أَشواطِئَO shores الإٍسكَندَرِيَّةِof Alexandria طيبٌpleasant
أَشواطِئَ الإٍسكَندَرِيَّةِ طيبٌ
فيكَin you المصيفthe summer retreat لعاشقfor a lover ولهانlove-distraught
فيكَ المصيف لعاشق ولهان
O shores of Alexandria, sweet
The shores of Alexandria are good
is summer with you for a lovesick lover.
Summer is for lovers and the infatuated here
هجرhe forsook البيوتَthe houses إليكfor you محرقةscorched اللظىby flame
هجر البيوتَ إليك محرقة اللظى
إذwhen شُبَّwas kindled فيهاin them القيظُsummer heat كالنيرانlike fires
إذ شُبَّ فيها القيظُ كالنيران
He forsook for you the houses scorched by flame,
They fled the houses to you, scorched by the blaze
when summer heat flared within them like fires.
When the heat intensified in them like fires
وأتاكِand he came to you يحملcarrying حبهhis love وغرامهand his passion
وأتاكِ يحمل حبه وغرامه
متقيلاًtaking midday rest منfrom ظلكyour shade الفينانluxuriant
متقيلاً من ظلك الفينان
And came to you carrying his love and passion,
And came to you carrying their love and passion
seeking midday rest in your luxuriant shade.
Sheltered by your cool shade
ياO مربعيmy retreat دونto the exclusion of المرابعthe retreats إننيindeed I
يا مربعي دون المرابع إنني
دونَto the exclusion of المرابعthe retreats والهٌlovesick بكfor you عانيcaptive
دونَ المرابع والهٌ بك عاني
O my retreat, preferred to all retreats, I am
O my rectangle, the best of rectangles, I
lovesick for you alone, your captive.
Unlike rectangles, am madly in love with you
أَنسَيتَنيyou made me forget وَطنيmy homeland البعيدَdistant وإِنماthough
أَنسَيتَني وَطني البعيدَ وإِنما
هوit أَوَّلٌfirst عنديto me وأَنتand you الثانيsecond
هو أَوَّلٌ عندي وأَنت الثاني
You made me forget my distant homeland, though
You made me forget my distant homeland
it ranks first with me, and you second.
Although it was first, you are second to me
لكنماbut فيكin you الحبيبُthe beloved وإِننيand indeed I
لكنما فيك الحبيبُ وإِنني
وطنُthe homeland الحبيبof the beloved أحبdearer منthan أوطانيmy homelands
وطنُ الحبيب أحب من أوطاني
But my beloved is with you, and for me
But my beloved is here, and I
the beloved's homeland is dearer than my homelands.
A beloved's homeland is dearer than my own lands
كمhow many جلسةٍa sitting ليfor me فيكin you وحديalone شاكياًlamenting
كم جلسةٍ لي فيك وحدي شاكياً
كشكايةlike the lament الإخوانof brothers للإخوانto brothers
كشكاية الإخوان للإخوان
How often I sat with you alone, lamenting,
How many sessions I've had alone with you, complaining
as brothers lament to brothers.
Like the complaints of friends to friends
أبكيI weep بكاءَthe weeping الطفلof a child حتىuntil ينتهيends
أبكي بكاءَ الطفل حتى ينتهي
دمعtears بهthrough which يتقرَّحُbecome ulcerated الجفنانboth eyelids
دمع به يتقرَّحُ الجفنان
I weep as a child weeps, until spent
I cry a child's cries until I'm done
are the tears that ulcerate both eyelids.
With tears that ulcerate the eyelids
جهدutmost effort الحزينof the mourner عيونهhis eyes الشكرىbrimming فانthen if (reading فإن)
جهد الحزين عيونه الشكرى فان
نضبتthey run dry فتلكthen that نهايةthe end الأحزانof sorrows
نضبت فتلك نهاية الأحزان
The mourner's utmost resource is his brimming eyes; if
The sorrowful tires his eyes with tears, so when
they run dry, that is the end of sorrows.
They're dry, that's the end of sorrows
والصبرand patience أجملthe finest ماwhat استفادhas gained القلبُthe heart أنif (reading إن)
والصبر أجمل ما استفاد القلبُ أن
نشطstirred into action القضباءُfate (apparently القضاء) إليهtoward it بالحدثانwith calamities
نشط القضباءُ إليه بالحدثان
And patience is the finest gain the heart has won, if
And patience is the best the heart has gained
fate turns upon it with calamities.
When fate stirs it with events
لكنهbut it ماذاwhat يفيدavails ودونهand barring its way
لكنه ماذا يفيد ودونه
حقدُmalice القضاءِof fate وغضبةand the wrath الأزمانof the ages
حقدُ القضاءِ وغضبة الأزمان
Yet what use is it, when against it stand
But what good is it when below it
fate's malice and the ages' wrath?
Is the spite of fate and wrath of times?
البحرthe sea مبسوطoutspread الأديمin surface كأَنهas though it
البحر مبسوط الأديم كأَنه
صدرٌa breast أليفُfamiliar with مسرةٍjoy وأمانand safety
صدرٌ أليفُ مسرةٍ وأمان
The sea lies with its surface outspread, like
The sea's vast expanse is like
a breast familiar with joy and safety.
An intimate, joyful, and safe chest
والريحand the wind لينةgentle المهبِّin its blowing لطيفةtender
والريح لينة المهبِّ لطيفة
كتنهداتlike the sighs الموجعof the sufferer المرنانplaintively wailing
كتنهدات الموجع المرنان
And the wind blows softly, tender,
The wind's gentle gusts are delicate
like the sighs of a plaintive sufferer.
Like the sighs of a soft, flexible lamenter
والشمسand the sun تضرمkindles فيin السماءthe sky مجامراًbraziers
والشمس تضرم في السماء مجامراً
هذيthese الغيومclouds لهنfor them مثلlike دخانsmoke
هذي الغيوم لهن مثل دخان
And the sun kindles braziers in the sky;
The sun blazes in the sky recklessly
these clouds are like their smoke.
To these clouds like smoke
بعثتit sent إلىinto لججthe depths البحارof the seas أشعةًrays
بعثت إلى لجج البحار أشعةً
صيَّرنهاthey turned them into لججاًdepths منof العقيانpure gold
صيَّرنها لججاً من العقيان
It sent rays into the seas' depths,
It sent rays into the depths of the seas
turning them to depths of pure gold.
Making them depths of snakes
اللانهايةinfinity فيin بعيدthe far reaches سمائهاof their sky
اللانهاية في بعيد سمائها
واللانهايةand infinity فيin القريبthe near الدانيclose at hand
واللانهاية في القريب الداني
Infinity lies in the far reaches of their sky,
Infinity in its distant sky
and infinity in what is near at hand.
And infinity in the near horizon
بحرانtwo seas منof جلدٍfirmament ومنand of ماءٍwater وفيand on
بحران من جلدٍ ومن ماءٍ وفي
الأفقthe horizon القصيِّfaraway تمارجmingled together البحرانthe two seas
الأفق القصيِّ تمارج البحران
Two seas, of firmament and water; and on
Two seas of skin and water, and in
the far horizon the two seas mingle.
The furthest horizon, the stirring of both seas
العينthe eye يأخذهاseizes it الجلالُmajesty كأنهاas though it
العين يأخذها الجلالُ كأنها
شهدتwitnessed هبوطَthe descent هدىًof guidance ووحيَand revelation جنانfrom paradise
شهدت هبوطَ هدىً ووحيَ جنان
The eye is seized by majesty, as though it
The eye is taken by splendor as though
had seen guidance descend and revelation from paradise.
It witnessed the descent of inspiration and paradise
ياO بحرsea والأمواجand the waves فيكin you تدفَّعتsurged
يا بحر والأمواج فيك تدفَّعت
قلبيmy heart كهمِّكlike your unrest دائمunceasing الخفقانin throbbing
قلبي كهمِّك دائم الخفقان
O sea, while waves surge within you,
O sea, the waves in you surge
my heart, like your unrest, throbs without end.
My heart pounds like your worry
وأَساكand your grief مثلlike أَسايmy grief لجَّpersisted وإنماyet
وأَساك مثل أَساي لجَّ وإنما
صدريmy breast وصدركand your breast بالأسىfor sorrow رحبانboth spacious
صدري وصدرك بالأسى رحبان
Your grief, like mine, persists; yet
And your foundation is like mine, turbulent
my breast and yours have ample room for sorrow.
My chest and yours are both vast with sorrow
هذيthese شواطئكyour shores الطويلةlong أنهاindeed they
هذي شواطئك الطويلة أنها
مسرىthe pathway الغرامof love ومسرحand the playground الغزلانof gazelles
مسرى الغرام ومسرح الغزلان
These long shores of yours, indeed, are
These long shores of yours
love's pathway and the gazelles' playground.
Are the walkway of love and stage of gazelles
نصبواthey pitched بهاon them خيمtents المصيفfor summer صفوفهاtheir rows
نصبوا بها خيم المصيف صفوفها
متسلسلاتlinked together مثلlike عقدa necklace جمانof pearls
متسلسلات مثل عقد جمان
They pitched summer tents there, their rows
They erected summer pavilions in rows
strung together like a necklace of pearls.
Lined up like a necklace's beads
نزعتshe removed بإحداهاin one of them سعادُSuad ثيابهاher clothes
نزعت بإحداها سعادُ ثيابها
فرأَتand beheld تجلّيthe revelation حسنهاof her beauty العينانboth eyes
فرأَت تجلّي حسنها العينان
In one of them Suad shed her clothes,
One of them doffed her clothes in happiness
and both eyes beheld her beauty revealed.
And her eyes saw the manifestation of her beauty
وأتتكَand she came to you عاريةَbare الأهابof skin وإنماyet
وأتتكَ عاريةَ الأهاب وإنما
لبستshe wore بياضthe whiteness جمالهاof her beauty الفتانenchanting
لبست بياض جمالها الفتان
She came to you bare-skinned, yet
She came to you naked, wearing nothing
clothed in the whiteness of her enchanting beauty.
But the whiteness of her mesmerizing beauty
ورمتand she flung إليكinto you بنفسهاherself وتلاعبتand frolicked
ورمت إليك بنفسها وتلاعبت
فيin الماءِthe water بينamong الصحبcompanions والخلانand dear friends
في الماءِ بين الصحب والخلان
She flung herself into you and frolicked
She threw herself into you and frolicked
in the water among companions and dear friends.
In the water among friends and flirts
ماwater (word fragment) آنtwo (dual ending) ثَمَّthere ملاحةًloveliness وملوحةًand saltiness
ما آن ثَمَّ ملاحةً وملوحةً
جُمِعاboth were joined ولمand not يتمازجblended الماthe water (word fragment) آنtwo (dual ending)
جُمِعا ولم يتمازج الما آن
Two waters there—loveliness and saltiness—
Never has saltiness and sweetness
were brought together, but the two waters did not blend.
Been joined without mixing, as it did then
أنتَyou السماءthe sky قريبةnear قدindeed أطلعتhas made rise
أنتَ السماء قريبة قد أطلعت
نجمthe star الوجوهof faces علىupon مياهكyour waters رانيgazing
نجم الوجوه على مياهك راني
You are the sky brought near, which has raised
You're the close sky which unveiled
the star of faces, gazing upon your waters.
The star of faces upon your flowing waters
أنتَyou الرياضthe gardens جنيَّةfruitful قدindeed أبدعتhave created
أنتَ الرياض جنيَّة قد أبدعت
زهراًflowers مغيراًmaking jealous زهرthe flowers كلof every جنانgarden
زهراً مغيراً زهر كل جنان
You are fruitful gardens that have brought forth
You're the garden which created
flowers that make every garden's flowers jealous.
A wondrous flower, the blossom of every garden
هذيthese طيوركyour birds أنهاindeed they ثرثارةchattering
هذي طيورك أنها ثرثارة
ضحكاًlaughing ولعباًand playing فيكin you باطمئنانwith ease
ضحكاً ولعباً فيك باطمئنان
These birds of yours are chattering,
These are your birds, chattering
laughing and playing in you, at ease.
With laughter and play in your reassurance
الواقفاتthe standing women جسومهنَّtheir bodies هياكلtemples
الواقفات جسومهنَّ هياكل
صحتwas justified بهنَّthrough them عبادةthe worship الأوثانof idols
صحت بهنَّ عبادة الأوثان
The standing women—their bodies are temples;
Those standing, their bodies idols
through them, idol worship is justified.
Which the worship of idols revived
والماشياتand the walking women بطيئةslow مياسةswaying gracefully
والماشيات بطيئة مياسة
أعطافهنَّtheir flanks نواعمsoft الأبدانof body
أعطافهنَّ نواعم الأبدان
And the women walking slowly, swaying
Those walking slowly and gently
their flanks, soft of body.
Their limbs soft bodies
والجالساتand the seated women علىon الصخورthe rocks زواهراًblooming
والجالسات على الصخور زواهراً
مثلlike الرياضgardens قطوفهنَّtheir fruits دوانيwithin reach
مثل الرياض قطوفهنَّ دواني
And the women seated on the rocks, in bloom,
Those sitting atop the rocks like flowers
like gardens, their fruits within reach.
In gardens, their buds bent over
شجرtrees الحياةof life علىupon الرمالthe sands ثمارهنtheir fruits
شجر الحياة على الرمال ثمارهن
نَtheir (suffix continuation) أطايبthe choicest التفاحapples والرمانand pomegranates
نَ أطايب التفاح والرمان
Trees of life upon the sands, their fruits
The tree of life on the sands, their fruits
are the choicest apples and pomegranates.
The finest apples and pomegranates
والسابحاتand the swimming women رشيقةgraceful حركاتهنtheir movements
والسابحات رشيقة حركاتهن
نَtheir (suffix continuation) بديعةexquisite التصريفin maneuvering والإتقانand precision
نَ بديعة التصريف والإتقان
And the swimmers—their movements are graceful,
Those swimming slender in their motions
exquisite in their turns and precision.
Exquisitely composed and proficient
أنتyou الغنيُّthe rich one وقدand indeed حويتyou have gathered جواهراًjewels
أنت الغنيُّ وقد حويت جواهراً
فاقتsurpassed كنوزtreasures الدرof pearls والمرجانand coral
فاقت كنوز الدر والمرجان
You are rich, having gathered jewels
You're wealthy, containing treasures
surpassing treasures of pearls and coral.
Beyond pearls and coral's riches
هذيthese عرائسكyour brides الجميلةbeautiful أنهاindeed they
هذي عرائسك الجميلة أنها
مشمولةendowed بالحسنwith beauty والإحسانand goodness
مشمولة بالحسن والإحسان
These lovely brides of yours are
These are your beautiful brides
endowed with beauty and goodness.
Endowed with beauty and favor
متلاعباتfrolicking فيin مياهكyour waters مثلماjust as
متلاعبات في مياهك مثلما
لعبتplayed حميّاthe intoxicating fire الكاسof the cup بالسكرانwith the drunkard
لعبت حميّا الكاس بالسكران
They frolic in your waters, as
Frolicking in your waters as
the winecup's fire played with the drunkard.
Humayya played with the wine-filled cup
يخرجنthey emerge منكfrom you مكللاتٍcrowned لؤلؤاًwith pearls
يخرجن منك مكللاتٍ لؤلؤاً
كالزهرlike flowers غبَّafter العارضthe rain cloud الهتانsteadily pouring
كالزهر غبَّ العارض الهتان
They emerge from you crowned with pearls,
They emerge from you adorned with pearls
like flowers after a cloud's streaming rain.
Like flowers, their cheeks infused with splendor
لكنهنَّbut they عواطلunadorned منof كلall ماthat
لكنهنَّ عواطل من كل ما
زانadorned الجمالbeauty لأنهنَّbecause they are غوانيbeauties needing no adornment
زان الجمال لأنهنَّ غواني
Yet they wear none of all the things
But they are flirts, done with
that grace beauty, for their loveliness needs no adornment.
All that beautifies, for they are wanton
وتضيءand shines فيكin you سعادSuad شمساًas a sun برجهاher zodiacal house
وتضيء فيك سعاد شمساً برجها
قلبيmy heart وقلبكand your heart أنناthat we are إخوانbrothers
قلبي وقلبك أننا إخوان
And Suad shines in you, a sun whose zodiacal house is
In you, Saada shines like a sun whose orb
my heart and yours: we are brothers.
Is my heart, and yours - we are brothers
الشعرthe hair فيضُa flood أشعةٍof rays ذهبيةٍgolden
الشعر فيضُ أشعةٍ ذهبيةٍ
والجسمand the body فيضa flood النورof light واللمعانand radiance
والجسم فيض النور واللمعان
Her hair is a flood of golden rays,
Poetry pouring golden rays
her body a flood of light and radiance.
And the body pouring light and glitter
نزلتdescended ذكاءDhuka, the sun إلىtoward المغيبsunset فواجهتand faced
نزلت ذكاء إلى المغيب فواجهت
سعدىSa'da وقدand may indeed يتواجهface each other القمرانthe two moons
سعدى وقد يتواجه القمران
Dhuka sank toward sunset and faced
My happiness set into the sunset and faced
Sa'da; the two moons may indeed face each other.
My Saadi, as moons face each other
فإذاand there suddenly هماthe two يتناظرانgaze at each other وهذهand this
فإذا هما يتناظران وهذه
شمسsun المساءِof evening تميلtilts فin (shortened في) الميزانthe balance
شمس المساءِ تميل ف الميزان
And there they were, gazing at each other; this
There they gaze at one another while
evening sun tilts in the balance.
The evening sun tilts in the balance
ذابتshe melted حياءًfrom shyness فاختفتand vanished منafter بعدهاher
ذابت حياءً فاختفت من بعدها
أرختshe lowered ستارthe curtain الأفقof the horizon أحمرred قانيdeep crimson
أرخت ستار الأفق أحمر قاني
She melted with shyness and vanished; afterward,
She melted in shyness and disappeared, after which
she lowered the horizon's curtain, deep crimson.
The horizon released its red curtain
ومضتand went سعادSuad كأنهاas though she مَلَكٌan angel مشىwalked
ومضت سعاد كأنها مَلَكٌ مشى
فيin الخلدparadise بينamong الحورhouris والولدانand youths
في الخلد بين الحور والولدان
And Suad went her way, like an angel walking
Saada walked as if an angel moving
in paradise among houris and youths.
Among the Houris and youths in eternity
ياO مُنتيَتيmy desire ومَنِيَّتيand my death ماwhat ضرَّharm لوif
يا مُنتيَتي ومَنِيَّتي ما ضرَّ لو
سرناwe walked كماas يتسايرwalk together الإِلفانthe two lovers
سرنا كما يتساير الإِلفان
O my desire and my death, what harm if
My wish and my desire - what harm if
we walked as two lovers walk together,
We walked like two companions?
متشابكَينboth intertwining أناملاًfingers بأناملwith fingers
متشابكَين أناملاً بأنامل
متهاديينboth walking gently كأنناas though we ملكانtwo angels
متهاديين كأننا ملكان
fingers entwined with fingers,
With interlocked fingers, like kings
walking gently, as though we were two angels,
Gazing at each other, exchanging passions in our eyes
متساقيينgiving each other drink غرامناour love بلحاظناthrough our glances
متساقيين غرامنا بلحاظنا
متخاصرينholding each other's waists كأنناas though we غصنانtwo branches
متخاصرين كأننا غصنان
giving one another our love to drink through our glances,
Sipping our love in our looks
arms around each other's waists, like two branches,
Embracing like branches
متناسيينboth forgetting العالمينthe worlds وماand what بهاis within them
متناسيين العالمين وما بها
والعالمونand the worlds أحقmore deserving بالنسيانof oblivion
والعالمون أحق بالنسيان
forgetting the worlds and all they contain,
Forgetting both worlds and what's in them
and the worlds most deserve oblivion.
And people most deserving of forgetfulness
ياO بحرsea قدindeed جاءَhas come المساءُevening مجرراًtrailing
يا بحر قد جاءَ المساءُ مجرراً
أذيالهits hems ينبثُّspreading فيthrough الأكوانthe universe
أذياله ينبثُّ في الأكوان
O sea, evening has come, trailing
O sea, evening has come dragging
its hems, spreading through the universe.
Its train spreading through the cosmos
والناسand people يمشونwalk الهويناat an easy pace مثلماjust as
والناس يمشون الهوينا مثلما
يتريَّثُtakes his time المتفرجthe onlooker المتوانيleisurely
يتريَّثُ المتفرج المتواني
And people walk at an easy pace, as
People stroll heedlessly like
the leisurely onlooker takes his time.
A slow spectator loitering
شيبgray-haired men وشبانand youths وولدand children كلهمall of them
شيب وشبان وولد كلهم
متباينdiffering الأزياءin dress والألوانand colors
متباين الأزياء والألوان
Gray-haired men, youths, and children—all
Old, young, children - all
differing in dress and color.
Of different clothes and colors
والبشرand gladness ترسمهpaints it الحياةlife سعادةًas happiness
والبشر ترسمه الحياة سعادةً
فيon أوجهthe faces الفتياتof girls والفتيانand boys
في أوجه الفتيات والفتيان
And life paints smiles of happiness
Life sketches humans' happiness
on the faces of girls and boys.
In the faces of maidens and lads
ويهزمand overwhelms مرحُthe mirth الشبيبةof youth مثلماjust as
ويهزم مرحُ الشبيبة مثلما
هزshook النسيمthe breeze نواعمthe tender الأغصانboughs
هز النسيم نواعم الأغصان
And youthful mirth overwhelms them, as
The cheer of youth defeats
the breeze shook the tender boughs.
Like a breeze shaking branches
يتنافرscatter from one another الصبيانthe children بينهمُamong themselves كماas
يتنافر الصبيان بينهمُ كما
تتنافرscatter from one another الأطيارthe birds فيamong الأفنانthe branches
تتنافر الأطيار في الأفنان
The children scatter from one another, as
Boys skirmish as
birds scatter among the branches.
Birds in the nests skirmish
وُلدٌchildren كنثرlike scattered الدرpearls ملءfilling قلوبهمtheir hearts
وُلدٌ كنثر الدر ملء قلوبهم
أَمنُthe security السعيدof the happy one وخفَّةُand the lightness الجذلانof the joyful one
أَمنُ السعيد وخفَّةُ الجذلان
Children like scattered pearls, their hearts filled with
A child like scattered pearls, filling hearts,
the happy one's peace and the joyful one's lightness.
The safety of the happy and agility of fawns
لاno رغبةdesire لهمfor them ولاand no أمنيةٌwish
لا رغبة لهم ولا أمنيةٌ
أنfor (reading إن) الشقاءَsuffering رغائبdesires وأمانيand wishes
أن الشقاءَ رغائب وأماني
They have no desire and no wish,
They have no desires or wishes
for suffering is desires and wishes.
For misery itself is desires and wishes
لاheedless (first fragment) هونplural continuation of 'heedless' عماof what فيis in الحياةlife وإنماrather
لا هون عما في الحياة وإنما
فيin اللهوىplay (reading اللهو) كلall سعادةhappiness الصبيانof children
في اللهوى كل سعادة الصبيان
Heedless of what lies in life; rather,
Unconcerned with life's woes, for
in play lies all children's happiness.
In play is all the joy of boys
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle النجمthe star أشرقrose brightly باسماًsmiling
حتى إذا ما النجم أشرق باسماً
فيon الأفقthe horizon ينظرlooking نظرةwith the gaze الحيرانof the bewildered one
في الأفق ينظر نظرة الحيران
Until, when a star rose smiling
Until the star shines by name
on the horizon, looking with a bewildered gaze,
In the horizon, looking confused
قفلreturned الجميعeveryone إلىto منازلهمtheir homes ومنand from
قفل الجميع إلى منازلهم ومن
بعدafter اللقاءِthe meeting رموكthey cast upon you بالهجرانabandonment
بعد اللقاءِ رموك بالهجران
everyone went back to their homes, and
All head to their homes, and after
after the meeting, cast abandonment upon you.
Meeting, bid you farewell
ياO بحرsea إنindeed العمرa lifetime همٌّcare دائمunceasing
يا بحر إن العمر همٌّ دائم
بتعارفthrough acquaintance وتباعدand growing apart وتدانيand drawing near
بتعارف وتباعد وتداني
O sea, a lifetime is unceasing care,
O sea, life itself is constant worry
in acquaintance, growing apart, and drawing near.
Of bonding, parting, and drawing near
أنتyou الزمانtime وكلand every عمرٍlifetime قطرةٌa drop
أنت الزمان وكل عمرٍ قطرةٌ
هيهاتfar from possible تنقعquenches غلَّةَthe burning thirst الظمآنof the thirsty one
هيهات تنقع غلَّةَ الظمآن
You are time, and every lifetime a drop,
You're time, and each life a drop
far from enough to quench the thirsty one's burning thirst.
Alas, seeping the thirsty one's throat
والنفسand the soul مثلlike شواطئshores ممتدةٍstretching far
والنفس مثل شواطئ ممتدةٍ
روّادُهنtheir visitors عواطفthe emotions الإنسانof humankind
روّادُهن عواطف الإنسان
And the soul is like far-stretching shores,
The soul like stretched shores
whose visitors are human emotions.
Whose visitors are human passions
والقلبand the heart لجتكyour deep السحيقةunfathomable أنهاindeed it
والقلب لجتك السحيقة أنها
مرسىthe anchorage القرارof repose ومنبعand the source الطغيانof rebellion
مرسى القرار ومنبع الطغيان
And the heart is your unfathomable deep, indeed
And the heart your deep turbulence, it's
the anchorage of repose and the source of rebellion.
The harbor of stillness and source of tyranny
أماas for الحياةlife وأنتand you رمزthe symbol وجودهاof its existence
أما الحياة وأنت رمز وجودها
فلهاit has إليكtoward you جواذبattractions ومعانيand meanings
فلها إليك جواذب ومعاني
As for life—and you are the symbol of its existence—
As for life, and you its symbol
it has attractions and meanings drawing it toward you.
It is attracted and gives meaning to you
ياO بحرsea زدincrease وانقصand decrease فإنكfor you مثلهاare like it
يا بحر زد وانقص فإنك مثلها
فانٍperishable ومثلكand like you كلevery شيءٍthing فانيperishable
فانٍ ومثلك كل شيءٍ فاني
O sea, swell and shrink, for you, like life,
O sea, ebb and flow, for you're like it
are perishable, and like you everything must perish.
Ephemeral, and like you all things ephemeral
Sol 6.1