لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ
فيin لحظةa moment توقof longing لمhas not تأتcome ِ
في لحظة توق لم تأت ِ
The Hour has not come; it has not come.
The hour has not come, has not come.
In a moment of yearning, she did not come.
In a moment of longing, it has not come.
والساحةand the square حيرىbewildered ترمقهاwatches her
والساحة حيرى ترمقها
والدنياand the world مطرقةhead bowed تحتيbeneath me
والدنيا مطرقة تحتي
The square, bewildered, watches for her,
And the square, bewildered, watches her.
and the world beneath me bows its head.
And the world bows its head beneath me.
تنتظرawaits مليكتهاits queen ترنوgazes
تنتظر مليكتها ترنو
تفردunfurls فيin لهفlonging أشرعتيmy sails
تفرد في لهف أشرعتي
It waits for its queen, gazing out,
It awaits its queen, gazing.
while my sails spread wide in longing.
It unfurls my sails in longing.
لاnot طلتlooked out نحويtoward me لاnot بانتappeared
لا طلت نحوي لا بانت
لاnot هلّdawned بريقthe gleam مفاجأتيof my surprise
لا هلّ بريق مفاجأتي
She neither rose toward me nor appeared;
She did not look out toward me, did not appear.
nor did the gleam of my surprise dawn.
The gleam of my surprise did not dawn.
لاnot أبحرset sail زورقthe boat أنفاسيof my breaths
لا أبحر زورق أنفاسي
لاnot ذابmelted الشجنsorrow بأوردتيin my veins
لا ذاب الشجن بأوردتي
The skiff of my breaths did not set sail,
The boat of my breaths did not set sail.
nor did sorrow melt within my veins.
Sorrow did not melt in my veins.
والتهبand flared الهَمُworry باحساسيwithin my feelings
والتهب الهَمُ باحساسي
وانتشرand spread الحزنsadness بأنسجتيthrough my tissues
وانتشر الحزن بأنسجتي
And anguish flared through my senses,
And worry flared within my feelings.
and grief spread through my tissues.
And sadness spread through my tissues.
لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ
فامتزجso mingled الجرحthe wound بأتربتيwith my dust
فامتزج الجرح بأتربتي
The Hour has not come; it has not come.
The hour has not come, has not come.
Then the wound mingled with my soil,
So the wound mingled with my dust.
وامتلأand filled الموكبthe procession بالنجوىwith whispered confidences
وامتلأ الموكب بالنجوى
وانتحرتand took its own life قافلةthe caravan الوقتof time ِ
وانتحرت قافلة الوقت ِ
the procession brimmed with whispered confidences,
And the procession filled with whispered confidences.
and the caravan of time committed suicide.
And the caravan of time took its own life.
لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ
كمhow often رمقتgazed at عينيmy eye آفاقاًhorizons
كم رمقت عيني آفاقاً
The Hour has not come; it has not come.
The hour has not come, has not come.
How many horizons my eye has scanned,
How often my eye has gazed at horizons!
فاعتكفso secluded itself الليلthe night بساريتيat my mast
فاعتكف الليل بساريتي
والحلمand the dream تشتتscattered فيin صحويmy wakefulness
والحلم تشتت في صحوي
while night kept vigil at my mast.
So night secluded itself at my mast.
The dream shattered in my wakefulness,
And the dream scattered in my wakefulness.
والطيفand the apparition تناثرscattered فيin بيتيmy home
والطيف تناثر في بيتي
والنبضand the pulse تسمّرfroze فيin صدريmy chest
والنبض تسمّر في صدري
and the apparition scattered through my house.
And the apparition scattered through my home.
The pulse stood transfixed within my breast,
And the pulse froze in my chest.
والبوحand confession تفجرburst forth فيin صمتيmy silence
والبوح تفجر في صمتي
والأفقand the horizon تمطيstretched مشدوهاًastonished
والأفق تمطي مشدوهاً
and confession burst forth from my silence.
And confession burst forth in my silence.
The horizon stretched itself, astonished,
And the horizon stretched, astonished,
يدنوdraws near لسمائكto your sky ساحرتيmy enchantress
يدنو لسمائك ساحرتي
تبقينyou remain بعرشكon your throne شامخةlofty
تبقين بعرشك شامخة
drawing near your sky, my enchantress.
Drawing near your sky, my enchantress.
You remain lofty upon your throne,
You remain on your throne, lofty.
كالكوكبlike a planet ساطعةradiant أنتyou ِ
كالكوكب ساطعة أنت ِ
والشمسand the sun ضياؤكyour radiance يطفؤهاextinguishes it
والشمس ضياؤك يطفؤها
radiant as a star.
Like a planet, radiant are you.
Even the sun—your radiance extinguishes it;
And the sun—your radiance extinguishes it.
والشعرand poetry جلالكyour majesty ملهمتيmy muse
والشعر جلالك ملهمتي
لدعائيfor my prayer أنتyou قداستهits sanctity
لدعائي أنت قداسته
and poetry—your majesty is my muse.
And poetry is your majesty, my muse.
You are the holiness of my prayer,
For my prayer, you are its sanctity.
مولاتيmy sovereign أنتyou وسيّدتيand my lady
مولاتي أنت وسيّدتي
بالحمدin praise تلوحappears فراستهits insight
بالحمد تلوح فراسته
my liege—you are my sovereign lady.
You are my sovereign and my lady.
Through praise, its discernment shines,
In praise, its insight appears.
بمقامكbefore your stature تخفتfades مقدرتيmy ability
بمقامك تخفت مقدرتي
لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ
and before your station, my power fades.
Before your stature, my ability fades.
The Hour has not come; it has not come.
The hour has not come, has not come.
قدindeed ظلremained حنينيmy longing منتظراًwaiting
قد ظل حنيني منتظراً
فاتنةenchantress الحسنof beauty وفاتنتيand my enchantress
فاتنة الحسن وفاتنتي
My longing has gone on waiting for
My longing has indeed remained waiting
beauty’s enchantress—my own enchantress.
For beauty's enchantress, and my enchantress.
ياO ملكةqueen كلall الأزمانages
يا ملكة كل الأزمان
عنfrom زمنthe time الوعدof the promise تخلفتyou fell behind ِ
عن زمن الوعد تخلفت ِ
O queen of all ages,
O queen of all ages,
you have come late to the promised hour.
You are late for the promised time.
ياO وهجglow الحقof truth بأوطانيin my homelands
يا وهج الحق بأوطاني
ياO همساًa whisper يهدرroars فيin صوتيmy voice
يا همساً يهدر في صوتي
O blaze of truth in my homelands,
O glow of truth in my homelands,
O whisper that roars within my voice,
O whisper that roars in my voice,
ياO حلمdream الآهof the sigh برؤياكat the vision of you
يا حلم الآه برؤياك
ياO لوحةportrait عشقof love يستفتيconsults
يا لوحة عشق يستفتي
O dream of the sigh at the sight of you,
O dream of the sigh at the vision of you,
O tableau of a love that seeks a ruling from
O portrait of love that consults
تاريخthe history الجرأةof daring فيin دمهits blood
تاريخ الجرأة في دمه
ماءwater الغليانboiling علىupon الزيتthe oil ِ
ماء الغليان على الزيت ِ
the history of courage in its blood;
The history of daring in its blood,
boiling water upon oil,
Boiling water upon oil,
فيin غضبthe anger الشارعof the street إنif هبتblows
في غضب الشارع إن هبت
ريحthe wind الأشواقof longings بذاكرتيthrough my memory
ريح الأشواق بذاكرتي
amid the street’s fury, if there blows
In the street's anger, if there blows
the wind of longings through my memory,
The wind of longings through my memory,
أوor عطفbends حنانthe tenderness شواطئناof our shores
أو عطف حنان شواطئنا
مخزونthe store الطاقةof energy فيin رئتيmy lung
مخزون الطاقة في رئتي
or the tender embrace of our shores—
Or the tenderness of our shores bends
a store of energy within my lung.
The store of energy in my lung.
عصفوركyour sparrow غردsang فيat بابيmy door
عصفورك غرد في بابي
فانشقso split apart القمرthe moon بنافذتيat my window
فانشق القمر بنافذتي
Your bird sang at my door,
Your sparrow sang at my door,
and the moon split apart at my window.
So the moon split at my window.
معشوقكyour beloved أسموI soar منfrom ولهيmy ardor
معشوقك أسمو من ولهي
مقتولكyour slain one أحياI live فيin موتيmy death
مقتولك أحيا في موتي
As your beloved, I rise above my rapture;
Your beloved, I soar from my ardor.
slain by you, I live within my death.
Your slain one, I live in my death.
لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ..
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ..
لمhas not تأتcome ِ الساعةthe hour لمhas not تأتcome ِ
لم تأت ِ الساعة لم تأت ِ
The Hour has not come; it has not come...
The hour has not come, has not come...
The Hour has not come; it has not come.
The hour has not come, has not come.