وانيand indeed I تمرّpasses عليover me الحياةlife
واني تمرّ علي الحياة
مرورthe passing of الظلامdarkness علىover الموجعone in pain
مرور الظلام على الموجع
And truly, life passes over me.
And indeed, life passes over me
Pass over me, O darkness—over me, the tormented one.
As darkness passes over one in pain.
فياso, O عجباwonder لطويلat one long in الأناةforbearance
فيا عجبا لطويل الأناة
وعهدwhile the days of الصباyouth بعدstill فيat المطلعthe dawn
وعهد الصبا بعد في المطلع
Oh, how strange for one so long-suffering,
What a wonder, then, is one so forbearing,
with the season of youth still at its dawn!
While the days of youth are still at their dawn.
أقولI say لنفسيto myself وقيتmay you be spared الخطوبcalamities
أقول لنفسي وقيت الخطوب
أناI منwho تكاثرتُI have multiplied فيin أدربيmy paths
أنا من تكاثرتُ في أدربي
I tell my soul: May you be spared calamity—
I say to myself: May you be spared calamities—
I am the one who has multiplied along my paths.
I, who have multiplied along my paths.
إذاif ترغبينyou long بغيرfor something other than البعيدthe far-off
إذا ترغبين بغير البعيد
طلاباًa request منof العيشlife لاdo not تطلبيyou ask
طلاباً من العيش لا تطلبي
If what you desire is anything but the far-off,
If you long for what is not far off,
do not ask life for what you seek.
Make no request of life.
أحبُّdearest إليّto me وأطيبand sweetest حظa lot
أحبُّ إليّ وأطيب حظ
يحجبconceals جسميmy body فيin رمسهits grave
يحجب جسمي في رمسه
Dearer to me, and sweeter, is the fate
Dearest to me, and sweetest, is the fate
that veils my body in its grave,
That conceals my body in its grave
ويملأand fills عينيmy eyes منwith ظلماتdarkness
ويملأ عيني من ظلمات
هيit is الصمتsilence أوor هيit is منof همسهits whisper
هي الصمت أو هي من همسه
and fills my eyes with darknesses
And fills my eyes with darkness
made of silence, or born of its whisper.
That is silence, or part of its whisper.
هنالكthere تلقينyou will find دفءthe warmth of الخلودimmortality
هنالك تلقين دفء الخلود
وقلبيand my heart بردَthe coolness of الفناءextinction الهنيblissful
وقلبي بردَ الفناء الهني
There you will find the warmth of eternity,
There you will find the warmth of immortality,
and my heart, the coolness of blissful extinction;
And my heart, the coolness of blissful extinction,
وأرشفand I sip عرفthe fragrance of الثرىthe earth المحسنbenevolent
وأرشف عرف الثرى المحسن
and I sip the fragrance of the bountiful earth.
And I sip the fragrance of the benevolent earth.
Sol 6.1