وحديby myself أناI ياO ربLord وحديby myself
وحدي أنا يا رب وحدي
نشوانintoxicated منwith سأمweariness وزهدand renunciation
نشوان من سأم وزهد
Alone am I, O Lord, alone,
Alone am I, O Lord, alone
intoxicated with weariness and renunciation.
Nostalgic from boredom and disinterest
وحديby myself كأنas though الشمسthe sun لمdid not
وحدي كأن الشمس لم
تطلعrise علىover الدنياthe world بوعدِwith a promise
تطلع على الدنيا بوعدِ
Alone, as though the sun had not
Alone as if the sun had not
risen over the world with a promise.
Risen upon the world with promise
وحديby myself ولوand even though أنthat الربيthe spring (first part)
وحدي ولو أن الربي
عَ(completes 'spring') مصفقclapping والنورand the light يهديguides
عَ مصفق والنور يهدي
Alone, even though the spring
Alone even if the Lord were
is clapping and the light guides,
Clapping and the light guiding
ومطارحand the expanses الآفاقthe horizons أنmelodies (first part)
ومطارح الآفاق أن
غام(completes 'melodies') تلوّحbeckon ليto me برغدwith abundance
غام تلوّح لي برغد
and the horizons' expanses are melodies
And the horizons signaling
beckoning to me with abundance,
Prosperity with clouds waving to me
والوردand the roses منfrom حوليaround me مدىas far as الـthe
والورد من حولي مدى الـ
آفاقhorizons يخفقflutters فوقabove وردroses
آفاق يخفق فوق ورد
and roses around me, as far as the
And roses all around me to the
horizons, flutter above roses.
Horizons fluttering over roses
أناI والشتاءand winter أسومهI inflict on it
أنا والشتاء أسومه
ويسومنيand it inflicts on me برداًcold ببردfor cold
ويسومني برداً ببرد
I and winter—I inflict on it
I and winter keep each other company
and it inflicts on me, cold for cold.
And it makes me cold with coldness
وحديby myself فماfor … is not الإنسانthe human being ليto me
وحدي فما الإنسان لي
بأخa brother ولاnor هوhe ليto me بجدّa grandfather
بأخ ولا هو لي بجدّ
Alone, for no human is to me
Alone for man is not for me
a brother, nor is he my grandfather.
A brother nor am I for him a friend
أناI لستam not منof هذاthis التراthe dust (first part)
أنا لست من هذا الترا
ب(completes 'dust') ولستand I am not منof حسدenvy وحقدand hatred
ب ولست من حسد وحقد
I am not of this dust,
I am not of this clay
nor am I of envy and hatred.
Nor of envy and hatred
فلقدfor indeed تركتI left وعشتand I lived فيin
فلقد تركت وعشت في
ملأa throng منof الأحلامthe dreams فردalone
ملأ من الأحلام فرد
For I have left and lived amid
For I have left and lived in
a throng of dreams, alone,
A world full of dreams alone
وقطعتand I severed ماwhatever بينيbetween me وبيـand between (first part)
وقطعت ما بيني وبيـ
ـن(completes 'between') الأرضthe earth منof صلةa tie وودand affection
ـن الأرض من صلة وود
and severed all that lay between me and
And I have cut what is between me
the earth—every tie and affection.
And the earth of attachment and love