إِصبِريbe patient أَيَّتُهاO النَفthe soul (first part)
إِصبِري أَيَّتُها النَف
سُsoul (completion) فَإِنَّfor indeed الصَبرَpatience أَحجىwiser
سُ فَإِنَّ الصَبرَ أَحجى
Be patient, O soul,
for patience is the wiser course.
نَهنِهيrestrain الحُزنَsorrow فَإِنَّfor indeed الthe
نَهنِهي الحُزنَ فَإِنَّ ال
حُزنَsorrow إِنif لَمnot يُنهِbe restrained لَجّاpersists obstinately
حُزنَ إِن لَم يُنهِ لَجّا
Restrain sorrow, for
sorrow, if unchecked, persists.
وَاِلبَسيand put on اليَأسَdespair مِنَof الناthe people (first part)
وَاِلبَسي اليَأسَ مِنَ النا
سِpeople (completion) فَإِنَّfor indeed اليَأسَdespair مَلجاa refuge
سِ فَإِنَّ اليَأسَ مَلجا
And clothe yourself in despair of people,
for despair is a refuge.
رُبَّماsometimes خابَfailed رَجاءٌa hope
رُبَّما خابَ رَجاءٌ
وَأَتىand came ماwhat لَيسَis not يُرجىhoped for
وَأَتى ما لَيسَ يُرجى
Sometimes a hope fails,
and what is not hoped for arrives.
وَكِتابٍand many a letter كَتَبَتهُwrote it
وَكِتابٍ كَتَبَتهُ
مُقلَةٌan eye لاnot تَتَهَجّىspells
مُقلَةٌ لا تَتَهَجّى
And many a letter was written
by an eye that cannot spell;
لاnot تَرىsees عَينُthe eye رَقيبٍof a watcher
لا تَرى عَينُ رَقيبٍ
فيهِin it لِلأَقلامِfrom the pens ثَجّاan outpouring
فيهِ لِلأَقلامِ ثَجّا
no watcher's eye sees
in it any outpouring from pens.
لَمnot يُبَحwas divulged فيهِin it بِسِرٍّof a secret
لَم يُبَح فيهِ بِسِرٍّ
لاno وَلاnor أُدرِجَwas rolled up دَرجاa rolling-up
لا وَلا أُدرِجَ دَرجا
No secret was divulged in it—
no, nor was it rolled up.
فَأَجابَتهُthen answered it دُموعٌtears
فَأَجابَتهُ دُموعٌ
جُعِلَتwere made لِلكَأسِfor the cup مَزجاa diluting admixture
جُعِلَت لِلكَأسِ مَزجا
Then tears answered it,
used to dilute the cup.
وَسَقيمِand many a languid one الطَرفِof gaze قَدalready غَصcaused choking (first part)
وَسَقيمِ الطَرفِ قَد غَص
صَصَcaused choking (completion) بِالهَجرِthrough estrangement وَأَشجىand caused grief
صَصَ بِالهَجرِ وَأَشجى
And many a languid-eyed one, who had made me choke
with estrangement and filled me with grief,
زارَنيvisited me وَاللَيلُwhile the night قَدhad already أَقapproached (first part)
زارَني وَاللَيلُ قَد أَق
بَلَapproached (completion) نَحويtoward me يَتَدَجّىgrowing dark
بَلَ نَحوي يَتَدَجّى
visited me, while night had approached
toward me, deepening in darkness,
حينَwhen نالَobtained العِلجَthe foreigner فيin سَوbargaining (first part)
حينَ نالَ العِلجَ في سَو
ميmy bargaining (completion) الَّذيwhat كانَhad تَرَجّىhoped for
مي الَّذي كانَ تَرَجّى
when the foreigner obtained through my bargaining
what he had hoped for.
طَلَعَتrose شَمسٌa sun عَلَيناupon us
طَلَعَت شَمسٌ عَلَينا
مِنfrom دِنانٍwine-jars تَتَوَجّاblazing
مِن دِنانٍ تَتَوَجّا
A sun rose upon us
from wine-jars, blazing;
لَذَّةُdelicious الطَعمِin taste تَمُجُّspouts forth الthe
لَذَّةُ الطَعمِ تَمُجُّ ال
مِسكَmusk فيinto الأَقداحِthe cups مَجّاin a gush
مِسكَ في الأَقداحِ مَجّا
sweet to the taste, it spouts forth
musk into the cups in a gush.
كَسَتِclothed الشَيخَthe old man شَباباًin youth
كَسَتِ الشَيخَ شَباباً
فَاِكتَسىso he donned شِكلاًgrace وَغُنجاand coquetry
فَاِكتَسى شِكلاً وَغُنجا
It clothed the old man in youth,
so he donned grace and coquetry.
فَقَضَيناso we performed مَنسِكَthe rite اللَGod (first part)
فَقَضَينا مَنسِكَ اللَ
هِGod (completion) وَإِنand even though لَمnot نَنوِwe intended حَجّاa pilgrimage
هِ وَإِن لَم نَنوِ حَجّا
Thus we performed God's rite,
though we had intended no pilgrimage.
Sol 6.1