أخلقwore out الدارthe dwelling بِالعَقيقat al-Aqiq الدثورُdecay
أخلق الدار بِالعَقيق الدثورُ
وَمحتand erased آيهاits traces الصِباthe east wind وَالدبورُand the west wind
وَمحت آيها الصِبا وَالدبورُ
Decay has worn out the dwelling at al-Aqiq,
and the east and west winds have erased its traces.
أَوحَشتgrew desolate بَعدafter أَهلهاits people فَكَأنَّso as though لَمnot
أَوحَشت بَعد أَهلها فَكَأنَّ لَم
يَكُbe فيin الدارthe dwelling زائرa visitor وَمزورُand one visited
يَكُ في الدار زائر وَمزورُ
It grew desolate after its people left, as though
no visitor or visited host had ever been in the dwelling.
ماnothing بِهاin it غَيرother than أَغبرdust-gray أَشعَثdisheveled الرَأthe head (first part)
ما بِها غَير أَغبر أَشعَث الرَأ
سcompletion of 'head' حَبيسٌa captive عَلىto البَلىdecay مَقصورُconfined
س حَبيسٌ عَلى البَلى مَقصورُ
Nothing is there but something dust-gray with a shaggy
head, a captive confined to decay.
وَأَثافand hearthstones تَحكيresemble قُلوبhearts المُحبينof lovers
وَأَثاف تَحكي قُلوب المُحبين
اِحتِراقاًin burning لَكنَهاbut they لاnot تَطيرُfly
اِحتِراقاً لَكنَها لا تَطيرُ
And hearthstones resemble lovers' hearts
in burning, yet they do not fly.
وَنُؤُيٍand tent-trenches تَسفيscatter الرِمالthe sand عَلَيهُنَّover them
وَنُؤُيٍ تَسفي الرِمال عَلَيهُنَّ
وَفودbands الرِياحof winds وَهِيَwhile they عُبورُpass by
وَفود الرِياح وَهِيَ عُبورُ
And tent-trenches, over which sand is scattered
by bands of winds as they pass.
رَسيتanchored فيin سَرابِهاits mirage سُفنships العيسof pale camels
رَسيت في سَرابِها سُفن العيس
مِنfrom العيweariness وَالسَرابand the mirage يَمورُsurges
مِن العي وَالسَراب يَمورُ
The ships of pale camels anchored in its mirage,
from weariness, while the mirage surged.
فَكَأنَّso as though المهامهthe wastes الفيحwide-open طرسa parchment
فَكَأنَّ المهامه الفيح طرس
وَحُروفand the letters المطيّof the riding camels فيهِon it سُطورُlines of writing
وَحُروف المطيّ فيهِ سُطورُ
Thus the wide wastes seemed a parchment,
and the camels' letters were lines upon it.
جَدَّدrenewed الوَجدpassion وَالحَنينand yearning إدكارrecollection الthe (article of next word)
جَدَّد الوَجد وَالحَنين إدكار ال
عيسpale camels فيهاin it وَربعهاand its encampment المَهجورُdeserted
عيس فيها وَربعها المَهجورُ
Passion and yearning were renewed by the memory of the
pale camels there and its deserted encampment.
فَحَبَسناso we halted فيهاin it مطيّاًriding camels طوَتهاwore them thin
فَحَبَسنا فيها مطيّاً طوَتها
شققlong stretches البيدof deserts وَالفَلاand the wilderness المَنشورُoutspread
شقق البيد وَالفَلا المَنشورُ
So we halted riding camels there, worn thin
by long stretches of desert and the outspread wilderness.
وَوَقفناand we stood انضاءَworn-out ones وَجدٍof passion وَوَخدٍand swift trotting
وَوَقفنا انضاءَ وَجدٍ وَوَخدٍ
فَحَنينso yearning يَرىis seen وَدَمعٌand tears غَزيرُّabundant
فَحَنين يَرى وَدَمعٌ غَزيرُّ
And we stood, wasted by passion and swift trotting;
then yearning was visible, and tears abundant.
ماnothing بَقِيَremained مِنهُمُof them عَلىupon شَعبthe forks الأَكوارof camel-saddles
ما بَقِيَ مِنهُمُ عَلى شَعب الأَكوار
إِلّاexcept دُموعَهُمtheir tears وَالزَفيرُand sighing
إِلّا دُموعَهُم وَالزَفيرُ
Nothing remained of them upon the forks of the camel-saddles
except their tears and sighing.
وَتَعفتand they faded away فَلَيسَso it does not يَظهَرappear لِلناto the onlooker (first part)
وَتَعفت فَلَيسَ يَظهَر لِلنا
ظرcompletion of 'onlooker' إِلّاexcept قُتودَهاtheir saddle-frames وَالسُيورُand the straps
ظر إِلّا قُتودَها وَالسُيورُ
And they faded away, so nothing appeared to the
onlooker but their saddle-frames and straps.
عذلونيthey reproached me عَلىfor الوقوفstopping أُناسٌsome people
عذلوني عَلى الوقوف أُناسٌ
ماnot دَرواthey knew إِنَّنيthat I بِهِfor it مَعذورُjustified
ما دَروا إِنَّني بِهِ مَعذورُ
Some people reproached me for stopping;
they did not know that I was justified in doing so.
ماwhat عَلىupon الرَكبthe caravan مِنfrom وُقوفيmy stopping بِدارat a dwelling
ما عَلى الرَكب مِن وُقوفي بِدار
أَناI فيهاin it عَلىaround فُؤاديmy heart أَدورُcircle
أَنا فيها عَلى فُؤادي أَدورُ
What harm comes to the caravan from my stopping at a dwelling
where I circle around my heart?
كانَwas حَظيmy share مِنof المَسَرةhappiness فيهاin it
كانَ حَظي مِن المَسَرة فيها
وافراًabundant فَالبُكاءُso the weeping منيfrom me يَسيرُlittle
وافراً فَالبُكاءُ مني يَسيرُ
My share of happiness there was
abundant, so my weeping is but little.
ماnot وَفواthey kept faith بِالعُهودwith the vows صَحبيmy companions وَمثليand one like me
ما وَفوا بِالعُهود صَحبي وَمثلي
لَكِto you ياO دارdwelling بِالوَفاءِin faithfulness جَديرُworthy
لَكِ يا دار بِالوَفاءِ جَديرُ
My companions did not keep their vows, and one like me
should keep faith with you, O dwelling.
أَنif يَكُنthere is فيكَin you لِلهَجيرfor the midday heat سُمومa scorching wind
أَن يَكُن فيكَ لِلهَجير سُموم
فَباحشايَthen within my entrails لِلهُمومfor sorrows سَعيرُa blaze
فَباحشايَ لِلهُموم سَعيرُ
If within you the midday heat has a scorching wind,
then within my entrails sorrows have a blaze.
إِنindeed هَولthe terror الفُراقof parting أَفظَعmore dreadful منthan كُلevery
إِن هَول الفُراق أَفظَع من كُل
مهولterrifying thing وَيَومهُand its day قَمطريرُgrim
مهول وَيَومهُ قَمطريرُ
Indeed, the terror of parting is more dreadful than every
terrifying thing, and its day is grim.
نَشطواthey roused themselves لِلسَرىfor night travel فَحَثواso they urged on المَطاياthe mounts
نَشطوا لِلسَرى فَحَثوا المَطايا
وَفُؤاديand my heart مَعwith الرِكابthe riding camels أَسيرُa captive
وَفُؤادي مَع الرِكاب أَسيرُ
They roused themselves for night travel, then urged on the mounts,
and my heart was captive with the riding camels.
وَأَهابand called out الحِداتthe camel-drivers لِلعيسto the pale camels لَكَنbut
وَأَهاب الحِدات لِلعيس لَكَن
فُؤاديmy heart مِنfrom دونِهاapart from them المَزجورُthe one driven on
فُؤادي مِن دونِها المَزجورُ
And the camel-drivers called to the pale camels, but
my heart, rather than they, was the one driven on.
رَحَلواthey departed سِحرةbefore dawn بِبَدرwith a full moon تَمامcomplete
رَحَلوا سِحرة بِبَدر تَمام
فيin بُروجthe towers الحُدوجof the camel-litters أَمسىcame to be يَسيرُtraveling
في بُروج الحُدوج أَمسى يَسيرُ
They departed before dawn with a moon at its full,
now traveling in the towers of the camel-litters.
إِنَّنيindeed I حاسدenvious لِعودof a twig أَراكof arak
إِنَّني حاسد لِعود أَراك
جالَmoved about فيin ثَغرِهِhis mouth فَأَمسىso it became يُنيرُshines
جالَ في ثَغرِهِ فَأَمسى يُنيرُ
Indeed, I envy an arak twig
that moved about in his mouth and began to shine.
فَهُوَso it is نَشوانintoxicated مِنfrom لَماهُhis lips' dark tint وَفيهِand in it
فَهُوَ نَشوان مِن لَماهُ وَفيهِ
مِنfrom ثَناياهُhis front teeth بارقa lightning-flash وَعَبيرُand fragrance
مِن ثَناياهُ بارق وَعَبيرُ
So it is drunk on his lips' dark hue, and within it
are a lightning-flash and fragrance from his front teeth.
ماnot كَذاlike this كانَwas فيin عُهودكyour vows ظَنيmy expectation
ما كَذا كانَ في عُهودك ظَني
وَعُهودand the vows الظَبيof the gazelle الغَريرthe innocent غُرورُdeceit
وَعُهود الظَبي الغَرير غُرورُ
This was not my expectation of your vows,
yet the innocent gazelle's vows are deceit.
بَرَّحtormented الحُزنgrief فليسرso let him rejoice حَسوديmy envier
بَرَّح الحُزن فليسر حَسودي
وَاِفتَرَقناand we parted فَليَطمَئنso let him be at ease الغيورُthe jealous one
وَاِفتَرَقنا فَليَطمَئن الغيورُ
Grief has tormented me, so let my envier rejoice;
and we have parted, so let the jealous one be at ease.
سكنٌa beloved نازِحٌfar away وَصَبرٌand patience خؤُونtreacherous
سكنٌ نازِحٌ وَصَبرٌ خؤُون
وَخُطوبٌand calamities مَعwith الفُراقparting تَجورُact unjustly
وَخُطوبٌ مَع الفُراق تَجورُ
A beloved far away, and patience treacherous,
and calamities that, with parting, act cruelly.
ماnot وَفىkept faith ليto me بَعدbesides المَدامعthe tears (tearful eyes) إِلّاexcept
ما وَفى لي بَعد المَدامع إِلّا
ساجِعاتٌcooing وَرقٌgray doves لَهُنَّthey have هَديرُa rumbling coo
ساجِعاتٌ وَرقٌ لَهُنَّ هَديرُ
Besides my tears, none kept faith with me except
cooing gray doves with their murmuring.
كُلَماwhenever شُفّناwastes us away الغَرامpassion فنُجتاso … (unclear text)
كُلَما شُفّنا الغَرام فنُجتا
قيلit is said غَنواsing! وَأَينَand where مِناfrom us السُرورُjoy
قيل غَنوا وَأَينَ مِنا السُرورُ
Whenever passion wastes us away—then [unclear wording]—
we are told, 'Sing!' But where is joy for us?
أَوجمتنيleft me dumbfounded الهُمومthe sorrows بَلrather أَسكتَتنيsilenced me
أَوجمتني الهُموم بَل أَسكتَتني
فَبنطقيso in my speech عَنfrom البَيانclear expression قصورُa falling short
فَبنطقي عَن البَيان قصورُ
Sorrows left me dumbfounded—rather, silenced me—
so my speech falls short of clear expression.
ياO جُفونيmy eyelids تَكلميspeak! بِدُموعيthrough my tears
يا جُفوني تَكلمي بِدُموعي
وَاِشرَحيand explain! بَعضsome ماwhat يَجنُّconceals الضَميرُthe inner self
وَاِشرَحي بَعض ما يَجنُّ الضَميرُ
O my eyelids, speak through my tears,
and explain some of what the inner self conceals.
وَادرهاand pass it round! عَليَّto me عَلَّperhaps هُموميmy sorrows
وَادرها عَليَّ عَلَّ هُمومي
تَنجليwill clear ساعةfor a while بِهاthrough it ياO مُديرُcupbearer
تَنجلي ساعة بِها يا مُديرُ
And pass it round to me; perhaps my sorrows
will lift for a while through it, O cupbearer.
وَاروand recount! ليto me ياO نَسيمbreeze أَخبارnews أَحباloved ones (first part)
وَارو لي يا نَسيم أَخبار أَحبا
بيmy (completes 'my loved ones') سرّاًin secret وَغَننيand sing to me! ياO سَميرُnight companion
بي سرّاً وَغَنني يا سَميرُ
And tell me, O breeze, the news of my
loved ones in secret, and sing to me, O night companion.
فَلَعَليso perhaps I أَرتاحfind relief إِنif غِبتyou are absent عَنيfrom me
فَلَعَلي أَرتاح إِن غِبت عَني
رَيثَماuntil يَنفضيends (probable intended reading) النَوىthe separation المَقدورُfated
رَيثَما يَنفضي النَوى المَقدورُ
So perhaps I may find relief, even if you are absent from me,
until the fated separation ends.
Sol 6.1