راحَset out يَرويslakes صَداهُits thirst
راحَ يَروي صَداهُ
مِنfrom نَفحاتwafts العُطورperfumes
مِن نَفحات العُطور
It set out to slake its thirst
His echo wandered
With wafts of perfume.
With the scents of perfumes
يَهيمwanders lovestruck تَبغيseek يَداهits two hands
يَهيم تَبغي يَداه
قَطفplucking جَنيripe yield الزُهورthe flowers
قَطف جَني الزُهور
It wanders lovestruck, its hands seeking
Seeking with his hands
To pluck the flowers' ripe yield.
To pluck the harvest of flowers
يَهفوyearns لِوَردfor the roses of الشِفاهthe lips
يَهفو لِوَرد الشِفاه
وَأَرىand honey نَحلbees الثُغورthe mouths
وَأَرى نَحل الثُغور
It yearns for the roses of lips
Yearning for the rose of lips
And the honey of mouths' bees.
As I saw the bees of the lips
قَلبa heart كَقَلبlike the heart of الحَياةlife
قَلب كَقَلب الحَياة
بَينَamid حَناياfolds الأَبَدeternity
بَينَ حَنايا الأَبَد
A heart like the heart of life,
A heart like the heart of life
Amid the folds of eternity.
Between the folds of eternity
تَحدset limits مِنهُon it الجِهاتthe directions
تَحد مِنهُ الجِهات
لَكِنهُbut it لاnot يَحدis bounded
لَكِنهُ لا يَحد
The directions set limits on it,
Directions come from it
Yet it is unbounded.
But it has no limit
يَردechoes صَوتthe voice of الرُعاةthe shepherds
يَرد صَوت الرُعاة
مُجَلجِلاًresounding كَالرَعدlike thunder
مُجَلجِلاً كَالرَعد
It echoes the shepherds' voice,
The sound of the shepherds returns
Resounding like thunder.
Rolling like thunder
قَلبa heart رَمَتهُcast it السُنونthe years
قَلب رَمَتهُ السُنون
بَينَamong مَراقيheights الجِبالthe mountains
بَينَ مَراقي الجِبال
A heart cast by the years
The years threw his heart
Among the mountain heights,
Among the meadows of mountains
ملءfilling فَضاءthe expanse of الظُنونconjecture
ملء فَضاء الظُنون
ملءfilling سَماءthe sky of الخَيالimagination
ملء سَماء الخَيال
Filling the expanse of conjecture,
Filling the space of illusions
Filling the sky of imagination.
Filling the sky of imagination
تَنالtake their toll مِنهُon it العُيونthe eyes
تَنال مِنهُ العُيون
وَيَطيبهand soothes it الجَمالbeauty
وَيَطيبه الجَمال
Eyes take their toll on it,
Eyes take from it
And beauty soothes it.
And beauty makes it good
دُنياa world تَغيمgrows cloudy السَماءthe sky
دُنيا تَغيم السَماء
فِيهِwithin it وَيَهميand pours down المَطرthe rain
فِيهِ وَيَهمي المَطر
A world—the sky grows cloudy
A world where the sky is cloudy
Within it, and rain pours down.
In it the rain roams
يَنبدغbecomes drenched (uncertain meaning) رَيrefreshment وَماءand water
يَنبدغ رَي وَماء
يَصدىthirsts فياso, oh! للقَدرfor fate
يَصدى فيا للقَدر
It is drenched in refreshment and water,
The plains and water shine
It thirsts—oh, what a fate!
What an echo of fate
وَيحalas for البُحورthe seas الظِماءthirsty
وَيح البُحور الظِماء
تَرشفsip ضوءthe light of القَمَرthe moon
تَرشف ضوء القَمَر
Alas for the thirsty seas,
The thirsty seas roar
Sipping the moon's light!
Reflecting the moonlight
جَنىdid harm عَلَيهِto it النَماءgrowth
جَنى عَلَيهِ النَماء
أَثمَرbore fruit حَتّىuntil اِنقَطَفwas plucked
أَثمَر حَتّى اِنقَطَف
Growth has wronged it;
Growth came upon it
It bore fruit until it was plucked.
It fruited until it was picked
كَمhow many ذاthis آثارtraces of الدَماءblood
كَم ذا آثار الدَماء
وَكَمand how many بِروحيin my soul نطفdrops
وَكَم بِروحي نطف
How many are these traces of blood,
How many traces of blood
And how many drops in my soul!
And how many souls have I wept
صوحwithered إِلاexcept for ذِماءa remnant of life
صوح إِلا ذِماء
وَغاضَand ebbed away إِلاexcept for نطفdrops
وَغاضَ إِلا نطف
It withered, save for a remnant of life,
Except for the worthless
And ebbed away, save for a few drops.
And wept except for the worthless
ياO قَلبheart لاnot كَالقُلوبlike hearts
يا قَلب لا كَالقُلوب
يَدفُقgushes مِنكَfrom you الأَلَمpain
يَدفُق مِنكَ الأَلَم
O heart unlike other hearts,
Oh heart, not like hearts
Pain gushes from you;
Pain flows from you
تَرميyou cast وَراءbeyond الغُيوبthe unseen
تَرمي وَراء الغُيوب
عَيناan eye تَحسsenses العَدَمnothingness
عَينا تَحس العَدَم
You cast beyond the unseen
You throw beyond the unknown
An eye that senses nothingness.
An eye that feels nothingness
يَنهلdrinks deeply مِنكَfrom you الغُروبsunset
يَنهل مِنكَ الغُروب
وَتَستَفيضand overflows الظلمdarkness
وَتَستَفيض الظلم
Sunset drinks deep from you,
Sunsets draw from you
And darkness overflows.
And darkness overflows
ياoh! لِلجَلالfor the majesty الرَهيبawe-inspiring
يا لِلجَلال الرَهيب
أَوغلplunged deep فيهِwithin it الهِيامpassion
أَوغل فيهِ الهِيام
Oh, the awe-inspiring majesty!
Oh what awesome majesty
Passion has plunged deep within it.
Passion plunged into it
وَياand oh! لِلقُدسfor the holiness الحَبيبbeloved
وَيا لِلقُدس الحَبيب
مِنof قَلبيmy heart المُستَهامlove-stricken
مِن قَلبي المُستَهام
And oh, the beloved holiness
And oh what beloved holiness
Of my love-stricken heart!
From my fervent heart
يَمزجblends مرthe bitterness of النَحيبsobbing
يَمزج مر النَحيب
بِذكرَياتwith memories of الغَرامlove
بِذكرَيات الغَرام
It blends the bitterness of sobbing
Mixing the bitterness of weeping
With memories of love.
With memories of passion
وَاهاah! سَليلscion العَرينthe lion's den
وَاها سَليل العَرين
ياO جبرةpride الأَقوياءthe strong
يا جبرة الأَقوياء
Ah, scion of the lion's den,
Oh descendant of the lair
O pride of the strong!
Oh brace of the strong
يَغضhumbles هَذاthis الحَنينyearning
يَغض هَذا الحَنين
ياO جبرةpride الأَقوياءthe strong
يا جبرة الأَقوياء
This yearning humbles you,
This yearning melts
O pride of the strong!
Oh brace of the strong
يَكبرis too great مِنكَfrom you الأَنينmoaning
يَكبر مِنكَ الأَنين
يَجملlooks becoming فيكَin you الرِياءhypocrisy
يَجمل فيكَ الرِياء
A groan from you is too much;
Your moan grows
Hypocrisy becomes you.
Hypocrisy adorns you
وَيحيwoe to me وَوَيحand woe to الضُلوعthe ribs
وَيحي وَوَيح الضُلوع
مِنfrom خافقa throbbing heart كَالقَدَرlike fate
مِن خافق كَالقَدَر
Woe to me, and woe to the ribs,
Oh how the ribs shriek
From a throbbing heart like fate,
From a heartbeat like fate
يَركُضgallops بَينَamid الدُموعtears
يَركُض بَينَ الدُموع
أَهوجreckless دانيclose to الخَطَرdanger
أَهوج داني الخَطَر
Galloping amid tears,
Running between tears
Reckless, close to danger.
Raging close to danger
إِنif لنتI yield أَخفيI conceal الوُلوعthe ardor
إِن لنت أَخفي الوُلوع
وَإِنand if عَصيتI rebel اِنفَجَرit bursts forth
وَإِن عَصيت اِنفَجَر
If I yield, I conceal the ardor;
If I hide the burning embers
And if I rebel, it bursts forth.
And if I disobey they will ignite