جَمالَكَkeep your composure أَيُّهاO القَلبُheart القَريحُwounded
جَمالَكَ أَيُّها القَلبُ القَريحُ
سَتَلقىyou will meet مَنthe one whom تُحِبُّyou love فَتَستَريحُand so find rest
سَتَلقى مَن تُحِبُّ فَتَستَريحُ
Steady, O wounded heart;
Be patient, O wounded heart.
you shall meet the one you love and find rest.
You will meet the one you love, and find rest.
نَهَيتُكَI warned you عَنagainst طِلابِكَyour pursuit of أُمَّUmm (mother of) عَمرٍʿAmr
نَهَيتُكَ عَن طِلابِكَ أُمَّ عَمرٍ
بِعاقِبَةٍwith the outcome in mind وَأَنتَwhile you إِذٍthen صَحيحُunhurt
بِعاقِبَةٍ وَأَنتَ إِذٍ صَحيحُ
I warned you against pursuing Umm ʿAmr,
I warned you against pursuing Umm ʿAmr,
warning of the consequence, while you were still sound.
With the outcome in mind, while you were still unhurt.
فَقُلتُso I said تَجَنَّبَنbe sure to avoid سُخطَthe anger of اِبنِa son of عَمٍّa paternal uncle
فَقُلتُ تَجَنَّبَن سُخطَ اِبنِ عَمٍّ
وَمَطلَبَand pursuit of شُلَّةٍan intended destination وَنَوىًand separation طَروحُfar-flung
وَمَطلَبَ شُلَّةٍ وَنَوىً طَروحُ
I said, “Be sure to avoid a cousin’s wrath,
So I said: be sure to avoid a cousin's anger,
the pursuit of a band, and far-flung separation.”
And pursuing a distant goal, and far-flung separation.
وَماand not إِنemphatic particle فَضلَةٌa remnant مِنfrom أَذرِعاتٍAdhriʿat
وَما إِن فَضلَةٌ مِن أَذرِعاتٍ
كَعَينِlike the eye of الديكِthe rooster أَحصَنَهاkept it safe الصُروحُlofty palaces
كَعَينِ الديكِ أَحصَنَها الصُروحُ
No remnant of wine from Adhriʿat,
Neither a remnant of wine from Adhriʿat,
like a rooster’s eye and guarded by citadels—
Like a rooster's eye, kept safe by lofty palaces,
مُصَفَّقَةٌdecanted مُصَفّاةٌclarified عُقارٌwine
مُصَفَّقَةٌ مُصَفّاةٌ عُقارٌ
شَآمِيَّةٌSyrian إِذاwhen جُلِيَتunveiled مَروحُfragrant
شَآمِيَّةٌ إِذا جُلِيَت مَروحُ
decanted and clarified, a pure wine,
Decanted, clarified wine,
Syrian, fragrant when brought forth—
Syrian, fragrant when unveiled,
إِذاwhen فُضَّتare broken خَواتِمُهاits seals وَفُكَّتand are undone
إِذا فُضَّت خَواتِمُها وَفُكَّت
يُقالُit is said لَهاof it دَمُblood of الوَدَجِthe jugular vein الذَبيحُshed at slaughter
يُقالُ لَها دَمُ الوَدَجِ الذَبيحُ
when its seals are broken and undone,
When its seals are broken and undone,
they call it the blood of a slaughtered jugular;
Called 'blood shed from the jugular,'
وَلاnor مُتَحَيِّرٌpooled water باتَتspent the night عَلَيهِover it
وَلا مُتَحَيِّرٌ باتَت عَلَيهِ
بِبَلقَعَةٍon a barren plain يَمانِيَةٌa wind from Yemen تَفوحُwafts
بِبَلقَعَةٍ يَمانِيَةٌ تَفوحُ
nor any lingering pool over which
Nor pooled water over which, all night,
in a barren waste a Yemeni wind blows all night,
A wind from Yemen wafted on a barren plain,
خِلافَafter مَصابِthe rainfall of بارِقَةٍa lightning cloud هَطولٍpouring abundantly
خِلافَ مَصابِ بارِقَةٍ هَطولٍ
مُخالِطِmingling with مائِهاits water خَصَرٌchill وَريحُand wind
مُخالِطِ مائِها خَصَرٌ وَريحُ
following the rain of a lightning-lit, pouring cloud,
After a lightning cloud's abundant downpour,
its water mingled with chill and wind,
Its water mingled with chill and wind,
بِأَطيَبَany sweeter مِنthan مُقَبَّلِهاher lips إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
بِأَطيَبَ مِن مُقَبَّلِها إِذا ما
دَناdraws near العَيّوقُCapella وَاِكتَتَمَand falls silent النُبوحُthe barking
دَنا العَيّوقُ وَاِكتَتَمَ النُبوحُ
is sweeter than her kiss when
Is sweeter than her lips, when
al-ʿAyyūq draws near and the barking falls silent.
Capella draws near and barking falls silent.
Sol 6.1