Paroles et traduction Souad Massi - Saimtou

Saimtou

سَئِمتُ تَكاليفَ الحَياةِ وَمَن يَعِش __ ثَمانينَ حَولاً لا أَبا لَكَ يَسأَمِ
رَأَيتُ المَنايا خَبطَ عَشواءَ مَن تُصِب __ تُمِتهُ وَمَن تُخطِئ يُعَمَّر فَيَهرَمِ
وَأَعلَمُ عِلمَ اليَومِ وَالأَمسِ قَبلَهُ __ وَلَكِنَّني عَن عِلمِ ما في غَدٍ عَم
وَمَن لا يُصانِع في أُمورٍ كَثيرَةٍ __ يُضَرَّس بِأَنيابٍ وَيوطَأ بِمَنسِمِ
وَمَن يَكُ ذا فَضلٍ فَيَبخَل بِفَضلِهِ __ عَلى قَومِهِ يُستَغنَ عَنهُ وَيُذمَمِ
وَمَن يَجعَلِ المَعروفَ مِن دونِ عِرضِهِ __ يَفِرهُ وَمَن لا يَتَّقِ الشَتمَ يُشتَمِ
ومن لا يذد عن حوضه بسلاحه يهدم__ومن لا يظلم الناس يظلم
وَمَن هابَ أَسبابَ المَنِيَّةِ يَلقَها __ وَإن يرق أَسبابَ السَماءِ بِسُلَّمِ
وَمَن يَعصِ أَطرافَ الزُجاجِ ينلنهُ __ يُطيعُ العَوالي رُكِّبَت كُلَّ لَهذَمِ
وَمَن يوفِ لا يُذمَم وَمَن يُفضِ قَلبُهُ __ إِلى مُطمَئِنِّ البِرِّ لا يَتَجَمجَمِ
وَمَن يَغتَرِب يَحسِب عَدُوّاً صَديقَهُ __ وَمَن لا يُكَرِّم نَفسَهُ لا يُكَرَّمِ
وَمَهما تَكُن عِندَ اِمرِئٍ مِن خَليقَةٍ __ وَإِن خالَها تَخفى عَلى الناسِ تُعلَمِ
وَمَن يزل حاملاً على الناسَ نَفسَهُ __ وَلا يُغنِها يَوماً مِنَ الدَهرِ يُسأَمِ

Saimtou

I am tired of life’s impositions and those who live for eighty years have no father who can weary.
I have seen that death strikes blindly; those it strikes, it kills; and those it misses live on to grow old.
I know about today and yesterday also, but as for the future, I’m totally ignorant.
One who fawns in many situations will be bitten by fangs and trampled by hooves.
If someone with plenty is stingy with his plenty towards his people, they will do without him and censure him.
One who does good without thought for his reputation loses out, and he who doesn’t guard against abuse is abused.
Anyone who does not defend his homestead with weapons will be overcome, and one who does not wrong people suffers wrong.
If someone fears the causes of death, he will encounter them, even if he ascends to the heavens on a ladder.
One who avoids the edges of glass does not get cut by it. The high peaks were created to be climbed.
Anyone who keeps his word is never censured, and he whose heart is serene with deep goodness never stutters.
One who leaves his homeland counts his friend an enemy, and he who does not value himself is not respected.
Whatever a person’s nature really is, even if he thinks it’s hidden from the world, it shows.
Anyone whose self is a burden to people and never gives them a moment’s peace in life becomes tiresome.