عدمتُكَmay I be bereft of you ياO قلبُheart ماذاwhat استفدتَyou have gained
عدمتُكَ يا قلبُ ماذا استفدتَ
وأنتand you بخمرwith the wine الحياةlife ثملdrunk
وأنت بخمر الحياة ثمل
May I lose you, O heart—what have you gained,
I blamed you, oh heart, what have you gained
While you are drunk on the wine of life?
While drunk with the wine of life
وفيand in الروضthe garden قدalready ضحكlaughed الزهرُthe blossoms منat
وفي الروض قد ضحك الزهرُ من
بكاءِweeping الصباحthe morning عليهupon it يهلpours down
بكاءِ الصباح عليه يهل
And in the garden the blossoms have laughed at
And in the garden, the flowers laughed at
The morning's weeping as it pours down upon them,
The morning's tears raining on them
شماتاًgloatingly وسهواًand heedlessly كذاكlike that الزمانtime
شماتاً وسهواً كذاك الزمان
وماand what يتراءىappears وماand what يشتملit contains
وما يتراءى وما يشتمل
Gloating and heedless—such is time,
Gloating and distracted was time
And what appears, and what it contains.
With what it shows and what it conceals
وأَحمِلُand I bear فيin الدهرtime عبئكyour burden حتىuntil
وأَحمِلُ في الدهر عبئك حتى
أَموتَI die وقدand already طالhas lasted long ماwhat احتملI endure
أَموتَ وقد طال ما احتمل
And I bear your burden through the years, until
And I carry your burden in life until
I die, having endured for so long.
I die, after bearing so much
يراجعنيrevisits me اليأسdespair فيكconcerning you ملحّاًinsistently
يراجعني اليأس فيك ملحّاً
فأُغرقso I am drowned فيهin it ولاand not أعتدلI find balance
فأُغرق فيه ولا أعتدل
Despair over you insistently returns to me,
Despair comes back to me about you insistently
So I am drowned in it and find no balance.
So I drown in it, unable to compose myself
وكيفand how اعتداليmy balance وتفنيand wears away الحياةُlife
وكيف اعتدالي وتفني الحياةُ
ولاand not يُقبلُdraws near العمرُlife's span بلbut rather يرتحلdeparts
ولا يُقبلُ العمرُ بل يرتحل
And how can I find balance, while life wears away,
And how can I compose myself when life fades away
And life's span does not draw near, but departs?
And age is not accepted, but moves on
وإنand indeed هلالcrescent الحياةlife إذاwhen لاحappears
وإن هلال الحياة إذا لاح
ينقصwanes منfrom قبلbefore أنthat يكتملbecomes full
ينقص من قبل أن يكتمل
And indeed life's crescent, when it appears,
For the crescent moon of life, when it appears
Wanes before it becomes full.
Wanes before it can become full
Sol 6.1