ياO فاصدَyou who bleed العرقthe vein المباركblessed فصدُهُits bloodletting
يا فاصدَ العرق المبارك فصدُهُ
قسماًI swear لقدindeed صَفَّيْتَyou have clarified غيرnot مكدَّرِclouded
قسماً لقد صَفَّيْتَ غير مكدَّرِ
O you who bleed the vein whose bloodletting is blessed,
O you who let the blessed sweat flow, so pure
I swear, you have indeed clarified what was not clouded.
By God, you have filtered it, unclouded
عِرقa vein فَراهcut it open شباthe keen edge of الحديدةthe steel blade عنto release دمٍblood
عِرق فَراه شبا الحديدة عن دمٍ
كعُصارةlike the essence of المسكmusk الذكيfragrant الأذفرِstrongly scented
كعُصارة المسك الذكي الأذفرِ
A vein the steel's keen edge split open to release blood
Sweat that youths of iron see as blood
like the essence of fragrant, strongly scented musk.
Like the scent of musk, gentle and yellow
يشفىone is cured منof الكَلبrabies العَياءintractable إذاwhen أبىit refuses
يشفى من الكَلب العَياء إذا أبى
كلّcomplete الإباءrefusal علىto الشفاءthe cure الأكبرthe greatest
كلّ الإباء على الشفاء الأكبر
One is cured of intractable rabies, even when it refuses
It would cure a stubborn dog if it refused
utterly to yield to the greatest remedy.
All refusal, of the greatest healing
لوif كانit were ماءًwater للوجوهfor faces لأشرقتْthen they would shine
لو كان ماءً للوجوه لأشرقتْ
ورأتand would see لهاin them الأبصارُthe eyes أحسنthe loveliest منظرsight
ورأت لها الأبصارُ أحسن منظر
Were it water for washing faces, they would shine,
If it were water for faces, they would shine
and eyes would see in them the loveliest sight.
And sights would see for them the finest view
سفكْتshed بهthrough it كفُّthe hand of الطبيبthe physician صُبابةًa few drops
سفكْت به كفُّ الطبيب صُبابةً
كمhow many دونهاbetween one and it منof وِردِa draught of موتٍdeath أحمرred
كم دونها من وِردِ موتٍ أحمر
Through it, the physician's hand shed a few drops—
With it the hand of the doctor poured a draught
how many draughts of red death stand between one and them!
How many roses of death are redder?
إنّيindeed I أظنthink قرارةًa hollow حَظيتْwas favored بهِwith it
إنّي أظن قرارةً حَظيتْ بهِ
ستكونwill become أخرىat the end of الدهرtime معدنَa mine of عنبرambergris
ستكون أخرى الدهر معدنَ عنبر
Indeed, I think a hollow fortunate enough to receive it
I think a spot blessed with it
will become, at time's end, a mine of ambergris.
Will for all time be a mine of ambergris
لوif تشربdrinks الأرضthe earth الدماءblood لطيبهاfor its fragrance
لو تشرب الأرض الدماء لطيبها
شربتْwould have drunk فَصيدكthe blood let from you أمسِyesterday أرضُthe soil of العسكرal-ʿAskar
شربتْ فَصيدك أمسِ أرضُ العسكر
If the earth drank blood for its fragrance,
If earth drank bloods for its scent
the soil of al-ʿAskar would have drunk the blood let from you yesterday.
Yours of yesterday the army's land drank
أتلفْdestroy بهwith it داءًillness وأخلِفْand replace with صحةًhealth
أتلفْ به داءً وأخلِفْ صحةً
والبسْand wear جديدthe new garment of العيشlife لبسَthe wearing of معمَّرone granted long life
والبسْ جديد العيش لبسَ معمَّر
Destroy illness with it, and replace it with health,
Destroy disease with it, restore health
and wear life's new garment as one granted long life.
And don the dress of new, long life
غادرتَyou left فصدكyour bloodletting غرةa white blaze مشهورةrenowned
غادرتَ فصدك غرة مشهورة
فيon وجهthe face of يومthe day of السبتSaturday حتىuntil المحشرthe Resurrection gathering
في وجه يوم السبت حتى المحشر
You have left your bloodletting as a renowned white blaze
Your letting blood is a famed deed
on Saturday's face, until the Day of Resurrection.
To the face of Saturday, until Resurrection
قدindeed كانit had been يوماًa day لاno نباهةَdistinction باسمهِin its name
قد كان يوماً لا نباهةَ باسمهِ
فكسوتَهُso you clothed it سِيماthe mark of أغرَّone bright-browed مُشهَّرrenowned
فكسوتَهُ سِيما أغرَّ مُشهَّر
It had indeed been a day with no distinction in its name,
It was a day once, with no fame in its name
so you clothed it with the mark of one bright-browed and renowned.
But you clothed it in features most excellent
Sol 6.1