ياO منyou who غداhas become بينbetween تأميلhope وإشفاقِand apprehension
يا من غدا بين تأميل وإشفاقِ
منّيof me ومنand one who حسبenough for نفسيmy soul أنهthat he باقيlives on
منّي ومن حسب نفسي أنه باقي
O you who have come to waver between hope and fear
O you who became, between hope and compassion
Of me, and whose survival suffices my soul.
Mine and mine who thought he would remain
أماis ... not? دبسيَّةDubsiyya الكبرىthe elder بحضرتكمin your presence
أما دبسيَّة الكبرى بحضرتكم
تحدوurges onward الكؤوسthe cups بماخوريto the makhuri rhythm of إسحاقIshaq
تحدو الكؤوس بماخوري إسحاق
Is not Dubsiyya the Elder in your presence,
As for the intimacy of elders in your presence
Urging the cups along to Ishaq's makhuri rhythm?
Glasses compete with Makhari Issac's incense
فلاso not أرادI am wanted بلىyes, indeed إنif كادَكمplots against you قدرٌfate
فلا أراد بلى إن كادَكم قدرٌ
بجلنارٍthrough Julnar وقانيmay he protect me زهدَكمyour indifference واقيa protector
بجلنارٍ وقاني زهدَكم واقي
So I am not wanted—yes, I am, if fate plots against you
But no, if your destiny willed
Through Julnar; may a protector shield me from your indifference.
With musk and delicate asceticism, your piety protected
الحمدpraise للهto God لاnot أُدعىI am invited لصيدِكُمُto your hunt
الحمد لله لا أُدعى لصيدِكُمُ
إلاexcept إذاwhen كانit is صيداًa hunt مثلlike إخفاقfailure
إلا إذا كان صيداً مثل إخفاق
Praise be to God: I am not invited to your hunt
Thanks to God, I am not called to your hunt
Except when the hunt amounts to failure.
Unless it were prey like a cooing dove
لاmay ... not زلتI cease to be مَدْعىًone summoned لمبلُوٍّfor one afflicted أساعدهI help him
لا زلت مَدْعىً لمبلُوٍّ أساعده
علىagainst الكريهةadversity لاnot مَلهىًa diversion لمشتاقfor one who longs
على الكريهة لا مَلهىً لمشتاق
May I always be summoned for someone afflicted, to help him
I remain called to help a confused one
Against adversity, not be a diversion for one who longs.
On abhorrence, not a distracted lover's joy
هلis there? منany سبيلway إلىto تجديدrenewing ودكمُyour affection
هل من سبيل إلى تجديد ودكمُ
وهلand can ...? يجددbe renewed شيءanything بعدafter إخلاقwearing out
وهل يجدد شيء بعد إخلاق
Is there any way to renew your affection?
Is there a way to renew your affection?
And can anything be renewed after wearing out?
Can anything be renewed after creation?
لاno نكرwonder قدmay تصبحbecome العيدانthe boughs مورقةleafy
لا نكر قد تصبح العيدان مورقة
كماjust as تَبدَّلُthey take on عرياًbareness بعدafter إيراقleafing
كما تَبدَّلُ عرياً بعد إيراق
No wonder: the boughs may grow leafy,
No doubt, rods may bloom
Just as they turn bare after leafing.
As nakedness changes after being clothed
ياO وجهface ذيof one possessing كرمgenerosity حالتhas changed بشاشتهits cheerfulness
يا وجه ذي كرم حالت بشاشته
لنwill not تحسنbe beautiful الشمسthe sun إلاexcept ذاتpossessing إشراقradiance
لن تحسن الشمس إلا ذات إشراق
O face of a generous man whose cheerfulness has changed,
O face of generous nature whose smile
The sun will never be beautiful unless it shines.
Only radiates like the rising sun
أشكوI complain إلىto اللهGod ظلماًinjustice لاno انكشافlifting لهfor it
أشكو إلى الله ظلماً لا انكشاف له
ماnot زلتI have ceased أرزقُI am allotted منهfrom it شرَّthe worst أرزاقprovisions
ما زلت أرزقُ منه شرَّ أرزاق
I complain to God of injustice that will not lift;
I complain to God of an injustice that has no relief
I keep receiving from it the worst of provisions.
I still receive from Him the worst livelihoods
غامتit clouded over عليَّover me بلاwithout ظلshade ولاand no ورقsilver money
غامت عليَّ بلا ظل ولا ورق
سماءthe sky مولىa patron مظلgiving shade مشمسٍgiving sunshine ساقيgiving drink
سماء مولى مظل مشمسٍ ساقي
It has clouded over me, with neither shade nor silver—
Upon me without shade or leaves
The sky of a patron who gives shade, sunshine, and drink.
My Master's dimmed sky poured down
Sol 6.1