دُريرةُDurayra تَجْلُبُbrings الطَّرباrapture
دُريرةُ تَجْلُبُ الطَّربا
ونزهةُand Nuzha تجلُبُbrings الكُرَباdistress
ونزهةُ تجلُبُ الكُرَبا
Durayra brings rapture,
And Nuzha brings distress.
تُغنّيsings هذهthis one فيظلـso remains (continued)
تُغنّي هذه فيظلـ
ـلُcompletion of 'remains' عنكfrom you الحزنُsorrow قدalready عَزَبَاhas departed
ـلُ عنك الحزنُ قد عَزَبَا
This one sings, and so
Sorrow stays far from you;
وتعويand howls هذهthis one فتُطيـso prolongs (continued)
وتعوي هذه فتُطيـ
ـلُcompletion of 'prolongs' منكin you الحزنَsorrow والوَصباand suffering
ـلُ منك الحزنَ والوَصبا
And this one howls, and so prolongs
Your sorrow and suffering.
أقولُI say لجامعٍto one bringing together لهماof them both
أقولُ لجامعٍ لهما
لقدindeed أحضرتَناyou have brought us عجباa marvel
لقد أحضرتَنا عجبا
I say to the man who brought them together:
"You have indeed brought us a marvel!
أتجمعdo you bring together? بينbetween مُختلِفَيْـtwo differing ones (continued)
أتجمع بين مُختلِفَيْـ
ـنِdual ending (completion) ذاthis one صَعَداًuphill وذاand that one صَببَاdownhill
ـنِ ذا صَعَداً وذا صَببَا
Do you bring together two opposites—
This one uphill, that one downhill?"
فقالso he said ولمand had not يزلceased being لَحِناًclever
فقال ولم يزل لَحِناً
بحُجتهin his argument وقدthough indeed كذباhe lied
بحُجته وقد كذبا
He replied—ever clever
In his argument, though he lied—
دَعَوْناwe invited هذهthis one لنُقِلـso we may lessen (continued)
دَعَوْنا هذه لنُقِلـ
ـلَcompletion of 'lessen' منfrom تَمُّوزِناour Tammuz اللهباthe blaze
ـلَ من تَمُّوزِنا اللهبا
"We invited this one to lessen
The blaze of our Tammuz.
فلماthen when أسرفَتْshe went to excess فيin البَرْthe cold (continued)
فلما أسرفَتْ في البَرْ
دcompletion of 'cold' لمdid not نأمنwe feel safe from بهbecause of it العطباdestruction
د لم نأمن به العطبا
But when she carried the cold too far,
We feared it would destroy us.
فجئناso we came بالتيwith the one who هيَshe ضِدopposite (continued)
فجئنا بالتي هيَ ضِد
دُهاher (completes 'opposite') لتُلينَso she may soften ماwhat صَعُباwas hard
دُها لتُلينَ ما صَعُبا
So we brought the one who is
Her opposite, to soften what was hard."
وظنِّيand my suspicion أنهthat he is رجلٌa man
وظنِّي أنه رجلٌ
يحاولُhe seeks عندهاwith her الرِّيَباillicit conduct
يحاولُ عندها الرِّيَبا
And I suspect that he is a man
Who seeks illicit relations with her.
ولوand if كانhad been الفتىthe fellow عفّاًchaste
ولو كان الفتى عفّاً
إذاًthen ماnot استعملhe used الكذباlies
إذاً ما استعمل الكذبا
And had the fellow been chaste,
He would not then have resorted to lies.
Sol 6.1