أينwhere جمشيدJamshid ابنson of كايوKayu كبادKabad
أين جمشيد ابن كايو كباد
أينwhere زالاZal زالواthey vanished جميعاًall وبادواand they perished
أين زالا زالوا جميعاً وبادوا
Where is Jamshid, son of Kay Qobad?
Where is Jamshid, son of Kayu Kabad?
Where is Zal? They all passed away and perished.
Where is Zal? They have all vanished and perished.
وعلىand upon الهبرal-Habr قدalready رساsettled مثلهمlike them
وعلى الهبر قد رسا مثلهم
بالأمسyesterday فيin مصفقauction hall المنونdeath المزادthe bidding
بالأمس في مصفق المنون المزاد
The auction was knocked down to Hibr, as it was to them,
And upon al-Habr, as upon them, settled
yesterday in Death’s summer resort.
Yesterday, in death’s auction hall, the bidding.
لمdid not تفطرsplit مرائرgallbladders الزطthe Zutt لماwhen
لم تفطر مرائر الزط لما
غيبوهthey buried him ولاnor انفرتburst أَكبادlivers
غيبوه ولا انفرت أَكباد
No ducks’ gallbladders burst when
The Zutt’s gallbladders did not split when
they laid him away, nor did any livers bolt.
They buried him, nor did livers burst.
ودوىand resounded طبلهمtheir drum كماas كانused to يدويresound
ودوى طبلهم كما كان يدوي
يومwhen للهبرal-Habr’s كانتwere الأَمجادglories
يوم للهبر كانت الأَمجاد
Their drum boomed on, just as it used to boom
And their drum resounded as it used to resound
on the day when glories were Hibr’s.
When glory belonged to al-Habr.
واستمرand continued الندمانthe drinking companions يسقونthey are served drink صرفاًunmixed wine
واستمر الندمان يسقون صرفاً
منfrom رحيقnectar كرومهits vineyards جلعادGilead
من رحيق كرومه جلعاد
The boon companions went on being served pure wine
And the drinking companions kept being served unmixed wine
from the nectar of his vineyards in Gilead.
From nectar whose vineyards are Gilead.
ومضىand went on عازفplayer الربابةthe rababa fiddle يشدوsinging
ومضى عازف الربابة يشدو
لحنهhis tune وانبرتand stepped forward لرقصto dance سعادSu'ad
لحنه وانبرت لرقص سعاد
The rababa player went on singing
And the rababa player went on singing
his melody, and Suad stepped forth to dance.
His tune, and Su'ad stepped forward to dance.
هبرHabr حتىeven حميرdonkeys قومكyour people إذwhen
هبر حتى حمير قومك إذ
تنشجsob مغزىmeaning نشيجهاtheir sobbing انشادsinging
تنشج مغزى نشيجها انشاد
Hibr—even your people’s donkeys, when
Habr, even when your people’s donkeys
they sob, find the meaning of their sobbing in song.
Sob, their sobbing means song.
متdie كماas شئتyou wish فالندامىfor the drinking companions بلهوat play
مت كما شئت فالندامى بلهو
ليسis not منof شأنهمtheir concern عليكfor you الحدادmourning
ليس من شأنهم عليك الحداد
Die however you wish: the boon companions are at play;
Die as you wish, for the drinking companions are reveling;
mourning you is none of their concern.
Mourning you is none of their concern.
هبرHabr ساقيcupbearer السقاةthe cupbearers ماnot زالceased
هبر ساقي السقاة ما زال
قدalready نحاكkept you apart عماfrom what أصابهencountered it الورادthose coming to drink
قد نحاك عما أصابه الوراد
Hibr, the Cupbearer of cupbearers has long
Habr, the cupbearer of cupbearers has not ceased
turned you aside from what the drinkers attained.
To keep you from what the drinkers have encountered.
واعوجاجand the crookedness الزمانof time ياO هبرHabr ماnot
واعوجاج الزمان يا هبر ما
زالceased اعوجاجاًcrookedness ينوءstaggers under a burden فيهwithin it السدادuprightness
زال اعوجاجاً ينوء فيه السداد
Time’s crookedness, O Hibr, has never
And the crookedness of time, O Habr, has not
ceased to be a crookedness beneath which rectitude buckles.
Ceased to be crookedness in which uprightness staggers.
وبياضand the whiteness النهارof day ماnot زالceased منهfrom it
وبياض النهار ما زال منه
حظناour share كانhas been ياO تعيسwretched one سوادblackness
حظنا كان يا تعيس سواد
Of the white brightness of day,
And from the whiteness of day, still
our share has always been blackness, poor wretch.
Our share, O wretched one, has been blackness.
لاdo not تخفfear ظلمةdarkness القبورof the graves ففيهاfor in them
لا تخف ظلمة القبور ففيها
يتساوىare equal الأفذاذthe exceptional والأوغادand the scoundrels
يتساوى الأفذاذ والأوغاد
Do not fear the darkness of graves, for there
Do not fear the darkness of graves, for in them
the eminent and the base are made equal.
The exceptional and the scoundrels are equal.
وينامand sleeps الصعلوكthe pauper جنباًside لجنبby side
وينام الصعلوك جنباً لجنب
والسراةand the nobles الذينwho شادواthey built وسادواand they ruled
والسراة الذين شادوا وسادوا
The pauper sleeps side by side
And the pauper sleeps side by side
with the nobles who built high and held sway.
With the nobles who built and ruled.
ايهذاO you الترابdust بوركتmay you be blessed منas
ايهذا التراب بوركت من
قاضa judge لأحكامهin his rulings استراحfound rest العبادthe people
قاض لأحكامه استراح العباد
O earth, blessed are you as
O dust, blessed be you as
a judge in whose judgments mankind finds rest.
A judge in whose rulings people have found rest.
هبرHabr ليستis not دنياكyour world عبدةa female slave رقbondage
هبر ليست دنياك عبدة رق
لأناسto people بعرفهاby its customs أسيادmasters
لأناس بعرفها أسياد
Hibr, this world of yours is no bondslave
Habr, your world is no bondwoman
to men deemed, by its own convention, masters.
To people deemed masters by its own customs.
كلevery حيliving being لسوفwill surely تحملهcarry him
كل حي لسوف تحمله
يوماًone day لمثواكto your resting place مرغماًagainst his will أعوادwooden poles
يوماً لمثواك مرغماً أعواد
Every living being shall surely be borne
Every living being will surely be carried
one day to your resting place, unwilling, on bier-poles.
One day, unwilling, on wooden poles to your resting place.
والشقيand the wretched one الشقيthe wretched one منwho يحسبthinks
والشقي الشقي من يحسب
العمرlife بناءa building لاnot يعتريهbefalls it نفادexhaustion
العمر بناء لا يعتريه نفاد
The wretched one—the truly wretched—is he who thinks
And wretched, truly wretched, is he who thinks
life a structure no ending can overtake.
Life a building that no exhaustion can overtake.
إنindeed حبلrope الردىof death مشاعshared by all وعنهand over it
إن حبل الردى مشاع وعنه
قفزleapt الهبرal-Habr وابنand the son of شدادShaddad عاد'Ad
قفز الهبر وابن شداد عاد
Truly, the rope of death is shared by all; over it
Indeed, death’s rope is shared by all, and over it
Hibr has leapt—and Ibn Shaddad has returned.
Al-Habr and 'Ad, son of Shaddad, have leapt.
