ياO دارdwelling of امUmm (mother of) مالكMalik الاtake heed اسلميbe safe
يا دار ام مالك الا اسلمي
علىdespite التنائيthe distance منfrom مقامa dwelling-place وانعميand flourish
على التنائي من مقام وانعمي
O dwelling of Umm Malik, may you be safe,
O home of Umm Malik, I bid you peace
Though far from where I dwell, may you flourish.
Among the valleys of dwellings and bounty
كيفhow أناam I إنif أنتyou لمdo not تكلميspeak
كيف أنا إن أنت لم تكلمي
بالوَحيthrough signs اوor كيفhow بانwith your تجمجميmurmuring
بالوَحي او كيف بان تجمجمي
How shall I fare if you do not speak
How can I be if you do not speak to me
Through signs—or how shall I fare with your murmuring?
With revelation or how can my thoughts collect
تقولsays ليto me بنتيmy daughter ملامَin reproach اللومblame
تقول لي بنتي ملامَ اللوم
ياO أبتاmy father انكindeed you يوماone day مؤتميwill make me an orphan
يا أبتا انك يوما مؤتمي
My daughter says to me in stern reproach:
You say to me, my daughter, do not blame
O father, one day you will leave me an orphan.
Oh father, you will one day become tearful
فقلتso I said كلاno indeed فاعلميso know ثمthen اعلميknow
فقلت كلا فاعلمي ثم اعلمي
انيindeed I لميقاتam bound to the appointed time of كتابa written decree محكمirrevocably fixed
اني لميقات كتاب محكم
So I said: No! Know this, then know it well:
I said no, so know and be aware
I am bound to the appointed hour of an unalterable decree.
That I am destined for a clear scripture
لوeven if كنتI were فيin ظلمةthe darkness of شِعبa ravine مظلمdark
لو كنت في ظلمة شِعب مظلم
أوor فيin السماءthe sky ارتقىascended بسلمby a ladder
أو في السماء ارتقى بسلم
Even were I in the gloom of a dark ravine,
Were I in the darkness of a gloomy valley
Or in the sky, having climbed a ladder,
Or in the heavens, climbing with a ladder
لانصبwould surely pour down مقداريmy allotted fate إلىto مجرنثميmy crouching-place
لانصب مقداري إلى مجرنثمي
إنيindeed I وربand by the Lord of الراقصاتthe swaying she-camels الرسمthe swift-trotting ones
إني ورب الراقصات الرسم
My allotted fate would pour down to where I crouched.
I would pour my measure to my stars
Indeed, by the Lord of the swaying, swift-trotting camels,
I swear by the Lord of swaying outlines
وربand by the Lord of حوضthe basin of زمزمZamzam وزمزمand Zamzam
ورب حوض زمزم وزمزم
لاستبينI surely discern الخيرgood عندat مقدميmy arrival
لاستبين الخير عند مقدمي
And by the Lord of Zamzam's basin and Zamzam itself,
And the Lord of the Well of Zamzam and Zamzam
I surely discern good upon my arrival,
I will discern good at my arrival
وعندand at ترحاليmy setting out عنfrom مخيميmy encampment
وعند ترحالي عن مخيمي
علىto ابنIbn (son of) عبداللهAbdallah قرمchieftain of الاقرُمthe chieftains
على ابن عبدالله قرم الاقرُم
And when I set out from my encampment,
And at my departure from my camp
To Ibn Abdallah, chieftain of chieftains.
To the son of Abdullah, the noblest of the noble
فاننيfor indeed I بالعلمwith knowledge ذوpossessed of ترسمskill in tracing signs
فانني بالعلم ذو ترسم
لمdid not أدرI know ماwhat مهاجرMuhajir التكرمgenerosity
لم أدر ما مهاجر التكرم
For I trace the signs with knowledge.
For I, with knowledge, am well prepared
I did not know what Muhajir's generosity was,
I did not know the emigrant of generosity
حتىuntil تبينتI clearly saw قضاياthe judgments of الغشمoppression
حتى تبينت قضايا الغشم
مهاجرُMuhajir ياذاO possessor of النوالbounty الخِضرمvast and overflowing
مهاجرُ ياذا النوال الخِضرم
Until I clearly saw the judgments of oppression.
Until I understood the affairs of hostility
Muhajir, O you of overflowing bounty,
Emigrant, O holder of green bounty
انتyou اذاwhen انتجعتyou are sought for bounty خيرthe best مغنمprize
انت اذا انتجعت خير مغنم
مشتركshared by all النائلin bounty جمُّabundant الانعُمin favors
مشترك النائل جمُّ الانعُم
When sought out for bounty, you are the finest prize.
When you recoil, it is the best gain
Your bounty is shared by all, your favors abundant.
Shared, reaching, abundant blessing
ولتميمand for Tamim منكfrom you خيرthe best مُقسَمallotted share
ولتميم منك خير مُقسَم
اذاwhen التقواthey gather شتىin scattered groups معاtogether كالهيّمlike thirst-crazed camels
اذا التقوا شتى معا كالهيّم
And Tamim receives from you the choicest allotted share,
And for Tameem from you, the best division
When their scattered bands gather together like thirst-crazed camels.
When they meet diverse like roaming camels
قدalready علمhas learned الشأمal-Sham (the Levant) وكلand every موسمfestival gathering
قد علم الشأم وكل موسم
انكthat you تحلوare sweet ليto me كحلوlike the sweetness of المعجمwhat is chewed and tasted
انك تحلو لي كحلو المعجم
Al-Sham and every festival gathering know
Sham and every season knew
That you are sweet to me like a sweet morsel chewed,
That you are as sweet to me as dictionaries
طوراat times وطوراand at other times انتyou مثلlike العلتمthe bitter ʿaltam plant
طورا وطورا انت مثل العلتم
At times; at other times you are like the bitter ʿaltam plant.
Sometimes and sometimes, you are like flickering stars
Sol 6.1