لمnot أزلI cease أحتسيI sip بكأسfrom the cup of البيانeloquence
لم أزل أحتسي بكأس البيان
منfrom "حداداin mourning عليّfor me"خمرَthe wine of المعانيmeanings
من "حدادا عليّ"خمرَ المعاني
I have never ceased to sip from the cup of eloquence
I have always sipped from the chalice of eloquence
The wine of meanings from “In Mourning for Me.”
From the wine of meanings of "Mourning for me"
سفْرُa volume شعرof poetry ذوwith نبرةa tone لاnot تجارىrivaled
سفْرُ شعر ذو نبرة لا تجارى
رقةًin tenderness بالهزارby the nightingale والكروانand the curlew
رقةً بالهزار والكروان
A volume of verse with a tone unrivaled
A poetry book with an unmatched tone
In tenderness by the nightingale and the curlew.
Delicate with jest and caravan
صاغهfashioned it كالياقوتlike a ruby هاروتHarut شعرof poetry
صاغه كالياقوت هاروت شعر
فانبرىso it emerged سفْراas a volume ساحرَbewitching الألحانin its melodies
فانبرى سفْرا ساحرَ الألحان
A Harut of poetry fashioned it like a ruby,
Harut fashioned it like a ruby, poetry
So it emerged as a volume of bewitching melodies.
So it came out enchanting, a charming melody
همساتٌwhispers نديةdewy ذاتbearing برءhealing
همساتٌ ندية ذات برء
حينwhen تلقىare uttered لمهجةto a heart وكيانand a being
حين تلقى لمهجة وكيان
Dewy whispers, bearing healing,
Whispers of tenderness with innocence
When uttered to a heart and a being.
When it meets the core and being
عذبتْbecame sweet موسيقىin music وراقتand became pleasing جمالاin beauty
عذبتْ موسيقى وراقت جمالا
حلوةٌsweet فيon اللسانthe tongue والآذانand the ears
حلوةٌ في اللسان والآذان
Sweet in music and delightful in beauty,
Its music was sweet and its beauty pleasing
Sweet on the tongue and in the ears.
Sweet on the tongue and ear
هيthey للروحfor the spirit والفؤادand the heart سلافpure wine
هي للروح والفؤاد سلاف
أينwhere منهاcompared with them مذاقthe taste بنتthe daughter الدنانof the wine jars
أين منها مذاق بنت الدنان
They are pure wine for the spirit and the heart.
It is a drink of pleasure for the soul and heart
How can the taste of the wine jars’ daughter compare?
Where is its taste, daughter of grapevines?
منwhoever تلاهاrecites them فيin صحوهhis sobriety أسكرتهthey intoxicate him
من تلاها في صحوه أسكرته
واسألواand ask عنabout ذاthis قارئthe reader الديوانof the poetry collection
واسألوا عن ذا قارئ الديوان
Whoever recites them sober, they intoxicate him;
Who recites it sober, it intoxicates
And ask the reader of the collection about this.
And ask about this, reader of the Diwan
تهدمthey demolish القبحugliness فيin الوجودexistence وتبنيand build
تهدم القبح في الوجود وتبني
عالماa world بالجمالwith beauty للإنسانfor humankind
عالما بالجمال للإنسان
They tear down ugliness in the world and build
It destroys ugliness in existence and builds
A world of beauty for humankind.
A world of beauty for mankind
فنظيراتهاfor their counterparts لدىin the work of المتنبيal-Mutanabbi
فنظيراتها لدى المتنبي
والمعريand al-Ma'arri والبحتريand al-Buhturi وابنand Ibn هانيHani
والمعري والبحتري وابن هاني
For their like is found in al-Mutanabbi,
And its peers are with Al-Mutanabbi
And al-Ma'arri, al-Buhturi, and Ibn Hani,
Al-Ma'arri, Al-Buhturi and Ibn Hani
وأدونيسand Adonis والبياتيand al-Bayati ودرويـand Darwi-
وأدونيس والبياتي ودرويـ
ـش-sh (completes Darwish) وعبدand Abd الصبورal-Sabur والقبانيand al-Qabbani
ـش وعبد الصبور والقباني
And Adonis, al-Bayati, and
And Adonis, Al-Bayati and Darwish
Darwish, Abd al-Sabur, and al-Qabbani.
And Abdel Sabour and Al-Qabbani
هؤلاءthese القومpeople الذينwho أحلواlodged
هؤلاء القوم الذين أحلوا
شعرpoetry ناour فيin القلوبthe hearts والوجدانand feelings
شعر نا في القلوب والوجدان
These are the people who lodged
Those people who made our poetry
Our poetry in hearts and feelings,
Sweet in hearts and conscience
وحموهand protected it منfrom الرداءةmediocrity تستهـis consumed (first part)
وحموه من الرداءة تستهـ
ـلكcompletion of 'is consumed' فيat ملتقىa gathering وفيand at مهرجانa festival
ـلك في ملتقى وفي مهرجان
And protected it from mediocrity being
And protected it from evil to vanish
Consumed at a gathering and at a festival.
In a forum and a festival
سوفwill أبقىI remain أقولهاI say it دونwithout مينfalsehood
سوف أبقى أقولها دون مين
حيثsince إيمانيmy faith راسخfirmly established الأركانin its pillars:
حيث إيماني راسخ الأركان:
I shall keep saying it without falsehood,
I will keep saying without fatigue
For my faith rests on firm pillars:
My faith firmly anchored:
لمnot يزلceased to be شعرناour poetry بخيروفيناwell, and among us
لم يزل شعرنا بخيروفينا
شعراءٌpoets منfrom طينةthe clay of المليانيal-Milyani
شعراءٌ من طينة الملياني
Our poetry still thrives, and among us
Our poetry remains well and in us
Are poets of the same clay as al-Milyani.
Are poets of Al-Mutanabbi's clay
إنماnothing but الشعرpoetry رحمةa mercy للبراياfor creation
إنما الشعر رحمة للبرايا
أرسلتْهاsent it عنايةthe providence of الرحمنthe All-Merciful
أرسلتْها عناية الرحمن
Poetry is but a mercy for creation,
Poetry is but a mercy for the wilderness
Sent by the providence of the All-Merciful.
Sent by the care of the Merciful
قسّمتwas apportioned بينamong الأصفياءthe chosen ones ،فطوبىso blessed
قسّمت بين الأصفياء ،فطوبى
لصفيfor a chosen one لمnot يُمْنَwas afflicted بالحرمانwith deprivation
لصفي لم يُمْنَ بالحرمان
Apportioned among the chosen—so blessed
Divided among the sincere, so blessed
Is a chosen one who has not suffered deprivation.
Is the sincere not deprived of bounty
Sol 6.1