ذَرينيleave me alone مِنكِfrom you سافِحَةَtear-shedding المَآقيthe eye-corners
ذَريني مِنكِ سافِحَةَ المَآقي
وَمِنand from سَرَعانِthe rush of عَبرَتِكِyour tears المُراقِpoured out
وَمِن سَرَعانِ عَبرَتِكِ المُراقِ
Leave me be, you whose eye-corners stream with tears,
and spare me the rush of your outpoured tears,
وَتَخويفيand frightening me نَوىًseparation عَرُضَتgrew wide وَطالَتand grew long
وَتَخويفي نَوىً عَرُضَت وَطالَت
فَبُعدُfor the remoteness of الغايَthe goals مِنfrom حَظِّthe lot of العِتاقِthoroughbreds
فَبُعدُ الغايَ مِن حَظِّ العِتاقِ
and your frightening me with separation grown wide and long;
for distant goals are the lot of thoroughbreds.
وَقَرِّبand bring near أَنتَyou تِلكَthose فَإِنَّfor indeed هَمّاًa concern
وَقَرِّب أَنتَ تِلكَ فَإِنَّ هَمّاً
عَرانيhas beset me بِاِشتِجارٍwith chin propped in hand وَاِرتِفاقِand leaning on an elbow
عَراني بِاِشتِجارٍ وَاِرتِفاقِ
And you, bring those near—for a concern
has seized me, chin in hand and elbow propped—
قَلائِصَyoung she-camels ماnot يَقيهاshields them from حَدَّthe edge of هَمّيmy resolve
قَلائِصَ ما يَقيها حَدَّ هَمّي
وَلاnor سَيفيmy sword غَداةَon the morning of الهَمِّresolve واقِa protector
وَلا سَيفي غَداةَ الهَمِّ واقِ
young she-camels no guardian shields from my resolve's edge,
or from my sword on the morning of resolve.
مَتىwhen ماever تَستَمحِهاyou ask them to grant السَيرَtravel تُترِعthey fill to the brim
مَتى ما تَستَمحِها السَيرَ تُترِع
لَناfor us سَجلَthe large bucket of الذَميلِtrotting إِلىup to العَراقيthe bucket's crossbars
لَنا سَجلَ الذَميلِ إِلى العَراقي
Whenever you ask them to travel, they fill
our bucket of trotting up to its crossbars.
تَهونُmatters little عَلَيَّto me أَوبَتُهاtheir return عِجافاًlean
تَهونُ عَلَيَّ أَوبَتُها عِجافاً
إِذاif اِنصَرَفَتthey return بِآمالٍwith hopes مَناقِwell-fattened
إِذا اِنصَرَفَت بِآمالٍ مَناقِ
Their lean return matters little to me,
if they come back with well-fattened hopes.
سَلامٌa greeting of peace تَرجُفُtremble الأَحشاءُthe innermost parts مِنهُat it
سَلامٌ تَرجُفُ الأَحشاءُ مِنهُ
عَلىupon الحَسَنِal-Hasan بنِson of وَهبٍWahb وَالعِراقِand Iraq
عَلى الحَسَنِ بنِ وَهبٍ وَالعِراقِ
A greeting that makes the heart tremble
to al-Hasan ibn Wahb and Iraq,
عَلىupon البَلَدِthe land الحَبيبِbeloved إِلَيَّto me غَوراًin its lowlands
عَلى البَلَدِ الحَبيبِ إِلَيَّ غَوراً
وَنَجداًand its highlands وَالفَتىand the youth الحُلوِsweet المَذاقِin taste
وَنَجداً وَالفَتى الحُلوِ المَذاقِ
to the land dear to me, in its lowlands
and highlands, and the youth sweet to the taste.
نَميلُwe incline إِلىtoward شَمائِلَcharacter traits مِنهُof his ميثٍsoft, yielding ground
نَميلُ إِلى شَمائِلَ مِنهُ ميثٍ
قَليلاتِhaving few الأَماعِزِrocky stretches وَالبِراقِand stony, sandy patches
قَليلاتِ الأَماعِزِ وَالبِراقِ
We incline toward his ways, like soft terrain,
with few rocky stretches or stony, sandy patches.
وَهَلand is there لِمُلِمَّةٍfor a calamity دَهياءَdire خَرَّتthat fell
وَهَل لِمُلِمَّةٍ دَهياءَ خَرَّت
عَلىupon تِلكَthose الخَلائِقِcharacter traits مِنany خِلاقِshare
عَلى تِلكَ الخَلائِقِ مِن خِلاقِ
And does a dire calamity, falling
upon those virtues, have any share?
لَيالِيَnights when نَحنُwe فيin وَسَناتِdrowsy spells of عَيشٍlife
لَيالِيَ نَحنُ في وَسَناتِ عَيشٍ
كَأَنَّas though الدَهرَtime مِنهاbecause of them فيin وَثاقِfetters
كَأَنَّ الدَهرَ مِنها في وَثاقِ
Nights when we drowsed in the ease of life,
as though Time lay fettered by them;
وَأَيّاماًand days لَناfor us وَلَهُand for him لِداناًsoft; pliant
وَأَيّاماً لَنا وَلَهُ لِداناً
نَعِمناwe lived in bliss فيin حَواشيهاtheir fringes الرِقاقِtender
نَعِمنا في حَواشيها الرِقاقِ
and days gentle to us and to him,
we reveled in their tender fringes.
نَصُبُّwe yearn عَلىdespite التَقارُبِcloseness وَالتَدانيand nearness
نَصُبُّ عَلى التَقارُبِ وَالتَداني
وَيَسقيناand gives us to drink بِكاسِfrom a cup of الشَوقِlonging ساقِa cupbearer
وَيَسقينا بِكاسِ الشَوقِ ساقِ
We yearn despite our closeness and nearness,
and a cupbearer serves us a cup of longing,
كَأَنَّas though العَهدَthe last meeting عَنafter عُفرٍa long interval لَدَيناto us
كَأَنَّ العَهدَ عَن عُفرٍ لَدَينا
وَإِنeven though كانَwas التَلاقيmeeting عَنfollowing تَلاقِanother meeting
وَإِن كانَ التَلاقي عَن تَلاقِ
as though, to us, our last meeting were long past,
though meeting followed upon meeting.
سَأَسقيI shall give to drink الرَكبَthe caravan riders مِنfrom ذِكراهُremembrance of him صِرفاًunmixed
سَأَسقي الرَكبَ مِن ذِكراهُ صِرفاً
وَمَمزوجاًand blended مِنَfrom الكَلِمِthe words البَواقيenduring
وَمَمزوجاً مِنَ الكَلِمِ البَواقي
I shall give the riders remembrance of him to drink, pure
and blended, from words that endure—
شَراباًa drink عُظمُهُits greater part لِلشَربِfor the drinkers شِربٌa share of drink
شَراباً عُظمُهُ لِلشَربِ شِربٌ
وَسائِرُهُand its remainder اِرتِفاقٌa comfort لِلرِفاقِfor the companions
وَسائِرُهُ اِرتِفاقٌ لِلرِفاقِ
a drink whose greater part is the drinkers' portion,
and whose remainder comforts the companions.
وَتُبرَدُand are sent by courier بَينَناbetween us أَبَداًalways قَوافٍrhymes
وَتُبرَدُ بَينَنا أَبَداً قَوافٍ
وَشيكُon the point of الفَوتِescaping مِنهاamong them لِلَّحاقِfor catching up
وَشيكُ الفَوتِ مِنها لِلَّحاقِ
And rhymes are forever sent between us by courier,
swift to escape, yet destined to be caught.
إِذاwhen ماever قُيِّدَتthey are bound رَتَكَتthey trot swiftly وَلَيسَتand they are not
إِذا ما قُيِّدَت رَتَكَت وَلَيسَت
إِذاwhen ماever أُطلِقَتthey are let loose ذاتَpossessed of اِنطِلاقِfree movement
إِذا ما أُطلِقَت ذاتَ اِنطِلاقِ
When they are bound, they trot; yet they are not,
when set loose, capable of running.
عَلىupon أَقرابِهاtheir flanks وَعَلىand upon ذُراهاtheir humps
عَلى أَقرابِها وَعَلى ذُراها
لَطائِمُperfume-laden cargoes مِنof مَديحٍpraise وَاِشتِياقِand longing
لَطائِمُ مِن مَديحٍ وَاِشتِياقِ
Upon their flanks and upon their humps
are fragrant cargoes of praise and longing,
مُضاعَفَةُredoubled in الصَبابَةِyearning مُستَبينٌplainly visible
مُضاعَفَةُ الصَبابَةِ مُستَبينٌ
عَلىupon صَفَحاتِهاtheir pages أَثَرُthe trace of الفِراقِparting
عَلى صَفَحاتِها أَثَرُ الفِراقِ
redoubled in yearning; plainly visible
upon their pages is the trace of parting.
Sol 6.1