ذهبhas gone الربيعspring وثغرهand its mouth المتبسمsmiling
ذهب الربيع وثغره المتبسم
فبداso appeared علىupon وجهthe face of الحياةlife تجهمa scowl
فبدا على وجه الحياة تجهم
Spring has gone, and its smiling mouth with it;
The smiling spring has gone
So a scowl has appeared upon life's face.
And gloom appeared on the face of life
ذهبhas gone الربيعspring وليسand is not ثمةthere ضاحكanyone laughing
ذهب الربيع وليس ثمة ضاحك
فالحزنso sorrow منfrom وقعthe shock of الفراقparting مخيمhanging heavy
فالحزن من وقع الفراق مخيم
Spring has gone, and no one is laughing;
The spring has gone and there is no one laughing
So sorrow hangs heavy from the shock of parting.
For the sadness of parting has settled in
والبلبلand the nightingale الصداحmelodious أصبحhas become ساكتاsilent
والبلبل الصداح أصبح ساكتا
فكأنماso, as though هوit أخرسmute يتلعثمstammers
فكأنما هو أخرس يتلعثم
And the melodious nightingale has fallen silent,
And the warbling nightingale has become silent
As though it were a mute, stammering.
As if he were mute and stammering
بالأمسyesterday كانused to يطيرfly منfrom فننa bough إلىto
بالأمس كان يطير من فنن إلى
فننa bough وفيand in تغريدهits warbling يترنمsing melodiously
فنن وفي تغريده يترنم
Yesterday it would fly from bough to
Yesterday he used to fly from art to art
Bough, and sing sweetly as it warbled.
Singing melodiously
والجدولand the brook الزاهيradiant الذيwhich رقراقهits shimmering waters
والجدول الزاهي الذي رقراقه
تهناrejoice بمرآةin a mirror العيونthe eyes وتنعمand find bliss
تهنا بمرآة العيون وتنعم
And the radiant brook, with its shimmering waters,
And the colorful stream, whose murmur
In whose mirror the eyes rejoice and find bliss,
Pleased the eyes and delighted
أمسىhas become كئيباforlorn لاnot تداعبهcaresses it الصباthe east wind
أمسى كئيبا لا تداعبه الصبا
ليلاat night ولاnor انعكستwere reflected عليهupon it الأنجمthe stars
ليلا ولا انعكست عليه الأنجم
Has grown forlorn; the east wind does not caress it
Has become gloomy, not caressed by the breeze
At night, nor are the stars reflected upon it.
At night, nor reflected in it the stars
والوردand the rose والريحانand the basil أضحىhas become ذابلاwithered
والورد والريحان أضحى ذابلا
قدonce كانit was فيamid أوراقهits leaves يتلثمveiling its face
قد كان في أوراقه يتلثم
And the rose and basil have withered;
The roses and basil have withered
Once they veiled their faces amid their leaves.
They used to whisper in their leaves
أماas for الفراشthe butterfly فماتit then died ساعةat the hour of وقتهits time
أما الفراش فمات ساعة وقته
حيثwhere الرحيقthe nectar الحلوsweet مرbitter علقمcolocynth
حيث الرحيق الحلو مر علقم
As for the butterfly, it died at its appointed hour,
As for the butterflies, they died at their time
Where sweet nectar is bitter as colocynth.
Where the sweet nectar turned bitter
والطلand the dew فوقupon الياسمينthe jasmine كأنهas though it
والطل فوق الياسمين كأنه
دمعtears علىupon خدa cheek وثمةand there is مأتمa mourning gathering
دمع على خد وثمة مأتم
And the dew upon the jasmine seems like
And the dew over the jasmine as if
Tears upon a cheek, and there is a gathering of mourners.
A teardrop on a cheek, and there is mourning
والدوحand the lofty trees والصفصافand the willows لوعهtormented it الأسىgrief
والدوح والصفصاف لوعه الأسى
تبكيthey weep كماas يبكيweeps over الصبابةardent longing مغرمa lovesick lover
تبكي كما يبكي الصبابة مغرم
And the lofty trees and willows are tormented by grief;
The branches of the peach and willows are sorrowful
They weep as a lovesick lover weeps with longing.
Crying like a lover who is enamored
ماتhas died الربيعspring وهذهand these آثارهits traces
مات الربيع وهذه آثاره
فوقupon الربىthe hills للناظرينto those who gaze تترجمconvey their meaning
فوق الربى للناظرين تترجم
Spring has died, and these are its traces,
The spring has died and these are its traces
Upon the hills, speaking to those who gaze.
Visible to onlookers
Sol 6.1