لزمتَyou clung to كِبرياءَكْyour pride
لزمتَ كِبرياءَكْ
لزمتُI clung to كِبريائيmy pride
لزمتُ كِبريائي
You clung to your pride.
I clung to my pride.
فشَوقُناso our longing موزَّعٌscattered
فشَوقُنا موزَّعٌ
مفرَّقdispersed الأَجزاءِthe parts
مفرَّق الأَجزاءِ
So our longing is scattered,
its parts dispersed.
وبَوحُناand our avowal مجمَّدٌfrozen
وبَوحُنا مجمَّدٌ
كأَبردِlike the coldest of الأَشياءِthings
كأَبردِ الأَشياءِ
And our avowal is frozen,
like the coldest of things.
وصَمتناand our silence مهَلهَلٌthreadbare
وصَمتنا مهَلهَلٌ
مشوَّهُdistorted الإيماءِthe gestures
مشوَّهُ الإيماءِ
And our silence is threadbare,
its gestures distorted.
فكلُّناso each of us مُعطَّلٌparalyzed
فكلُّنا مُعطَّلٌ
بنَزغةِby the goading of الأهواءِpassions
بنَزغةِ الأهواءِ
So each of us is paralyzed
by the goading of passions.
وكلُّناand each of us مُجرَّحٌdeeply wounded
وكلُّنا مُجرَّحٌ
بإثمِناby our sin الوجَّاءِpiercing
بإثمِنا الوجَّاءِ
And each of us is deeply wounded
by our piercing sin.
كأنَّناas though we معًاtogether.. معًاtogether
كأنَّنا معًا.. معًا
كأعقلِlike the most sensible of الأعداءِenemies!
كأعقلِ الأعداءِ!
As though we, together... together,
were like the most sensible of enemies!