لمnot (past negation) أنسَI forget خفقَfluttering of القلبِthe heart فيat موقفٍan encounter
لم أنسَ خفقَ القلبِ في موقفٍ
أعرَضنَthey turned away عنيfrom me مائساتswaying القدودthe figures
أعرَضنَ عني مائسات القدود
I have not forgotten the heart's flutter at an encounter,
My heart has not forgotten its throbbing passion
when those with swaying figures turned away from me.
When the shy coquettes turned away from me
فقلتُso I said ياO مسكينpoor one ماذاwhat جرَىhappened
فقلتُ يا مسكين ماذا جرَى
منfrom أينwhere هذيthis النارthe fire بعدafter الخمودdying down
من أين هذي النار بعد الخمود
So I said, O poor one, what has happened?
I said: O poor thing, what has happened?
Whence this fire after it had died down?
Whence comes this fire after the ashes?
عاهدتنيyou promised me ياO قلبُheart تسلوyou would forget الهوىlove
عاهدتني يا قلبُ تسلو الهوى
ياO كارهَhater of السلوانِforgetting أينwhere العهودthe vows
يا كارهَ السلوانِ أين العهود
You promised me, O heart, you would forget love.
You promised, O heart, to console desire
O you who hate forgetting, where are your vows?
O hater of solace, where are the vows?
قلبيmy heart زمانُthe age of المعجزاتmiracles انقضىhas passed
قلبي زمانُ المعجزات انقضى
ونحنand we فيin الدّنيَاthe world قطعنَاwe have crossed الحدودthe bounds
ونحن في الدّنيَا قطعنَا الحدود
My heart, the age of miracles has passed,
My heart, the age of miracles has passed
and in this world we have crossed the bounds.
And we in this life have crossed the limits
ماذاwhat ترجّىyou hope for اليومَtoday ياO خافقاًthrobbing one
ماذا ترجّى اليومَ يا خافقاً
أفيis there within حِمىthe precincts of السبعينseventy غيرanything but الصّدودrejection
أفي حِمى السبعين غير الصّدود
What do you hope for today, O throbbing heart?
What do you hope for today, O throbbing one
Is there anything in the precincts of seventy but rejection?
In the fever of seventies, naught but rejections
Sol 6.1