لاnot أَرهبُI fear الدهرَtime اذاwhen تَعرمَّاit grows fierce
لا أَرهبُ الدهرَ اذا تَعرمَّا
ولاand not أُرىI am seen لحادثٍto a misfortune مستسلمَاsurrendering
ولا أُرى لحادثٍ مستسلمَا
I do not fear time when it grows fierce.
I do not fear time when it grows harsh
Nor am I seen surrendering to misfortune.
Nor do I see myself surrendering to adversity
ولاand not أَعدُّI regard الشكَّdoubt ليلاًa night مظلماdark
ولا أَعدُّ الشكَّ ليلاً مظلما
وماand not عليَّupon me أَنْto أكونَbe مُعدَمَاdestitute
وما عليَّ أَنْ أكونَ مُعدَمَا
Nor do I regard doubt as a dark night.
I do not spend the night immersed in doubt
Nor does it trouble me to be destitute.
And it is not up to me to be annihilated
حتىuntil متىwhen تُعطيyou give الرجاءَhope عِنَانَهits rein
حتى متى تُعطي الرجاءَ عِنَانَه
وتُعلِلُand you console الموجودَwhat is present بالمفقودِwith what is absent
وتُعلِلُ الموجودَ بالمفقودِ
How long will you give hope free rein,
How long will you give hope its rein
and console what is present with what is absent?
And see nonexistent things in what exists
حُوشيتَmay you be spared منfrom كبدa liver اذاwhen سكَّنتهاyou soothe it
حُوشيتَ من كبد اذا سكَّنتها
نَفَرَتْit recoils وَطَرفand an eye بالبكاwith weeping معقودِbound
نَفَرَتْ وَطَرف بالبكا معقودِ
May you be spared a liver that, when you soothe it,
Calm the rage in your liver if you can
recoils, and an eye bound to weeping.
Then it recoils, while the eyelid remains shut in weeping