هلis ...? للمحبfor the lover إذاwhen احبhe falls in love طبيبa physician
هل للمحب إذا احب طبيب
واذاand if دعوتI call فهلthen, is ...? هناكthere مجيبone who answers ؟
واذا دعوت فهل هناك مجيب ؟
Is there a physician for the lover when he falls in love?
Does a lover have a healer when he falls in love?
And if I call, is there anyone to answer?
And if I call, is there a respondent?
نهرa river منof الذكرىmemory يرددrepeats لحنهits melody
نهر من الذكرى يردد لحنه
وأناand I بعيدfar away .. شاردlost in thought وكئيبand sorrowful
وأنا بعيد .. شارد وكئيب
A river of memory repeats its melody,
A river of memories repeats its melody
And I am far away—lost in thought and sorrowful.
While I am far away..wandering and gloomy
الريحthe wind تعزفplays music فيin الجبالthe mountains نشيدهاits song
الريح تعزف في الجبال نشيدها
والصخرand the rocks حوليaround me انif هتفتI cry out يجيبanswers
والصخر حولي ان هتفت يجيب
The wind plays its song in the mountains,
The wind plays its hymn in the mountains
And the rocks around me answer if I cry out.
And the rock around me, if I shouted, would respond
دربيmy path إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سرتI walk دربa path شائكthorny
دربي إذا ما سرت درب شائك
ماemphatic particle بينbetween تلa hill شاهقtowering .. وكثيبand a dune
ما بين تل شاهق .. وكثيب
My path, whenever I walk, is a thorny path,
My path, whenever I walked a thorny path
Between a towering hill and a dune.
Between a lofty hill..and a mound
يمتدstretches واديthe valley الريحthe wind تحتيbeneath me معتماdark
يمتد وادي الريح تحتي معتما
الريحthe wind تسكنهdwells in it وفيهand in it تغيبvanishes
الريح تسكنه وفيه تغيب
The valley of the wind stretches beneath me, dark.
The valley of the wind stretches below me, dark
The wind dwells in it and vanishes within it.
The wind settles in it and disappears
ساءلتI questioned هذيthis الريحthe wind عنكabout you اجابنيit answered me
ساءلت هذي الريح عنك اجابني
صوتthe voice الرياحthe winds الصبرpatience أنتyou غريبa stranger
صوت الرياح الصبر أنت غريب
I questioned this wind about you; I was answered by
I asked this wind about you, it answered me
The voice of the winds: “Patience! You are a stranger.”
The voice of the winds: Patience, you are a stranger
رقتgrew tender صخورrocks التلthe hill حينwhen لمستهاI touched them
رقت صخور التل حين لمستها
ونقشتand I carved اسمكyour name ..والغروبand sunset قريبnear
ونقشت اسمك ..والغروب قريب
The rocks of the hill grew tender when I touched them,
The rocks of the hill softened when I touched them
And I carved your name—sunset was near.
And I engraved your name..and sunset was near
ياO سريmy secret السحريmagical انيindeed, I am متعبweary
يا سري السحري اني متعب
والصخرand the rocks مثليlike me .. وحشةloneliness ونحيبand wailing
والصخر مثلي .. وحشة ونحيب
O my magical secret, I am weary,
Oh, my magical secret, I am tired
And the rocks, like me, are loneliness and wailing.
And the rock is like me..desolate and wailing
أرسلتI sent شعريmy verse فيinto الشعابthe ravines قصيدةa poem
أرسلت شعري في الشعاب قصيدة
ريحwind .. وجمرand embers محرقscorching … ولهيبand flame
ريح .. وجمر محرق ... ولهيب
I sent my verse into the ravines as a poem:
I sent my hair in the valleys, a poem
Wind—and scorching embers—and flame.
Wind..and burning embers..and flames
لاnot يهدأsubsides الشوقthe longing الذيthat فيin خافقيmy beating heart
لا يهدأ الشوق الذي في خافقي
سرthe secret الغرامpassionate love محيرbewildering .. وعجيبand wondrous
سر الغرام محير .. وعجيب
The longing in my beating heart does not subside.
The longing in my pulsating heart does not rest
The secret of love is bewildering—and wondrous.
The secret of passion is confusing..and strange
جمرembers يحاصرنيbesieges me كمثلlike غمامةa cloud
جمر يحاصرني كمثل غمامة
لاno .. ليسthere is not للقلبfor the heart المحبloving طبيبa physician
لا .. ليس للقلب المحب طبيب
Embers besiege me like a cloud.
Embers surround me like a cloud
No—there is no physician for the loving heart.
No..the loving heart has no healer
ماwhy للشعابwith the ravines تصيرthey become سهلاًa plain اخضراًgreen
ما للشعاب تصير سهلاً اخضراً
انif قلتI say اسمكyour name .. فالصعابthen the hardships تطيبbecome pleasant
ان قلت اسمك .. فالصعاب تطيب
Why do the ravines become a green plain?
The cliffs do not become green plains
If I speak your name, hardships turn sweet.
If I say your name..so the ruggedness is softened
يرنوgazes إليat me البدرthe full moon فيin عليائهits lofty heights
يرنو إلي البدر في عليائه
والبدرand the full moon مثليlike me .. مخطئmistaken ومصيبand right
والبدر مثلي .. مخطئ ومصيب
The full moon gazes at me from its lofty heights,
It yearns for the moon in its loftiness
And the full moon, like me, is wrong and right.
And the moon is like me..mistaken and correct
ليليmy night طويلlong دونwithout وجهكyour face اننيindeed, I am
ليلي طويل دون وجهك انني
انif قلتI say اسمكyour name .. شاعرa poet وأديبand a man of letters
ان قلت اسمك .. شاعر وأديب
My night is long without your face; indeed, I am
My night is long without your face, I
A poet and a man of letters if I speak your name.
If I say your name..a poet and writer
Sol 6.1