زرتI visited لندنّLondon ربّةmistress المدنof cities والشمand the sun (continued)
زرت لندنّ ربّة المدن والشم
سcompletion of 'sun' تجلتshone forth انوارهاits rays فيin الرياضthe gardens
س تجلت انوارها في الرياض
I visited London, mistress of cities, and the sun's
I visited London, mistress of cities and suns
rays shone forth in the gardens.
Her lights shone in the meadows
نعمةa blessing تلكthat لستI do not أجحدهاdeny it إذfor
نعمة تلك لست أجحدها إذ
أفقthe sky لندنof London دائمperpetually الانقباضgloomy
أفق لندن دائم الانقباض
That is a blessing I do not deny, for
Yes, that blessing I do not deny as
London's sky is ever gloomy.
The horizon of London is ever contracting
انif تكنshould be شمسهاher sun قدalready احتجبتhas hidden itself فالthen the
ان تكن شمسها قد احتجبت فال
نورlight فيهاwithin her كالبرقlike lightning فيin الايماضflashing
نور فيها كالبرق في الايماض
Even if her sun has hidden itself, the
If her sun has hidden itself, still
light within her flashes like lightning.
The light in it is like lightning in the clouds' darkness
غيرyet انيthat I وجدتهاfound her جنبbeside باريParis (continued)
غير اني وجدتها جنب باري
زcompletion of 'Paris' الفتاةthe maiden الهيفاءslim-waisted ذاتpossessed of المخاضlabor pains
ز الفتاة الهيفاء ذات المخاض
Yet I found her, beside Paris—
Except I found it next to Paris
the slim-waisted maiden in labor—
Like the lanky girl undergoing labor
كهلةa middle-aged woman إنwhether تسترتshe covered herself أوor تعرتshe bared herself
كهلة إن تسترت أو تعرت
شيبwas tinged منهاin her الجمالbeauty بالانقباضwith gloom
شيب منها الجمال بالانقباض
a middle-aged woman, whether veiled or bare,
Aged, whether she covers up or strips naked
her beauty tinged with gloom.
Beauty in her contracts with graying
لوif يكونwere الجمالbeauty فيin بسطةthe breadth of الجسمthe body
لو يكون الجمال في بسطة الجسم
لحازتهshe would surely possess it دونwithout وجهgrounds for اعتراضobjection
لحازته دون وجه اعتراض
If beauty lay in the body's breadth,
Were beauty in amplitude of body
she would possess it without grounds for objection.
She would have it without objection
فلهاfor she has كلeach شارعstreet كليالlike nights
فلها كل شارع كليال
منof اشدthe harshest الشتاwinter طوالlong عراضbroad
من اشد الشتا طوال عراض
For each street of hers is like nights
For every street of hers is a night
of the harshest winter, long and broad.
Of severe winter, long and bare
ولهاand she has منamong قصورهاher palaces كلeach قصرpalace
ولها من قصورها كل قصر
يتركleaves الطرفthe gaze حاسراweary فيin انخفاضa lowered state
يترك الطرف حاسرا في انخفاض
And each palace among her palaces
And of her palaces each palace
leaves the gaze weary and cast down.
Leaves the eyes downcast in humility
ولهاand she has كلeach متحفmuseum قدhas حوىgathered ماwhat
ولها كل متحف قد حوى ما
عزis rare منamong جوهرjewels ومنand among أعراضworldly goods
عز من جوهر ومن أعراض
And each of her museums has gathered what
And each museum of hers has contained
is rare among jewels and worldly goods.
What is precious of essence and attributes
ولهاand she has منamong جنانهاher gardens كلeach روضgarden
ولها من جنانها كل روض
مفردunmatched in الاخضرارgreenness بينamong الرياضthe gardens
مفرد الاخضرار بين الرياض
And each garden among her gardens
And of her gardens each meadow
stands alone in verdure among gardens.
Singular in greenery amongst the meadows
ثمmoreover فيهاwithin her التأميزthe Thames كالسينlike the Seine يجريflows
ثم فيها التأميز كالسين يجري
وكثيرand many منof واسعاتthe broad الحياضpools
وكثير من واسعات الحياض
Moreover, within her the Thames flows like the Seine,
Then in it subtlety flows like a rivulet
and there are many broad pools.
And much of the broad smiles
وجرتand ran تحتbeneath أرضهاher ground عجلاتwheels
وجرت تحت أرضها عجلات
حسنthe excellence of اتقانهاtheir workmanship وراءbeyond التقاضيdispute
حسن اتقانها وراء التقاضي
And wheels ran beneath her ground,
And beneath its ground wheels rolled
their fine workmanship beyond dispute.
Their perfect construction behind inquiries
حركتهاset them in motion للكهرباءbelonging to electricity ايادhands
حركتها للكهرباء اياد
حاضرthe present الأمرcommand عندهاwith it فعلa deed ماضalready past
حاضر الأمر عندها فعل ماض
Hands of electricity set them in motion;
Moving it, hands of electricity
with it, a present command is a deed already done.
The present order manifest in past deeds
ومغانand haunts للهوfor amusement والأنسand companionship فيهاin them
ومغان للهو والأنس فيها
ماwhat تحبlove النفوسsouls منof أغراضobjects of desire
ما تحب النفوس من أغراض
And haunts of amusement and companionship, where
And entertainments and pleasures in it
lie the things that souls desire.
That souls desire of purposes
ونساءand women يعرضنdisplay themselves فيin سوقa market of فسقvice
ونساء يعرضن في سوق فسق
ويبعنand they sell الأعراضhonor بالأعراضfor worldly goods
ويبعن الأعراض بالأعراض
And women display themselves in a market of vice,
And women display in the market of corruption
and sell their honor for worldly goods.
And sell honor with honor
ثمmoreover فيهاin her منof المحاسنbeauties والاضand opposites (continued)
ثم فيها من المحاسن والاض
ادcompletion of 'opposites' ماwhat فيin باريزParis ذاتpossessing الارباضsuburbs
اد ما في باريز ذات الارباض
Moreover, she has beauties and their opposites,
Then in it, of beauties and gentilities
as does Paris, with her suburbs.
What is in Paris, she of open arms
غيرyet انthat الجمالbeauty ليسdoes not يروقplease الthe
غير ان الجمال ليس يروق ال
عينeye الاexcept بنسبةthrough the proportion of الأبعاضthe parts
عين الا بنسبة الأبعاض
Yet beauty does not please the
Except that beauty pleases the eye
eye except through the proportion of its parts.
Only in proportion of limbs
كلevery شيءthing يبدوappears بباريزin Paris فيin أبmost exquisite (continued)
كل شيء يبدو بباريز في أب
دعcompletion of 'most exquisite' طرزstyle منof الجمالbeauty المفاضpoured forth
دع طرز من الجمال المفاض
Everything in Paris appears in the most
Everything in Paris appears in most
exquisite style of beauty poured forth.
Refined styles of overflowing beauty
حازattained سكانهاher inhabitants منof الذوقtaste اسماthe highest (continued)
حاز سكانها من الذوق اسما
هits ونالand received الانأمhumankind محضmere النفاضleavings
ه ونال الانأم محض النفاض
Her inhabitants attained taste at its highest,
Its inhabitants attained thereby a name
and humankind received only the leavings.
And received inspiration's mere outpouring
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