لأنbecause الصدودrejection وفعلand the act of التصديresistance
لأن الصدود وفعل التصدي
لعودةto the return of عهدthe age of الصراعstrife يؤديleads
لعودة عهد الصراع يؤدي
Because rejection and open defiance
Because rejection and the act of resistance
lead to the return of an age of conflict.
Lead to the return of the age of strife,
فإنيso I أعدprepare لأيامfor days of حربwar
فإني أعد لأيام حرب
أراهاI see them بلاwithout أيany حصرlimit وعدand counting
أراها بلا أي حصر وعد
So I prepare for days of war
I am preparing for days of war
that I foresee without limit or number.
I foresee without limit or number.
ولستand I am not حزيناsad لموتat the death of السلامpeace
ولست حزينا لموت السلام
وخوضand plunging into غمارthe thick of المعاركbattles وحديalone
وخوض غمار المعارك وحدي
Nor am I saddened by the death of peace,
And I am not saddened by the death of peace,
or by plunging alone into the thick of battles.
Nor by plunging alone into the thick of battle,
لأنbecause السلامthe peace الذيwhich عشتI lived فيهin it
لأن السلام الذي عشت فيه
تبددvanished فيin الزمنthe age المستبدtyrannical
تبدد في الزمن المستبد
For the peace in which I lived
For the peace in which I lived
has dissolved in this tyrannical age.
Has vanished in a tyrannical age.
فصارso became حبيبيmy beloved الوديعgentle عدوan enemy
فصار حبيبي الوديع عدو
وخانand betrayed عهودthe pledges of وداديmy affection ووديand my love
وخان عهود ودادي وودي
My gentle beloved has become my enemy
So my gentle beloved became an enemy,
and betrayed the pledges of my affection and love.
And betrayed the pledges of my affection and love.
صرختI cried out :لماذاwhy ؟ وظلand kept سؤاليmy question
صرخت :لماذا ؟ وظل سؤالي
يجلجلresounding مثلlike الصدىan echo دونwithout ردa reply
يجلجل مثل الصدى دون رد
I cried, “Why?”—and my question went on
I cried, “Why?” And my question kept
reverberating like an echo, unanswered.
Resounding like an echo, without reply.
وأصبحand came to be للحبfor love طبعthe nature of البحارthe seas
وأصبح للحب طبع البحار
فمنso from شحthe scarcity of جزرebb tide إلىto فيضthe abundance of مدflood tide
فمن شح جزر إلى فيض مد
And love has taken on the nature of the seas:
And love took on the nature of the seas:
from the scarcity of ebb to the abundance of flood tide.
From a meager ebb to an overflowing tide.
فهلso is there فيin صراعيmy struggle معwith الحبlove جدوىany use
فهل في صراعي مع الحب جدوى
محالimpossible ، ولاnor الحبlove فيin الحربwar يجديis of use
محال ، ولا الحب في الحرب يجدي
Is there, then, any point in my struggle with love?
Is there, then, any use in my struggle with love?
Impossible; nor is love any use in war.
Impossible; nor does love avail in war.
سأمنحI will give كفيmy palm مخالبthe talons of صقرa falcon
سأمنح كفي مخالب صقر
وابنيand build أمامin the face of العواصفthe storms سديmy dam
وابني أمام العواصف سدي
I shall offer my palm to a falcon’s talons
I will give my palm a falcon’s talons,
and build my dam against the storms.
And build my dam against the storms.
ولنand will not أترددI hesitate فيin ذبحslaughtering قلبيmy heart
ولن أتردد في ذبح قلبي
إذاif ماever (emphatic) عصانيit disobeys me وهيجand stirs وجديmy yearning
إذا ما عصاني وهيج وجدي
Nor will I hesitate to slaughter my heart
And I will not hesitate to slaughter my heart,
if it disobeys me and inflames my passion.
If ever it disobeys me and stirs my yearning.
ففيfor in الحربwar أغلقI shut بابthe door of الحنانtenderness
ففي الحرب أغلق باب الحنان
وأقرعand I knock بالسيفwith the sword أبوابthe gates of مجديmy glory
وأقرع بالسيف أبواب مجدي
For in war I close the door of tenderness
For in war I shut the door of tenderness,
and strike with the sword upon the gates of my glory.
And knock with the sword at the gates of my glory.
وأدفنand I bury ذكرىthe memory of الهوىlove فيin جراحيmy wounds
وأدفن ذكرى الهوى في جراحي
بصمتin silence وأعلنand I declare فيin الحبlove زهديmy renunciation
بصمت وأعلن في الحب زهدي
I bury the memory of passion in my wounds
And bury the memory of love in my wounds,
in silence, and proclaim my renunciation of love.
In silence, and declare my renunciation of love.
لأنbecause الحبيبthe beloved بضعفيof my weakness عليمwell aware
لأن الحبيب بضعفي عليم
ويعرفand knows ماذاwhat أسرI conceal وأبديand I reveal
ويعرف ماذا أسر وأبدي
For the beloved knows my weakness
For my beloved knows my weakness well,
and knows what I conceal and what I reveal.
And knows what I conceal and reveal.
فلاso no بسمةa smile الوجهthe face تخفيhides شجونيmy sorrows
فلا بسمة الوجه تخفي شجوني
ولاnor دمعةa tear العينthe eye تشرحexplains قصديmy intent
ولا دمعة العين تشرح قصدي
No smile upon my face can hide my sorrows,
So no smile on my face can hide my sorrows,
nor can a tear from the eye explain my intent.
Nor can a tear in my eye explain my intent.
ولاnor فيin المكانspace رحيليmy departure لأنيbecause I
ولا في المكان رحيلي لأني
تساوتhave become alike جميعall الأماكنplaces عنديto me
تساوت جميع الأماكن عندي
Nor is my departure a matter of place, for
Nor is my departure through space, for
all places have become the same to me.
All places have become the same to me.
فلاso no فرقdifference ما(emphatic particle) بينbetween بعدdistance وقربand nearness
فلا فرق ما بين بعد وقرب
بغيرwithout الهوىlove صارhas become قربيmy nearness كبعديlike my distance
بغير الهوى صار قربي كبعدي
There is no difference between distance and nearness;
There is no difference, then, between distance and nearness;
without love, nearness is the same as distance to me.
Without love, my nearness has become like my distance.
ولكننيbut I راحلjourneying فيthrough الزمانtime
ولكنني راحل في الزمان
علىupon صهوةback (of a horse) الأملhope المستجدrenewed
على صهوة الأمل المستجد
But I am journeying through time
But I am journeying through time,
upon the back of ever-renewed hope.
Astride the back of renewed hope.
أفتشI search عنfor قاتلa killer لاdoes not يزالcease
أفتش عن قاتل لا يزال
يعيشlives طليقاat large بلاwithout أيany قيدfetter
يعيش طليقا بلا أي قيد
I search for a killer who remains
I search for a killer who still
at large, unfettered by any chain.
Lives at large, without any fetters.
لأنbecause القتيلthe slain one أناI ، جاوزتhave surpassed
لأن القتيل أنا ، جاوزت
نداءاتthe cries for ثأريmy vengeance حدودthe bounds of التحديdefiance
نداءات ثأري حدود التحدي
For I am the slain one; beyond have gone
For I am the slain; beyond
my cries for vengeance, past the bounds of defiance.
The bounds of defiance have gone my cries for vengeance.
وأعجبand I marvel كيفhow أظلI remain محبa lover
وأعجب كيف أظل محب
وبالحبand with love أطفئI quench نيرانthe fires of حقديmy rancor
وبالحب أطفئ نيران حقدي
And I wonder how I can remain a lover
And I marvel: how do I remain a lover,
and with love extinguish the fires of my hatred.
And with love quench the fires of my rancor?
Sol 6.1