حَباcrept منfrom تحتِbeneath ذَيلِthe hem of الحَبِيِّthe cloud bank
حَبا من تحتِ ذَيلِ الحَبِيِّ
شعاعٌa ray كحاشيةِlike the edge of المَشْرفيthe Mashrafi sword
شعاعٌ كحاشيةِ المَشْرفي
From beneath the cloud-bank's hem crept
A love from beneath the tail of fate
a ray like the edge of a Mashrafi sword.
A ray like the ornament of the noble one
أعادَrenewed طرازَthe embroidery of رداءِthe cloak of الهوىlove
أعادَ طرازَ رداءِ الهوى
ولكنand yet تردَّىfell headlong وشيكَswift الهَويَfalling
ولكن تردَّى وشيكَ الهَويَ
It renewed the embroidery of love's cloak,
It restored the pattern of the garment of passion
but plunged headlong, swift to fall.
But it soon collapsed, nearly fallen
وأطلعَand brought forth فيin جُنحِthe darkness of ليلِthe night of السَحابِthe clouds
وأطلعَ في جُنحِ ليلِ السَحابِ
صباحاًa morning مُضيّاًradiant وشيكَswift المُضيَّpassing away
صباحاً مُضيّاً وشيكَ المُضيَّ
And in the darkness of the clouds' night it brought forth
And it rose in the wings of the night clouds
a radiant morning, soon to pass away.
A bright morning, nearly gone
هيَit النارُthe fire تُعبدُis worshipped لاnot للصّلاةِfor prayer
هيَ النارُ تُعبدُ لا للصّلاةِ
إليهاto it وتُعمدُand is sought لاnot للصِّليَّfor warming oneself
إليها وتُعمدُ لا للصِّليَّ
It is fire, worshipped—not for prayers
It is the fire worshipped not for prayers
to it—and sought, not for warmth.
To it we profess not for devotion
ولكنَّand yet إشراقَهاits radiance مُوهمٌsuggestive
ولكنَّ إشراقَها مُوهمٌ
بإيماضِof the flash of ثَغرٍfront teeth لسُعدىbelonging to Su'da نَقيِّspotless
بإيماضِ ثَغرٍ لسُعدى نَقيِّ
Yet its radiance suggests
But its radiance is an illusion
the flash of Su'da's spotless teeth.
With the batted eyelash of my happiness
ذكرتُI remembered عرارةَan arar blossom نَجدٍNajd وعزّand grew scarce
ذكرتُ عرارةَ نَجدٍ وعزّ
شميمُthe fragrance of العَرارةِthe arar blossom بعدَafter العَشيّevening
شميمُ العَرارةِ بعدَ العَشيّ
I recalled Najd's arar blossom; scarce
I recalled the fragrance of Najd and honor
was the arar's fragrance after dusk.
The scent of fragrance after nightfall
وجدَّدَand renewed شَوقيmy longing وراءَbehind الضُّلوعِthe ribs
وجدَّدَ شَوقي وراءَ الضُّلوعِ
بلىthe decay of الربعِthe dwelling منfrom بعدِafter أخذيmy taking hold بليِّby twisting
بلى الربعِ من بعدِ أخذي بليِّ
And my longing behind my ribs was renewed
It renewed my longing behind my ribs
by the dwelling's decay, after I had reined it in.
Yes, for the ruins after their taking in ruins
ومَنand who ليfor me بسُعدىwith Su'da ومِنand on دونهاthis side of her
ومَن لي بسُعدى ومِن دونها
وقدand already حُجبتْshe was veiled خلفَbehind مَرمىًa range قَصيِّfar-off
وقد حُجبتْ خلفَ مَرمىً قَصيِّ
And who can bring me Su'da, when between me and her—
And who do I have but my happiness?
veiled as she is beyond a far-off reach—
When she is veiled behind distant view
نعيبُthe cawing of الغُرابِthe crow ونَبحُand the barking of الذِّئابِthe wolves
نعيبُ الغُرابِ ونَبحُ الذِّئابِ
وحرشُand the hunting of الضّبابِthe lizards ووَخْدُand the swift gait of المطيّthe riding camels
وحرشُ الضّبابِ ووَخْدُ المطيّ
lie the crow's cawing and the wolves' barking,
We blame the raven and howl of wolves
and lizard-hunting and the camels' swift strides?
And puffs of mist and tread of rain
يُقشّرُare stripped بالضربِby beating منهاfrom them اللِّحىthe beards
يُقشّرُ بالضربِ منها اللِّحى
وتُشغلُand you are distracted عنfrom ضَربهاbeating them باللِّحيِّby the jaws
وتُشغلُ عن ضَربها باللِّحيِّ
Their beards are stripped away by blows,
It strips the beard with blows
and their jaws keep you from beating them.
And distracts it from its blows with jest
وتَرميand they fling قوائمَهاtheir legs كالسِّهامlike arrows
وتَرمي قوائمَها كالسِّهام
وتُنبريand spring forward هياكلُهاtheir frames كالقسيِّlike bows
وتُنبري هياكلُها كالقسيِّ
They fling their legs like arrows,
It hurls its legs like arrows
and their frames spring forward like bows,
And flexes its frames like a bow
ببَهماءthrough a trackless waste أحشاءُthe innards of أَحسائهاits sandy waterholes
ببَهماء أحشاءُ أَحسائها
تَشكّتْcomplained إلىto الرَّكبِthe mounted caravan وقعَthe impact of الدُّليِّthe buckets
تَشكّتْ إلى الرَّكبِ وقعَ الدُّليِّ
through a trackless waste, the innards of whose waterholes
With the roar the innards of its intestines
complained to the riders of the buckets' blows.
Complained to the riders the impact of the buckets
Sol 6.1