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