كلُّevery يومٍday غريبةٌa strange occurrence للخطوبِof calamities
كلُّ يومٍ غريبةٌ للخطوبِ
وعجيبٌand a wonder يُنسيكmakes you forget كلَّevery عجيبِwonder
وعجيبٌ يُنسيك كلَّ عجيبِ
Every day brings a strange turn of calamities,
Each day brings unfamiliar sorrows,
and a wonder that makes you forget every wonder.
And strange joys that make you forget all joys,
حَيرٌbewilderment كالضّلالlike wandering astray فيin غَسَقِthe deep darkness of اللَّيthe night (continued)
حَيرٌ كالضّلال في غَسَقِ اللَّي
لcompletion of 'night' بلاwithout صاحبٍa companion ولاand no مصحوبِone accompanied
ل بلا صاحبٍ ولا مصحوبِ
Bewilderment, like wandering astray in the deep darkness of
Confusion like straying in the dark of night,
night, without a companion or anyone to accompany.
Alone, with no companion or friend.
وَاِزوِرارٌand a turning away عنfrom الهدىguidance فحليمٌso a prudent man
وَاِزوِرارٌ عن الهدى فحليمٌ
كسفيهٍlike a fool ومخطئٌand one who errs كمصيبِlike one who is right
كسفيهٍ ومخطئٌ كمصيبِ
And a turning away from guidance, so the prudent man
And going astray from the right path, so forbearing,
is like the fool, and one who errs like one who is right.
Like a fool, erring like one stricken with calamity.
وعيونٌand eyes مملوءةٌfilled منwith دموعٍtears
وعيونٌ مملوءةٌ من دموعٍ
وقلوبٌand hearts محشوّةٌcrammed منwith وجيبِpalpitations
وقلوبٌ محشوّةٌ من وجيبِ
And eyes filled with tears,
Eyes brimming with tears
and hearts crammed with palpitations.
And hearts stuffed with sorrow.
وذنوبٌand sins منfrom الزّمانTime فقدfor indeed عشlived (verb continued)
وذنوبٌ من الزّمان فقد عش
تُI (verb ending) طَويلاًlong وَماand not لهit has مِنany ذنوبِsins
تُ طَويلاً وَما له مِن ذنوبِ
And sins from Time—for I have
Sins from time, for it has lived
lived long, though it has no sins.
Long without any sins.
وَرَمَتنيand they struck me أَحداثevents هذيthese اللّياليthe nights
وَرَمَتني أَحداث هذي اللّيالي
إذْwhen رمتنِيthey struck me بمُصمِياتِwith lethal shafts القلوبِhearts
إذْ رمتنِي بمُصمِياتِ القلوبِ
And the events of these nights struck me,
And the events of these nights have cast me
when they struck me with heart-slaying shafts,
When they cast me with afflictions of the hearts.
فيin مَليكٍa king أَسطوI wield might بهِthrough him وَحميمٍand a close friend
في مَليكٍ أَسطو بهِ وَحميمٍ
أَوor خَليلٍan intimate friend أوor صاحبٍa companion أوor نسيبِa kinsman
أَو خَليلٍ أو صاحبٍ أو نسيبِ
through the loss of a king by whose aid I wield might, and a close friend,
In a kingdom I ruled and was intimate with,
or an intimate, or a companion, or a kinsman.
Or a friend or companion or relative.
عُجْturn aside عَلىtoward هذهِthese الدّيارdwellings التيwhere ليthere is not (continued)
عُجْ عَلى هذهِ الدّيار التي لي
سcompletion of 'there is not' لداعٍfor a caller بأهلهاamong their inhabitants منany مُجيبِone who answers
س لداعٍ بأهلها من مُجيبِ
Turn aside to these dwellings, where
Cry over these abodes that I
no one among their people answers a caller.
Have no respondent among its people.
دَخلتْentered هَذهthese الرّزاياcalamities اِقتِساراًby force
دَخلتْ هَذه الرّزايا اِقتِساراً
بينbetween قلبيmy heart وبينand between كلِّevery حبيبِloved one
بين قلبي وبين كلِّ حبيبِ
These calamities forced their way
These adversities have come restricting
between my heart and every loved one.
Between my heart and every loved one.
وَاِستَبدّتand they took sole possession دونيto my exclusion بكلِّof every نفيسٍprecious one
وَاِستَبدّت دوني بكلِّ نفيسٍ
وتناءتْand they drew far away عنّيfrom me بكلّwith every قريبِclose one
وتناءتْ عنّي بكلّ قريبِ
And they took sole possession of every precious one, excluding me,
And they have taken from me all that is precious
and drew far away from me with everyone close.
And kept every kin away from me.
وإذاand when ماever (emphasis) شكوتُI complain ماwhat بِيin me فشكواthen a complaint (continued)
وإذا ما شكوتُ ما بِي فشكوا
يَmy (possessive ending) إِلىto كلِّevery مُثقَلٍburdened person مكروبِdistressed
يَ إِلى كلِّ مُثقَلٍ مكروبِ
And whenever I complain of what ails me, my complaint
And if I complain of what is in me, I complain
is to everyone burdened and distressed:
To every burdened and troubled soul.
غَرَضٌa target بالزّمانِby Time يَكْلِمُit wounds بالأظwith the claws (continued)
غَرَضٌ بالزّمانِ يَكْلِمُ بالأظ
فارcompletion of 'claws' منهfrom it وتارةًand sometimes بالنّيوبِwith the fangs
فار منه وتارةً بالنّيوبِ
a target whom Time wounds with its
A goal with time, speaking sometimes with
claws, and at times with its fangs.
Misfortunes and sometimes with laments.
يَتهنّاhe takes pleasure بِالعيشِin life وَهوَwhile he is عَلىsubject to ماwhat
يَتهنّا بِالعيشِ وَهوَ عَلى ما
لَيسَnot يَهوىhe desires مِنهاfrom it لقاءa meeting with شَعوبِShaʿūb (Death)
لَيسَ يَهوى مِنها لقاء شَعوبِ
He takes pleasure in life, though he is subject to what
Rejoicing in living while having nothing
he does not desire of it: a meeting with Shaʿūb (Death).
Of it he desires to meet people.
Sol 6.1