نبئتI was told أنكthat you عنin قربa short time ستسعدناwill gladden us
نبئت أنك عن قرب ستسعدنا
بيومwith the day of عرسكyour wedding إنيindeed, I am جدvery منتظرexpectant
بيوم عرسك إني جد منتظر
I was told that soon you will gladden us
I was told you would soon make us happy
With your wedding day; indeed, I wait most eagerly.
With your wedding day, I'm truly waiting
وذيand these سطورlines علىat بعدa distance أحملهاI load them with
وذي سطور على بعد أحملها
شوقيmy longing إليكfor you بيومon a day عاطرfragrant مطرrainy
شوقي إليك بيوم عاطر مطر
And these are lines I imbue, from afar,
And these lines from afar I carry
With my longing for you on a fragrant, rainy day,
My longing for you, a fragrant rainy day
حيثwhere الأزاهيرthe blossoms حوليaround me ليسnot ينقصهاis missing from them
حيث الأزاهير حولي ليس ينقصها
إلاexcept محياكyour face سمحاgracious مالياfilling نظريmy sight
إلا محياك سمحا ماليا نظري
Where the blossoms around me lack nothing
Where the flowers around me lack nothing
But your gracious face filling my sight;
Except your smile, gentle, kindly gaze
وحيثand where فيin الطلthe dew أنغامmelodies تداعبنيcaress me
وحيث في الطل أنغام تداعبني
كأنهاas though they منfrom معانيthe meanings of شدوكyour singing النضرvibrant
كأنها من معاني شدوك النضر
And where, in the dew, melodies caress me,
And where the dew sings melodies that caress me
As though they came from the meanings of your vibrant song;
As if they were from the meanings of your tender singing
وحيثand where بكرتrose early الأطيارthe birds شاديةsinging
وحيث بكرت الأطيار شادية
والطلand the dew يغمرهاenvelops them بالحبin love والخفرand bashfulness
والطل يغمرها بالحب والخفر
And where the birds rose early, singing,
And where the birds chirped joyfully
And the dew envelops them in love and bashfulness;
And the dew drowned them in love and fluttering
وحيثand where تبتهجrejoice الأشجارthe trees راقصةdancing
وحيث تبتهج الأشجار راقصة
بالذكرياتwith memories ومنand among ألوانهاtheir hues ذكريremembrance of me
بالذكريات ومن ألوانها ذكري
And where the trees rejoice, dancing
And where the trees rejoice dancing
With memories—and remembrance of me is among their hues;
With memories and their colors are my memory
وحيثand where فيin العشبthe grass عبادworshippers تصوفهمtheir mystic devotion
وحيث في العشب عباد تصوفهم
سجودهمtheir prostration فيamong الحصىthe pebbles والشوكand the thorns والحجرand the stone
سجودهم في الحصى والشوك والحجر
And where, in the grass, are worshippers whose mystic devotion
And where in the grass worshipers kneel
Is their prostration among pebbles, thorns, and stone;
Their prostration on pebbles, thorns and stone
وحيثand where رفتfluttered فراشاتbutterflies كآلهةlike deities
وحيث رفت فراشات كآلهة
يبحثنthey seek عنfor عالمa world للحبfor love مبتكرnewly created
يبحثن عن عالم للحب مبتكر
And where butterflies fluttered like deities,
And where butterflies floated like goddesses
Seeking a newly created world for love;
Seeking a world of innovative love
وحيثماand wherever حشراتinsects لاno عدادcount لهاfor them
وحيثما حشرات لا عداد لها
نأينthey kept far away عنfrom صورforms of العدوانaggression والخطرand danger
نأين عن صور العدوان والخطر
And wherever insects beyond number
And insects innumerable
Have kept far from forms of aggression and danger,
Far from images of aggression and danger
ولذنand they took refuge بالغيثin the rain والأزهارand the flowers آمنةsafe
ولذن بالغيث والأزهار آمنة
وقدand indeed حمينthey were sheltered بمنby those whom ناجينthey communed with منamong شجرtrees
وقد حمين بمن ناجين من شجر
And taken refuge, safe, in rain and flowers,
And so they trust in the rain and flowers
And been sheltered by the trees with which they communed;
And are protected by those we prayed to from trees
كأنماas though هيthey أهلوهاtheir kin وأخوتهاand their siblings
كأنما هي أهلوها وأخوتها
إنeven if شمخنthey towered وماand did not شاكلنthey resembled للبصرto the eye
إن شمخن وما شاكلن للبصر
As though these were their kin and siblings,
As if they were their family and sisters
Even if they towered and, to the eye, did not resemble them;
If they swaggered and did not resemble sight
كأنهاas though they هيthey themselves بعضيpart of me حينwhen أرمقهاI gaze at them
كأنها هي بعضي حين أرمقها
تهفوthey yearn إليّtoward me ولمand did not يعلقcling بهاto them ضرريmy harm
تهفو إليّ ولم يعلق بها ضرري
As though they themselves were part of me when I gaze at them,
It's as if they are part of me when I glimpse them
They yearn toward me, untouched by any harm from me;
Yearning for me and no harm was done by me
وحيثماand wherever الساحلthe shore الدافيwarm لزؤريهfor its visitors
وحيثما الساحل الدافي لزؤريه
كنزa treasure منof التبرraw gold أوor كنزa treasure منof الدررpearls
كنز من التبر أو كنز من الدرر
And wherever the warm shore is, for its visitors,
And wherever the shore caresses its pebbles
A treasure of raw gold, or a treasure of pearls;
A treasure of sand or a treasure of pearls
تظرتهاI beheld them (probable reading) كلهاall of them فيin خطفa flash ناظرتيmy gaze
تظرتها كلها في خطف ناظرتي
كأنهاas though they were معرضan exhibition قدhad طافparaded بالصورwith pictures
كأنها معرض قد طاف بالصور
I beheld them all in a flash of my gaze,
I looked at them all in a blink of my eye
As though they were an exhibition that had paraded its pictures;
As if it were an exhibit that toured images
فقلتso I said ياoh ليتif only عيسىIsa كانwere ناظرهاgazing at them
فقلت يا ليت عيسى كان ناظرها
قربيbeside me وكانand were لسانيmy tongue اليومtoday أوor وتريmy string
قربي وكان لساني اليوم أو وتري
So I said, 'Oh, if only Isa were gazing at them
So I said oh if only Jesus had seen them
Beside me, and were my tongue today, or my string!'
Near me and my tongue were today a string or chord
وإذand since حرمتكI was deprived of you صاحcried out الشعرpoetry فيin قلميmy pen
وإذ حرمتك صاح الشعر في قلمي
لكيso that أخصّكI single you out بالجياشwith the outpouring منof فكريmy thought
لكي أخصّك بالجياش من فكري
And, since I was deprived of you, poetry cried out in my pen,
And when I deprived you, poetry cried out in my pen
To single you out for the outpouring of my thought,
So I would distinguish you with the fervor of my thoughts
ومنand of عواطفthe feelings of قلبa heart أنتyou مسعدهits gladdener
ومن عواطف قلب أنت مسعده
فيin كلevery حالcircumstance وحاميهand its protector منfrom الغيرmisfortunes
في كل حال وحاميه من الغير
And of the feelings of a heart you gladden
And the feelings of a heart you make happy
In every circumstance, and shield from misfortune.
In every situation and protect from others
ياoh ماhow أقلّfew الألىthose who ينسونthey forget أنفسهمthemselves
يا ما أقلّ الألى ينسون أنفسهم
ويسعدونand they gladden الورىhumankind إسعادthe gladdening of مقتدرa capable person
ويسعدون الورى إسعاد مقتدر
Oh, how few are those who forget themselves
Oh how little people forget themselves
And gladden humankind as one truly capable can!
And make the world happy with powerful happiness