لماذاwhy تجهّمتِyou frowned عندat اللقاءِthe meeting
لماذا تجهّمتِ عند اللقاءِ
وقدand yet كنتyou used to تلقيننيyou greet me باسمهsmiling
وقد كنت تلقينني باسمه
Why did you scowl when we met,
Why did you frown when we met,
when you used to greet me smiling?
Though you used to greet me smiling?
وحينand when سألتكِI asked you عمّاabout what جرىhappened
وحين سألتكِ عمّا جرى
لبثتِyou remained مقطبةfrowning ً، واجمهdowncast
لبثتِ مقطبة ً، واجمه
And when I asked you what had happened,
And when I asked you what had happened,
you remained, brow knitted and grim.
You remained frowning and downcast,
تجيبيننيyou answer me بفتورwith coldness غريبstrange ٍ
تجيبينني بفتور غريب ٍ
وand بطءslowness ٍ،كماas تنطقspeaks الحالمهthe dreamer
و بطء ٍ،كما تنطق الحالمه
You answer me with a strange coldness,
Answering me with a strange coldness,
and slowly, as a dreamer speaks,
And slowly, as a dreamer speaks.
كأنas though عباراتكyour phrases المنتقاةchosen
كأن عباراتك المنتقاة
ديونdebts تؤدينهاyou repay them راغمهunwillingly
ديون تؤدينها راغمه
as though your carefully chosen words were
As though your chosen phrases
a debt you discharged unwillingly.
Were debts you pay unwillingly.
وقدand sometimes ترفعينyou raise يداًa hand بضّةsoft ً
وقد ترفعين يداً بضّة ً
تداعبcaresses خصلتكyour lock of hair الفاحمهcoal-black
تداعب خصلتك الفاحمه
You may raise a soft, plump hand
And sometimes you raise a soft hand
to caress your raven-black locks,
To caress your coal-black lock of hair,
وتلتفتينand you turn خلالthrough الزجاجthe glass
وتلتفتين خلال الزجاج
إلىtoward صفحةface الأفقthe horizon الغائمهclouded
إلى صفحة الأفق الغائمه
and turn your gaze through the glass
And turn to look through the glass
toward the face of the clouded horizon,
At the horizon's clouded face,
كأنكِas though you تخشينyou fear أنthat تلتقيmight meet
كأنكِ تخشين أن تلتقي
بعينيّwith my eyes نظرتكyour gaze الساهمهfaraway !
بعينيّ نظرتك الساهمه !
as if you feared to meet
As though you fear a meeting
my eyes with your faraway gaze.
Between my eyes and your faraway gaze!
فأينso where العناقthe embrace الذيwhich اعتدتهI was used to it
فأين العناق الذي اعتدته
وهمستكِand your whisper الحلوةsweet الناعمهsoft ؟
وهمستكِ الحلوة الناعمه ؟
Where is the embrace I had grown used to,
So where is the embrace I was used to,
and your sweet, tender whisper?
And your sweet, soft whisper?
وأينand where التورّدthe blush فيin وجنتيكِyour cheeks
وأين التورّد في وجنتيكِ
وwhile أنتyou علىon مرفقيmy elbow نائمهasleep ؟
و أنت على مرفقي نائمه ؟
And where is the blush upon your cheeks
And where is the blush upon your cheeks
when you lie asleep upon my arm?
As you lie asleep upon my elbow?
وأينand where ربيعspringtime هواناour love الذيwhich
وأين ربيع هوانا الذي
فتِنتُI was enchanted بنضرتهby its freshness الدائمهenduring ؟!
فتِنتُ بنضرته الدائمه ؟!
And where is the springtime of our love—the one
And where is the springtime of our love,
whose lasting bloom enchanted me?
Whose enduring freshness enchanted me?!
أhas ...? داسtrampled الزمانtime أزاهيرهits blossoms
أ داس الزمان أزاهيره
وأطفأand extinguished أشواقهits longings العارمهsurging ؟
وأطفأ أشواقه العارمه ؟
Has time trampled its blossoms
Has time trampled its blossoms
and quenched its raging longings?
And extinguished its surging longings?
وand لمdid not يبقَremain منof حلُمa dream عشتُهI lived it
و لم يبقَ من حلُم عشتُه
سوىbut الحزنsorrow والغربةand estrangement القاتمهbleak
سوى الحزن والغربة القاتمه
Is nothing left of a dream I lived
And nothing is left of a dream I lived
but sorrow and bleak estrangement?
But sorrow and bleak estrangement.
أجيبيanswer ولاand do not تحسبينيthink me أخافI fear
أجيبي ولا تحسبيني أخاف
مواجهةfacing اللحظةthe moment الحاسمهdecisive
مواجهة اللحظة الحاسمه
Answer me; do not think I fear
Answer me, and do not think I fear
confronting the decisive moment.
Facing the decisive moment.
فصمتكِfor your silence تحملcarry طيّاتهits folds
فصمتكِ تحمل طيّاته
نذيراًa warning بزوبعةٍof a whirlwind قادمهcoming !
نذيراً بزوبعةٍ قادمه !
For your silence bears within its folds
For your silence carries in its folds
a warning of a coming tempest.
A warning of a coming whirlwind!
إذاif كنتِyou are تخشينyou fear منof غضبتيmy anger
إذا كنتِ تخشين من غضبتي
فإنكِthen you are ، سيّدتيmy lady ، واهمهmistaken
فإنكِ ، سيّدتي ، واهمه
If you are afraid of my anger,
If you are afraid of my anger,
then, my lady, you are mistaken.
Then, my lady, you are mistaken.
فماfor ... not أنتyou أولthe first قلبheart يخونbetrays
فما أنت أول قلب يخون
وand لاnot أولthe first امرأةٍwoman ظالمهunjust
و لا أول امرأةٍ ظالمه
You are not the first heart to betray,
For you are not the first heart to betray,
nor the first cruel woman.
Nor the first woman to be unjust.
وand لاno بدescape للحلمfor the dream منfrom صحوةٍan awakening
و لا بد للحلم من صحوةٍ
فإنso if شئتyou wish فلتكنthen let it be الخاتمهthe end !
فإن شئت فلتكن الخاتمه !
Every dream must have an awakening;
And the dream cannot escape an awakening;
so, if you wish, let this be the end.
So if you wish, let it be the end!
Sol 6.1