أَحياhe revived حُشاشَةَlingering life قَلبٍa heart كانَhad been مَخلوساstolen away
أَحيا حُشاشَةَ قَلبٍ كانَ مَخلوسا
وَرَمَّand mended بِالصَبرِwith patience عَقلاًa mind كانَhad been مَألوساderanged
وَرَمَّ بِالصَبرِ عَقلاً كانَ مَألوسا
He revived the lingering life of a heart that had been stolen away,
And with patience mended a mind that had been deranged.
سَرىhe cast off رِداءَthe cloak of الهَوىlove فيin حينَthe time of جِدَّتِهِits newness
سَرى رِداءَ الهَوى في حينَ جِدَّتِهِ
واهاًah! لَهُfor it مِنهُfrom it مَسروراًdelighted وَمَلبوساand worn
واهاً لَهُ مِنهُ مَسروراً وَمَلبوسا
He cast off love's cloak while it was still new;
Ah for it—he rejoiced in it and wore it!
لَوif only تَشهَدينَyou witness أُقاسيI endure الدَمعَthe tears مُنهَمِراًstreaming
لَو تَشهَدينَ أُقاسي الدَمعَ مُنهَمِراً
وَاللَيلَand the night مُرتَتِجَbarred الأَبوابِthe doors مَطموساdarkened
وَاللَيلَ مُرتَتِجَ الأَبوابِ مَطموسا
If only you could witness me enduring streaming tears,
And the night, its doors barred, utterly dark.
اِستَنبَتَgrew القَلبُthe heart مِنfrom لَوعاتِهِits burning anguish شَجَراًtrees
اِستَنبَتَ القَلبُ مِن لَوعاتِهِ شَجَراً
مِنَof الهُمومِcares فَأَجنَتهُso yielded it الوَساويساobsessive thoughts
مِنَ الهُمومِ فَأَجنَتهُ الوَساويسا
The heart grew trees from its burning anguish,
Of cares; they yielded it obsessive thoughts as fruit.
أَهلَO people of الفَراديسِal-Faradis (the gardens) لَمnot أُعدِدI prepared لِذِكرِكُمُfor remembering you
أَهلَ الفَراديسِ لَم أُعدِد لِذِكرِكُمُ
إِلّاexcept دَعىprayers وَسَقىand may water اللَهُGod الفَراديساal-Faradis (the gardens)
إِلّا دَعى وَسَقى اللَهُ الفَراديسا
O people of al-Faradis, I have prepared nothing for your remembrance
But prayers—and may God water al-Faradis!
إِذwhen لاnot نُعَطِّلُwe leave deserted مِنهاamong them مَنظَراًa vista أَنِقاًdelightful
إِذ لا نُعَطِّلُ مِنها مَنظَراً أَنِقاً
وَمَربَعاًand a spring abode بِمَهاby the oryxes of اللَذاتِdelights مَأنوساenlivened
وَمَربَعاً بِمَها اللَذاتِ مَأنوسا
When we left no lovely vista there deserted,
Nor a spring abode enlivened by pleasure's oryxes.
قَدindeed قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen اِطلَخَمَّgrew dark الأَمرُthe affair وَاِنبَعَثَتand arose
قَد قُلتُ لَمّا اِطلَخَمَّ الأَمرُ وَاِنبَعَثَت
عَشواءُa blindly striking calamity تالِيَةًfollowing غُبساًdusky ones دَهاريساdire calamities
عَشواءُ تالِيَةً غُبساً دَهاريسا
I said, when affairs grew dark and there arose
A blind calamity following dark, dreadful calamities:
ليI have حُرمَةٌa claim to protection بِكَupon you أَمسىhas become حَقُّthe right of نازِلِهاits shelter-seeker
لي حُرمَةٌ بِكَ أَمسى حَقُّ نازِلِها
وَقفاًreserved عَلَيكَfor you فَدَتكَmay it ransom you النَفسُthe soul مَحبوساheld fast
وَقفاً عَلَيكَ فَدَتكَ النَفسُ مَحبوسا
I have a claim to your protection; its seeker's right is now
Reserved for you and held fast—may my soul ransom you!
كَمhow many دَعوَةٍa call ليof mine إِذاwhen مَكروهَةٌa misfortune نَزَلَتdescended
كَم دَعوَةٍ لي إِذا مَكروهَةٌ نَزَلَت
وَاِستَفحَلَand grew grave الخَطبُthe calamity ياO عَيّاشُAyyash ياO عيسىIsa
وَاِستَفحَلَ الخَطبُ يا عَيّاشُ يا عيسى
How often I called, when a misfortune descended
And calamity grew grave: O Ayyash! O Isa!
لِلَّهِGod be praised for أَفعالُthe deeds of عَيّاشٍAyyash وَشيمَتُهُand his character
لِلَّهِ أَفعالُ عَيّاشٍ وَشيمَتُهُ
يَزِدنَهُthey increase him كَرَماًin nobility إِنwhether ساسَhe rules أَوor سيساhe is ruled
يَزِدنَهُ كَرَماً إِن ساسَ أَو سيسا
God be praised for Ayyash's deeds and character:
They increase his nobility, whether he rules or is ruled.
ماnot شاهَدَhe witnessed اللَبسَconfusion إِلّاexcept that كانَit became مُتَّضِحاًclear
ما شاهَدَ اللَبسَ إِلّا كانَ مُتَّضِحاً
وَلاand not نَأىhe was distant from الحَقَّthe truth إِلّاexcept that كانَit became مَلبوساobscured
وَلا نَأى الحَقَّ إِلّا كانَ مَلبوسا
Never was he present amid confusion but it became clear,
Nor absent from the truth but it became obscured.
فاضَتoverflowed سَحائِبُclouds مِنfrom نَعمائِهِhis blessings فَطَمَتso surged
فاضَت سَحائِبُ مِن نَعمائِهِ فَطَمَت
نُعماهُhis bounty بِالبُؤسِover misery حَتّىuntil اِجتَثَّتِit uprooted البوساmisery
نُعماهُ بِالبُؤسِ حَتّى اِجتَثَّتِ البوسا
Clouds of his blessings overflowed; then surged
His bounty over misery, until it uprooted misery.
يَحرُسنَthey guard بِالبَذلِthrough giving عَرضاًhonor ماnot يَزالُceases to be مِنَfrom الthe
يَحرُسنَ بِالبَذلِ عَرضاً ما يَزالُ مِنَ ال
آفاتِafflictions بِالنَفحاتِby generous gifts الغُرِّradiant مَحروساprotected
آفاتِ بِالنَفحاتِ الغُرِّ مَحروسا
By giving they guard an honor ever safe from
Afflictions, protected by radiant gifts.
فَرعٌa branch سَماrose high فيin سَماءِthe sky of العِزِّhonor مُتَّخِذاًhaving
فَرعٌ سَما في سَماءِ العِزِّ مُتَّخِذاً
أَصلاًa root ثَوىabode فيin قَرارِthe depths of المَجدِglory مَغروساplanted
أَصلاً ثَوى في قَرارِ المَجدِ مَغروسا
A branch that soared in the sky of honor, having
A root abiding, planted in the depths of glory.
لَيثٌa lion تَرىyou see كُلَّevery يَومٍday تَحتَbeneath كَلكَلِهِhis chest
لَيثٌ تَرى كُلَّ يَومٍ تَحتَ كَلكَلِهِ
لَيثاًa lion مِنَamong الإِنسِmankind جَهمَgrim الوَجهِthe face مَفروساslain as prey
لَيثاً مِنَ الإِنسِ جَهمَ الوَجهِ مَفروسا
A lion—you see each day beneath his chest
A lion among men, grim-faced and slain as prey.
أَهيَسُfierce أَليَسُunflinching مَشّاءٌever striding إِلىtoward هِمَمٍlofty aims
أَهيَسُ أَليَسُ مَشّاءٌ إِلى هِمَمٍ
تُغَرِّقُdrown العيسَthe white camels فيin آذِيِّهاtheir surging waves الليساthe sturdy ones
تُغَرِّقُ العيسَ في آذِيِّها الليسا
Fierce and unflinching, ever striding toward lofty aims
That drown the sturdy white camels in their surging waves.
نافَسَhe rivaled أَهلَthe men of العُلىeminence فَاِحتازَand so captured عَقلَهُمُtheir minds
نافَسَ أَهلَ العُلى فَاِحتازَ عَقلَهُمُ
مِنهُمfrom them فَأَصبَحَso he became مُعطىaccorded الحَقِّhis due مَنفوساenvied
مِنهُم فَأَصبَحَ مُعطى الحَقِّ مَنفوسا
He rivaled the men of eminence and captured their minds
From them; thus he became a man accorded his due and envied.
تَجريrun السُعودُgood fortunes لَهُin his favor فيin كُلِّevery نائِبَةٍcalamity
تَجري السُعودُ لَهُ في كُلِّ نائِبَةٍ
نابَتbefell وَإِنand even if كانَwas يَومُthe day of البَأسِbattle مَنحوساill-starred
نابَت وَإِن كانَ يَومُ البَأسِ مَنحوسا
Good fortunes run his way in every calamity
That befalls, even if the day of battle is ill-starred.
لَهُhe has لِواءُa banner of نَدىًgenerosity ماnever هَزَّhe shook عامِلَهُits shaft
لَهُ لِواءُ نَدىً ما هَزَّ عامِلَهُ
إِلّاexcept that أَراكَhe showed you لِواءَthe banner of البُخلِmiserliness مَنكوساoverturned
إِلّا أَراكَ لِواءَ البُخلِ مَنكوسا
He has a banner of generosity; never does he shake its shaft
Without showing you the banner of miserliness overturned.
مُقابَلٌnoble on both sides فيamong بَنيthe sons of الأَذواءِthe Dhu-lords مَنصِبُهُhis lineage
مُقابَلٌ في بَني الأَذواءِ مَنصِبُهُ
عيصاًancestral stock فَعيصاًthen ancestral stock وَقُدموساًand an ancient lord فَقُدموساthen an ancient lord
عيصاً فَعيصاً وَقُدموساً فَقُدموسا
His lineage is noble on both sides among the sons of the Dhu-lords,
Ancestral stock after stock, and ancient lord after ancient lord.
الوارِدينَthose entering حِياضَthe pools of المَوتِdeath مُتأَقَةًbrimming
الوارِدينَ حِياضَ المَوتِ مُتأَقَةً
ثُباًbands ثُباًbands وَكَراديساًand battalions كَراديساbattalions
ثُباً ثُباً وَكَراديساً كَراديسا
Who go down to death's brimming pools,
Band after band, and battalion after battalion.
وَالمانِعينَand those defending حياضَthe pools of المَجدِglory إِنif دُهِمَتthey are assailed
وَالمانِعينَ حياضَ المَجدِ إِن دُهِمَت
مَنعَthe guarding of الضَراغِمِthe lions آجاماًthickets وَعِرّيساand a lair
مَنعَ الضَراغِمِ آجاماً وَعِرّيسا
And who guard glory's pools if they are assailed,
As lions guard their thickets and lairs.
نَمَوكَthey reared you قِنعاسَa mighty chief of دَهرٍthe age حينَwhen يَحزُبُهُit besets him
نَمَوكَ قِنعاسَ دَهرٍ حينَ يَحزُبُهُ
أَمرٌa troubling affair يُشابِهُhe resembles آباءًforefathers قَناعيساmighty chiefs
أَمرٌ يُشابِهُ آباءً قَناعيسا
They reared you a stalwart of the age, who, when beset
By trouble, resembles his stalwart forefathers.
وَقَدَّمواand they put forward مِنكَin you إِنif هُمthey خاطَبواspoke ذَرِباًa sharp-tongued man
وَقَدَّموا مِنكَ إِن هُم خاطَبوا ذَرِباً
وَرادَسواand fought with stones حَضرَمِيَّHadrami الصَخرِrock رِدّيساa massive boulder
وَرادَسوا حَضرَمِيَّ الصَخرِ رِدّيسا
And in you they put forward, when they spoke, a sharp-tongued man,
And when they fought with stones, a massive Hadrami boulder.
أَشَمُّlofty-nosed أَصيَدُproudly high-headed تَكويbrands الصيدَthe haughty غُرَّتُهُhis bright brow
أَشَمُّ أَصيَدُ تَكوي الصيدَ غُرَّتُهُ
كَيّاًa searing brand وَأَشوَسُand fierce-eyed يُعشيblinds الأَعيُنَthe eyes الشوساfiercely glaring
كَيّاً وَأَشوَسُ يُعشي الأَعيُنَ الشوسا
High-nosed, head held high, his bright brow brands the haughty,
With a searing brand; fierce-eyed, he blinds fierce eyes.
شامَتwatched بُروقَكَyour lightning flashes آماليmy hopes بِمِصرَin Egypt وَلَوand even if
شامَت بُروقَكَ آمالي بِمِصرَ وَلَو
أَصبَحَتthey came to be بِالطوسِin Tus لَمnot اِستَبعِدِI deemed distant الطوساTus
أَصبَحَت بِالطوسِ لَم اِستَبعِدِ الطوسا
My hopes watched your lightning flashes in Egypt; and even if
They were in Tus, I would not deem Tus distant.
Sol 6.1