مَنwho بَنوsons of عامِرٍAmir مَنِwho اِبنُson of الحُبابِal-Hubab
مَن بَنو عامِرٍ مَنِ اِبنُ الحُبابِ
مَنwho بَنوsons of تَغلِبٍTaghlib غَداةَon the morning of الكُلابِal-Kulab
مَن بَنو تَغلِبٍ غَداةَ الكُلابِ
Who are the Banu Amir? Who is Ibn al-Hubab?
Who are the Banu Taghlib on the morning of al-Kulab?
مَنwho طُفَيلٌTufayl مَنwho عامِرٌAmir وَمَنِand who الحاal-Harith (first part)
مَن طُفَيلٌ مَن عامِرٌ وَمَنِ الحا
رِثُal-Harith (remainder) أَمor مَنwho عُتَيبَةُUtaybah اِبنُson of شِهابِShihab
رِثُ أَم مَن عُتَيبَةُ اِبنُ شِهابِ
Who is Tufayl? Who is Amir? And who is
al-Harith? Or who is Utaybah son of Shihab?
إِنَّماonly الضَيغَمُthe lion الهَصورُthe fierce, crushing one أَبوfather of الأَشthe cubs (first part)
إِنَّما الضَيغَمُ الهَصورُ أَبو الأَش
بالِcubs (remainder) مَنّاعُstaunch defender of كُلِّevery خيسٍthicket وَغابِand forest
بالِ مَنّاعُ كُلِّ خيسٍ وَغابِ
The one true lion, the fierce beast, the father of
cubs, defender of every thicket and forest,
مَنhe whose غَدَتwent forth at dawn خَيلُهُhis horses عَلىagainst سَرحِthe grazing herd of شِعريmy poetry
مَن غَدَت خَيلُهُ عَلى سَرحِ شِعري
وَهوَwhile it لِلحَينِtoward doom راتِعٌgrazing freely فيin كِتابيmy book
وَهوَ لِلحَينِ راتِعٌ في كِتابي
is he whose horses went forth against the grazing herd of my verse,
while it grazed in my book, destined for ruin.
غارَةٌa raid أَسخَنَتmade burn with grief عُيونَthe eyes of المَعانيthe meanings
غارَةٌ أَسخَنَت عُيونَ المَعاني
وَاِستَحَلَّتand violated مَحارِمَthe sanctities of الآدابِliterature
وَاِستَحَلَّت مَحارِمَ الآدابِ
A raid that made the eyes of meanings burn with tears
and violated the sanctities of literature.
لَوif تَرىyou see مَنطِقيmy speech أَسيراًcaptive لَأَصبَحwould become (verb continues)
لَو تَرى مَنطِقي أَسيراً لَأَصبَح
تَyou (verb ending) أَسيراًcaptive لِعَبرَةٍto a tear وَاِكتِئابِand dejection
تَ أَسيراً لِعَبرَةٍ وَاِكتِئابِ
If you saw my speech held captive, you would become
a captive to tears and dejection.
ياO عَذارىvirgins of الكَلامِspeech صِرتُنَّyou have become مِنfrom بَعafter (first part)
يا عَذارى الكَلامِ صِرتُنَّ مِن بَع
ديme (ending of 'after me') سَباياfemale captives تُبَعنَyou are sold فيamong الأَعرابِthe Bedouin
دي سَبايا تُبَعنَ في الأَعرابِ
O virgins of speech, you have become, after
me, captives sold among the Bedouin.
عَبِقاتٍlingering بِالسَمعِin the ear تُبديrevealing وُجوهاًfaces
عَبِقاتٍ بِالسَمعِ تُبدي وُجوهاً
كَوُجوهِlike the faces of الكَواعِبِthe budding-breasted maidens الأَترابِof equal age
كَوُجوهِ الكَواعِبِ الأَترابِ
Lingering in the ear, revealing faces
like the faces of budding-breasted maidens, alike in age.
قَدindeed جَرىflowed فيthrough مُتونِهِنَّtheir bodies مِنَfrom الإِفthe blade's watered pattern (first part)
قَد جَرى في مُتونِهِنَّ مِنَ الإِف
رِندِblade's watered pattern (remainder) ماءٌa sheen نَظيرُlike ماءِthe sheen of الشَبابِyouth
رِندِ ماءٌ نَظيرُ ماءِ الشَبابِ
Through their bodies has flowed, from
the blade's watered pattern, a sheen like the sheen of youth.
إِنَّindeed ذَمّيmy censure of مُحَمَّدَMuhammad بنَson of يَزيدٍYazid
إِنَّ ذَمّي مُحَمَّدَ بنَ يَزيدٍ
فيfor الَّذيwhat نالَهُhe obtained it لَغَيرُsurely not صَوابِright
في الَّذي نالَهُ لَغَيرُ صَوابِ
Indeed, my blaming Muhammad ibn Yazid
for what he has gained is surely not right.
دَعهُlet him يَحظىgain favor لَدىamong الأَنامِhumankind بِشِعريthrough my poetry
دَعهُ يَحظى لَدى الأَنامِ بِشِعري
وَقَصيديand my odes فَذاكَfor that أَهوَنُeasiest بابِway; door
وَقَصيدي فَذاكَ أَهوَنُ بابِ
Let him gain favor among humankind through my verse
and my odes; that is the easiest way.
Sol 6.1