لندىfor the bounty of يديكyour two hands ويمنand the blessing of رأيكyour judgment
لندى يديك ويمن رأيك
نكصfell back الأماجدُthe illustrious منfrom ورايكbehind you
نكص الأماجدُ من ورايك
For the bounty of your hands and the blessing of your judgment,
With your hand and your right opinion,
the illustrious have fallen back behind you.
Glories have retreated behind you.
أمطرتنيrained upon me سحبclouds of الندىbounty
أمطرتني سحب الندى
معdespite بعدthe distance of أرضيmy earth منfrom سمائكyour heaven
مع بعد أرضي من سمائك
The clouds of bounty rained upon me,
You rained me with the clouds of dew,
though my earth lies far from your heaven.
Along with the distance of my land from your skies.
حمديmy praise أياءكyour radiance حمدُthe praise of مفتneedy (first part)
حمدي أياءك حمدُ مفت
قرِneedy (continuation) المغيبsunset إلىfor أيايكyour radiance
قرِ المغيب إلى أيايك
My praise of your radiance is the praise of one in need
My praise of your signs is praise that reveals
at sunset, yearning for your rays.
The setting of the sun to your days.
ماno فيin حضوركyour presence نعمةٌblessing
ما في حضورك نعمةٌ
لمnot تأتِhas come منكfrom you سوىexcept لقايكmeeting you
لم تأتِ منك سوى لقايك
Of the blessings of your presence, there is none
There is no blessing in your presence
that has not reached me from you, save meeting you.
That has come from you other than your meeting.
أناI كاذبٌa liar أنif كانthere was يوexists (first part)
أنا كاذبٌ أن كان يو
جدexists (continuation) قطّever أصدقُtruer منthan رجايكhope in you
جد قطّ أصدقُ من رجايك
I am a liar if there has ever
I am a liar if there is ever
existed anything truer than hope in you.
More truthful than my hope in you.
أمسيتَyou have become نجمَthe star of الدينthe Faith حيثwhere
أمسيتَ نجمَ الدين حيث
النجمthe star يقصرُfalls short عنof علايكyour heights
النجم يقصرُ عن علايك
You have become Najm al-Din—Star of the Faith—where
You have become the star of religion where
the star falls short of your heights.
The stars fall short of your ascension.
أينwhere الرواسيthe rooted mountains منbeside حباكyour gifts
أين الرواسي من حباك
أوor السَّواريthe night-rain clouds منbeside حبايكyour bounty
أو السَّواري من حبايك
Where are the rooted mountains beside your gifts,
Where are the foundations compared to your love
or the night-rain clouds beside your bounty?
Or the bracelets compared to your affection?
بهرoverwhelmed المدائحthe praises جودُthe generosity of عشركَyour fellowship
بهر المدائح جودُ عشركَ
ليto me وأعجزand rendered helpless فضلُthe excellence of آيكyour wonders
لي وأعجز فضلُ آيك
Your generous fellowship with me has overwhelmed praise,
The generosity of your company stunned praise
and the excellence of your wonders has left it helpless.
And your overflowing favors left me in awe.
أناI حرّfree صفحكby your pardon غيرexcept أنَّthat الشgratitude (first part)
أنا حرّ صفحك غير أنَّ الش
كرgratitude (continuation) منيfrom me فيin سبايكyour captivity
كر مني في سبايك
Your pardon sets me free, yet my gratitude
I am free by your forgiveness, however gratitude
remains in your captivity.
From me is in your captivity.
للهfor God (admiration) أنتyou إذاwhen تلبَّستclothed itself
لله أنت إذا تلبَّست
العجاجةthe dust-cloud بالملايكin angels
العجاجة بالملايك
How splendid you are, when
By God, when you are clothed
the dust-cloud clothes itself in angels,
In brilliant garments with the angels,
وهوتand descended نجومُthe stars of المشرفيةMashrafi swords فـin (first part)
وهوت نجومُ المشرفية فـ
ـيin (continuation) البروجthe zodiacal mansions منof الترايكthe helmets
ـي البروج من الترايك
and the stars of Mashrafi swords descend
And the stars of the honored fall
into the zodiacal mansions of helmets.
Into the mansions from your crown,
فكأنماso it is as though يومَon the day of الكريهةِbattle غيـnot (first part)
فكأنما يومَ الكريهةِ غيـ
ـرnot (continuation) شاكِarmed وهوand he is شايكarmed
ـر شاكِ وهو شايك
Thus it is as though, on battle's day, he were
It is as if the day of al-Karīhah is only
unarmed, although he is armed
Doubtful while it entertains you.
بمثقباتwith piercing shafts منfrom يراعكَyour pen
بمثقبات من يراعكَ
أوor دروعٍarmor منfrom سخايكyour generosity
أو دروعٍ من سخايك
with piercing shafts from your pen,
With openings from your sight
or armor from your generosity,
Or shields from your generosity.
ومضائكand your resolve المشهورrenowned لاmay not
ومضائك المشهور لا
خلتbe bereft الممالكthe kingdoms منof مضايكyour resolve
خلت الممالك من مضايك
and your renowned resolve—may
Your renowned flashes have not
the kingdoms never lack your resolve.
Left the kingdoms without your flashes.
غدرbetrayed الزمانtime بناagainst us وفاءَin fulfillment
غدر الزمان بنا وفاءَ
لماof what تعلَّمit learned منfrom وفايكyour fidelity
لما تعلَّم من وفايك
Time betrayed us, in fulfillment
Time betrayed our loyalty
of what it learned from your fidelity.
When it learned loyalty from you.
وأرىand I see الصَّباthe east wind جاءتhas come مبشّرةَbearing glad tidings
وأرى الصَّبا جاءت مبشّرةَ
بنشرٍof a fragrance منكfrom you صايكpervading
بنشرٍ منك صايك
And I see the east wind come bearing glad tidings
And I see the morning came giving good news
of a pervading fragrance from you.
Of your fragrance being scattered.
حسنَgrew beautiful الضُّحىthe forenoon فكانَand so was
حسنَ الضُّحى فكانَ
وجهthe face of الجوّthe sky يجلىis burnished فيin صفايكyour purity
وجه الجوّ يجلى في صفايك
The forenoon grew fair, and so
The beauty of the dawn, so the
the sky's face was burnished in your purity.
Face of the atmosphere glows in your serenity.
ولقدand indeed سكرتُI grew drunk بماon what شكرتَyou praised
ولقد سكرتُ بما شكرتَ
فماso nothing يدارُis passed around سوىexcept ثنايكpraise of you
فما يدارُ سوى ثنايك
And indeed, I grew drunk on what you praised,
And I was intoxicated with what I thanked,
so nothing is passed around but praise of you.
So nothing turns except your sides.
ياO هاتفcaller in الأغصانthe branches إيهٍgo on!
يا هاتف الأغصان إيهٍ
فيin صباحكyour morning أوor مسايكyour evening
في صباحك أو مسايك
O caller in the branches, sing on,
O caller of the branches, say:
in your morning or your evening.
In your morning or evening.
ماhow كانwould have been أسرعنيswift I would be ببرّكin doing you good
ما كان أسرعني ببرّك
لوif قدرتُI were able علىto جزايكrepay you
لو قدرتُ على جزايك
How swift I would have been to do you good,
Nothing hurried me with your righteousness
had I been able to repay you!
If I could fulfill repaying you.
فأناfor I الفقيرthe needy one إلىfor غناهُhis wealth
فأنا الفقير إلى غناهُ
والمشوقand the one yearning إلىfor غنايكyour song
والمشوق إلى غنايك
For I am poor, in need of his riches,
So I am poor unto your riches
and yearning for your song.
And longing unto your melodies.
وهناكand joy to you ياO قلبيmy heart السقيمailing
وهناك يا قلبي السقيم
فقدfor indeed وجدتyou have found دواءthe cure for دايكyour ailment
فقد وجدت دواء دايك
And joy to you, my ailing heart,
And there, O my sick heart,
for you have found the cure for your ailment.
I have found the cure of your medicine.
لمnot تشكُyou complained منof ألمthe pain of النوىseparation
لم تشكُ من ألم النوى
حتىuntil ظفرتyou obtained بذيthe possessor of شفايكyour cure
حتى ظفرت بذي شفايك
You did not complain of separation's pain
You did not complain of the pain of passion
until you found the one who holds your cure.
Until you won the one with your healing.
ياO دارَhouse of ندوتهhis assembly وماand how
يا دارَ ندوته وما
أدنىnear نداهُhis bounty منto ندايكyour call
أدنى نداهُ من ندايك
O house of his assembly, how
O abode of his visit, and how slight
near his bounty is to your call!
Is his approach compared to your approach?
لفرعتِyou have indeed overtopped عاليةthe heights of الجزيرةal-Jazira
لفرعتِ عالية الجزيرة
فهيso it تجلىis revealed فيin بنايكyour building
فهي تجلى في بنايك
You have indeed overtopped the heights of al-Jazira,
Noble, lofty island branch,
and it stands revealed in your building.
It manifests in your building.
ماnot إنindeed (emphasis) وجدتI found أصحَّhealthier فيat
ما إن وجدت أصحَّ في
سحرٍdawn وأسقمand more sickening منthan هوايكyour air
سحرٍ وأسقم من هوايك
I have found nothing healthier at
I have not found more truthful in
dawn, or more sickening, than your air.
Sorcery, nor sicker than my love for you.
صدأrust الظّلالof shadows خلافunlike بيضbright blades الـthe
صدأ الظّلال خلاف بيض الـ
ـهندIndia يصقلُpolishes سيفthe sword of مايكyour water
ـهند يصقلُ سيف مايك
The rust of shadows, unlike that of the bright blades of
The rust on the shadows unlike the whites of India
India, polishes the sword of your water.
That polishes the sword of your clouds.
ويضيءand shines وجهُthe face of العيشlife حينwhen
ويضيء وجهُ العيش حين
يلوحappears أبلجَradiant فيin إضايكyour pools
يلوح أبلجَ في إضايك
And the face of life shines when
And the face of life shines when
it appears radiant in your pools.
Your brilliant full moons appear.
وإذاand when تمرُّpasses بهover it الصَّباthe east wind
وإذا تمرُّ به الصَّبا
فانظرthen behold سماءa sky فيin حبايكyour woven patterns
فانظر سماء في حبايك
And when the east wind passes over it,
And if the morning breeze passes by it
then behold a sky in your woven patterns.
Look to the sky in your affection.
أسدىlaid the warp الغمامُthe cloud خيوطهُits threads
أسدى الغمامُ خيوطهُ
وتخذتَand you took منfrom آذارMarch حايكa weaver
وتخذتَ من آذار حايك
The cloud laid out its warp threads,
The clouds laid down their threads
and you took March as a weaver.
And you took the rains of March as your defender.
فجلاso it arrayed ثراكyour soil الغفلَunadorned فيin
فجلا ثراك الغفلَ في
حللِrobes تدلُّattest علىto ثرايكyour riches
حللِ تدلُّ على ثرايك
So it arrayed your unadorned soil in
So your forgotten nobility shone in
robes that bespeak your riches.
Garments that hint at your nobility.
بيin me غلّةa burning thirst للبعدِbecause of distance والعدواءand remoteness
بي غلّة للبعدِ والعدواء
تروىis quenched منby روايكyour beauty
تروى من روايك
Distance and remoteness leave me with a burning thirst
The harvest of distance and enmity is in me
that is quenched by your beauty.
Quenched by your narrations.
تحيىlive تباريحthe torments of الأسىgrief منَّـfrom us (first part)
تحيى تباريح الأسى منَّـ
ـاfrom us (continuation) وتفنىand die away فيin فنايكyour courtyard
ـا وتفنى في فنايك
The torments of grief live within us,
The sorrows of grief are enlivened by you
and die away in your courtyard.
And perish in your annihilation.
للهfor God (admiration) يومthe day of الجمعgathering فيكin you
لله يوم الجمع فيك
وماand what أحبّرُI compose ornately منof هنايكyour joy
وما أحبّرُ من هنايك
How splendid the day of gathering in you,
By God, the day we gather in you
and the joy from you I celebrate in verse!
And how excellent is your conclusion!
فاصفحso pardon عنof الحسَّادthe envious فالـfor the
فاصفح عن الحسَّاد فالـ
ـمعتادُcustomary صفحكyour overlooking عنof ألايكyour favors
ـمعتادُ صفحك عن ألايك
So pardon the envious, for
So forgive the envious, as forgiveness
your custom is to overlook your own favors.
Is your custom beyond their harm.
عنفتtreated harshly لياليهمtheir nights بهمwith them فشـso complained (first part)
عنفت لياليهم بهم فشـ
ـكاcomplained (continuation) عبيدكyour male slaves منof إمايكyour female slaves
ـكا عبيدك من إمايك
Their nights dealt harshly with them, so
Their nights have been violent with them, so your servants
your bondsmen complained of your bondwomen.
Have complained of your pain.
ولقدand indeed غنيتI have grown rich وكيفand how لاnot
ولقد غنيت وكيف لا
يغنىbecome rich مليٌّwell endowed منthrough ولايكyour patronage
يغنى مليٌّ من ولايك
And I have indeed grown rich; how could one not
And you have certainly enriched me, so how can
be rich, amply endowed through your patronage?
One under your authority not be enriched?
ولئنand if indeed سألتُI ask فلستُthen I am not أسألasking
ولئن سألتُ فلستُ أسأل
ماas long as بقيتI live سوىexcept بقايكyour continuance
ما بقيت سوى بقايك
And if I ask, I shall ask for nothing,
And if I asked, I do not ask save
as long as I live, but that you live on.
What remains for me except your remainder.
Sol 6.1