يمرّنيpasses by me كلevery عامyear يومday ميلاديmy birth
يمرّني كل عام يوم ميلادي
يومsometimes أعرفهI recognize it ويومand sometimes انسىI forget مواعيدهits appointed times
يوم أعرفه ويوم انسى مواعيده
My birthday comes around each year.
Every year my birthday passes me by
Sometimes I recognize it, and sometimes I forget when it falls.
A day I know yet a day I forget its timing
يمرّنيpasses by me وانتبهand I take notice للغايبof the absent الباديthe apparent
يمرّني وانتبه للغايب البادي
واهوجسand I muse بحالon the condition of غيريothers besides me منamong مواليدهthose born on it
واهوجس بحال غيري من مواليده
It passes by me, and I notice what is absent yet apparent.
It passes me and I notice the absent wanderer
And I muse on the condition of others born on it.
And feel the state of others born in its timing
أرتاعI am alarmed وارتاحand I feel at ease لهwith it يفرقmakes a difference وهوwhile it is عاديordinary
أرتاع وارتاح له يفرق وهو عادي
ينقصsubtracts منfrom العمرlife عامa year فيin ضحىmidmorning عيدهits celebration
ينقص من العمر عام في ضحى عيده
I am alarmed and find comfort in it; it matters, though it is ordinary.
I shudder and relax, it makes no difference, an ordinary day
It takes a year from my life at midmorning on its day of celebration.
It detracts a year from my life at dawn of its celebration
أناغمI harmonize with الحرفthe written word ذاthis one باكيweeping وذاand that one شاديsinging
أناغم الحرف ذا باكي وذا شادي
وارسلand I send معwith كلevery دمعهtear وجدlonging تغريدهa warbled song
وارسل مع كل دمعه وجد تغريده
I harmonize with the written word—one weeping, the other singing.
I compose words, some crying, some cheerful
And with every tear of longing, I send a warbled song.
And send with each teardrop a trill of joy
ياوابلO downpour of الغيثrain كانif الحظfortune بهwith it جادgave generously
ياوابل الغيث كان الحظ به جاد
يزهرmakes blossom حياتيmy life نداهits dew وتزدهرand it flourishes بيدهby its hand
يزهر حياتي نداه وتزدهر بيده
O downpour of rain, if fortune gives it freely,
O clouds of rain, luck was generous to it
Its dew makes my life blossom, and it flourishes by its hand.
My life flourishes by its call and thrives at its hands
ياركبO caravan of الايامthe days معكwith you العمرlife ينقادis led along
ياركب الايام معك العمر ينقاد
كمhow many ليلةa night(نnunation (indefinite ending)) وسّدتنيpillowed me فيكwithin you تنهيدهa sigh
كم ليلة(ن) وسّدتني فيك تنهيده
O caravan of days, my life is led along with you.
O you who rides the days, with you life surrenders
How many a night has a sigh pillowed me within you!
How many nights it lulled me into sighing
ويارحلةand O journey of العمرlife فيin صحواتawakenings ورقادand slumber
ويارحلة العمر في صحوات ورقاد
ويارعشةand O tremor of الجفنthe eyelid فيin غفوهa doze وتسهيدهand its sleeplessness
ويارعشة الجفن في غفوه وتسهيده
And O journey of life, through awakenings and slumber,
And o journey of life between wakefulness and sleep
And O tremor of the eyelid, in its dozing and sleeplessness,
And o trembling of eyelids in its slumber and rest
فيin لحظةa moment of العمرlife تسريcourses فزّةa sudden start فواديmy heart
في لحظة العمر تسري فزّة فوادي
لحظهa moment وفزّهand a sudden start وباقيand the rest of العمرlife ترديدهits echo
لحظه وفزّه وباقي العمر ترديده
In a moment of life, a sudden stir runs through my heart.
In a life's moment passions race through valleys
A moment, a sudden stir, and the rest of life is its echo.
A moment and passion, the rest of life its echo
الّلحظهthe moment الماضيهpast ماnot عادany longer تنعادis repeated
الّلحظه الماضيه ما عاد تنعاد
والقادمand what is to come منof العمرlife باالغيبin the unseen تفنيدهits details
والقادم من العمر باالغيب تفنيده
The moment gone by can never be repeated.
The passed moment will not return
And the details of what is yet to come in life lie in the unseen.
And the life to come, with the unseen, awaits its ruin
ثلاثةthree ايّامdays للرجّالfor a man ياO هاديHadi
ثلاثة ايّام للرجّال يا هادي
يومينtwo days دنياهhis earthly life ويومand the day of البعثresurrection تخليدهhis immortality
يومين دنياه ويوم البعث تخليده
A man has three days, O Hadi:
Three days for men, o Guide
Two days are his earthly life, and Resurrection Day his eternity.
Two days for this world, and a day for resurrection and eternity
Sol 6.1