Ngesinye isikhathi phakathi kwamabili ngikhathazekile, ngenkathi ngizindla, ngibuthakathaka futhi ngikhathele
Ngaphezulu kwevolumu engavamile neyilukuluku yendaba ekhohliwe—
Ngithe ngisavuma ngekhanda, ngicishe ngilale, kungazelelwe kwaqhamuka ukucofa,
Njengomunye udlwengule kamnandi, edlwengula emnyango wegumbi lami.
“'Isivakashi esithile,' ngibubula, "engqongqoza emnyango wekamelo lami-
Yilokhu kuphela futhi akukho okunye. ”

Ah, ngikhumbula kahle ukuthi kwakungoZibandlela obumnyama;
Futhi ilahle ngalinye elifayo elihlukene lafaka isipoki salo phansi.
Ngokulangazela ngangifisa ikusasa;—ngangifuna ukuboleka ngeze
Kusukela ezincwadini zami usizi—usizi ngo-Lenore olahlekile—
Entombini engavamile nekhazimulayo izingelosi eziyiqamba ngokuthi uLenore—
Abanamagama lapha kuze kube phakade.

Kanye nosilika, okudabukisayo, ukuhwashaza okungaqinisekile kwekhethini ngalinye elibukhwebezane
Kwangijabulisa—kungigcwalise ngezinto ezesabekayo engingakaze ngizizwe ngaphambili;
Ukuze manje, ukuze ngithulise ukushaya kwenhliziyo yami, ngama ngiphindaphinda
“'Ingabe kukhona isivakashi esingena emnyango wekamelo lami—
Esinye isivakashi sekwephuzile singena emnyango wekamelo lami;—
Yilokhu futhi akukho okunye.

“Okwamanje umphefumulo wami waqina; angabe esangabaza,
“Mnumzane,” ngathi, “noma Nkosikazi, ngicela intethelelo yakho impela;
Kepha iqiniso ukuthi bengilele, futhi ngobumnene ufike udlwengula,
Futhi waquleka kancane weza, uthinta umnyango wekamelo lami,
Ukuthi anginaso isiqiniseko sokuthi ngikuzwile”—lapho ngawuvula kakhulu umnyango;—
Ubumnyama lapho futhi akukho okunye.

Ngijule kulobo bumnyama ngilunguza, ngimile isikhathi eside ngimangele, nginovalo,
Ukungabaza, ukuphupha amaphupho akekho umuntu ofayo owake waba nesibindi sokuphupha ngaphambili;
Kodwa ukuthula kwakunganqamuki, futhi ukuthula akuzange kunikeze uphawu.
Futhi okuwukuphela kwegama elakhulunywa lapho kwakuyizwi elihlebezayo, “Lenore?”
Ngahleba, futhi izwi elizwakalayo labubula igama elithi, “Lenore!”—
Lokhu nje futhi akukho okunye.

Ngibuyela ekamelweni ngiphenduka, wonke umphefumulo wami uvutha phakathi kwami,
Ngokushesha futhi ngezwa ukucofa kancane kancane kunakuqala.
“Impela,” ngathi, “impela lokho kuyinto ethafeni lami lefasitela;
Ake ngibone, ke, ukuthi kuyini, futhi le mfihlakalo ihlole—
Inhliziyo yami mayithule isikhashana futhi le mfihlakalo ihlole;—
'Umoya futhi akukho okunye!

Vula lapha ngijikijele isivalo, lapho, ngokudlala ngothando nokuphaphazela okuningi,
Lapho kwangena iGwaba elihle lezinsuku ezingcwele zasendulo;
Akakhothama nakancane; akaphelanga umzuzu noma wahlala;
Kepha, ngikanye nenkosi noma nenkosikazi, ngimi ngaphezu komnyango wekamelo lami—
Ngihlezi phezu kwe-Pallas ngaphezu komnyango wekamelo lami-
Wahlala, wahlala, futhi lutho.

Khona-ke le nyoni ye-ebony ikhohlisa umbono wami odabukisayo ukuba ngimamatheke,
Ngokwethuna nobuhle obungaguquki bobuso eyayigqokile,
“Nakuba isikhumba sakho sigundiwe futhi siphuciwe, wena,” ngathi, “awunakunxanwa,
I-Ghastly grim neRaven yasendulo izulazula ogwini lwasebusuku—
Ngitshele ukuthi ubani igama lakho lenkosi ogwini lwe-Night's Plutonian!"
I-Quoth the Raven "Ngeke Ngiphinde."

Ngamangala kakhulu le nyoni engalungile ukuzwa inkulumo ngokusobala,
Nakuba impendulo yalo inencazelo encane—kuncane ukuhambisana kwayo;
Ngoba asinakuzibamba sivumelane ngokuthi akekho umuntu ophilayo
Uke wabusiswa ngokubona inyoni ngaphezu komnyango wekamelo lakhe—
Inyoni noma isilwane endaweni eqoshiwe engaphezulu komnyango wekamelo lakhe,
Ngegama elinjengelithi “Nevermore.”

Kodwa iGwaba, lihlezi linesizungu endaweni epholile, lalikhuluma kuphela
Lelo zwi elilodwa, sengathi umphefumulo wakhe kulelo zwi elilodwa alithulula.
Akukho okudlula lapho wakhuluma-hhayi uphaphe wabe esebhayiza-
Ngaze ngabubula kancane “Abanye abangane bake bandiza ngaphambili—
Ngakusasa uzongishiya njengoba amathemba ami ekade endiza.”
Khona-ke inyoni yathi “Ngeke ngiphinde.”

Ethuswe wukuthula okuphukile ngenxa yempendulo ekhulunywe kahle,
“Ngokungangabazeki,” kusho mina, “elikushoyo ukuphela kwempahla yalo nesitolo
Ubanjwe inkosi engeneme iNhlekelele engenasihe
Walandela ngokushesha futhi walandela ngokushesha izingoma zakhe zaze zathwala umthwalo owodwa—
Kwaze kwakhala izililo zikaThemba wakhe lowo mthwalo onzima
Ethi 'Ngeke—ngeke ngiphinde'.

Kepha iRaven lisakhohlisa konke ukuthanda kwami ​​​​ukuba ngimamatheke,
Ngiqonde ngqo ngishayele isihlalo esinamasondo phambi kwenyoni, nokuqhuma nomnyango;
Khona-ke, phezu kokucwila kwe-velvet, ngizibophezele ekuxhumaniseni
Ukufisa ukufisa, ukucabanga ukuthi le nyoni esabekayo yakudala—
Yeka le nyoni enyantisayo, exakile, esabekayo, egayayo, nesabekayo yasendulo
Isho ukuklabalasa "Nevermore."

Lokhu ngihlale ngizibandakanya ekuqageleni, kodwa akukho zwi elivezwayo
Ezinyonini ezimehlo azo anjengomlilo avutha enhliziyweni yesifuba sami;
Lokhu nokunye ngangihlezi ngibhula, ikhanda lami likhululekile lihlezi
Kulayini we-velvet womcamelo lapho ukukhanya kwesibani kukhazimula khona,
Kodwa i-velvet-violet yakhe ihlanganiswe nokukhanya kwesibani esikhazimulayo,
Uyocindezela, ah, ngeke aphinde!

Khona-ke, kucatshangwa, umoya waqina, uqholwe ngesitsha somlilo esingabonakali
Eshwibilika uSeraphim onyawo lwakhe lwalunkeneneza phansi.
“Hhawu,” ngakhala, “uNkulunkulu wakho ukubolekile—ngalezi zingelosi ukuthumele
Ukuphumula—ukuphumula kanye nepenthe ezinkumbulo zakho zikaLenore;
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe bese ukhohlwa lo Lenore olahlekile!”
I-Quoth the Raven "Ngeke Ngiphinde."

“Mprofethi!” ngathi: “Okubi—umprofethi namanje, uma kuyinyoni noma udeveli!
Noma ngabe uMlingi uthumile, noma isiphepho sikuphonsa ogwini,
Liyincithakalo nokho lonke lingesabi, kuleli zwe eliwugwadule liyathakathwa—
Kuleli khaya lika-Horror haunted-ngitshele ngempela, ngiyanxusa-
Likhona—ingabe likhona ibhalsamu eGileyadi?—Ngitshele—ngitshele, ngiyakuncenga!”
I-Quoth the Raven "Ngeke Ngiphinde."

“Mprofethi!” ngathi: “Okubi, umprofethi, uma kuyinyoni noma usathane;
Ngalelo Zulu eligoba ngaphezu kwethu—ngalowo Nkulunkulu esimthandayo sobabili—
Tshela lo mphefumulo ngosizi uma, ngaphakathi kwe-Aidenn ekude,
Kuyogaxa intombazane engcwele izingelosi eziyiqamba ngokuthi uLenore—
Bamba intombi engavamile futhi ekhazimulayo izingelosi eziyiqamba ngokuthi uLenore.”
I-Quoth the Raven "Ngeke Ngiphinde."

"Yiba lelo gama uphawu lwethu lokuhlukana, inyoni noma i-fiend!" Ngamemeza, ngiqala -
“Buyela esiphephweni nasogwini lwasePlutonian yasebusuku!
Ungashiyi intambo emnyama njengophawu lwamanga owashiwo umphefumulo wakho!
Shiya isizungu sami singanqamuki!—yeka ukuqhuma ngaphezu komnyango wami!
Khipha umlomo wakho enhliziyweni yami, ususe isimo sakho emnyango wami.
I-Quoth the Raven "Ngeke Ngiphinde."

NeGwaba, alikaze lintweza, lisahlezi, lisahleli
Egcekeni elithambile lasePallas ngenhla nje komnyango wekamelo lami;
Amehlo akhe anjengokungathi awedemoni eliphuphayo.
Futhi isibani sesibani esikhanyisayo siphonsa isithunzi sakhe phansi;
Nomphefumulo wami uphuma kulesothunzi esintanta phansi
Uyophakanyiswa—akasoze!

Ucishe uzwe ukuthi amaphiko egwababa ebhakuzisa, akunjalo? Leyo nkondlo ingifaka emathunjini njalo.

Hlanganyela nathi futhi kusasa ebusuku ukuze uthole enye indaba ethusayo!