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الطائر The bird

الحبس ليس مذهبي La prison||ma philosophie imprisonment|| Solitude is not my creed

وليس فيه طربي ||pas de plaisir ||joyful music And there is no joy in it

فلست أرضى قفصا ||une cage I won't accept|| I am not satisfied with a cage

وإن يكن من ذهبي |"be"|| Even if it were made of gold

غابة ربي غايتي Forêt|| forest|my lord|my goal My Lord's forest is my goal

والعيش فيها مطلبي et y vivre||mon souhait Living in it is my desire

قد طاب فيها مطعمي |a été agréable||mon repas |was pleasant|| Where my food became delicious

وراق فيها مشربي ||Mon café préféré a scribe||my drink And where my drink became refreshing

أذهب فيها أستقي ||I fetch water I go to it to drink

من ماء نبع أعذب ||source d'eau|plus douce ||spring|purer From the purest spring water

أصدق فيها مطلقا Je crois||Absolument I believe||Absolutely I speak truthfully in it

فالحبس ليس مذهبي "imprisonment"||my way Detention is not my doctrine