أفرَدتِنيyou singled me out وأرَىand I see العشَّاقَthe lovers أقراناًpeers
أفرَدتِني وأرَى العشَّاقَ أقراناً
دُونيexcluding me فصيَّرتِso you made ليfor me منfrom دُونهمapart from them شَاناa distinct standing
دُوني فصيَّرتِ لي من دُونهم شَانا
You singled me out, while I see the lovers as peers,
excluding me; thus you gave me a standing apart from theirs.
وكلُّناand all of us بكِfor you صَبٌّlovesick فانظُريso consider حَسَناًkindly
وكلُّنا بكِ صَبٌّ فانظُري حَسَناً
ماwhat بَينناbetween us واسعِفيand grant favor بالوَصلِwith union أولاناthe worthiest of us
ما بَيننا واسعِفي بالوَصلِ أولانا
All of us are lovesick for you; so consider kindly
what lies between us, and grant union to the worthiest of us.
وقدand indeed سألتُكِI asked you مَعروفاًa favor بمَعرِفَةٍwith knowledge
وقد سألتُكِ مَعروفاً بمَعرِفَةٍ
أنَّthat السُّؤالَthe request سَيَلقَىwill meet منكِfrom you حِرماناdenial
أنَّ السُّؤالَ سَيَلقَى منكِ حِرمانا
And I asked you for a favor, knowing
that the request would meet with denial from you,
ليَعلمَso that they may know الناسُthe people أنِّيthat I قدindeed بذلتI offered لهfor it
ليَعلمَ الناسُ أنِّي قد بذلت له
وَجهيmy face إليكِto you ولكِنand yet حينهits doom حاناhad come
وَجهي إليكِ ولكِن حينه حانا
so people might know that I had offered for it
my face to you—but its doom had come.
قالَتshe said فَهلso, are…? أنتَyou ناسٍforgetful ماwhat صَنَعتَyou did بِناto us
قالَت فَهل أنتَ ناسٍ ما صَنَعتَ بِنا
أذكُرremember فماfor not كلُّall هذاthis مِنكَfrom you نِسياناforgetfulness
أذكُر فما كلُّ هذا مِنكَ نِسيانا
She said, “Have you forgotten what you did to us?
Remember—not all this from you can be forgetfulness—
أيامَthe days when كنتَyou were خَليّاًfree مِنof صَبابَتِناour passionate love
أيامَ كنتَ خَليّاً مِن صَبابَتِنا
ماnot كنتَyou were تَعرِفُهاyou knew it إلاexcept بِشَكواناthrough our complaints
ما كنتَ تَعرِفُها إلا بِشَكوانا
the days when you were free of our passionate love;
you knew of it only through our complaints.
تَلهُوyou amuse yourself وتَلعبُand you play والأشواقُwhile longings لاعِيةٌtormenting
تَلهُو وتَلعبُ والأشواقُ لاعِيةٌ
بناupon us إِليكَtoward you وتُزهَىand you grow proud حينَwhen تَلقاناyou meet us
بنا إِليكَ وتُزهَى حينَ تَلقانا
You amused yourself and played, while longing tormented
us for you; and you grew proud when you met us.
فاصبِرso endure لسُنَّتِكَwith your customary treatment الأولَىformer فقُلتُso I said لَهاto her
فاصبِر لسُنَّتِكَ الأولَى فقُلتُ لَها
لاdo not تذكُريmention ماwhat مَضَىhas passed واستأنِفيand begin anew الآناnow
لا تذكُري ما مَضَى واستأنِفي الآنا
So endure your own former ways.” I said to her,
“Do not mention what has passed; begin anew now.”
وقلتُand I said ياO ربِّmy Lord هَبgrant ليto me ماwhat وَهَبتَYou granted لهاto her
وقلتُ يا ربِّ هَب لي ما وَهَبتَ لها
أعقَبتَهاYou gave her afterward بعدَafter ذاكَthat الحُبِّlove سُلواناforgetfulness of love
أعقَبتَها بعدَ ذاكَ الحُبِّ سُلوانا
And I said, “Lord, grant me what You granted her:
You gave her forgetfulness after that love.”
وعانِسٍand a spinster منamong بَناتِthe daughters الرُّومِthe Romans مُظهِرةٍdisplaying
وعانِسٍ من بَناتِ الرُّومِ مُظهِرةٍ
بنتَthe daughter الكُرُومِof the vineyards لمنto whoever يَبتاعُbuys ألواناvarieties
بنتَ الكُرُومِ لمن يَبتاعُ ألوانا
And a spinster among the daughters of Rum, displaying
the vineyards’ daughter in different varieties to buyers—
قدَّمتُI sent ahead قَبليbefore me إليهاto her صاحِبيmy companion فَرَقاًin fear
قدَّمتُ قَبلي إليها صاحِبي فَرَقاً
منof أنthat تقدِّمَshe might present مِكيالاًa measuring vessel ومِيزاناand a balance
من أن تقدِّمَ مِكيالاً ومِيزانا
I sent my companion to her ahead of me, for fear
that she might bring out a measure and a balance.
حتَّىuntil إِذاwhen طالَgrew prolonged تَرداديmy repeated visits ألِفتُهماI grew used to both of them
حتَّى إِذا طالَ تَردادي ألِفتُهما
وكلُّand every شيءٍthing إذاwhen هَوَّنتَهyou make light of it هاناbecomes easy
وكلُّ شيءٍ إذا هَوَّنتَه هانا
At last, after long and frequent visits, I grew used to both;
and everything grows easy when you make light of it.
أزُورُهاI visit her بِبَهاwith… (word fragment) ليلٍ…gallant companions (word fragment) إذاwhen عَزَمَتresolved
أزُورُها بِبَها ليلٍ إذا عَزَمَت
نَفسيmy soul عَلىupon الأمرthe matter كانُواthey were فيهin it أَعواناhelpers
نَفسي عَلى الأمر كانُوا فيه أَعوانا
I visit her with gallant companions; whenever
my soul resolves on the matter, they assist me in it.
وكلَّماand whenever قَطعَتنيcut me off عَنfrom زِيارتِهاvisiting her
وكلَّما قَطعَتني عَن زِيارتِها
قواطِعٌhindrances منfrom زَمانيmy days زرتُI visited دِمياناDimyan
قواطِعٌ من زَماني زرتُ دِميانا
And whenever I am cut off from visiting her
by hindrances my days bring, I visit Dimyan,
لِعادةٍfor a customary practice منof نَدىbounty كفَّيهِhis two hands أعرفُهاI know it
لِعادةٍ من نَدى كفَّيهِ أعرفُها
إذاwhen فَزِعتُI sought refuge إلىin كفَّيهِhis two hands أَحياناfrom time to time
إذا فَزِعتُ إلى كفَّيهِ أَحيانا
for the customary bounty of his hands, which I know
when I seek refuge in those hands from time to time.
هُماthe two of them اللَّتانِthe two that إذاwhen ولَّىdeparts الزَّمانُTime بماwith what
هُما اللَّتانِ إذا ولَّى الزَّمانُ بما
أهواهُI love it عوَّضَتانيthey both compensated me مِنهin its stead أَزماناages
أهواهُ عوَّضَتاني مِنه أَزمانا
They are the two that, when Time departs with what
I love, compensate me with ages in its place.
ذُوa man of هِمَّةٍresolve رُفعَتwas raised عنَّاbeyond us وذُوand a man of خُلُقٍcharacter
ذُو هِمَّةٍ رُفعَت عنَّا وذُو خُلُقٍ
سَمحٍgenerous إِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) دَنَوناwe drew near منهto him أَدناناhe drew us close
سَمحٍ إِذا ما دَنَونا منه أَدنانا
He has resolve raised beyond us, and a nature
generous; whenever we approach him, he draws us close.
نُهديwe offer الثَّناءَpraise لهto him قَولاًin words فيُسعفُهُso he supports it
نُهدي الثَّناءَ له قَولاً فيُسعفُهُ
بأنby the fact that يُقيمَhe establishes لهfor it بالفِعلِthrough deeds بُرهاناproof
بأن يُقيمَ له بالفِعلِ بُرهانا
We offer him praise in words, and he supports it
by providing proof for it through deeds.
كمhow many بيتِa house مَجدٍof glory بناهhe built it بالندىwith bounty فغَدتso they became
كم بيتِ مَجدٍ بناه بالندى فغَدت
أَبياتُthe verses شِعريof my poetry لذاكَfor that البَيتِhouse أَركاناpillars
أَبياتُ شِعري لذاكَ البَيتِ أَركانا
How many a house of glory he has built with bounty! Thus
the verses of my poetry became pillars of that house.
وقالَand said كلّevery امرىءٍman مرَّتthey passed بمَسمعِهِwithin his hearing
وقالَ كلّ امرىءٍ مرَّت بمَسمعِهِ
لمَّاwhen رأىhe saw عَجباًa marvel للنَّاسِfor the people فَتَّاناbewitching
لمَّا رأى عَجباً للنَّاسِ فَتَّانا
And everyone whose ears those verses reached said,
when he saw a marvel that bewitched the people:
كيفَhow استَوىwas it possible وهيwhile they are كالأجبالِlike mountains راسيةٌfirmly rooted
كيفَ استَوى وهي كالأجبالِ راسيةٌ
حملُthe carrying الرُّواةِthe reciters لهاof them رَجلاًon foot ورُكباناand mounted
حملُ الرُّواةِ لها رَجلاً ورُكبانا
“How is it possible, though they stand rooted like mountains,
for reciters to carry them, afoot and mounted?”
ياO ذاكِراًone who mentions ماwhat عَساهُit may perhaps أنto يكونَbe غَداًtomorrow
يا ذاكِراً ما عَساهُ أن يكونَ غَداً
منof جُودِهhis bounty وهوَwhile he is ناسٍforgetful منهof it ماwhat كاناhas been
من جُودِه وهوَ ناسٍ منه ما كانا
O you who mention what may come tomorrow
of his bounty, while forgetting what has already been,
ومُظهِراًand displaying غَضَباًanger للنائِبَاتِat calamities لقَدindeed
ومُظهِراً غَضَباً للنائِبَاتِ لقَد
أرضَيتَyou have appeased مِنَّاamong us بِهِwith it مَنwhoever كانَwas غَضباناangry
أرضَيتَ مِنَّا بِهِ مَن كانَ غَضبانا
and display anger at calamities—you have indeed
appeased with it those among us who were angry.
إنِّيindeed I ظَنَنتُexpected بكَfrom you الحُسنىkindness ولَستُand I am not لَهاof it
إنِّي ظَنَنتُ بكَ الحُسنى ولَستُ لَها
فِيمَنin anyone سِواكَother than you لقَدindeed جَرَّبتُI have tried ظَنَّاناexpectant
فِيمَن سِواكَ لقَد جَرَّبتُ ظَنَّانا
I have expected kindness from you, and have no such hopes
of anyone else—I have put them to the test.
Sol 6.1