بالأمسyesterday كنتI was أعيشliving نضوworn-out ترقبwaiting
بالأمس كنت أعيش نضو ترقب
أزجيI drag out حياتيmy life كالأجيرlike a hired laborer المتعبexhausted
أزجي حياتي كالأجير المتعب
Yesterday I lived, worn thin by waiting,
Yesterday I lived, worn thin by waiting,
urging my life along like a weary hired hand.
Dragging out my life like an exhausted hired hand.
أرنوI gaze إلىtoward الاصباحdaybreak ثمthen تمجهspurns it
أرنو إلى الاصباح ثم تمجه
نفسيmy soul وأنظرand I look كارهاًwith aversion للمغربِtoward sunset !
نفسي وأنظر كارهاً للمغربِ !
I would gaze toward morning—then grow weary of it,
I gazed toward daybreak, then it was spurned
my soul looking with loathing toward sunset!
By my soul; I looked toward sunset with aversion!
وأحسand I feel بالقفرthe wilderness الجديبbarren يلفنيenfolds me
وأحس بالقفر الجديب يلفني
ويجوسand prowls فيin نفسa soul كقبرlike a tomb of الغيهبdeep darkness !
ويجوس في نفس كقبر الغيهب !
I felt the barren wasteland closing around me,
And I felt the barren wilderness enfolding me,
prowling within my soul like a lightless grave!
And prowling through a soul like a tomb of darkness!
ولوand even if انماmerely اختصرتwere shortened حياتيmy life لمnot أبلI care
ولو انما اختصرت حياتي لم أبل
بلindeed لمnot احسI feel بنقصهاits loss أوor أعتبI complain
بل لم احس بنقصها أو أعتب
Had my life merely been cut short, I would not have cared;
And even if my life had merely been shortened, I would not have cared,
I would not even have felt its loss, nor complained.
Indeed, I would not have felt its loss or complained.
وإذاand when تشابهتgrew monotonous الحياةlife وأقفرتand grew barren
وإذا تشابهت الحياة وأقفرت
مجتwas spurned برمتهاin its entirety ، ولمand not تتطلبis sought
مجت برمتها ، ولم تتطلب
When life grows all alike and barren,
And when life grows monotonous and barren,
it drags on in its entirety, no longer desired.
It is spurned in its entirety, and not sought.
واليومand today آسفI grieve للدقائقfor the minutes تنطويfold away
واليوم آسف للدقائق تنطوي
منfrom عمريmy life الغاليdear الثمينprecious الطيبsweet
من عمري الغالي الثمين الطيب
Today I grieve as the minutes fold away
And today I grieve for the minutes folding away
from my cherished life—precious and sweet.
From my dear, precious, sweet life.
واليومand today أرقبهاI watch them وأرقبand I watch خطوهاtheir steps
واليوم أرقبها وأرقب خطوها
فأعيشهاso I live them مثلينtwice over بعدafter ترقبيmy anticipation
فأعيشها مثلين بعد ترقبي
Today I watch them, and I watch their tread;
And today I watch them and watch their steps,
having awaited them, I live them twice.
So I live them twice over, after anticipating them.
وهيand they العميقةprofound الخلودeternity وإنماand yet
وهي العميقة الخلود وإنما
تمضيthey pass حثيثاswiftly فيwith خطاthe strides of المتوثبthe one who bounds
تمضي حثيثا في خطا المتوثب
Though deep in eternity, they only
And theirs is a profound eternity, yet
hasten onward with the stride of one who bounds.
They pass swiftly with the strides of one who bounds.
وأودand I wish لوif only هيthey أبطأتslowed down وتلبثتand lingered
وأود لو هي أبطأت وتلبثت
فيin خطوهاtheir steps لبثthe lingering of الوئيدthe slow-paced one المكثبnear at hand
في خطوها لبث الوئيد المكثب
I wish they would slow and linger,
And I wish they would slow down and linger,
in their tread, like a newborn bundled tight.
In their steps, like a slow walker lingering nearby.
تغلوgrow precious الدقائقthe minutes فيin حياةa life خصبةfruitful
تغلو الدقائق في حياة خصبة
وتهونand lose value أعوامyears بعمرin a lifetime مجدبbarren !
وتهون أعوام بعمر مجدب !
Minutes grow precious in a fertile life,
Minutes grow precious in a fruitful life,
while years count little in a barren lifetime!
And years are worth little in a barren lifetime!
الحبlove فاضoverflowed علىover الحياةlife بخصبهwith its fertility
الحب فاض على الحياة بخصبه
وأجدand renewed عمراناhabitation بكلin every مخربruined place
وأجد عمرانا بكل مخرب
Love has overflowed life with its fertility,
Love has flooded life with its fertility,
and I find flourishing habitation in every ruin.
And brought new habitation to every ruined place,
وأزاحand swept aside أستارthe veils of الدجىnight's darkness فتكشفتso fell away
وأزاح أستار الدجى فتكشفت
ظلماتهits darkness عنfrom كلall زاهradiant معجبdelightful
ظلماته عن كل زاه معجب
It swept aside the curtains of darkness, until
And swept aside the veils of night, so away fell
their gloom was stripped from every radiant wonder.
Its darkness from all that is radiant and delightful.
وكذلكand thus تحلوgrows sweet الحياةlife وتجتليand is unveiled
وكذلك تحلو الحياة وتجتلي
وتعزand grow precious ساعاتthe hours of الغرامpassionate love المخصبmaking fruitful
وتعز ساعات الغرام المخصب
And thus life grows sweet and reveals itself,
And thus life grows sweet and stands revealed,
and the hours of fruitful passion grow dear.
And the hours of fruitful love grow precious.
Sol 6.1