سِرwalk مَعwith الوَجدِlonging والأَسىand sorrow فيalong طَريقِa path
سِر مَع الوَجدِ والأَسى في طَريقِ
فَقَليلٌfor slight سُلوكُهاtraversing it لِلمَشوقِfor the yearning lover
فَقَليلٌ سُلوكُها لِلمَشوقِ
Walk with longing and sorrow along a path;
To the yearning lover, traversing it is a small thing.
رافِقِaccompany الفِكرَthought فيon طَريقِthe path of الأَمانيwishes
رافِقِ الفِكرَ في طَريقِ الأَماني
فَإِذاfor if صَحَّis sound فَهوَthen it is خَيرُthe best طَريقِpath
فَإِذا صَحَّ فَهوَ خَيرُ طَريقِ
Take thought as your companion on the path of wishes;
For if it is sound, it is the best of paths.
إنَّindeed حُكمَthe decree of الهَوىlove عَلىupon العاشِقِthe lover المِسthe wretched (first part)
إنَّ حُكمَ الهَوى عَلى العاشِقِ المِس
كينَwretched (continued) أَمرٌa command بِطاعَةِto obey المَعشوقِthe beloved
كينَ أَمرٌ بِطاعَةِ المَعشوقِ
Love's decree upon the wretched lover
Is a command to obey the beloved.
جمعَjoined البَينُseparation ليfor me وِصالَunion with فَريقٍa group
جمعَ البَينُ لي وِصالَ فَريقٍ
بِملامٍwith reproach إِلىto فِراقِparting from فَريقِa group
بِملامٍ إِلى فِراقِ فَريقِ
Separation joined for me one group's company,
With reproach, to parting from another.
وجُفُونٍand eyelids شَرِبتُI drank مِنهاfrom them شَراباًa draught
وجُفُونٍ شَرِبتُ مِنها شَراباً
زادَexceeded سُكراًin intoxication عَلىbeyond الشَّرابِthe wine العَتيقِaged
زادَ سُكراً عَلى الشَّرابِ العَتيقِ
And eyelids from which I drank a draught
That surpassed aged wine in intoxication.
ذاكَthat سكرٌintoxication نفيقُwe sober up مِنهfrom it وَماbut not السكthe drunkard (first part)
ذاكَ سكرٌ نفيقُ مِنه وَما السك
رانُdrunkard (continued) مِنfrom خَمرةِthe wine of الهَوىlove بِمُفيقِone who sobers up
رانُ مِن خَمرةِ الهَوى بِمُفيقِ
That is an intoxication from which we recover; but the drunkard
On the wine of love never sobers.
أناI مِنهاof it كَماas أَرادَwilled زَمانيmy time
أنا مِنها كَما أَرادَ زَماني
منof صَبوحٍa morning drink مُباكرٍtaken early وغَبوقِand an evening drink
من صَبوحٍ مُباكرٍ وغَبوقِ
I drink of it as my days have willed:
An early morning draught and an evening drink.
أَينَwhere أَيامُناour days بشَورانَin Shawran والعَيand life (first part)
أَينَ أَيامُنا بشَورانَ والعَي
شُlife (continued) أنيقٌbeautiful فيin وَسطِthe midst of رَوضٍa garden أَنيقِbeautiful
شُ أنيقٌ في وَسطِ رَوضٍ أَنيقِ
Where are our days in Shawran, when life
Was beautiful amid a beautiful garden?
وشَقيقُand the anemone of الخُدودِcheeks شقَّcleft قُلوباًhearts
وشَقيقُ الخُدودِ شقَّ قُلوباً
فاستَفادَتso they gained مِنهُfrom it بشقِّby cleaving الشَّقيقِthe anemone
فاستَفادَت مِنهُ بشقِّ الشَّقيقِ
And the anemone of cheeks cleft hearts;
They gained from it by cleaving the anemone.
ونَديمٍand a drinking companion إِذاwhen تَنفَّسَbreathed فيinto الكأthe cup (first part)
ونَديمٍ إِذا تَنفَّسَ في الكأ
سِcup (continued) كَساهاclothed it نَسيمَa waft of مسكٍmusk فَتيقِunsealed
سِ كَساها نَسيمَ مسكٍ فَتيقِ
And a drinking companion who, when he breathed into the cup,
Clothed it with a waft of unsealed musk.
نَزعَstripped away الدَّهرُtime خلَّتَينِtwo traits منfrom الناpeople (first part)
نَزعَ الدَّهرُ خلَّتَينِ من النا
سِpeople (continued) وفاءَfaithfulness in الإخاbrotherhood وصِدقَand the sincerity of الصَّديقِthe friend
سِ وفاءَ الإخا وصِدقَ الصَّديقِ
Time has stripped people of two traits:
Faithfulness in brotherhood and a friend's sincerity.
كُلَّماwhenever رقَّgrew thin ماءُthe water of وَجهيmy face تَلَقىmet
كُلَّما رقَّ ماءُ وَجهي تَلَقى
وَجهَthe face of حاليmy plight مِنهfrom it بِوَجهٍwith a face صَفيقِbrazen
وَجهَ حالي مِنه بِوَجهٍ صَفيقِ
Whenever the water of my face grew thin, it met
The face of my plight with its own brazen face.
بِأبيin Abu القاسِمal-Qasim العَقيقيّal-Aqiqi نَعتَزwe take pride (first part)
بِأبي القاسِم العَقيقيّ نَعتَز
زُwe take pride (continued) فَإنfor if عادَhe returns عادَhe returns ليto me بالعَقيقِwith carnelian
زُ فَإن عادَ عادَ لي بالعَقيقِ
In Abu al-Qasim al-Aqiqi we take pride;
For if he returns, he returns to me with carnelian.
جودُهhis generosity خاطبَaddressed الخُطوبَcalamities فكفَّتso they ceased
جودُه خاطبَ الخُطوبَ فكفَّت
وهيَand they لَولاهُwere it not for him شرَّقَتنيmade me choke بريقيon my saliva
وهيَ لَولاهُ شرَّقَتني بريقي
His generosity addressed calamities, and they ceased;
But for him, they would have choked me on my saliva.
ثَمرٌfruit طابَwas good عِرقُهاits root مِنamong ثِمارٍfruits
ثَمرٌ طابَ عِرقُها مِن ثِمارٍ
مُخبِرٍrevealing طيبُهاtheir sweetness بِطيبِthe goodness of العُروقِthe roots
مُخبِرٍ طيبُها بِطيبِ العُروقِ
A fruit whose root is good, among fruits
Whose sweetness tells of the goodness of their roots.
وفَرتincreased كفُّهhis hand مَعاليهِhis lofty honors لمَّاwhen
وفَرت كفُّه مَعاليهِ لمَّا
أدَّبَتهُit schooled him فيin المالِwealth بالتَّمحيقِby depletion
أدَّبَتهُ في المالِ بالتَّمحيقِ
His hand increased his lofty honors when
It schooled him in wealth by exhausting it.
وكأنَّand as though العَطاءَgiving عهدٌa covenant علَيهِbinding upon him
وكأنَّ العَطاءَ عهدٌ علَيهِ
فهوَso he فِيناamong us يُوفيkeeps faith بِعَهدٍwith a covenant وَثيقِfirm
فهوَ فِينا يُوفي بِعَهدٍ وَثيقِ
And it is as though giving were a covenant upon him;
So among us he fulfills a firm covenant.
طلَّقdivorced المالَwealth كفُّهhis hand فهوَso he يَلقىwelcomes
طلَّق المالَ كفُّه فهوَ يَلقى
كلَّevery مُستَرفِدٍseeker of aid بوَجهٍwith a face طَليقِcheerful
كلَّ مُستَرفِدٍ بوَجهٍ طَليقِ
His hand divorced wealth, and he welcomes
Every seeker of aid with a cheerful face.
سوقُa market مجدٍof glory فيin مِثلِهhis like ينفقُsells readily الشعpoetry (first part)
سوقُ مجدٍ في مِثلِه ينفقُ الشع
رُpoetry (continued) ويَشكوand laments الكَسادَslack trade فيin كلِّevery سوقِmarket
رُ ويَشكو الكَسادَ في كلِّ سوقِ
A market of glory: with his like, poetry sells,
Yet laments slack trade in every other market.
ياO شَريفاًnoble one خَلقاًin nature وأَصلاًand in lineage ولمَّاand not yet
يا شَريفاً خَلقاً وأَصلاً ولمَّا
يَجتَمعcome together ذاthis وذاكَand that فيin مَخلوقِa created being
يَجتَمع ذا وذاكَ في مَخلوقِ
O you, noble in nature and lineage—never yet
Have this and that been joined in a created being.
وشَفيقاًand solicitous عَلىfor العُلىlofty honors وعَلىand for ماwhat
وشَفيقاً عَلى العُلى وعَلى ما
مَلكَتهpossessed it يَداهُhis two hands غَيرُnot شَفيقِsolicitous
مَلكَته يَداهُ غَيرُ شَفيقِ
And solicitous for lofty honors, yet of what
His hands possess, not solicitous.
أيُّany دَهرٍage يكونُexists مِثلُكَone like you فيهِwithin it
أيُّ دَهرٍ يكونُ مِثلُكَ فيهِ
يَبتَنيbuilds عَزمَهُits resolve عَلَىupon العَيُّوقِal-Ayyuq (Capella)
يَبتَني عَزمَهُ عَلَى العَيُّوقِ
Any age in which one like you lives
Builds its resolve upon the star al-Ayyuq.
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