كلُّevery منone who يَستَكفُّنيasks me to desist يُغرينيincites me
كلُّ من يَستَكفُّني يُغريني
ومُعينُand the helper of الهَوىpassion عَليَّagainst me مُعِينيmy helper
ومُعينُ الهَوى عَليَّ مُعِيني
Everyone who asks me to desist incites me.
And whoever helps passion against me is helping me.
حضَرواthey came والملامُand reproach فيماin what يَليهمis beside them
حضَروا والملامُ فيما يَليهم
واقفٌstanding والغَرامُand ardent love ممَّاfrom what يَلِينيis beside me
واقفٌ والغَرامُ ممَّا يَلِيني
They came, and on their side reproach
stood, while ardent love was on mine.
ثمَّthen راحُواthey departed لاnot ماwhat مَعِيwith me يُطرِفُdelights الthe (continued)
ثمَّ راحُوا لا ما مَعِي يُطرِفُ ال
قَومَcompany ولاnor ماwhat أتَواthey came بهِwith it يُسلِينيconsoles me
قَومَ ولا ما أتَوا بهِ يُسلِيني
Then they left: what I have does not delight the
company, nor does what they brought console me.
ورقيقِand one delicate or frail الألفاظِwords والخَدِّand the cheek واللِّبand dress (first part)
ورقيقِ الألفاظِ والخَدِّ واللِّب
سةِcompletion of 'dress' والعَهدِand fidelity فيin الهَوىlove والدِّينِand faith
سةِ والعَهدِ في الهَوى والدِّينِ
And one delicate in speech, cheek, and
dress, and frail in his vows of love and faith—
جَعلَتbegan تَستَجرُّهُto draw him along خُدعاتيmy ruses
جَعلَت تَستَجرُّهُ خُدعاتي
طائِعاًwillingly ماhow أشدَّintense ماthat (nominalizer) يَعصينيhe disobeys me
طائِعاً ما أشدَّ ما يَعصيني
my ruses began to draw him along
willingly—how fiercely he defies me!
والتَقَيناand we met فهلso, has ...? أتاكَreached you حَديثيmy story
والتَقَينا فهل أتاكَ حَديثي
حينَwhen حاكمتُهI brought him for judgment إلىbefore المَيقَدونيthe Macedonian wine
حينَ حاكمتُه إلى المَيقَدوني
And we met—has my story reached you,
of when I brought him before the Macedonian wine for judgment?
فَقَضَىso it ruled ليin my favor علَيهagainst him أنَّthat يَسارىmy left hand
فَقَضَى لي علَيه أنَّ يَسارى
وسَّدَتهpillowed him وقلَّبتهُand turned him over يَمينيmy right hand
وسَّدَته وقلَّبتهُ يَميني
So it ruled in my favor against him: my left hand
pillowed him, and my right hand turned him over.
ثمَّthen أصبحتُI began أشكرُto thank الكأسَthe cup والand the (continued)
ثمَّ أصبحتُ أشكرُ الكأسَ وال
مُهديgiver وإنand although كانَwas شُكرهthanking him يُعيينيtaxes my strength
مُهدي وإن كانَ شُكره يُعييني
Then I began to thank the cup and the
giver, though thanking him taxes my strength.
كيفَhow أُثنيI praise بالقَولِwith words حيناًfor a moment منof الدthe (start of 'time')
كيفَ أُثني بالقَولِ حيناً من الد
دَهرِtime (completion) عَلىupon مَنone who يَجودُgives generously فيat كلِّevery حينِmoment
دَهرِ عَلى مَن يَجودُ في كلِّ حينِ
How can I praise in words, for a moment of
time, one who gives generously at every moment?
ولذاكَand for that الثَّناءِpraise جِنسٌone kind يُوازِيmatches
ولذاكَ الثَّناءِ جِنسٌ يُوازِي
هِit ويُبقيand leaves remaining أجناسَkinds ماwhat يُولينيhe bestows upon me
هِ ويُبقي أجناسَ ما يُوليني
And for that praise, one kind of gift can match
it, leaving the other kinds he bestows on me unrequited.
أيُّwhatever شَيءthing أرَدتُهI wanted it كانَbecame ليmine دُوrather than (first part)
أيُّ شَيء أرَدتُه كانَ لي دُو
نَكَyou (completion) منfrom بعدِafter كَونِهِits being لكَyours دُونيrather than mine
نَكَ من بعدِ كَونِهِ لكَ دُوني
Whatever I wished for became mine rather than
yours, after having been yours rather than mine.
غيرَexcept أنِّيthat I إذاwhenever احتَويتُI took possession عليهِof it
غيرَ أنِّي إذا احتَويتُ عليهِ
ساءَنيit grieved me أنَّthat شكرَهgratitude for it يَحتوينيtakes possession of me
ساءَني أنَّ شكرَه يَحتويني
Yet whenever I take possession of it,
it grieves me that gratitude for it takes possession of me.
قدindeed كَفانيhas relieved me محمَّدُMuhammad بنُson of عَليٍّAli
قد كَفاني محمَّدُ بنُ عَليٍّ
ماeverything سِوَىexcept شُكرِهthanking him فَمنso who يَكفِينيwill relieve me
ما سِوَى شُكرِه فَمن يَكفِيني
Muhammad ibn Ali has relieved me of
every care but thanking him—who will relieve me of that?
عَجزَproved unable الناسُpeople كلُّهمall of them عَنهto accomplish it حتَّىuntil
عَجزَ الناسُ كلُّهم عَنه حتَّى
لَحِقَjoined المُستَعانُthe one asked for help بالمُستَعينِwith the one seeking help
لَحِقَ المُستَعانُ بالمُستَعينِ
All people proved unequal to it, until
the one asked for help joined the one seeking help.
شِيمٌvirtues منfrom بَنيthe sons of حُمَيدٍHumayd عُيونٌchoice ones
شِيمٌ من بَني حُمَيدٍ عُيونٌ
تَتَراءىappear مَجلُوَّةًpolished bright للعُيُونِbefore the eyes
تَتَراءى مَجلُوَّةً للعُيُونِ
Choice virtues from the Banu Humayd
appear, polished bright, before the eyes,
لابِساتٍclothed منof المكَارِمnoble deeds ماthat which تَصprove true (first part)
لابِساتٍ من المكَارِم ما تَص
دُقُcompletion of 'prove true' فيهِin it مكذَّباتُdeemed false الظُّنُونِexpectations
دُقُ فيهِ مكذَّباتُ الظُّنُونِ
clad in noble deeds in which come
true even expectations deemed false.
Sol 6.1