أَعَرَفتَdid you recognize? رَسماًa trace بِالنُجَيرِat al-Nujayr
أَعَرَفتَ رَسماً بِالنُجَيرِ
عَفاfaded away لِزَينَبَbelonging to Zaynab أَوor لِسارَهbelonging to Sarah
عَفا لِزَينَبَ أَو لِسارَه
Did you recognize a trace at al-Nujayr,
Faded away—Zaynab's, or Sarah's?
وَمَحاهُand erased it جونِيُّdark-colored الذُرىthe crests
وَمَحاهُ جونِيُّ الذُرى
وَصَباًand an east wind أَثارَتهُstirred it إِثارَهa stirring
وَصَباً أَثارَتهُ إِثارَه
A dark-crested cloud effaced it,
And an east wind stirred it mightily.
لِغَريرَةٍfor an innocent maiden مِنfrom حَضرَموHadramawt (first part)
لِغَريرَةٍ مِن حَضرَمو
تَcompletion of Hadramawt عَلىupon مُحَيّاهاher face النَضارَهfreshness
تَ عَلى مُحَيّاها النَضارَه
For an innocent maiden from Hadramawt,
With freshness upon her face.
سَمِعَتshe heard بِرِحلَةِof a departure عاشِقٍa lover
سَمِعَت بِرِحلَةِ عاشِقٍ
صَبٍّlovesick فَقامَتso she rose مُستَطارَهdistraught
صَبٍّ فَقامَت مُستَطارَه
She heard of a lover's departure,
A lovesick man—and sprang up distraught,
تُذرىshe sheds الدُموعَthe tears غَزيرَةًcopious
تُذرى الدُموعَ غَزيرَةً
سَقياًa blessing of rain لِوَجهِكِfor your face خَيرَbest جارَهfemale neighbor
سَقياً لِوَجهِكِ خَيرَ جارَه
Shedding tears in abundance.
May rain bless your face, best of neighbors!
وَلَقَدand indeed بَداbecame apparent لِيَto me حُزنُهاher grief
وَلَقَد بَدا لِيَ حُزنُها
فيin الطَيفِthe dream apparition مِنهاof her والإِشارَهand the gesture
في الطَيفِ مِنها والإِشارَه
Her grief indeed became plain to me
In the dream-vision of her, and her gesture.
دَعleave ذاthis وَعُدand return فيto ماجِدٍa noble man
دَع ذا وَعُد في ماجِدٍ
حُفَّتwere gathered بِسُنَّتِهِaround his customary way البَشارَهglad tidings
حُفَّت بِسُنَّتِهِ البَشارَه
Leave this; return to a noble man,
Whose ways are surrounded by glad tidings.
لاnot عاجِزٌa helpless man يُقعيcrouches وَلاand not
لا عاجِزٌ يُقعي وَلا
بَرَمٌa miser تُخالِطُهُmingles with him الشَرارَهwickedness
بَرَمٌ تُخالِطُهُ الشَرارَه
Not a helpless man who crouches, nor
A miser tainted with wickedness.
يارَبِّO my Lord حَيِّgreet بِخَيرِwith the best ماwhat
يارَبِّ حَيِّ بِخَيرِ ما
حَيَّيتُI have greeted إِنساناًa human being عُمارَهʿUmārah
حَيَّيتُ إِنساناً عُمارَه
O my Lord, greet with the finest greeting
I have given any man—ʿUmārah.
أَعطىhe gave وَهَنَّأَناand gladdened us وَلَمand did not
أَعطى وَهَنَّأَنا وَلَم
تَكُbe مِنof عَطِيَّتِهِhis gift الصَغارَهhumiliation
تَكُ مِن عَطِيَّتِهِ الصَغارَه
He gave and gladdened us, and
His gift brought no humiliation.
وَمِنَand among العَطِيَّةِgifts ماthose that تُرىare seen
وَمِنَ العَطِيَّةِ ما تُرى
جَذماءَmaimed لَيسَthere is not لَهاfor it بُذارَهseed to sow
جَذماءَ لَيسَ لَها بُذارَه
And among gifts are some seen
Maimed, with no seed to sow.
فَفَداكَso may you be ransomed مِنfrom حَدَثِthe calamity الرَدىdeath
فَفَداكَ مِن حَدَثِ الرَدى
مَنone who لَمdid not يُنِمlet sleep لِلضَّيفِfor the guest نارَهhis fire
مَن لَم يُنِم لِلضَّيفِ نارَه
So may you be ransomed from death's calamity by
One who never let his guest-fire sleep.
حَجَراًa stone تُقَلِّبُهُyou turn it over وَهَلand are?
حَجَراً تُقَلِّبُهُ وَهَل
تُعطىare given عَلىin return for المَدحِpraise الحِجارَهstones
تُعطى عَلى المَدحِ الحِجارَه
A stone you turn over—and are
Stones given in return for praise?
كَالبَغلِlike a mule يُحمَدُis praised قائِماًstanding
كَالبَغلِ يُحمَدُ قائِماً
وَتُذَمُّand is condemned سيرَتُهُits gait المُشارَهdisplayed
وَتُذَمُّ سيرَتُهُ المُشارَه
Like a mule, praised when standing,
But condemned for its gait when displayed.
لاnot خَيرُهُhis goodness يُرجىis hoped for وَلاand not
لا خَيرُهُ يُرجى وَلا
يُنعىis charged as a fault لِشارَتِهِagainst his appearance العَسارَهharshness
يُنعى لِشارَتِهِ العَسارَه
His goodness is not hoped for, nor
Is harshness charged against his appearance.
إِنif قالَhe says أَيُّwhat a فاعِلٌman of action
إِن قالَ أَيُّ فاعِلٌ
حَقّاًtruly فَعَلتَهُyou did it لِلحَقارَهout of baseness
حَقّاً فَعَلتَهُ لِلحَقارَه
If he says, 'What a man of action!'—
You truly did it out of baseness.
مَنwhoever كانَwas يَنعَرُbellows مُنجِراًmeaning unclear in this text
مَن كانَ يَنعَرُ مُنجِراً
فَالجودُfor generosity مِنamong خَيرِthe best التِجارَهtrades
فَالجودُ مِن خَيرِ التِجارَه
Whoever bellows—[munjir: meaning unclear]—
For generosity is among the best of trades.
Sol 6.1