جَدديrenew كلَّevery صباحٍmorning
جَددي كلَّ صباحٍ
منfrom رسومtraces الأمسyesterday رَسْماa trace
من رسوم الأمس رَسْما
Renew each morning
Renew each morning
a trace from the traces of yesterday;
A drawing from yesterday's outlines
ودَعيand leave الناعينَthose announcing death صَرْعىstruck down
ودَعي الناعينَ صَرْعى
خُشُباًblocks of wood عُمْياًblind وصُمَّاand deaf
خُشُباً عُمْياً وصُمَّا
and leave those announcing death struck down—
And leave the mourners lying down
blocks of wood, blind and deaf.
Deaf wood and mute
إنَّهمindeed they are أضغاثُtangled fragments حُلمٍa dream
إنَّهم أضغاثُ حُلمٍ
إنَّهمindeed they are لغزٌa riddle مُعَمَّىinscrutable
إنَّهم لغزٌ مُعَمَّى
Indeed, they are tangled fragments of a dream;
They are confused dreams
indeed, they are an inscrutable riddle.
They are a covered riddle
سقطواthey fell فيinto حمأةِmire العارِshame
سقطوا في حمأةِ العارِ
فبئسso, how wretched القَوْمُthe people قَوْماas a people
فبئس القَوْمُ قَوْما
They fell into the mire of shame—
They fell into the mire of disgrace
so what a wretched people they are!
What an evil people