Kam Tashtaki - Ahmed Bukhatir Übersetzung ins Englische

Kam Tashtaki

كم تشتكي وتقول إنك معدم
والأرض ملكك والسماء والأنجم
ولك الحقول وزهرها واريجها
ونسيمها والبلبل المترنم
والماءحولك فضه رقراقة
والشمس فوقك عسجد يتضرم
والنور يبني في السفوح وفي الذرى
دورا مزخرفة وحين يهدم
هشت لك الدنيا فمالك واجما
وتبسمت فعلاما لا تتبسم
إن كنت مكتئبا لعز قد مضا
هيهات يرجعه إليك تندم
أو كنت تشفق من حلول مصيبه
هيهات يمنع أن تحل توجب
او كنت جاوزت الشباب فلا تقل
شاخ الزمان فإنه لا يهرم
أنظر فما زالت تطل من الثرى
صور تكاد من حسنها تتكلم

How Much Do You Complain

How much do you complain, saying that you are poor?
The earth is yours, and the sky and the stars,
The fields are yours, and their flowers and fragrance,
And the breeze, and the singing nightingale.
The water around you is shimmering silver,
And the sun above you is amber burning brightly,
The light builds on the slopes and on the peaks,
A gilded circle, and when it falls,
The world laughs for you. Why are you so sad?
She has smiled at you. Why don't you smile?
If you are depressed because of a glory that has passed,
It has fled, and you will never get it back. Regret it.
Or if you fear that a misfortune will come,
Be assured that it will not come unless it is destined.
Or if you have passed your youth, do not say
Time has grown old, for it will never grow old.
Look! Pictures continue to emerge from the earth,
So beautiful that they almost speak.