كمhow many منof ليالnights قضيناهاwe spent them وكمand how many نهرdays
كم من ليال قضيناها وكم نهر
فيin المنتدىthe forum بينbetween إصدارissuing وإيرادand presenting
في المنتدى بين إصدار وإيراد
How many nights we spent, and how many days,
How many nights we spent, and how many a river
In the forum, between issuing and presenting.
In the forum, between publishing and importing
هيthey الكتائبthe battalions تترىcome in succession منfrom كتابتناour writing
هي الكتائب تترى من كتابتنا
ماwhat بينbetween رائحهاthose of them going at dusk كالطيرlike birds والغاديand the morning-goer
ما بين رائحها كالطير والغادي
They are battalions, coming in succession from our writing,
They are the brigades seen in our writing
Between those going at dusk, like birds, and those at dawn.
Among their scent like a bird and a passerby
أوfirst fragment of أوقرتها: you burdened them قرتهاremaining fragment of أوقرتها: you burdened them ماthat which تميدsway الشاهقاتthe lofty peaks بهunder it يسريtravels by night
أو قرتها ما تميد الشاهقات به يسري
بهاwith them الرتلthe column أوor يشدوchants بهاwith them الحاديthe camel-driver
بها الرتل أو يشدو بها الحادي
You burdened them with what makes lofty peaks sway; there travels by night
Or their calmness extending to the towering peaks
The column bearing them, or the camel-driver chants them.
The convoy moves by it, or the guide sings by it
أوحيتهاyou revealed them سوراsurahs (chapters) يحيىcomes alive الشعورfeeling بهاthrough them
أوحيتها سورا يحيى الشعور بها
مماfrom what استفزكstirred you منof إحساسهاtheir feeling الباديmanifest
مما استفزك من إحساسها البادي
You revealed them as surahs through which feeling comes alive,
You inspired it like walls that revive feelings through it
From their manifest feeling that stirred you.
From what provoked you of its apparent sensation
هامواthey wandered جميعاall together وليسواand they are not كلهمall of them شعراpoets
هاموا جميعا وليسوا كلهم شعرا
فهمso they يهبمونthey wander (apparently intended: يهيمون) منfrom وادa valley إلىto وادa valley
فهم يهبمون من واد إلى واد
They all wandered, though not all were poets;
They all wandered but not all were poetry
So they wander from valley to valley.
For they swarm from one valley to another
لكنbut هوit الشعرpoetry منظوماstrung as verse ومنتثراand scattered as prose
لكن هو الشعر منظوما ومنتثرا
ماnot سيمwas appraised درهits pearls لولاكbut for you بحركyour sea الهاديguiding
ما سيم دره لولاك بحرك الهادي
Yet it is poetry, strung in verse and scattered in prose—
But it is poetry, rhythmic or prose
Your guiding sea, whose pearls would go unvalued but for you.
What value would its pearls have without you, its guiding sea
والناسلونand those hastening forth منamong الأحداثthe young موقظهمtheir awakener
والناسلون من الأحداث موقظهم
منfrom بعدafter طولthe long duration سباتslumber صوتكyour voice الصاديresounding
من بعد طول سبات صوتك الصادي
And those hastening forth among the young—their awakener,
And people awakened by events descend from it
After long slumber, is your resounding voice.
After a long slumber by your resounding voice
Sol 6.1