زَهَتflourished هَجَرٌHajar مِنfrom بَعدماafter رَثَّdeteriorated حالُهاits condition
زَهَت هَجَرٌ مِن بَعدما رَثَّ حالُها
وَعادَand returned إِلَيهاto it حُسنُهاits beauty وَجَمالُهاand its loveliness
وَعادَ إِلَيها حُسنُها وَجَمالُها
Hajar flourished after its condition had deteriorated,
Repose returned after her state declined,
And its beauty and loveliness returned to it.
Her beauty and grace were restored again.
وَأَضحَتand became تُباهيrivals جَنَّتيthe two gardens of أَرضِthe land of مَأربٍMa'rib
وَأَضحَت تُباهي جَنَّتي أَرضِ مَأربٍ
لَياليin the nights when بَنُوthe sons of ماءِWater of السَماءِHeaven حِلالُهاits dwellers
لَيالي بَنُو ماءِ السَماءِ حِلالُها
And it now rivals the two gardens of the land of Ma'rib,
My gardens in Ma'rib's land she makes proud,
As they were in the nights when the sons of Ma' al-Sama' dwelt there.
With nights the rain of heaven makes lawful.
فَياso, O حُسنَهاits beauty حينَwhen اِستَقَرَّbecame secure قَرارُهاits stability
فَيا حُسنَها حينَ اِستَقَرَّ قَرارُها
وَزايَلَهاand departed from it ماwhat كانَwas فيهِin it وَبالُهاits misfortune
وَزايَلَها ما كانَ فيهِ وَبالُها
How lovely it is now that its stability is secure,
So fair when settled is her state,
And what brought it misfortune has departed from it,
And what afflicted her is gone away.
بِأَوبَةِthrough the return of مَيمُونِblessed in النَقيبَةِfortune لَوif سَطاhe attacked
بِأَوبَةِ مَيمُونِ النَقيبَةِ لَو سَطا
عَلىupon الأرضِthe earth خَوفاًin fear مِنهُof him زالَتmoved away جِبالُهاits mountains
عَلى الأرضِ خَوفاً مِنهُ زالَت جِبالُها
Through the return of one blessed in fortune—were he to fall
With Umm Awbah, chief of Ma'ymoon, if she marched,
Upon the earth, its mountains would move away in fear of him.
Mountains would move in fear upon the earth before her.
بِهِthrough him اِعتَدَلَتwas set right أَرضthe land of الحَساءِal-Hasa وَغَيرُهاand others besides it
بِهِ اِعتَدَلَت أَرض الحَساءِ وَغَيرُها
وَقَدalthough indeed كانَhad been أَعيَىbeyond the power of لِلأَنامِfor humankind اِعتِدالُهاits restoration to order
وَقَد كانَ أَعيَى لِلأَنامِ اِعتِدالُها
Through him the land of al-Hasa and others were set right,
Through him the land of Hays became upright,
Though setting them right had baffled mankind.
Though its uprightness had wearied people before.
إِذاwhen غابَhe is absent عَنهاfrom it غابَis absent عَنهاfrom it رَبيعُهاits spring
إِذا غابَ عَنها غابَ عَنها رَبيعُها
وَإِنand if آبَhe returns فيهاto it آبَreturns فيهاto it ثِمالُهاits sustainer
وَإِن آبَ فيها آبَ فيها ثِمالُها
When he is absent from it, its spring is absent too;
When he's away, its springtime goes away,
And if he returns to it, its sustainer returns.
And if he comes, its fruitfulness comes in.
فَتىًa young man لَمnot يَزَلcease مُذsince كانَhe existed يخشىbe feared وَيُرتَجىand be hoped in
فَتىً لَم يَزَل مُذ كانَ يخشى وَيُرتَجى
إِذاwhen قَصَّرَتfall short عَنof يَومِa day of خَطبٍcalamity رِجالُهاits men
إِذا قَصَّرَت عَن يَومِ خَطبٍ رِجالُها
A young man, feared and looked to with hope for as long as he has lived,
A youth who's always been feared and hoped for,
When its men fall short on a day of calamity.
When its men fall short on a day of need.
فَيَخشاهُso fears him جَبّارٌa tyrant وَيَرجُوهُand hopes in him خائِفٌa frightened man
فَيَخشاهُ جَبّارٌ وَيَرجُوهُ خائِفٌ
وَأَرمَلَةٌand a widow قَدalready ماتَhave died هُزلاًfrom emaciation عيالُهاher dependents
وَأَرمَلَةٌ قَد ماتَ هُزلاً عيالُها
A tyrant fears him, and a frightened man hopes in him,
So a tyrant fears him and a frightened man hopes in him,
As does a widow whose dependents have died of emaciation.
And a widow whose husband jestingly died.
يَجُذُّcuts off مَقالاتِthe speeches of الرِجالِmen بِلَفظَةٍwith a single word
يَجُذُّ مَقالاتِ الرِجالِ بِلَفظَةٍ
وَيَقصُرُand falls short عَنهُof him عِندَat ذاكَthat moment جِدالُهاtheir disputation
وَيَقصُرُ عَنهُ عِندَ ذاكَ جِدالُها
He cuts short men's speeches with a single word,
He takes the words of men with one expression,
And then their disputation falls short of him.
Though their arguing against that falls short.
تَوَدُّwish مُلوكُthe kings of الشَرقِthe East وَالغَربِand the West أَنَّهُthat he
تَوَدُّ مُلوكُ الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ أَنَّهُ
يَمينٌa right hand وَأَنَّand that العالمينَall the worlds شِمالُهاits left hand
يَمينٌ وَأَنَّ العالمينَ شِمالُها
The kings of East and West wish that he
East and West kings wish that he
Were a right hand, and all the worlds its left hand.
Were a right hand and that both worlds were the left.
هُمامٌa hero مَتىwhenever نُوديis called out عَلىto الخَيلِthe cavalry بِاِسمِهِwith his name
هُمامٌ مَتى نُودي عَلى الخَيلِ بِاِسمِهِ
تَضايَقَgrows too narrow عَنهاfor them فيin المَكَرِّthe charge مَجالُهاtheir field of movement
تَضايَقَ عَنها في المَكَرِّ مَجالُها
A hero: whenever his name is called out to the cavalry,
Courage when called out by name on horses
The field of their charge grows too narrow for them.
Has no room for strategy against him.
وَإِنand if حُدِيَتare urged on with song بَعدَafter الكَلالِexhaustion قَلائِصٌyoung she-camels
وَإِن حُدِيَت بَعدَ الكَلالِ قَلائِصٌ
بِذكراهُby mention of him وَهناًlate at night زالَdeparted عَنهاfrom them كَلالُهاtheir exhaustion
بِذكراهُ وَهناً زالَ عَنها كَلالُها
And if young she-camels, after exhaustion, are urged on with song
And if after weariness, horses weakened,
By mention of him late at night, their exhaustion leaves them.
Mention of him removes their weariness.
وإِنand if نُزلَis entered الخرمُthe mountain pass المَخُوفُthe dreaded فَبَيتُهُthen his dwelling
وإِن نُزلَ الخرمُ المَخُوفُ فَبَيتُهُ
مِنamong الأَرضِthe earth عاليthe highest of هُضبِهاits plateaus وَتِلالُهاand its hills
مِن الأَرضِ عالي هُضبِها وَتِلالُها
And if the dreaded mountain pass is entered, his dwelling
And if fearful fate descends, his house
Stands among the earth's highest plateaus and hills.
Is the high plateau of earth and its hills.
وَإِنand if نَزَلَfalls الوَسمِيُّthe autumn rain دارَthe abode of قَبيلَةٍa tribe
وَإِن نَزَلَ الوَسمِيُّ دارَ قَبيلَةٍ
رَعاهُhe pastured on it ولَوeven if أَنَّthat الرياضَthe meadows قِلالُهاits summits
رَعاهُ ولَو أَنَّ الرياضَ قِلالُها
And if the autumn rain falls on a tribe's abode,
And if the smallpox descends on a tribe’s abode,
He pastures his herds there, even if its meadows lie on the peaks.
He pastures them, even if the meadows are small.
أَعَزَّexalted عُقَيلاً'Uqayl عِزُّهُhis might فَتَدَامَلَتso it healed
أَعَزَّ عُقَيلاً عِزُّهُ فَتَدَامَلَت
وَمِنand from قَبلُbefore أَعيىhad baffled مَنanyone سِواهُbesides him اِندِمالُهاits healing
وَمِن قَبلُ أَعيى مَن سِواهُ اِندِمالُها
His might exalted 'Uqayl, and its wounds healed,
His might made ‘Uqayl glorious, so it leaned
Though its healing had earlier baffled all but him.
On him, though before it wearied others by leaning.
كَفاهاhe provided for it وَأَغناهاand enriched it بِنائِلِwith the bounty of كَفِّهِhis hand
كَفاها وَأَغناها بِنائِلِ كَفِّهِ
وَمالِand the wealth of عِداهاits enemies فَاِغتَدَتso it awoke وَهوَand it was مالُهاits wealth
وَمالِ عِداها فَاِغتَدَت وَهوَ مالُها
He provided for it and enriched it with the bounty of his hand
He sufficed it and enriched it with his palm’s attainment
And its enemies' wealth; by morning that wealth was its own.
And the wealth of his enemies, so it became haughty while he was its wealth.
وَأَنزَلَهاand settled it دارَthe abode of الأَعاديthe enemies بِسَيفِهِwith his sword
وَأَنزَلَها دارَ الأَعادي بِسَيفِهِ
فَأَضحَتso they became خَفافيثاًharmless snakes لَدَيهاbefore it صِلالُهاits deadly vipers
فَأَضحَت خَفافيثاً لَدَيها صِلالُها
And with his sword he settled it in the enemies' abode,
He brought it down to the abode of enemies with his sword,
So their deadly vipers became harmless snakes before it.
So their ankle rings before it became like beetles.
وأَورَدَهاand brought it بِالمَشرَفيِّwith the Mashrafi sword مَوارِداًto watering places
وأَورَدَها بِالمَشرَفيِّ مَوارِداً
حَرامٌforbidden بِغَيرِwithout المَشرَفيِّthe Mashrafi sword بَلالُهاtheir thirst-quenching water
حَرامٌ بِغَيرِ المَشرَفيِّ بَلالُها
And with the Mashrafi sword he brought it to watering places
And he brought it to Mashrafiyy watering places
Whose water is forbidden without the Mashrafi sword.
Unlawful without the Mashrafis are their camels’ drinking.
أَقامَestablished عُهُوداًpacts بَينَbetween عَمرٍو'Amr وَعامِرٍand 'Amir
أَقامَ عُهُوداً بَينَ عَمرٍو وَعامِرٍ
عَيِيٌّintractable عَلىfor أَيديthe hands of الرِجالِmen اِنحِلالُهاtheir undoing
عَيِيٌّ عَلى أَيدي الرِجالِ اِنحِلالُها
He established pacts between 'Amr and 'Amir
He established covenants between ‘Amr and ‘Amir
Whose undoing is beyond men's hands.
Too weak for men’s hands are their loosening.
لَعَمريby my life لَنِعمَtruly excellent المُستَغاثُthe one called for help إِذاwhen دَعَواthey called
لَعَمري لَنِعمَ المُستَغاثُ إِذا دَعَوا
لِنائِبَةٍfor a calamity جَلَّتwas grave وَآذىand caused pain اِحتِمالُهاbearing it
لِنائِبَةٍ جَلَّت وَآذى اِحتِمالُها
By my life, what an excellent rescuer when they call
By my life, excellent is the one called upon when he appeals
In a calamity so grave that bearing it brings pain.
For an affliction that weighed down heavily in endurance.
وَنِعمَand excellent لِسانُthe spokesman of القَومِthe people إِنif قيلَit is asked مَنwho لَهاfor it
وَنِعمَ لِسانُ القَومِ إِن قيلَ مَن لَها
خَطيبٌan orator وَأَعيَىand baffled الحاضِرينَthose present مَقالُهاspeaking on it
خَطيبٌ وَأَعيَى الحاضِرينَ مَقالُها
And what a fine spokesman for the people when they ask, 'Who will be
And excellent are the people’s tongues if it’s said “Who is for it?”
Its orator?' and speaking on it has baffled those present.
A speaker, while the speech of those present falls short.
وَنِعمَand excellent مُناخُa halting place for الطارِقينَnight visitors إِذاwhen أَتَتthey arrive
وَنِعمَ مُناخُ الطارِقينَ إِذا أَتَت
تُقَلقِلُrattling مِنfrom بَعدِafter الهُدُوِّthe stillness رِحالُهاtheir saddles
تُقَلقِلُ مِن بَعدِ الهُدُوِّ رِحالُها
And what a fine halting place for night visitors when they arrive,
And excellent is the descent of nomads when they come,
Their saddles rattling after the stillness.
Shaking the tent pegs after stillness.
وَنِعمَand excellent مَلاذُa refuge for المُعتَفينَseekers of bounty إِذاwhen نَباturns harsh
وَنِعمَ مَلاذُ المُعتَفينَ إِذا نَبا
زَمانٌthe times وَهَبَّتand blew عامَin a year of مَحلٍdrought شَمالُهاtheir north wind
زَمانٌ وَهَبَّت عامَ مَحلٍ شَمالُها
And what a fine refuge for seekers of bounty when harsh
And excellent is the refuge of penitents when time grows harsh
Times come, and the north wind blows in a year of drought.
And the year brings misfortune to a people’s region.
وَنِعمَand excellent سَدادُa bulwark of الثَغرِthe frontier تَكثُرُare plentiful دُونَهُshort of him
وَنِعمَ سَدادُ الثَغرِ تَكثُرُ دُونَهُ
مَعاذيرُthe excuses of أَربابِthe possessors of العُلىeminence وَاِعتِلالُهاand their pretexts
مَعاذيرُ أَربابِ العُلى وَاِعتِلالُها
And what a fine bulwark of the frontier; short of him, there abound
And excellent is defending the frontier, while before it
The excuses of men of eminence and their pretexts.
Are the excuses of those of high rank and sickness.
فَياso, O ذاpossessor of العُلىeminence وَالمَجدِand glory وَالدَوحَةِand the great tree الَّتيwhich
فَيا ذا العُلى وَالمَجدِ وَالدَوحَةِ الَّتي
زَكىflourished فَرعُهاits branch وَاِزدادَand grew طيباًin sweetness ظِلالُهاits shade
زَكى فَرعُها وَاِزدادَ طيباً ظِلالُها
So, O possessor of eminence, glory, and the great tree whose
So, O highest, of glory and fame, whose branch
Branch has flourished and whose shade has grown sweeter,
Has thrived and whose shade has increased in fragrance!
وَجَدِّكَby your fortune مُذsince فارَقتَناyou left us ماnot صَفَتwas unclouded لَناfor us
وَجَدِّكَ مُذ فارَقتَنا ما صَفَت لَنا
حَياةٌlife وَلاnor خَلّىleft العُيونَthe eyes اِنهِمالُهاtheir streaming
حَياةٌ وَلا خَلّى العُيونَ اِنهِمالُها
By your fortune, since you left us we have had no unclouded
By your life, since you left us no life was wholesome for us
Life, nor has the streaming of tears left our eyes.
Nor did our eyes cease flowing with tears.
وَماand not ذاكَthat إِلّاexcept لِاِشتِياقٍbecause of longing مُبَرِّحٍagonizing
وَما ذاكَ إِلّا لِاِشتِياقٍ مُبَرِّحٍ
إِلىto لَثمِkissing كَفٍّa hand لَيسَnot كُلٌّeveryone يَنالُهاattains it
إِلى لَثمِ كَفٍّ لَيسَ كُلٌّ يَنالُها
And that is only from a tormenting longing
That is only for a delightful yearning
To kiss a hand that not everyone can attain.
To kiss a palm that is not for all to attain.
أَنامِلُهاits fingertips فيهاin them حَياةٌlife وَرَحمَةٌand mercy
أَنامِلُها فيها حَياةٌ وَرَحمَةٌ
ومَوتٌand death وَيُغنيand enriches الطالِبينَthe petitioners اِنهِمالُهاits outpouring
ومَوتٌ وَيُغني الطالِبينَ اِنهِمالُها
Its fingertips hold life and mercy,
I incline it toward life, mercy, death, and it suffices
And death; its outpouring enriches petitioners.
The seekers to incline tearfully toward it.
فَعِشso live أَبَداًforever ياباO father of عَلِيٍّ'Ali بِعِزَّةٍin honor
فَعِش أَبَداً يابا عَلِيٍّ بِعِزَّةٍ
يَزيدُgrows عَلىwith مَرِّthe passing of اللَياليthe nights جَلالُهاits majesty
يَزيدُ عَلى مَرِّ اللَيالي جَلالُها
So live forever, O Abu 'Ali, in honor
So live forever, O Abu ‘Ali, in might
Whose majesty grows with the passing of nights.
Greater than the bitterness of nights has its grandeur!
فَأَنتَfor you الَّذيthe one who لَولاهُwithout him لَمdid not تَبقَremain رايَةٌa banner
فَأَنتَ الَّذي لَولاهُ لَم تَبقَ رايَةٌ
لِمَجدٍfor glory وَرَثَّتand wore out غَيرَwithout شَكٍّdoubt حِبالُهاits ropes
لِمَجدٍ وَرَثَّت غَيرَ شَكٍّ حِبالُها
For you are the one without whom no banner would have remained
For were it not for you no banner would remain
For glory, and its ropes would surely have frayed.
For glory, and loosing its ropes would be sure.
وَجِدand be earnest وَاِجتَهِدand strive فيfor آلِthe clan of جَروانَJarwan إِنَّهُمindeed they are
وَجِد وَاِجتَهِد في آلِ جَروانَ إِنَّهُم
سُيوفٌswords تُقَرّيoffer hospitality to حاسِديكَthose who envy you نِصالُهاtheir blades
سُيوفٌ تُقَرّي حاسِديكَ نِصالُها
And be earnest and strive for the clan of Jarwan, for they are
Be earnest, be diligent for Jarwan’s family, they
Swords whose blades offer hospitality to your enviers.
Are swords that lop off the hands of your envious foes.
هُمُthey بَذَلُواoffered فيماfor whatever يَسُرُّكَpleases you أَنفُساًlives
هُمُ بَذَلُوا فيما يَسُرُّكَ أَنفُساً
كِراماًnoble وَنارُand the fire of الحَربِwar يَعلُوrises high اِشتِعالهاits blazing
كِراماً وَنارُ الحَربِ يَعلُو اِشتِعالها
They offered, for whatever would please you, lives
They sacrificed themselves freely for what gladdens you,
Of noble worth, while war's fire blazed ever higher.
While the fire of war blazed in burning.
وَهُمand they حَطَّمُواshattered سُمرَthe brown shafts of العَواليtall lances وَفَلَّلُواand notched
وَهُم حَطَّمُوا سُمرَ العَوالي وَفَلَّلُوا
مَضارِبَthe striking edges of أَسيافٍswords حَديثاًrecently صِقالُهاtheir burnishing
مَضارِبَ أَسيافٍ حَديثاً صِقالُها
And they shattered the brown shafts of tall lances, and notched
They crushed the summits of strongholds and unsheathed
The striking edges of swords only newly burnished,
The gleaming swords newly polished.
غَداةَon the morning of أَبيAbu (father of) الجرّاحِal-Jarrah يَغدوgoes forth in the morning كَأَنَّهُas though he were
غَداةَ أَبي الجرّاحِ يَغدو كَأَنَّهُ
نَعامَةُan ostrich of قَفرٍa wilderness تَقتَفيهاfollow it رِئالُهاits chicks
نَعامَةُ قَفرٍ تَقتَفيها رِئالُها
On the morning when Abu al-Jarrah went forth as though he were
Tomorrow Abu Jarrāh attacks like
A wilderness ostrich, its chicks following its tracks.
An ostrich of the wasteland chased by its young.
وَذادُواand drove away الأَعاديthe enemies عَنfrom حِماكَyour protected domain وَفَلَّقُواand split
وَذادُوا الأَعادي عَن حِماكَ وَفَلَّقُوا
جَماجِمَskulls لَمhad not يَبرَحceased قَديماًlong-standing ضَلالُهاtheir error
جَماجِمَ لَم يَبرَح قَديماً ضَلالُها
And they drove the enemies from your protected domain and split
They drove enemies away from protecting you and they split
Skulls whose long-standing error had never ceased.
The skulls of those whose misguidance was lasting.
وَأُوصِيكَand I counsel you خَيراًkindness بِالعَشيرَةِtoward the clan كُلِّهاall of it
وَأُوصِيكَ خَيراً بِالعَشيرَةِ كُلِّها
فَإِنَّكَfor you مِنfrom بَعدِafter الإِلَهِGod مَآلُهاits refuge
فَإِنَّكَ مِن بَعدِ الإِلَهِ مَآلُها
And I counsel you to treat the whole clan well,
And I advise you well about the entire clan,
For, after God, you are its refuge.
For after God you are their recourse.
فَأَنتَfor you الَّذيthe one who أَحيَيتَهاrevived it وَأَغثتَهاand rescued it
فَأَنتَ الَّذي أَحيَيتَها وَأَغثتَها
وَقَدwhile indeed كَثُرَتgrew plentiful قِيلُthe gossip of الأَعاديthe enemies وَقالهاand their chatter
وَقَد كَثُرَت قِيلُ الأَعادي وَقالها
For you are the one who revived it and came to its aid,
You are the one who revived and rescued them,
While the enemies' gossip and chatter had multiplied.
Though the enemies’ talk about them was much.
فَلاso do not تَكتَرِثheed مِنfrom قَولِthe words of واشٍa slanderer وَشىslandered بِهاagainst it
فَلا تَكتَرِث مِن قَولِ واشٍ وَشى بِها
فَماfor not مُبلِغُthe messenger of الحُسّادِthe enviers إِلّاexcept مِحالهاtheir scheming
فَما مُبلِغُ الحُسّادِ إِلّا مِحالها
So pay no heed to the words of a slanderer who slanders it,
So don’t worry about the words of slanderers maligning them,
For the enviers' messenger brings nothing but their scheming.
For the envious only attain by that their own ruin.
وَأَلغِand disregard مَقالاتِthe allegations of الوُشاةِthe slanderers فَإِنَّهاfor they are
وَأَلغِ مَقالاتِ الوُشاةِ فَإِنَّها
لأَشياءَfor things ظَنّيmy belief is أَنَّهاthat they لاwill not تَنالُهاattain them
لأَشياءَ ظَنّي أَنَّها لا تَنالُها
And disregard the slanderers' allegations, for they are
Disregard the words of the talebearers, for they
Aimed at things I believe they will not attain.
Are about suspicions they cannot attain.
Sol 6.1