متَّyou died هلdid ...? متَّyou died علىon دربthe path to المعاليgreatness
متَّ هل متَّ على درب المعالي
واثقاًtrusting بالحقin truth فيin ركَبthe caravan of الرجالmen
واثقاً بالحق في ركَب الرجال
You died—did you die on the path to greatness,
Delay, delay upon the path of glory,
Trusting in truth, in the caravan of men?
Confident in truth among the riders of men,
أفداءَas a sacrifice for? الغصنthe branch الأخضرgreen فيin
أفداءَ الغصن الأخضر في
جوthe air of لبنانLebanon وهاتيكand those الظلالshades
جو لبنان وهاتيك الظلال
Was it a sacrifice for the green branch in
Ransoming the green branch in
Lebanon's air, and those shades?
Lebanon’s air and those shadows,
أمor فداءas a sacrifice for الزهرthe blossoms طابتwere sweet عُرفاin fragrance
أم فداء الزهر طابت عُرفا
وفداءَand as a sacrifice for اللونthe color فيon سفحthe lower slope of التلالthe hills
وفداءَ اللون في سفح التلال
Or a sacrifice for the blossoms, sweet in fragrance,
Or ransoming the flower whose fragrance is sweet
And a sacrifice for the color on the lower slopes of the hills?
And ransoming the color on the slopes of hills,
أفأوجفتdid you then hasten? علىtoward النبعthe spring علىtoward
أفأوجفت على النبع على
بثهits outpouring الحلوsweet بآذانin the ears of اللياليthe nights
بثه الحلو بآذان الليالي
Did you then hasten toward the spring, toward
Shall I be vexed at the spring, at
Its sweet outpouring in the ears of the nights?
Its sweet streaming to the ears of nights?
متَّyou died هلdid ...? متَّyou died فداءَas a sacrifice for الفنart والفكرand thought
متَّ هل متَّ فداءَ الفن والفكر
والذوقand taste وأغراضand the aims of الجمالbeauty
والذوق وأغراض الجمال
You died—did you die as a sacrifice for art and thought,
Delay, delay ransoming art and thought
And taste, and the aims of beauty?
And taste and the aims of beauty,
أدفاعاًin defense? عنof حياضthe pools of العزhonor عنof
أدفاعاً عن حياض العز عن
أملa hope ربّاهُhe nurtured it مشبوبardent الخيالimagination
أمل ربّاهُ مشبوب الخيال
Was it in defense of honor's pools, of
Defending meadows of dignity, defending
A hope nurtured by one of ardent imagination?
A hope nurtured by imaginative fancy,
ياO سخيgenerous القلبof heart لمdid not يدعُكcall you
يا سخي القلب لم يدعُك
للتضحياتto the sacrifices الحمرred صوتa voice منfrom جباليmy mountains
للتضحيات الحمر صوت من جبالي
O generous-hearted one, you were not called
O generous heart, no voice from my hills
To the red sacrifices by a voice from my mountains.
Has called you to the sacrifices of crimson,
لاno ولمand did not يهتفcall out بكto you الغصنthe branch ولمand did not
لا ولم يهتف بك الغصن ولم
يصخبclamor النبعthe spring ولمand did not تأبَprotest الأعاليthe heights
يصخب النبع ولم تأبَ الأعالي
No, nor did the branch call to you, nor
No, nor has the branch hailed you, nor has
Did the spring clamor, nor did the heights protest.
The spring been turbulent, nor have the heights refused.
متَّyou died كالزهرةlike a flower تجنيهاplucks it يدthe hand of المتلهيan idler
متَّ كالزهرة تجنيها يد المتلهي
بشذاهاfor its fragrance لاdoes not يباليcare
بشذاها لا يبالي
You died like a flower plucked by the hand of an idler,
Delay, like a flower plucked by the hand of the heedless
Who cares nothing for its fragrance.
For its fragrance, uncaring.
Sol 6.1