عَلّمواinform ياO سَعدُSaʿd جيرانَthe neighbors of الغضاthe ghada trees
عَلّموا يا سَعدُ جيرانَ الغضا
أنَّthat نيرانَthe fires of الغَضاthe ghada trees تَحتَbeneath ضُلوعيmy ribs
أنَّ نيرانَ الغَضا تَحتَ ضُلوعي
Tell, O Saʿd, the dwellers by the ghada trees
Teach, O Saad, the jealous neighbors
that the ghada fires burn beneath my ribs.
That the fires of jealousy are beneath my ribs
يَوْمَon the day راحواthey departed يشتكيهمhe complains of them حُرَقاًin burning anguish
يَوْمَ راحوا يشتكيهم حُرَقاً
خِضلmoist الأجفانthe eyelids تَحتَbeneath ضُلوعيmy ribs
خِضل الأجفان تَحتَ ضُلوعي
The day they left, he complained of them in burning anguish—
The day they complained of burns
wet-eyed beneath my ribs.
My eyelids trembled beneath my ribs
دَنِفٌa lovesick sufferer إنْif أهرقَhe pours out الدَّمعthe tears فمنthen from
دَنِفٌ إنْ أهرقَ الدَّمع فمن
كَبِدٍa liver حرّىburning ومنand from قلبٍa heart مروعterrified
كَبِدٍ حرّى ومن قلبٍ مروع
Lovesick, if he pours out tears, they flow from
My tears flow from a burning liver
a burning liver and a terror-stricken heart.
And a frightened heart
شَرِبَhe drank الحبَّlove بمwith what? (unclear here) صرفاًunmixed فماand so not
شَرِبَ الحبَّ بم صرفاً فما
يمزجhe mingles الأدمعَthe tears إلاَّexcept بنجيعwith fresh blood
يمزج الأدمعَ إلاَّ بنجيع
He drank love unmixed [unclear word], and so he does not
I drank love potion so pure
mingle tears with anything but fresh blood.
That only sighing mixes my tears
لاmay ... not رعاكِprotect you اللهGod نوقاًshe-camels أرقَلَتْthey sped
لا رعاكِ الله نوقاً أرقَلَتْ
بشموسٍbearing suns غَرُبَتْthey set بعدafter طلوعrising
بشموسٍ غَرُبَتْ بعد طلوع
May God not protect you, she-camels that sped away
May God guard you, a restful camel
bearing suns that set after rising.
That set with suns after rising
تركتنيthey left me فيin نزاعٍdeath throes بَعدَماafter
تركتني في نزاعٍ بَعدَما
أزْمَعَتْthey resolved يومon the day of التنائيseparation لنزوعto depart
أزْمَعَتْ يوم التنائي لنزوع
They left me in the throes of death after
You left me in conflict after
resolving, on the day of separation, to depart.
Intending on the day we parted to leave
وقعoccurred الهجرestrangement وماand not كانَwas لكمfor you
وقع الهجر وما كانَ لكم
ذلكthat الهجرانestrangement مأمونَsafe from الوقوعoccurring
ذلك الهجران مأمونَ الوقوع
Estrangement came, and you had no
Separation fell though it was not
assurance that such estrangement would not occur.
Destined to happen
أوَماand is it not يكفيكمenough for you منfrom دَنِفٍa lovesick sufferer
أوَما يكفيكم من دَنِفٍ
ماwhat رأيتمyou have seen منof غَراميmy consuming love وولوعيand my ardent devotion
ما رأيتم من غَرامي وولوعي
And is it not enough for you, from a lovesick sufferer,
Is not my passion you saw
what you have seen of my consuming love and devotion?
And my infatuation enough for you
يشتكيكمhe complains of you فيin الهوىlove مستغرمone consumed by love
يشتكيكم في الهوى مستغرم
ماnot شكاhe complained إلاَّexcept إلىto غيرother than سميعone who hears
ما شكا إلاَّ إلى غير سميع
One consumed by love complains of you in his passion;
I complain to you of love hopelessly
he has complained only to one who does not hear.
For I complained only to the unhearing
يتشافىhe seeks healing بعدكمafter you فيin زعمِهِhis belief
يتشافى بعدكم في زعمِهِ
بالصَّباwith the east wind النجديّof Najd والبرقand the lightning اللموعflashing
بالصَّبا النجديّ والبرق اللموع
He seeks healing after your departure, or so he imagines,
He claims after you he will heal
in Najd's east wind and the flashing lightning.
With the Najdi north wind and flashing lightning
هذهthis غايةthe limit صبريmy patience عنكمaway from you
هذه غاية صبري عنكم
إنَّهاindeed it is ياO سَعْدُSaʿd جهدُthe utmost effort المستطيعone who is able
إنَّها يا سَعْدُ جهدُ المستطيع
This is the limit of my patience apart from you;
This is the extent of my patience without you
indeed, O Saʿd, it is all one can manage.
It is, O Saad, the effort of the able
Sol 6.1