أنتyou وحيُinspiration of العبقريةgenius
أنت وحيُ العبقرية
وجلالُand the majesty of الأبديةeternity
وجلالُ الأبدية
You are the inspiration of genius,
You are the muse of genius
and the majesty of eternity.
And the majesty of eternity
أنتyou لحنُmelody of الخلدimmortality والرحand mercy (first fragment)
أنت لحنُ الخلد والرح
مةmercy (final fragment) فيin أرضa land شقيهwretched
مة في أرض شقيه
You are the melody of immortality and mercy
You are the melody of immortality and compassion
in a wretched land.
In a miserable land
أنتyou سرٌّa mystery تعبتgrew weary فيin
أنت سرٌّ تعبت في
هit العقولthe minds البشريهhuman
ه العقول البشريه
You are a mystery that has wearied
You are a secret that human minds
human minds in fathoming it.
Have struggled with
إنif تكنbe (conditional auxiliary) أشجتكsaddened you أشعاverses (first fragment)
إن تكن أشجتك أشعا
ريmy verses (final fragment) وأناتيand my moans الشجيهplaintive
ري وأناتي الشجيه
If you have been saddened by my verses
If your branches are my poems
and my plaintive moans,
And my sorrowful melodies
فتقبّلthen accept طاقةًa bouquet بالدمwith blood
فتقبّل طاقةً بالدم
دمblood والدمعand tears نديهdewy
دم والدمع نديه
then accept a bouquet, with blood—
Then accept an offering with blood
blood and tears—bedewed.
And tears as a gift
وارضَand be pleased عنهاwith it وإذاand if لمnot
وارضَ عنها وإذا لم
ترضَbe pleased فاغفرthen forgive ليme الهديهthe gift
ترضَ فاغفر لي الهديه
And be pleased with it; and if you are not
And be satisfied with it, and if
pleased, then forgive me for the gift.
You are not satisfied, then forgive me for the offering
ياO حبيبيmy beloved نضبran dry العمlife (first fragment)
يا حبيبي نضب العم
رlife (final fragment) وقرّبناand we offered الضحيهthe sacrifice
ر وقرّبنا الضحيه
O my beloved, life has run dry,
Oh my beloved, life has ended
and we have offered the sacrifice.
And we have brought the sacrifice
إنif يكنbe (conditional auxiliary) قدalready شقيwas wretched الماthe past (first fragment)
إن يكن قد شقي الما
ضيthe past (final fragment) فماthen how أهناblissful البقيهwhat remains
ضي فما أهنا البقيه
If the past has been wretched,
If the past was miserable
then how blissful is what remains!
Then what of the rest
فيin خيالاتٍimaginings غوالprecious
في خيالاتٍ غوال
وأمانٍand hopes ذهبيهgolden
وأمانٍ ذهبيه
In precious imaginings
In fanciful dreams
and golden hopes,
And golden safety
يطلعrises الصبحthe dawn عليهاupon them
يطلع الصبح عليها
مثلماjust as تمضيpasses العشيهthe evening
مثلما تمضي العشيه
dawn rises upon them
The dawn rises over them
just as evening passes.
As the evening passes
أنتyou صهباءwine السماواthe heavens (first fragment)
أنت صهباء السماوا
تthe heavens (final fragment) وروحٌand a spirit قُدُسيهsacred
ت وروحٌ قُدُسيه
You are the wine of the heavens,
You are the clarity of the heavens
and a sacred spirit.
And a holy spirit
بتَّyou spent the night تسقينيgiving me drink فتنسيso you make forget
بتَّ تسقيني فتنسي
نيَme أوجاعيmy pains العصيهunyielding
نيَ أوجاعي العصيه
You spent the night giving me drink, making
That makes me drink and makes me
me forget my unyielding pains.
Forget my defiant pains
فسلاماًso peace كلevery حينmoment
فسلاماً كل حين
وغراماًand passionate love وتحيهand greetings
وغراماً وتحيه
So peace at every moment,
Greetings always
and passionate love, and greetings.
And love and regards