خلصتُI escaped منfrom خَدعاتِthe wiles of الأَعينِthe eyes النُّجلِwide
خلصتُ من خَدعاتِ الأَعينِ النُّجلِ
إنِّيindeed I إذاًthen لَشديدُsurely formidable المكرِcunning والحِيَلِand stratagems
إنِّي إذاً لَشديدُ المكرِ والحِيَلِ
I have escaped the wiles of wide eyes;
I am free from the deceptions of languid eyes,
then surely I am formidable in cunning and stratagems,
So I am very cunning and tricky.
مادمتُso long as I أعزلُI depose سُلطانَthe sovereign الغَرامof love بهاfor them
مادمتُ أعزلُ سُلطانَ الغَرام بها
كأنَّماas though ذلكَthat السلطانُsovereign منfrom قِبَليmy side
كأنَّما ذلكَ السلطانُ من قِبَلي
so long as I depose the sovereign of love for them,
As long as I disable the authority of passion for her,
as though that sovereign held his power from me.
It is as if that authority is from me.
وكنتُand I was منfor جَزَعيmy distress أُلحىI am rebuked فصِرتُso I became عَلىfor
وكنتُ من جَزَعي أُلحى فصِرتُ عَلى
صَبريmy patience أُلامُI am blamed فَماso never أَخلوI am free منof العَذَلِreproach
صَبري أُلامُ فَما أَخلو من العَذَلِ
I used to be rebuked for my distress; now, for
And from my despair, I persisted, so I became
my patience I am blamed, so I am never free of reproach.
The pains of my patience do not leave me without torment.
فإنso if سَلوتُI find solace وإِنand if لَمnot أسلُI find solace واحزَنيalas, my grief
فإن سَلوتُ وإِن لَم أسلُ واحزَني
ياO لَلرِّجالِmen, to the rescue لهَذاfor this الحادِثِcalamity الجَلَلِgrave
يا لَلرِّجالِ لهَذا الحادِثِ الجَلَلِ
Whether I find solace or do not—alas, my grief!
Whether I am distracted or not and it saddens me,
O men, come to my aid in this grave calamity!
Oh what great event has occurred!
خُذِseize الزَّمانَtime بأوقاتٍthrough moments تَفوتُyou outrun بِهاby them
خُذِ الزَّمانَ بأوقاتٍ تَفوتُ بِها
صَرفَreversals الزَّمانِof time وبادِرهاand hasten to them عَلىin عَجَلِhaste
صَرفَ الزَّمانِ وبادِرها عَلى عَجَلِ
Seize time in moments by which you outrun
Take advantage of time with moments that pass by,
time's reversals, and hasten to them without delay.
Hasten the turns of time.
فقَدfor indeed تَقلَّبتِhave changed الأمثالُthe proverbs وانقلَبَتand have been overturned
فقَد تَقلَّبتِ الأمثالُ وانقلَبَت
وأصبحَand has become المتأنِّيthe one who takes his time صاحِبَone guilty of الزَّلَلِerror
وأصبحَ المتأنِّي صاحِبَ الزَّلَلِ
For proverbs have changed and been overturned,
For paradigms have changed and transformed,
and the man who takes his time has become the one who errs.
And the patient has become faulty.
وانهَضand rise لِصافيةٍfor clear wine فيin كفِّthe palm of صافِيةٍa fair woman
وانهَض لِصافيةٍ في كفِّ صافِيةٍ
كالشمسِlike the sun حينَwhen تكونُis الشمسُthe sun فيin الحَمَلِAries
كالشمسِ حينَ تكونُ الشمسُ في الحَمَلِ
And rise for clear wine in a fair woman's palm,
And set out with a pure one in the palm of one pure,
like the sun when the sun is in Aries.
Like the sun when the sun is in Aries.
إِذاwhen تَناوَلتَyou take منهاfrom her الكأسَthe cup مُنتَحياdrawing aside
إِذا تَناوَلتَ منها الكأسَ مُنتَحيا
سقَتكَshe serves you فيin إثرِهاits wake كأساًa cup منof الغَزَلِamorous talk
سقَتكَ في إثرِها كأساً من الغَزَلِ
When you take the cup from her, drawing aside,
When you take the cup from her greeting,
she then serves you a cup of amorous talk.
She gives you after it a cup of flirtation.
وربَّand many a صَرفِreversal زَمانٍof time باتَspent the night يَطرُقُنيvisiting me by night
وربَّ صَرفِ زَمانٍ باتَ يَطرُقُني
مُستَخفِياًhiding منfrom مَذمَّاتيmy reproaches عَلىin وَجَلِdread
مُستَخفِياً من مَذمَّاتي عَلى وَجَلِ
And many a reversal of fortune has visited me by night,
And the passage of time spent the night assailing me,
hiding from my reproaches, in dread,
Hiding from my blames furtively.
حتَّىuntil إِذاwhen عَلِقَتwere caught كفاهُits two hands صحتُI shouted بِهat it
حتَّى إِذا عَلِقَت كفاهُ صحتُ بِه
هَذاthis is عَليٌّAli وهَذاand this is غُرَّةُGhurra بنُson of عَلِيAli
هَذا عَليٌّ وهَذا غُرَّةُ بنُ عَلِي
until, when its hands were caught, I shouted at it:
Until when the two hands of the energetic attached to him,
"Here is Ali, and here is Ghurra ibn Ali!"
This is Ali and this is Gharra son of Ali.
فطاشَso it darted wildly فيover الأَرضthe earth يَرجوhoping أنto يَفوتَهماescape them both
فطاشَ في الأَرض يَرجو أن يَفوتَهما
وربَّماand often باتَspent the night مَطلوباًpursued عَلىin أَمَلِhope
وربَّما باتَ مَطلوباً عَلى أَمَلِ
Then it darted wildly over the earth, hoping to escape them both,
He bolted into the earth hoping to escape them,
and often spent the night pursued, yet hopeful.
And he may spend the night sought on a hope.
وأينَand where يأخُذُcan it turn والأَقطارُwhile the regions قدalready أُخِذَتhave been seized
وأينَ يأخُذُ والأَقطارُ قد أُخِذَت
منby النَّدىgenerosity والعُلىand glory بالقَولِin word والعَمَلِand deed
من النَّدى والعُلى بالقَولِ والعَمَلِ
And where can it turn, when every region has been seized
And where can he take it and the horizons had been taken,
by generosity and glory, in word and deed?
With dew and heights, by words and actions.
إذاwhen العُلىglory امتَنَعَتwithheld itself ممَّنfrom whoever يُحاوِلُهاseeks it
إذا العُلى امتَنَعَت ممَّن يُحاوِلُها
فأصبَحَتso it became دونَهbefore him مَقطوعَةَcut off السُّبُلِthe paths
فأصبَحَت دونَه مَقطوعَةَ السُّبُلِ
When glory withholds itself from anyone who seeks it,
When the heights became inaccessible to those who seek them,
and the paths to it are cut off before him,
They became unreachable to him.
أمسَىhas become عَليٌّAli عَلِيّاًlofty فَوقَabove كاهِلِهاits shoulders
أمسَى عَليٌّ عَلِيّاً فَوقَ كاهِلِها
ولاand does not يَزالُcease عَلىin هَذاthis state ولَمand has not يَزَلِceased
ولا يَزالُ عَلى هَذا ولَم يَزَلِ
Ali stands lofty above its shoulders,
Ali became very high over its shoulder,
and remains so, as he always has.
And it does not stop being like this and has not stopped.
تُغيرُraid أعداؤُهُhis enemies بالخَيلِon horses سابِقَةًracing ahead
تُغيرُ أعداؤُهُ بالخَيلِ سابِقَةً
وهُنَّand they يَحمِلنَcarry أَعماراًlives إِلىtoward أَجَلِan appointed end
وهُنَّ يَحمِلنَ أَعماراً إِلى أَجَلِ
His enemies charge on racing horses,
His enemies change with racing horses,
and these bear lives toward their appointed end.
And they carry ages to maturity.
لِلَّهِto God دَرُّكَyour excellence عنfor عَضبٍa keen sword لَهit has أَثَرٌa mark
لِلَّهِ دَرُّكَ عن عَضبٍ لَه أَثَرٌ
فيin النائِباتِcalamities إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle قُلتُI speak يَشهدُbears witness ليfor me
في النائِباتِ إِذا ما قُلتُ يَشهدُ لي
God bless you—a keen sword whose mark
God bless you from an anger that has traces,
in calamities bears me witness whenever I speak.
In calamities when I say bearing witness for me.
يَرىhe sees الوَغىbattle فيin ثِيابِthe garments of المَوتِdeath بارِزَةًstanding forth
يَرى الوَغى في ثِيابِ المَوتِ بارِزَةً
كَماjust as يَرىhe sees الغادَةَthe tender maiden الحَسناءَbeautiful فيin الحُلَلِfine robes
كَما يَرى الغادَةَ الحَسناءَ في الحُلَلِ
He sees battle, standing forth in the robes of death,
It sees chaos in the clothes of death coming forth,
as he sees a beautiful maiden in fine robes.
As it sees the beautiful gazelle in adornment.
ماذاwhat يَروقُكَdelights you مِنهاin her حينَwhen تَمهَرُهاyou give her as dowry
ماذا يَروقُكَ مِنها حينَ تَمهَرُها
أَفعالكَyour deeds البيضَshining بينَamid البيضِshining swords والأَسَلِand spears
أَفعالكَ البيضَ بينَ البيضِ والأَسَلِ
What charms you in her, when you give her as dowry
What do you like about it when you prepare it?
your shining deeds amid shining blades and spears?
Are your shining white actions between white and black?
إِذاwhen رَكِبتَyou ride إِلىtoward أَمرٍa venture رَكِبتَyou mount لهُfor it
إِذا رَكِبتَ إِلى أَمرٍ رَكِبتَ لهُ
عَزماًresolve بَرياًfree منof التَّرييثِdelay والفَشَلِand faintheartedness
عَزماً بَرياً من التَّرييثِ والفَشَلِ
When you ride out on a venture, you mount for it
If you rode to a matter you rode to it,
a resolve free of delay and faintheartedness.
With strong determination from hesitation and failing.
أسرَفتَyou have gone to excess فيin الجودِgenerosity حَتَّىuntil صِرتَyou have come to تُوجِدَyou create فيamong
أسرَفتَ في الجودِ حَتَّى صِرتَ تُوجِدَ في
أَهلِmen of المَكارِمِnoble deeds أَهلَmen of اللَّؤمbaseness والبخَلِand miserliness
أَهلِ المَكارِمِ أَهلَ اللَّؤم والبخَلِ
You have been so lavish in generosity that you now create, among
You were excessive in generosity until you became
men of noble deeds, men of baseness and miserliness.
The people of villainy and stinginess exist among the generous.
Sol 6.1