أيهاO you الغارقdrowning فيin أوهامهhis illusions
أيها الغارق في أوهامه
تحتهاbeneath them يهذيhe raves مدىthroughout أيامِهِhis days
تحتها يهذي مدى أيامِهِ
O you, drowning in your illusions,
O you who is drowned in his delusions
raving beneath them throughout your days,
Under which he raves the days of his life
قمrise ودعand let وهْمكyour illusion يمضيpass واحْسُand sip إنْif
قم ودع وهْمك يمضي واحْسُ إنْ
عَلَّكَgave you another drink الحاضِرُthe present ماwhat فيin جامِهits goblet
عَلَّكَ الحاضِرُ ما في جامِه
rise, let your illusion pass, and sip if
Arise, leave your delusion to pass and feel that
the present gives you another draught of what is in its goblet.
Perhaps what is present is not in his cup
حبذاhow welcome الواقعُreality منfrom أفراحهits joys
حبذا الواقعُ من أفراحه
نحتسيwe sip طوراat times ومنand from آلامهits pains
نحتسي طورا ومن آلامه
How welcome reality is! From its joys
How good is reality with its joys
we sip at times, and from its pains.
We take sips from it and from its sorrows
لنwill not يفيدbenefit المرءa person يبكيweeps هلعاin panic
لن يفيد المرء يبكي هلعا
أنthat رأىhe saw العالمthe world فيin أسقامهits ailments
أن رأى العالم في أسقامه
It will not help a person to weep in panic
Crying desperately will not benefit a man
at seeing the world amid its ailments.
If he saw the world in its illnesses
أنخافdo we fear الليلthe night منbecause of أشباحهits ghosts
أنخاف الليل من أشباحه
وand نشيحwe turn away الطرفthe gaze عنfrom أحلامهits dreams ؟
و نشيح الطرف عن أحلامه ؟
Do we fear the night because of its ghosts,
Do I fear the night from its ghosts
and turn our gaze away from its dreams?
And the wailing of my eyes from its dreams?
وand لبومto owls نحنwe نصغيlisten جيداclosely
و لبوم نحن نصغي جيدا
لاnot لطيرto a bird ذابdissolved فيin أنغامهits melodies ؟
لا لطير ذاب في أنغامه ؟
And do we listen closely to owls,
And do we hoot while we listen closely
not to a bird dissolved in its melodies?
Not to a bird that melted in its melodies?
قدindeed ألفناwe have grown accustomed to الحرthe heat حتىso much that أنناthat we
قد ألفنا الحر حتى أننا
لاdo not نباليheed الصبحthe morning فيin أنسامهits breezes
لا نبالي الصبح في أنسامه
We have grown so used to the heat that we
We are used to the heat so much that
pay no heed to the morning amid its breezes.
We do not care for the morning in its breeze
فدعso leave العالمthe world لاdo not تشقىsuffer بهover it
فدع العالم لا تشقى به
ليسis not يشفىhealed بكby you منof أورامهits tumors
ليس يشفى بك من أورامه
So leave the world alone; do not suffer over it:
So leave the world be, do not torment yourself with it
it will not be cured of its tumors by you.
You cannot heal it from its tumors with your crying