جاءَcame الرَّبيعُspring بوردِهِwith its roses وبهارِهِand its yellow daisies
جاءَ الرَّبيعُ بوردِهِ وبهارِهِ
فَلْيَسْعَso let him hasten ساقيناour cupbearer بكأسwith a cup عقارهof his wine
فَلْيَسْعَ ساقينا بكأس عقاره
Spring has come with its roses and yellow daisies.
Spring came with its roses and blooms
So let our cupbearer hasten with a cup of his wine.
So let our cupbearer quench us with a cup of its perfume
وليشربنَّand let him surely drink الرَّاحwine ناشدa seeker of لذَّةpleasure
وليشربنَّ الرَّاح ناشد لذَّة
لمdid not يُلفِهاfind it إلاَّexcept لدىamong أزهارهits blossoms
لم يُلفِها إلاَّ لدى أزهاره
And let the seeker of pleasure drink the wine,
And let the breeze drink, craving the pleasure
a pleasure found only among its blossoms.
That it found only near its flowers
ياO أيُّهاyou الندماءdrinking companions دونكمtake for yourselves الَّتيthat which
يا أيُّها الندماء دونكم الَّتي
تشفيheals نجيَّthe confidant of الهمِّsorrow بعدafter بوارهhis ruin
تشفي نجيَّ الهمِّ بعد بواره
O drinking companions, take the wine that
O you, my boon companions, you have wine
heals sorrow's confidant after his ruin.
That heals the worries of one in distress after misery
صفراءyellow صافيةclear تزيلdispels بصفوهاwith its clarity
صفراء صافية تزيل بصفوها
ماwhat كابدَhas endured الإِنسانman منof أكدارهhis troubles
ما كابدَ الإِنسان من أكداره
Golden and clear, it dispels with its purity
Yellow, pure, it eliminates with its purity
the troubles that man has endured.
What man has endured of troubles
يسعىhastens بهاwith it أحوىdark-lipped أغنُّnasal-voiced كأَنَّهas though he were
يسعى بها أحوى أغنُّ كأَنَّه
ريمُa gazelle الفلاةof the desert بجيدهin his neck ونفارهand his skittishness
ريمُ الفلاة بجيده ونفاره
A dark-lipped, softly nasal-voiced one carries it, as though he were
With it the love-sick wanders as rich as
a desert gazelle in his neck and his skittishness.
A desert rain in its prime and fecundity
فيin مجلسٍa gathering بزغَتْhave risen شموسُthe suns of مرامهits desires
في مجلسٍ بزغَتْ شموسُ مرامه
وجلىand he revealed لناto us فيهthere سناthe radiance of أقمارهits moons
وجلى لنا فيه سنا أقماره
In a gathering where the suns of its desires have dawned,
In a gathering where its hopes have blossomed
he unveils to us there the brilliance of its moons.
And its moons and suns were revealed to us
للهBy God! ماwhat فعلَhas done السُّرورjoy بموطنٍin a place
لله ما فعلَ السُّرور بموطنٍ
تجريruns كُمَيْتُchestnut-colored الرَّاحwine فيin مضمارهits racecourse
تجري كُمَيْتُ الرَّاح في مضماره
By God, what joy has wrought in a place
What joy did to a place
where chestnut-colored wine runs on its racecourse!
Where the gentle breeze blows in its expanse
أمبادرَO pursuer of اللّذّاتpleasures أَيَّةَwhat a آيةmarvel
أمبادرَ اللّذّات أَيَّةَ آية
أجرىhe wrought بسعيthrough the efforts of منادمٍa drinking companion وبدارهand his haste
أجرى بسعي منادمٍ وبداره
O you who hasten to pleasures, what a marvel
Hastening pleasures, which verse
a boon companion's efforts and haste have wrought!
Set in motion in the assembly and its abode
خذهاtake it إذاwhen اكْتَسَتِbecame clothed الكؤوسthe cups بصبغهاin its hue
خذها إذا اكْتَسَتِ الكؤوس بصبغها
خلعcast off الوَقُورُthe dignified man بهاthrough it ثيابthe robes of وقارهhis dignity
خلع الوَقُورُ بها ثياب وقاره
Take it: when the cups are clothed in its hue,
Take it when cups are filled with its color
the dignified man casts off through it the robes of his dignity.
As solemnity takes off its clothes and gravity
وموردand rose-tinted الوَجَناتcheeks إنْif حيَّيْتَهyou greet him
ومورد الوَجَنات إنْ حيَّيْتَه
حيّىhe greets بوجنتهwith his cheek وآسand the myrtle of عذارهhis cheek-down
حيّى بوجنته وآس عذاره
And a rosy-cheeked one, if you greet him,
And if you greet its elbow-crooked one
greets you with his cheek and the myrtle of his cheek-down.
He will greet you with his bent arm and forearm
ظبيٌa gazelle أُسودُthe lions of الغابthe forest منamong قُتَلائِهhis slain
ظبيٌ أُسودُ الغاب من قُتَلائِه
وصوارمand the keen swords of الأَلحاظglances منamong أنصارهhis allies
وصوارم الأَلحاظ من أنصاره
A gazelle whose slain include the lions of the forest,
A black antelope of the forest, deadly to its hunters
and whose allies are the sharp swords of his glances.
And sharp swords to its supporters
قمرٌa moon إذاwhen ماever لاحَappears ضوءُthe light of جبينهhis forehead
قمرٌ إذا ما لاحَ ضوءُ جبينه
أَصلىscorches فؤادَthe heart of الصَّبِّthe lovesick one جذوةَan ember of نارهhis fire
أَصلى فؤادَ الصَّبِّ جذوةَ ناره
A moon: whenever the light of his forehead appears,
A moon that when the light of its forehead appeared
he scorches the lover's heart with an ember of his fire.
Set aflame the heart of the beholder with its fire
ويقولand says ثائرthe avenger of منone who أُبيدَwas slain بلحظهby his glance
ويقول ثائر من أُبيدَ بلحظه
منwho آخذٌwill exact ياO للرجالmen, to the rescue! بثارهhis vengeance
من آخذٌ يا للرجال بثاره
And the avenger of one slain by his glance cries,
And a rebel says, when annihilated by its glance,
"Who, O men, will exact his vengeance?"
Who will take vengeance, O men, for his vengeance?
إنِّيI indeed لأعْلَمُsurely know أَنَّهthat it is فيin ريقهhis saliva
إنِّي لأعْلَمُ أَنَّه في ريقه
ماwhat راحhe goes on يسقيserving الرَّاحwine فيin مِسْطارهhis fresh must
ما راح يسقي الرَّاح في مِسْطاره
Indeed, I know that in his saliva
I know that in its saliva
lies what he keeps serving as wine in his fresh must.
The breeze did not quench its thirst at its watering place
فرشَspread الرَّبيعُspring لناfor us خمائِلَgroves of سُنْدُسٍfine silk
فرشَ الرَّبيعُ لنا خمائِلَ سُنْدُسٍ
خضرٍgreen تَفوحُare fragrant برندهwith its laurel وعرارهand its wild daisies
خضرٍ تَفوحُ برنده وعراره
Spring has spread for us groves of fine silk,
Spring has laid out for us green pillows of chintz
green and fragrant with its laurel and wild daisies.
Whose blossoms and flowers exude fragrance
شكراًthanks لآثارfor the effects of الغَمامthe rain cloud بروضهِin its meadow
شكراً لآثار الغَمام بروضهِ
فَلَهُfor it has اليدُthe hand البيضاءُwhite; beneficent فيin آثارهits works
فَلَهُ اليدُ البيضاءُ في آثاره
Thanks for the rain cloud's handiwork in its meadow;
Thanks for the traces of clouds in its meadow
for the cloud has the white hand of bounty in its works.
For it has the white hand in its traces
روضٌa garden محاسنُthe beauties of أَرضِهits earth كسمائهlike its sky
روضٌ محاسنُ أَرضِه كسمائه
وشروقُand the radiance of بهجةthe splendor of ليلهits night كنهارهlike its day
وشروقُ بهجة ليله كنهاره
A garden whose earth is as lovely as its sky,
A meadow whose beauties are like its sky
whose night's splendor shines as brightly as its day.
And the rising of its joy like its daytime
فاشربso drink علىto النَّغماتthe melodies منfrom أطيارهits birds
فاشرب على النَّغمات من أطياره
فكأَنَّهاfor they are like النغماتُthe melodies منfrom أوتارهits strings
فكأَنَّها النغماتُ من أوتاره
So drink to the melodies of its birds,
So drink to the melodies of its birds
as though those melodies came from its strings.
As if they are melodies from its strings
تتراقَصُdance الأَغصانthe branches منfrom طربٍrapture بهin it
تتراقَصُ الأَغصان من طربٍ به
ماemphatic particle بينَbetween شدوِthe song of حمامهits doves وهزارهand its nightingale
ما بينَ شدوِ حمامه وهزاره
The branches dance in rapture there,
The branches dance out of rapture through it
between the singing of its doves and its nightingale.
Between the cooing of its doves and their murmurs
لاdo not تنكرواreproach ميلَthe swaying of الغصونِthe branches فإنَّماfor the fact is
لا تنكروا ميلَ الغصونِ فإنَّما
هذيthese الغصونُbranches شَرِبْنَhave drunk منfrom أنهارهits streams
هذي الغصونُ شَرِبْنَ من أنهاره
Do not reproach the branches for swaying, for
Do not deny the branches' inclination, for they are
these branches have drunk from its streams.
Branches that drank from its rivers
وإذاand when أَتىarrives فصلُthe season of الرَّبيعspring فبادرواthen hasten
وإذا أَتى فصلُ الرَّبيع فبادروا
لتناهبto vie in seizing اللّذّاتpleasures فيin آذارهits March
لتناهب اللّذّات في آذاره
And when the season of spring arrives, hasten
And when the spring season comes, hasten
to vie in seizing pleasures in its March.
To pluck pleasures in its months
فكأَنَّهfor it is as though وَجْهthe face of الخرائدfair maidens مسفراًunveiled
فكأَنَّه وَجْه الخرائد مسفراً
كلّall الجمالbeauty يلوحُshines فيin أسفارهits radiance
كلّ الجمال يلوحُ في أسفاره
It is as though the face of fair maidens were unveiled,
It is as if it were the radiant face of virgins
all beauty shining forth in its radiance.
All beauty shining through in their unveiling
وتَنَزَّهواand stroll فيin كلّevery روضٍgarden معشبٍgrassy
وتَنَزَّهوا في كلّ روضٍ معشبٍ
لاnot سيَّماthe like of بالغضِّamong the tender منof نوَّارهits blossoms
لا سيَّما بالغضِّ من نوَّاره
And stroll in every verdant garden,
And go on a promenade in every verdant garden
especially among its tender blossoms.
Especially those with Soft breezes and ripples
ولقدand indeed أسَرَّconfided ليto me النَّسيمthe breeze أَريجَهits fragrance
ولقد أسَرَّ لي النَّسيم أَريجَه
خبراًa tale رواهrelated it العِطرperfume عنfrom عَطَّارهits perfumer
خبراً رواه العِطر عن عَطَّاره
Indeed, the breeze confided its fragrance to me,
And the breeze has whispered to me the fragrance
a tale that perfume related from its perfumer.
Of news that the perfume told about its perfumer
فإذاand when تَنَفَّستِbreathes الصّباthe east wind باحتْdivulges بماwhat
فإذا تَنَفَّستِ الصّبا باحتْ بما
كتمتهit concealed it بالأَنفاسin the breaths منof أسرارهits secrets
كتمته بالأَنفاس من أسراره
And when the east wind breathes, it divulges what
So when the morning breeze exhales with what
it had concealed of its secrets within its breaths.
It has concealed of secrets in its breath
ياO حبَّذاhow lovely زمنٌa season يزيدكincreases your بهجةًjoy
يا حبَّذا زمنٌ يزيدك بهجةً
يحكيresembles عليَّexalted القدرin rank باستيثارهin his exclusive distinction
يحكي عليَّ القدر باستيثاره
How lovely a season that increases your joy,
O excellent is a time that increases your delight
resembling the lofty-ranked one in his singular distinction.
When fate relates to me in its monopoly
متهلّلradiant للوافدينto the visitors كأَنَّهas though he were
متهلّل للوافدين كأَنَّه
روضٌa garden سقاهwatered it الغيثthe rain منfrom مدرارهits downpour
روضٌ سقاه الغيث من مدراره
Radiant before those who come to him, as though he were
Joyful to newcomers as if it were
a garden watered by the rain's abundant downpour.
A meadow watered by heavy rains from its cloudburst
فتعطَّرَتْso became fragrant أنفاسهhis breaths وتبرَّجتand became resplendent
فتعطَّرَتْ أنفاسه وتبرَّجت
أزهارهhis blossoms فيin وَبْلِهِits downpour وقطارهand its drizzle
أزهاره في وَبْلِهِ وقطاره
So his breaths grew fragrant, and resplendent were
Its breaths then became fragrant and
his blossoms amid its downpour and drizzle.
Its flowers bloomed in its wetness and train
نَشَرَتْunfolded محاسنُthe beauties of طيّهhis folds منfrom بعدafter ماthe time when
نَشَرَتْ محاسنُ طيّه من بعد ما
سَحَبَtrailed السَّحابthe cloud عليهover him فضلَthe hem of إزارهits robe
سَحَبَ السَّحاب عليه فضلَ إزاره
The beauties hidden in his folds unfolded after
The beauties of its fold spread after
the cloud trailed the hem of its robe over him.
The clouds drew away their overhanging hem
ذاكَthat النَّقيبthe naqib (chief) لهhe has مناقبُvirtues جَمَّةٌmany
ذاكَ النَّقيب له مناقبُ جَمَّةٌ
عَدَدَas numerous as النُّجومthe stars يَلُحْنَthey shine منfrom آثارهhis deeds
عَدَدَ النُّجوم يَلُحْنَ من آثاره
That is the naqib, possessed of many virtues,
That leader has many merits
as many as the stars, shining forth in his deeds.
As many as the stars, his traces declare
بأبيmy father be ransom for الشَّريفthe nobleman الهاشميّthe Hashimite فإنَّهfor indeed he
بأبي الشَّريف الهاشميّ فإنَّه
سادَsurpassed الأنامَmankind بمجدهthrough his glory وفخارهand his honor
سادَ الأنامَ بمجده وفخاره
My father be the noble Hashimite's ransom, for he
By my father, the noble Hashimite, he
has surpassed mankind through his glory and honor.
Has surpassed all people with his glory and pride
زاكيpure العناصرin origins طيِّبٌgood منfrom طيِّبٍgood
زاكي العناصر طيِّبٌ من طيِّبٍ
فَرْعٌa branch رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod أَصْلُthe root of نجارهhis lineage
فَرْعٌ رسول الله أَصْلُ نجاره
Pure in his origins, good and sprung from good,
Fine-natured from the good, a twig
a branch whose ancestral root is the Messenger of God.
Of the Messenger of God, the root of his carpenter
نورُthe light of النُّبوَّةprophethood ساطعٌshining منfrom وجههhis face
نورُ النُّبوَّة ساطعٌ من وجهه
أوَand do ماnot نرىwe see ماwhat لاحَhas shone منfrom أنوارهhis lights
أوَ ما نرى ما لاحَ من أنواره
The light of prophethood shines from his face;
The light of prophecy radiant from his face
and do we not see the lights that have shone from him?
Or do we not see what shines from his lights?
عذبsweet النوالin bounty لسائليهto his petitioners وإنَّهand indeed it is
عذب النوال لسائليه وإنَّه
كالشّهدlike honey تجنيهgather it يداthe two hands of مشتارهits harvester
كالشّهد تجنيه يدا مشتاره
His bounty is sweet to those who ask of him, and it is
Sweet of gifts to those who ask, and he
like honey gathered by the hands of its harvester.
Is like honey, harvested by a hand that picks it
تيَّارthe current of ذاكthat البحرsea يعذُبُgrows sweet ماؤهits water
تيَّار ذاك البحر يعذُبُ ماؤه
فاغرفْso scoop نميرَwholesome الماءwater منfrom تيَّارهits current
فاغرفْ نميرَ الماء من تيَّاره
The water in the current of that sea is sweet,
The current of that sea, its water is sweet
so scoop wholesome water from its current.
So draw a drink of the water from its currents
كرِّرْrepeat حديثكyour words ليto me بمدْحin praise of ممجَّدٍan exalted man
كرِّرْ حديثك لي بمدْح ممجَّدٍ
يحلوgrows sweet إلىto الأَسماعthe ears فيin تكرارهits repetition
يحلو إلى الأَسماع في تكراره
Repeat to me your words in praise of that exalted man;
Repeat to me your words praising the glorious
they grow sweet to the ear with repetition.
Whose repetition is sweet to hear
إنْif أَمْتَدِحْهُI praise him بألفِwith a thousand ألفthousand قصيدةٍa poem
إنْ أَمْتَدِحْهُ بألفِ ألف قصيدةٍ
لمwould not أَبْلُغِreach المعشارa tenth منof معشارهhis tenth
لم أَبْلُغِ المعشار من معشاره
If I praised him in a thousand thousand poems,
If I were to praise him with a thousand eulogies
I would not reach a tenth of a tenth of his worth.
I would not reach a tenth of a tenth of him
جَرَّدْتهI laid him bare لوَif انَّthat الدهرTime حازَobtained أمانهhis protection
جَرَّدْته لوَ انَّ الدهر حازَ أمانه
ماnot جارَacted unjustly معتدياًas a transgressor علىagainst أحرارهits freeborn men
ما جارَ معتدياً على أحراره
I have laid him bare; had Time secured his protection,
If fate had guaranteed him safety
it would not have tyrannized over its freeborn men.
No transgressor would have wronged his freemen
هوhe رحمةٌa mercy نزلتْdescended علىupon أخيارهits virtuous men
هو رحمةٌ نزلتْ على أخياره
وهوand he الخيارthe choicest المصطفىthe selected one لخيارهfor its best men
وهو الخيار المصطفى لخياره
He is a mercy sent down upon its virtuous men,
He is a mercy sent down upon his virtuous ones
and he is the chosen one, selected for its finest men.
And he is the elite chosen ones for his elite
فَلَقَدْfor indeed تعالىrose high فيin علوِّthe height of مقامهhis station
فَلَقَدْ تعالى في علوِّ مقامه
حتَّىuntil رأيتI saw البدرthe full moon منamong أنظارهhis peers
حتَّى رأيت البدر من أنظاره
Indeed, he has risen so high in his station
He has indeed transcended in the loftiness of his status
that I have seen the full moon among his peers.
Until I saw the moon from his eyes
أَمِنَfelt safe from المخوفَthe feared danger منfrom الزَّمانTime كأَنّماas though
أَمِنَ المخوفَ من الزَّمان كأَنّما
أخَذَtook العهودَpledges عليهbinding upon it منagainst أخطارهits dangers
أخَذَ العهودَ عليه من أخطاره
He is safe from Time's terrors, as though
He feels safe from the frightening world as if
he had taken binding pledges from it against its dangers.
He had taken covenants from its dangers
اليُمنgood fortune كوَّنhe fashioned واليسارُand prosperity كلاهماboth of them
اليُمن كوَّن واليسارُ كلاهما
فيin الدَّهرTime طوعat the command of يمينهhis right hand ويسارهand his left hand
في الدَّهر طوع يمينه ويساره
He has fashioned good fortune and prosperity; both
Good fortune he created and luck - both
throughout Time obey his right hand and his left.
In life obey his right hand and his left
أميسّرO easer of الأَمرthe affair العسيرdifficult أَعِدْrestore إلىto
أميسّر الأَمر العسير أَعِدْ إلى
عبدٍa servant يراكَsees you as اليسرease فيin إعسارهhis hardship
عبدٍ يراكَ اليسر في إعساره
O easer of difficult affairs, return to
He has facilitated the difficult matter - return to
a servant who sees you as ease in his hardship
A servant whom you see easiness in his hardship
نظراًa glance تريهyou show him بهthrough it السَّعادةhappiness كلَّهاall of it
نظراً تريه به السَّعادة كلَّها
ياO مَنone whom يراهhe sees him as السَّعدgood fortune فيin أنظارهhis glances
يا مَن يراه السَّعد في أنظاره
a glance through which you show him all happiness,
A look you give him with which he sees all
O you in whose glances he beholds good fortune.
Good fortune, O he whom fortune sees in his eyes
مستحضرcalling forth فيكof you المديحpraise وحاضرٌand present
مستحضر فيك المديح وحاضرٌ
منكfrom you الغنىwealth أبداًalways معwith استحضارهhis calling it forth
منك الغنى أبداً مع استحضاره
He calls forth praise of you, and ready
In you is praise ready and with you
is wealth from you, always there when he calls it forth.
Wealth forever while remembering it
ياO سيِّداًmaster لاnever زالcease فيin إحسانهhis kindness
يا سيِّداً لا زال في إحسانه
منfrom فضلهhis bounty بلجينهwith his silver ونضارهand his gold
من فضله بلجينه ونضاره
O master, may you never cease in your beneficence,
O master, your benevolence does not cease
bestowing your bounty in silver and gold.
To distinguish him with its freshness and youth
أوليتهyou bestowed upon him منكfrom you المكارمnoble favors فاجتنىso he reaped
أوليته منك المكارم فاجتنى
ثمراتthe fruits of غرسِthe planting of يديكyour two hands منfrom أفكارهhis thoughts
ثمرات غرسِ يديك من أفكاره
You bestowed your noble favors upon him, and he harvested
You have granted him your generosity so he has gained
from his thoughts the fruits of what your hands had planted.
Fruits from the orchards of your ideas
فلكمand how often غرستَyou planted منof الجميلkindness مغارساًplantings
فلكم غرستَ من الجميل مغارساً
كانَwas الثناءpraise عليكof you منamong أثمارهits fruits
كانَ الثناء عليك من أثماره
How many plantings of kindness you have planted,
So how many beautiful orchards have you planted
of which praise of you was among the fruits!
Whose praises of you were among its fruits?
واقْبَلْand accept منfrom الدَّاعيthe one who prays لمجدكfor your glory عُمْرَهُthroughout his life
واقْبَلْ من الدَّاعي لمجدك عُمْرَهُ
ماwhat يستقلّhe deems slight لديكbefore you منof أشعارهhis poems
ما يستقلّ لديك من أشعاره
And accept from one who prays for your glory all his life
And accept from one who prays for your glory his lifetime
the poems he deems too slight before you.
However little he can offer of his poetry
Sol 6.1