أعادrestored نيسانApril للآكامto the hills وand الشجرthe trees
أعاد نيسان للآكام و الشجر
ماwhat بدّدتهscattered it شهورmonths البردthe cold وand المطرthe rain
ما بدّدته شهور البرد و المطر
April restored to the hills and trees
April restored to the hills and trees
what the months of cold and rain had scattered.
What the months of cold and rain had dispersed
وand أبدتrevealed الأرضthe earth ماwhat كانتwas تخبئهhiding it
و أبدت الأرض ما كانت تخبئه
مخافةfor fear of الريحthe wind وand الأنواءthe storms منof صُوَرforms
مخافة الريح و الأنواء من صُوَر
And the earth revealed what she had concealed
And the earth revealed what it had been hiding
of forms, for fear of wind and storms.
Fearing the wind and the weather from relics
كأنهاas though she were غادةa graceful maiden تنضوsheds غلائلهاher sheer robes
كأنها غادة تنضو غلائلها
فيin موضعa place عنfrom عيونeyes الناسthe people مستترhidden
في موضع عن عيون الناس مستتر
As though she were a maiden shedding her sheer robes
As if it were a maiden unveiling her tresses
in a place hidden from people's eyes.
In a place hidden from people's eyes
فليسso it does not يقلقهاtrouble her إبرازrevealing فتنتهاher allure
فليس يقلقها إبراز فتنتها
وand لاnot تلوذseeks refuge بسترin a covering خشيةfor fear of النظرthe gaze
و لا تلوذ بستر خشية النظر
Revealing her allure does not trouble her,
So it is not disturbed by revealing its beauty
and she seeks no covering for fear of being seen.
Nor takes cover fearing any glance
ماhow أروعsplendid الجبلthe mountain العملاقthe giant تغمرهenvelops it
ما أروع الجبل العملاق تغمره
وداعةgentleness وand هوit فيin جلبابهits robe النضرfresh and green
وداعة و هو في جلبابه النضر
How splendid the giant mountain, bathed
How magnificent is the giant mountain flooded
in gentleness, wearing its fresh green robe!
With serenity while wearing its vibrant dress
فليسso there is no للرعدfor thunder قصفcrashing فيon مناكبهits shoulders
فليس للرعد قصف في مناكبه
وليسand there is no للثلجof snow فيon فوديهits two temples منany أًثرtrace
وليس للثلج في فوديه من أًثر
There is no thunder crashing upon its shoulders,
For thunder has no bombardment on its shoulders
and no trace of snow upon its temples.
And snow leaves no trace in its valleys
تسلقclimbed الزهرthe blossom فيهon it كلevery رابيةhillock
تسلق الزهر فيه كل رابية
وand بثّspread ألوانهits colors فيon كلevery منحدرslope
و بثّ ألوانه في كل منحدر
Blossom climbed every hillock upon it
Flowers climb it, every hillside
and spread its colors over every slope.
And scatter their colors on every incline
وand حامcircled سربa swarm فراشاتbutterflies ملوّنةcolorful
و حام سرب فراشات ملوّنة
ثملنthey became intoxicated منby أرَجfragrance فيin الجوّّthe air منتشرdiffused
ثملن من أرَج في الجوّّ منتشر
And a swarm of colorful butterflies circled,
And a flock of colorful butterflies swarmed
intoxicated by fragrance diffused through the air.
Intoxicated by the fragrance dispersed in the air
وأقبلتand came نسماتbreezes الصبحthe morning حاملةbearing ً
وأقبلت نسمات الصبح حاملة ً
رَفfreshness الحقولthe fields وand بُقياa remnant منof ندىdew السَحَرpredawn
رَف الحقول و بُقيا من ندى السَحَر
And the morning breezes came bearing
And the morning breezes arrived carrying
the fields' freshness and a remnant of predawn dew.
The meadow's calm and remains of the dawn's charm
تسريdrift فتبعثand so stir فيناin us منfrom طراوتهاtheir freshness
تسري فتبعث فينا من طراوتها
ماwhat تبعثstirs الراحwine فيin الأبدانbodies منof خدَرlanguor
ما تبعث الراح في الأبدان من خدَر
They drift, stirring in us through their freshness
Flowing, infusing in us from their freshness
the languor that wine stirs in bodies.
What the soul infuses in dormant bodies from numbness
وand فيin السهولthe plains يمدstretches out التينthe fig tree أذرعهits arms
و في السهول يمد التين أذرعه
كأنّماas though يعدit promises الزُرّاعَthe farmers بالثمرwith fruit
كأنّما يعد الزُرّاعَ بالثمر
And in the plains the fig tree stretches out its arms,
And in the plains, the fig extends its arms
as though promising the farmers fruit.
As if preparing the farmers for the fruit
وand للمياهfor the waters علىover الحصباءthe pebbles ثرثرةchatter
و للمياه على الحصباء ثرثرة
ألذُّmore delightful فيto السمعthe hearing منthan تغريدةthe song of الوترthe string
ألذُّ في السمع من تغريدة الوتر
And the waters chatter over the pebbles,
And the water murmurs over the pebbles
more pleasing to the ear than a string's song.
More pleasing to the ear than the melody of a lute
تجيءit comes هازجةsinging ًطوراًat times ، وهامسةand whispering ً
تجيء هازجة ًطوراً ، وهامسة ً
طوراًat times كماas يهمسwhisper العشاقthe lovers فيwith حذرcaution
طوراً كما يهمس العشاق في حذر
It comes singing at times, and whispering
Coming playfully at times, and whispering
at times, as lovers whisper warily.
At others, as lovers whisper in caution
هوit is الربيعspring مشىwalked فيacross الأرضthe earth ينعشهاreviving her
هو الربيع مشى في الأرض ينعشها
كالروحlike the soul تبعثis breathed فيinto أوصالthe limbs of محتضرa dying person
كالروح تبعث في أوصال محتضر
It is spring: it walked the earth, reviving her,
It is spring walking on earth enlivening it
like a soul breathed into a dying person's limbs.
Like the soul reviving the limbs of one dying
أعادrestored لينthe softness of صباهاher youth بعدماafter يبستshe had withered
أعاد لين صباها بعدما يبست
واستسلمتand succumbed لخمولto the torpor of الشيبgray hair وand الكبرold age
واستسلمت لخمول الشيب و الكبر
It restored the softness of her youth after she had withered
Restoring its soft youth after it dried up
and succumbed to the torpor of gray hair and old age.
And surrendered to the lethargy of old age
وand زانهاadorned her بضروبwith varieties ٍمنof قلائدهits necklaces
و زانها بضروب ٍمن قلائده
وand رشّsprinkled ألوانهits colors حتىeven علىon الحجرstone
و رشّ ألوانه حتى على الحجر
And it adorned her with various necklaces of its own,
Adorning it with all kinds of necklaces
and sprinkled its colors even upon stone.
And sprinkling its colors even on stone
وand لمdid not يدعleave بقعةa patch إلاexcept وand مرّpassed بهاover it
و لم يدع بقعة إلا و مرّ بها
مخلفاًleaving behind نفحةa waft منfrom ذيلهits trailing hem العطرfragrant
مخلفاً نفحة من ذيله العطر
And it left no patch without passing over it,
Leaving no spot without passing by it
leaving behind a waft from its fragrant trailing hem.
Leaving behind a trace of its fragrant tail
فياso, oh لهاfor her جنةa garden ًماhow كانwould be أروعهاsplendid she is
فيا لها جنة ًما كان أروعها
بينamong الفرادديسthe paradises ، لولاwere it not for غفلةthe heedlessness of ُ البشرhumankind
بين الفرادديس ، لولا غفلة ُ البشر
Oh, what a garden she is—how splendid she would be
What a paradise it would be, the finest
among paradises, were it not for human heedlessness!
Among the heavens, were it not for man's neglect
نهارهاher daytime جولةa journey للطرفfor the gaze ذاهلةwonder-struck
نهارها جولة للطرف ذاهلة
وليلهاand her night موعدa rendezvous للحبّfor love وand السمرnighttime conversation
وليلها موعد للحبّ و السمر
Her day is a journey of wonder for the eye,
Its days are for the wandering eyes’ delight
and her night a tryst for love and nighttime talk.
And its nights for love and conversation
لكنّbut أًصحابهاher inhabitants لاnot يحفلونcare بهاabout her
لكنّ أًصحابها لا يحفلون بها
كأنهمas though they were جُرّدواstripped منof نعمةthe blessing of البصرsight!
كأنهم جُرّدوا من نعمة البصر!
But her inhabitants pay her no heed,
But its people do not care for it
as though stripped of the blessing of sight!
As if devoid of the blessing of sight
منfrom حولهمaround them عالمٌa world جازتsurpassed مفاتنهits charms
من حولهم عالمٌ جازت مفاتنه
حدّthe bounds of الخيالimagination ، وهمwhile they قتلىslain منby الضجرboredom!
حدّ الخيال ، وهم قتلى من الضجر!
Around them is a world whose charms have surpassed
Around them, a world whose beauty
the bounds of imagination, yet they are slain by boredom!
Transcends imagination, yet they are dead from boredom
نهرthe river of الحياةlife قريبnear منto مراشفهمtheir lips
نهر الحياة قريب من مراشفهم
وand همthey ظِماءٌthirsty بلاwithout وردcoming to water ولاnor صدرreturning from water
و هم ظِماءٌ بلا ورد ولا صدر
The river of life is near their lips,
The river of life is near their pillows
yet they thirst, neither coming to its water nor returning from it.
Yet they are thirsty without roses or friends
تصدّهمbar them عنهfrom it أعرافcustoms مقدسةsacred
تصدّهم عنه أعراف مقدسة
تغلّfetter أرواحهمtheir souls منsince ساpast (first fragment) لفpast (second fragment) العُصُرthe ages
تغلّ أرواحهم من سا لف العُصُر
Sacred customs bar them from it,
They are barred from it by sacred customs
fettering their souls since ages long past.
That shackle their souls to past ages
فمتعةso the delight of الروحthe soul تنبوis far removed عنfrom مداركهمtheir understanding
فمتعة الروح تنبو عن مداركهم
وand الحبّlove جرمٌa crime لديهمin their eyes غيرnot مغتفرforgivable
و الحبّ جرمٌ لديهم غير مغتفر
So the soul's delight lies beyond their understanding,
So the joy of the spirit is beyond their perceptions
and love, in their eyes, is an unforgivable crime.
And love to them is an unforgivable sin
ولاnor يلامسtouches فيin وجدانهمtheir feelings وتراًa chord
ولا يلامس في وجدانهم وتراً
همسthe whisper of النسمthe breezes وand سحرthe enchantment of الليلthe night وand القمرthe moon
همس النسم و سحر الليل و القمر
Nor is any chord within their hearts touched
And nothing touches a chord in their hearts
by the whisper of breezes and the magic of night and moon.
The whispering breeze, the magic of night and moon
كأنّas though سوراًa wall خفيّاًunseen قدhad أحاطsurrounded بهمthem
كأنّ سوراً خفيّاً قد أحاط بهم
وand لفهمwrapped them بظلامin darkness غيرnot منحسرreceding
و لفهم بظلام غير منحسر
As though an unseen wall had surrounded them
As if an invisible wall surrounds them
and wrapped them in darkness that does not recede.
And wraps them in unrelenting darkness
فهمso they يدورونgo round كالثيرانlike oxen موثقةtethered ً
فهم يدورون كالثيران موثقة ً
إلىto النواعيرthe waterwheels حتىuntil آخرالعمرlife's end
إلى النواعير حتى آخرالعمر
So they go round like oxen tethered
So they revolve like oxen fettered
to waterwheels until life's end.
To waterwheels until the end of their lives
Sol 6.1