لقدindeed تبوهمhe became bohemian حتىuntil كادnearly بوهمةhis bohemian self (unclear form)
لقد تبوهم حتى كاد بوهمة
يذوبmelts رغمdespite الطبيبthe physician المسعفthe aid-giving الآسيthe healer
يذوب رغم الطبيب المسعف الآسي
He became so bohemian that his bohemian self nearly
He was so deluded he nearly melted away
melted away, despite the physician who aids and heals.
Despite the caring doctor by his side
فيin مصرEgypt ياO ناسpeople أشياءthings محببةdear
في مصر يا ناس أشياء محببة
للنفسto the soul توشكare about to أنto تجتاحsweep away أنفاسيmy breaths
للنفس توشك أن تجتاح أنفاسي
In Egypt, O people, there are things so dear
In Egypt, O people, there are beloved things
to the soul that they almost sweep my breath away.
That are about to overwhelm my breath
لكنbut ذكراكthe memory of you ياO واديvalley الشتاal-Shita وهوىand love
لكن ذكراك يا وادي الشتا وهوى
جآذرyoung oryxes السيرal-Sir رأَسthe top الكومof the heap فيin راسيmy head
جآذر السير رأَس الكوم في راسي
Yet the memory of you, O Wadi al-Shita, and love
But memories of you, O Wadi esh-Shita, and longing
for al-Sir's young oryxes top the heap in my head.
Have taken root in my head at the hill's crown
فواso, ah! حنينيmy longing لعطفfor the tenderness of الوارداتthe women coming for water علىto
فوا حنيني لعطف الواردات على
ماءthe water of الموقرal-Muwaqqar أوor بئرthe well of ابنson of هرماسHarmas
ماء الموقر أو بئر ابن هرماس
So, ah, how I long for the tenderness of the women coming to
Oh, my yearning for the valley’s caress on
al-Muwaqqar's water or Ibn Harmas's well!
The sacred water or the Well of Ibn Hirmas
وضجعةand a reclining فوقupon مخضلthe damp part of الرمالthe sands علىon
وضجعة فوق مخضل الرمال على
وسادةa pillow منof خيالاتيmy imaginings ووسواسيand my inner whispers
وسادة من خيالاتي ووسواسي
And repose upon the damp sands, on
And reclining on the soft sands
a pillow of my imaginings and my inner whispers.
On a pillow of my fantasies and obsessions
وواحنينيand oh, my longing إلىfor كأسa wine-cup مشعشعةmixed with water
وواحنيني إلى كأس مشعشعة
بماءwith the water of راحوبRahub والدنانand the wine jars بتراسيon my terrace (uncertain reading)
بماء راحوب والدنان بتراسي
And oh, how I long for a cup of wine mingled
And my longing for a glittering cup
with Rahub's water, and the wine jars on my terrace.
Of Rachoub water and grapes within my reach
وضجعةand a reclining فوقupon جرعاءa sandy rise الحمىthe homeland ورؤىand visions
وضجعة فوق جرعاء الحمى ورؤى
تطغىoverwhelm عليme إذاwhen ماever (emphasis) لجgrows insistent إِحساسيmy feeling
تطغى علي إذا ما لج إِحساسي
And repose on the homeland's sandy rise, and visions
And reclining delirious with fever and visions
that overwhelm me whenever my feeling grows insistent.
That overwhelm me whenever feelings stir
فابلغso tell مهىthe oryxes السفحof the slope منof عمانAmman أنthat مهىthe oryxes
فابلغ مهى السفح من عمان أن مهى
مصرEgypt الجديدةthe New أعياهنhas defeated them إِسلاسيtaming me
مصر الجديدة أعياهن إِسلاسي
So tell the oryxes of Amman's slope that the oryxes
Convey my longing to the slopes of Oman that longing
of Heliopolis have failed to tame me.
For modern Egypt has exhausted my endurance
فربfor many an رسinitial twinge منof الحمىfever يعاودنيreturns to me
فرب رس من الحمى يعاودني
لماwhen تذكرتI recalled فيin عمانAmman جلاسيmy sitting-companions
لما تذكرت في عمان جلاسي
For many an initial twinge of fever returns to me
For the touch of fever returns whenever
when I recall my companions in Amman.
I remember my sitting in Oman
Sol 6.1