ياO جبالmountains السراةal-Sarat .. غيركthose other than you ينسىare forgotten
يا جبال السراة .. غيرك ينسى
لستِyou are not ممنamong those who يموتdie حُباًof love وينسىand are forgotten
لستِ ممن يموت حُباً وينسى
O mountains of al-Sarat—others are forgotten.
O mountains of mystery... none but you remembers
You are not among those who die of love and are forgotten.
I'm not one who dies of love and forgets
بينbetween جفنيكyour two eyelids تستريحrest حُروفيmy letters
بين جفنيك تستريح حُروفي
تتجلّىshine forth أحلىsweeter وأعمقُand deeper جَرْساin resonance
تتجلّى أحلى وأعمقُ جَرْسا
Between your eyelids, my letters rest.
Between your eyelids, my letters find rest
They shine forth, sweeter and deeper in resonance.
My sweetest, deepest voice emerges
فاعصريso squeeze الغيمthe clouds فيinto فميmy mouth واغرسينيand plant me
فاعصري الغيم في فمي واغرسيني
فيin بلادٍlands طابتwere good تُراباًin soil وغرساand planting
في بلادٍ طابت تُراباً وغرسا
So squeeze the clouds into my mouth and plant me
So squeeze the clouds into my mouth and plant me
In lands whose soil and plantings are good.
In a land whose soil and trees are good
علِّمينيteach me صفوَthe purity of الهوىlove واشرحيand explain ليto me
علِّميني صفوَ الهوى واشرحي لي
ياO قلاعfortresses الجنونmadness فيin الحبِّlove درساa lesson
يا قلاع الجنون في الحبِّ درسا
Teach me love's purity, and explain to me,
Teach me the essence of passion and explain to me
O fortresses of madness, a lesson in love.
O fortresses of madness in love, a lesson
ياO جبالَmountains السراةِal-Sarat حُمِّلتُI was burdened هماًcare
يا جبالَ السراةِ حُمِّلتُ هماً
فيin زمانan age ماتَdied الورىhumankind فيهin it حِسّاin feeling
في زمان ماتَ الورى فيه حِسّا
O mountains of al-Sarat, I have been burdened with care
O mountains of mystery, I'm burdened
In an age when humankind was dead to feeling.
In an age where passion in people is dead
كلُّall قوميmy people فيin حُرقتيmy burning anguish فيin فؤاديmy heart
كلُّ قومي في حُرقتي في فؤادي
كيفhow يَقْوىgrow strong هذاthis الفؤادthe heart المؤسىgrief-stricken
كيف يَقْوى هذا الفؤاد المؤسى
All my people are in my burning anguish, in my heart.
All my people are burning inside me, in my heart
How can this grief-stricken heart grow strong?
How can this grieving heart endure?
يشربdrink الأبعدونthose farthest away منfrom فيضthe overflow of حزنيmy sorrow
يشرب الأبعدون من فيض حزني
فيin وريديmy vein جمعتُI gathered "بكراًBakr وعبساand Abs"
في وريدي جمعتُ "بكراً وعبسا"
Those farthest away drink from the overflow of my sorrow.
The distant ones drink from my river of sorrow
In my vein, I gathered Bakr and Abs.
In my veins, I gathered "morning and evening"
كأنas though كفّيmy palm لكلfor every جدبٍdrought غماماًa rain cloud
كأن كفّي لكل جدبٍ غماماً
كانwas صدريmy breast لباعةfor the sellers of الحبlove تُرساa shield
كان صدري لباعة الحب تُرسا
As though my palm were a rain cloud for every drought.
My hands are like clouds for every barren land
My breast was a shield for the sellers of love.
My chest was an anchor for lovers
كنتُI was ماءًwater وخيمةand a tent وصباحاًand morning
كنتُ ماءً وخيمة وصباحاً
كنتُI used to للمظلمينfor those in darkness أُشرِقُI shine شمساas a sun
كنتُ للمظلمين أُشرِقُ شمسا
I was water, a tent, and morning.
I was water, a tent and dawn
I used to shine as a sun for those in darkness.
To those in darkness, I shine like the sun
كنتُI was عُشاًa nest لكلfor all زُغبِdowny young الصحاريthe deserts
كنتُ عُشاً لكل زُغبِ الصحاري
كنتI was للمدلجينfor night travelers فيin الهمsorrow مرسىa harbor
كنت للمدلجين في الهم مرسى
I was a nest for all the downy young of the deserts.
I was a nest for every lark of the desert
I was a harbor for night travelers in sorrow.
To those lost in worry, I was a harbor
كانused to يأتيcome صوتُthe voice of المحبينthe lovers قصفاًthunderously
كان يأتي صوتُ المحبين قصفاً
وأناand I أسكبُI pour out المحبةlove همساin whispers
وأنا أسكبُ المحبة همسا
The lovers' voice would come thundering,
The voice of lovers used to come like gunfire
And I poured out love in whispers.
While I pour out love in whispers
وتناسىand pretended to forget أحبتيmy loved ones لونthe color of وجهيmy face
وتناسى أحبتي لون وجهي
صِرتُI became فيin عُرفهمtheir judgment سقُوطاًdisgrace ورِجساand filth
صِرتُ في عُرفهم سقُوطاً ورِجسا
And my loved ones pretended to forget the color of my face.
And my loved ones forgot the color of my face
I became, in their judgment, disgrace and filth.
In their minds, I became filth and villainy
شربواthey drank منfrom دميmy blood ومصُّواand they sucked رحيقيmy nectar
شربوا من دمي ومصُّوا رحيقي
وأقامواand they held فوقatop الفجيعةthe tragedy عُرساa wedding
وأقاموا فوق الفجيعة عُرسا
They drank from my blood and sucked out my nectar.
They drank my blood and sucked my nectar
And they held a wedding atop the tragedy.
And over the tragedy, they held a wedding
واشرأبتand craned أعناقهمtheir necks لوداعيto bid me farewell
واشرأبت أعناقهم لوداعي
يرفعونthey raise الأكفّthe palms " روماًRomans وفرساand Persians "
يرفعون الأكفّ " روماً وفرسا "
And their necks craned to bid me farewell.
Their necks craned for my farewell
They raise their palms—Romans and Persians.
They waved their palms, "farewell Rome and Persia!"
وأناand I فيin دميmy blood أُغنيI sing لقوميfor my people
وأنا في دمي أُغني لقومي
حافِظاًpreserving للزمانfor time ماwhat ليسnot ينسىis forgotten
حافِظاً للزمان ما ليس ينسى
And I, in my blood, sing for my people,
And I, with my blood, sing to my people
Preserving for time what is not forgotten,
Preserving for time what it does not forget
حاملاًcarrying همَّهُمtheir cares شجىًheartache أبدياًeternal
حاملاً همَّهُم شجىً أبدياً
وأقاسيand I suffer لأصبحso I may become اليومtoday أقسىharsher
وأقاسي لأصبح اليوم أقسى
Carrying their cares as an eternal heartache.
Bearing their worries, eternal sorrow
And I suffer so I may become harsher today.
And I endure so today becomes harsher
Sol 6.1