بعثhe sent القَطيعَةestrangement والعتابand reproach يَقودهاleading it
بعث القَطيعَة والعتاب يَقودها
فعلامso why أقبلُهاI accept it ولستُand I am not أُريدُهاwanting it
فعلام أقبلُها ولستُ أُريدُها
He sent estrangement, with reproach leading it.
So why should I accept it when I do not want it?
واستنَّand established a custom أنthat حجبَhe veiled العيونَthe eyes بِصَدِّهby his aversion
واستنَّ أن حجبَ العيونَ بِصَدِّه
فاليومَso today حُجابُthe chamberlains الملوكِof kings صُدودُهاtheir rebuffs
فاليومَ حُجابُ الملوكِ صُدودُها
He made a custom of veiling eyes by his aversion;
So today, kings' chamberlains are their rebuffs.
وتراجَعتand they withdrew عنهfrom him إلىto ماءِthe water of البُكاweeping
وتراجَعت عنه إلى ماءِ البُكا
فكأنَّماso it was as though صدرُthe departure of العُيونِthe eyes ورورهاunclear; perhaps their arrival at water
فكأنَّما صدرُ العُيونِ ورورها
The eyes withdrew from him to the water of weeping,
As though their departure were their arrival at water (reading uncertain).
فبداso became apparent لهto him بعضُsome الأحاديثof the tales التيwhich
فبدا له بعضُ الأحاديث التي
فيin نفسِهhis soul لولاwere it not for الدموعُthe tears جُحودُهاtheir denial
في نفسِه لولا الدموعُ جُحودُها
Then some of the tales became apparent to him,
Which, but for tears, he would inwardly deny.
وأتىand he came يُكفكفُwiping away بالمواعِدِwith promises عَبرتيmy tears
وأتى يُكفكفُ بالمواعِدِ عَبرتي
خُدَعاًdeceitfully وأذكرُand I recall حِلفَهhis pledge فأزيدُهاso I increase them
خُدَعاً وأذكرُ حِلفَه فأزيدُها
He came to wipe away my tears with promises,
Deceitfully; I recall his pledge and shed still more.
لوif كانhe had جادَgiven generously بحيثُwhere يحسنُis fitting جودُهhis generosity
لو كان جادَ بحيثُ يحسنُ جودُه
لمwould not أنتَجِعهاI seek them for sustenance حيثُwhere يُفتَحُis opened جودُهاtheir bounty
لم أنتَجِعها حيثُ يُفتَحُ جودُها
Had he given generously where his generosity was fitting,
I would not have sought them where their bounty is unlocked.
أرأيتَhave you seen ماwhat جرتِbrought about الخطوبُcalamities بهwith it مَعيwith me
أرأيتَ ما جرتِ الخطوبُ به مَعي
وتَتابَعَتand came in succession أفرادُهاtheir single instances وحشودُهاand their hosts
وتَتابَعَت أفرادُها وحشودُها
Have you seen what calamities have brought upon me,
Coming in succession, singly and in hosts?
وجدَتthey found منamong الكرماءِthe generous أكبرَthe greatest فرصةٍopportunity
وجدَت من الكرماءِ أكبرَ فرصةٍ
بالأمسِyesterday لماwhen قيلَit was said قلَّhad dwindled عَديدُهاtheir number
بالأمسِ لما قيلَ قلَّ عَديدُها
They found their greatest opportunity among the generous,
Yesterday, when it was said their number had dwindled.
فأتىso came بهاwith them صَرفُthe turns of الزمانِtime يسوقُهاdriving them
فأتى بها صَرفُ الزمانِ يسوقُها
وسعىand hastened يقودُleading المكرماتِnoble deeds سعيدُهاtheir Sa'id
وسعى يقودُ المكرماتِ سعيدُها
Then the turns of time brought them, driving them on,
And their Sa'id hastened forward, leading noble deeds.
وتلاقَياand the two met فالدهرُso the age أكبرَthe greatest غُمَّةٍanguish
وتلاقَيا فالدهرُ أكبرَ غُمَّةٍ
كشِفَتwas dispelled فماso not قدرَcould الزمانُtime يُعيدُهاbring it back
كشِفَت فما قدرَ الزمانُ يُعيدُها
The two met, and the age's greatest anguish
Was dispelled; time could not bring it back.
عَقدَhe fastened اللواءَthe banner علىover النّدىbounty فتبِعتُهso I followed him
عَقدَ اللواءَ على النّدى فتبِعتُه
فرأيتُthen I saw ألويةًbanners تُحلُّbeing untied عُقودُهاtheir knots
فرأيتُ ألويةً تُحلُّ عُقودُها
He fastened the banner of bounty, and I followed him;
Then I saw banners whose knots were being undone.
فالنَّصرُso victory معتكفٌabiding devotedly علىwith المكنَىthe one given a byname بهby it
فالنَّصرُ معتكفٌ على المكنَى به
حتىuntil يُبيدَannihilates المكرماتِnoble deeds مُبيدُهاtheir destroyer
حتى يُبيدَ المكرماتِ مُبيدُها
So victory stays devoted to the man whose byname bears it,
Until their destroyer annihilates noble deeds.
وقدand indeed انجلَتbecame clear عنrevealing حالةٍa state منهوكةٍenfeebled
وقد انجلَت عن حالةٍ منهوكةٍ
مرضاًby sickness فعُدهاso visit it in sickness ماas much as استطعتَyou can تَعودُهاvisit it
مرضاً فعُدها ما استطعتَ تَعودُها
And now a state stands revealed, enfeebled
By sickness; visit it as often as you can.
فأخافُso I fear أنَّthat الدَّهرtime إنif أغفَلتَهاyou neglect it
فأخافُ أنَّ الدَّهر إن أغفَلتَها
بالحادثاتِwith calamities الماضياتِof the past يقيدُهاwill fetter it
بالحادثاتِ الماضياتِ يقيدُها
I fear that time, if you neglect it,
Will fetter it with calamities of the past.
فَسلِso ask القَوافيthe rhymes السائراتfar-traveling ألمdid ... not تكنbe
فَسلِ القَوافي السائرات ألم تكن
باسميin my name تسيرtravel ويُستعادُand is requested again نَشيدُهاtheir song
باسمي تسير ويُستعادُ نَشيدُها
So ask the far-traveling rhymes: did they not
Travel in my name, their song requested again?
وإنِand though اختصرتُI have been brief ولمand did not أُطِلهاI prolong it إنهindeed, it
وإنِ اختصرتُ ولم أُطِلها إنه
سَيطولُwill last long فيin دارthe house of الثناءِpraise خُلودُهاits immortality
سَيطولُ في دار الثناءِ خُلودُها
And though I have been brief and have not prolonged it, indeed,
Long will its immortality endure in the house of praise.
Sol 6.1