Ils se cachent toujours quelque part dans l’invisible, dans l’intemporel, pour se révéler au moment où l’on s’y attend parfois le moins.
Ils surgissent à des instants où la conscience déploie toute son envergure face à la réalité des choses.
Au bout de la patience, du calvaire ou bien de l’espoir, ils arrivent comme un cadeau du ciel — un véritable don divin qui transforme la dureté en simple souvenir du passé.
« La douleur creuse en vous un espace, afin que vous puissiez y accueillir davantage de joie », disait Khalil Gibran.
Plus grand est le vide, plus éclatantes seront les lumières des beaux jours.
Ce moment de grâce advient pour le brave, le craintif, l’anonyme ou le populaire : il finit toujours par arriver. Mais qu’est-ce donc, au fond, que les beaux jours ?
Peut-être se cachent-ils simplement en nous, quelque part sous nos illusions, nos fausses attentes, nos entêtements et nos croyances.
À nous de leur frayer un chemin — non par la force de nos moyens financiers, mais par celle, constante et sincère, de nos échanges.
Chafik G.
Merci à Shah Ashrafi pour cette belle traduction:
The Good Times
They always hide somewhere in the invisible, in the timeless, revealing themselves when we sometimes least expect them.
When patience dies, they emerge at moments when consciousness unfolds its full scope in the face of the reality of things.
They come like heaven’s gift —a true divine gift that transforms hardness into a mere memory of the past.
« Pain creates a space within you, so that you can accommodate happiness, » said Khalil Gibran.
The greater the void, the more fluorescent the light of good times.
This moment of grace comes to the brave, the fearful, the anonymous, or the common man: it always ends up happening. But what is the meaning of good times?
Perhaps they are simply hiding within us, somewhere beneath our illusions, our false expectations, our stubbornness, and our beliefs.
It’s up to us to make them happen—not through the strength of our financial resources, but through the constant and sincere power of our exchanges.
Translated into English by Shah Jehan Ashrafi
Reviewed by Shah Jehan Ashrafi
This poem is a meditation on the nature of good times. The speaker views happiness as the result of patience and even suffering. For him, joy is the aftereffect of hardship. By quoting Khalil Gibran, the speaker presents suffering as the foundation of joy, aligning the poem with the spiritual philosophies of Gibran and Rumi.
The poem explores the philosophical concept of binary relationships—specifically, the bond between joy and sorrow. These emotions are portrayed as two sides of the same coin: “The greater the void, the more fluorescent the light of good times.”
The speaker emphasizes our own role in creating happiness, suggesting that we shape our existential conditions: “Perhaps they are simply hiding within us, somewhere beneath our illusions.” This line reveals that happiness is an inner state, already present within us.
Overall, the poem is deeply philosophical and mystical. It suggests that we do not need to chase happiness or wait for it—it is already a part of us. Joy is inherently within, and it emerges naturally when we become receptive to it.
