اضحكواlaugh ثمthen اضحكواlaugh ياO هازلينmockers
اضحكوا ثم اضحكوا يا هازلين
واغنمواand profit تعذيبكمyour tormenting قلبيmy heart الطَّعينpierced
واغنموا تعذيبكم قلبي الطَّعين
Laugh, then laugh, you mockers!
Laugh then laugh, O mockers
And profit from your torment of my pierced heart.
And take pleasure in tormenting my angry heart
أضحكواlaugh لمdid not يبقremain عنديwith me أملٌُhope
أضحكوا لم يبق عندي أملٌُ
فيin شفاءِcuring العابثينَthe frivolous الماجنينthe dissolute
في شفاءِ العابثينَ الماجنين
Laugh; I have no hope left
Laugh, I have no more hope
of curing the frivolous and the dissolute—
In curing the vile, insane
الأthose (word fragment) ليwho (word fragment) باعواthey sold out علىagainst أوطانهمtheir homelands
الأ لي باعوا على أوطانهم
مثلماjust as باعواthey sold حقوقَthe rights الكادحينof the toilers
مثلما باعوا حقوقَ الكادحين
those who sold out their homelands,
Alas, they sold their homelands
just as they sold the rights of the toilers,
As they sold the rights of the toilers
واستباحواand they deemed lawful رَجمَpelting مثليsomeone like me بالأذَىwith abuse
واستباحوا رَجمَ مثلي بالأذَى
وأحُّلواand they sanctioned عزَّةَthe might الباغيof the oppressor الخؤونtreacherous
وأحُّلوا عزَّةَ الباغي الخؤون
and deemed it lawful to pelt one like me with abuse,
And considered it lawful to stone someone like me with harm
and sanctioned the might of the treacherous oppressor.
And permitted the arrogance of the unjust tyrant
بعدafter ماthat غادرتُI left أوطانيmy homelands لكمto you
بعد ما غادرتُ أوطاني لكم
كلevery ظُلمٍinjustice نالنيbefell me صارَbecame يهونeasier to bear
كل ظُلمٍ نالني صارَ يهون
After I left my homelands to you,
After I left my home for you
every injustice that befell me became easier to bear.
Every injustice that befell me became trivial
كيفماhowever شئتمyou wish لكمfor you أنto تخنقواyou strangle
كيفما شئتم لكم أن تخنقوا
أوor تُجيعونيyou starve me كماas شاءَwilled الجنونmadness
أو تُجيعوني كما شاءَ الجنون
However you please, you may strangle me,
However you wish, it is yours to strangle me
or starve me, as madness willed.
Or starve me as madness willed
فأناfor I الصُّلبُthe steadfast one الذيwho إنif شاخgrew old لمhas not
فأنا الصُّلبُ الذي إن شاخ لم
يتحظَّمbe shattered (apparent typo) بخطوبٍby calamities وشجونand sorrows
يتحظَّم بخطوبٍ وشجون
For I am the steadfast one who, though aged, has not
Yet I am the resolute one who, if he grows old, will not
been shattered by calamities and sorrows.
Be moved by sorrows and passions
أناI منfrom نفسيmy own self أميرa prince سيدa master
أنا من نفسي أمير سيد
واناand I منهاfrom it هزبرٌa lion فيin عرينa den
وانا منها هزبرٌ في عرين
Of my own self, I am a prince and master,
I am in myself a noble master
and of that self, a lion in a den.
And from it a lion in a den
حُرقتيmy anguish ليستis not للنفسيfor myself بلbut أسىًgrief
حُرقتي ليست للنفسي بل أسىً
للذيfor that which يشقىsuffers بهfrom it الشعبُthe people الغبينthe wronged
للذي يشقى به الشعبُ الغبين
My anguish is not for myself, but grief
My burning is not for my soul but grief
for what makes the wronged people suffer.
For what the foolish people suffer
صلواتُprayers الذلِّof abasement فيin أفواهكمyour mouths
صلواتُ الذلِّ في أفواهكم
والقرابينُand the offerings إلىto الحوتِthe whale البدينfat
والقرابينُ إلى الحوتِ البدين
Prayers of abasement are in your mouths,
Prayers of humiliation are in your mouths
and offerings go to the fat whale.
And offerings to the gluttonous whale
ياoh لكمfor you منof طُغمةٍa clique فاسدةٍcorrupt
يا لكم من طُغمةٍ فاسدةٍ
تحسبit considers الحمقَfolly سلاحَthe weapon الفاتحينof the conquerors
تحسب الحمقَ سلاحَ الفاتحين
What a corrupt clique you are,
What a corrupt gang you are
thinking folly the weapon of conquerors!
Who think foolishness is the weapon of conquerors
هيَthese are أيامٌdays لكمfor you معدودةٌnumbered
هيَ أيامٌ لكم معدودةٌ
ومنand some of الأيامِthe days فيin الوهمِdelusion سنينyears
ومن الأيامِ في الوهمِ سنين
These are numbered days for you,
These are days counted for you
and some days, in delusion, seem like years.
And years in illusion from the days
ثمthen يمضىgoes on الحوتُthe whale يبقىremains أكلكمdevouring you
ثم يمضى الحوتُ يبقى أكلكم
لقمةًa mouthful واحدةَsingle غيرnot ضنينstingy
لقمةً واحدةَ غير ضنين
Then the whale goes on; he has you left to devour—
Then the whale passes, your food remains
a single mouthful, without stint.
A single bite, not stingy
اضحكواlaugh واستعذبواand savor تقريبهhis bringing near
اضحكوا واستعذبوا تقريبه
جَمعكمyour company منهnear him إلىuntil يومٍa day وحينand a time
جَمعكم منه إلى يومٍ وحين
Laugh, and relish his drawing
Laugh and relish bringing it closer
your company close to him, until a day and hour.
Your gathering of it until a time and moment
فقصاركمfor your ultimate end جميعاًall of you صيدكمyour capture
فقصاركم جميعاً صيدكم
يستوىare alike الماكولُthe devoured بينamong الآكلينthe devourers
يستوى الماكولُ بين الآكلين
For your ultimate end, all of you, is to be prey;
For your food is all your prey
the devoured are all alike to the devourers.
The eaten is the same between the eaters
ليسَis not نومُthe sleep الشعبُof the people إلاَّexcept سِنةًa doze
ليسَ نومُ الشعبُ إلاَّ سِنةً
وكذاكand likewise العدلُjustice أوor صدقُthe truth اليقينof certainty
وكذاك العدلُ أو صدقُ اليقين
The people's sleep is no more than a doze,
The people's sleep is nothing but a coma
and likewise that of justice, or true certainty.
And so is justice or honesty of conviction
إنif تظُّنواyou think الأمرَpower فيin الدنياthe world لمنto whoever
إن تظُّنوا الأمرَ في الدنيا لمن
خادعَdeceived الدنياthe world فعدتهُthen his mainstay الأمينthe trustworthy one
خادعَ الدنيا فعدتهُ الأمين
If you think power in this world belongs to whoever
If you think the matter in life is for those
deceives the world, then his mainstay is the honest man,
Who deceived life, you counted them as honest
فعظاتُfor the lessons الدهرِof time فيin أحكامهاtheir judgments
فعظاتُ الدهرِ في أحكامها
لمhave not تُخادِعdeceived أوor تُخادَعbeen deceived بالطنينby buzzing
لم تُخادِع أو تُخادَع بالطنين
for the lessons of time, in their judgments,
For the lessons of fate in its rulings
have neither deceived nor been deceived by buzzing.
Did not deceive or get deceived with murmuring
إنماonly الحُّقtruth هوis الغلابُthe conqueror لنwill never
إنما الحُّق هو الغلابُ لن
يُزَهقَbe extinguished الحُّقtruth ولوand even if عاشlived سجينa prisoner
يُزَهقَ الحُّق ولو عاش سجين
Truth alone is the conqueror; never will
Truth alone is the victor, it will not
truth be extinguished, even if it lives a prisoner.
Perish even if imprisoned