لناfor us بسمرwith the dusky beauties الحمىthe protected grounds فيin الحيthe encampment أسمارُevening tales
لنا بسمر الحمى في الحي أسمارُ
ودونَand before خطّارthe swaying one of ذاكَthat البانbān tree أخطارdangers
ودونَ خطّار ذاكَ البان أخطار
We share evening tales in the camp with the protected grounds’ dusky beauties;
We have the pleasure of chatting in the neighborhood,
and dangers lie before that swaying bān.
While the bright moon in the dark sky wanders.
موائسٌswaying forms ببدورwith moons of التمfullness مثمرةٌbearing fruit
موائسٌ ببدور التم مثمرةٌ
حسناًin beauty وماand not لغصونfor the branches of البانthe bān tree أثمارfruits
حسناً وما لغصون البان أثمار
Swaying forms, bearing full moons as their fruit,
Beautiful maidens with fruitful bosoms,
in beauty—though the bān’s branches bear no fruit.
Though the branches of the banana tree bear no fruits.
محجّباتٍveiled women لسترof the veil of الليلnight هاتكةٌrending
محجّباتٍ لستر الليل هاتكةٌ
لمdid not تهتكrend الليلَthe night ألاَّexcept وهيwhile they are أقمارmoons
لم تهتك الليلَ ألاَّ وهي أقمار
Veiled women, yet rending the veil of night;
Veiled ladies who conceal the night with their veils,
they never rent the night save as moons.
They did not violate the night except when they shone like moons.
تزورvisits كلevery محبٍlover فيin إزارa mantle of دجىdarkness
تزور كل محبٍ في إزار دجى
والبدرُand the full moon فيin حندسthe deep blackness of الظلماءِdarkness سيّارtraveling
والبدرُ في حندس الظلماءِ سيّار
They visit every lover in a mantle of darkness,
They visit every lover in the cloak of darkness,
while the full moon journeys through deepest darkness.
While the full moon roams in the darkness of night.
إنif لأولّىthose whose (reading uncertain) بانdeparted يومthe day of البينparting رشدهمtheir good sense
إن لأولّى بان يوم البين رشدهم
جارواthey were unjust فهلso is هذهthis الجرعاءal-Jarʿāʾ ياO جارneighbor
جاروا فهل هذه الجرعاء يا جار
If those whose good sense departed on the day of parting
If the neighbors had any sense the day we were separated,
were unjust, then is this al-Jarʿāʾ, O neighbor?
They would have lamented, but alas these ignorant fools!
أثارstirred وجديmy longing أطلالٌruins بكاظمةٍat Kāẓima
أثار وجدي أطلالٌ بكاظمةٍ
وطلَّand made fall like dew دمعيmy tears منof لمياءَLamyāʾ آثارtraces
وطلَّ دمعي من لمياءَ آثار
Ruins at Kāẓima stirred my longing,
The ruins of my beloved aroused my sadness,
and traces of Lamyāʾ made my tears fall like dew.
And my tears flowed copiously over the traces.
ماnot الجزعthe valley bend جزعيmy valley bend وقدand already سارتdeparted ركائبهمtheir riding beasts
ما الجزع جزعي وقد سارت ركائبهم
عنهfrom it ولاnor دارهمtheir dwelling بالأَمسyesterday ليfor me دارa home
عنه ولا دارهم بالأَمس لي دار
The valley bend is no longer mine, since their mounts have departed
I do not grieve, though they traveled away,
from it; nor is their dwelling of yesterday a home for me.
Yesterday their house was home, but no longer is it my home.
حسبيenough for me الصبابةlove-longing لاnot ألويI turn aside علىtoward طللٍa ruined campsite
حسبي الصبابة لا ألوي على طللٍ
وفيand in الصبابةlove-longing للعشاقfor lovers أعذارexcuses
وفي الصبابة للعشاق أعذار
Love-longing suffices me; I do not turn toward a ruined campsite.
My consolation is my youth, I do not fret over ruins,
And in love-longing, lovers have their excuses.
For the young, separation excuses all.
لوif عللّونيthey soothed me أوor زارواthey visited بوعدهمِwith their promise
لو عللّوني أو زاروا بوعدهمِ
لخفَّwould lighten عنيfrom me منof الأشواقlongings أوزارburdens
لخفَّ عني من الأشواق أوزار
Had they soothed me, or visited me with their promise,
Had they visited or kept their promise,
some burdens of longing would have grown lighter for me.
The burden of yearning would have eased within me.
وكانand there was ليfor me أملٌhope فيin الغمضsleep بعدهمُafter them
وكان لي أملٌ في الغمض بعدهمُ
والغمضbut sleep كالصبرlike patience بلrather كالغيدlike graceful women غدّارtreacherous
والغمض كالصبر بل كالغيد غدّار
And I had hoped for sleep after they left;
I had hoped to glimpse them again one day,
but sleep, like patience—indeed, like graceful women—is treacherous.
But hoping is like patience, both are treacherous.
أظّنهمI think they سحرواbewitched صبحيmy morning فدامَso it remained دجىًdarkness
أظّنهم سحروا صبحي فدامَ دجىً
كذلكlikewise الحبُّlove للأسحارto dawns سحّارa powerful sorcerer
كذلك الحبُّ للأسحار سحّار
I think they bewitched my morning, so it remained darkness;
I imagine they have bewitched my morn, so it remained night,
such a sorcerer of dawns is love.
Such is love to the beguiled, a sorcerer.
صدواthey turned away وجارواand were unjust وماand how أحلىsweet فعالهمُtheir deeds
صدوا وجاروا وما أحلى فعالهمُ
عندto المحبّthe lover وانand even if صدّواthey turn away وانand even if جارواthey act unjustly
عند المحبّ وان صدّوا وان جاروا
They turned away and wronged me—yet how sweet their deeds
They turned away and went on their way, but how sweet are their deeds,
are to the lover, though they turn away and act unjustly.
To the lover, though they turned away and went on their way.
دنواthey drew near ولمbut did not تدنهمbring them near ذكرىremembrance وانand even if زعمواthey claimed
دنوا ولم تدنهم ذكرى وان زعموا
وأبعدand farthest الناسthe people منone whom يدنيهbrings him near تذكارremembrance
وأبعد الناس من يدنيه تذكار
They drew near; remembrance did not bring them near, whatever they claimed,
They came near, yet their memory did not, though they claimed so,
and the farthest people are those whom remembrance brings near.
The most distant people are those their memory avoids.
جيرانneighbors of قلبيmy heart وانand even if حلواthey settled وانand even if رحلواthey departed
جيران قلبي وان حلوا وان رحلوا
وساكنوهand its inhabitants اذاwhen ماindeed (emphasis) أقوتbecame deserted الدارthe dwelling
وساكنوه اذا ما أقوت الدار
Neighbors of my heart, whether they settle or depart,
They are the neighbors of my heart, though they stayed or left,
and its inhabitants when the dwelling stands deserted.
And its dwellers, when the homes are inhabited.
منهمamong them ومنand among حللthe robes of البيداءthe desert دبجهاhe embroidered them
منهم ومن حلل البيداء دبجها
وحاكهاand he wove them صانعmaker of الأنواءِseasonal rains آذارMarch
وحاكها صانع الأنواءِ آذار
Among them, and among the desert’s robes, embroidered
From them and from the robes of the desert they donned,
and woven by March, maker of seasonal rains,
And the maker of firmaments, March, wove them.
زهرradiant ones حسانٍbeautiful وزهرand blossoms يانعٌflourishing خضلٌdewy
زهر حسانٍ وزهر يانعٌ خضلٌ
وانand if أشاI wish قلتI would say أنوارlights ونوارand flowers
وان أشا قلت أنوار ونوار
are radiant beauties, and flourishing, dew-fresh blossoms.
The blossoms of Hassanein and the delicate blooms,
And, if I wish, I call them lights and flowers.
Even if bleak, I say they are lights and splendors.
خيرunclear; perhaps 'tell' عنabout الصبرpatience قلبيmy heart فهوfor it ينكرهُdisowns it
خير عن الصبر قلبي فهو ينكرهُ
فللنسيمfor the breeze has عنabout الأشجانsorrows أخبارnews
فللنسيم عن الأشجان أخبار
Tell my heart of patience [reading uncertain]; it disowns it,
My heart is better off being patient than grieving,
for the breeze bears news of sorrows.
For the breeze to speak of trees is more apt.
يغيرنيmakes me jealous منهfrom it نشرٌa fragrance ليسnot يملكهpossesses it
يغيرني منه نشرٌ ليس يملكه
منهمfrom them سرىspread الطيبُthe perfume فيهwithin it فهوso it is معطارrichly fragrant
منهم سرى الطيبُ فيه فهو معطار
A fragrance from it makes me jealous, though it is not its own;
A waft that does not belong to them changes me,
their perfume spread through it, and so it is richly fragrant.
The perfume it spreads is fragrant incense.
ياO منone whose بقلبيin my heart هفاstirred صبّاغthe dyer of وجنتهhis cheek
يا من بقلبي هفا صبّاغ وجنته
جوىburning passion وعهديand my recollection بقلبيof my heart وهوwhen it was صبّارsteadfastly patient
جوى وعهدي بقلبي وهو صبّار
O you whose cheek’s dyer stirred within my heart:
O you who dyed my heart with passion fruit and created its garden,
burning passion—though I had known my heart to be steadfast.
Promising and patient with my heart.
دميmy blood يلوحgleams علىupon خديّكyour two cheeks شاهدهits witness
دمي يلوح على خديّك شاهده
وفيand in جفونكyour eyelids والألحاظand glances إنكارdenial
وفي جفونك والألحاظ إنكار
My blood gleams on your cheeks, bearing witness,
My blood appears on your cheek to bear witness,
while your eyelids and glances deny it.
Yet denial appears in your eyelids and glances.
يمدfeeds دمعيmy tears وناريand my fire كلناall of us خمدتdied down
يمد دمعي وناري كلنا خمدت
خدa cheek تجمعhave gathered فيهin it الماءwater والنارand fire
خد تجمع فيه الماء والنار
It feeds my tears and my fire whenever it dies down [reading uncertain]:
My tears and my fire, both are extinguished,
a cheek where water and fire have met.
A cheek that collects water and fire.
عليهupon it للفتكof deadly violence آثارtraces لكلfor every دمblood
عليه للفتك آثار لكل دم
هدرunavenged وماand not لقتيلfor a slain one عندهin its presence ثارvengeance
هدر وما لقتيل عنده ثار
Upon it are traces of deadly violence; every blood shed
On it the traces of murder for every blood,
goes unavenged, and no victim there has vengeance.
Wasted, and the murdered has no avenger.
وماand never هابfeared طيفكyour apparition جفنيmy eyelid أنto يلمّapproach بهit
وما هاب طيفك جفني أن يلمّ به
إلاَّexcept وجفنيwhile my eyelid كماas خبرتyou learned تيارa torrent
إلاَّ وجفني كما خبرت تيار
Your apparition never feared to approach my eyelid
My eyelid did not fear your specter to meet it,
except when my eyelid, as you have learned, was a torrent.
Except that my eyelid, as I have known, is like a current.
وجدlonging هوit is النارthe fire فيwithin الأحشاءِthe entrails يضرمهاkindles it
وجد هو النار في الأحشاءِ يضرمها
دمعtears كجودlike the generosity of صفيṢafī الدينal-Dīn مدرارpouring abundantly
دمع كجود صفي الدين مدرار
Longing is the fire within the entrails; it is kindled
Passion found the fire in my entrails to kindle it,
by tears pouring like the generosity of Ṣafī al-Dīn.
Tears like the generosity of Safi Addin, bitter.
منone whose نشرهhis fragrance والندىand bounty عماboth spread everywhere فواردso one who approaches
من نشره والندى عما فوارد
نعماهhis blessings الجزيلةabundant مستافa seeker of fragrance ومشتارand a honey-gatherer
نعماه الجزيلة مستاف ومشتار
One whose fragrance and bounty spread everywhere: whoever approaches
From its diffusion and dew are benefits
his abundant blessings seeks perfume and gathers honey.
His abundant favors are granted and preferred.
وباذلand a giver of المالwealth فيهin him ماwhat يضرharms بهit
وباذل المال فيه ما يضر به
وصاحبand a possessor of الصيتrenown فيacross الآفاقthe horizons طيارflying
وصاحب الصيت في الآفاق طيار
And a giver of wealth, in whom lies what diminishes it,
He spends his money though it would harm him,
and a man whose renown flies across the horizons.
And the noble whose name in horizons flies.
لمالهhis wealth has عنهaway from him أسفارjourneys بنائلهthrough his giving
لماله عنه أسفار بنائله
وحولهand around him لوجوهfor the faces of المدحpraise إسفارradiance
وحوله لوجوه المدح إسفار
His wealth journeys away from him through his giving,
His assets give him travels on ships
and around him the faces of praise shine bright.
And around him are attractions for praise unfurled.
غداhe became منin الملكsovereignty فيat أقصىthe furthest of منازلهits stations
غدا من الملك في أقصى منازله
كأنماas though الملكsovereignty قلبa heart وهوand he أسرارsecrets
كأنما الملك قلب وهو أسرار
He has attained the furthest station in sovereignty,
Tomorrow he will reach the highest of all stations,
as though sovereignty were a heart and he its secrets.
As if the kingdom is a heart and he its mysteries.
حالdwelling بكفيهin his two hands مستعلexalted بهمتهby his resolve
حال بكفيه مستعل بهمته
أنif ريعit was frightened فهوthen he لهfor it سورa rampart وأسوارand a warrior
أن ريع فهو له سور وأسوار
It rests in his hands, uplifted by his resolve;
He rises with his ambition elevated,
should it be frightened, he is its rampart and its warrior.
As if its produce is for him walls and battlements.
برأيهthrough his counsel حققتfulfilled آياتهits signs ظفراًin victory
برأيه حققت آياته ظفراً
وكرand charged جيشthe army of الأمانيhopes وهوand it was جرارa mighty host
وكر جيش الأماني وهو جرار
Through his counsel, its signs came true in victory,
With his wisdom verses have achieved victory,
and the army of hopes charged, a mighty host.
And the cave of ambitions is his mighty pickax.
أقلامهhis pens بسيوفat the swords of الهندIndia هازئةmocking
أقلامه بسيوف الهند هازئة
وعفوهand his pardon لعظيمfor the gravest الذنبsin غفارall-forgiving
وعفوه لعظيم الذنب غفار
His pens mock the swords of India,
His regiments, whose books he sometimes dispatches,
and his pardon forgives even the gravest sin.
Are like the lines the seekers of commands string together.
للوقدfor kindling (perhaps: for delegations) منهfrom him وإنand even if شطتgrew distant ديارهمtheir homes
للوقد منه وإن شطت ديارهم
وأجدبand grew barren الدهرtime أوطانhomes وأوطارand desires
وأجدب الدهر أوطان وأوطار
For delegations [reading uncertain], from him, though their homes are far,
Lightning against his enemies, though it ravaged their homes,
and time is barren, come homes and fulfilled desires.
And on the disobedient dew and rains poured forth.
صدرa breast لهhe has موردa watering-place عذبsweet لسائلهfor his petitioner
صدر له مورد عذب لسائله
وفيand in الملماتcalamities إيرادbringing in وإصدارand sending out
وفي الملمات إيراد وإصدار
He has a heart, a sweet watering-place for his petitioner,
Reviving poverty, killing stinginess, his clouds,
and in calamities, he brings people in and leads them out.
For people, ages and lives he proffers.
تربcompanion of السماحgenerosity فلاso no لومblame ولاnor بخلstinginess
ترب السماح فلا لوم ولا بخل
نجلscion of الكرامthe noble فلاso neither عابfound fault ولاnor غارenvied
نجل الكرام فلا عاب ولا غار
Companion of generosity: neither blame nor stinginess;
Straight arrows that were builders of glory but passed away,
scion of the noble, who neither finds fault nor envies.
And goodly tales of them remained.
تراهُyou see him يرفعُraising أقدارَthe standing of العُفاةpetitioners كماjust as
تراهُ يرفعُ أقدارَ العُفاة كما
سُطىthe assaults of يديهِhis two hands علىupon الأعداءenemies أَقدارdecrees of fate
سُطى يديهِ على الأعداء أَقدار
You see him raise the standing of petitioners, just as
No calamity made them powerless with their might,
his hands’ assaults upon his enemies are decrees of fate.
Nor were they disgraced, humiliated.
فردٌunique فماso not إنindeed (emphasis) لهُhe has مثلٌan equal يساجلهُrivals him
فردٌ فما إن لهُ مثلٌ يساجلهُ
وللمكارمand noble virtues have أمثالcounterparts وأنظارand peers
وللمكارم أمثال وأنظار
Unique: he has no equal to vie with him,
The roads of glory were facilitated with no equals to them,
though noble virtues have counterparts and peers.
If an envious one sought them, they are shameful.
جاراهُraced him فيin المجدglory أقوامpeoples ففاتهمُso he outstripped them
جاراهُ في المجد أقوام ففاتهمُ
وقصَّتand were cut short دونهُshort of him سوقlegs وأَبصارand eyes
وقصَّت دونهُ سوق وأَبصار
Some raced him in glory, but he outstripped them,
In drought, fear, and darkness they give us aid,
and legs and eyes were cut short before reaching him.
From them come rain, lightening, and moons.
نَدْبٌa noble man يجودgives generously إذاwhen ضنُّواthey withhold ويرشدand guides أنif
نَدْبٌ يجود إذا ضنُّوا ويرشد أن
ضلُّواthey stray ويحكمand judges حكمthe judgment of العدلjustice أنif جارواthey act unjustly
ضلُّوا ويحكم حكم العدل أن جاروا
A noble man: he gives when they withhold, and guides if
From my father comes victory with moral fiber,
they stray, and judges justly if they act unjustly.
O the great pride of conquest and helpers!
أطاعobeyed عاصيthe rebellious one of اللياليthe nights امرthe command of ذيone possessing قلمٍa pen
أطاع عاصي الليالي امر ذي قلمٍ
أذلَّhumbled صرفَthe vicissitudes of اللياليthe nights وهوthough it is جباَّرa tyrant
أذلَّ صرفَ الليالي وهو جباَّر
The rebellious nights obeyed the command of a man of the pen,
Awake, I am filled with praise of him,
who humbled the shifts of nights, tyrannical though they are.
Such is praise to the generous, intoxicating.
كتائبٌbattalions كتُبهُhis letters أَحيانَwhenever يُرسلهاhe sends them
كتائبٌ كتُبهُ أَحيانَ يُرسلها
اطلاُبهاtheir troops فيin طلابpursuit of الأمرthe task أسطارlines of writing
اطلاُبها في طلاب الأمر أسطار
His letters are battalions whenever he dispatches them;
It shakes with the thrill of one soothed by its melody,
their troops, in pursuit of the task, are lines of script.
As if a lover shaken by strings.
صواعقٌthunderbolts فيagainst أعاديهhis enemies وقائهاtheir protection (reading uncertain)
صواعقٌ في أعاديه وقائها
وفيand for بُغاةseekers of الندىbounty غيثٌrain وأَمطارand showers
وفي بُغاة الندى غيثٌ وأَمطار
Their blows [reading uncertain] are thunderbolts against his enemies,
O you who buy poetry at a valuable price,
and rain and showers upon seekers of his bounty.
Were it not for you, poetry would have no value.
محييreviver of الفقرpoverty مميتslayer of البخلstinginess وابلُهُhis downpour
محيي الفقر مميت البخل وابلُهُ
ففيهِso in him للناسfor people آجالٌappointed deaths وأعمارand lifespans
ففيهِ للناس آجالٌ وأعمار
His downpour revives poverty and puts stinginess to death;
You wore your delegation’s gowns of wealth threadbare
so in him people find appointed deaths and lifespans.
After ages where they were concealed.
مِلقومfrom a people (reading uncertain) كانواthey were بُناةَbuilders of المجدglory ثمthen قضواthey died
مِلقوم كانوا بُناةَ المجد ثم قضوا
فطابso became sweet عنهمabout them أحاديثٌtales
فطاب عنهم أحاديثٌ
From a people [reading uncertain] who built glory, then died,
No ordeals befell me but that you gave me victory,
and sweet became the tales told of them.
So attackers fell with no avail of claw and fang.
ماnot عزَّproved difficult عندهمُbefore them خطبٌa calamity لعزتَّهمbecause of their might
ما عزَّ عندهمُ خطبٌ لعزتَّهم
عنهمfrom them ولاnor ذلَّwas abased مخذولاًforsaken
عنهم ولا ذلَّ مخذولاً
No calamity proved too hard for them, owing to their might—
I emerged by your name from the prison of despondency, after
from them; nor was anyone abased and forsaken [wording incomplete].
Much time my actions were suppressed by the days.
وسُهِلتْand were made easy طرقthe paths of المجدglory لاnot ثيلcouch grass (unclear here) بهمthrough them
وسُهِلتْ طرق المجد لا ثيل بهم
فإنand if بغاهاseeks them حسودٌan envier فهيthen they are أوعارrugged ways
فإن بغاها حسودٌ فهي أوعار
And the paths of glory were made easy through them [phrase unclear];
So is the sword, formidable in the grip of the formidable,
but if an envier seeks them, they are rugged ways.
And in the grip of the dexterous.
فيin الجدبdrought والروعand terror والظلماءِand darkness يشملناencompasses us
في الجدب والروع والظلماءِ يشملنا
منهمfrom them غيوثٌrains وآسادٌand lions وأَقمارand moons
منهم غيوثٌ وآسادٌ وأَقمار
In drought, terror, and darkness, we are sheltered
You never ceased to offer me pure bliss without distress,
by their rains, lions, and moons.
While bliss’s ingrate is muddied distress.
ليfor me منfrom أبيAbū الفتحal-Fatḥ نصرٍNaṣr ذوpossessing سمتrose (reading uncertain) بهِthrough him
لي من أبي الفتح نصرٍ ذو سمت بهِ
وياand O لهاwhat a ... it is عزّةًhonor فتحٌvictory وأنصارand helpers
ويا لها عزّةً فتحٌ وأنصار
From Abū al-Fatḥ Naṣr I have gained high standing [wording unclear];
For every estrangement you endure fasting, and for you
and what an honor—victory and helpers!
Is breakfast upon the joy of praise and thanks.
يقظانwide awake يَثملُgrows drunk أماَّwhen قمتُI stood مادحهُpraising him
يقظان يَثملُ أماَّ قمتُ مادحهُ
كذلكlikewise المدحpraise للأجوادfor the generous خمَّارa wine-seller
كذلك المدح للأجواد خمَّار
Wide awake, he grows drunk when I rise to praise him;
so praise is a wine-seller to the generous.
يهتزُّhe sways هِزَّةthe swaying of مرتاحٍone delighted لنغمتهاat its melody
يهتزُّ هِزَّة مرتاحٍ لنغمتها
كأَنَهُas though he were عاشقٌa lover هزَّتهُstirred him أوتارstrings
كأَنَهُ عاشقٌ هزَّتهُ أوتار
He sways with the delight of one moved by its melody,
like a lover stirred by strings.
ياO شاريَbuyer of الشعرpoetry بالسّعرat the price الثمينprecious ندًىin generosity
يا شاريَ الشعر بالسّعر الثمين ندًى
لولاكwere it not for you ماnot كانthere would be للإشعارfor poems أسعارprices
لولاك ما كان للإشعار أسعار
O generous buyer of poetry at a precious price,
without you poetry would have no price.
البستَyou clothed وفدكyour delegation أثوابrobes of الغنىwealth قَشُباًbrand-new
البستَ وفدك أثواب الغنى قَشُباً
منfrom بعدafter ماwhen مرَّpassed دهرٌan age وهيwhile they were أطمارrags
من بعد ما مرَّ دهرٌ وهي أطمار
You clothed your delegation in fresh robes of wealth,
after an age had passed when they were rags.
ماnever نابنيbefell me الخطبُcalamity إلاexcept that كنتyou were ليfor me ظفراًvictory
ما نابني الخطبُ إلا كنت لي ظفراً
فطاحso it fell لمnot يُغنهِavail it نابٌa fang وأَظفارُand claws
فطاح لم يُغنهِ نابٌ وأَظفارُ
Whenever calamity befell me, you were my victory,
and it fell, its fang and claws of no avail.
ظهرتُI emerged باسمكthrough your name منfrom سجنthe prison of الخمولobscurity وكمand how much
ظهرتُ باسمك من سجن الخمول وكم
مضىpassed ليَfor me تحتbeneath فعلthe action of الدهرtime إِضمارconcealment
مضى ليَ تحت فعل الدهر إِضمار
By your name I emerged from obscurity’s prison—and how much
concealment had been my lot beneath time’s workings!
كذلكlikewise السيفthe sword ذوpossessing بأْسٍmight بأنملin the fingertips of ذيone possessing
كذلك السيف ذو بأْسٍ بأنمل ذي
بأْسٍmight وفيand in راحةthe palm of الخوَّارthe weakling
بأْسٍ وفي راحة الخوَّار
So a sword has might in the fingertips of a man of
might—and in the weakling’s palm [line incomplete].
لاnever زلتmay you cease تُسديbestowing اللُهىlavish gifts صفواًpurely بلاwithout كدرِmurkiness
لا زلت تُسدي اللُهى صفواً بلا كدرِ
وصفوand the serenity of جاحدِكَone denying you النعماءَblessings أَكدارtroubles
وصفو جاحدِكَ النعماءَ أَكدار
May you never cease bestowing lavish gifts, pure and unclouded,
and may the serenity of one who denies your favors turn to trouble.
عنfrom كلevery هُجرٍfoul utterance لكمfor you صومٌfasting أجلyes ولكمand for you
عن كل هُجرٍ لكم صومٌ أجل ولكم
علىupon شهيِdelicious الثناpraise والحمدِand gratitude إِفطارbreaking the fast
على شهيِ الثنا والحمدِ إِفطار
From every foul utterance you fast—yes—and yours is
a breaking of the fast on sweet praise and gratitude.
Partial English translation: 94 of 112 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1