تصغينyou listen attentively ؟ أغنيتيmy song رفاتremains أجنحةwings
تصغين ؟ أغنيتي رفات أجنحة
ماnot مسهاtouched them فيin لياليnights شوقهits longing وترa string
ما مسها في ليالي شوقه وتر
Are you listening? My song is the remains of wings
Do you listen? My song is the remains of wings
That no string touched in the nights of its longing.
That a longing night's strings have not touched
نثرتهاI scattered it منfrom جراحاتwounds مضمدةbandaged
نثرتها من جراحات مضمدة
ومنand from منىhopes ليسthere is no ليfor me فيin جودهاtheir bounty وطرdesire
ومن منى ليس لي في جودها وطر
I scattered it from bandaged wounds,
I scattered it from bandaged wounds
And from hopes whose bounty holds nothing I desire.
And from wishes that have for me no generosity or flight
ردتit brought back إليكto you عهوداtimes ماnot نعمتI enjoyed بهاin them
ردت إليك عهودا ما نعمت بها
أيامdays أنتyou الصباyouth والزهوand pride والخفرand modesty
أيام أنت الصبا والزهو والخفر
It brought back to you times I never enjoyed,
I returned to you pledges I did not enjoy
Days when you were youth, pride, and modesty.
Days when you were my youth, pride and vigilance
ماhow أحزنsad الوردthe rose لمnot يعرفwas known لهfor it عبقfragrance
ما أحزن الورد لم يعرف له عبق
وأضيعand how wasted الغصنthe branch لمnot يقطفwas picked لهfor it ثمرfruit
وأضيع الغصن لم يقطف له ثمر
How sad the rose whose fragrance was never known,
How sad is the rose that did not know its own fragrance
And how wasted the branch whose fruit was never picked.
And how lost is the branch that did not bear fruit
تصغينyou listen attentively ؟ أيwhat إيابreturn تحلمينyou dream بهof it
تصغين ؟ أي إياب تحلمين به
وأيand what دربpath بهon it منof خطوناour footsteps أثرa trace
وأي درب به من خطونا أثر
Are you listening? What return do you dream of?
Do you listen? What return are you dreaming of
And what path bears a trace of our footsteps?
And which path of ours bears a trace?
لاdo not تسألينيask me ماwhat ترجوهhopes for it أغنيتيmy song
لا تسأليني ما ترجوه أغنيتي
بعضsome الطيورthe birds تغنيsing وهيwhile they تحتضرare dying
بعض الطيور تغني وهي تحتضر
Do not ask me what my song hopes for.
Do not ask my song what you hope for
Some birds sing while they are dying.
Some birds sing as they take their last breaths
Sol 6.1