أحنI yearn إلىfor ظلthe shade of العقيقal-ʿAqīq منof الحمىthe protected pasture
أحن إلى ظل العقيق من الحمى
حنينthe longing of ذواتshe-camels observing الخمسthe five-day watering cycle حامتcircled علىaround الوردthe watering place
حنين ذوات الخمس حامت على الورد
I yearn for the shade of al-ʿAqīq in the protected pasture,
I yearn for the shade of al-Aqeeq more than the heat
with the longing of she-camels watered every fifth day, circling the watering place.
Yearning for those whose five mounted the roses
واشتاقand I long for نعمانNuʿmān الأراكthe arāk trees ولمand not أكنI was
واشتاق نعمان الأراك ولم أكن
بأولthe first مشتاقone who longs يحنsighs with longing منfrom الوجدpassionate love
بأول مشتاق يحن من الوجد
And I long for Nuʿmān of the arāk trees; I am not
And Na'man al-Arak longed, though I was not
the first yearning lover to sigh from passion.
The first longer to yearn from rapture
سلامpeace علىupon نجدNajd ومنand from لاعجthe searing fire of الهوىlove
سلام على نجد ومن لاعج الهوى
ولوعتهand its anguish قوليmy saying سلامpeace علىupon نجدNajd
ولوعته قولي سلام على نجد
Peace be upon Najd; and from love's searing fire
Peace be upon Najd and those who were frenzied by passion
and its anguish comes my saying: 'Peace be upon Najd.'
And its torment, my words "Peace be upon Najd"
أحبابناour loved ones ماnothing بالكثيبat the dune لسائلfor an inquirer
أحبابنا ما بالكثيب لسائل
يلمstops بهat it غيرexcept الصبابةlovesickness والسهدand sleeplessness
يلم به غير الصبابة والسهد
Our loved ones, at the dune there is nothing for an inquirer
Our loved ones, why does the asker blame the dune
who stops there but lovesickness and sleeplessness.
That none but the youths and ostriches frequented
حميتمyou guarded قناكمyour spears بالقدودwith slender forms وذدتمand you defended
حميتم قناكم بالقدود وذدتم
غداةon the morning when التقيناwe met بالظباءwith gazelles عنin defense of الأسدthe lions
غداة التقينا بالظباء عن الأسد
You guarded your spears with slender forms, and defended
You protected your abode with fences and warded
the lions with gazelles on the morning we met.
The morning we met at al-Dhba with lions
وقدand indeed كنتI was أحيىliving بالمنىon hopes فسروتمthen you stripped away
وقد كنت أحيى بالمنى فسروتم
هناكthere قناعthe veil of المذقfeigned affection عنfrom طلعةthe face of الصدrejection
هناك قناع المذق عن طلعة الصد
And I had lived on hopes; then you stripped away
And I used to live happily with purpose, but you rode
there, the veil of feigned affection from rejection's face,
There the muzzle of taste from the rising of the wrist
غداةthe morning when تناجيناwe whispered to one another الوداعfarewell وأعنقتand hastened
غداة تناجينا الوداع وأعنقت
إليناtoward us عيونthe eyes of الكاشحينthe spiteful foes علىwith عمدdeliberate intent
إلينا عيون الكاشحين على عمد
the morning we whispered farewell, and there sped
The morning we bid farewell and the eyes of
toward us the eyes of spiteful foes, deliberately.
Those who cried over us intentionally leaned toward us
فلمso not أرI saw إلاexcept كفa palm شاكone complaining of صبابةlovesickness
فلم أر إلا كف شاك صبابة
علىupon كبدa liver أوor دمعthe tears of باكone weeping علىupon خدa cheek
على كبد أو دمع باك على خد
So I saw only a lovesick sufferer's palm
So I did not see but a doubting palm of youth
upon a liver, or a weeper's tears upon a cheek.
On a liver or a crying tear on a cheek
حببتكمI loved you حبwith the love of الحياةlife معduring الصباyouth
حببتكم حب الحياة مع الصبا
وأيand what حياةlife لاnot تنغصis embittered بالفقدby loss
وأي حياة لا تنغص بالفقد
I loved you as I loved life in youth;
I loved you with the love of life and youth
and what life is not embittered by loss?
And what life is not marred by loss
وإنand if كانwas طولthe length of العهدelapsed time أنساكمmade you forget الهوىlove
وإن كان طول العهد أنساكم الهوى
فماthen nothing هاجstirred أحزانيmy sorrows سوىexcept قدمthe remoteness of العهدbygone days
فما هاج أحزاني سوى قدم العهد
And if the long lapse of time has made you forget love,
And if the passage of time made you forget passion
nothing has stirred my sorrows but the remoteness of bygone days.
My sorrows were not stirred but by the passage of time
Sol 6.1