صوادجsongbirds (uncertain reading) البانthe bān trees ولناand to us هجرهاtheir desertion باديapparent
صوادج البان ولنا هجرها بادي
وقوضand decamped الصبرpatience عنfrom قلبa heart بأجيادin Ajyād
وقوض الصبر عن قلب بأجياد
The songbirds [uncertain reading] of the bān trees—their desertion is plain to us.
The winds of separation blew, so we left it behind
And patience has decamped from a heart in Ajyād.
Patience collapsed in a heart full of sorrows
وسائلاand ask, you two عنabout فؤاديmy heart تبلغاyou two may attain أمليmy hope
وسائلا عن فؤادي تبلغا أملي
إنindeed التعللseeking consolation يشفيcures علةthe ailment الصادof the thirsty one
إن التعلل يشفي علة الصاد
And you two, ask after my heart, that you may fulfill my hope.
My innermost hopes reach out, asking
Indeed, seeking consolation cures the thirsty one's ailment.
Whether excuses can heal the pain of separation
واحملننيand carry me وسطاmidway عنaway from قلوصكماyour (dual) young she-camel
واحملنني وسطا عن قلوصكما
برعىby tending سرحa grazing herd منfrom ذيone possessing الضيغمthe lion العاديthe marauding
برعى سرح من ذي الضيغم العادي
And carry me midway, away from your young she-camel,
Carry me gently between you both
by tending a grazing herd, away from the one with the marauding lion.
To pastures of beauty like the accustomed deer
ونادand call البابthe door منكسرbrokenhearted
وناد الباب منكسر
يجيبhe answers لماto what نرجوwe hope for أوor يزدادincreases
يجيب لما نرجو أو يزداد
And call at the door, brokenhearted.
The door called out, broken
He answers our hopes, or goes further still.
Responding to what we hope for or increasing
شريفa sharif عينthe very essence العلاof eminence المسعودfortunate طالعهhis ascendant
شريف عين العلا المسعود طالعه
قلبthe heart الكتيبةof the battalion لدرfor pearls الحبلof the rope والنادand the assembly
قلب الكتيبة لدر الحبل والناد
A sharif, the very essence of eminence, with a fortunate ascendant.
The noble sign of glory has arisen
The heart of the battalion, for the pearls of the rope and the assembly [wording unclear].
The heart of the book is like a firm rope
عينthe eye سماكof Simāk وعينand the eye الملكof sovereignty ساعدهhis supporting arm
عين سماك وعين الملك ساعده
وتدthe tent-peg المعاليof noble deeds النادthe assembly
وتد المعالي الناد
The eye of Simāk, and the eye of sovereignty is his supporting arm.
The eye of destiny and the king's eye helped him
The tent-peg of noble deeds, the assembly [wording unclear].
He extended the heights
يعشوشبgrows verdant المجدglory فيin أكنافthe surroundings ذروتهof his summit
يعشوشب المجد في أكناف ذروته
ياO حبذاhow lovely الشعشshaʿsh (unclear) فيin الدنياthis world المرتادsought after
يا حبذا الشعش في الدنيا المرتاد
Glory grows verdant around his summit.
The glory nested in the peaks of its loftiness
Oh, how lovely is the sought-after shaʿsh [unclear] in this world!
How excellent is the night in the frequented world
فهوfor he الذيis the one who قدhas indeed سماsurpassed زحلاSaturn ومنزلهand its station
فهو الذي قد سما زحلا ومنزله
واستبشرتand rejoiced بعلاهat his loftiness الشبلthe lion cub والحادand the camel-driver
واستبشرت بعلاه الشبل والحاد
For he is the one who has surpassed Saturn and its station.
It is the one that rose like Saturn and its position
And the lion cub and the camel-driver rejoiced at his loftiness.
The cubs and the mountain goats rejoiced in its rising
فروعthe branches النبوةof prophethood أصلa root طابwas pure عنصرهits stock
فروع النبوة أصل طاب عنصره
منfrom روضthe garden معروفهof his beneficence منfrom قبلbefore ميعادan appointed time
من روض معروفه من قبل ميعاد
The branches of prophethood—a root whose stock is pure.
The branches of prophecy, his origin is a pure lineage
From the garden of his beneficence, before an appointed time.
From a known garden before the appointed time
كررتyou renewed صرفthe pure essence المعاليof noble deeds بعدماafter فنيتhad vanished
كررت صرف المعالي بعدما فنيت
رسومهits traces بانقلابwith the turning الشمسof the sun فيin الوادthe valley
رسومه بانقلاب الشمس في الواد
You renewed the pure essence of noble deeds after the fading of
I repeated the rotation of the heights after they were gone
its traces, as the sun turned in the valley.
With the turning of the sun in the valley
ولمتand alighted (uncertain reading) بأفقat the horizon الملكof sovereignty تحسدهit envies him
ولمت بأفق الملك تحسده
شمسthe sun النهارof daytime وهذاand this حرهاits heat بادapparent
شمس النهار وهذا حرها باد
And at the horizon of sovereignty, envying him, there alighted [uncertain reading]
And attached to the king's horizon, envying him
the daytime sun—and here its heat is plain.
Is the sun of day, and this is its warmth fading
فهاكso take this ياO ابنson of رسولthe Messenger مدحةa praise-poem منone who
فهاك يا ابن رسول مدحة من
أورثbequeathed قريحتهhis poetic gift منfrom بعدafter إخمادextinguishing
أورث قريحته من بعد إخماد
So take, O son of the Messenger, a praise-poem from one
So here, O son of the Messenger, is a eulogy from one
who bequeathed his poetic gift after it had been quenched.
Whose talent inherited after suppression
وأسبلand lower السترthe veil صفحاin forgiveness إنif بداappears خللa flaw
وأسبل الستر صفحا إن بدا خلل
وأهتكand I tear away بهwith it سترthe veil أعداءof enemies وحسادand enviers
وأهتك به ستر أعداء وحساد
And lower the veil in forgiveness if a flaw appears,
And I lowered the veil with forgiveness if a fault appeared
and with it I tear away the veil of enemies and enviers.
And tore with it the veil of enemies and enviers
صلىmay bless عليكمyou (plural) إلهthe God العرشof the Throne ماas long as سجعتcooed
صلى عليكم إله العرش ما سجعت
قمريةa turtledove أوor شداsang فيin أيكةa thicket شادa singer
قمرية أو شدا في أيكة شاد
May the God of the Throne bless you as long as there coos
May the God of the Throne send blessings upon you
a turtledove, or a singer sings in a thicket.
As long as my moon recited poetry or climbed over rugged terrain
Sol 6.1