لاdo not تسألينيask me جيئةcoming وذهاباand going
لا تسأليني جيئة وذهابا
منwho كانused to يُغلقُclose دونَكِagainst you الأبواباthe doors؟
من كان يُغلقُ دونَكِ الأبوابا؟
Do not ask me, coming and going,
Do not ask me constantly coming and going,
Who used to shut the doors against you?
Who was it that closed the doors on you?
لاdo not تسألينيask me أينَwhere إرثكِyour inheritance منfrom أبيmy father؟
لا تسأليني أينَ إرثكِ من أبي؟
بلrather أينwhere إرثيmy inheritance صارماًa sharp sword وكتاباand a book؟
بل أين إرثي صارماً وكتابا؟
Do not ask me: where is your inheritance from my father?
Do not ask me where is your inheritance from your father,
Rather, where is my inheritance—a sharp sword and a book?
But where is my inheritance, stern and scriptural?
أناI فيin سجونprisons الوهْمِillusion مثلكlike you موثَقٌbound
أنا في سجون الوهْمِ مثلك موثَقٌ
أهْرَقْتُI poured out عُمريmy life حسرةًsorrow وعذاباand torment
أهْرَقْتُ عُمري حسرةً وعذابا
I am bound, like you, in the prisons of illusion.
I am in the prisons of illusion like you, shackled,
I have poured out my life in sorrow and torment.
I wasted my life in sorrow and torment.
الكذبُfalsehood سيماءُhallmark الحضارةcivilization فاحذريso beware
الكذبُ سيماءُ الحضارة فاحذري
ياO أمُّmother إنif عَذُبَbecame sweet الحديثُthe talk وطاباand became pleasant
يا أمُّ إن عَذُبَ الحديثُ وطابا
Falsehood is the hallmark of civilization, so beware,
Lies are the mark of civilization, so beware,
O mother, if the talk grows sweet and pleasant.
O mother, if talk were to sweeten and please.
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