نظرَتshe gazed فلاso may she not نظَرتgaze بمُقلةِwith the eye of جُؤذَرِan oryx calf
نظرَت فلا نظَرت بمُقلةِ جُؤذَرِ
نجلاءُwide-eyed تَرنوgazes والمَهاand the oryxes منfrom مَحجرِan eye socket
نجلاءُ تَرنو والمَها من مَحجرِ
She gazed—may she never gaze!—with an oryx calf's eye;
She glanced, but not with a glancing eye,
Wide-eyed, she and the oryxes gaze from a single eye socket.
A doe darting, with a fawn from the rocky lair.
أنظُرI look إلىat شخصthe figure of المنيَّةdeath طالعاًemerging
أنظُر إلى شخص المنيَّة طالعاً
يَبدوappears لناto us منهfrom it بأحسنin the fairest منظَرِappearance
يَبدو لنا منه بأحسن منظَرِ
I behold the figure of death, emerging,
Look at the cheek of the beloved rising,
Appearing to us from it in the fairest guise.
It appears to us in the finest view.
إنif عَسكَرتencamped فيهاwithin her عَساكرُthe armies of سُقمِهاher languor
إن عَسكَرت فيها عَساكرُ سُقمِها
فلِحاظُهاthen her glances تَلقىmeet بعدَّةwith the armament of عَسكَرِan army
فلِحاظُها تَلقى بعدَّة عَسكَرِ
If the armies of her languor encamp within her eye,
If armies of her sickness camped there,
Then her glances meet you with an army's armament:
Her cheek would counter them with armies on armies.
منof كلِّevery أبيضَgleaming sword باترٍcleaving ومفوَّقٍand a nocked arrow
من كلِّ أبيضَ باترٍ ومفوَّقٍ
أبداًalways يُصيبُhits its mark وسَمهريٍّand a stout spear أسمَرِdusky
أبداً يُصيبُ وسَمهريٍّ أسمَرِ
Every gleaming, cleaving sword and nocked arrow
From every shining white smooth-cheeked one,
That always hits its mark, and every dusky, stout spear.
The brownish mole forever hits its mark.
وكأنّماand as though غزتraided القلوبُthe hearts جفونَهاher eyelids
وكأنّما غزت القلوبُ جفونَها
ثمthen انثنَتretreated مكلومَةwounded لمnot تظفَرِwin
ثم انثنَت مكلومَة لم تظفَرِ
And as though hearts had raided her eyelids,
As though hearts invaded their eyelids,
Then retreated, wounded, without victory:
Then turned away vanquished, unvictorious.
مظلومةٌwronged أبداًforever بكلِّin every مفازَةٍwilderness
مظلومةٌ أبداً بكلِّ مفازَةٍ
مقتولةٌslain صَبراًwhile held captive وإنand even though لمnot تصبرِshow patience
مقتولةٌ صَبراً وإن لم تصبرِ
Forever wronged in every wilderness,
Oppressed forever in every wilderness,
Slain as captives, though they showed no patience.
Slain with patience, even lacking patience.
أينwhere القلوبُthe hearts منcompared with الجفونِthe eyelids وهذهand these
أين القلوبُ من الجفونِ وهذه
مذsince سلَّطَتunleashed سُلطانَهاtheir power لمnot تُقهَرِbe overcome
مذ سلَّطَت سُلطانَها لم تُقهَرِ
What are hearts compared with eyelids? And these,
Where are hearts from eyelids? Since she
Since they unleashed their power, have never been overcome.
Unleashed her rule, she's not been subdued.
كمmany a غادةٍgraceful maiden سَفَرتunveiled وكانَand was حياؤهاher modesty
كم غادةٍ سَفَرت وكانَ حياؤها
يُنبيكَtells you عَنهاabout her أنَّهاthat she لمnot تسفِرِunveil
يُنبيكَ عَنها أنَّها لم تسفِرِ
Many a graceful maiden unveiled, yet her modesty
How often a gazelle traveled, her shyness
Told you that she had not unveiled.
Warning you of her, that she'd not traveled.
فكأنَّماso as though كشفَتshe lifted نِقاباًa veil أبيَضاًwhite
فكأنَّما كشفَت نِقاباً أبيَضاً
يومَon the day التَقَيناwe met عنfrom نِقابٍa veil أحمرِred
يومَ التَقَينا عن نِقابٍ أحمرِ
So it was as though she had lifted a white veil,
As though she'd unveiled a white veil
On the day we met, from a red veil.
The day we met, from a red veil.
هاجِرjourney إذاwhen هَجَرتshe forsakes إليَّto me مواصِلاًin fellowship
هاجِر إذا هَجَرت إليَّ مواصِلاً
ياO طَيفَهاher phantom واهجُرand forsake إذاwhen لمnot تهجُرِshe forsakes
يا طَيفَها واهجُر إذا لم تهجُرِ
Journey to me in fellowship when she forsakes me,
Emigrant, when you emigrate to me, cleaving on,
O phantom of her, and forsake me when she does not.
O her specter, emigrate! If you won't emigrate,
أوor دُمremain لناwith us تحتunder الوفاءfidelity إذاwhen وَفَتshe keeps faith
أو دُم لنا تحت الوفاء إذا وَفَت
فإذاand if تَمادىpersists غَدرُهاher betrayal بيof me فاغدرِthen betray
فإذا تَمادى غَدرُها بي فاغدرِ
Or remain with us in loyalty when she keeps faith;
Or stay true to me under loyalty, if she's loyal,
And if her betrayal of me persists, then betray me.
But if her betrayal persists with me, then betray!
أتَرىdo you think اللياليthe nights غيَّرتaltered ليof mine همةًresolve
أتَرى الليالي غيَّرت لي همةً
قالَتsaid لهاto it العَلياءُthe heights of glory لاdo not تَتَغيَّريchange
قالَت لها العَلياءُ لا تَتَغيَّري
Do you think the nights have altered my resolve,
Do you see the nights changed a resolve for me?
To which the heights of glory said, 'Do not change'?
The lofty ones said: Do not change!
ونَدىand the bounty of أبيAbu (father of) الحَسنal-Hasan الخَطيبal-Khatib (the preacher) خطابُهits address
ونَدى أبي الحَسن الخَطيب خطابُه
لخطوبِهاto their calamities لماwhen تطاوَلتoverreached اقصِريdesist
لخطوبِها لما تطاوَلت اقصِري
And the bounty of Abu al-Hasan al-Khatib spoke
The call of Abul Hasan the Orator in his courtship
To their calamities, when they overreached: 'Desist!'
When it grew long, "Be concise!"
منhe who يَشتريbuys أبداًalways بسالِمwith the intact part of مالِهhis wealth
من يَشتري أبداً بسالِم مالِه
منthrough جُودهhis generosity مجداًglory بحيثُwhere المُشتَريJupiter
من جُوده مجداً بحيثُ المُشتَري
He who forever buys with his intact wealth,
One who'd ever buy - with his safe money -
Through his bounty, glory at Jupiter's height.
Glory from his generosity, so that he's the buyer!
فكأنَّهso as though he المَعذورُthe excused one فيماfor what تَحتَويholds
فكأنَّه المَعذورُ فيما تَحتَوي
يَدُهhis hand فإنthen if لمnot يُفنِهexhaust it لمnot يعذرِbe excused
يَدُه فإن لم يُفنِه لم يعذرِ
So it is as though he were excused for what
As though he's the one excused for what
His hand holds—unless he spends it all, he is not excused.
His hand contains, so if he doesn't spend it, he's not excused.
وكأنَّماand as though يدُهhis hand تكادُalmost لبَذلِهاthrough its giving
وكأنَّما يدُه تكادُ لبَذلِها
تُعديinfects ببَذلِwith giving الجُودgenerosity عودَthe wood of المِنبرِthe pulpit
تُعدي ببَذلِ الجُود عودَ المِنبرِ
And it is as though his hand, through its giving, almost
As though his hand nearly oversteps - with its giving -
Infects the pulpit's wood with generous giving.
The pulpit's wood with the generosity of giving.
ذوpossessor of غرَّةa radiant brow أضحَتhas come to تدلُّpoint علىto النَّدىbounty
ذو غرَّة أضحَت تدلُّ على النَّدى
كالبَرقِlike lightning دلَّpointed علىto السحابِthe clouds المُمطرِrain-bearing
كالبَرقِ دلَّ على السحابِ المُمطرِ
He has a radiant brow that now signals bounty,
Possessing a bloom that indicates the dew,
As lightning signals the rain-bearing clouds.
Like lightning indicates the rain-laden cloud.
Sol 6.1