أَتَعُزُّare you too precious? أَنتَyou عَلىfor رُسومِthe traces of مَغانِdwellings
أَتَعُزُّ أَنتَ عَلى رُسومِ مَغانِ
فَأُقيمُso I establish لِلعَبَراتِfor tears سوقَa market of هَوانِabasement
فَأُقيمُ لِلعَبَراتِ سوقَ هَوانِ
Are you too precious for the traces of dwellings,
that I should set up a market of abasement for tears?
فَرضٌa duty عَليَّupon me لِكُلِّfor every دارٍdwelling وَقفَةٌa pause
فَرضٌ عَليَّ لِكُلِّ دارٍ وَقفَةٌ
تَقضيfulfills حُقوقَthe claims of الدارِthe dwelling وَالأَجفانِand the eyelids
تَقضي حُقوقَ الدارِ وَالأَجفانِ
It is my duty to pause at every dwelling,
fulfilling the claims of the dwelling and the eyelids.
لَولاwere it not for تَذَكُّرُremembering مَنwhom هَويتُI loved بِحاجِرٌat Hajir
لَولا تَذَكُّرُ مَن هَويتُ بِحاجِرٌ
لَمnot أَبكِI weep فيهِin it مَواقِدَthe hearths of النيرانِfires
لَم أَبكِ فيهِ مَواقِدَ النيرانِ
Were it not for remembering whom I loved at Hajir,
I would not weep there over the hearths of fires.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَراهُI see it قُبَيلَshortly before طارِقَةِthe visitation of النَوىseparation
وَلَقَد أَراهُ قُبَيلَ طارِقَةِ النَوى
مَأوىa refuge for الحِسانِbeautiful women وَمَنزِلِand a lodging for الضَيفانِguests
مَأوى الحِسانِ وَمَنزِلِ الضَيفانِ
And indeed, I saw it just before separation's visitation,
a refuge for beauties and a lodging for guests,
وَمَكانَand the place of كُلِّevery مُهَنَّدٍan Indian-forged sword وَمَجَرَّand the track of كُلevery
وَمَكانَ كُلِّ مُهَنَّدٍ وَمَجَرَّ كُل
لِcompletion of 'every' مُثَقَّفٍa straightened spear وَمَجالَand the field of كُلِّevery حِصانِstallion
لِ مُثَقَّفٍ وَمَجالَ كُلِّ حِصانِ
and the place of every Indian-forged sword, the track of every
straightened spear, and the field of every stallion.
نَشَرَspread الزَمانُTime عَلَيهِover it بَعدَafter أَنيسِهِits companions
نَشَرَ الزَمانُ عَلَيهِ بَعدَ أَنيسِهِ
حُلَلَthe robes of الفَناءِdecay وَكُلُّand every شَيءٍthing فانِperishes
حُلَلَ الفَناءِ وَكُلُّ شَيءٍ فانِ
Time spread over it, after its companions were gone,
robes of decay—and everything passes away.
وَلَقَدand indeed وَقَفتُI stopped فَسَرَّنيand gladdened me ماساءَنيwhat grieved me
وَلَقَد وَقَفتُ فَسَرَّني ماساءَني
فيهِin it وَأَضحَكَنيand made me laugh الَّذيwhat أَبكانيmade me weep
فيهِ وَأَضحَكَني الَّذي أَبكاني
Indeed I stopped, and what grieved me gladdened me
there; what made me weep made me laugh.
وَرَأَيتُand I saw فيin عَرَصاتِهِits courtyards مَجموعَةًgathered together
وَرَأَيتُ في عَرَصاتِهِ مَجموعَةً
أُسدَthe lions of الشَرىal-Shara وَرَبائِبَand the young of الغِزلانِgazelles
أُسدَ الشَرى وَرَبائِبَ الغِزلانِ
And I saw, gathered in its courtyards,
the lions of al-Shara and the gazelles' young.
ياواقِفانِO you two standing مَعيwith me عَلىat الدارِthe dwelling اِطلُباseek, you two
ياواقِفانِ مَعي عَلى الدارِ اِطلُبا
غَيريsomeone other than me لَهاfor it إِنif كُنتُماyou two are تَقِفانِstanding
غَيري لَها إِن كُنتُما تَقِفانِ
O you two standing with me at the dwelling, seek
someone other than me for it, if you two are stopping.
مَنَعَprevented الوُقوفَstopping عَلىat المَنازِلِthe dwellings طارِقٌa sudden affliction
مَنَعَ الوُقوفَ عَلى المَنازِلِ طارِقٌ
أَمَرَcommanded الدُموعَtears بِمُقلَتيin my eyes وَنَهانيand forbade me
أَمَرَ الدُموعَ بِمُقلَتي وَنَهاني
A sudden affliction barred me from stopping at the dwellings;
it commanded tears in my eyes and forbade me.
فَلَهُand to it إِذاwhen وَنَتِgrew slack المَدامِعُthe tears أَوهَمَتgave the impression of
فَلَهُ إِذا وَنَتِ المَدامِعُ أَوهَمَت
عِصيانُdisobedience by دَمعيmy tears فيهِtoward it أَوor عِصيانيmy disobedience
عِصيانُ دَمعي فيهِ أَو عِصياني
And to it, when the tears grow slack, they suggest
disobedience by my tears toward it, or my own disobedience.
إِنّاindeed we لَيَجمَعُناsurely brings us together البُكاءُweeping وَكُلُّناand all of us
إِنّا لَيَجمَعُنا البُكاءُ وَكُلُّنا
يَبكيweeps عَلىover شَجَنٍa sorrow مِنَamong الأَشجانِsorrows
يَبكي عَلى شَجَنٍ مِنَ الأَشجانِ
Indeed, weeping brings us together, and each of us
weeps over a sorrow among sorrows.
وَلقَدand indeed جَعَلتُI made الحُبَّlove سِترَa veil for مَدامِعيmy tears
وَلقَد جَعَلتُ الحُبَّ سِترَ مَدامِعي
وَلِغَيرِهِand for something else عَينايَmy two eyes تَنهَمِلانِstream
وَلِغَيرِهِ عَينايَ تَنهَمِلانِ
And I have made love a veil for my tears,
yet my eyes stream for something other than it.
أَبكيI weep for الأَحِبَّةَloved ones بِالشَآمِin al-Sham وَبَينَناand between us
أَبكي الأَحِبَّةَ بِالشَآمِ وَبَينَنا
قُلَلُthe peaks of الدُروبِthe passes وَشاطِئاand the two banks of جيحانِJayhan
قُلَلُ الدُروبِ وَشاطِئا جيحانِ
I weep for my loved ones in al-Sham, and between us
lie the peaks of the passes and both banks of Jayhan.
وَتُحِبُّand loves نَفسيmy soul العاشِقينَlovers لِأَنَّهُمbecause they
وَتُحِبُّ نَفسي العاشِقينَ لِأَنَّهُم
مِثليlike me عَلىwithin كَنَفٍa shelter مِنَof الأَحزانِsorrows
مِثلي عَلى كَنَفٍ مِنَ الأَحزانِ
And my soul loves lovers, for they
are, like me, within sorrow's shelter.
فَضَلَتremained to spare لَدَيَّwith me مَدامِعٌtears فَبَكيتُso I wept لِلfor the
فَضَلَت لَدَيَّ مَدامِعٌ فَبَكيتُ لِل
باكيweeper بِهاwith them وَوَلِهتُand I was distraught لِلوَلهانِfor the distraught
باكي بِها وَوَلِهتُ لِلوَلهانِ
I had tears to spare, so I wept for the
weeper with them, and was distraught for the distraught.
ماwhat ليis with me جَزِعتُI panicked مِنَat الخُطوبِcalamities وَإِنَّماwhen only
ما لي جَزِعتُ مِنَ الخُطوبِ وَإِنَّما
أَخَذَtook المُهَيمِنُthe Guardian بَعضَsome of ماwhat أَعطانيHe gave me
أَخَذَ المُهَيمِنُ بَعضَ ما أَعطاني
Why have I panicked at calamities, when
the Guardian has only taken some of what He gave me?
وَلَقَدand indeed سُرِرتُI was gladdened كَماas غَمَمتُI saddened عَشائِريmy clans
وَلَقَد سُرِرتُ كَما غَمَمتُ عَشائِري
زَمَناًfor a time وَهَنّانيand gladdened me الَّذيthe one who عَنّانيafflicted me
زَمَناً وَهَنّاني الَّذي عَنّاني
Indeed, I was gladdened, just as I saddened my clans
for a time; and the one who afflicted me gladdened me.
وَأُسِرتُand I was captured فيin مَجرىthe course of خُيوليmy horses غازِياًwhile raiding
وَأُسِرتُ في مَجرى خُيولي غازِياً
وَحُبِستُand I was imprisoned فيماamid what أَشعَلَتset ablaze نيرانيmy fires
وَحُبِستُ فيما أَشعَلَت نيراني
And I was captured where my horses ran, while raiding,
and imprisoned amid what my fires had set ablaze.
يَرميhurls بِناus شَطرَtoward البِلادِthe lands مُشَيَّعٌa fearless man
يَرمي بِنا شَطرَ البِلادِ مُشَيَّعٌ
صَدقُsteadfast in الكَريهَةِbattle فائِضُoverflowing with الإِحسانِgenerosity
صَدقُ الكَريهَةِ فائِضُ الإِحسانِ
A fearless man hurls us toward the lands,
steadfast in battle, overflowing with generosity.
بَلَدٌa land لَعَمرُكَby your life لَمnot أَزَلI cease زُوّارَهُits frequent visitor
بَلَدٌ لَعَمرُكَ لَم أَزَل زُوّارَهُ
مَعَwith سَيِّدٍa lord قَرمٍa champion أَغَرَّillustrious هِجانِpure-bred
مَعَ سَيِّدٍ قَرمٍ أَغَرَّ هِجانِ
A land, by your life, I have never ceased to visit
with a lord, a champion, illustrious and pure-bred.
إِنّاindeed we لَنَلقىsurely face الخَطبَcalamity فيكَin you وَغَيرَهُand other than it
إِنّا لَنَلقى الخَطبَ فيكَ وَغَيرَهُ
بِمُوَفَّقٍwith one granted success عِندَamid الخُطوبِcalamities مُعانِaided
بِمُوَفَّقٍ عِندَ الخُطوبِ مُعانِ
Indeed, in you we face calamity and other things,
with one granted success and aided amid calamities.
وَلَطالَماand how often حَطَّمتُI shattered صَدرَthe chest of مُثَقَّفٍa straightened spear
وَلَطالَما حَطَّمتُ صَدرَ مُثَقَّفٍ
وَلَطالَماand how often أَرعَفتُI made bleed أَنفَthe nose of سِنانِa spearhead
وَلَطالَما أَرعَفتُ أَنفَ سِنانِ
And how often I shattered the chest of a straightened spear!
And how often I made a spearhead's nose bleed!
وَلَطالَماand how often قُدتُI led الجِيادَthe fine horses إِلىto الوَغىbattle
وَلَطالَما قُدتُ الجِيادَ إِلى الوَغى
قُبَّlean البُطونِbellies طَويلَةَlong الأَرسانِhalter-ropes
قُبَّ البُطونِ طَويلَةَ الأَرسانِ
And how often I led fine horses into battle,
lean-bellied, with long halter-ropes!
وَأَناand I الَّذيthe one who مَلَأَfilled البَسيطَةَthe earth كُلَّهاall of it
وَأَنا الَّذي مَلَأَ البَسيطَةَ كُلَّها
ناريmy fire وَطَنَّبَand pitched its tent فيin السَماءِthe sky دُخانيmy smoke
ناري وَطَنَّبَ في السَماءِ دُخاني
And I am he who filled the whole earth
with my fire; my smoke pitched its tent in the sky.
إِنif لَمnot تَكُنhave طالَتgrown long سِنِيَّmy years فَإِنَّthen indeed ليI have
إِن لَم تَكُن طالَت سِنِيَّ فَإِنَّ لي
رَأيَthe judgment of الكُهولِmature men وَنَجدَةَand the courage of الشُبّانِyoung men
رَأيَ الكُهولِ وَنَجدَةَ الشُبّانِ
If my years have not grown long, I nevertheless have
the judgment of mature men and the courage of young men.
قِمنٌfit بِماfor what ساءَgrieved الأَعاديthe enemies مَوقِفيmy stand
قِمنٌ بِما ساءَ الأَعادي مَوقِفي
وَالدَهرُand Time يَبرُزُcomes forth ليagainst me مَعَwith الأَقرانِthe rivals
وَالدَهرُ يَبرُزُ لي مَعَ الأَقرانِ
My stand is fit to bring my enemies grief,
and Time comes out against me alongside my rivals.
يَمضيpasses الزَمانُTime وَماand not ظَفِرتُI found بِصاحِبٍa companion
يَمضي الزَمانُ وَما ظَفِرتُ بِصاحِبٍ
إِلّاexcept ظَفِرتُI found بِصاحِبٍa companion خَوّانِtreacherous
إِلّا ظَفِرتُ بِصاحِبٍ خَوّانِ
Time passes, and I have never found a companion
without finding a treacherous companion.
ياO دَهرُTime خُنتَyou betrayed مَعَalong with الأَصادِقِthe friends خُلَّتيmy friendship
يا دَهرُ خُنتَ مَعَ الأَصادِقِ خُلَّتي
وَغَدَرتَand you dealt treacherously بيwith me فيamong جُملَةِthe company of الإِخوانِthe brethren
وَغَدَرتَ بي في جُملَةِ الإِخوانِ
O Time, with my friends you betrayed my friendship,
and dealt treacherously with me among my brethren.
لَكِنَّbut سَيفَSayf (Sword) الدَولَةِal-Dawla (the State) المَولىthe patron الَّذيwhom
لَكِنَّ سَيفَ الدَولَةِ المَولى الَّذي
لَمnot أَنسَهُI forget him وَأَراهُand I see him لايَنسانيhe does not forget me
لَم أَنسَهُ وَأَراهُ لايَنساني
But Sayf al-Dawla is the patron whom
I have not forgotten, and I believe he does not forget me.
أَيُضيعُنيwould he abandon me? مَنone who لَمnot يَزَلcease لِيَfor me حافِظاًa protector
أَيُضيعُني مَن لَم يَزَل لِيَ حافِظاً
كَرَماًgenerously وَيَخفِضُنيand lowers me الَّذيthe one who أَعلانيraised me
كَرَماً وَيَخفِضُني الَّذي أَعلاني
Would he abandon me who has always protected me
generously, and would he who raised me bring me low?
خِدنُan intimate of الوَفاءِfidelity وَلاand no وَفِيٌّfaithful one غَيرَهُother than him
خِدنُ الوَفاءِ وَلا وَفِيٌّ غَيرَهُ
يَرضىis content أُعانيI suffer ضيقَthe hardship of حالَةِthe condition of عانِa captive
يَرضى أُعاني ضيقَ حالَةِ عانِ
Fidelity's intimate—no other is faithful—
would he consent to my suffering a captive's straitened condition?
إِنّيindeed I أَغارُam jealous عَلىfor مَكانِيَmy place أَنlest أَرىI see
إِنّي أَغارُ عَلى مَكانِيَ أَن أَرى
فيهِin it رِجالاًmen لاnot تَسُدُّfill مَكانيmy place
فيهِ رِجالاً لا تَسُدُّ مَكاني
I am jealous of my station, lest I see
men in it who cannot fill my place,
أَوor أَنthat تَكونَthere be وَقيعَةٌa battle أَوor غارَةٌa raid
أَو أَن تَكونَ وَقيعَةٌ أَو غارَةٌ
ماليI have no بِهاin it أَثَرٌa mark مَعَamong الفِتيانِthe young warriors
مالي بِها أَثَرٌ مَعَ الفِتيانِ
or lest there be a battle or a raid
where I leave no mark among the young warriors.
سَيفَO Sword of الهُدىGuidance مِنfrom حَدِّthe edge of سَيفِكَyour sword يُرتَجىis hoped for
سَيفَ الهُدى مِن حَدِّ سَيفِكَ يُرتَجى
يَومٌa day يُذِلُّhumbles الكُفرَunbelief لِلإيمانِbefore faith
يَومٌ يُذِلُّ الكُفرَ لِلإيمانِ
O Sword of Guidance, from your sword's edge comes hope for
a day that humbles unbelief before faith.
هَذيthese الجُيوشُthe armies تَجيشُsurge نَحوَtoward بِلادِكُمyour lands
هَذي الجُيوشُ تَجيشُ نَحوَ بِلادِكُم
مَحفوفَةًsurrounded بِالكُفرِby unbelief وَالصُلبانِand crosses
مَحفوفَةً بِالكُفرِ وَالصُلبانِ
These armies surge toward your lands,
surrounded by unbelief and crosses.
البَغيُaggression أَكثَرُmost of ماتُقِلُّwhat they carry خُيولُهُمtheir horses
البَغيُ أَكثَرُ ماتُقِلُّ خُيولُهُم
وَالبَغيُand aggression شَرُّthe worst مُصاحِبِcompanion of الإِنسانِhumankind
وَالبَغيُ شَرُّ مُصاحِبِ الإِنسانِ
Aggression is most of what their horses carry,
and aggression is humanity's worst companion.
لَيسواthey are not يَنونَslackening فَلاso do not تَنواslacken فيin أَمرِكُمyour cause
لَيسوا يَنونَ فَلا تَنوا في أَمرِكُم
لاnot يَنهَضُrises الوانيthe laggard لِغَيرِagainst other than الوانيthe laggard
لا يَنهَضُ الواني لِغَيرِ الواني
They do not slacken, so do not slacken in your cause;
a laggard rises against none but another laggard.
غَضَباًanger لِدينِfor the religion of اللَهِGod أَنthat لاتَغضَبواyou feel no anger
غَضَباً لِدينِ اللَهِ أَن لاتَغضَبوا
لَمnot يَشتَهِرwas unsheathed فيin نَصرِهِits defense سَيفانِtwo swords
لَم يَشتَهِر في نَصرِهِ سَيفانِ
I rage for God's religion because you show no anger;
not even two swords have been drawn in its defense.
حَتّىto the point that كَأَنَّas though الوَحيَrevelation فيكُمamong you مَنزِلٌsent down
حَتّى كَأَنَّ الوَحيَ فيكُم مَنزِلٌ
وَلَكُمand for you تُخَصُّare reserved فَضائِلُthe virtues of القُرآنِthe Quran
وَلَكُم تُخَصُّ فَضائِلُ القُرآنِ
So much so, it is as though revelation were sent down among you,
and the Quran's virtues were reserved for you.
قَدalready أَغضَبوكُمthey angered you فَاِغضَبواso grow angry وَتَأَهَّبواand prepare yourselves
قَد أَغضَبوكُم فَاِغضَبوا وَتَأَهَّبوا
لِلحَربِfor war أُهبَةَthe readiness of ثائِرٍan avenger غَضبانِangry
لِلحَربِ أُهبَةَ ثائِرٍ غَضبانِ
They have angered you, so grow angry and prepare yourselves
for war with an angry avenger's readiness.
فَبَنوfor the sons of كِلابٍKilab وَهيَthough they were قُلٌّfew أُغضِبَتwere angered
فَبَنو كِلابٍ وَهيَ قُلٌّ أُغضِبَت
فَدَهَتthen overwhelmed قَبائِلُthe tribes of مُسهِرِMus'hir بنِson of قَنانِQanan
فَدَهَت قَبائِلُ مُسهِرِ بنِ قَنانِ
For the Banu Kilab, though few, were angered,
and overwhelmed the tribes of Mus'hir ibn Qanan.
وَبَنوand the sons of عُبادٍUbad حينَwhen أُحرِجَwas hard pressed حارِثٌHarith
وَبَنو عُبادٍ حينَ أُحرِجَ حارِثٌ
جَرّواthey brought التَخالُفَdiscord فيamong بَنيthe sons of شَيبانِShayban
جَرّوا التَخالُفَ في بَني شَيبانِ
And the Banu Ubad, when Harith was hard pressed,
brought discord among the Banu Shayban.
خَلّواthey spared عَدِيّاًAdi وَهوَthough he was صاحِبُthe object of ثَأرِهِمtheir vengeance
خَلّوا عَدِيّاً وَهوَ صاحِبُ ثَأرِهِم
كَرَماًout of generosity وَنالواand exacted الثَأرَvengeance بِاِبنِupon the son of أَبانِAban
كَرَماً وَنالوا الثَأرَ بِاِبنِ أَبانِ
They spared Adi, though he was the object of their vengeance,
out of generosity, and took vengeance on the son of Aban.
وَالمُسلِمونَand the Muslims بِشاطِئِon the bank of اليَرموكِthe Yarmuk لَمwhen (first part)
وَالمُسلِمونَ بِشاطِئِ اليَرموكِ لَم
ماcompletion of 'when' أُحرِجواwere hard pressed عَطَفواthey turned عَلىupon هامانِHaman
ما أُحرِجوا عَطَفوا عَلى هامانِ
And the Muslims on the bank of the Yarmuk, when
hard pressed, turned upon Haman.
وَحُماةُand the defenders of هاشِمَHashim حينَwhen أُحرِجَwas hard pressed صَدرُهاits chief
وَحُماةُ هاشِمَ حينَ أُحرِجَ صَدرُها
جَرّواthey brought البَلاءَcalamity عَلىupon بَنيthe sons of مَروانِMarwan
جَرّوا البَلاءَ عَلى بَني مَروانِ
And Hashim's defenders, when their chief was hard pressed,
brought calamity upon the Banu Marwan.
وَالتَغلِبِيّونَand the Taghlibis اِحتَمَواdefended themselves عَنagainst مِثلِهاthe like of it
وَالتَغلِبِيّونَ اِحتَمَوا عَن مِثلِها
فَعَدَواthen attacked عَلىupon العادينَthe aggressors بِالسُلّانِat al-Sullan
فَعَدَوا عَلى العادينَ بِالسُلّانِ
And the Taghlibis defended themselves against the like of it,
then fell upon the aggressors at al-Sullan.
وَبَغىand acted unjustly عَلىagainst عَبسٍAbs حُذَيفَةَHudhayfa فَاِشتَفَتso took satisfaction
وَبَغى عَلى عَبسٍ حُذَيفَةَ فَاِشتَفَت
مِنهُfrom him صَوارِمُهُمtheir keen swords وَمِنand from ذُبيانِDhubyan
مِنهُ صَوارِمُهُم وَمِن ذُبيانِ
And Hudhayfa wronged Abs; vengeance was exacted
from him by their keen swords, and from Dhubyan.
وَسَراةُand the chiefs of بَكرٍBakr بَعدَafter ضيقٍhardship فَرَّقواthey scattered
وَسَراةُ بَكرٍ بَعدَ ضيقٍ فَرَّقوا
جَمعَthe host of الأَعاجِمِthe non-Arabs عَنaway from أَنوAnu- (name fragment) شِروانِshirwan (name fragment)
جَمعَ الأَعاجِمِ عَن أَنو شِروانِ
And the chiefs of Bakr, after hardship, scattered
the non-Arab host away from Anushirwan.
أَبقَتit left لِبَكرٍfor Bakr مَفخَراًa source of pride وَسَمالَهاand rose to eminence】【：
أَبقَت لِبَكرٍ مَفخَراً وَسَمالَها
مِنfrom دونِapart from قَومِهِماtheir people يَزيدُYazid وَهانيand Hani
مِن دونِ قَومِهِما يَزيدُ وَهاني
It left Bakr a source of pride, and for it rose to eminence
Yazid and Hani, apart from their clansmen,
المانِعينَthose who repelled العَنقَفيرَthe vast host بِطَعنِهِمwith their spear-thrusts
المانِعينَ العَنقَفيرَ بِطَعنِهِم
وَالثائِرينَand the avengers بِمَقتَلِfor the killing of النُعمانِal-Nu'man
وَالثائِرينَ بِمَقتَلِ النُعمانِ
those who repelled the vast host with their spear-thrusts,
and avenged the killing of al-Nu'man.
Sol 6.1