لبينكمbecause of your parting ياO نازلينdwellers علىin نجدNajd
لبينكم يا نازلين على نجد
جرىflowed مدمعيmy tears وجداًin longing وسالand streamed علىover الخدthe cheek
جرى مدمعي وجداً وسال على الخد
Because of your parting, O dwellers in Najd,
Among you who descended upon Najd
My tears flowed in longing and streamed down my cheek.
My tears flowed copiously down my cheek
وألبسنيand clothed me ثوبthe robe of النحولemaciation تذكريmy remembrance
وألبسني ثوب النحول تذكري
منازلthe dwellings of ليلىLayla العامريةal-Amiriyya أوor هندHind
منازل ليلى العامرية أو هند
And I was clothed in the robe of wasting by my remembrance
And dress me in the garb of emaciation in remembrance
Of the dwellings of Layla al-Amiriyya or Hind.
Of the dwellings of Layla al-Aamiriya or Hind
أحنI long إلىfor الواديthe valley الذيwhich تسكنونهyou inhabit it
أحن إلى الوادي الذي تسكنونه
حنينthe yearning of المطاياthe mounts الصادياتthe thirsty إلىfor الوردthe watering place
حنين المطايا الصاديات إلى الورد
I long for the valley where you dwell,
I yearn for the valley in which you reside
As thirsty mounts long for the watering place.
With the yearning of the saddled camels for flowers
وأصبواand I yearn لمعتلfor the languid النسيمthe breeze إذاwhen سرىit travels by night
وأصبوا لمعتل النسيم إذا سرى
وإنand even though كانit is لاnot يشفيit quenches الغليلthe burning thirst ولاand not يجديit helps
وإن كان لا يشفي الغليل ولا يجدي
And I yearn for the languid breeze when it travels by night,
And pour gently for the one walking slowly in the breeze
And though it neither quenches my burning thirst nor brings relief.
Though it does not relieve anguish or avail
وأهفوand I am stirred إذاwhen غنىsings علىin الدوحthe spreading trees صادحa songbird
وأهفو إذا غنى على الدوح صادح
يذكرنيit reminds me ظلthe shade of الأراكةthe arak tree والرندand the laurel
يذكرني ظل الأراكة والرند
And I am stirred when a songbird sings in the spreading trees,
And I sigh when the singer sings loudly on the sand dune
Reminding me of the shade of the arak tree and the laurel.
Reminding me of the shade of the howdah and the ostrich
وليand I have مهجةa heart ذابتmelted غداةthe morning when ترحلتdeparted
ولي مهجة ذابت غداة ترحلت
ظعونكمyour camel-litters عنيfrom me وركبand the riders of الهوىlove تحديthey urge on with song
ظعونكم عني وركب الهوى تحدي
And I have a heart that melted on the morning of the departure
And I have a melting love
Of your camel-litters from me, as they urged love's riders on with song.
Your departure from me, and passion took control
رحلتمyou departed وخلفتمand you left behind فؤاداًa heart متيماًenslaved by love
رحلتم وخلفتم فؤاداً متيماً
أخاa companion to زفراتٍsighs لاnot يفيقit recovers منfrom الوجدlonging
أخا زفراتٍ لا يفيق من الوجد
You departed and left behind a heart enslaved by love,
You traveled and left behind a loving heart
A companion to sighs, never recovering from longing.
A brother of sighs not awoken from passion
بكيتI wept دماًblood لماwhen استقلset out فريقكمyour company
بكيت دماً لما استقل فريقكم
وأمand headed بهwith it الحاديthe camel-driver إلىtoward ساحةthe expanse of البعدseparation
وأم به الحادي إلى ساحة البعد
I wept blood when your company set out,
I wept blood when your caravan departed
And the camel-driver led them toward the expanse of separation.
And the guide directed it to the field of distance
وقلتand I said لصبريto my patience يومthe day بنتمyou parted هنيئةًa little while
وقلت لصبري يوم بنتم هنيئةً
فلمbut did not يتلبثlinger ساعةًfor a moment بعدكمafter you عنديwith me
فلم يتلبث ساعةً بعدكم عندي
And the day you parted I said to my patience, 'Just a moment!'
And I said to my patience the day you built a new encampment
But it did not linger with me a moment after you had gone.
It did not remain with me an hour after you
أسائلI question كثبانthe dunes of النقىthe sandhills عنabout ظعونكمyour camel-litters
أسائل كثبان النقى عن ظعونكم
عسىperhaps خبرnews ممنfrom someone who ألمstopped بهat it يبديreveals
عسى خبر ممن ألم به يبدي
I question the sand dunes about your camel-litters,
I ask the drifts of soft sand about your departure
Perhaps someone who stopped there will reveal some news.
Perhaps news from one who met you will give tidings
واستخبرand I seek news from البرقthe lightning اللموعthe flashing عسىperhaps بهin it
واستخبر البرق اللموع عسى به
لكمof you خبرnews ياO ساكنيdwellers on العلمthe mountain الفردthe solitary
لكم خبر يا ساكني العلم الفرد
And I ask the flashing lightning for news: perhaps it bears
And I ask the bright lightning, perhaps through it
News of you, O dwellers on the solitary mountain.
News of you, O inhabitants of the unique banner, will come
أياO برقlightning إنif جزتyou pass المنازلthe dwellings فابلغنthen do convey
أيا برق إن جزت المنازل فابلغن
سلامa greeting of مقيمone who remains لاnot يزالceases علىtrue to العهدthe pledge
سلام مقيم لا يزال على العهد
O lightning, if you pass the dwellings, be sure to convey
O lightning, when you pass the dwellings, convey
The greeting of one who remains, ever faithful to the pledge.
Greetings of one steadfast to the covenant
إذاwhen مرcomes ليto me ذكرmention of العذيبal-Udhayb وبانهand its ban trees
إذا مر لي ذكر العذيب وبانه
تذكرتI recall فيin أيامthe days of قربكمyour nearness وردىmy visits to water
تذكرت في أيام قربكم وردى
When mention of al-Udhayb and its ban trees comes to me,
Whenever the scent of camphor wafts and appears
I recall my visits to the water in the days when you were near.
I remember the days of your nearness and my flowers
سقىmay water منزلاًa dwelling بالسفحon the slope سفحthe outpouring of مدامعيmy tears
سقى منزلاً بالسفح سفح مدامعي
وحياand may greet الحياthe rain ربعاًa homestead خصيباًfertile علىin نجدNajd
وحيا الحيا ربعاً خصيباً على نجد
May the outpouring of my tears water a dwelling on the slope,
It watered a dwelling in the lowland, lowland with my tears
And may the rain greet a fertile homestead in Najd.
And revived the good life, a fertile quarter in Najd
Sol 6.1