لعَمريby my life كمhow much صبَرناwe endured patiently واحتمَلْناand we bore
لعَمري كم صبَرنا واحتمَلْنا
شتاءَthe winter العُمرِof life ننتظرُwe await الربيعاspring
شتاءَ العُمرِ ننتظرُ الربيعا
By my life, how much we have endured and borne
How long we have endured and put up with,
the winter of life, waiting for spring.
The winter of life while awaiting spring.
فلاso not بردُthe cold الشتاءِof winter مضىpassed سريعًاswiftly
فلا بردُ الشتاءِ مضى سريعًا
ولاnor وردُthe roses الربيعِof spring أتىarrived مُطيعاobediently
ولا وردُ الربيعِ أتى مُطيعا
So winter's cold did not pass swiftly,
Neither has the coldness of winter departed swiftly,
nor did spring's roses arrive obediently.
Nor has the rose of spring arrived obediently.
فصِرناso we became كالطيورِlike birds نطيرُwe fly خوفاًin fear
فصِرنا كالطيورِ نطيرُ خوفاً
ونلتحِفُand we cloak ourselves الفضاthe open expanse نخشىwe fear الوقوعاfalling
ونلتحِفُ الفضا نخشى الوقوعا
So we became like birds, flying in fear,
We have become like birds flying in fear,
and cloaking ourselves in the open expanse, fearing a fall.
And taking cover in the sky fearing a fall.
وبِتْناand we came to be نكتمُwe conceal الأوجاعthe pains فيناwithin us
وبِتْنا نكتمُ الأوجاع فينا
ونحبسُand we hold back فيin مآقيناthe corners of our eyes الدموعاthe tears
ونحبسُ في مآقينا الدموعا
And we have come to hide the pains within us,
We started concealing the pains inside us,
and hold back the tears in the corners of our eyes.
And holding back our tears in our tragedies.
وليسَand there is not لناfor us سوىanything but صبرٍpatience جميلٍbeautiful
وليسَ لنا سوى صبرٍ جميلٍ
يداويheals الروحَthe soul والنبضَand the pulse الوجيعاaching
يداوي الروحَ والنبضَ الوجيعا
And we have nothing but beautiful patience,
We have nothing left but beautiful patience,
which heals the soul and the aching pulse.
That heals the soul and the aching pulse.
إذاif ماemphatic particle الحبُّlove فيin الأعماقِthe depths عانىsuffers
إذا ما الحبُّ في الأعماقِ عانى
مِنfrom الإهمالِneglect أوشكَcomes close أنto يضيعاbe lost
مِن الإهمالِ أوشكَ أن يضيعا
If ever love suffers in the depths
If love in the depths suffers,
from neglect, it comes close to being lost.
From neglect and is about to be lost.
فإنso if ضِعناwe are lost وضاعَand is lost الحبّlove منّاfrom us
فإن ضِعنا وضاعَ الحبّ منّا
فلنthen will not نرضىwe accept مردًّاa turning back أوor رجوعاa return
فلن نرضى مردًّا أو رجوعا
So if we are lost and love is lost to us,
If we grow weak and love is lost from us,
then we will accept no turning back or return.
We shall not accept defeat or retreat.
Sol 6.1