ناقِمٌresentful عَلىof السَماءheaven
ناقِمٌ عَلى السَماء
حاقِدٌharboring hatred عَلىtoward البَشَرhumankind
حاقِدٌ عَلى البَشَر
Resentful of heaven,
Resentful of heaven,
Hating humankind,
Full of hatred for humankind,
ساخِطٌangry عَلىat القَضاءdivine decree
ساخِطٌ عَلى القَضاء
ثائِرٌrebellious عَلىagainst القَدَرfate
ثائِرٌ عَلى القَدَر
Raging against divine decree,
Angry at divine decree,
In revolt against fate.
Rebellious against fate.
غَيرَexcept for قَطرَةdrop المَساءthe evening
غَيرَ قَطرَة المَساء
لاnot أُحِبُّI love فيin السَحَرthe pre-dawn hour
لا أُحِبُّ في السَحَر
Except for the evening’s drop,
Except for the evening's drop,
At dawn, I love nothing.
I love nothing before dawn.
صِرتُI have become أَمقتُI loathe الصَفاءclarity
صِرتُ أَمقتُ الصَفاء
صِرتُI have become أَعشَقُI adore الكَدَرmurkiness
صِرتُ أَعشَقُ الكَدَر
I have come to loathe serenity;
I have come to loathe clarity;
I have come to adore the murk.
I have come to adore murkiness.
غَيرَexcept for مَشهَدِthe sight of الدِماءblood
غَيرَ مَشهَدِ الدِماء
لاnot أُحِبُّI love فيin الصوَرpictures
لا أُحِبُّ في الصوَر
Except for the sight of blood,
Except for the sight of blood,
I love nothing in images.
I love nothing in pictures.
جَمِّليbeautify ليَfor me الجَسَدthe body
جَمِّلي ليَ الجَسَد
وَاِسكُبيand pour ليَfor me الرَحيقthe nectar
وَاِسكُبي ليَ الرَحيق
Adorn the body for me,
Beautify the body for me,
And pour me the nectar.
And pour me the nectar.
لاdo not تُفَكِّريthink بَغدabout tomorrow
لا تُفَكِّري بَغد
قَدmay يَجيcome وَلاand not نَفيقwe awaken
قَد يَجي وَلا نَفيق
Do not make me think of tomorrow:
Do not think of tomorrow;
It may come, and we may never wake.
It may come, and we may not awaken.
ماwhat لَناfor us وَلِلأَبَدand with eternity
ما لَنا وَلِلأَبَد
إِنindeed سَرَّهُits mystery عَميقdeep
إِن سَرَّهُ عَميق
What have we to do with eternity?
What have we to do with eternity?
Indeed, its secret runs deep.
Indeed, its mystery is deep.
أَلهوىpassion إِذاwhen اِتَّقَدflares
أَلهوى إِذا اِتَّقَد
كانَbecomes لِلبلىto decay طَريقa path
كانَ لِلبلى طَريق
I revel when it blazes,
Passion, when it flares,
And a path opened for the nightingale.
Becomes a path to decay.
فَلنَمُتso let us die يَداًhand بِيَدin hand
فَلنَمُت يَداً بِيَد
وَلِنُغَيِّبand let us hide البَريقthe gleam
وَلِنُغَيِّب البَريق
Then let us die, hand in hand,
So let us die hand in hand,
And let us veil the gleam
And let us hide the gleam
بَينَbetween شَهوَةlust الجَسَدthe body
بَينَ شَهوَة الجَسَد
وَالرَحيقand the nectar
وَالرَحيق
Between the body’s lust
Between the body's lust
And the nectar.
And the nectar.