مَيثاءَMaythāʾ دارٌa dwelling عَفاfaded رَسمُهاits trace
مَيثاءَ دارٌ عَفا رَسمُها
فَماso not إِنat all (emphasizing negation) تَبَيَّنُyou discern أَسطارَهاits lines
فَما إِن تَبَيَّنُ أَسطارَها
Maythāʾ—a dwelling whose traces have faded;
so you cannot make out its lines.
وَريعَand was startled الفُؤادُthe heart لِعِرفانِهاat recognizing it
وَريعَ الفُؤادُ لِعِرفانِها
وَهاجَتand stirred عَلىupon النَفسِthe soul أَذكارَهاmemories of it
وَهاجَت عَلى النَفسِ أَذكارَها
The heart was startled at recognizing it,
and memories of it stirred the soul.
دِيارٌdwellings لِمَيثاءَbelonging to Maythāʾ حَلَّتshe settled بِهاin them
دِيارٌ لِمَيثاءَ حَلَّت بِها
فَقَدso indeed باعَدَتshe moved far away مِنكُمُfrom you دارَهاher dwelling
فَقَد باعَدَت مِنكُمُ دارَها
Dwellings of Maythāʾ, where she settled;
she has moved her home far from you.
رَأَتshe saw أَنَّهاthat she رَخصَةٌsoft-bodied فيin الثِيابِthe clothes
رَأَت أَنَّها رَخصَةٌ في الثِيابِ
وَلَمand not تَعدُshe passed beyond فيin السِنِّage أَبكارَهاits earliest years
وَلَم تَعدُ في السِنِّ أَبكارَها
She saw that she was soft-bodied beneath her clothes,
and had not yet passed her maiden years.
فَأَعجَبَهاso it pleased her ماwhat رَأَتshe saw عِندَهاin herself
فَأَعجَبَها ما رَأَت عِندَها
وَأَجشَمَهاand burdened her with ذاكَthat إِبطارَهاher conceit
وَأَجشَمَها ذاكَ إِبطارَها
What she saw in herself pleased her,
and that led her into arrogance.
تَنابَشتُهاI sought her out لَمnot تَكُنshe was خُلَّةًan intimate friend
تَنابَشتُها لَم تَكُن خُلَّةً
وَلَمand not يَعلَمِdid know الناسُthe people أَسرارَهاher secrets
وَلَم يَعلَمِ الناسُ أَسرارَها
I sought her out; she was no intimate friend,
and people did not know her secrets.
فَبانَتso she departed وَقَدand already أَورَثَتleft behind فيin الفُؤاthe heart (word continues)
فَبانَت وَقَد أَورَثَت في الفُؤا
دِcompletion of 'heart' صَدعاًa fracture يُخالِطُmingles with عَثّارَهاher stumblings
دِ صَدعاً يُخالِطُ عَثّارَها
She departed, having left in the heart
a fracture mingled with her stumblings,
كَصَدعِlike a crack in الزُجاجَةِthe glass vessel ماnot يَستَطيcan (word continues)
كَصَدعِ الزُجاجَةِ ما يَستَطي
عُcompletion of 'can' مَنone who كانَused to يَشعَبُmend cracks تَجبارَهاits repair
عُ مَن كانَ يَشعَبُ تَجبارَها
like a crack in a glass vessel that no
mender can repair.
فَعِشناso we lived زَماناًfor a time وَماand not بَينَناbetween us
فَعِشنا زَماناً وَما بَينَنا
رَسولٌa messenger يُحَدِّثُreports أَخبارَهاnews of her
رَسولٌ يُحَدِّثُ أَخبارَها
So we lived for a time, and between us there was no
messenger to report news of her.
وَأَصبَحتُand I became لاnot أَستَطيعُI can الكَلامَspeech
وَأَصبَحتُ لا أَستَطيعُ الكَلامَ
سِوىexcept أَنto أُراجِعَI confer with سِمسارَهاher go-between
سِوى أَن أُراجِعَ سِمسارَها
I became unable to speak,
except to confer with her go-between.
وَصَهباءَand tawny wine صِرفٍunmixed كَلَونِlike the color of الفُصوthe gemstones (word continues)
وَصَهباءَ صِرفٍ كَلَونِ الفُصو
صِcompletion of 'gemstones' باكَرتُI sought early فيin الصُبحِthe morning سَوّارَهاits heady rush
صِ باكَرتُ في الصُبحِ سَوّارَها
And unmixed tawny wine, the color of gemstones—
I sought its heady rush early in the morning.
فَطَوراًso at times تَميلُit sways بِناwith us مُرَّةًbitter
فَطَوراً تَميلُ بِنا مُرَّةً
وَطَوراًand at times نُعالِجُwe struggle with إِمرارَهاits bitterness
وَطَوراً نُعالِجُ إِمرارَها
At times, bitter, it sways us;
and at times we struggle with its bitterness.
تَكادُit almost تُنَشّيintoxicates وَلَمّاand not yet تُذَقit is tasted
تَكادُ تُنَشّي وَلَمّا تُذَق
وَتُغشيand cloaks المَفاصِلَthe joints إِفتارَهاits languor
وَتُغشي المَفاصِلَ إِفتارَها
It almost intoxicates before it is tasted,
and cloaks the joints in its languor.
تَدِبُّcreeps لَهاfrom it فَترَةٌa languor فيin العِظامِthe bones
تَدِبُّ لَها فَترَةٌ في العِظامِ
وَتُغشيand cloaks الذُؤابَةَthe forelock فَوّارَهاits surging force
وَتُغشي الذُؤابَةَ فَوّارَها
A languor from it creeps through the bones,
and cloaks the forelock in its surging force.
تَمَزَّزتُهاI sipped it فيamong بَنيthe sons of قابِياQābiyā
تَمَزَّزتُها في بَني قابِيا
وَكُنتُand I was عَلىon the basis of العِلمِknowledge مُختارَهاits chooser
وَكُنتُ عَلى العِلمِ مُختارَها
I sipped it among the sons of Qābiyā,
and chose it knowingly.
إِذاwhen سُمتُI offered a price to بائِعَهاits seller حَقَّهُhis due
إِذا سُمتُ بائِعَها حَقَّهُ
عَنُفتُI was harsh وَأَغضَبتُand I angered تُجّارَهاits merchants
عَنُفتُ وَأَغضَبتُ تُجّارَها
When I offered its seller his due,
I was harsh and angered its merchants.
مَعيwith me مَنone who كَفانيcovered for me غَلاءَthe high cost of السِباwine-buying
مَعي مَن كَفاني غَلاءَ السِبا
وَسَمعَand the hearing of القُلوبِthe hearts وَإِبصارَهاand their sight
وَسَمعَ القُلوبِ وَإِبصارَها
With me was one who covered the high cost of wine
and of what the hearts heard and saw:
أَبوAbū (father of) مالِكٍMālik خَيرُthe best of أَشياعِناour companions
أَبو مالِكٍ خَيرُ أَشياعِنا
إِذاwhen عَدَّتِcounted النَفسُthe soul أَقتارَهاits surrounding circle
إِذا عَدَّتِ النَفسُ أَقتارَها
Abū Mālik, the best of our companions,
when the soul counts those around it.
وَمُسمِعَتانِand two female singers وَصَنّاجَةٌand a female harpist
وَمُسمِعَتانِ وَصَنّاجَةٌ
تُقَلِّبُshe moves بِالكَفِّwith her palm أَوتارَهاher strings
تُقَلِّبُ بِالكَفِّ أَوتارَها
And two female singers, and a harpist
who plucks her strings with her palm.
وَبَربَطُناand our lute مُعمَلٌkept in use دائِمٌunceasing
وَبَربَطُنا مُعمَلٌ دائِمٌ
فَقَدfor indeed كادَalmost يَغلِبُsurpasses إِسكارَهاits intoxicating power
فَقَد كادَ يَغلِبُ إِسكارَها
Our lute was played without cease,
and almost outdid the wine's intoxicating power.
وَذوand one with تومَتَينِtwo pearl earrings وَقاقُزَّةٌand a goblet
وَذو تومَتَينِ وَقاقُزَّةٌ
يَعُلُّserves another drink وَيُسرِعُand hastens تَكرارَهاits repeated rounds
يَعُلُّ وَيُسرِعُ تَكرارَها
And one with two pearl earrings, and a goblet—
he serves again, hastening its rounds.
تُوَفّيit totals لِيَومٍin a day وَفيand in لَيلَةٍa night
تُوَفّي لِيَومٍ وَفي لَيلَةٍ
ثَمانينَeighty نَحسُبُwe reckon إِستارَهاits value in istārs
ثَمانينَ نَحسُبُ إِستارَها
It totals, in a day and a night,
eighty istārs, by our reckoning.
Sol 6.1