مازالَhe kept يَمشيwalking فيthrough الأُمورِaffairs بِفِكرِهِwith his thoughts
مازالَ يَمشي في الأُمورِ بِفِكرِهِ
حَتّىuntil تَمَشّىcrept النَومُsleep فيinto الأَجفانِthe eyelids
حَتّى تَمَشّى النَومُ في الأَجفانِ
He kept roaming through affairs in his mind,
He still walks in matters with his mind
He kept wandering through matters with his mind,
Until sleep crept into his eyelids.
Until sleep walks in the eyelids
Until sleep crept softly into his eyelids.
وَكَماand as يَرىsees الوَسنانُthe drowsy man راءَhe saw كَأَنَّهُas though he were
وَكَما يَرى الوَسنانُ راءَ كَأَنَّهُ
فيin النَعشِthe bier مَيتٌdead هامِدُmotionless الجُثمانِthe body
في النَعشِ مَيتٌ هامِدُ الجُثمانِ
And, as the drowsy see, he saw himself as though
And as the lonely one sees a mirage as if
And as a drowsy man sees visions, he saw himself
Dead upon the bier, his body motionless.
In the coffin a dead frozen body
Lying in a coffin, a corpse with lifeless limbs.
وَعَلىand along جَوانِبِthe sides of نَعشِهِhis bier صَفّانِtwo ranks
وَعَلى جَوانِبِ نَعشِهِ صَفّانِ
مِنof جُندِthe troops of أَلبِرتِAlbert الرَفيعِexalted الشانِstanding
مِن جُندِ أَلبِرتِ الرَفيعِ الشانِ
And along the sides of his bier stood two ranks
And on the sides of his coffin two lines
And flanking the sides of his hearse were two rows
Of the troops of Albert, exalted in standing.
Of Albert's soldiers, dignified
Of the soldiers of Albert, the high-esteemed.
يَبكونَهُthey weep for him لاnot شامِتينَgloating بِمَوتِهِover his death
يَبكونَهُ لا شامِتينَ بِمَوتِهِ
لَيسَis not الشَماتَةُgloating عادَةَthe custom of الشُجعانِthe brave
لَيسَ الشَماتَةُ عادَةَ الشُجعانِ
They wept for him, not gloating at his death;
Crying over him, not gloating over his death
They wept for him, with no gloating at his death;
Gloating is not the custom of the brave.
Gloating is not the habit of the brave
For gloating is not the custom of the brave.
وَرَأىand he saw حَوالَيهِaround him جَماهيرَcrowds of الوَرىhumankind
وَرَأى حَوالَيهِ جَماهيرَ الوَرى
تَستَعرِضُviewing المَلحودَthe buried man فيin الأَكفانِthe shrouds
تَستَعرِضُ المَلحودَ في الأَكفانِ
And he saw around him crowds of humankind
And he saw around him the masses of people
He saw the throngs of people all around him
Viewing the dead man in his shrouds.
Inspecting the cursed one in the shroud
Reviewing the entombed one within his shrouds.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though كَرِهَhe loathed اِختِلاطَthe mingling of رُفاتِهِhis remains
وَكَأَنَّما كَرِهَ اِختِلاطَ رُفاتِهِ
فيin الأَرضِthe earth بِالضُعَفاءِwith the weak وَالعُبدانِand the slaves
في الأَرضِ بِالضُعَفاءِ وَالعُبدانِ
And as though he loathed his remains mingling
As if he disliked mixing his remains
As if he loathed the mingling of his remains
In the earth with the weak and the slaves,
In the ground with the weak and slaves
In the earth alongside the weak and the slaves.
أَوor أَنَّthat مَرأىthe sight of الحَشدِthe crowd أَقلَقَdisturbed روحَهُhis soul
أَو أَنَّ مَرأى الحَشدِ أَقلَقَ روحَهُ
فيin جِسمِهِhis body فَهَفاso he yearned إِلىfor الطَيَرانِflight
في جِسمِهِ فَهَفا إِلى الطَيَرانِ
Or the sight of the crowd had disturbed his soul
Or the sight of the crowds disturbed his soul
Or perhaps the sight of the crowd disturbed his spirit
Within his body, so he yearned to fly.
In his body, so he fluttered to flight
Within his body, so it yearned to take flight.
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe wonders فيin الكَرىsleep أَنَّthat الفَتىthe young man
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ في الكَرى أَنَّ الفَتى
يَغدوbecomes بِهِin it وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he were شَخصانِtwo people
يَغدو بِهِ وَكَأَنَّهُ شَخصانِ
And one of sleep's marvels is that a young man
And of the wonders in the universe, that the young man
And among the wonders of slumber is that a man
Becomes in it as though he were two people.
Walks with it as if he were two people
Becomes therein as if he were two persons.
أَمَّheaded toward السَماءَheaven وَقَدand already تَوَهَّمَimagined أَنَّهُthat he
أَمَّ السَماءَ وَقَد تَوَهَّمَ أَنَّهُ
لاno شَكَّdoubt والِجَهاentering it بِلاwithout اِستِئذانِasking permission
لا شَكَّ والِجَها بِلا اِستِئذانِ
He made for heaven, imagining that he
He aimed for the sky, imagining that he
He made for Heaven, imagining that he
Would surely enter it without asking leave.
Was no doubt entering without permission
Would doubtless enter it without permission.
ماnot زالَceased يَرقىrising صاعِداًupward حَتّىuntil اِنتَهىhe arrived
ما زالَ يَرقى صاعِداً حَتّى اِنتَهى
حَيثُwhere الغِناءُsong مَثالِثٌthird strings وَمَثانيand second strings
حَيثُ الغِناءُ مَثالِثٌ وَمَثاني
He kept rising, climbing, until he reached
He kept rising until he reached
He kept rising, ascending until he reached
Where song resounded on third and second strings.
Where the singing is triple and octave
Where the singing was of triple and double strings.
فَرَمىthen he cast بِناظِرِهِwith his gaze فَأَبصَرَand saw بابَهاits gate
فَرَمى بِناظِرِهِ فَأَبصَرَ بابَها
فَمَشىso he walked إِلَيهِtoward it مِشيَةَthe gait of العَجلانِa hurried man
فَمَشى إِلَيهِ مِشيَةَ العَجلانِ
Then he cast his gaze and saw its gate;
So he threw his sight and saw her door
He cast his gaze about and spotted its gate,
He walked toward it with a hurried man's stride.
And walked to it with the pace of urgency
So he walked toward it with the stride of a hurried man.
وَأَقامَand he kept يَقرَعُهُknocking on it فَأَقبَلَthen came بُطرُسٌPeter
وَأَقامَ يَقرَعُهُ فَأَقبَلَ بُطرُسٌ
ذوpossessor of الأَمرِcommand فيin الفِردَوسِParadise وَالسُلطانِand authority
ذو الأَمرِ في الفِردَوسِ وَالسُلطانِ
And he kept knocking; then Peter came,
And stood knocking on it, so Peter came
He stood knocking on it, and Peter came forth,
Holder of command and authority in Paradise.
The one in charge of Paradise and the Sultanate
The holder of command and authority in Paradise.
وَأَدارَand he turned فيهِupon him لَحظَهُhis gaze فَإِذاand behold بِهِthere he was
وَأَدارَ فيهِ لَحظَهُ فَإِذا بِهِ
ضَيفٌa guest وَلَكِنbut لَيسَnot كَالضيفانِlike other guests
ضَيفٌ وَلَكِن لَيسَ كَالضيفانِ
And he looked him over, and there he was:
And glanced at him, and behold
He turned his glance upon him, and behold,
A visitor, but unlike other visitors.
A guest, but not like other guests
He was a guest, yet unlike other guests.
ماwhat جاءَناcame to us بِكَwith you صاحَshouted بُطرُسُPeter غاضِباًangrily
ما جاءَنا بِكَ صاحَ بُطرُسُ غاضِباً
ياO شَرَّworst إِنسانٍhuman being عَلىtoward الإِنسانِhumankind
يا شَرَّ إِنسانٍ عَلى الإِنسانِ
“What brought you to us?” Peter shouted angrily,
What brought you here? Peter shouted angrily
"What brought you to us?" shouted Peter in rage,
“O worst of men toward humankind!
O evil of men upon men
"O worst of humans toward humanity!"
إِذهَبgo فَماfor there is no لَكَfor you فيin السَماheaven مِنany مَوضِعٍplace
إِذهَب فَما لَكَ في السَما مِن مَوضِعٍ
ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُman الأَثيمُsinful الجانيcriminal
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ الأَثيمُ الجاني
Go! There is no place for you in heaven,
Go away, you have no place in the sky
"Begone! You have no place in the Heavens,
You sinful, criminal man!”
O wicked sinful man
O sinful man, O criminal!"
ثُمَّthen اِنثَنىhe turned لِلبابِto the gate يُحكِمُsecuring سَدَّهits closure
ثُمَّ اِنثَنى لِلبابِ يُحكِمُ سَدَّه
وَالضَيفُand the guest لَمdid not يَنبِسutter بِبِنتِa daughter (word) of لِسانِa tongue
وَالضَيفُ لَم يَنبِس بِبِنتِ لِسانِ
Then he turned to the gate and sealed it tight,
Then he turned to the door to seal it
Then he turned to the door to lock it tight,
While the visitor uttered not a single word.
And the guest did not utter a word
While the guest did not utter a single word.
ماwhat ذيthis الفَظاظَةُharshness قالَsaid وِليَمُWilliam وَاِنثَنىand he yielded
ما ذي الفَظاظَةُ قالَ وِليَمُ وَاِنثَنى
لِليَأسِto despair كَالمَصفودِlike one shackled فيin الأَقرانِfetters
لِليَأسِ كَالمَصفودِ في الأَقرانِ
“What is this harshness?” William said, and surrendered
What is this roughness? William said, turning
"What is this rudeness?" said William, and turned away
To despair, like one bound in fetters.
To despair like the shackled in chains
In despair, like one bound in shackles.
وَبِمِثلِand in the time of لَمحِa blink of الطَرفِthe eye أَسرَعَhe sped هابِطاًdownward
وَبِمِثلِ لَمحِ الطَرفِ أَسرَعَ هابِطاً
نَحوَtoward الجَحيمِHell يَقولُsaying ذاكَthat مَكانيmy place
نَحوَ الجَحيمِ يَقولُ ذاكَ مَكاني
And, in the blink of an eye, he sped downward
And in the blink of an eye he rushed down
And like the blink of an eye, he sped descending
Toward Hell, saying, “That is my place!
To hell saying "That is my place"
Towards Hell, saying, "That is my place."
هَيهاتَnever! يُحرَمُis denied مِنfrom جَهَنَّمَHell عائِدٌone returning
هَيهاتَ يُحرَمُ مِن جَهَنَّمَ عائِدٌ
مِنfrom جانِبِthe precincts of الفِردَوسِParadise بِالحِرمانِwith rejection
مِن جانِبِ الفِردَوسِ بِالحِرمانِ
Surely Hell would never reject one returning
Alas, a returnee is deprived of hell
"Far be it that one returning from the edge of Paradise
Rejected from the precincts of Paradise.”
From the side of Paradise with deprivation
With rejection should be denied entry to Hell."
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle صارَhe came دونَbefore رِتاجِهاits gate
حَتّى إِذا ما صارَ دونَ رِتاجِها
سَمِعَhe heard الزَعيمَthe chief يَصيحُshouting بِالأَعوانِto the helpers
سَمِعَ الزَعيمَ يَصيحُ بِالأَعوانِ
At length, when he stood before its gate,
Until when he was below its clamor
But when he stood before its mighty gate,
He heard the chief shouting to his helpers:
He heard the leader shouting for helpers
He heard the Leader shouting to his minions:
أَبَنيO sons of جَهَنَّمَHell أَوصِدواbolt أَبوابَكُمyour gates
أَبَني جَهَنَّمَ أَوصِدوا أَبوابَكُم
وَاِستَعصِمواand seek shelter كَالطَيرِlike birds بِالأَوكانِin the nests
وَاِستَعصِموا كَالطَيرِ بِالأَوكانِ
“O sons of Hell, bolt your gates,
Oh people of hell, close your doors
"O sons of Hell, bolt your doors shut!
And take shelter like birds in their nests.
And take refuge like birds in nests
And take shelter like birds within their nests!"
كونواbe عَلىon حَذَرٍguard فَفيfor in هَذاthis الضُحىforenoon
كونوا عَلى حَذَرٍ فَفي هَذا الضُحى
يَأتيcomes إِلَيناto us قَيصَرُthe Kaiser of الأَلمانِthe Germans
يَأتي إِلَينا قَيصَرُ الأَلمانِ
Be on your guard, for this very morning
Be alert for in this morning
"Be on your guard, for in this morning hour
The Germans' Kaiser is coming to us.
The German Caesar comes to us
The Kaiser of the Germans is coming to us."
إِنif كُنتُمُyou are لَمnot تَعرِفوهُyou know him فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
إِن كُنتُمُ لَم تَعرِفوهُ فَإِنَّهُ
رَجُلٌa man بِلاwithout قَلبٍa heart وَلاnor وِجدانِconscience
رَجُلٌ بِلا قَلبٍ وَلا وِجدانِ
If you do not know him, he is
If you do not recognize him, he
"If you do not know him, know that he is
A man without a heart or conscience.
Is a heartless, conscienceless man
A man without a heart and without a conscience."
أَخشىI fear عَلىfor أَخلاقِكُمyour morals إِنif زارَكُمhe visits you
أَخشى عَلى أَخلاقِكُم إِن زارَكُم
وَهيَand they الحِسانُthe good ones تَصيرُbecome غَيرَnot حِسانِgood
وَهيَ الحِسانُ تَصيرُ غَيرَ حِسانِ
I fear that, if he visits you, your morals—
I fear for your morals if he visits you
"I fear for your morals if he visits you;
Good as they are—will cease to be good.
And good turns to other than good
Though they are fine, they will become unrefined."
إِيّاكُمُbeware, all of you أَنof تَسمَحواallowing بِدُخولِهِhis entry
إِيّاكُمُ أَن تَسمَحوا بِدُخولِهِ
فَدُخولُهُfor his entry خَطَرٌa danger عَلىto السُكّانِthe inhabitants
فَدُخولُهُ خَطَرٌ عَلى السُكّانِ
Beware of allowing him to enter,
Beware of letting him enter
"Beware of ever permitting his entry,
For his entry is a danger to the inhabitants.
For his entry is dangerous for the inhabitants
For his entrance is a danger to the residents."
أَمريmy command لَكُمto you أَصدَرتُهُI issued it فَخُذواso abide بِهِby it
أَمري لَكُم أَصدَرتُهُ فَخُذوا بِهِ
وَحَذارِand beware ثُمَّthen حَذارِbeware مِنof عِصيانيdisobeying me
وَحَذارِ ثُمَّ حَذارِ مِن عِصياني
I have issued my command to you; obey it,
I have issued my order to you, take it
"I have issued my command to you, so take heed;
And beware, again beware, of disobeying me!”
And beware, beware of disobeying me
And beware, then beware, of disobeying me."
ماذاwhat تَرانيdo you take me for صاحَshouted وُليَمُWilliam باكِياًweeping
ماذا تَراني صاحَ وُليَمُ باكِياً
حَتّىeven الأَبالِسُthe devils لاdo not تُحِبُّlike to تَرانيsee me
حَتّى الأَبالِسُ لا تُحِبُّ تَراني
“What do you take me for?” William cried, weeping.
What do you see me as? William cried
"How do you see me?" cried William, weeping,
“Even devils do not wish to see me!
Even demons do not like to see me
"That even the devils do not wish to see me?"
إِبليسُIblis ياO شَيخَchief of الزَبانِيَةِHell's wardens الأُلىwho
إِبليسُ يا شَيخَ الزَبانِيَةِ الأُلى
كانواwere الأَخدانيmy intimates مِنَamong الأَخدانِcompanions
كانوا الأَخداني مِنَ الأَخدانِ
Iblis, O chief of Hell's wardens, who
Iblis, oh elder of the first demons
"O Iblis! O Sheikh of the Wardens who were
Were my intimates among companions,
They were my brothers from the brothers
Once my friends among friends!"
رُحماكَyour mercy! بيon me فَالَيلُfor the night قاسٍcruel بَردُهُits cold
رُحماكَ بي فَالَيلُ قاسٍ بَردُهُ
وَالهَولُand terror يَملَءُfills ناظِريmy eyes وَجَنانيand my heart
وَالهَولُ يَملَءُ ناظِري وَجَناني
Have mercy on me: the night's cold is cruel,
Have mercy on me, the night is harshly cold
"Have mercy on me, for the night is biting cold,
And terror fills my eyes and heart.
And horror fills my sight and self
And terror fills my vision and my heart."
بِجَهَنَّمٍby Hell بَِلساكِنيby the inhabitants of حُجراتِهاits chambers
بِجَهَنَّمٍ بَِلساكِني حُجراتِها
بِمَواقِدٍby the furnaces of النيرانِthe fires بِالنيرانِby the fires
بِمَواقِدٍ النيرانِ بِالنيرانِ
By Hell, by those who dwell in its chambers,
By hell, by its burning chambers
"By Hell, and by the dwellers of its chambers!
By the furnaces of fire, by the fires,
With fires, with fires
By the hearths of fire, and by the fires!"
وَبِكُلِّand by every شَيطانٍdevil مَريدٍrebellious ماكِرٍcunning
وَبِكُلِّ شَيطانٍ مَريدٍ ماكِرٍ
وَبِكُلِّand by every تابِعِfollower of مارِدٍrebellious شَيطانِdevil
وَبِكُلِّ تابِعِ مارِدٍ شَيطانِ
And by every rebellious, cunning devil,
And by every willing, deceitful devil
"And by every rebellious, cunning devil!
And by every follower of a rebellious devil,
And by every obedient, rebellious devil
And by every follower and defiant demon!"
مُرcommand يَنفَتِحwill open بابُthe gate of اجَحيمِHell فَإِنَّنيfor indeed I
مُر يَنفَتِح بابُ اجَحيمِ فَإِنَّني
قَدalready كادَnearly يَجمُدُfreeze لِلصَقيعِfrom the frost لِسانيmy tongue
قَد كادَ يَجمُدُ لِلصَقيعِ لِساني
Order Hell's gate to open, for
Command the gates of hell to open, for I
"Order the door of Hell to open, for I—
My tongue has nearly frozen from the frost.
Have nearly frozen stiff my tongue
My tongue has almost frozen from the frost."
ياO لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge أَينَwhere أَذهَبُI go بَعدَماnow that
يا لَيتَ شِعري أَينَ أَذهَبُ بَعدَما
سُدَّwas blocked السَبيلُthe way وَأوصِدَand were bolted البابانِthe two gates
سُدَّ السَبيلُ وَأوصِدَ البابانِ
Would that I knew where to go, now that
I wish I knew where to go after
"Oh, woe is me! Where shall I go, after
The way is blocked and both gates are bolted.
The way was blocked and both doors shut
The path is blocked and both doors are locked?"
مُرorder ليfor me بِزاوِيَةٍa corner أَزُجَّI thrust بِمُهجَتيmy soul
مُر لي بِزاوِيَةٍ أَزُجَّ بِمُهجَتي
فيهاinto it وَإِنand even if تَكُit be مِنof حَميمٍhot water آنِboiling hot
فيها وَإِن تَكُ مِن حَميمٍ آنِ
Assign me a corner, that I may thrust my soul
Command me a corner to rest my brain
"Order me a corner where I may thrust my soul,
Into it, even if it be of scalding water.
In even if it is intensely hot
Even if it be of boiling water."
هَلّاwill you not قَبِلتَyou accepted تَضَرُّعيmy pleading فَأَجابَهُthen he answered him
هَلّا قَبِلتَ تَضَرُّعي فَأَجابَهُ
إِبليسُIblis وَهَوَwhile he يَروغُdodges كَالسَرحانِlike a wolf
إِبليسُ وَهَوَ يَروغُ كَالسَرحانِ
Will you not accept my plea?” Then he was answered
Why did you not accept my plea? So Iblis answered him
"Will you not accept my plea?" Then answered him
By Iblis, who dodged like a wolf:
Turning away like a snake
Iblis, dodging slyly like a wolf:
لَوif كُنتُI were أَعلَمُto know ماnot سَكَتُّI would be silent فَلاso do not تَزِدsay more
لَو كُنتُ أَعلَمُ ما سَكَتُّ فَلا تَزِد
لاno رَأيَcounsel لِلحَيرانِfor the bewildered فيconcerning الحَيرانِthe bewildered
لا رَأيَ لِلحَيرانِ في الحَيرانِ
“If I knew, I would not be silent; say no more.
If I knew I would have kept silent, so do not increase
"If I knew a way, I would not have kept silent, so add no more;
The bewildered have no counsel for the bewildered.
The confused have no opinion among the confused
The confused has no counsel for the confused."
عَبَثاًin vain تُحاوِلُyou try أَنto تُصادِفَfind عِندَناwith us
عَبَثاً تُحاوِلُ أَن تُصادِفَ عِندَنا
نُزلاًlodging فَهَذاfor this لَيسَis not بِالإِمكانِpossible
نُزلاً فَهَذا لَيسَ بِالإِمكانِ
In vain you try to find with us
You try in vain to find lodging with us
"In vain you attempt to find with us
Lodging; that is not possible.
This is impossible
Any lodging, for this is simply not possible."
لاdo not تَذكُرَنَّever mention لِيَّto me الحَنّانَcompassion وَماand what جَرىfollowed
لا تَذكُرَنَّ لِيَّ الحَنّانَ وَما جَرى
مَجراهُits course إِنّيindeed I قَدalready قَتَلتُhave killed حَنانيmy compassion
مَجراهُ إِنّي قَد قَتَلتُ حَناني
Never mention compassion to me, or anything
Do not mention to me the Tender One and what happened
"Do not mention affection to me, nor what flows
Of its kind: I have killed my compassion.
To her, I have killed my tender one
In its course, for I have killed my affection."
لاlet not يَدخُلَنَّever enter جَهَنَّماًHell ذيone with مَطمَعٍan ambition
لا يَدخُلَنَّ جَهَنَّماً ذي مَطمَعٍ
بِالمَجدِfor glory أَوor بِالأَصفَرِfor yellow gold الرَنّانِclinking
بِالمَجدِ أَو بِالأَصفَرِ الرَنّانِ
Let no one enter Hell who longs
He who aspires for glory or gold
"Let no one enter Hell who harbors ambition
For glory or for yellow, clinking gold.
Shall not enter hell
For glory or for the ringing yellow gold."
إِنif كُنتَyou are تَشتاقُyou yearn for الإِقامَةَresidence فيin اللَظىthe blaze
إِن كُنتَ تَشتاقُ الإِقامَةَ في اللَظى
فَالنارُfor fire وَالِكبريتُand sulfur كُلَّevery مَكانِplace
فَالنارُ وَالِكبريتُ كُلَّ مَكانِ
If you yearn to dwell in the blaze,
If you long for staying in the flames
"If you yearn for residence in the blaze,
Fire and sulfur are everywhere.
Then fire and sulfur are everywhere
Then fire and sulfur are in every place."
فَاِجمَعهُماso gather them both وَاِصنَعand make لِنَفسِكَfor yourself مِنهُماfrom them both
فَاِجمَعهُما وَاِصنَع لِنَفسِكَ مِنهُما
وَلِمَنand for those whom تُحِبُّهُمُyou love them جَحيماًa Hell ثانيa second
وَلِمَن تُحِبُّهُمُ جَحيماً ثاني
Gather them, and make from them for yourself
So gather them and make for yourself from them
"So gather them, and fashion from them for yourself
And those you love a second Hell.”
And for those you love, another hell
And for those you love, a second Hell."
وَهُناand here تَقَهقَرَretreated وُليَمٌWilliam ثُمَّthen اِختَفىvanished
وَهُنا تَقَهقَرَ وُليَمٌ ثُمَّ اِختَفى
ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween لَيلٍnight حالِكٍpitch-black وَدُخانِand smoke
ما بَينَ لَيلٍ حالِكٍ وَدُخانِ
And here William retreated, then vanished
And here William recoiled then disappeared
And here William retreated, then vanished
Between pitch-black night and smoke.
Between a dark night and smoke
Between pitch-dark night and smoke.
فَأَفاقَthen he awoke مَذعوراًterrified يُقَلِّبُturning طَرفَهُhis gaze
فَأَفاقَ مَذعوراً يُقَلِّبُ طَرفَهُ
لِلرُعبِfrom fear فيat الأَبوابِthe doors وَالحيطانِand the walls
لِلرُعبِ في الأَبوابِ وَالحيطانِ
Then he awoke in terror, turning his gaze
So he woke up terrified, turning his eye
He woke in panic, turning his eyes
In fear upon the doors and walls,
To the horror in the doors and walls
In terror toward the doors and the walls.
وَيَقولُand he says لاnot أَنساكَI forget you ياO حُلميmy dream وَلَوand even if
وَيَقولُ لا أَنساكَ يا حُلمي وَلَو
نَسَجَتwove عَلَيَّover me عَناكِبُthe spiders of النِسيانِoblivion
نَسَجَت عَلَيَّ عَناكِبُ النِسيانِ
And saying, “I will not forget you, my dream, even if
And says I will not forget you, oh my dream, even
And saying, "I will not forget you, O my dream, even if
The spiders of oblivion spin their webs over me.
If the spiders of forgetfulness weaved over me
The spiders of forgetfulness weave their webs over me."
ماnot راعَنيfrightened me أَنّيthat I طُرِدتُwas expelled مِنَfrom السَماheaven
ما راعَني أَنّي طُرِدتُ مِنَ السَما
أَناI قانِطٌdespairing مِنof رَحمَةِthe mercy of الدَيّانِthe Divine Judge
أَنا قانِطٌ مِن رَحمَةِ الدَيّانِ
It did not frighten me that I was expelled from heaven;
What startled me was that I was expelled from the sky
"It did not appall me that I was banished from Heaven;
I despair of the Judge's mercy.
I despair of the mercy of the Judge
I have despaired of the Judge's mercy."
لَكِنَّbut طَرديmy expulsion مِنَfrom جَهَنَّمَHell إِنَّهُindeed it
لَكِنَّ طَردي مِنَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّهُ
ماnever دارَentered فيin خُلديmy mind وَلاnor حِسبانيmy reckoning
ما دارَ في خُلدي وَلا حِسباني
But my expulsion from Hell—this
But my expulsion from hell, it
"But my banishment from Hell—indeed,
Never entered my thoughts or my reckoning.”
Did not cross my mind or calculations
That had never crossed my mind nor my reckoning."
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