أصابتstruck الجسرthe bridge عينthe evil eye of الدهرTime فانقصفاand so it snapped apart
أصابت الجسر عين الدهر فانقصفا
ولاحand appeared بدرthe full moon of التصابيyouthful dalliance فيهin it مُنخسفاeclipsed
ولاح بدر التصابي فيه مُنخسفا
Time’s evil eye struck the bridge, and it snapped apart.
The bridge's eyes were struck by time, so they cracked
And there the full moon of youthful dalliance appeared eclipsed.
And the full moon of communion appeared in it, eclipsed
وأعينand the eyes of البحرthe sea قدhave indeed فاضتoverflowed مُعكّرهturbid
وأعين البحر قد فاضت مُعكّره
تبكيweeping علىfor زمنa time قدindeed كانhad been فيهduring it صفاclear
تبكي على زمن قد كان فيه صفا
And the sea’s eyes overflowed, turbid,
The sea's eyes overflowed, turbid
Weeping for a time when it had been clear.
Crying over a time that was clear in the past
منfrom فيضthe overflow of أعينهits eyes الخلجانthe channels قدhave indeed وَسَقتgathered
من فيض أعينه الخلجان قد وَسَقت
سيلاًa torrent هميpoured forth وسقتand watered فيin الأرضthe earth ماwhat نشفاhad dried
سيلاً همي وسقت في الأرض ما نشفا
From the overflow of its eyes, the channels gathered
From the outpouring of its eyes the waves watered
A torrent that poured forth, and watered what had dried in the earth.
A flood of my worries, and watered in the ground something that did not dry
والبرَكand the ponds أحشاؤهاtheir bellies منwith ذاthis قدhave indeed امتلأتfilled
والبرَك أحشاؤها من ذا قد امتلأت
وتكتمand they conceal الأمرthe matter صبراًpatiently وهوthough it قدhas already عُرفاbeen known
وتكتم الأمر صبراً وهو قد عُرفا
And the ponds’ bellies have filled with this,
The ponds, their insides filled with it
And they patiently conceal the matter, though it is already known.
And they keep the matter secret, patiently, though it is known
ياoh بختهاtheir good fortune صبرتthey endured patiently فيin ذاكthat واحتسبتand sought God’s reward
يا بختها صبرت في ذاك واحتسبت
تظلthey remain ساكنةstill لاnot تشتكيcomplaining أسفاof grief
تظل ساكنة لا تشتكي أسفا
How fortunate they are! They endured this and sought God’s reward.
Oh its fortune, it was patient in that and hoped
They remain still, making no complaint of grief.
It remains still, not complaining with sorrow
وطرفهاand their eye قدhas indeed غداbecome مُغرورقاًbrimming with tears حَزناًfrom sorrow
وطرفها قد غدا مُغرورقاً حَزناً
مهماhowever much تناديهthey call to it ياO طرفيmy eye كفاstop وكفىand enough
مهما تناديه يا طرفي كفا وكفى
And their eye now brims with tears of sorrow,
And its edge has become tearful with grief
However much they call to it: “O my eye, stop—enough!”
No matter how you call it, "My eye, enough, enough!"
واستوحشتand grew lonely نخلةthe palm of الجُميزthe sycamore منfor lack of فئةa group
واستوحشت نخلة الجُميز من فئة
قدindeed كانused to يُؤنسهاcomfort them فيءshade لهمfor them صُرفاwas allotted
قد كان يُؤنسها فيء لهم صُرفا
And the sycamore palm grew lonely for a group
The date palm of Jumayz felt lonely without a company
Who used to find comfort in the shade allotted them.
That used to console it, shading them
تميلlean أطرافهاits tips للناسtoward people باهتةbewildered
تميل أطرافها للناس باهتة
فلاyet not ترىit sees أحداًanyone منهمamong them لهاtoward it عطفاturned kindly
فلا ترى أحداً منهم لها عطفا
Its tips lean toward people, bewildered,
It sways its ends to the people, faded
Yet it sees none of them turn kindly toward it.
And does not see anyone among them sympathizing with it
أياah رعىmay bless اللَهGod وقتاًa time مرّpassed حينwhen حلاwas sweet
أيا رعى اللَه وقتاً مرّ حين حلا
بطيّبwith the pleasantness of العيشliving لناfor us فيat الجسرthe bridge قدalready سلفاgone by
بطيّب العيش لنا في الجسر قد سلفا
Ah, may God bless a time that passed when it was sweet
Oh may God protect a time that has passed when it descended
With pleasant living for us at the bridge—a time now gone.
With the good life for us in the bridge, preceded