عزمتُI resolved علىto تطليقِdivorcing عرسيmy wife لعُسرتيbecause of my hardship
عزمتُ على تطليقِ عرسي لعُسرتي
فعاذتso she sought refuge بِحقْوَيْat the hips of قاسمٍQasim وأرنَّتِand she cried aloud
فعاذت بِحقْوَيْ قاسمٍ وأرنَّتِ
I resolved to divorce my wife because of my hardship,
I decided to divorce my difficult marriage
so she sought refuge at Qasim's waist and cried aloud.
But she sought protection in your name, Qasim, and cried out
ونادتand she called نِداءthe cry of المُستجيرةa woman seeking protection باسمهِby his name
ونادت نِداء المُستجيرة باسمهِ
فقلتُso I said أجَرناwe granted refuge جارةًa female neighbor فاطمأنتِso she felt secure
فقلتُ أجَرنا جارةً فاطمأنتِ
She called his name with the cry of a woman seeking protection,
And called out the cry of one seeking refuge in your name
so I said, "We have sheltered a neighbor," and she felt secure.
So I said, I will protect her as a neighbor, and she was reassured
أمانُكِyour safety عنديwith me ماas long as حييتI live مُؤكَّدٌassured
أمانُكِ عندي ما حييت مُؤكَّدٌ
وإنeven if لمnot تَعُدّيyou are reckoned حُرمةًa matron قدalready أسنَّتِshe has grown old
وإن لم تَعُدّي حُرمةً قد أسنَّتِ
"Your safety with me is assured as long as I live,
Your protection with me is guaranteed as long as I live
even if you are not reckoned an aged matron."
And if she does not transgress, though she has grown old
أقاسمُO Qasim أنتyou الحِرزُthe refuge مماfrom what تخافُهshe fears it
أقاسمُ أنت الحِرزُ مما تخافُه
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اللياليthe nights أذنبتdid wrong وأَجَنَّتِand cast darkness
إذا ما الليالي أذنبت وأَجَنَّتِ
O Qasim, you are the refuge from what she fears
O Qasim you are the refuge from what she fears
when the nights do wrong and cast their darkness.
When the nights sin and become troubled
أجرتُI granted refuge لأنيbecause I فيin جواركyour protection واثقٌam confident
أجرتُ لأني في جوارك واثقٌ
بعروتكin your handhold الوثقيthe firmest إذاwhen النفسُthe soul ظنَّتِdoubts
بعروتك الوثقي إذا النفسُ ظنَّتِ
I granted her refuge, for under your protection I am confident
I pardoned her because I trust in your neighborliness
in your firmest handhold when the soul grows doubtful.
With your faithful companionship, even when the soul suspects
وأعفيتُand I spared منfrom عزميmy resolve علىto الصرمseverance حرةًa freeborn woman
وأعفيتُ من عزمي على الصرم حرةً
إذاwhen هيshe خافتfeared فاجعَthe anguish of البينِseparation أنَّتِshe moaned
إذا هي خافت فاجعَ البينِ أنَّتِ
And I spared a freeborn woman my resolve to sever our bond,
And I refrained from my decision to separate
a woman who moaned when she feared the anguish of parting.
When she feared the agony of separation would afflict her
وماand not بيَto me ضنَّتْshe clung jealously إذwhen عزمتُI resolved فراقهاto part from her
وما بيَ ضنَّتْ إذ عزمتُ فراقها
ولكنbut بحظيto my share منof ولائكَyour patronage ضَنَّتِshe clung jealously
ولكن بحظي من ولائكَ ضَنَّتِ
It was not to me she clung when I resolved to leave her,
It was not out of stinginess when I decided to leave her
but to my share of your patronage she clung.
But it was due to my share of your loyalty that she clung
ولاneither لَؤُمَتْwas base نفسيmy soul ولاnor ساءwas bad عهدُهاits faithfulness
ولا لَؤُمَتْ نفسي ولا ساء عهدُها
ولكنهاbut it جُنَّwent mad الزمانُtime فجُنَّتِso it went mad
ولكنها جُنَّ الزمانُ فجُنَّتِ
My soul was not base, nor was its faithfulness wanting,
My soul did not blame itself or break its vow
but time went mad, and so it too went mad.
But it was the times that made her unstable
وكنتَand you were إذاwhen ماemphatic particle نفسُthe soul of حُرٍّa freeborn man تطلَّعتlooked expectantly
وكنتَ إذا ما نفسُ حُرٍّ تطلَّعت
إليكto you مُناهاits wishes أُعطيتit was given ماwhat تمَنَّتِit wished for
إليك مُناها أُعطيت ما تمَنَّتِ
And you were such that whenever a freeborn soul looked
And you, whenever the soul of a free person sought
to you for its desires, it was granted what it wished.
Refuge in you, gave whatever was wished for
ولوand even if يَممتْheaded toward منfrom مَقْطعthe farthest edge of التُّربthe earth عُصبةٌa band
ولو يَممتْ من مَقْطع التُّرب عُصبةٌ
ذَراكyour shelter علىdespite علاتهاits shortcomings ماnot تَعنَّتِit suffered hardship
ذَراك على علاتها ما تَعنَّتِ
Even if a band from the farthest edge of the earth sought
Even if a group of lowlifes thought to sever
your shelter, despite its shortcomings, it would suffer no hardship.
Your lofty connection, they would not dare oppose you
أقولُI say لعُذّالٍto reproachers نداكyour generosity شجاهُمhas grieved them
أقولُ لعُذّالٍ نداك شجاهُم
دعواleave alone مُزنةَthe rain cloud of السّقياwatering إذاwhen هيit شَنّتِit poured
دعوا مُزنةَ السّقيا إذا هي شَنّتِ
I tell the reproachers whom your generosity has grieved:
I say to the critics, your help for the thirsty
"Leave the rain-giving cloud alone when it pours.
Is above reproach, even when the critic berates
دعُواleave alone راحةًa palm لمnot يخطُرchecks البخلُmiserliness سَيْبهاits bounty
دعُوا راحةً لم يخطُر البخلُ سَيْبها
ولاnor أنعمتْit bestowed a favor يوماًone day فمنَّتthen flaunted the favor ومنَّتِand diminished it
ولا أنعمتْ يوماً فمنَّت ومنَّتِ
Leave alone a palm whose bounty miserliness has never checked,
Leave in peace, stinginess never crossed its path
and which never gave a favor only to flaunt it and diminish it."
Nor did it ever favor and then refuse to give again
وماand not سُنَّةُthe way of الشيطانِSatan سَنَّتordained بِبَذْلهاthrough its giving of
وما سُنَّةُ الشيطانِ سَنَّت بِبَذْلها
فواضِلَهاits bounties بلrather سُنَّةُthe way of اللهGod سنَّتِordained
فواضِلَها بل سُنَّةُ الله سنَّتِ
It was not Satan's way that ordained its giving
It is not the way of Satan to habituate it to giving
of bounties; rather, God's way ordained it.
Rather, it is the way of God that habituated it
أقاسمُO Qasim لاnot تَعْدَمyou lack سجاياqualities رضيَّةًadmirable
أقاسمُ لا تَعْدَم سجايا رضيَّةً
إذاwhen نُقِرَتْthey are tapped نَقْرَthe tapping of الدنانيرdinars طَنَّتthey ring
إذا نُقِرَتْ نَقْرَ الدنانير طَنَّت
O Qasim, may you never lack admirable qualities
O Qasim, your agreeable traits do not lack
that ring when tapped as dinars are tapped:
When examined closely like dinars they ring true
سجاياqualities إذاwhen هَمَّتْthey intend بِخَيرٍto do good تَسَرَّعَتْthey hasten
سجايا إذا هَمَّتْ بِخَيرٍ تَسَرَّعَتْ
إليهtoward it وإنbut if هَمَّتْthey intend بسوءٍto do evil تأنَّتِthey take their time
إليه وإن هَمَّتْ بسوءٍ تأنَّتِ
qualities that, when they intend good, hasten
Traits that when they intend good, hasten towards it
toward it, but when they intend evil, take their time.
And when they intend evil, become slow
بكتْshe wept شجوَهاher grief الدنياthe world فلماthen when تَبَيَّنتْshe discerned
بكتْ شجوَها الدنيا فلما تَبَيَّنتْ
مكانَكَyour place منهاwithin her استبشرتْshe rejoiced وتَغَنَّتِand she sang
مكانَكَ منها استبشرتْ وتَغَنَّتِ
The world wept over her sorrow; then, when she discerned
The world cried over your sorrows but when
your place within her, she rejoiced and sang.
Your status became clear, it rejoiced and sang your praises
وكانَتْand she had been ضَئيلاًslight شخصُهاher form فتطاولتْthen she grew tall
وكانَتْ ضَئيلاً شخصُها فتطاولتْ
وكانتand she had been تُسَمَّىshe was called ذِلّةًLowliness فتكَنَّتِthen she took an honorific name
وكانت تُسَمَّى ذِلّةً فتكَنَّتِ
Her form had been slight, but she grew tall;
It was insignificant but through you became great
she had been called "Lowliness," then took an honorific name.
It was called lowly but through you gained prestige
لِتَسْتَمتِعmay she enjoy الدنياthe world بوجهكyour face دَهْرهاfor her lifetime
لِتَسْتَمتِع الدنيا بوجهك دَهْرها
فقدfor indeed طالhas lasted long ماthe time that اشتاقتْshe yearned إليهfor it وحَنَّتِand she pined
فقد طال ما اشتاقتْ إليه وحَنَّتِ
May the world enjoy your face for all her days,
So that the world could enjoy your presence forever
for long has she yearned for it and pined.
Since it longed for you and yearned for so long
وكانand there was بهاwithin her عشقٌlove قديمٌold تُجنّهُshe concealed it
وكان بها عشقٌ قديمٌ تُجنّهُ
فلماthen when أُذيلتْshe was abased أظهرتْshe revealed ماwhat أجنَّتِshe had concealed
فلما أُذيلتْ أظهرتْ ما أجنَّتِ
Within her was an old love that she concealed;
And it had an ancient love it hid
then, when she was abased, she revealed what she had hidden.
When you arrived, it unveiled what it had hidden
وماand not شانdisgraced نُعْمَىthe bounty of اللهGod وَجْهٌa face حَمَلْتَهyou bear it
وما شان نُعْمَى الله وَجْهٌ حَمَلْتَه
تزوّجتshe married النُّعمىBounty بهto it أمْor تَبَنَّتِshe adopted
تزوّجت النُّعمى به أمْ تَبَنَّتِ
The face you bear has not disgraced God's bounty,
What is the matter of God's bounty, a face you carried
whether Bounty has married it or adopted it.
Did bounty marry it or just flirt?
ثوتْshe dwelt فيin نعيمٍbliss نِعْمةُthe blessing of اللهGod إذsince غدتْshe spent the morning
ثوتْ في نعيمٍ نِعْمةُ الله إذ غدتْ
وراحتْand spent the evening وظَلَّتْand stayed through the day فيin ذراكyour shelter استكنَّتِshe nestled securely
وراحتْ وظَلَّتْ في ذراك استكنَّتِ
God's blessing has dwelt in bliss, for at dawn
It settled in bliss, God's bounty, when you arrived
and dusk, and throughout the day, she has rested in your shelter.
It found peace and serenity in your shelter
Sol 6.1