قصائدpoems حكتهنI wove them ليومfor a day فخرpride
قصائد حكتهن ليوم فخر
رجعنthey returned إليto me صفراًempty-handed خالياتempty
رجعن إلي صفراً خاليات
Poems I wove for a day of pride
Poems I told for a day of pride
Returned to me empty-handed, bearing nothing.
Returned to me empty, vacant
رجعنthey returned وماand not أفانthey brought back عليto me شيئاًanything
رجعن وما أفان علي شيئاً
سوىexcept إنيthat I وعدتwas promised الترهاتempty talk
سوى إني وعدت الترهات
They returned and brought me nothing,
Returned and did not avail me a thing
Except that I was promised empty words.
Except that I promised nonsense
أقامstayed علىby الفراتthe Euphrates يزيدYazid حولاًa year
أقام على الفرات يزيد حولاً
فقالso said الناسthe people أيهماwhich of the two الفراتيthe Euphrates
فقال الناس أيهما الفراتي
Yazid stayed by the Euphrates for a year,
Yazid camped by the Euphrates
So people said, "Which of the two is the Euphrates?"
And people asked “Which is Euphrates?”
فياso, O عجباًwonder لبحرٍat a sea باتspent the night يسقيgiving drink
فيا عجباً لبحرٍ بات يسقي
جميعall الخلقcreation لمdid not يبللmoisten لهاتيmy uvula
جميع الخلق لم يبلل لهاتي
How strange—a sea that spent the night giving drink
How strange is a sea that gives drink
To all creation, yet never moistened my throat.
To all creation, yet left me parched
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