in a grave,
O noble one lying in a grave
May God shield you from what lies within your grave.
God will protect what is in your grave.
لكfor you قدindeed ذابتmelted القلوبhearts اسىin sorrow ثمthen جرتflowed
لك قد ذابت القلوب اسى ثم جرت
ادمعاًas tears منfrom الآماقthe eye-corners
ادمعاً من الآماق
For you, hearts melted in sorrow, then flowed
For you hearts have melted in sorrow and then flowed
As tears from the corners of the eyes.
As tears from the eyelids and eyelashes.
كنتyou used to ترتابdoubt فيin me فاسمعso hear انينيmy moaning اليومtoday
كنت ترتاب في فاسمع انيني اليوم
حزناin grief عليكfor you واسمعand hear شهاقيmy sobbing
حزنا عليك واسمع شهاقي
You used to doubt me; hear my moaning today,
My father your face has now withered
In grief for you, and hear my sobbing.
Under what earth has covered.
بابيwith my father as ransom ذاكthat الوجهface قدhas باتcome to يذويwither
بابي ذاك الوجه قد بات يذوي
تحتbeneath ماwhat للثرىbelongs to the earth منof الاطباقlayers
تحت ما للثرى من الاطباق
My father be ransom for that face, now withering
I have nothing to generously gift you
Beneath the earth's layers.
Except my poetry and pouring tears.
ليسthere is not ليfor me ماanything اهدىI offer اليكto you سخياًgenerously
ليس لي ما اهدى اليك سخياً
غيرexcept شعريmy poetry ودمعيand my tears المهراقthe poured-out
غير شعري ودمعي المهراق
I have nothing to offer you generously
You are for eternity through what
But my poetry and my streaming tears.
You left people of fine poetry.
انماindeed انتyou للخلودfor immortality بماthrough what
انما انت للخلود بما
ابقيتyou left للناسfor mankind منof قريضverse راقexquisite
ابقيت للناس من قريض راق
You belong to immortality through what
You are mortal while your memory endures
You left mankind of exquisite verse.
You are a body that decays and a lasting renown.
انتyou فانperishing وخالدand immortal فيat زمانone time
انت فان وخالد في زمان
انتyou جسمa body يبلىdecays وذكرand a memory باقremaining
انت جسم يبلى وذكر باق
You are perishing and immortal at once;
You are to Egypt like a teardrop of bereavement
You are a body that decays and a memory that remains.
Between the eyelid and eyelashes.
انتyou منof مصرEgypt مثلlike دمعةa tear ثكلىof a bereaved mother
انت من مصر مثل دمعة ثكلى
بينbetween اهدابlashes العينof the eye والحملاقand the inner eyelid
بين اهداب العين والحملاق
To Egypt, you are like a bereaved mother's tear
Whenever you cast poetry in Egypt
Between the eye's lashes and its inner lid.
Its echo rang out to the horizons.
كنتyou used to إماwhenever القيتyou recited فيin مصرEgypt شعراًpoetry
كنت إما القيت في مصر شعراً
رنّit rang يرغوbellowing صداهits echo فيacross الآفاقthe horizons
رنّ يرغو صداه في الآفاق
Whenever you recited poetry in Egypt,
You crafted rare meaning in the best phrase
It rang out, its echo bellowing across the horizons.
By which my listening is sweetened and context improved.
تسبكyou cast المعنىthe meaning البكرthe virgin فيin خيرthe best لفظwording
تسبك المعنى البكر في خير لفظ
فبهso through it يحلوليgrows sweet وخيرand the best سياقarrangement
فبه يحلولي وخير سياق
You cast virgin meaning in the finest words,
You did not attain anything of the message
So it grows sweet therein, and in the finest arrangement.
Except the passions of your throbbing heart.
لمdid not تبلغyou convey منof الرسالةthe message شيئاًanything
لم تبلغ من الرسالة شيئاً
غيرexcept الهامinspiration قلبكyour heart الخفاقthe throbbing
غير الهام قلبك الخفاق
You conveyed nothing of the message
Every living being, his day will come
But the inspiration of your throbbing heart.
When he meets what he is to meet.
كلevery حيliving being فأنماfor indeed هوit يوماone day
كل حي فأنما هو يوما
سيلاقيwill meet منfrom الردىdeath ماwhat يلاقيit meets
سيلاقي من الردى ما يلاقي
Every living being will one day
Every ailment, it is to hunt the soul from us -
Face whatever doom it must face.
A kind of tribulation.
كلevery داءillness فانهfor it is لاصطيادfor hunting الروحthe soul مناfrom us
كل داء فانه لاصطياد الروح منا
ضربa kind منof الاوهاsnares (incomplete word)
ضرب من الاوها
Every illness, to capture the soul from us,
The body refused to part from the soul, so it said "Do not fear my separation."
Is a kind of snare.
I, O body, do not roam except over you
قدindeed ابىrefused الجسمthe body تفارقهshe would leave it الروthe soul (word continues)
قد ابى الجسم تفارقه الرو
حcompletion of 'soul' فقالتso she said لاdo not تخشينfear فراقيmy departure
ح فقالت لا تخشين فراقي
The body refused to let the soul leave it—
When you are freed from my ties.
And she said: Do not fear my departure.
Then the agony of separation came, so they parted
اناI ياO جسمbody لاnot اطوفI wander علىto غيركother than you
انا يا جسم لا اطوف على غيرك
فيماin the event اذاthat فككتyou loosen وثاقيmy bonds
فيما اذا فككت وثاقي
I, O body, shall visit no other than you
After a farewell embrace and kiss.
If you loosen my bonds.
Then they wanted reunion but there death was
ثمthen حمwas decreed الفراقseparation فافترقاso the two parted بعدafter
ثم حم الفراق فافترقا بعد
وداعa farewell برحpainful وبعدand after عناقan embrace
وداع برح وبعد عناق
Then separation was decreed, and the two parted after
A separation after which there is no reunion.
A painful farewell and an embrace.
Lord, he is in a grave in which echoes life
ثمthen راماthey both sought تلاقياa reunion واذاbut behold الموتdeath
ثم راما تلاقيا واذا الموت
فراقa parting ماnot بعدهafter it منany تلاقreunion
فراق ما بعده من تلاق
Then they sought reunion, but behold, death
To be watered from pouring rain.
Is a parting after which there is no meeting.
And you had hoped in your poetry
ربmany a قبرgrave بهwithin it صدىan echo الحياةof life ليfor me
رب قبر به صدى الحياة لي
يروىis watered منby وابلa downpour غيداقabundant
يروى من وابل غيداق
Many a grave, holding life's echo for me,
To attain what is proper from rights.
Is watered by an abundant downpour.
The pulse of poetry in what
ولقدand indeed كنتyou used to فيin قريضكyour verse ترجوhope for
ولقد كنت في قريضك ترجو
ماwhat لحقfor a right اهينwas scorned منof احقاقvindication
ما لحق اهين من احقاق
In your verse you used to hope
Egypt needed from compassion.
To vindicate a right that had been scorned.
A poet, that you would be the first
نبضpulsed الشعرpoetry منfrom فيماin what اليهtoward it
نبض الشعر من فيما اليه
مصرEgypt كانتwas تحتاجin need منof اشفاقcompassion
مصر كانت تحتاج من اشفاق
Poetry pulsed forth in what
To weep in it the politics of oppression.
Egypt needed of compassion.
You were a vigilant shepherd,
شاعراًfeeling انthat تكونyou would be اولthe first منwho يدmake weep (word continues)
شاعراً ان تكون اول من يد
معcompletion of 'make weep' فيهاwithin her سياسةthe policy الارهاقof oppression
مع فيها سياسة الارهاق
Feeling you would be the first to make
More resolute than sharp swords.
The policy of oppression within her weep.
Through you the emirate of poetry gloated
فلقدfor indeed كنتyou were ذاpossessing يراعa pen ذليقeloquent
فلقد كنت ذا يراع ذليق
هوit امضىsharper منthan السيوفswords الرقاقthe slender
هو امضى من السيوف الرقاق
For you wielded an eloquent pen,
Since you assumed it rightfully.
Sharper than slender swords.
How many horses raced in the track
بكthrough you كانتwas امارةthe princedom الشعرof poetry تزهوglorying
بك كانت امارة الشعر تزهو
مذsince تقلدتهاyou assumed it بالاستحقاقby merit
مذ تقلدتها بالاستحقاق
Poetry's princedom gloried in you,
And let us take the course to race.
Since you assumed it by right of merit.
My words do not tire if they elegize you
ربmany a خيلhorses ركضنthey ran فيin حلبةarena السبقof racing
رب خيل ركضن في حلبة السبق
فخلينso they cleared الدربthe track للسباقfor the foremost racer
فخلين الدرب للسباق
Many horses ran in the racing arena,
After being fresh leaves.
Then cleared the track for the foremost racer.
How many beauties time allowed to bloom and then
لاdo not تعبfault الفاظيmy words اذاif هيthey رثتbecame worn
لا تعب الفاظي اذا هي رثت
بعدafter انthat كانتthey were غضةtender الاوراقthe leaves
بعد ان كانت غضة الاوراق
Do not fault my words if they have grown worn,
Appeared in a dress befitting them.
After their leaves were once tender.
Grief over you overwhelmed me until
ربmany a حسناءbeauty سلمهاhanded her الدهرtime فقراpoverty
رب حسناء سلمها الدهر فقرا
فبدتso she appeared فيin ثوبa dress لهاof hers إخلاقwear
فبدت في ثوب لها إخلاق
Many a beauty has been consigned to poverty by time,
My range of what to say of you narrowed.
And appeared in a threadbare dress.
And if poetry falls short, my tears for you
ساورتنيassailed me بكthrough you الرزيةthe calamity حتىuntil
ساورتني بك الرزية حتى
ضاقgrew too narrow عماfor what اقولI say فيكof you نطاقيmy capacity
ضاق عما اقول فيك نطاقي
The calamity of losing you assailed me until
Will suffice when pouring out.
My capacity fell short of what I would say of you.
What I composed in eulogy for you
واذاand if قصرّfalls short القريضverse فدمعيthen my tears
واذا قصرّ القريض فدمعي
لكfor you يغنيsuffice عنهin its place لدىupon الاهراقbeing poured out
لك يغني عنه لدى الاهراق
And if my verse falls short, my tears
Was no purer than my streaming tears.
Will suffice for you in its stead when shed.
Sleep far in the depths of your grave, away
لمdid not يكنbe ماwhat نظمتهI composed it منof رثاءelegy
لم يكن ما نظمته من رثاء
لكfor you اصفىpurer منthan دمعيmy tears الرقراقthe shimmering
لك اصفى من دمعي الرقراق
The elegy I composed
From he who would trouble you.
For you was no purer than my shimmering tears.
Forget your days in which you used to
نمsleep بعيداًfar away فيin جوفthe depths قبركof your grave عمنfrom whoever
نم بعيداً في جوف قبرك عمن
يتصدىcomes forward اليكto you بالاقلاقwith disturbance
يتصدى اليك بالاقلاق
Sleep far away, within your grave, from anyone
Savor life in a full cup.
Who would come forward to trouble you.
Forget what you left of lofty palaces,
وانسand forget ايامكyour days التيwhen كنتyou were فيهاin them
وانس ايامك التي كنت فيها
تتملىsavoring الحياةlife فيin كأسa cup ساقa cupbearer
تتملى الحياة في كأس ساق
And forget the days when
Tall, faithful, and fine necks.
You savored life from a cupbearer's goblet.
This grave is your last house,
انسforget ماwhat قدhave خلفتهyou left it behind منof قصورpalaces
انس ما قد خلفته من قصور
شاهقاتtowering high توفىloom above (uncertain reading) ومنand of اعلاقprecious possessions
شاهقات توفى ومن اعلاق
Forget the palaces you left behind,
O owner of towering layered homes.
Towering above, and your precious possessions.
If arrows strike me in old age,
انماonly هذاthis القبرgrave آخرthe last بيتdwelling
انما هذا القبر آخر بيت
لكfor you ياO مالكowner القصورof the palaces الطباقthe tiered
لك يا مالك القصور الطباق
This grave is but the final dwelling
It was not intentional for me to loose them.
For you, O owner of tiered palaces.
Rather, during their course they may meet
انindeed اناتيmy groans فيin المشيبold age سهامarrows
ان اناتي في المشيب سهام
لمnot يكنwas عنout of قصدintention لهاof them اطلاقيmy shooting
لم يكن عن قصد لها اطلاقي
Indeed, my groans in old age are arrows
A fleeing target or they may not meet any.
I did not loose deliberately.
Regret over me for the fertile nights
فهيso they اثناءduring سيرهاtheir flight قدmay تلاقيmeet
فهي اثناء سيرها قد تلاقي
غرضاa target نازحاًdistant وقدand may لاnot تلاقيmeet
غرضا نازحاً وقد لا تلاقي
As they travel, they may strike
And fear of remaining nights.
A distant target, or may not.
None berates life except a group
حسرةregret ليfor me علىfor اللياليthe nights المواضيthe past
حسرة لي على الليالي المواضي
وتخشand fear منof اللياليthe nights البواقيthe remaining
وتخش من الليالي البواقي
Mine is regret for the nights gone by,
Who have no share in its creation.
And fear of the nights that remain.
We suckled its most exquisite wine for days
لاnot يذمcondemns الحياةlife الاexcept فريقa group
لا يذم الحياة الا فريق
ماnot لهمfor them منof لذاتهاits pleasures منany خلاقshare
ما لهم من لذاتها من خلاق
Only one group condemns life:
And it was delicious in taste.
Those with no share in its pleasures.
We took from luxury a share
قدindeed رضعناwe suckled منهاfrom her الافاويقdraughts of milk اياdays (word continues)
قد رضعنا منها الافاويق ايا
ماًcompletion of 'days' فكانتso she was لذيذةdelicious فيin المذاقtaste
ماً فكانت لذيذة في المذاق
We suckled draughts of her milk for days—
And drank purpose in a overflowing cup.
And she was delicious to the taste.
Youth, oh youth, it equals
واخذناand we took منfrom الرفاهةease حظاًa share
واخذنا من الرفاهة حظاً
وشربناand we drank المنىwishes بكأسfrom a cup دهاقbrimming
وشربنا المنى بكأس دهاق
And we took our share of ease,
All that is in life of pleasures.
And drank our wishes from a brimming cup.
I do not think souls accept captivity
الشبابyouth الشبابyouth فهوfor it يساويequals
الشباب الشباب فهو يساوي
كلall ماthat فيin الحياةlife منof اذواقflavors
كل ما في الحياة من اذواق
Youth, youth! It is worth
After freedom and release for them.
All the flavors that life holds.
Although association in it is little
لاnot اظنI think الارواحsouls تقبلaccept اسراًcaptivity
لا اظن الارواح تقبل اسراً
بعدafter حريةfreedom لهاfor them وانطلاقand release
بعد حرية لها وانطلاق
I do not think souls will accept captivity
It is a world abundant in lovers.
After freedom and release were theirs.
غيرyet انthat الدنياthe world وانeven if قلdwindles منهاfrom it
غير ان الدنيا وان قل منها
الوصلunion دنياa world كثيرةhaving many العشاقlovers
الوصل دنيا كثيرة العشاق
Yet the world, though it affords little
Union, is a world of many lovers.
Partial English translation: 137 of 140 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1