أطلقواthey fired المدفعthe cannon المبشرbringing good news بالعيدof Eid
أطلقوا المدفع المبشر بالعيد
فراعand startled الفؤادthe heart هذاthis البشيرherald of good news
فراع الفؤاد هذا البشير
They fired the cannon heralding Eid,
They fired the cannon announcing the feast
And this herald startled the heart.
It startled my heart, this herald
لوعةanguish فيin جوانحيmy breast وشجونand sorrows
لوعة في جوانحي وشجون
كمنتlay hidden فاسثارهاthen stirred them التذكيرthe reminder
كمنت فاسثارها التذكير
Anguish in my breast, and sorrows,
Yearning in my chest and sorrows
Lay hidden; the reminder stirred them.
That were dormant until this reminder
علهاperhaps they are ذكرياتmemories شجوsorrow قديمold
علها ذكريات شجو قديم
ليسdoes not يألوspare حرصاcare عليهاfor them الضميرthe conscience
ليس يألو حرصا عليها الضمير
Perhaps they are memories of an old sorrow;
Perhaps they are memories of an old lament
Conscience spares no effort in cherishing them.
That conscience does not cease to protect
ذكرتنيreminded me ماwhat بينbetween يوميmy today وأمسيand my yesterday
ذكرتني ما بين يومي وأمسي
وأرتنيand showed me الأفلاكthe celestial spheres كيفhow تدورrevolve
وأرتني الأفلاك كيف تدور
They reminded me of what lies between my today and my yesterday,
It reminded me of my days and nights
And showed me how the celestial spheres turn.
And showed me how the planets turn
أيهah ياO عيدEid كمhow many حزينa sorrowful person كئيبdejected
أيه يا عيد كم حزين كئيب
باتspent the night ينتابهassails him الشقاءmisery المريرbitter
بات ينتابه الشقاء المرير
Ah, Eid, how many a sorrowful, dejected soul
Oh feast, how sad and gloomy
Has spent the night assailed by bitter misery;
Afflicted by bitter misery
وفجيعand a bereaved person يؤودهweighs him down الهمّworry والسقمand sickness
وفجيع يؤوده الهمّ والسقم
ويضنىand exhausts قواهhis strength خطبa calamity نكيرdire
ويضنى قواه خطب نكير
And a bereaved soul whom worry and sickness weigh down,
And a tragedy that pains him with worries and illness
And whose strength a dire calamity saps,
And his strength is exhausted by terrible news
باتspent the night لاno مؤنسcompanion ولاand no منany مؤاسcomforter
بات لا مؤنس ولا من مؤاس
حينwhen يطغىoverwhelms الأسىsorrow وتعمىand turn blind الشرورevils
حين يطغى الأسى وتعمى الشرور
Has spent the night with neither companion nor comforter,
He has spent the night with no comfort or condolence
When sorrow overwhelms and evils turn blind.
When misery prevails and evil blinds
ذهبواthey went كلهمall of them لينتهبواso they might plunder اللذةpleasure
ذهبوا كلهم لينتهبوا اللذة
حيثwhere الهوىpassion وحيثand where الخمورwines
حيث الهوى وحيث الخمور
They all went off to plunder pleasure,
They all left to seize pleasure
Where there is passion, and where there is wine.
Where desires and wines await
تركواthey left البائسthe wretched man الشقيmiserable فريداًalone
تركوا البائس الشقي فريداً
يحملhe carries الهمّworry وحدهby himself ويسيرand he walks on
يحمل الهمّ وحده ويسير
They left the wretched, miserable man alone;
They abandoned the wretched miserable one alone
He bears his worry alone and walks on.
To carry the worries alone and walk on
أيهah ياO عبدservant رحمةmercy بالمساكينon the needy
أيه يا عبد رحمة بالمساكين
إذاwhen أسرفis extravagant الفتىthe young man الميسورwell-to-do
إذا أسرف الفتى الميسور
Ah, O servant, have mercy on the needy.
Oh servant, have mercy on the destitute
When the well-to-do young man is extravagant,
When the wealthy indulges to excess
كيفhow يبدوappears شقاؤهمtheir misery وعناهمand their hardship
كيف يبدو شقاؤهم وعناهم
كيفhow يبدوappears الحرمنانdeprivation والتقصيرand neglect
كيف يبدو الحرمنان والتقصير
How do their misery and hardship appear?
How does their misery and suffering appear?
How do deprivation and neglect appear?
How does deprivation and failure show?
Sol 6.1