ماnot استَطاعتshe was able أنto تهجَرforsake المَهجوراthe forsaken one
ما استَطاعت أن تهجَر المَهجورا
ربَّmany a فعلٍdeed لاnot يحملُbears التَّكديراvexation
ربَّ فعلٍ لا يحملُ التَّكديرا
She could not forsake the forsaken.
She could not manage to abandon the abandoned one
Many a deed bears no vexation.
Oh Lord of an act that does not bring about distress
وانثَنَتand she turned away تحبِسُshe holds back الخيالَthe phantom احبسيهِhold it back
وانثَنَت تحبِسُ الخيالَ احبسيهِ
أبداًforever لستُI am not نائماًasleep فَيزوراso it may visit
أبداً لستُ نائماً فَيزورا
And she turned away, withholding her phantom—hold it back
And she turned around, holding back the imagination, hold it back forever
forever: I am not asleep for it to visit.
I'm not really asleep, so he'd visit
ولوand even if أنيthat I فعلتُI did ذلكthat لمnot أرI consent (word beginning)
ولو أني فعلتُ ذلك لم أر
ضَI consent (word ending) بأنto the idea that أقبلَI accept الزيارَةthe visit زوراfalsely
ضَ بأن أقبلَ الزيارَة زورا
Even if I did so, I would not consent
And had I done that, I would not have seen
to accept a sham visit.
Harm in accepting the false visit
ماwhat لطَرفيwith my gaze أحدَّهsharpened it الشوقُlonging حتىuntil
ما لطَرفي أحدَّه الشوقُ حتى
أنهthat it منfrom دمشقَDamascus يُبصرُsees صوراTyre
أنه من دمشقَ يُبصرُ صورا
What has come over my gaze? Longing has sharpened it until
What has happened to my eye that longing has sharpened it
it sees Tyre from Damascus.
So that it can see Tyre from Damascus
كنتُI used to لاnot أستطيعُI can أنto أصبِرendure الساthe hours (word beginning)
كنتُ لا أستطيعُ أن أصبِر السا
عاتhours (word ending) عَنهاaway from her فقدso indeed صبَرتُI endured الشهوراthe months
عات عَنها فقد صبَرتُ الشهورا
I used to be unable to endure the hours
I could not have patience for the hours away from her
away from her; yet I have endured months.
For I have had patience for months
غَمراتoverwhelming ordeals جَعلتُI placed بَينيbetween me وبَينَand between الدَّهTime (word beginning)
غَمرات جَعلتُ بَيني وبَينَ الدَّه
رِTime (word ending) فيهاin them بَنجوتَكينَBanjutakin الأميراthe emir
رِ فيها بَنجوتَكينَ الأميرا
Amid overwhelming ordeals, I placed between myself and Time
Billows that I placed between me and the periods
the emir Banjutakin.
In which I took refuge in your two fortresses
واستعرتand I borrowed اسمَهُhis name علىagainst ماwhat أقاسيI endure
واستعرت اسمَهُ على ما أقاسي
هِit فصرتُso I became المؤيَّدthe Supported المَنصوراthe Victorious
هِ فصرتُ المؤيَّد المَنصورا
And I borrowed his name against what I endure,
And I borrowed his name for what I suffer
so I became the Supported, the Victorious,
So I became the supported, the victorious one
بفتىًthrough a youth مطلقunfettered اليدينِboth hands إذاwhen كاhe is (word beginning)
بفتىً مطلق اليدينِ إذا كا
نَhe is (word ending) مُجيراًa protector منfrom أزمَةٍhardship أوor مُغيراa raider
نَ مُجيراً من أزمَةٍ أو مُغيرا
through a youth with both hands unfettered, when
With a free-handed young man, when he
he offers refuge from hardship or goes raiding.
Gives refuge from a crisis or makes changes
لكyours is بأسٌmight ردَّreduced الكبيرَthe great صغيراًsmall
لك بأسٌ ردَّ الكبيرَ صغيراً
وندىًand generosity ألحقَmade catch up الصغيرَthe small الكبيراthe great
وندىً ألحقَ الصغيرَ الكبيرا
Yours is a might that reduced the great to the small,
You have might which reduced the big one to small
and generosity that brought the small up to the great,
And dew which made the small one big
وثناءٌand praise ضاقَتbecame too narrow بهfor it سَعةُthe expanse الأرthe earth (word beginning)
وثناءٌ ضاقَت به سَعةُ الأر
ضِearth (word ending) فماso not يستطيعُit can فيهاwithin it مَسيراa passage
ضِ فما يستطيعُ فيها مَسيرا
and praise for which the earth's expanse proved too narrow,
And praise, for which the expanse of the earth
so it can find no passage within it.
Was too narrow, so it cannot travel in it
قلَّماseldom دارتِwent round المَناياdeaths كؤوساًas cups
قلَّما دارتِ المَنايا كؤوساً
بينamong قومٍa people إلاexcept وكنتَand you were المُديراthe cupbearer
بين قومٍ إلا وكنتَ المُديرا
Seldom have deaths gone round as cups
Rarely did the cups of death go around
among a people without you being their cupbearer.
Among a people unless you were the circulator
تجدُyou find الروعَterror كلevery يومٍday مقيماًmaking people rise
تجدُ الروعَ كل يومٍ مقيماً
مقعداًmaking people sit منكَbecause of you والغبارand the dust مثيراstirring up
مقعداً منكَ والغبار مثيرا
Every day you find terror making men rise
You find fear residing everyday
and sit because of you, and stirring up dust.
In a seat because of you, and dust stirring
إِننيindeed I عندماwhen رأيتُكَI saw you والعيand the feast (word beginning)
إِنني عندما رأيتُكَ والعي
دَfeast (word ending) أراهُI see it أشدَّmore intense منكَthan you سُروراin joy
دَ أراهُ أشدَّ منكَ سُرورا
Indeed, when I saw you and the feast,
When I saw you and the feast
I found it more joyful than you.
I see it more gladdening than you
نظراتٌglances ملحَّةٌinsistent منهfrom it فيat وَجface (word beginning)
نظراتٌ ملحَّةٌ منه في وَج
هِكَyour face (word ending) كادَتalmost أنto ترشفَsip المَنظوراthe one gazed upon
هِكَ كادَت أن ترشفَ المَنظورا
Its insistent glances at your face
Intense glances from it into your face
almost sipped the one they gazed upon.
Nearly sipped the visible
فاستحقَّso it deserved الهناءَcongratulations قبلَكَbefore you لكنyet
فاستحقَّ الهناءَ قبلَكَ لكن
كنتَyou were منfrom قبلهِbefore it المهيبَthe awe-inspiring الوَقوراthe dignified
كنتَ من قبلهِ المهيبَ الوَقورا
So it deserved congratulations before you; yet
So it deserved congratulations before you
you were awe-inspiring and dignified before it.
But you were already revered and dignified
فاعتَذرناso we apologized إليهto it ثمthen ابتدَأناwe began
فاعتَذرنا إليه ثم ابتدَأنا
بكwith you إِنif كانit is يعذرُit excuses المَعذوراthe excusable one
بك إِن كان يعذرُ المَعذورا
So we apologized to it, then began
So we apologized to it, then we began
with you—if it will excuse one who has an excuse.
With you, if the excused one excuses
أنتyou أعلىloftier ذكراًin renown وأكثرُand more numerous أياdays (word beginning)
أنت أعلى ذكراً وأكثرُ أيا
ماًdays (word ending) ولاand not يلحقُcatches up with القليلُthe few الكَثيراthe many
ماً ولا يلحقُ القليلُ الكَثيرا
You are loftier in renown and have more days,
You are highest in renown and most in days
and the few cannot catch up with the many.
And the little cannot attain the plenty
فابقَso remain فيناamong us بقاءهfor as long as it lasts تقطعُyou spend الأَيthe days (word beginning)
فابقَ فينا بقاءه تقطعُ الأَي
يامَdays (word ending) فيماin what تحبُّهyou love it والدهوراand the ages
يامَ فيما تحبُّه والدهورا
So remain among us as long as it endures, spending the days
So remain among us, lasting his lasting
and ages in what you love,
Severing the days in what you love, and the eras
آمراًcommanding ناهياًforbidding عَسوفاًtyrannical إذاwhen كاit is (word beginning)
آمراً ناهياً عَسوفاً إذا كا
نَit is (word ending) الزمانُTime المَنهِيَّthe one forbidden والمَأموراand the one commanded
نَ الزمانُ المَنهِيَّ والمَأمورا
commanding, forbidding, tyrannical, when
Commanding, forbidding, hastening when
Time is the one you forbid and command.
The time is the preventer and the commander
Sol 6.1