أخيmy brother "بيBê- (name element: without) كهke- (name fragment) سٍ-s (name ending)" والمناياand deaths رَصَدْlying in wait
أخي "بي كه سٍ" والمنايا رَصَدْ
وهاand here نحنُwe عاريَّةٌa loan تُسترَدْis reclaimed
وها نحنُ عاريَّةٌ تُسترَدْ
My brother Bêkes—death lies in wait,
My brother "BKS", death lies in wait,
and here we are, a loan to be reclaimed.
And here we are, exposed to be taken away,
أخيmy brother "بيBê- (name element: without) كهke- (name fragment) س-s (name ending)" ياO سراجاًa lamp خَبَاwent out
أخي "بي كه س" يا سراجاً خَبَا
وياand O كوكباًa star فيin دجىًdarkness يُفتقدis missed
ويا كوكباً في دجىً يُفتقد
My brother Bêkes, O lamp that has gone out,
My brother "BKS", O lantern of insight,
and O star whose absence is felt in the darkness.
And star in the darkness sought,
وياand O صَيْدَprey of "مجتمعa society .." دونَهbeneath him; less than him
ويا صَيْدَ "مجتمع .." دونَه
فريسٌa mauled victim تَلوَّىwrithed بِشدقَيْbetween the two jaws of أسَدa lion
فريسٌ تَلوَّى بِشدقَيْ أسَد
And O prey of a “society,” worse off than
And prey of "society" around him,
a victim who writhed between a lion’s jaws;
A victim twisted in the jaws of a lion,
وياand O حاصداًreaper منfrom كريمnoble الزُّروعthe crops
ويا حاصداً من كريم الزُّروع
غلالharvests الأسىgrief، والأذىand harm، والحسدand envy
غلال الأسى، والأذى، والحسد
and O you who reaped from noble crops
And reaper of the ripe harvest,
harvests of grief, harm, and envy.
Crops of sorrow, harm, and envy,
وياand O نُهزةَprey; an opportunity for الحقدhatred .. حقدِthe hatred of الذئابthe wolves
ويا نُهزةَ الحقد .. حقدِ الذئاب
علىtoward حَمَلٍa lamb سارحٍgrazing freely لمnot (past negation) يُصَدbe hunted
على حَمَلٍ سارحٍ لم يُصَد
And O prey to hatred—the hatred of wolves
And target of malice, the malice of wolves,
toward a grazing lamb that had not been hunted.
Against a grazing lamb left undeterred,
"بِلاwithout أحدٍanyone" .. سُنَّةَthe customary way of العبقريّthe genius
"بِلا أحدٍ" .. سُنَّةَ العبقريّ
يعيunderstands الناسَpeople .. إذwhile لاnot يعيهِunderstands him أحدanyone
يعي الناسَ .. إذ لا يعيهِ أحد
“Without anyone”—the genius’s lot:
"Alone".. the way of genius,
he understands people, while no one understands him.
He understands people, though no one understands him,
"بلاwithout أحدٍanyone" .. غيرَexcept خُضرِgreen الجبالthe mountains
"بلا أحدٍ" .. غيرَ خُضرِ الجبال
ووحيand the inspiration of الخيالimagination .. وصَمتِand the silence of الأبدeternity
ووحي الخيال .. وصَمتِ الأبد
“Without anyone,” save the green mountains,
"Alone".. except for the green of mountains,
and imagination’s inspiration, and eternity’s silence.
And the inspiration of imagination, and the silence of eternity,
"بلاwithout أحدِanyone" .. ياO سناradiance of أُمّةٍa nation
"بلا أحدِ" .. يا سنا أُمّةٍ
تنادتْcalled to one another إلىto جمعgathering شملٍunity; assembled ranks بَدَدscattered
تنادتْ إلى جمع شملٍ بَدَد
“Without anyone,” O radiance of a nation
"Alone".. O pillar of a nation,
that called out to reunite its scattered ranks,
That called for gathering its scattered parts,
تصولcharges بسيفٍwith a sword كثيرmany الحدودedges
تصول بسيفٍ كثير الحدود
إذاwhen كَلَّgrew dull حدٌan edge لهof it .. جَدَّwas renewed حدan edge
إذا كَلَّ حدٌ له .. جَدَّ حد
that charges with a sword of many edges:
It rages with a sword of endless edges,
when one of its edges dulls, another is renewed.
When no limit curbs it, it sets a limit,
وكانand was شباthe keen edge of ذهنكyour mind العبقريّbrilliant
وكان شبا ذهنك العبقريّ
خيرَthe best of العديدthe troops، وخيرَand the best of العُددthe armaments
خيرَ العديد، وخيرَ العُدد
And the keen edge of your brilliant mind was
And your genius mind was,
the best of troops, and the best of arms.
The best of many, the best of all,
تثلَّمَgrew notched فيin معمانِthe heat of النضالthe struggle
تثلَّمَ في معمانِ النضال
ولُمَّتْand were gathered لهfor it كِسَرٌfragments تُفتقَدare missed
ولُمَّتْ له كِسَرٌ تُفتقَد
It grew notched in the heat of struggle,
It was scarred in the battle of struggle,
and fragments, now missed, were gathered for it.
And wounds were inflicted that are sought,
ستخلُدwill endure غاراًlaurels علىupon ثائرٍa rebel
ستخلُد غاراً على ثائرٍ
وعاراًand shame علىupon مُستكينٍone who submits قعَدsat idle
وعاراً على مُستكينٍ قعَد
They will live on as laurels upon a rebel,
It will immortalize a cave over a rebel,
and shame upon one who meekly sat idle,
And dishonor over one resigned sitting idle,
وخزياًand disgrace لمتَّجرٍfor a trader بالخُشارin refuse
وخزياً لمتَّجرٍ بالخُشار
وفيand in يدهhis hand أيُّsuch a عِلقٍprecious treasure كَسَدwent unsold
وفي يده أيُّ عِلقٍ كَسَد
and disgrace upon a trader in refuse,
And shame on a peddler of scraps,
while in his hand so precious a treasure lay unsold;
With whatever bait in his hand that is blocked,
وأعمىand one blind in ضميرٍconscience يَعُدُّcounts الأديبَthe man of letters
وأعمى ضميرٍ يَعُدُّ الأديبَ
صفراًzero .. إذwhereas الصفرzero منهcompared with him عددa number
صفراً .. إذ الصفر منه عدد
and upon one blind in conscience, who counts the man of letters
And a blind conscience that considers the writer,
as zero—though beside him, zero counts as a number.
Zero, for to it zero is a number,
"بلاwithout أحدِanyone" .. ايُّهاO العبقريُّgenius
"بلا أحدِ" .. ايُّها العبقريُّ
وأنتand you الجميعeveryone .. وأنتand you الأحدthe One; the unique one ..
وأنت الجميع .. وأنت الأحد ..
“Without anyone,” O genius,
"Alone".. O you genius,
and you are everyone, and you are the One.
You are everything, and you are the One.
Sol 6.1