لمdid not ترضَshe was content أنيthat I قدalready حُرِمْتُI was denied وصالَهاunion with her
لم ترضَ أني قد حُرِمْتُ وصالَها
حتىuntil حمَتْنيshe withheld from me فيin المنامِsleep خيالَهاher phantom
حتى حمَتْني في المنامِ خيالَها
She was not content that I had been denied union with her,
She was not content that I was deprived of her company,
until she barred me from her phantom even in dreams.
Until she came to me in a dream with her apparition.
قالتshe said وروحيand my soul فيin السياقِdeath's throes مخافةًfrom fear
قالت وروحي في السياقِ مخافةً
ليto me ماwhat لَهاails it وهيand she العليمةُthe well-knowing one ماwhat لهاails it
لي ما لَها وهي العليمةُ ما لها
She said, while my soul was in death's throes from fear,
She said, while my soul within me trembled in fear:
to me, 'What ails it?'—though she knew well what ailed it.
"What is mine is not for you, though she knows what is hers."
فتبدلتْthen she changed بعدafter البَياضِwhiteness بصُفْرةٍto yellow pallor
فتبدلتْ بعد البَياضِ بصُفْرةٍ
هجلاًin shame (probably خجلاً) وجرّتْand she trailed عنout of حياًmodesty أذيالَهاher trailing skirts
هجلاً وجرّتْ عن حياً أذيالَها
Then she exchanged her whiteness for yellow pallor,
Then after the paleness, she turned yellow,
in shame, and trailed her skirts out of modesty.
Bashfully, drawing her skirts away from my life.
ومضتْand she departed وقدand already ضاقَhad tightened الوشاحُthe sash بخصْرهاaround her waist
ومضتْ وقد ضاقَ الوشاحُ بخصْرها
جزَعاًin anguish وأشبعand filled out ساقُهاher calf خلْخالَهاher anklet
جزَعاً وأشبع ساقُها خلْخالَها
And she departed, her sash tightened about her waist
And she left, while her waist wrap had grown tight
in anguish, while her calf filled out her anklet.
In sorrow, and her anklets had been filled by her legs.
كالظبيةِlike a gazelle الأدْماءِwhite-colored أتْلعَmade stretch جيدَهاher neck
كالظبيةِ الأدْماءِ أتْلعَ جيدَها
رامٍan archer علىon شرفٍa rise رأتْهُshe saw him فهالَهاso he frightened her
رامٍ على شرفٍ رأتْهُ فهالَها
Like a white gazelle, made to stretch her neck
Like a shy, tawny gazelle, she curved her neck,
by an archer on a rise, whom she saw and feared.
Yearning for a height she saw and it awed her.
ماnot كنتُI was أزمعُresolving بالصبابةِupon passionate longing قبلbefore ذاthis
ما كنتُ أزمعُ بالصبابةِ قبل ذا
حتىuntil أرَتْنيshe showed me كيفَhow فيّin me فعالُهاits workings
حتى أرَتْني كيفَ فيّ فعالُها
I had never resolved upon passionate longing before this,
I did not intend such coyness before,
until she showed me how it works upon me.
Until she showed me what her deeds have done to me.
وتنائفٌand desert wastes قطعتْcrossed فراسخَهاtheir leagues بناbearing us
وتنائفٌ قطعتْ فراسخَها بنا
بُزْلُfull-grown الرِكابِriding camels وجاوزتْand passed beyond أميالَهاtheir miles
بُزْلُ الرِكابِ وجاوزتْ أميالَها
And desert wastes whose leagues we crossed, borne by
With stumbling steps, she crossed many miles,
full-grown riding camels that passed beyond their miles.
The slipping of feet, going beyond yards.
هتكتtore open بأيديهاwith their forelegs مطاياmounts سيرِهاtheir traverse
هتكت بأيديها مطايا سيرِها
وتعسّفَتْand forced their way through عقِبَafter السّرىnight travel أهوالهاtheir terrors
وتعسّفَتْ عقِبَ السّرى أهوالها
The mounts traversing them tore them open with their forelegs,
With her hands, she loosened the reins of her pacing,
and, after the night march, forced their way through their terrors,
And recklessly, behind the hiddenness, her terrors.
حتىuntil أتتْthey came مثلَlike القِسيّbows تحنّياًbent
حتى أتتْ مثلَ القِسيّ تحنّياً
شمسَthe sun of البلادِthe lands بدرَهاtheir full moon وهلالَهاand their crescent
شمسَ البلادِ بدرَها وهلالَها
until they came, bent like bows, to
Until she came like the bow, bending down,
the lands' sun, their full moon and their crescent,
The sun of the land, her full moon and crescent.
وحليمَهاand their forbearing one وكريمَهاand their generous one وعظيمَهاand their great one
وحليمَها وكريمَها وعظيمَها
ورفيعَهاand their exalted one وربيعَهاand their springtime وثُمالَهاand their refuge
ورفيعَها وربيعَها وثُمالَها
their forbearing one, their generous one and their great one,
And her trinkets, her generosity, her glory,
their exalted one, their springtime and their refuge.
Her loftiness, her springtime, and her fruits.
قصدتْthey sought مكارمَthe noble bounty of ياسرٍYasir فاستَدْبَرَتْthen turned their backs on
قصدتْ مكارمَ ياسرٍ فاستَدْبَرَتْ
أدبارَهاtheir reverses واسقبلتand welcomed (apparently واستقبلت) إقبالَهاtheir good fortune
أدبارَها واسقبلت إقبالَها
They sought Yasir's noble bounty, turning away from
She sought the virtues of gentle Yasser, so she turned
their reverses and welcoming their good fortune.
Her back, and faced with welcome his advance.
رومُseeking الغِنىriches منfrom راحتَيْهِhis two palms فإنّهfor he
رومُ الغِنى من راحتَيْهِ فإنّه
جعلَmade الرؤوسَthe heads منof الملوكِkings نِعالَهاtheir sandals
جعلَ الرؤوسَ من الملوكِ نِعالَها
Riches are sought from his two palms, for he
Affluence comes from the comfort of his wings, for he
has made the heads of kings their sandals.
Has made the heads of kings into his slippers.
لولاهُbut for him فيin عَدْنٍAden لأهبطَwould surely have cast down ربُّهاits Lord
لولاهُ في عَدْنٍ لأهبطَ ربُّها
آمالَهاits hopes وتزلزلتْand it would have quaked زلزالَهاits quake
آمالَها وتزلزلتْ زلزالَها
But for him in Aden, its Lord would have cast down
If it weren't for him in bliss, her Lord would lower
its hopes, and it would have quaked with its own quake.
Her hopes, and her pillars would shake with quaking.
لكنّهُbut he لماwhen تقلّدَtook charge of أمرَهاits affairs
لكنّهُ لما تقلّدَ أمرَها
أجرىmade proceed الإلهُGod علىin accord with السعادةِhappiness فالَهاits good omen
أجرى الإلهُ على السعادةِ فالَها
But when he took charge of its affairs,
But since he took charge of her command,
God made its omen accord with happiness.
God made successes run through her days.
فرأتْهُthen it saw him منfrom بعدثafter (probably بعد; text unclear) الإلهِGod مقسَّماًapportioning (reading مقسِّماً)
فرأتْهُ من بعدث الإلهِ مقسَّماً
أرزاقَهاits provisions ومقدِّراًand determining آجالَهاits lifespans
أرزاقَها ومقدِّراً آجالَها
Then it saw him, after God, apportioning
So she saw him, after God's revival, apportioning
its provisions and determining its lifespans.
Her livelihood, and preordaining her terms.
وأرتْهُand it showed him ماwhat لمhad not يطّلعْcome to know منfrom قبلِهbefore him
وأرتْهُ ما لم يطّلعْ من قبلِه
أحداًanyone عليهِof it وأخرجتْand it brought forth أثقالَهاits burdens
أحداً عليهِ وأخرجتْ أثقالَها
And it showed him what had never been known before him
And she saw what none before him had been allowed
by anyone, and brought forth its burdens.
To see of him, and she brought out her treasures,
حتىuntil كأنas though اللهَGod جلّexalted is جلالُهHis majesty
حتى كأن اللهَ جلّ جلالُه
أوحىinspired لهto him وكأنّهand as though He أوحىinspired لهاto it
أوحى له وكأنّه أوحى لها
Until it was as though God—exalted be His majesty—
As if God—may His glory be sublime—
had inspired him, and as though He had inspired it.
Had inspired him, as if He'd inspired her.
لاnot يخطُبُutters العوراءَa shameful word منfrom فيهِhis mouth ولاnor
لا يخطُبُ العوراءَ من فيهِ ولا
يخشىfears كريمةَthe noble lady of جارِهhis neighbor إقلالَهاher poverty
يخشى كريمةَ جارِه إقلالَها
No shameful word does he utter from his mouth, nor
The chaste woman is not sought by one in whom
does he fear poverty for his neighbor's noble lady.
Is doubt, nor does he fear his noble neighbor's lowliness.
لوif كانwere to be يخلقcreated للمكارمfor noble deeds والعلاand high renown
لو كان يخلق للمكارم والعلا
باعan armspan لكانhe would surely be يمينهاtheir right hand وشمالهاand their left hand
باع لكان يمينها وشمالها
If noble deeds and high renown were granted
If creation were for noble deeds and heights,
an armspan, he would be their right hand and their left,
His right and left hands would have sold her.
مُستفتحاًconquering بلدانَهاtheir lands وحصونَهاand their fortresses
مُستفتحاً بلدانَها وحصونَها
ومصونَهاand their guarded places وسهولَهاand their plains وجبالَهاand their mountains
ومصونَها وسهولَها وجبالَها
conquering their lands and their fortresses,
Vanquishing her cities and fortresses,
their guarded places, their plains and their mountains.
Her protected places, her plains, and her mountains.
فلتبْقَso may you remain فيin عزٍّglory ومُلْكٍand dominion قاهِرٍoverpowering
فلتبْقَ في عزٍّ ومُلْكٍ قاهِرٍ
ماas long as عاقبتْalternated with ريحُthe wind of الجنوبِthe south شمالَهاits north wind
ما عاقبتْ ريحُ الجنوبِ شمالَها
So may you remain in glory and triumphant dominion,
So let her remain in power and conquering rule
as long as the south wind alternates with the north.
For as long as the wind of the south blows north.
Sol 6.1