Awakening of the Sprout

Without you

rising from sleep,

a trace

stirred

in the soil.

—

Night—

a silence

shifted.

—

Before dawn,

a root

in the heart of earth

yawned.

—

A sapling

lifted its head

from the soil.

—

A sprout

opened its eyes

to morning.

—

A naked stem

reached toward light,

and stood

in the wind.

—

Between two leaves,

a drop of dew

came to rest.

—

Leaf by leaf,

in silence,

they blossomed,

and the naked body

of the tree

was clothed.

—

The earth

beneath the tree’s shadow

fell asleep.

—

A bird

built its nest.

The branch,

with joy,

trembled.

—

Clouds

cast their shadow.

The wind

blew hard.

—

Yellow

settled

upon the leaves,

then fell

to the ground.

—

The branch

remained

bare.

—

The earth

beneath autumn’s carpet

was covered.

—

In the heart of the soil,

a sprout

rose

once more.

 Arsalan, Wiesbaden

April 30, 2026

نظر فنی:

در بازآفرینی انگلیسی، مهم‌ترین چالش این بود که سادگی فارسی حفظ شود بدون اینکه شعر در انگلیسی خشک یا گزارشی شود. برای همین بعضی ترکیب‌ها ترجمه‌ی لفظی نشده‌اند، بلکه معادل شاعرانه گرفته‌اند:

• «خمیازه کشید» → yawned (مستقیم و مؤثر)

• «تنِ برهنه‌ی درخت» → the naked body of the tree

• «فرش خزان» → autumn’s carpet

به نظرم روح شعر در انگلیسی هم منتقل شده است.