انشريunfurl ياO سفينships أشرعةsails السيـthe journey (first fragment)
انشري يا سفين أشرعة السيـ
ـر(completes 'journey') وشقّيand cleave عبابsurging waters هذيthis الحياةlife
ـر وشقّي عباب هذي الحياة
Unfurl, O ships, the sails of the journey,
Unfurl your sails, O ship, and ride the winds,
And cleave the surging waters of this life.
Cleaving through the waters of this life,
ثمthen ارسيanchor بناwith us علىon شاطىءthe shore of الفنّart
ثم ارسي بنا على شاطىء الفنّ
وبينand among الأشعارthe poems والأغنياتand the songs
وبين الأشعار والأغنيات
Then anchor with us on the shore of art,
Then make landfall upon the shore of art
And among the poems and songs.
Amidst verses and songs.
علّناperhaps we واجدونfinding فيon ذلكthat الشاthe shore (first fragment)
علّنا واجدون في ذلك الشا
طيء(completes 'shore') ظلّthe shade of السعادةhappiness المتمّنىlonged-for
طيء ظلّ السعادة المتمّنى
Perhaps we shall find on that shore
May we find upon that shore
The longed-for shade of happiness.
The shade of longed-for happiness,
علهمperhaps they قدhave ترشّفواthey sipped شهدهاits honey السـاthe enchanting (first fragment)
علهم قد ترشّفوا شهدها السـا
حر(completes 'enchanting') حتىuntil صاغوهthey fashioned it شعراinto poetry وفنّاand art
حر حتى صاغوه شعرا وفنّا
Perhaps they have sipped its enchanting honey,
For its nectar they have sipped
Until they fashioned it into poetry and art.
And wrought into poetry and song.
طالماhow often صوّرواthey portrayed لألحانهمfor their melodies ماwhat
طالما صوّروا لألحانهم ما
قدhave دعوهthey called it بنشوةas the rapture of الفنّانthe artist
قد دعوه بنشوة الفنّان
How often, for their melodies, they have portrayed what
Long have they painted in their melodies
They have called the artist's rapture.
What the zeal of art has summoned,
طالماhow often حدّثواthey spoke عنof الأملhope الحلـthe sweet (first fragment)
طالما حدّثوا عن الأمل الحلـ
ـو(completes 'sweet') وغّنواand they sang بالنورof light والألوانand colors
ـو وغّنوا بالنور والألوان
How often they have spoken of sweet hope,
Long have they spoken of rosy hopes
And sung of light and colors.
And sung of light and color.
فلنقفso let us stand عندهمbeside them إذنthen ولنراقبand let us watch
فلنقف عندهم إذن ولنراقب
ركبthe caravan of أيّامهمtheir days وكيفand how تمرّthey pass
ركب أيّامهم وكيف تمرّ
So let us stand beside them, then, and watch
Let us stand with them, then, and observe
The caravan of their days and how they pass.
The course of their days, and how they pass—
أتراهاdo you see them? ليلnight ودمعand tears وحزنand sorrow؟
أتراها ليل ودمع وحزن؟
أمor تراهاyou see them فجرdawn وضحكand laughter وبشرand gladness؟
أم تراها فجر وضحك وبشر؟
Do you see them as night, tears, and sorrow?
Do you see night and tears and grief?
Or do you see them as dawn, laughter, and gladness?
Or is it dawn, laughter and good tidings?
Sol 6.1