أناI منكِof you جزءa part غيرexcept أنيthat I
أنا منكِ جزء غير أني
علقheld fast السهىSuha والنجمand the star جفنيmy eyelid
علق السهى والنجم جفني
I am a part of you, yet
I'm a part of you though I'm not you
Suha and the star have held my eyelid fast.
Dreams and stars have closed my eyelids
بيin me مثلlike ماwhat بكis in you منof أسىsorrow
بي مثل ما بك من أسى
ويفوقand surpasses ماwhat بكis in you بعضsome of شأنيmy plight
ويفوق ما بك بعض شأني
In me is sorrow like that in you,
I've sorrow like yours
And some of my plight surpasses yours.
Though mine exceeds yours in some ways
هذيthese فصولكyour seasons لمhave not تفتكpassed you by
هذي فصولك لم تفتك
همومهنtheir cares ولمand have not تفتنيpassed me by
همومهن ولم تفتني
These are your seasons; you have not been spared
These are not your seasons that have passed
Their cares, nor have I.
Their worries haven't passed, nor have they passed me
أناI ليto me شتاءa winter منfrom شقائكyour misery
أنا لي شتاء من شقائك
غارقdrowned بسيولin torrents مزنrain clouds
غارق بسيول مزن
I have a winter born of your misery,
I have a winter of your misery
Drowned in torrents from rain clouds.
Drowned in torrential rain
للريحfor the wind فيهin it تأوهgroaning
للريح فيه تأوه
وتفجعand lamentation تحتbeneath الدجنّthe clouded gloom
وتفجع تحت الدجنّ
In it the wind groans,
The wind in it moans
And laments beneath the clouded gloom.
And grieves beneath the darkness
فإذاthen when تفلَّتbreaks loose مادتreeled
فإذا تفلَّت مادت
الدنياthe world بكلwith every أشمّlofty رعنmountain peak
الدنيا بكل أشمّ رعن
Then, when it breaks loose, there reels
So when the world unravels
The world, with every lofty mountain peak.
With all its thorns and thistles
وأحسand I feel أنthat يدthe hand of الشقاءmisery
وأحس أن يد الشقاء
تدقrings بيwithin me أجراسbells of حزنsorrow
تدق بي أجراس حزن
And I feel that the hand of misery
And I feel the hand of misery
Rings bells of sorrow within me.
Ringing bells of sorrow in me
أناI ليto me ربيعa spring أنورradiant
أنا لي ربيع أنور
يختالstruts بالذيلwith the train الرفنّlong and trailing
يختال بالذيل الرفنّ
I have a radiant spring
I have a radiant spring
That struts with its long, trailing train.
That struts with a fluttering tail
لاnot ينقضيends إلاexcept ويرجعand returns
لا ينقضي إلا ويرجع
بالحبورwith gladness وبالتمنيand with wishes
بالحبور وبالتمني
It never ends without returning
That doesn't end except to return
With gladness and with wishes.
With love and longing
أناI سركyour secret المكنونhidden لاnot
أنا سرك المكنون لا
أدريI know أأحزنwhether I should grieve أمor أغنيI sing
أدري أأحزن أم أغني
I am your hidden secret; I do not
I'm your hidden secret
Know whether to grieve or to sing.
I don't know if I should grieve or sing
ياO أرضearth هاhere أناI حافلbrimming
يا أرض ها أنا حافل
بجميعwith all ماwhat بكis in you منof تجنيinjustice
بجميع ما بك من تجني
O earth, here I am, brimming
O land, here I am, filled
With all the injustice within you.
With all your harvest of sorrows
تلدينyou give birth ثمthen تشيعينyou escort to burial
تلدين ثم تشيعين
بنيكyour sons منfrom دفنburial لدفنto burial
بنيك من دفن لدفن
You give birth, then escort to the grave
You give birth then you bury
Your sons, from burial to burial.
Your children, from grave to grave
وأناand I أبوfather of الآمالhopes كمhow many
وأنا أبو الآمال كم
شيعتI escorted to burial منof أملa hope أغنsweet-voiced
شيعت من أمل أغن
And I am the father of hopes—how many
While I, hope's father
Sweet-voiced hopes have I escorted to the grave!
Have buried so many hopes
أناI منكof you جزءa part غيرexcept أنthat
أنا منك جزء غير أن
الحسنbeauty أكوابيmy cups ودنيand my wine jar
الحسن أكوابي ودني
I am a part of you, except that
I'm a part of you, though
Beauty is my cups and my wine jar.
Beauty is my cup and fortune
أسموI soar إليهtoward it ولاand not أدينI profess faith
أسمو إليه ولا أدين
إذاif أدينI submit لغيرto anything other than حسنbeauty
إذا أدين لغير حسن
I soar toward it, and I profess no faith
I rise to it, I'm in debt to none
If I bow to anything but beauty.
If in debt to aught but beauty
أناI منكof you لكنbut لاnot أحبكI love you
أنا منك لكن لا أحبك
فالترابfor dust أليفcompanion of وهنfrailty
فالتراب أليف وهن
I am of you, but I do not love you,
I'm a part of you, but don't love you
For dust is the companion of frailty.
For dust is gentle and tender
فكريmy thought الغمامthe cloud الأبيضwhite
فكري الغمام الأبيض
المتروكleft فيin الفلكthe firmament الُمرِنّresounding
المتروك في الفلك الُمرِنّ
My thought is the white cloud
My thoughts are the white clouds
Left in the resounding firmament.
Left in the bending sky
وبحانبيَّand within my sides (probable typo) صبابةyearning
وبحانبيَّ صبابة
لكواكبfor the stars الليلthe night الأجنّdarkest
لكواكب الليل الأجنّ
And my sides hold a yearning
And beside me, a morning star
For the stars of the darkest night.
Among the galaxy's twinkling stars
فكأننيso it is as though I منهنof them أوor
فكأنني منهن أو
فكأنهنso it is as though they قددنwere cut منيfrom me
فكأنهن قددن مني
So it is as though I were of them, or
It's as if I'm one of them
As though they had been cut from me.
Or as if they were made of me