صَبٌّa lovesick man لتذكارِat recalling أَهلِthe people of الجزْعِal-Jazʿ ذوpossessed of جَزَعِanguish
صَبٌّ لتذكارِ أَهلِ الجزْعِ ذو جَزَعِ
أَطاعَهُobeyed him دمعهُhis tears والصّبرُand patience لمdid not يُطعِobey
أَطاعَهُ دمعهُ والصّبرُ لم يُطعِ
A lovesick man, anguished at recalling the people of al-Jazʿ.
A youth to remind the stricken with grief, full of grief
His tears obeyed him, but patience did not.
His tears obeyed him while patience did not obey
وكانَand he was يطمعُhoping فيfor طيفٍa dream-vision يُلمُّvisits وقدthough already
وكانَ يطمعُ في طيفٍ يُلمُّ وقد
بانَdeparted الرُّقادُsleep فماso there is no فيof الطّيفِthe dream-vision منany (emphatic) طمعِhope
بانَ الرُّقادُ فما في الطّيفِ من طمعِ
And he hoped for a dream-vision to visit, though
He hoped for an apparition to gather him while
sleep had already departed, leaving no hope of a dream-vision.
Sleep had appeared, so there was no hope in the apparition
ياO لائماًreproacher يدَّعيclaims نُحَunclear; probably 'counsel' المحبِّthe lover ولمand has not
يا لائماً يدَّعي نُحَ المحبِّ ولم
يتركْleft لهto him وجدهُhis longing سمعاًhearing ولمand has not يدعِlet remain
يتركْ له وجدهُ سمعاً ولم يدعِ
O reproacher, who claims to [counsel] the lover, though
O you who blame and claim the lover's passion yet
his longing has left him no hearing, nor let any remain.
Did not leave him his fervor, listening or calling
أَتعبتَyou have wearied نفسَكَyourself تنهىyou admonish غيرَone not مُتّبعٍfollowing
أَتعبتَ نفسَكَ تنهى غيرَ مُتّبعٍ
حكمَthe dictates of الملامِreproach وتُلحيand you chide غيرَone not مستمعِlistening
حكمَ الملامِ وتُلحي غيرَ مستمعِ
You have wearied yourself, admonishing one who does not follow
You tired yourself advising the unheeding
the dictates of reproach, and chiding one who will not listen.
With blame’s judgment, insisting to the unlistening
إنْif يُجدِavails لوميmy reproach فيregarding الجودِgenerosity عاشقهُits lover
إنْ يُجدِ لومي في الجودِ عاشقهُ
تورانTuran شاهShah كلاناboth of us غيرُnot مُرتدعِdeterred
توران شاه كلانا غيرُ مُرتدعِ
If my reproach avails with the lover of generosity—
If my generosity’s blame lives in its lover
Turan Shah—neither of us is deterred.
Tawran Shah Kilana is undeterred
هوhe الجوادُthe generous one الذيwho عشقَloved السّماحَopenhandedness بهِthrough it
هو الجوادُ الذي عشقَ السّماحَ بهِ
أَفضىhe reached إلىto أَمدٍa degree فيin الجودِgenerosity مخترعِunprecedented
أَفضى إلى أَمدٍ في الجودِ مخترعِ
He is the generous man who loved openhandedness; through it
He is the generous one who loved charity in him
he reached an unprecedented degree of generosity.
Led to a life of generosity, an innovator
ياO رائدَscout for الخصبِfertile pasture إنْif تقصدْyou make for ذُراهُhis heights تجدْyou will find
يا رائدَ الخصبِ إنْ تقصدْ ذُراهُ تجدْ
فيin ظلِّهِhis shade خيرَthe finest مُصطافٍsummer retreat ومُرتبعand spring pasture
في ظلِّهِ خيرَ مُصطافٍ ومُرتبع
O scout for fertile pasture, if you make for his heights, you will find
O guide to fertility, if you seek its meadows
in his shade the finest summer retreat and spring pasture.
In its shade is the best place to rest or settle
Sol 6.1