إِنّيindeed I زائِرٌvisiting ظَبياًa gazelle
إِنّي زائِرٌ ظَبياً
بِخَوعيat Khawʿ فَمُحَيِّيهِand greeting him
بِخَوعي فَمُحَيِّيهِ
Indeed, I shall visit a gazelle
at Khawʿ and greet him:
غَزالاًa gazelle شَفَّهُwore him thin هَمٌّsorrow
غَزالاً شَفَّهُ هَمٌّ
لِأَنّيbecause I لَستُI am not آتِيهِcoming to him
لِأَنّي لَستُ آتِيهِ
a gazelle worn thin by sorrow
because I do not come to him.
وَقَدand indeed خِفتُI feared بِأَنthat أَحمِI carry (first part)
وَقَد خِفتُ بِأَن أَحمِ
لَI carry (ending) ذَنباًa sin مُوبِقاًruinous فيهِon his account
لَ ذَنباً مُوبِقاً فيهِ
And I have feared that I might carry
a ruinous sin on his account,
لِأَنيbecause I كُلَّماwhenever أَرسَhe sends (first part)
لِأَني كُلَّما أَرسَ
لَhe sends (ending) أَنsaying that إِيتِcome! أُمَنِّيهِI give him hope
لَ أَن إِيتِ أُمَنِّيهِ
for whenever he sends
word, 'Come,' I offer him hope.
وَلاand no وَاللَهِby God ماnot بِيin me بُغhatred (first part)
وَلا وَاللَهِ ما بِي بُغ
ضُهُhatred of him (ending) ياO صاحِmy friend أُخفِيهِI conceal it
ضُهُ يا صاحِ أُخفِيهِ
No, by God, I harbor no hatred
of him to hide, my friend.
وَالايَكُand does not (unclear form) يَعنِينيconcern me الَّwhich (first part)
وَالايَكُ يَعنِيني الَّ
ذيwhich (ending) مِنof ذاكَthat يَعنيهِconcerns him
ذي مِن ذاكَ يَعنيهِ
Nor does that trouble me
which troubles him in this matter.
وَلَكنّيbut I صَبَرتُI restrained النَفthe soul (first part)
وَلَكنّي صَبَرتُ النَف
سَthe soul (ending) عَنهُfrom him كَيso that أُبَرِّيهِI clear him
سَ عَنهُ كَي أُبَرِّيهِ
But I have restrained my soul
from him, to clear him
مِنَfrom القَولِthe statement الَّذيwhich قَدalready قاsaid (first part)
مِنَ القَولِ الَّذي قَد قا
لَsaid (ending) واشٍa slanderer ظالِمٌunjust فيهِabout him
لَ واشٍ ظالِمٌ فيهِ
of the words already spoken
about him by an unjust slanderer.
أَحَبُّdearest الناسِof people إِنساناًas a person
أَحَبُّ الناسِ إِنساناً
إِلَيناto us هُوَhe يُرضِيهِpleases him
إِلَينا هُوَ يُرضِيهِ
The person dearest of all
to us is whoever pleases him,
عَلىdespite ماwhatever كانَthere was مِنof بَأوٍhaughtiness
عَلى ما كانَ مِن بَأوٍ
وَمِنand of زَهوٍpride وَمِنand of تِيهِarrogance
وَمِن زَهوٍ وَمِن تِيهِ
despite whatever haughtiness he has,
and pride and arrogance.
لَهُhe has مِنof فاضِلِsurpassing الحُسنِbeauty الَّwhich (first part)
لَهُ مِن فاضِلِ الحُسنِ الَّ
ذيwhich (ending) ماnot النَعتُdescription مُحصِيهِencompassing it
ذي ما النَعتُ مُحصِيهِ
His is a surpassing beauty
that no description can encompass,
وَخُلقٌand a character تَمَّbecame complete لَمdid not يَجفُbe harsh
وَخُلقٌ تَمَّ لَم يَجفُ
وَشَرُّand the worst الخُلقِof character جافِيهِits harsh kind
وَشَرُّ الخُلقِ جافِيهِ
and a perfected character, never harsh;
the worst character is the harsh kind.
كَمِثلlike الغُصنِthe bough إِنwhen قامَhe rises
كَمِثل الغُصنِ إِن قامَ
مِنَfrom البابِthe doorway تُكَفِّيهِit sways him
مِنَ البابِ تُكَفِّيهِ
Like a bough when he rises
from the doorway, swayed
جُنُوبٌa south wind مِثلَlike ماthe way حَرَّshook (first part)
جُنُوبٌ مِثلَ ما حَرَّ
كَshook (ending) فَرعَthe tip الغُصنِof the bough جانِيهِits fruit-picker
كَ فَرعَ الغُصنِ جانِيهِ
by a south wind, as
a fruit-picker shakes the bough's tip.
كَأَنَّas though المِسكَmusk وَالعَنبَand ambergris (first part)
كَأَنَّ المِسكَ وَالعَنبَ
رَambergris (ending) وَالكافُورَand camphor فيin فيهِhis mouth
رَ وَالكافُورَ في فيهِ
As though musk and ambergris
and camphor were in his mouth,
وَذَوبَand the liquid essence الشُهدof honey in the comb وَالراحِand of wine
وَذَوبَ الشُهد وَالراحِ
يُصَفِّيهِhe clarifies it مُصَفِّيهِits clarifier
يُصَفِّيهِ مُصَفِّيهِ
and the liquid essence of honey and wine,
clarified by the one who clarifies it
بِصَوبِwith the rainfall البارِقِof the lightning cloud الأَسحَthe dark (first part)
بِصَوبِ البارِقِ الأَسحَ
مِthe dark (ending) أَدنَتهُthey brought it near سَواقِيهِits watercourses
مِ أَدنَتهُ سَواقِيهِ
with rain from a dark, lightning-flashing cloud,
carried along by its watercourses
إِلىto قَلتٍa rock pool بِشاهِقَةٍon a lofty height
إِلى قَلتٍ بِشاهِقَةٍ
مِنَfrom الوُرّادِthose coming for water يَحوِيهِit encloses it
مِنَ الوُرّادِ يَحوِيهِ
to a rock pool on a lofty height,
keeping it from those who come for water,
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle هُوَit قَفّىfollowed أَوَّfirst (first part)
إِذا ما هُوَ قَفّى أَوَّ
لَfirst (ending) النَجمِof the stars تَواليهِits successors
لَ النَجمِ تَواليهِ
when the first
of the stars is followed by the later ones,
وَلَمand did not يَخشَfear مِنَfrom الحَيِّthe clan الَّwhich (first part)
وَلَم يَخشَ مِنَ الحَيِّ الَّ
ذيwhich (ending) يَطرُقُit visits by night كالِيهِits watchman
ذي يَطرُقُ كالِيهِ
and it fears no watchman of the clan
it visits by night.
Sol 6.1