أباO father of العباسal-Abbas قدalready ذَكتِhave flared الجِمارُthe embers
أبا العباس قد ذَكتِ الجِمارُ
وطابand grew pleasant الليلthe night واجتُويَand was found disagreeable النهارُthe day
وطاب الليل واجتُويَ النهارُ
O Abu al-Abbas, the embers have flared;
Abu al-Abbas, the pots have simmered,
and night has grown pleasant, while day has become unwelcome.
The night has become pleasant and the day warm.
وفيand in الغُدواتthe mornings والآصالand the late afternoons بَرْدٌa chill
وفي الغُدوات والآصال بَرْدٌ
يُحَبُّis welcome لهfor it الكساءthe cloak المستزارinvited to visit
يُحَبُّ له الكساء المستزار
In the mornings and late afternoons there is a chill
In the mornings and evenings there is coolness,
for which the invited cloak is welcome.
For which a cloak to wrap oneself is loved.
وقدand already كادhas nearly الربيعspring يكونbecome كهلاًmiddle-aged
وقد كاد الربيع يكون كهلاً
شهيدايَmy two witnesses الشقائقthe anemones والبَهارand the oxeye daisies
شهيدايَ الشقائق والبَهار
And spring has nearly grown middle-aged;
Spring has nearly become old,
my two witnesses are anemones and oxeye daisies.
Witnessed by flowers and blossoms.
وإنand if حبسis withheld الكساءthe cloak تَجهَّمتْهُwill scowl at it
وإن حبس الكساء تَجهَّمتْهُ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاءit arrives أيامٌdays حرارhot
إذا ما جاء أيامٌ حرار
And if the cloak is withheld, it will be scowled at,
If the cloak is withheld, it sulks,
when it arrives, by hot days.
Whenever hot days come.
وقالتand they will say جئتyou have come والكتّانwhile linen أولىmore fitting
وقالت جئت والكتّان أولى
بلابسهfor its wearer وأنتand you اليومtoday عارa disgrace
بلابسه وأنت اليوم عار
And they will say: “You have come when linen is more fitting
It said, “I have come but linen
for its wearer, and today you are a disgrace.”
Is more appropriate for its wearer, and you today are bare.”
وماand there is no للمَلمسfor the touch الصوفيِّwoolen معنىًpurpose
وما للمَلمس الصوفيِّ معنىً
إذاwhen طابis pleasant ارتداءwearing an upper wrap واتَزارand wearing a waist-wrap
إذا طاب ارتداء واتَزار
And there is no point in wool's touch
Wool has no purpose
when an upper wrap and waist-wrap are pleasant to wear.
If the wearing of silk and embroidery is pleasant.
فعجّلso hasten بالكساءwith the cloak فإنfor indeed قلبيmy heart
فعجّل بالكساء فإن قلبي
إليهfor it مستهامٌlovesick مستطارall aflutter
إليه مستهامٌ مستطار
So hurry with the cloak, for my heart
So hurry with the cloak, for my heart
is lovesick for it, all aflutter.
Yearns and desires for it.
ولاand do not تُخسِسْهُmake it inferior معتلّاًpleading an excuse عليهconcerning it
ولا تُخسِسْهُ معتلّاً عليه
بإعجاليكbecause of my urging you to hurry حاشاكfar be it from you الضرارdoing harm
بإعجاليك حاشاك الضرار
Nor make it inferior, using as your excuse
Do not withhold it, alleging it is worn out,
my urging you to hurry—far be it from you to do harm.
Far be it from you to cause harm.
فليسfor it does not يليقbefit بالساداتthe noble masters مطلٌdelay
فليس يليق بالسادات مطلٌ
يُزوَّرis concocted فيin عواقبهits aftermath اعتذارan excuse
يُزوَّر في عواقبه اعتذار
For delay does not befit noble masters,
It is not fitting for nobles to procrastinate
with an excuse concocted in its wake.
With excuses that will cause regret in the end.
أعيذكI seek protection for you أنthat تقابلyou repay مثلthe like of وديmy affection
أعيذك أن تقابل مثل ودي
بعارفةٍwith a favor يكدرهاclouds it انتظارwaiting
بعارفةٍ يكدرها انتظار
I would shield you from repaying affection like mine
I implore you not to reciprocate my love
with a favor clouded by waiting.
With bitterness caused by waiting.
فإنكfor indeed you لمhave not تزلceased to be غرضَthe object of اختياريmy choice
فإنك لم تزل غرضَ اختياري
وفيكand in you لمنfor whoever تخيركchooses you الخيارthe best
وفيك لمن تخيرك الخيار
For you have always been the object of my choice,
For you have always been my object of preference,
and whoever chooses you finds the best in you.
And for the one who chooses you, the best.
وكيفand how تدافعونيyou keep putting me off عنfrom كساءa cloak
وكيف تدافعوني عن كساء
وحُبكُمُwhile love for you شعاريmy inner garment والدثارand the outer cloak
وحُبكُمُ شعاري والدثار
And how can you keep putting me off over a cloak,
How can you refuse me a cloak
when love for you is my inner garment and outer cloak?
When your love is my banner and armor?
Sol 6.1