العيدEid عادhas returned وَعيدand the feast of قلبيmy heart هَواجيسanxious thoughts
العيد عاد وَعيد قلبي هَواجيس
ياO عينeye هليpour forth وَصافيand pure الدضمعtears هاتيbring forth
يا عين هلي وَصافي الدضمع هاتي
Eid has returned, but my heart's feast is anxious thoughts.
The feast has returned, and the feast of my heart is delusions
O eye, pour forth and bring pure tears.
O eye, be clear and pure to me and bring
العيدEid الأَولthe first بِأَرضin the land of جلقJilliq مَحابيسprisoners
العيد الأَول بِأَرض جلق مَحابيس
قُلناwe said عَسىperhaps بِهِwith it خيرgood لِلناسto the people يَأتيwill come
قُلنا عَسى بِهِ خير لِلناس يَأتي
At the first Eid, we were prisoners in the land of Jilliq.
The first feast in the land of Galgah is pretenders
We said: perhaps with it some good will come to the people.
We said may it bring good to the people
عَالحولa year later عدنايمwe ended up near رودسRhodes وَترسيسand Tarsis
عَالحول عدنايم رودس وَترسيس
ورحناand we went بديرانinto the lands of العداويthe enemies شتاتيscattered
ورحنا بديران العداوي شتاتي
A year later, we ended up near Rhodes and Tarsis.
A year has passed, we returned to Rhodes and Tarsus
And we went scattered through the enemies' lands.
And we went to the monasteries scattered
كُلeach مِنone مزينhas adorned حلتوhis attire بالنلابيسwith fine clothes
كُل مِن مزين حلتو بالنلابيس
وَحناand we تراعيyou see وجوهناour faces بارداتيcold
وَحنا تراعي وجوهنا بارداتي
Everyone has decked out his attire in finery.
Everyone adorned their clothes with gold buttons
And we—you see how cold our faces are.
While our faces were cold and dreary
عاfor عيلتيmy family ياoh ماhow many بقلبيin my heart هَواجيسanxious thoughts
عا عيلتي يا ما بقلبي هَواجيس
إِنif نمتI sleep أَشوفI see الكلeveryone بمخيلاتيin my imaginings
إِن نمت أَشوف الكل بمخيلاتي
For my family—oh, how many worries fill my heart!
Oh my family, o what's in my heart are delusions
If I sleep, I see them all in my mind's eye.
If I sleep I see everyone in my imagination
رجوايmy hope أَشوفto see صَفيحSafih وَشبيحand Shabih وَقعيسand Qa'is
رجواي أَشوف صَفيح وَشبيح وَقعيس
رجويmy hope اليَهودthe Jews (unclear in context) عزيزAziz بَعدينlater يَأتيhe will come
رجوي اليَهود عزيز بَعدين يَأتي
My hope is to see Safih, Shabih, and Qa'is.
My hope is to see the impoverished and the guard and the scribe
I hope Aziz will come later [“al-Yahud” is unclear here].
My hope is the Jews will come afterward
وَجديmy yearning الليthose who يَنطحونconfront head-on المَلابيسhardships
وَجدي اللي يَنطحون المَلابيس
مِنfrom فوقatop شخصtall steeds (uncertain reading) معربةpurebred صافناتيstanding poised
مِن فوق شخص معربة صافناتي
I yearn for those who meet hardships head-on,
And my grandfather who gores gold buttons
Mounted on tall, purebred steeds, standing poised.
From over the head of a carriage is our nobility
أَوجسI feel بصدريin my chest مثلlike صلوthe searing heat of المحاميسroasting pans
أَوجس بصدري مثل صلو المحاميس
عالليfor those بتونسin Tunis يمtoward غربthe west of الزناتيal-Zanati
عاللي بتونس يم غرب الزناتي
In my chest I feel the searing heat of roasting pans,
I feel in my chest like the prayers of advocates
For those in Tunis, out in al-Zanati's west.
For those in Tunis the abode of sin
هميmy anguish نبغwelled up عالليfor those برودسin Rhodes مدافيسentombed
همي نبغ عاللي برودس مدافيس
ياoh حيفwhat a pity متناwe have died لوalthough نحنwe بالحياتيare alive
يا حيف متنا لو نحن بالحياتي
My anguish wells up for those entombed in Rhodes.
My worry is for those in Rhodes fortresses
Alas, we are dead though still alive.
Oh what a shame if we died in life
بِأَزميرin Izmir شيوخاًsheikhs يهدمونdemolish المَتاريسbarricades
بِأَزمير شيوخاً يهدمون المَتاريس
بِالربعas for the comrades كيفhow رباعهمtheir dwellings قاضياتيdesolate
بِالربع كيف رباعهم قاضياتي
In Izmir are sheikhs who tear down barricades.
With the elders chant that destroys sanctuaries
As for the comrades, how desolate their dwellings are!
By quarter how their rule judges
مِنfrom عقبafter ماthe time when همthey were مثلlike عقدa string of المقاويسornaments (uncertain)
مِن عقب ما هم مثل عقد المقاويس
وَاليومand today صارواthey have become مِنof الونسcompanionship خالياتيempty
وَاليوم صاروا مِن الونس خالياتي
After they had been like a string of ornaments,
After they are like the knot of pliers
Today they stand empty of company.
And today they have become free of blemishes
مِنfrom بَعدafter ماwhen لحمmeat المناسفthe serving platters كَراديسgreat chunks
مِن بَعد ما لحم المناسف كَراديس
فَوقهabove it برنيBarni rice مثلlike سَيلthe flood of الفراتيthe Euphrates
فَوقه برني مثل سَيل الفراتي
After meat had lain in great chunks on the serving platters,
After the meat of trays were landfills
With Barni rice above it, like the Euphrates in flood,
On top of them the hills like the Euphrates flood
وَاليَومand today مِنfrom عوجthe crookedness of المقاعدthe seats مَفاليسpenniless
وَاليَوم مِن عوج المقاعد مَفاليس
عدكreckon yourself بِجاوهin Java لاwhen بغيتyou seek المباتيa night's lodging
عدك بِجاوه لا بغيت المباتي
And today, bent in cramped seats, we are penniless.
And today because of crooked seats are bankruptcies
You might as well be in Java when you seek a night's lodging.
I counted you with madness I did not want the shelter
ياللَهO God فيby جاهthe honor of النبيthe prophet هودHud وادريسand Idris
ياللَه في جاه النبي هود وادريس
ياO حيEver-Living One ياO مَعبودWorshipped One تسمعYou hear دعاتيmy prayer
يا حي يا مَعبود تسمع دعاتي
O God, by the honor of the prophets Hud and Idris,
O God for the sake of the prophet Hud and Idris
O Ever-Living, O Worshipped One, You hear my prayer.
O Alive, O Worshiped, hear my prayers
ياO خالقCreator of الدُنياthe world حدارlowlands وَطَزاعيسand high dunes
يا خالق الدُنيا حدار وَطَزاعيس
ياO عالمKnower of النجوىsecret whispers مِنof الغايباتيthe unseen
يا عالم النجوى مِن الغايباتي
O Creator of the world, its lowlands and high dunes,
O Creator of the world, the All Able and All Powerful
O Knower of the secret whispers of the unseen,
O knower of secrets from the unseen
تفكناfree us منfrom محضرthe company of السوءevil وابليسand Iblis
تفكنا من محضر السوء وابليس
مِنfrom قَومa people ماnot تفهمunderstand كَلاميmy speech وَلغاتيand my language
مِن قَوم ما تفهم كَلامي وَلغاتي
Free us from the company of evil and Iblis,
Save us from the place of evil and Satan
From a people who do not understand my speech and my tongue.
From a people who do not understand my words and languages??
ياO طالبيmy seeker ياO غالبConqueror of الكلall ياO جيسJis (unclear epithet)
يا طالبي يا غالب الكل يا جيس
ياO محييReviver of العظمthe bones الرَميمdecayed الرفاتيcrumbled
يا محيي العظم الرَميم الرفاتي
O You who seek me, O Conqueror of all, O Jis [unclear epithet],
O my seeker, O conqueror of all, o mighty
O Reviver of bones, decayed and crumbled,
O reviver of bones, fallen ruins
تظهرbring to light سعدناour good fortune بعدafter ماthat حناwe are مَطاميسsubmerged
تظهر سعدنا بعد ما حنا مَطاميس
فيin بَحرa sea of قَومpeople عهودهمtheir pledges خايناتيfaithless
في بَحر قَوم عهودهم خايناتي
Bring our good fortune to light, after we have been submerged
Reveal our joy after we were wiped out
In a sea of people whose pledges are faithless.
In the sea of people whose covenants were treacherous
منwhoever آمنputs trust بالثعبانin the serpent وَياand with النَواديسthe nawadis (unclear term)
من آمن بالثعبان وَيا النَواديس
يَكلwill gnaw كفوفهhis palms مِنfrom النَدمregret وَالشماتيand others' gloating
يَكل كفوفه مِن النَدم وَالشماتي
Whoever trusts a serpent and the nawadis [unclear term]
Who believes in the serpent, o clubs
Will gnaw his hands in regret and at others' gloating.
Eats his palms from regret and gloating
وَيَكونand he is حمارa donkey ياor تورa bull ياor تيسa billy goat
وَيَكون حمار يا تور يا تيس
منwhoever يَأمنtrusts عُهودthe pledges of الخاينينthe treacherous البغاتيthe oppressors
من يَأمن عُهود الخاينين البغاتي
And he is a donkey, a bull, or a billy goat—
And becomes a donkey, O Taurus, O he-goat
Whoever trusts the pledges of treacherous oppressors.
Who believes the covenants of the treacherous aggressors
لاwhen صارit has been منfrom قبلlong ago لآنuntil now خلءpeople of (uncertain reading) لوطLot وَالعيصand Esau
لا صار من قبل لآن خلء لوط وَالعيص
يقولواthey say التراكthe Turks عهودهمtheir pledges خايباتيworthless
يقولوا التراك عهودهم خايباتي
From long ago until now, the people of Lot and Esau [wording unclear]
It has not happened before, now the wasteland of Lot and lesson
Say that the Turks' pledges are worthless.
They say the Turks their covenants are failures
دَولةa state of خونtraitors متعاملينpracticing التلاويسdeceit
دَولة خون متعاملين التلاويس
وَلاand no دينreligion يَنهيهمrestrains them عَنfrom الفاحشاتيindecencies
وَلا دين يَنهيهم عَن الفاحشاتي
A state of traitors, practiced in deceit,
A state of treason dealing slyly
And no faith restrains them from foul deeds.
And no religion stops them from vulgarities
باعواthey sold البقىlasting life المرومsought-after بِأربعfor four نَواحيسill-omened coins (uncertain)
باعوا البقى المروم بِأربع نَواحيس
وَدكواand they demolished القِلاعthe fortresses المانعةimpregnable النابياتيtowering
وَدكوا القِلاع المانعة النابياتي
They sold the lasting life they sought for four ill-omened coins,
They sold the rest of the woman for four coins
And battered down the strong, towering fortresses.
And knocked down the defiant fortresses
ربعاًa people عَلىupon الخوناتbetrayals ابنواthey built دَواميسdungeons
ربعاً عَلى الخونات ابنوا دَواميس
عالبطلupon falsehood مدواthey spread فراشهمtheir bedding للمباتيfor the night's sleep
عالبطل مدوا فراشهم للمباتي
A people who built dungeons on treachery,
A quarter upon betrayals they built edifices
Upon falsehood they spread their bedding for the night.
For the hero they extended their shelter for the shelter
مثلlike الأَفاعيvipers ليناتsoft الملاميسto the touch
مثل الأَفاعي لينات الملاميس
وَالسمand the venom فيin أَنيابهمtheir fangs كامناتيhidden
وَالسم في أَنيابهم كامناتي
Like vipers, soft to the touch,
Like snakes, gentle touches
While venom lies hidden in their fangs.
And poison in their fangs dormant
حلوينsweet فيin صفstringing together الحكيwords وَالتماليسand flattery
حلوين في صف الحكي وَالتماليس
مثلlike السَرابa mirage وَماand do not يَروواquench الظماتيthe thirsty
مثل السَراب وَما يَرووا الظماتي
Sweet in the words they string together and their flattery,
Sweet in the line of talk and from afar
Like a mirage, they do not quench the thirsty.
Like a mirage, and they don't water the thirsty
ياO ربLord لاdo not تجعلmake حَياتيmy life تَناغيصmiseries
يا رب لا تجعل حَياتي تَناغيص
بيناتهمamong them ياO قاصمBreaker of الطايلاتيthe mighty
بيناتهم يا قاصم الطايلاتي
O Lord, do not make my life a misery
O Lord do not make my life distresses
Among them, O Breaker of the mighty.
Between them, O destroyer of the towering
ياO لِلّهGod نطلبكwe ask You الفرجrelief وَالمَخاليصand deliverance
يا لِلّه نطلبك الفرج وَالمَخاليص
بِجاهby the honor of النبيthe Prophet الليwho شرفennobled الكايناتيall created beings
بِجاه النبي اللي شرف الكايناتي
O God, we ask You for relief and release,
O God we ask you relief and salvation
By the honor of the Prophet who ennobled all creation,
For the sake of the prophet who honored existence
مِنfrom بينamong قَومa people العنcurse أَبوهمtheir father مَناحيسill-omened wretches
مِن بين قَوم العن أَبوهم مَناحيس
متعاملينpracticing اللواطsodomy وَالفايناتيand vile acts (uncertain)
متعاملين اللواط وَالفايناتي
From among a people—curse their father!—ill-omened wretches,
From among a people whose father is playthings
Who practice sodomy and other vile acts.
Dealing homosexuality and adulteries
وَاختمand I close كلاميmy words بالنبيwith the Prophet خيرthe best ماجيسever known (uncertain reading)
وَاختم كلامي بالنبي خير ماجيس
يجعلmay He grant خلاصيmy release قبلbefore ساعةthe hour of مماتيmy death
يجعل خلاصي قبل ساعة مماتي
And I close my words with the Prophet, the best ever known,
And I conclude my words with the best prophet
May He grant my release before the hour of my death.
Make my salvation before the hour of my death