رَحَلَتshe departed فَغَيرُso other than دُموعِيَmy tears الدُرَرُthe pearls
رَحَلَت فَغَيرُ دُموعِيَ الدُرَرُ
وَلِغَيرِيَand for someone other than me الأَحزانُthe sorrows وَالفِكَرُand the thoughts
وَلِغَيرِيَ الأَحزانُ وَالفِكَرُ
She departed—but the pearls are not my tears;
She departed; the pearls are not my tears,
grief and brooding are for someone other than me.
And sorrows and thoughts belong to someone else.
لَوif تَكشِفونَyou (plural) lift نِقابَهاher veil سَبَقَتhastened ahead
لَو تَكشِفونَ نِقابَها سَبَقَت
مِنكُمfrom you (plural) إِلَيَّto me بِبَينِهاof her departure البُشَرُthe glad tidings
مِنكُم إِلَيَّ بِبَينِها البُشَرُ
Were you to lift her veil, there would race
Were you to lift her veil, there would hasten
from you to me glad tidings of her parting.
From you to me glad tidings of her departure.
أَناI مُجمِلٌsummarizing لَكُمُfor you (plural) سَماجَتَهاher ugliness
أَنا مُجمِلٌ لَكُمُ سَماجَتَها
وَجهُthe face اِبنِson of أَعمَشَAʿmash عِندَهاcompared with her قَمَرُa moon
وَجهُ اِبنِ أَعمَشَ عِندَها قَمَرُ
I will sum up her ugliness for you:
I sum up her ugliness for you:
Ibn A‘mash’s face, beside hers, is a moon.
Beside her, Ibn Aʿmash’s face is a moon.
وَمُبَيِّنٌand making clear لَكُمُfor you (plural) غَثاثَتَهاher insipidity
وَمُبَيِّنٌ لَكُمُ غَثاثَتَها
لَفظُthe speech اِبنِson of أَعمَشَAʿmash عِندَهاcompared with her سَمَرُevening conversation
لَفظُ اِبنِ أَعمَشَ عِندَها سَمَرُ
And I will make her insipidity plain to you:
And I make plain her insipidity to you:
Ibn A‘mash’s speech, beside hers, is delightful night-talk.
Beside her, Ibn Aʿmash’s speech is evening conversation.
Sol 6.1