انهضrise جناحًاas a wing فيin سماءsky الأنسنةْhumanization
انهض جناحًا في سماء الأنسنةْ
هلhas? قِيلit been said أنthat الروحthe soul تبقىremains موهنَةْenfeebled؟!
هل قِيل أن الروح تبقى موهنَةْ؟!
Rise as a wing in the sky of humanization.
Rise, a wing in the sky of humaneness
Has it been said that the soul remains enfeebled?!
Has it been said that the soul remains humiliated?!
هلhas? قِيلit been said أنthat الناسthe people : جوفٌa hollow فارغٌempty
هل قِيل أن الناس : جوفٌ فارغٌ
نهمٌravenous وأجسادٌand bodies تَسيرُwalk مؤfirst fragment of “eulogized” بَّنــةْremaining fragment of “eulogized”؟!
نهمٌ وأجسادٌ تَسيرُ مؤ بَّنــةْ؟!
Has it been said that people are an empty hollow—
Has it been said that people are empty hollows
Ravenous, and bodies walking, eulogized?!
Thirst and bodies walking established?!
عقلٌa mind تهاوىcollapsed وهوwhile it فيin أبراجهِits towers
عقلٌ تهاوى وهو في أبراجهِ
كالصرحِlike the edifice يبهتfades حينwhen يفقدloses معدنَهْits substance
كالصرحِ يبهت حين يفقد معدنَهْ
A mind collapsed while in its towers,
A mind collapsed while in its towers
Like an edifice that fades when it loses its substance.
Like a palace perplexed when it loses its foundation
لاذنبno blame للأيامfor the days إنif ضجّتresounded بناwith us
لاذنب للأيام إن ضجّت بنا
فالدهرfor time يبدوseems صامتًاsilent ماas long as أمكنهْit can !
فالدهر يبدو صامتًا ما أمكنهْ !
The days are not to blame if they resound with us,
No blame on the days if they roar at us
For time seems silent as long as it can!
For time seems silent as much as it can!