خليليmy two friends عندat مجيءthe coming of الشتاءwinter
خليلي عند مجيء الشتاء
بليلwith a night طويلlong ويومand a day قصيرshort
بليل طويل ويوم قصير
My two friends, when winter comes
My friend, when winter comes
with a long night and a short day,
With long nights and short days
وحزنand sorrow وهمّand worry وبردand cold وغيمand clouds
وحزن وهمّ وبرد وغيم
وبرقand lightning ورعدand thunder بهin it والمطرand rain
وبرق ورعد به والمطر
and sorrow, worry, cold, and clouds,
And sadness, worries, cold, and clouds
and lightning and thunder within it, and rain,
And lightning, thunder, and rain
وكسرand the breaking of غصونbranches وشجوand the lament of طيورbirds
وكسر غصون وشجو طيور
وتجميدand the freezing of نهرa river ويبسand the withering of زهرblossoms
وتجميد نهر ويبس زهر
and the breaking of branches and the birds' lament,
And broken branches, mourning birds
and the freezing of a river and the withering of blossoms,
Freezing rivers and withering flowers
فلاso do not تشكواcomplain, you two ليto me صروفthe vicissitudes of الزمانtime
فلا تشكوا لي صروف الزمان
ولاnor القلبthe heart يبكيweeps ولاnor ينفطرbreaks
ولا القلب يبكي ولا ينفطر
then do not complain to me of time's vicissitudes;
Do not complain to me of the seasons' turns
nor let the heart weep or break,
Nor of a weeping heart or one that breaks
ولاnor النفسthe soul تلعنcurses هذاthis الوجودexistence
ولا النفس تلعن هذا الوجود
ولاnor الصوتthe voice يعلوrises بشتمin cursing القدرfate
ولا الصوت يعلو بشتم القدر
nor let the soul curse this existence,
Nor of a soul that curses this existence
nor let the voice rise in cursing fate.
Nor of a voice rising to blame fate
ولاnor تذكراmention, you two ليto me صعبthe difficulty of الدروسthe lessons
ولا تذكرا لي صعب الدروس
وطولand the length of اللياليthe nights وطولand the length of السهرstaying up at night
وطول الليالي وطول السهر
Nor mention to me the difficulty of lessons,
Recall for me no difficult lessons
and the long nights and the long hours of wakefulness,
No lengthy nights or insomnia
وضيقاand distress بمعهدat the institute of هذيthis المدينةcity
وضيقا بمعهد هذي المدينة
وخوفand fear of العقابpunishment وكثرand an abundance of الحذرcaution
وخوف العقاب وكثر الحذر
and distress at this city's institute,
No confinement in this city's school
and fear of punishment and much caution.
No fear of punishment or excessive caution
ولكنbut ألاwill you not تذكراrecall, you two ليfor me صيفاa summer
ولكن ألا تذكرا لي صيفا
ينسىis forgotten بذكراهthrough recalling it هذاthis الدهرage
ينسى بذكراه هذا الدهر
But will you not recall for me a summer
But do not recall for me a summer
whose memory makes one forget this age,
That makes me forget this age
وريفاand a countryside هنالكthere يرنوgazes إليناtoward us
وريفا هنالك يرنو إلينا
وبيتاand a house عزيزاcherished بهin it ينتظرwaits
وبيتا عزيزا به ينتظر
and a countryside there that gazes toward us,
Or a countryside that calls to us
and a cherished house that waits there?
Or a dear house where someone waits
هناكthere علىon المرجthe meadow كمhow often قدindeed شدوناwe sang
هناك على المرج كم قد شدونا
وكمand how often قدindeed رقصناwe danced بظلin the shade of الشجرthe trees
وكم قد رقصنا بظل الشجر
There on the meadow, how often we sang,
There on the meadow, how we sang!
and how often we danced in the trees' shade,
And how we danced beneath the trees' shade
وكمand how often قدindeed شربناwe drank بينبوعfrom a spring of ماءwater
وكم قد شربنا بينبوع ماء
وكمand how often قدindeed قطفناwe plucked لذيذdelicious الثمرfruit
وكم قد قطفنا لذيذ الثمر
and how often we drank from a spring of water,
And how we drank from a fountain
and how often we plucked delicious fruit.
And plucked delicious fruit
وبينand between التلالthe hills وتحتand below الهضابthe plateaus
وبين التلال وتحت الهضاب
نصيدwe hunt الغزالthe gazelle ونقفواand we follow الأثرthe trail
نصيد الغزال ونقفوا الأثر
And between the hills and below the plateaus,
Between the hills and under cliffs
we hunt the gazelle and follow the trail,
We hunted gazelles and tracked their trace
لنرجعso that we return دوماalways بخفيwith the two slippers of حنينHunayn
لنرجع دوما بخفي حنين
وماand not الصيدthe hunt غيرother than الهوىlove الخفرbashful
وما الصيد غير الهوى الخفر
only to return, as always, with Hunayn's two slippers—empty-handed;
Ever to return with hidden longing
and the hunt is nothing but bashful love.
For hunting was but love's disguise
وبحرand a sea جميلbeautiful وأجملand more beautiful منهthan it
وبحر جميل وأجمل منه
صباياthe maidens of المروجthe meadows، فهنّfor they الدررthe pearls
صبايا المروج، فهنّ الدرر
And a beautiful sea—and more beautiful than it
And a lovely sea, lovelier than it
are the maidens of the meadows, for they are pearls.
Were the meadow's girls, the jewels they are
هناكthere علىon الرملthe sand كمhow often قدindeed جلسنthey sat
هناك على الرمل كم قد جلسن
يداعبهنّcaresses them النسيمthe breeze العطرfragrant
يداعبهنّ النسيم العطر
There on the sand, how often they sat,
There on the sand, how they sat
the fragrant breeze caressing them.
Caressed by the fragrant breeze
فيمضيthen it passes on قدindeed ازدادhas increased عطراin fragrance وعطراand in fragrance
فيمضي قد ازداد عطرا وعطرا
مزيداadding ضحاياvictims وأينand where المفرّescape
مزيدا ضحايا وأين المفرّ
Then it passes on, grown more and more fragrant,
That grew ever more perfumed
adding victims—and where is escape?
Increasing victims, and where's the escape?
خليليmy two friends طابhas grown sweet بناto us ذاthis التمنيlonging
خليلي طاب بنا ذا التمني
ليومfor the day of الرجوعreturn وهجرand forsaking الحضرcity life
ليوم الرجوع وهجر الحضر
My two friends, how sweet to us is this longing
My friend, that longing was sweet
for the day of return and forsaking city life.
For a day of return and leaving the city
وطالand grew long النشيدthe song بطولwith the length of التمنيlonging
وطال النشيد بطول التمني
فغابتso vanished رسومoutlines وجاءتand came صورimages
فغابت رسوم وجاءت صور
And the song grew long as the longing grew long,
Prolonged was the song of longing
so outlines vanished and images appeared.
Features vanished and images came
كذاthus ياO خليليmy two friends نذكرwe recall ليالnights
كذا يا خليلي نذكر ليال
لننسىso that we forget اللياليthe nights التيthat تستمرcontinue
لننسى الليالي التي تستمر
Thus, O my two friends, we recall nights
Thus, my friend, we recall nights
to forget the nights that go on;
To forget those that persist
ونذكرand we recall صيفاa summer وحبّاand love وخيراand goodness
ونذكر صيفا وحبّا وخيرا
لننسىso that we forget شتاءwinter وسخطاand discontent وشرّand evil
لننسى شتاء وسخطا وشرّ
and we recall a summer, love, and goodness
And recall a summer, love, and goodness
to forget winter, discontent, and evil.
To forget winter, rage, and evil
Sol 6.1