تَذكَّرَhe recalled بُعداًseparation مِنfrom نُضارNudar فَماso did not صَبرendure
تَذكَّرَ بُعداً مِن نُضار فَما صَبر
حَليفُa companion of أَسىًsorrow رامَsought السُلُوَّconsolation فَماbut did not قَدَرmanage
حَليفُ أَسىً رامَ السُلُوَّ فَما قَدَر
He recalled his separation from Nudar and could not endure it.
A companion of sorrow, he sought consolation but could not find it.
فَأَضرَمَso he kindled ناراًa fire فيin الحَشاthe breast قَدindeed تَسعَّرَتblazed fiercely
فَأَضرَمَ ناراً في الحَشا قَد تَسعَّرَت
وَأَمطَرَand rained down شُؤبوبُa torrent of المَدامعِtears كَالمَطَرlike rain
وَأَمطَرَ شُؤبوبُ المَدامعِ كَالمَطَر
So he kindled a fire within his breast, and it blazed fiercely,
And a torrent of tears poured down like rain.
نضارُNudar لَقَدindeed أَسقَيتِنيyou made me drink كأسَa cup of لَوعَةٍanguish
نضارُ لَقَد أَسقَيتِني كأسَ لَوعَةٍ
هِيَit الصبرُbitter aloe المَكروهloathsome أَوor طَعمُهاits taste أَمَرmore bitter
هِيَ الصبرُ المَكروه أَو طَعمُها أَمَر
Nudar, you have made me drink a cup of anguish:
It is loathsome aloe—or its taste is even more bitter.
نضارُNudar لَقَدindeed خَلَّفتنيyou have left me ذاbearing مَصائِبٍcalamities
نضارُ لَقَد خَلَّفتني ذا مَصائِبٍ
إِذاwhenever شَرَعَتthey begin تَنأىto recede تَداعَتcome crowding لَهاto them أُخَرothers
إِذا شَرَعَت تَنأى تَداعَت لَها أُخَر
Nudar, you have left me beset by calamities;
Whenever they begin to recede, others crowd in after them.
نضارُNudar اِعلَمِيknow أَنّيthat I بِقَلبيwith my heart وَقالِبيand my body
نضارُ اِعلَمِي أَنّي بِقَلبي وَقالِبي
لَدَيكِbeside you مُقيماًdwelling لاnot يَقُرُّis restful لِيَfor me السَفَرtravel
لَدَيكِ مُقيماً لا يَقُرُّ لِيَ السَفَر
Nudar, know that, in heart and body,
I remain beside you; travel gives me no rest.
وَأَتلُوand I recite كِتابَthe Book of اللَهِGod سِرّاًin secret وَجَهرَةًand openly
وَأَتلُو كِتابَ اللَهِ سِرّاً وَجَهرَةً
عَلَيكِover you وَأَدعُوand I pray بِالأَصائِلِin the late afternoons وَالبُكَرand early mornings
عَلَيكِ وَأَدعُو بِالأَصائِلِ وَالبُكَر
And I recite God's Book, in secret and openly,
Over you, and pray in the late afternoons and early mornings.
وَأَبكيكِand I weep for you ماas long as إِنindeed دامَremains بِالجِسمِin the body روحُهُits spirit
وَأَبكيكِ ما إِن دامَ بِالجِسمِ روحُهُ
وَماand not لاحِقِيovertaking me يَوماًever مَلالٌweariness وَلاnor ضَجَرimpatience
وَما لاحِقِي يَوماً مَلالٌ وَلا ضَجَر
And I shall weep for you as long as the body's spirit remains within it,
And neither weariness nor impatience shall ever overtake me.
وَلَستُand I am not كَمَنlike one who بَكّىlamented حَبيبَيهِhis two beloveds حِقبَةًfor a time
وَلَستُ كَمَن بَكّى حَبيبَيهِ حِقبَةً
فَقالَthen he said وَقَدand already مَلَّhad grown weary البُكاweeping مِنهُof him وَالسَهَرand sleeplessness
فَقالَ وَقَد مَلَّ البُكا مِنهُ وَالسَهَر
I am not like one who lamented his two beloveds for a time,
Then said, when weeping and sleeplessness had grown weary of him:
إِلىuntil الحَولِthe year ثُمَthen اسمُthe name of السَلامِpeace عَلَيكُماupon you both
إِلى الحَولِ ثُمَ اسمُ السَلامِ عَلَيكُما
وَمَنand whoever يَبكِweeps حَولاًa year كامِلاًcomplete فَقَدthen indeed اِعتَذَرhas justified himself
وَمَن يَبكِ حَولاً كامِلاً فَقَد اِعتَذَر
"Until a year has passed—then the name of peace be upon you both;
And whoever weeps a full year has indeed justified himself."
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I أَبكيكِweep for you إِذwhen نَلتَقيwe meet مَعاًtogether
وَلَكِنَّني أَبكيكِ إِذ نَلتَقي مَعاً
فَتُبصِرthen sees عَينيmy eye وَجهَكِyour face الزاهرَradiant القَمَرthe moon
فَتُبصِر عَيني وَجهَكِ الزاهرَ القَمَر
But I weep for you, recalling when we met together,
And my eye beheld your radiant, moonlike face,
وَأَحظىand I delight بِحُسنٍin beauty مِنfrom حَديثكِyour speech إِنَّماindeed
وَأَحظى بِحُسنٍ مِن حَديثكِ إِنَّما
حَديثُكِyour speech أُنسُsolace for القَلبِthe heart وَالسَمعِand hearing وَالبَصَرand sight
حَديثُكِ أُنسُ القَلبِ وَالسَمعِ وَالبَصَر
And I enjoyed the beauty of your speech; indeed,
Your speech was solace to heart, hearing, and sight.
وَماand none كَنُضارٍlike Nudar فيamong البَناتِgirls وَماand not لَهاfor her
وَما كَنُضارٍ في البَناتِ وَما لَها
شَبيهٌan equal يُرىis seen لاneither فيin البَداوَةِnomadic life وَالحَضَرand settled life
شَبيهٌ يُرى لا في البَداوَةِ وَالحَضَر
None among girls is like Nudar, nor does she have
An equal to be seen, among nomads or townsfolk.
رَزينَةُsober عَقلٍof mind لَوif يُقاسُwere compared بِمثلِهاwith one like her
رَزينَةُ عَقلٍ لَو يُقاسُ بِمثلِها
حِجىًwisdom كانَتshe would be الياقوتruby قَدindeed قِيسwas compared بِالحَجَرwith stone
حِجىً كانَت الياقوت قَد قِيس بِالحَجَر
Sound of mind—if anyone were compared with one like her
In wisdom, she would be a ruby measured against stone.
وَتَلاءةٌand an avid reciter آيَverses of القُرآنِthe Qur'an يَزينُهاadorns her
وَتَلاءةٌ آيَ القُرآنِ يَزينُها
فَإِعرابُهُfor its proper inflection زَينadorns القِراءةِthe recitation بِالدُّرَرwith pearls
فَإِعرابُهُ زَين القِراءةِ بِالدُّرَر
And an avid reciter of the Qur'an's verses, which adorn her;
For its proper inflection adorns recitation with pearls.
وَرِاويةٌand a transmitter عَنfrom سَيِّدِthe master of الرُسلِthe messengers ماwhat رَوَتrelated
وَرِاويةٌ عَن سَيِّدِ الرُسلِ ما رَوَت
ثِقاتٌtrustworthy narrators بِماof what قَدindeed صحproved authentic مِنof مُسنَدِchain-supported الخَبَرtradition
ثِقاتٌ بِما قَد صح مِن مُسنَدِ الخَبَر
And she transmits from the master of messengers what was related
By trustworthy narrators in authentic reports with chains of transmission.
وَكاتِبَةٌand a writer خَطّاًscript يَزينُadorns يَراعَهاher reed pen
وَكاتِبَةٌ خَطّاً يَزينُ يَراعَها
بَراعَتُهُits mastery فيهِin it اِبتِهاجٌa delight لِمَنfor whoever نَظَرlooks
بَراعَتُهُ فيهِ اِبتِهاجٌ لِمَن نَظَر
And a calligrapher whose reed pen is adorned
By its mastery of script—a delight to whoever looks.
وَلَيسَتand she is not مِنamong اللآئيthose women who شُغلنَare absorbed بِزينَةٍin adornment
وَلَيسَت مِن اللآئي شُغلنَ بِزينَةٍ
فَتكحَلَso is lined with kohl مِنهاof hers العَينُthe eye أَوor تَلبَسَshe wears الحَبَرstriped robes
فَتكحَلَ مِنها العَينُ أَو تَلبَسَ الحَبَر
She is not among those women absorbed in adornment,
Who kohl their eyes or wear fine striped robes.
وَلَكنbut rather لَهاshe has شُغلٌan occupation بِأَجرٍwith reward تُعِدُّهُshe lays it up
وَلَكن لَها شُغلٌ بِأَجرٍ تُعِدُّهُ
لِيَومfor a day of معادٍreturn حينَwhen ينفَخُis blown فيinto الصُوَرthe trumpet
لِيَوم معادٍ حينَ ينفَخُ في الصُوَر
Rather, her concern is the reward she lays up
For the day of return, when the trumpet is blown:
إِغاثةُaiding مَلهوفٍthe distressed وَإِطعامُand feeding جائِعٍthe hungry
إِغاثةُ مَلهوفٍ وَإِطعامُ جائِعٍ
وَكُسوَةُand clothing عارٍthe naked وَانتِفاعٌand benefiting بِلاwithout ضَرَرharm
وَكُسوَةُ عارٍ وَانتِفاعٌ بِلا ضَرَر
Relieving the distressed and feeding the hungry,
And clothing the naked, and benefiting without harm.
أَلاAh رَحِمَmay He have mercy on الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful نَفساًa soul زَكِيَّةًpure
أَلا رَحِمَ الرَحمَنُ نَفساً زَكِيَّةً
لَدىin العالمِthe world العُلويِّon high كانَwas لَهاfor her مَقَرan abode
لَدى العالمِ العُلويِّ كانَ لَها مَقَر
Ah, may the All-Merciful have mercy on a pure soul,
Whose abode was in the world on high.
Sol 6.1