(إلىto محَمَّدMuhammad بَلِّهBalleh )
(إلى محَمَّد بَلِّه )
لاnot تَبكيshe weeps عَلىfor يَومٍa day مَضىpassed
لا تَبكي عَلى يَومٍ مَضى
(To Muhammad Balleh)
She does not weep for a day gone by
تَبكيshe weeps بِحَرقَةwith anguish
تَبكي بِحَرقَة
علىfor يَومٍa day سَيأتيwill come
على يَومٍ سَيأتي
She weeps bitterly
for a day yet to come
الحاضِرُthe present
الحاضِرُ
لاnot يَذوبُdissolves فيin دُموعِهاher tears .
لا يَذوبُ في دُموعِها .
The present
does not dissolve in her tears.
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أعطَتهُshe gave him كُلَّall ماthat which لاnot يُعطىis given
أعطَتهُ كُلَّ ما لا يُعطى
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She gave him everything that cannot be given
الوقتَthe time المبدَّدَsquandered عَلىin أَيِّany حَالcase
الوقتَ المبدَّدَ عَلى أَيِّ حَال
اللَّحمَthe flesh الَّذيthat لَمnot يَنقُصdiminished
اللَّحمَ الَّذي لَم يَنقُص
the time squandered in any case
the flesh that did not diminish
العاطِفَةَthe feeling الَّتيthat بِمِقدارin proportion to
العاطِفَةَ الَّتي بِمِقدار
ماhow much أَسرَفَتshe was lavish بِهاwith it
ما أَسرَفَت بِها
the feeling that, the more
she lavished it,
زادَتit increased !
زادَت !
فَقَدfor indeed آلَمَهاit pained her أَنَّهthat he لَمnot يُبادلهاhe repaid her
فَقَد آلَمَها أَنَّه لَم يُبادلها
the more it grew!
For it pained her that he did not return her
كُرهاًhatred بِكُرهwith hatred
كُرهاً بِكُره
وأَنَّهand that he عِندَماwhen مَضىwent away
وأَنَّه عِندَما مَضى
hatred with hatred
and that when he went away
لمnot يُخلِفleft behind نَدبَةa scar .
لم يُخلِف نَدبَة .
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he left no scar.
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وللآخَرينَand for others أيضاًtoo
وللآخَرينَ أيضاً
زَلازِلُهُمtheir earthquakes المُدَمِّرةdevastating
زَلازِلُهُم المُدَمِّرة
And others, too, have
their devastating earthquakes
تَنجوsurvive الصِّحَفُthe newspapers
تَنجو الصِّحَفُ
فيat حينَa time when تَتَكَسَّرُshatter
في حينَ تَتَكَسَّرُ
The newspapers survive
while breaking into pieces are
الفَناجينthe cups
الفَناجين
وبقيةُand the rest العائلَةِthe family البَلُّوريةcrystal
وبقيةُ العائلَةِ البَلُّورية
the cups
and the rest of the crystal family
المُتطاولَةِtall والقَلِقَةِand unsteady الاِرتِكازfooting
المُتطاولَةِ والقَلِقَةِ الاِرتِكاز
ذَواتِthose with البُطونِthe bellies المُجوَّفَةhollow
ذَواتِ البُطونِ المُجوَّفَة
tall and unsteady in their footing
with hollow bellies
الَّتيthat اِمتلأَتfilled up
الَّتي اِمتلأَت
ثُمَّthen فُرِّغَتwere emptied ونُظِّفَتand were cleaned
ثُمَّ فُرِّغَت ونُظِّفَت
that filled up
then were emptied and cleaned
ثُمَّthen عادَتreturned وامتلأَتand filled up
ثُمَّ عادَت وامتلأَت
مِمَّاas a result of which يَجعلُهاmakes them تَستَحِقُّdeserve
مِمَّا يَجعلُها تَستَحِقُّ
then filled up once again
which makes them deserve
هَذاthis المَصيرfate
هَذا المَصير
أَنto تَسقُطَfall
أَن تَسقُطَ
this fate
to fall
مُهشَّمةًshattered مِنfrom
مُهشَّمةً مِن
حافََّةِthe edge of مائدَةٍa table
حافََّةِ مائدَةٍ
shattered from
the edge of a table
أَوor أَطرافِthe tips of أَصابِعfingers
أَو أَطرافِ أَصابِع
أَمَّاas for الأَطفالthe children
أَمَّا الأَطفال
or the tips of fingers
As for the children
فَمِنَso it is الأَفضلِbetter لَهمfor them
فَمِنَ الأَفضلِ لَهم
أَنto يَلعَبواthey play بِكُلِّwith every شَيءthing
أَن يَلعَبوا بِكُلِّ شَيء
it is better for them
to play with everything
شَرطَon condition
شَرطَ
أَلاَّthat ... not يُؤذواthey hurt أَنفسَهمthemselves .
أَلاَّ يُؤذوا أَنفسَهم .
on condition
that they do not hurt themselves.
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ولِدَتshe was born
ولِدَت
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She was born
بِعَينينِwith two eyes باكِيتينweeping
بِعَينينِ باكِيتين
وفَمٍand a mouth ضاحِكlaughing .
وفَمٍ ضاحِك .
with two weeping eyes
and a laughing mouth.
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مِنfrom بينِamong عَشَرَةِten أَشهادwitnesses
مِن بينِ عَشَرَةِ أَشهاد
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Among ten witnesses
لاno شُبهَةَsuspicion بَينَهمamong them
لا شُبهَةَ بَينَهم
لمnot يَجِبanswered أَحَدُهُمone of them
لم يَجِب أَحَدُهُم
with no suspicion among them
not one of them answered
بِلاwith 'no'
بِلا
أَوor
أَو
with 'no'
or
نَعَمyes
نَعَم
عَلىto سُؤالِهاher question :
عَلى سُؤالِها :
'yes'
her question:
( ماwhat هوit مَعنىmeaning الدُّموعthe tears ؟ )
( ما هو مَعنى الدُّموع ؟ )
ورُبَّماand perhaps هذاthis
ورُبَّما هذا
(What is the meaning of tears?)
And perhaps this
ماwhat أَضحَكَهاmade her laugh بالذَّاتin particular
ما أَضحَكَها بالذَّات
عِندَماwhen قَرَأَتshe read
عِندَما قَرَأَت
is precisely what made her laugh
when she read
لَوحَةًa sign صَغيرةًsmall مُعَلَّقَةًhanging
لَوحَةً صَغيرةً مُعَلَّقَةً
علىon بابِthe door of دُكَّانِthe shop of
على بابِ دُكَّانِ
a small sign hanging
on the door of the shop
أَحَدِone of الحَلاَّقينthe barbers
أَحَدِ الحَلاَّقين
كُتِبَwas written عَليهاon it :
كُتِبَ عَليها :
of one of the barbers
on which was written:
( سَأَعودُI will return
( سَأَعودُ
بَعدَafter قَليلa little while
بَعدَ قَليل
(I will return
in a little while
كالحُزنlike sorrow ) ..
كالحُزن ) ..
like sorrow)...
Sol 6.1