لِتَفترشَso they may lie upon الأحلامthe dreams منْfrom لُغَتِيmy language حَقْلاa field
لِتَفترشَ الأحلام منْ لُغَتِي حَقْلا
أحاولُI try أنthat ترْقىrise الحروفُthe letters إلىto أَعلىhigher
أحاولُ أن ترْقى الحروفُ إلى أَعلى
So dreams may lie upon a field of my language,
Let dreams spread out from my language like a field,
I strive for the letters to rise higher.
I try to elevate letters to the highest extent,
وأخلُقُand I create منْfrom طينِclay المواجعِthe sorrows طائراa bird
وأخلُقُ منْ طينِ المواجعِ طائرا
لأنفخَso I may breathe فيهinto it الروحthe spirit قافيةa rhyme تتلىis recited
لأنفخَ فيه الروح قافية تتلى
And I create a bird from the clay of sorrows,
And create from the clay of sorrows a bird,
To breathe spirit into it as a rhyme to be recited.
To breathe into it a rhyme that can be recited,
صحبتُI accompanied جموعthrongs الهاربينthose fleeing منfrom الأسىsorrow
صحبتُ جموع الهاربين من الأسى
لعلَّperhaps غماماa cloud يحملcarries الماءthe water وand الظلاthe shade
لعلَّ غماما يحمل الماء و الظلا
I have accompanied the throngs fleeing sorrow,
I have accompanied the crowds of those fleeing from anguish,
Hoping a cloud may carry water and shade.
Perhaps a cloud will carry water and shade,
أفتشI search عنfor أرضٍa land بهاin it يأمنis safe الورىhumankind
أفتش عن أرضٍ بها يأمن الورى
ومنْand from أينَwhere ليfor me شبرٌa handspan يكونُis بلاwithout قتْلىslain people؟!
ومنْ أينَ لي شبرٌ يكونُ بلا قتْلى؟!
I search for a land where humankind is safe,
I search for a land where people can feel safe,
And where can I find a handspan without the slain?!
But where can I find a place with no corpses?!
لماذاwhy ورِثناwe inherited القتلkilling منfrom عهدthe time of آدمٍAdam
لماذا ورِثنا القتل من عهد آدمٍ
وماand not فتِئceased التاريخhistory يمتدحpraises النصلاthe blade؟!
وما فتِئ التاريخ يمتدح النصلا؟!
Why have we inherited killing since the time of Adam,
Why did we inherit killing from the time of Adam?
And history has never ceased to praise the blade?!
And history continues to praise blades?!
كفرتُI disbelieved بكلin all الزاحفينthose crawling إلىtoward الذرىthe heights
كفرتُ بكل الزاحفين إلى الذرى
إذاif كانَis جِسرthe bridge النصرvictory أنْthat يَجرحواthey wound طفلاa child
إذا كانَ جِسر النصر أنْ يَجرحوا طفلا
I have lost faith in all who crawl toward the heights,
I denounce all those who crawl to the ground,
If the bridge to victory is their wounding of a child.
If the bridge to victory is to wound a child,
لكيْso that يسْعدmay be happy الإنسانُhumankind مازلتI still am عاشقاًa lover
لكيْ يسْعد الإنسانُ مازلت عاشقاً
يُطرِّزُembro يders أثوابgarments البنفسجviolets وand الدِّفْلىoleanders
يُطرِّزُ أثواب البنفسج و الدِّفْلى
So that humankind may be happy, I remain a lover
So that man can be happy, I remain a lover,
Who embroiders the garments of violets and oleanders.
Embroidering the gowns of violets and basil,
أناI كرَوانٌa curlew للحزانىfor the grieving غناؤُهits song
أنا كرَوانٌ للحزانى غناؤُه
وand بسمةa smile مصلوبٍa crucified man لجدتهfor his grandmother الثكلىbereaved
و بسمة مصلوبٍ لجدته الثكلى
I am a curlew whose song is for the grieving,
I am a lament for the grieving, my singing,
And a crucified man's smile for his bereaved grandmother.
And the smile of a crucified man for his bereaved grandmother,
وand ليfor me فيin رحابthe expanses of القلبthe heart صومعةa hermitage الرؤىvisions
و لي في رحاب القلب صومعة الرؤى
وand أوتيتُI was granted مُلْكاًa kingdom فيin المحبةlove لاnot يَبْلىwears out
و أوتيتُ مُلْكاً في المحبة لا يَبْلى
And in the heart's expanses I have a hermitage of visions,
And in the courtyard of my heart is the hermitage of visions,
And I have been granted a kingdom in love that never fades.
And I was granted a kingdom in love that does not fade,
سأغرِفُI will draw water للباكينfor the weeping منْfrom زمزمZamzam الرِّضاcontentment
سأغرِفُ للباكين منْ زمزم الرِّضا
وإنand even if متُّI die ظمْآنًاthirsty فَوِرْدهُمُso their share of water أوْلَىhas priority
وإن متُّ ظمْآنًا فَوِرْدهُمُ أوْلَى
I will draw water for the weeping from the Zamzam of contentment,
I will ladle contentment from Zamzam for the weeping,
And even if I die thirsty, their share of water comes first.
And if I die thirsty, serving them is more worthy,
Sol 6.1