قالواthey said جنونٌmadness قلتُI said إيyes والذيby Him who
قالوا جنونٌ قلتُ إي والذي
يقدرُordains الهمَّsorrow لمنfor those who يعقلونْthey reason
يقدرُ الهمَّ لمن يعقلونْ
They said, “Madness!” I said, “Yes, by Him who
They said it was madness, I said yes, by Him
ordains sorrow for those who reason.
Who can appreciate the worries of those deemed sane.
انقلبَturned upside down الدهرُtime بأبنائهِwith its children
انقلبَ الدهرُ بأبنائهِ
لذاtherefore ترىyou see العقلَreason غداhas become فيin البطونْbellies
لذا ترى العقلَ غدا في البطونْ
Time has turned its children upside down;
Time has turned its back on its people,
thus you see reason has ended up in bellies.
So sanity now dwells in the womb.
جنونناour madness ماso long as دامَit remains فيin رأسناour head
جنوننا ما دامَ في رأسنا
عقلٌreason وهمand they منbecause of عقلهمْtheir reason فيin جنونْmadness
عقلٌ وهم من عقلهمْ في جنونْ
Our madness, so long as it remains in our heads,
Our madness, as long as it's in our heads,
is reason; and they, through their reason, are mad.
Is reason; while their reason is madness.
وماand what علىupon الناسِpeople منfrom الناسِpeople ياoh
وما على الناسِ من الناسِ يا
ليتَwould that إذsince لمdid not يعرفواthey know يعرفونْthey know
ليتَ إذ لم يعرفوا يعرفونْ
And what people bear at the hands of people! Oh,
People should leave people be! Oh,
would that, not having known, they might know!”
If only they didn't know, they'd know.
Sol 6.1