جواريbeside me اتخذتshe took مقعدهhis seat
جواري اتخذت مقعده
كوعاءlike a vase الوردthe roses فيin اطمئنانهاher serenity
كوعاء الورد في اطمئنانها
Beside me, she took his seat,
My neighbor has made her seat
as serene as a vase of roses.
Like a vase of roses in their tranquility
وكتابand a book ضارعpleading فيin يدهhis hand
وكتاب ضارع في يده
يحصدreaps الفضلةthe remainder منfrom إيمانهاher faith
يحصد الفضلة من إيمانها
And a pleading book in his hand
And a book competing in her hand
reaps the remnants of her faith.
Reaping the excess from her faith
يثبleaps الفنجانthe cup منfrom لهفتهits eagerness
يثب الفنجان من لهفته
فيin يديmy hand ، شوقاyearning إلىfor فنجانهاher cup
في يدي ، شوقا إلى فنجانها
The cup leaps in its eagerness
The cup leaps from yearning
in my hand, yearning for her cup.
In my hands, longing for her cup
آهAh منbecause of قبعةa hat الشمسthe sun التيwhich
آه من قبعة الشمس التي
يلهثpants الصيفsummer علىon خيطانهاits threads
يلهث الصيف على خيطانها
Ah, that sunhat,
Oh, from the hat of the sun that
on whose threads summer pants.
Summer pants on its threads
جولةa sweep الضوءthe light علىover ركبتهhis knee
جولة الضوء على ركبته
زلزلتshook روحيmy soul منfrom أركانهاits foundations
زلزلت روحي من أركانها
A sweep of light over his knee
A tour of light on his knee
shook my soul to its foundations.
Shook my soul from its corners
هيshe منfrom فنجانهاher cup شاربةdrinking
هي من فنجانها شاربة
وأناand I أشربdrink منfrom أجفانهاher eyelids
وأنا أشرب من أجفانها
She drinks from her cup,
She is drinking from her cup
and I drink from her eyelids.
While I drink from her eyelids
قصةthe tale العينينthe two eyes .. تستعبدنيenslaves me
قصة العينين .. تستعبدني
منwho رأىhas seen الأنجمthe stars فيin طوفانهاtheir flood
من رأى الأنجم في طوفانها
The tale of the two eyes enslaves me.
The story of the two eyes...enslaves me
Who has seen the stars in their flood?
Who saw the stars in their flood
كلماwhenever حدقتI gazed فيهاat her ضحكتshe laughed
كلما حدقت فيها ضحكت
وتعرىand bared itself الثلجthe snow فيin أسنانهاher teeth
وتعرى الثلج في أسنانها
Whenever I gazed at her, she laughed,
Whenever I stare at her, she laughs
and snow bared itself in her teeth.
And the snow strips bare in her teeth
شاركينيshare with me قهوةcoffee الصبحthe morning .. ولand [do not] (apparently truncated)
شاركيني قهوة الصبح .. ول
تدفنيbury نفسكyourself فيin أشجانهاits sorrows
تدفني نفسك في أشجانها
Share the morning coffee with me, and [do not]
Share with me the morning coffee...and
bury yourself in your sorrows.
Do not bury yourself in her sorrows
إننيindeed I جاركyour neighbor ياO سيدتيmy lady
إنني جارك يا سيدتي
والربىand the hills تسألask عنabout جيرانهاtheir neighbors
والربى تسأل عن جيرانها
Indeed, I am your neighbor, my lady,
I am your neighbor, my lady
and the hills ask after their neighbors.
And the neighbors ask about their neighbors
منwho أناI .. خليleave aside السؤالاتthe questions أنthat (apparently truncated 'I')
من أنا .. خلي السؤالات أن
لوحةa painting تبحثsearches عنfor ألوانهاits colors
لوحة تبحث عن ألوانها
Who am I? Leave aside the questions; [I am]
Who am I...leave the questions so
a painting searching for its colors.
A painting looking for its colors
موعداa date .. سيدتيmy lady! وابتسمتand she smiled
موعدا .. سيدتي! وابتسمت
وأشارتand she pointed ليto me إلىtoward عنوانهاher address..
وأشارت لي إلى عنوانها..
A date, my lady! And she smiled,
An appointment...my lady! And she smiled
and pointed out her address to me.
And gestured to me to her address...
وتطلعتand I looked فلمbut did not ألمحglimpse سوىexcept
وتطلعت فلم ألمح سوى
طبعةan imprint الحمرةthe lipstick فيon فنجانهاher cup
طبعة الحمرة في فنجانها
And I looked, but glimpsed nothing except
And I looked but only saw
the imprint of lipstick on her cup.
The imprint of redness in her cup
Sol 6.1