ديوانَcollected poems شَيخshaykh المَعَرّهal-Maʿarra
ديوانَ شَيخ المَعَرّه
نَبغيwe seek عَدَتكَmay it pass you by المَعرّهdisgrace
نَبغي عَدَتكَ المَعرّه
The collected poems of the Shaykh of al-Maʿarra
we seek—may disgrace pass you by.
ياO مَنyou who يَجُرّtrails ذُيولskirts الthe
يا مَن يَجُرّ ذُيول ال
فَخارglory فَوقَabove المَجَرَّهthe Milky Way
فَخار فَوقَ المَجَرَّه
O you who trail the skirts of
glory above the Milky Way!
وَقَدand indeed تَكَرَّرhas recurred مِنكُمfrom you
وَقَد تَكَرَّر مِنكُم
إِرسالُهُsending it غَيرَother than مَرّهonce
إِرسالُهُ غَيرَ مَرّه
And you have repeatedly
sent it, more than once.
وَالوَعدُand the promise حُلوٌsweet وَلَكِنand yet
وَالوَعدُ حُلوٌ وَلَكِن
مِطالُهُits postponement ماhow أَمَرَّهbitter it is
مِطالُهُ ما أَمَرَّه
And the promise is sweet, and yet
how bitter its postponement!
لاmay ... never زِلتُمُyou cease to be فيin نَعيمٍbliss
لا زِلتُمُ في نَعيمٍ
مُخَلَّدٍeverlasting فيin مَسَرّهjoy
مُخَلَّدٍ في مَسَرّه
May you ever remain in bliss,
everlasting, in joy.