عادَ الشَمَقمَقُ في الخَسارَةِ

عادَ الشَمَقمَقُ في الخَسارَةِ

وَصِبا وَحنّ إَلى زُراره

وَصِبا وَحنّ إَلى زُراره

Al-Shamaqmaq has returned to ruin,

The starling has returned bankrupt,

Al-Shamaqmaq has returned to ruin,

and grown lovesick and longed for Zurara,

Yearning for its nest.

Acting the youth, yearning for Zurara.

من بَعدِ ما قيلَ اِرعَوى

من بَعدِ ما قيلَ اِرعَوى

وَصَحا لِأَبوابِ الشَطاره

وَصَحا لِأَبوابِ الشَطاره

after it was said he had mended his ways

After it was said, pasture,

After they said he had repented,

and sobered up for the doors of roguery,

It woke up at the doors of the witty.

And sobered up to the ways of roguery.

مِن قَهوَةٍ مكِيَّةٍ

مِن قَهوَةٍ مكِيَّةٍ

وَاللَونُ مِثلَ الجَلناره

وَاللَونُ مِثلَ الجَلناره

from Meccan wine,

Of Mocha coffee,

From a wine of Meccan vintage,

its color like a pomegranate blossom.

Its color like embers.

Its color like the pomegranate bloom.

تَدَعُ الحَليمَ بِلا نُهى

تَدَعُ الحَليمَ بِلا نُهى

حَيران ليسَ بِهِ أَحاره

حَيران ليسَ بِهِ أَحاره

It leaves the levelheaded man without reason,

It leaves the forbearing without prohibition,

It leaves the prudent man devoid of sense,

bewildered, unable to reply.

Perplexed, without comprehension.

Bewildered, unable to find his way.

وَلَرُبَّما غَنّى بِها

وَلَرُبَّما غَنّى بِها

يا جارَتا ما كُنتُ جاره

يا جارَتا ما كُنتُ جاره

And many a time he sang over it:

And it may have sung about it,

And often, he sang over the cup:

"O my neighbor-woman, I was no neighbor!"

Oh neighbor, I was not a neighbor.

'O neighbor, what a neighbor I was!'

يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي

يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي

جَمَعَ الجَلالَةَ وَالوَقاره

جَمَعَ الجَلالَةَ وَالوَقاره

O king, you who

O king who

O King, the one who has

united majesty and dignity,

Combined majesty and dignity,

Gathered all majesty and dignity,

وَرَثَ المَكارِمَ صالِحاً

وَرَثَ المَكارِمَ صالِحاً

وَالجودُ مِنهُ وَالعَماره

وَالجودُ مِنهُ وَالعَماره

and inherited noble virtues from Salih;

And inherited good traits,

Inheriting noble deeds, a righteous heir,

and from him come generosity and prosperity.

As well as construction and generosity.

From whom flow generosity and prosperity.

إِنّي رَأَيتُكَ في المَنا

إِنّي رَأَيتُكَ في المَنا

م وَعَدَتني مِنكَ الزَياره

م وَعَدَتني مِنكَ الزَياره

Indeed, I saw you in a dream;

I saw you in a dream,

I saw you appearing in my dream,

your visit held promise for me.

And you promised me a visit.

Promising me a visit of your grace.

فَغَدَوتُ نَحوَكَ قاصِداً

فَغَدَوتُ نَحوَكَ قاصِداً

وَعَلَيكَ تَصديقُ العَباره

وَعَلَيكَ تَصديقُ العَباره

So I set out toward you in the morning with purpose,

So I came to you seeking,

So I set out early, seeking you,

and you must make the interpretation come true.

And you confirm the expression.

And yours is the fulfilling of the vision.

إِنّي أَتتني بِالنَدى

إِنّي أَتتني بِالنَدى

وَالجود مِنكَ إِلى البَشاره

وَالجود مِنكَ إِلى البَشاره

Indeed, there came to me, with generosity

The dew brought me

For it brought me news of dew-like bounty,

and bounty from you, glad tidings.

Your generosity and good news.

And generosity from you as glad tidings.

إِنَّ العِيالَ تَركتُهُم

إِنَّ العِيالَ تَركتُهُم

بِالعَصرِ خُبزُهُم العَصاره

بِالعَصرِ خُبزُهُم العَصاره

Indeed, I left my dependents

I left my dependents

My family—I have left them behind;

in the afternoon, their bread mere pressings,

At noon, their food dried bread,

By afternoon, their bread is dry dregs,

وَشَرابُهُم بَولُ الحِمارِ

وَشَرابُهُم بَولُ الحِمارِ

مِزاجُهُ بَولُ الحماره

مِزاجُهُ بَولُ الحماره

and their drink a donkey's urine,

And their drink donkey urine,

Their drink is the urine of a he-donkey,

mixed with a she-donkey's urine.

Mixed with donkey urine.

Mixed with the urine of a she-donkey.

ضَجّوا فَقُلتُ تَصَبَّروا

ضَجّوا فَقُلتُ تَصَبَّروا

فَالنَجحُ يَقرنُ بِالصباره

فَالنَجحُ يَقرنُ بِالصباره

They cried out, so I said, "Be patient,

They clamored so I said, be patient,

They wailed aloud; I said, 'Have patience,'

for success goes hand in hand with patient endurance,

For success comes with patience.

'For success is yoked to perseverance,'

حَتّى أَزورَ الهاشِمِيَّ

حَتّى أَزورَ الهاشِمِيَّ

أَخو الغَضارَةِ وَالنَضاره

أَخو الغَضارَةِ وَالنَضاره

until I visit the Hashemite,

Until I visit the Hashemite,

'Until I visit the Hashemite noble,'

brother to plenty and radiance."

Brother of blossoms and youth.

'Brother of abundance and fresh bloom.'

وَلَقد غَدَوتُ وَلَيسَ لي

وَلَقد غَدَوتُ وَلَيسَ لي

إِلّا مَديحُكَ مِن تِجاره

إِلّا مَديحُكَ مِن تِجاره

And indeed, I set out in the morning with nothing

And I came though I have nothing

And I have come to you possessing

to trade but praise of you.

Except your praise as merchandise.

No merchandise but your praise.