الضَّاحِكُthe laughing one اللاَّعِبُthe playful one بِالأَمْسِyesterday
الضَّاحِكُ اللاَّعِبُ بِالأَمْسِ
بَاتَcame to lie صرِيعاًfallen فَاقِدَbereft of الأُنْسِcheer
بَاتَ صرِيعاً فَاقِدَ الأُنْسِ
He who laughed and played yesterday
Now lies fallen, bereft of cheer.
أَوْحَشَناleft us desolate تمْثِيلُهُhis acting جَامِعاًbringing together
أَوْحَشَنا تمْثِيلُهُ جَامِعاً
ماall that شاقَcharmed مِنْof رَمْزٍgesture وَمِنْand of نَبْسِutterance
ما شاقَ مِنْ رَمْزٍ وَمِنْ نَبْسِ
We miss his acting, which brought together
All that charmed in gesture and in speech;
وَذَلِكَand that الإِلْقَاءُdelivery مُسْتظْرِفاًcharming
وَذَلِكَ الإِلْقَاءُ مُسْتظْرِفاً
مِنْfrom فمِهِhis mouth فِيin الْجَهْرِspeaking aloud وَالْهَمْسِand whispering
مِنْ فمِهِ فِي الْجَهْرِ وَالْهَمْسِ
And that delivery, so delightful,
From his mouth, aloud and in whispers;
وَذِلكَand that التَّعقِيبُalternation فِيin فنِّهِhis art
وَذِلكَ التَّعقِيبُ فِي فنِّهِ
بَيْنَbetween صَفاءِclarity العَقْلِthe mind وَالمَسِّand madness
بَيْنَ صَفاءِ العَقْلِ وَالمَسِّ
And that alternation in his art
Between clarity of mind and madness.
عَفاvanished مِنَfrom الدنْيَاthe world عَلَىdespite أَنَّهُthe fact that he
عَفا مِنَ الدنْيَا عَلَى أَنَّهُ
عُوفِيَwas cured مِنْof صَادِعَةِa splitting pain الرَّأسِthe head
عُوفِيَ مِنْ صَادِعَةِ الرَّأسِ
He has vanished from the world, yet
He has been cured of its head-splitting pain.
كمْmany a رَاقِصٍdancer فِيat عُرْسِهَاits wedding رُبَّماperhaps
كمْ رَاقِصٍ فِي عُرْسِهَا رُبَّما
كَانwas هُوَhe himself الأَتْعَسَthe most wretched فِيat العُرْسَthe wedding
كَان هُوَ الأَتْعَسَ فِي العُرْسَ
Many a dancer at its wedding may well
Have been the most wretched at the wedding.
أَمْسَىreached evening وَمَاbut what is قوْلِيmy saying كَذَاthus فِيof امْرِيءٍa man
أَمْسَى وَمَا قوْلِي كَذَا فِي امْرِيءٍ
لاَnot مُصِبحٍseeing morning بَعْدُagain وَلاَnor مُمْسِيseeing evening
لاَ مُصِبحٍ بَعْدُ وَلاَ مُمْسِي
He has reached evening—but why say this of a man
Who will see neither morning nor evening again?
فِيin مَوْطِنٍan abode حُرٍfree نفَىbanished عَدلُهُits justice
فِي مَوْطِنٍ حُرٍ نفَى عَدلُهُ
مَاwhatever كُانwas مِنْof سعْدٍgood fortune وَمِنْand of نَحْسِill fortune
مَا كُان مِنْ سعْدٍ وَمِنْ نَحْسِ
In a free abode whose justice has banished
All good fortune and ill fortune.
مَاذَاwhat تُرَاهُyou suppose him ناقِلاًrecounting فِيin دُجَىthe darkness
مَاذَا تُرَاهُ ناقِلاً فِي دُجَى
مثْواهُhis resting place لِلجِنِّto the jinn وَلِلأَنْسِand to humankind
مثْواهُ لِلجِنِّ وَلِلأَنْسِ
What do you suppose he recounts in the darkness
Of his resting place, to jinn and humankind?
أَمor أَخْرَسَتْهُsilenced him سِنَةٌa slumber ذاقَهَاhe tasted it
أَم أَخْرَسَتْهُ سِنَةٌ ذاقَهَا
بيْنَamong نَدَامَىboon companions هُمًّدٍlifeless خُرسِmute
بيْنَ نَدَامَى هُمًّدٍ خُرسِ
Or has a slumber he tasted struck him mute
Among lifeless, speechless boon companions?
لَهَفِيmy anguish عَلَيهِfor him وَعَلَىand for ذَاهِبٍone going
لَهَفِي عَلَيهِ وَعَلَى ذَاهِبٍ
فِيin إِثْرِهِhis wake يَعْثُرُstumbles بِاليَأْسِover despair
فِي إِثْرِهِ يَعْثُرُ بِاليَأْسِ
Alas for him, and for one who follows
In his wake, stumbling over despair.
حَيٌّalive وَماyet nothing فِيin الفَضْلِthe remnant مِنْof جسْمِهِhis body
حَيٌّ وَما فِي الفَضْلِ مِنْ جسْمِهِ
حَيٌّalive سِوَىexcept فضْلٍa remnant مِنَof الحِسِّsensation
حَيٌّ سِوَى فضْلٍ مِنَ الحِسِّ
Alive, yet nothing in what remains of his body
Is alive save a remnant of sensation.
يلْقِيhe delivers علَيْكُمْto you مِنْfrom بَقايَاthe remnants القوَىstrength
يلْقِي علَيْكُمْ مِنْ بَقايَا القوَى
آخرَthe last مَاwhat يُلْقَىis delivered مِنَof الدَّرْسِthe lesson
آخرَ مَا يُلْقَى مِنَ الدَّرْسِ
He delivers to you, with what strength remains,
The last lesson he can give.
فِيin الخافِتِthe faint الرَّاجِفِthe trembling مِنْof صَوْتِهِhis voice
فِي الخافِتِ الرَّاجِفِ مِنْ صَوْتِهِ
رَجْعّa reverberation بَعِيدٌdistant مِنْfrom صَدَىan echo نَفْسِa soul
رَجْعّ بَعِيدٌ مِنْ صَدَى نَفْسِ
In the faint trembling of his voice
Is a distant reverberation of a soul's echo.
إِحسَانكمْyour generosity يُمْسِكُsustains حَوْبَاءَهُhis soul
إِحسَانكمْ يُمْسِكُ حَوْبَاءَهُ
عَلَىon شَفاthe brink هَارٍcrumbling مِنَof البُؤْسِdestitution
عَلَى شَفا هَارٍ مِنَ البُؤْسِ
Your generosity sustains his soul
On the crumbling brink of destitution.
نَبَتْdrove away بِهِhim الْخَيْبةُdisappointment عَنْfrom مُلْكِهِhis kingdom
نَبَتْ بِهِ الْخَيْبةُ عَنْ مُلْكِهِ
فِيamong الرومِthe Romans وَالأَعْرَابِand the Bedouin Arabs وَالفرْسِand the Persians
فِي الرومِ وَالأَعْرَابِ وَالفرْسِ
Disappointment drove him from his kingdom
Among the Romans, Bedouin Arabs, and Persians.
وإِنمَاand indeed العَاثِرُone stumbling عَنْfrom وَهْمِهِhis illusion
وإِنمَا العَاثِرُ عَنْ وَهْمِهِ
كَالْحَاكِمِlike the ruler الْهَاوِيfalling عَنِfrom الكٌرْسِيthe throne
كَالْحَاكِمِ الْهَاوِي عَنِ الكٌرْسِي
And one who falls from his illusion
Is just like a ruler falling from his throne.
يَاO سَادَةًnoble ones وَاسَوْاcomforted بِآلاَئِهِمْwith their bounty
يَا سَادَةً وَاسَوْا بِآلاَئِهِمْ
ذُرِّيَّةoffspring فِيin مُنْتَهىthe utmost التَّعسِmisery
ذُرِّيَّة فِي مُنْتَهى التَّعسِ
O noble ones who, with their bounty, comforted
Children in the depths of misery,
فِيin أَيِّwhatever قُطْرٍland عَاشَlived أَمْثالُكُمْpeople like you
فِي أَيِّ قُطْرٍ عَاشَ أَمْثالُكُمْ
فَلَيْسَthen there is not فِيin البَأْسَاءِhardship مِنْany بِأْسِharm
فَلَيْسَ فِي البَأْسَاءِ مِنْ بِأْسِ
In whatever land your like have lived,
Hardship holds no harm.
لاَnot يُقْتَلُis killed الظَّمآنthe thirsty one فِيin حَيِّكمyour quarter
لاَ يُقْتَلُ الظَّمآن فِي حَيِّكم
مَاas long as دَامَthere remains فضْلُa remnant المَاءِthe water فِيin الكأْسِthe cup
مَا دَامَ فضْلُ المَاءِ فِي الكأْسِ
No thirsty person is left to die in your quarter
So long as any water remains in the cup.
Translation model: Sol 6.1