قدindeed كادnearly طبعprinting الشعرpoetry عنديfor me ينتهيcomes to an end
قد كاد طبع الشعر عندي ينتهي
والشعرand poetry يجريflows زاخراًabundantly منfrom جَدوليmy brook
والشعر يجري زاخراً من جَدولي
The printing of my poetry is nearly finished,
While poetry flows abundantly from my brook.
سأطبعI shall print الواصلwhat has arrived منfrom تيّارهits current
سأطبع الواصل من تيّاره
وأدفنand I shall bury الباقيَthe rest فيin المستقبلthe future
وأدفن الباقيَ في المستقبل
I shall print what has arrived from its current,
And bury the rest in the future.
وand أرتجيI seek منfrom طابعيهits printers مهلةa respite
و أرتجي من طابعيه مهلة
منتظراawaiting وصولَthe arrival ماwhat لمdid not يصلarrive
منتظرا وصولَ ما لم يصل
And I seek a respite from its printers,
Awaiting the arrival of what has not yet arrived.
الشعرpoetry رهنsubject to العقلthe mind كيفماhowever اشتهيI desire
الشعر رهن العقل كيفما اشتهي
والطبعand printing رهنsubject to آلةa machine لمdid not تعِقلthink
والطبع رهن آلة لم تعِقل
Poetry is subject to the mind, as I please,
But printing is subject to a machine that does not think.