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علَّمونا و نحن كنّا صغاراً:
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"في التفاصيل يسكن الشيطانُ"
They taught us when we were young:
“The devil dwells in the details.”
لم نفَصّلْ كلامَنا في أمورٍ
فرمانا إلى الرصيف الزمانُ
We did not spell out our words about certain matters,
so time hurled us onto the sidewalk.
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فوق نهديها يصلي القمرُ
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Above her breasts, the moon prays.
و المنى بين يديها تسهرُ
و جلالٌ لم تزل تلبسه
And hopes keep watch between her hands.
And the majesty she still wears
زانه عند اللقاءِ الخفَرُ
وارتقى بين الغواني وصفُها
is adorned by modesty when we meet.
Her description rose among the beauties
حيثُ فيه حارَ حتّى عبقرُ
لو عليه وضعَتْ راحتَها
until even Abqar was bewildered by it.
If she laid her palm upon it,
خلعَ القسوةَ عنهُ الحجرُ
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the stone would cast off its hardness.
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في الشعر أجتنب المزاحا
و أصبه للناس راحا
In poetry, I avoid joking
and pour it for people as wine.
الصحْوُ فيه واضحٌ
والسكْرُ لم يفْتأْ مُتاحا
Sobriety in it is plain,
and intoxication remains within reach.
Sol 6