أسافرُI travel فيon يومthe day الثلاثاءTuesday ليتنيif only I
أسافرُ في يوم الثلاثاء ليتني
سأعرفI shall know ماwhat يومthe day الثلاثاءTuesday يفعلdoes
سأعرف ما يوم الثلاثاء يفعل
I travel on Tuesday—if only
I travel on Tuesday, if only I knew
I could know what Tuesday will do.
What Tuesday will bring about
أعندكdo you have ياO بابGate الحديدof Iron حصانةprotection
أعندك يا باب الحديد حصانة
عليهاon it إذاif أخلفتI break وعداa promise أعوّلI rely
عليها إذا أخلفت وعدا أعوّل
Have you, O Bab al-Hadid, a safeguard
O iron gate, do you have immunity
on which I can rely if I break a promise?
To rely on, if I break a promise
سأرجعI shall return ياO بابGate الحديدof Iron وأنثنىand I turn back
سأرجع يا باب الحديد وأنثنى
لاto (in the split لأعرف) عرفI learn (in لأعرف) منfrom بلوايmy ordeal ماwhat كنتI was أجهلignorant of
لا عرف من بلواي ما كنت أجهل
I shall return, O Bab al-Hadid, and turn back
I will return, O iron gate, and bend down
to learn from my ordeal what I did not know.
I did not know the extent of my affliction out of confusion
عزيزhard علىfor يومthe day الثلاثاءTuesday أنto يرىsee
عزيز على يوم الثلاثاء أن يرى
غراميmy love عنfrom مصرMisr (Egypt) الجديدةal-Jadida (the New) يرحلdeparts
غرامي عن مصر الجديدة يرحل
It is hard for Tuesday to see
Tuesday is too dear to see
my love depart from Misr al-Jadida.
My passion for New Cairo depart
أعودI return إليهاto her كيفhow أسيوطAsyut قبلتيmy direction of prayer
أعود إليها كيف أسيوط قبلتي
إذاwhen صلصلrings out الوجدyearning العصوفtempestuous المزلزلearth-shaking
إذا صلصل الوجد العصوف المزلزل
How can I return to her, when Asyut is my qibla,
I return to it, like Asyut my kiss
when tempestuous, earth-shaking yearning rings out?
When the passion stirs the shaking pillars
رجعتI returned وأخلفتand I broke الوعودthe promises وللهوىand love has
رجعت وأخلفت الوعود وللهوى
أعاجيبmarvels تختانdeceive العقولminds وتذهلand bewilder
أعاجيب تختان العقول وتذهل
I returned and broke my promises; love has
I returned and broke promises, and for passion
marvels that deceive minds and bewilder them.
There are wonders that perplex minds and astonish
رجعتI returned إلىto روحa soul هوwho is الروحthe soul إننيindeed I
رجعت إلى روح هو الروح إنني
بنجواهthrough his intimate talk استافI breathe in الحياةlife وأجدلand grow strong
بنجواه استاف الحياة وأجدل
I returned to a soul who is the soul itself; I
I returned to a soul, it is the soul, I
breathe in life through his intimate talk and grow strong.
With its melody the life resumed and flowed
رجعتI returned إليهto him فالتقيتand so I met بفاتنwith an enchanter
رجعت إليه فالتقيت بفاتن
أصيلgenuine كضوءlike the light الشمسof the sun بلrather هوhe is آصلmore genuine
أصيل كضوء الشمس بل هو آصل
I returned to him and encountered an enchanter,
I returned to it, so I met with a charm
genuine as sunlight—indeed, more genuine.
Noble like sunshine, nay it is more original
إذاwhen ثغرهhis mouth الوهّاجradiant أرسلsends لمحةًa gleam
إذا ثغره الوهّاج أرسل لمحةً
أضاءتlit up لهfor him دنياa world بمرآهthrough his appearance تجمُلgrows beautiful
أضاءت له دنيا بمرآه تجمُل
When his glowing mouth sends out a gleam,
If its smitten lips sent a glance
a world shines for him, made lovely by his appearance.
It illuminated a world with its beauty
وإنand if بغمَتmurmured عنfrom صوتهhis voice العذبsweet بغمةٌa low murmur
وإن بغمَت عن صوته العذب بغمةٌ
فوسواسُthen a whisper لحنof a melody الراحof wine عنfrom فيهhis mouth ينقلis conveyed
فوسواسُ لحن الراح عن فيه ينقل
And if a low murmur rises from his sweet voice,
And if a gloom came over its gentle voice
the whisper of wine's melody is carried from his mouth.
The whisper of the wind transfers its melody
يناجىhe whispers intimately يناغىhe coos كيفhow اشرحcan I explain إننيindeed I
يناجى يناغى كيف اشرح إنني
لأعجزI am surely unable عنto تصويرهportray him حينwhen يقبلhe approaches
لأعجز عن تصويره حين يقبل
He whispers, he coos—how can I explain? I
It whispers, whispers, how can I explain, I
am powerless to portray him when he approaches.
Am helpless to depict it when it kisses
ترشفتI sipped خديهhis cheeks بوهميin my imagination فصدّنيbut he rebuffed me
ترشفت خديه بوهمي فصدّني
أفىis there in الوهمimagination إثمsin ايهاO المتبتلascetic
أفى الوهم إثم ايها المتبتل
I sipped his cheeks in my imagination, but he rebuffed me.
I imagined its cheeks with illusion, so it rebuffed me
Is there sin in imagination, O ascetic?
Does illusion bring sin, O afflicted one
وخداكand your cheeks ماwhat خداكyour cheeks والجمرand the embers صارخاroaring
وخداك ما خداك والجمر صارخا
أخفّless intense حريقاin burning حينwhen يطفىit is quenched وأمهلand given respite
أخفّ حريقا حين يطفى وأمهل
And your cheeks—what cheeks are yours! Embers, roaring,
And its cheek, what a cheek, and the embers screaming
burn less fiercely when quenched and given respite.
Quieter when extinguished and slowed
وعيناكand your eyes ماwhat عيناكyour eyes والسحرand magic كلهall of it
وعيناك ما عيناك والسحر كله
لعينيكto your eyes عبدa slave خاضعsubmissive يتوسلpleading
لعينيك عبد خاضع يتوسل
And your eyes—what eyes are yours! All magic
And its eyes, what eyes, and all magic
is a submissive slave to your eyes, pleading.
Is to its eyes a submissive slave pleading
جبينٌa brow تمنّىwished البدرthe full moon لوif كانit were مثلهlike it
جبينٌ تمنّى البدر لو كان مثله
يؤججstokes نيرانthe fires الغرامof passion ويشعلand ignites
يؤجج نيران الغرام ويشعل
A brow the full moon wishes it could resemble
A forehead the moon wished it could be like it
stokes the fires of passion and sets them ablaze.
To ignite fires of passion and inflame
وروحand a soul كوحيlike the inspiration الشعرof poetry يقبلapproaches مرةonce
وروح كوحي الشعر يقبل مرة
وينفرand shies away مراتmany times ويجفوand turns cold فيقتلand so kills
وينفر مرات ويجفو فيقتل
And a soul, like poetic inspiration, approaches once,
And a soul like the revelation of passionate poetry
then shies away many times, turns cold, and kills.
That kisses once, recoils at times, and becomes aloof and kills
تمرpass ليالٍnights وهوwhile he is غضبانangry باخلwithholding
تمر ليالٍ وهو غضبان باخل
وتمضىand pass ليالnights وهوwhile he is جذلانjoyful مفضلgenerous
وتمضى ليال وهو جذلان مفضل
Nights pass while he is angry and withholding,
Nights pass and it remains angry, resentful
and nights go by while he is joyful and generous.
And nights go by and it remains tender and preferring
أحاورهI converse with him عندat التلاقيmeeting بهيبةwith awe
أحاوره عند التلاقي بهيبة
وماand not كدتI nearly لولاwere it not for هيبةawe الحسنof beauty أفعلI do
وما كدت لولا هيبة الحسن أفعل
I converse with him at our meetings in awe,
I converse with it upon meeting with awe
and, but for beauty's awe, I would scarcely do so.
And could barely act if not for the awe of beauty
تباركblessed is منthe One who أولىgranted الجمالbeauty إمارةdominion
تبارك من أولى الجمال إمارة
يجورacts unjustly بهاwith it فيin الحبlove حيناsometimes ويعدلand acts justly
يجور بها في الحب حينا ويعدل
Blessed is He who granted beauty dominion,
Blessed is the one who gave beauty authority
with which it sometimes tyrannizes in love and sometimes rules justly.
With which it acts unjustly in love at times and acts justly
جمالa beauty هوwhich is الصهباءtawny wine يطغىoverpowers رحيقهاits nectar
جمال هو الصهباء يطغى رحيقها
فتاسرand so captures ألبابminds الندامىof drinking companions وتعقلand fetters
فتاسر ألباب الندامى وتعقل
A beauty that is tawny wine, whose nectar overpowers,
A beauty that makes its perfume prevail
capturing and fettering the minds of drinking companions.
That captivates minds of repentants and makes sober
أعاقرI quaff منfrom خديهhis cheeks أكوابcups خمرةof wine
أعاقر من خديه أكواب خمرة
هيit is الجمرembers معصوراpressed out وأمضىand sharper وأقتلand deadlier
هي الجمر معصورا وأمضى وأقتل
I quaff cups of wine from his cheeks,
I am infatuated by its cheeks with cups of wine
wine that is embers pressed out—sharper and deadlier still.
It is pressed embers, and I proceed and perish
جمالٌa beauty حديثُtalk الحبof love خيرthe best شرابهof his drink
جمالٌ حديثُ الحب خير شرابه
ويسكرهand intoxicates him أنىthat I بهof him أتغزلsing love verses
ويسكره أنى به أتغزل
A beauty whose finest drink is talk of love,
A beauty, the talk of love is its best drink
and whom my singing of his charms intoxicates.
And it intoxicates wherever I flirt with it
أنادمهُI keep him drinking company والكاسwhile the cup منهfrom him بعيدةٌfar away
أنادمهُ والكاس منه بعيدةٌ
ففيfor in روحهhis soul كأسa cup تصولstorms وتجهلand runs wild
ففي روحه كأس تصول وتجهل
I sit as his drinking companion, though the cup is far from him;
I socialize with it while the cup is far
for in his soul is a cup that storms and runs wild.
For in its soul there is a raging cup that reels and raves
ينافسهrival him فيin لوعتيmy anguish وصبابتيand my ardent longing
ينافسه في لوعتي وصبابتي
ظباءgazelles لهاthat have فيin ساحةthe courtyard القلبof the heart منزلa dwelling
ظباء لها في ساحة القلب منزل
Rivalling him in my anguish and longing
It competes with me in my fervor and youthfulness
are gazelles with a dwelling in the heart's courtyard.
With gazelles that have a place of dwelling in the heart
ولكنهbut he is أنقىpurer وأصفىand clearer سريرةinwardly
ولكنه أنقى وأصفى سريرة
وألطفand gentler منthan كلall الملاحthe beautiful ones وأنبلand nobler
وألطف من كل الملاح وأنبل
Yet he is purer and clearer of heart,
But it is purer, more immaculate, more honorable
gentler than all the beautiful ones, and nobler.
And more gentle than all beauty and more noble
بهthrough him أصبحتbecame حلوانHelwan دارa home صبابةof longing
به أصبحت حلوان دار صبابة
وللقلبand the heart has فيin كلevery الملاعبplayground منزلa dwelling
وللقلب في كل الملاعب منزل
Through him Helwan has become a home of longing,
With it, I became beautiful, home of youthfulness
and the heart has a dwelling in every playground.
And for the heart, in all playgrounds, a dwelling
فهلso was كانhe منfrom حلوانHelwan حينwhen جعلتهI made him
فهل كان من حلوان حين جعلته
بأبراجin the towers حلوانof Helwan يحلhe settles وينزلand lodges
بأبراج حلوان يحل وينزل
Was he, then, from Helwan when I made him
Was there ever a beautiful one when I made it
settle and lodge in Helwan's towers?
Dwell and reside in the towers of Helwan?
أخافI fear عليهfor him منهfrom himself إنif ثارhe flares up غاضباًangry
أخاف عليه منه إن ثار غاضباً
يلوذhe seeks refuge بأطيافin phantoms العتابof reproach ويعذلand chides
يلوذ بأطياف العتاب ويعذل
I fear for him from himself when he rises in anger,
I fear for it from it, if it gets angry
seeking refuge in phantoms of reproach and chiding.
It seeks the ghosts of reproach and complains
مضتpassed حججٌyears بيضٌwhite ونحنwhile we are أحبةlovers
مضت حججٌ بيضٌ ونحن أحبة
وكلand every غريمrival عنabout غراميmy love يسألasks
وكل غريم عن غرامي يسأل
White years have passed, and we remain lovers,
Months passed while we were lovers
and every rival asks about my love.
And every critic asks about my passion
فهلso have عرفfound out الواشوانthe tale-bearers أينwhere مكانهhis place
فهل عرف الواشوان أين مكانه
وقدwhile they have غرّبواgone west فيin الظنconjecture دهراًfor ages وشمألواand gone north
وقد غرّبوا في الظن دهراً وشمألوا
Have the tale-bearers found out where he is,
Did the tattooers know where its place is
though for ages their guesses have gone west and north?
For they have been confused in assumption for long, probing
يسائلنيquestions me عنهabout him فؤاديmy heart وماand not درىknew
يسائلني عنه فؤادي وما درى
بأنىthat I باسرارwith the secrets الصبابةof longing أبخلam miserly
بأنى باسرار الصبابة أبخل
My heart questions me about him, unaware
My heart asks me about it, and it doesn't know
that I am miserly with the secrets of longing.
That I am stingy with the secrets of youthfulness
فدعso stop ياO فؤاديmy heart دعstop سؤالكyour questioning إننيindeed I
فدع يا فؤادي دع سؤالك إنني
عنfrom البوحdisclosure محبوسbarred ومثلكand one like you يعقلunderstands
عن البوح محبوس ومثلك يعقل
So cease, my heart; cease your questioning: I
So stop, O my heart, stop your asking, I
am barred from disclosure, and one like you understands.
Am imprisoned from confessing, and like you, rational
فلوeven if سألasked اللهGod العليمthe All-Knowing كتمتهُI would conceal him
فلو سأل الله العليم كتمتهُ
وأنكرتand I would deny أنىthat I منfrom هواهhis love مقتّلslain
وأنكرت أنى من هواه مقتّل
Even if God, the All-Knowing, asked, I would conceal him,
If the All-Knowing God asked, I would conceal it
and deny that his love has slain me.
And deny I am killed by its love
كتمتI concealed عنfrom اللَهGod احتراقيmy burning بحبهwith his love
كتمت عن اللَه احتراقي بحبه
عفاmay pardon اللَهGod عنfor صبa lover عنfrom البوحdisclosure ينكلshrinks back
عفا اللَه عن صب عن البوح ينكل
I concealed from God my burning in his love;
I concealed from God my burning with love of it
may God pardon a lover who shrinks from disclosure.
May God forgive the pouring out, the confession recoils
أقمناwe stayed معاًtogether روحاًsoul لروحto soul بليلةٍfor a night
أقمنا معاً روحاً لروح بليلةٍ
هيit is الخلدeternity منضوراًmade radiant وأشهىand sweeter وأجملand lovelier
هي الخلد منضوراً وأشهى وأجمل
We stayed together, soul to soul, for a night
We lived together one night, spirit to spirit
that was eternity made radiant, sweeter and lovelier still.
It is eternity distilled, and most delicious and beautiful
مضىpassed الليلُthe night لمdid not نعرفwe know دجاهits darkness ولمand did not نقلwe say
مضى الليلُ لم نعرف دجاه ولم نقل
تمهّلlinger قليلاa little ايهاO المتعجّلyou who hurry
تمهّل قليلا ايها المتعجّل
The night passed; we never knew its darkness, nor did we say,
The night passed, we did not know its dimness, and did not say
"Linger a little, you who hurry!"
Wait a little, O hasty one
وهلand was كنتI فيin ليلnight وأنوارwhile the lights وجههof his face
وهل كنت في ليل وأنوار وجهه
تراعis frightened بهاby them الشمسthe sun السطوعradiant فتأفلand so sets
تراع بها الشمس السطوع فتأفل
Was I even in a night, when the lights of his face
And was I in a night, while the lights of its face
frighten the radiant sun, so that it sets?
Dazzle, so the shining sun is eclipsed?
تشهّىhe longed for طلوعthe rising الفجرof dawn والدهرwhile Time هاجدٌsleeping
تشهّى طلوع الفجر والدهر هاجدٌ
يطيبis pleasing لهto him أنّاthat we عنof الفجرdawn نغفلare heedless
يطيب له أنّا عن الفجر نغفل
He wished for dawn to rise, while Time lay asleep,
It craved the dawn, and time is prostrate
glad that we were heedless of dawn.
Happy that we are heedless of dawn
وأزمعand he resolved عندat الصبحdaybreak بيناًa parting لرحلةfor a journey
وأزمع عند الصبح بيناً لرحلة
إلىto بلدa town فيهin which لأهلهhis family has منزلa home
إلى بلد فيه لأهله منزل
At daybreak he resolved to part, setting out
And I intended at dawn clearly for a journey
for a town where his family had a home.
To a land where its people have a dwelling
فودّعتهso I bade him farewell والقلبwhile the heart يرجوhopes for معادهhis return
فودّعته والقلب يرجو معاده
ألاah إننيindeed I فيin اليأسdespair أرجوI hope وآملand aspire
ألا إنني في اليأس أرجو وآمل
So I bade him farewell, my heart hoping for his return.
So I bid it farewell, and my heart hopes for its return
Ah, even in despair I hope and aspire.
Alas, I am hopeless, yet I hope and aspire
رسائلletters ماwhat هذىthese الرسائلletters إننيindeed I
رسائل ما هذى الرسائل إنني
أصافحهاI shake hands with them حيناًsometimes وحيناًand sometimes أقبّلI kiss
أصافحها حيناً وحيناً أقبّل
Letters—what are these letters? I
Messages, what are these messages, I
sometimes shake hands with them, and sometimes kiss them.
Sometimes greet them and sometimes kiss them
حروفletters كأنفاسlike the breaths الربيعof spring سواحرenchanting
حروف كأنفاس الربيع سواحر
فواتنُbewitching beauties تسبىcapture بالعبيرwith fragrance وتخبلand drive mad
فواتنُ تسبى بالعبير وتخبل
Letters like spring's breaths, enchanting,
Letters like spring breezes, enchanting
bewitching beauties that capture with fragrance and drive one mad.
Beauties glorified with fragrance and infatuated
حدائقgardens منof نورthe light الجمالof beauty ونفحةand a waft
حدائق من نور الجمال ونفحة
منof اللؤلؤpearls المنثورscattered للصبto the lover تبذلare offered
من اللؤلؤ المنثور للصب تبذل
Gardens of beauty's light, and a fragrant waft
Gardens of the light of beauty and a waft
of scattered pearls, offered to the ardent lover.
Of scattered pearls the youth is granted
قرأتI read الخطابينthe two letters الكريمينprecious مرةًonce
قرأت الخطابين الكريمين مرةً
وألفاًand a thousand times وآلافاand thousands وإنthough كنتyou were تجهلunaware
وألفاً وآلافا وإن كنت تجهل
I read the two precious letters once,
I read the two noble letters once
and a thousand times, and thousands, though you did not know.
And a thousand and thousands though you are ignorant
أكادI almost إذاwhen واجهتI face خطكyour handwriting أمتطىmount
أكاد إذا واجهت خطك أمتطى
ضلاليmy waywardness وأمضىand go on هائماenraptured فأرتّلand so recite
ضلالي وأمضى هائما فأرتّل
When I face your handwriting, I almost mount
I almost, when facing your handwriting, ride
my waywardness and go on, enraptured, reciting.
My misguidance and wander reciting poems
أرتلI recite قرآناًa Quran عنabout العشقpassionate love فاتناًenchanting
أرتل قرآناً عن العشق فاتناً
وللعشقand love has فيin روحيmy soul كتابa scripture منزّلrevealed
وللعشق في روحي كتاب منزّل
I recite an enchanting Quran of passionate love,
I recite a book of passionate love
and love has a revealed scripture in my soul.
And for love in my soul there is a revealed scripture
أخطكis it your handwriting هذاthis أمor سطورlines روائعwondrous
أخطك هذا أم سطور روائع
منof الوشمtattooing فيon الجسمthe body الجميلbeautiful تسجّلare inscribed
من الوشم في الجسم الجميل تسجّل
Is this your handwriting, or wondrous lines
Is this your handwriting or lines of masterpieces
of tattooing inscribed upon a beautiful body?
Of tattoos on the beautiful body recorded?
سوادblackness سوادthe innermost core القلبof the heart يشتاقlongs for نورَهُits light
سواد سواد القلب يشتاق نورَهُ
وتعشقهand adores it عينthe eye الغزالof the gazelle فتكحلand so is lined with kohl
وتعشقه عين الغزال فتكحل
Blackness whose light the heart's innermost core longs for,
Blackness, the blackness of a heart that longs for its light
and which the gazelle's eye adores and wears as kohl.
And the doe's eye loves it and uses kohl
أخطكis it your handwriting هذاthis لاdo not تبحreveal سروحيهits inspiration's secret
أخطك هذا لا تبح سروحيه
فعنfor about مدمعيmy tears المسفوحspilled يوماone day ستسألyou will be asked
فعن مدمعي المسفوح يوما ستسأل
Is this your handwriting? Do not reveal its inspiration's secret;
Is this your handwriting? Do not reveal my secrets
for one day you will be asked about my spilled tears.
For you will be asked about my spilled tears one day
تواعدنيyou promise me لاno وعدpromise إنيindeed I ليائسsurely despairing
تواعدني لا وعد إني ليائس
كلوبترCleopatra بالأحلامwith dreams والوصلand reunion تبخلis miserly
كلوبتر بالأحلام والوصل تبخل
You promise me—there is no promise; I am despairing.
You promised me, no, I despair
Cleopatra is miserly with dreams and reunion.
Like Lobester, dreams and union are stingy
ألاah إنindeed داريmy house فيin كلوبترCleopatra جنةa paradise
ألا إن داري في كلوبتر جنة
عليهاupon it بوحيwith the inspiration الحبof love والسحرand magic أنزلI descend
عليها بوحي الحب والسحر أنزل
Ah, my house in Cleopatra is a paradise,
No, my house in Lobester is heaven
upon which I descend with the inspiration of love and magic.
Upon which I revealed love and magic
هجرتكI forsook you ياO داريmy house شهوراmonths طويلةlong
هجرتك يا داري شهورا طويلة
وإنيand I am لمظلومsurely wronged عنabout الظلمwrongdoing يسألquestioned
وإني لمظلوم عن الظلم يسأل
I have forsaken you, my house, for long months,
I deserted you, O my house, for long months
and I am a wronged man questioned about wrongdoing.
And I am wronged, about wrong I am asked
أعودI return ولكنbut كيفhow لاnot المالmoney فائضabundant
أعود ولكن كيف لا المال فائض
ولاnor الدهرTime عنof حربwarring against المتيمthe love-struck يغفلis heedless
ولا الدهر عن حرب المتيم يغفل
I return—but how? Money does not abound,
I will return, but how, money is not abundant
nor does Time forget its war against the love-struck.
And time is not heedless of warring with the lovesick
تحاولseeks دارthe house اسكندريةof Alexandria رجعتيmy return
تحاول دار اسكندرية رجعتي
إليهاto it متىwhen ياO دارhouse إنيindeed I لأجهلtruly do not know
إليها متى يا دار إني لأجهل
The house in Alexandria seeks my return
The house of Alexandria tries my return
to it. When, O house? I truly do not know.
To it, when, O house, I do not know
غرامٌa passion طغىran wild فاجتاحand so swept through روحيmy soul وردهاand turned it
غرامٌ طغى فاجتاح روحي وردها
أعاصيرwhirlwinds تيميmy infatuation بالسعيرwith blazing fire فتقتلand so kill
أعاصير تيمي بالسعير فتقتل
A passion ran wild, swept through my soul, and turned it
A passion prevailed, so it flooded my soul, and its wind
into whirlwinds of my infatuation, blazing with fire and killing.
My lovesick gales with inferno kill it
دعاcalled هاتفٌa voice بالصلحfor peace إنيindeed I سمعتهheard it
دعا هاتفٌ بالصلح إني سمعته
وفيand on الرادthe radio أخبارnews تصاغis shaped وتصقلand polished
وفي الراد أخبار تصاغ وتصقل
A voice called out for peace; I heard it,
A phone called for peace, I heard it
while on the radio news is shaped and polished.
And in answering, news is forged and refined
أسلّمتdid surrender اليابانJapan كيفhow أسلّمتdid it surrender
أسلّمت اليابان كيف أسلّمت
فأينso where إذنthen ذاكthat الضجيجuproar المجلجلresounding
فأين إذن ذاك الضجيج المجلجل
Did Japan surrender? How did it surrender?
I surrendered Japan, how did I surrender
Where, then, is that resounding uproar?
So where is that rumbling and quaking then?
وماand why حبهمtheir love للحربof war والدهرwhile Time كلهall of it
وما حبهم للحرب والدهر كله
عليهمupon them جحيمٌa hell ثائرraging يتغولturning monstrous
عليهم جحيمٌ ثائر يتغول
Why their love of war, when all of Time
And their love of war, and time is for them
is a raging hell upon them, turning monstrous?
A raging hell extending wide
بلادa land جلاdeparted عنهاfrom it الأمانsafety فأمرُهاso its fate
بلاد جلا عنها الأمان فأمرُها
إلىto رحمةthe mercy الأقدارof the fates حينwhen تزلزلit is shaken
إلى رحمة الأقدار حين تزلزل
A land from which safety has departed—its fate
Lands from which safety is absent, so their command
lies at the mercy of the fates when it is shaken.
Is to the mercy of fate when it shakes
Sol 6.1