زحفتْcharged بيضُbright الظُّباsword-edges لماwhen رناhe gazed
زحفتْ بيضُ الظُّبا لما رنا
فتلقاهاso it met them سريعاًswiftly مقتليmy vital spot
فتلقاها سريعاً مقتلي
The bright sword-edges charged when he gazed,
The white antelopes crept when we called them,
and my vital spot swiftly met them.
So I quickly went to meet them,
عامريّof ʿĀmir اللحظthe glance طائيّof Ṭayy الفمِthe mouth
عامريّ اللحظ طائيّ الفمِ
بارزٌoutstanding فيin حسنهhis beauty كالصنمِlike an idol
بارزٌ في حسنه كالصنمِ
ʿĀmirī in glance, Ṭāʾī in mouth,
Full of life, radiant face,
outstanding in his beauty, like an idol.
Handsome like an idol.
قلتُI said والقلبand the heart إليهِto him ينتميbelongs
قلتُ والقلب إليهِ ينتمي
لكَto you قلبيmy heart عبدُa slave ودٍّlove وأناand I
لكَ قلبي عبدُ ودٍّ وأنا
I said, while my heart belonged to him:
I said, my heart longing for him,
My heart is yours, a slave to love, and I,
For you my heart is a loving slave, and I am
فيكَfor your sake ياO أشهلُhazel-eyed one عبدُa slave الأشهلِthe hazel-eyed one
فيكَ يا أشهلُ عبدُ الأشهلِ
آهah ماhow أكثرَabundant فيكَin you المللاweariness
آه ما أكثرَ فيكَ المللا
for your sake, O hazel-eyed one, am the hazel-eyed one's slave.
For you O most beautiful, a slave of the most beautiful one.
Ah, how often you grow weary!
Alas how abundant is boredom in you,
ماnot دناdrew near شخصكَyour figure حتَّىuntil ارتحلاdeparted
ما دنا شخصكَ حتَّى ارتحلا
ودعاand summoned الحاديthe camel-driver وشدَّand saddled الجملاthe camel
ودعا الحادي وشدَّ الجملا
No sooner had your figure drawn near than it departed,
No sooner did your person approach than it departed,
and summoned the camel-driver and saddled the camel.
The guide called farewell and loaded the camel.
فاسْتشارَso it sought counsel البينُparting عندِيwithin me فتناtumults
فاسْتشارَ البينُ عندِي فتنا
وغداand became يوميَmy day يومَthe Day الجملِthe Camel
وغدا يوميَ يومَ الجملِ
So parting took counsel with the tumults within me,
So the separation consulted strife in me,
and my day became the Day of the Camel.
And my day became the day of departure.
أترىdo you think? يرجعُwill return عيشيmy life الناعمُpleasant
أترى يرجعُ عيشي الناعمُ
ومقاميand my sojourn بالحمياwith strong wine قائمُenduring
ومقامي بالحميا قائمُ
Do you think my life of ease will return,
Will my soft living return,
while my sojourn with strong wine endures,
And my stay firmly established?
والحياand the rain بالبرقِwith lightning معطٍgenerous باسمُsmiling
والحيا بالبرقِ معطٍ باسمُ
كعمادِlike ʿImād الدينal-Dīn جمَّاعgatherer الثناpraise
كعمادِ الدين جمَّاع الثنا
and the rain is generous, smiling with lightning,
The life in the lighting is bestowed with a name,
like ʿImād al-Dīn, gatherer of praise,
Like the pillar of faith, the whole of intimacy.
أفضلُthe best الأمَّةِthe community نجلُson الأفضلِal-Afḍal
أفضلُ الأمَّةِ نجلُ الأفضلِ
ملكٌa king عمَّencompassed الورىhumankind بالمننِwith favors
ملكٌ عمَّ الورى بالمننِ
the best of the community, son of al-Afḍal?
The best of nations, son of the best
A king who encompassed humankind with favors,
A king who bestowed favors on all people
وكفاهمُand spared them مرتباتordered stages المحنِhardships
وكفاهمُ مرتبات المحنِ
طاهرpure الأسرارinner secrets شهمُgallant العلنِpublic conduct
طاهر الأسرار شهمُ العلنِ
and spared them the successive stages of hardship;
And sufficed them stipends of afflictions
pure in secret, gallant in public.
Pure of secrets, brave of publicities
راقبَwas mindful of اللهGod وأسدىand bestowed المنناfavors
راقبَ الله وأسدى المننا
فهوَso he is الوسميّthe first seasonal rain فيناamong us والوليand the following rain
فهوَ الوسميّ فينا والولي
He was mindful of God and bestowed favors,
He observed God and bestowed favors
so among us he is the first rain and the rain that follows.
So he is the distinguishing mark among us and the guardian
كرَمُnobility الأخلاقcharacter منamong مذهبهِhis principles
كرَمُ الأخلاق من مذهبهِ
والعلاand eminence والجودُand generosity منamong مطلبهِhis aim
والعلا والجودُ من مطلبهِ
Nobility of character is among his principles,
Generous of manners is his doctrine
and eminence and generosity are among his aims.
And highness and generosity are his pursuit
ياO أمانيhopes الوفدِthe delegation هنيتِmay you be gladdened بهِby him
يا أماني الوفدِ هنيتِ بهِ
الندىbounty حيثwhere الهدىguidance حيثwhere الثناpraise
الندى حيث الهدى حيث الثنا
O hopes of the delegation, may you rejoice in him!
O desires of the delegation, be content with him
Bounty is where guidance is, where praise is;
The dew where guidance, where intimacy.
فاجْتدِيso seek gifts أوor فاجْتنيso reap أوor فاجْتليso behold
فاجْتدِي أو فاجْتني أو فاجْتلي
وفتاةٍand a maiden أتمنَّىI long for وصلهاunion with her
وفتاةٍ أتمنَّى وصلها
so seek gifts, or reap, or behold!
So be creative or be intimate or be unto me
And a maiden with whom I long to be united,
And a girl I wish to meet
وهيَand she لاnot تألفُis intimate إلاَّexcept بخلِّهاwith her beloved
وهيَ لا تألفُ إلاَّ بخلِّها
بهواهاfor love of her ياO رسوليmy messenger قلْsay لهاto her
بهواها يا رسولي قلْ لها
and she is intimate only with her beloved—
She accepts only her own stinginess
for love of her, O my messenger, tell her:
Say to her, O my messenger,
علِّليsoothe القلبthe heart بأرواحwith the breaths المناhopes
علِّلي القلب بأرواح المنا
وعديand promise الصبَّthe lovesick lover ودعيand abandon المطلdelay
وعدي الصبَّ ودعي المطل
Soothe the heart with the breaths of hope,
Explain to my heart with the spirits of intimacy
and promise the lovesick lover, and abandon delay.
And promise me youth and leave longing
Sol 6.1