إذاif شئتماyou two wish عنabout غيرother than قلبيmy heart تحدثاspeak, you two
إذا شئتما عن غير قلبي تحدثا
فماfor ... not حلَّsettled فيهin it الهمُّgrief إلاّexcept ليلبثاto remain
فما حلَّ فيه الهمُّ إلاّ ليلبثا
If you two wish, speak of anything but my heart;
If you wish to talk about anyone but me
for grief has settled within it only to remain.
Then no worry has dwelled in me but to fade away
خُذاtake, you two شاهديthe two witnesses of صدقيmy truthfulness علىto صحةgenuineness of الهوىlove
خُذا شاهدي صدقي على صحة الهوى
ضَنىًwasting sickness ساكتاًsilent منّيof mine ووجداًand ardent longing محدثاspeaking
ضَنىً ساكتاً منّي ووجداً محدثا
Take the two witnesses to my sincerity and the truth of my love:
Take my honesty as witness to the truth of passion
a silent wasting sickness in me, and a passion that speaks.
Silently pining, vocally lovesick
مريضكماyour ailing one (you two) أَشْفَىsurpassed علىabove النّاسpeople سقمُهُhis sickness
مريضكما أَشْفَى على النّاس سقمُهُ
فلاso do not تعجلاhasten, you two فيin أمرهِhis case وتَريّثاand take your time, you two
فلا تعجلا في أمرهِ وتَريّثا
Your ailing one’s sickness has surpassed everyone else’s;
Your patient is healed of his ailment before others
so do not hasten in his case, you two; take your time.
So do not rush his matter and take your time
رثىfelt pity ليfor me عَدوِّيmy enemy منbecause of جفاءِcoldness of أَحبّتيmy loved ones
رثى لي عَدوِّي من جفاءِ أَحبّتي
وناهيكَand let it suffice you منas حالٍa plight عدوِّيmy enemy لهاfor which رَثَىfelt pity
وناهيكَ من حالٍ عدوِّي لها رَثَى
My enemy pitied me for my loved ones’ coldness,
My enemy eulogized me for the harshness of my loved ones
and what a plight—one that even my enemy pitied!
And suffice it what state my enemy is in, he eulogized
عهودكمُyour pledges بعدَafter النّوىseparation ماnot تشعّثتْbecame frayed
عهودكمُ بعدَ النّوى ما تشعّثتْ
وحاشاand far be it لذاكَfor that العهدpledge أَنْto يتشعّثاbecome frayed
وحاشا لذاكَ العهد أَنْ يتشعّثا
Your pledges have not frayed after separation,
Your covenants after intention did not go astray
and far be it from that pledge to fray.
And far be it for that covenant to go astray
وأَملكُand I possess بالملْكِthrough the king المظفّرal-Muzaffar (the victorious) ظافراًtriumphant
وأَملكُ بالملْكِ المظفّر ظافراً
منof الجدِّgood fortune والجدوىand bounty قديماًwhat is old ومُحدثاand what is new
من الجدِّ والجدوى قديماً ومُحدثا
And through King al-Muzaffar, I triumphantly possess
And I hope, with Almalik’s victorious reign
good fortune and bounty, old and new.
To be ever victorious, modern and old
مخوفُfeared السُّطاonslaughts صعبُunyielding إلاexcept بأحسنthrough the finest الثّناpraise
مخوفُ السُّطا صعبُ إلا بأحسن الثّنا
مرجىhoped for النّدىbounty سهلُeasy الرِّضاsatisfaction طيبُsweet النّثاrepute
مرجى النّدى سهلُ الرِّضا طيبُ النّثا
Feared for his onslaughts, unyielding save to the finest praise,
Fearsome of armor, difficult except with the best praise
looked to for bounty, easily pleased, of sweet repute.
Hopeful of dew, easily content, good lineage
صَفاgrew serene آخرُthe latter of العُمرينthe two lifetimes منfrom عمرِthe life of الذيhim who
صَفا آخرُ العُمرين من عمرِ الذي
بهthrough him العمرانthe two ʿUmars اليومَtoday بالعدلِthrough justice ثُلِّثاthe two were made three
به العمران اليومَ بالعدلِ ثُلِّثا
The latter of the two lifetimes grew serene through the life of him
Purity, the last of the two reigns, of the reign which
by whose justice the two ʿUmars have today become three.
With it civilization today was third-partitioned
همُthey أَحدثواthey brought about قمعَsuppression of الضّلالةِerror بالهُدىthrough right guidance
همُ أَحدثوا قمعَ الضّلالةِ بالهُدى
فمذfor since ملكواthey took power لمnot تلقَyou found فيin الدِّينthe faith محدثاan innovation
فمذ ملكوا لم تلقَ في الدِّين محدثا
They brought about the suppression of error through right guidance;
They innovated suppressing misguidance with guidance
for since they began to rule, you have found no innovation in the faith.
So since they reigned, no innovation in religion was found
غثائيmy flotsam وغثيand my worthless stuff أنتَyou حاملbearer of نقصهِits shortcomings
غثائي وغثي أنتَ حامل نقصهِ
بفضلَكthrough your bounty إنَّindeed البحرَthe sea يحتملُbears الغثاflotsam
بفضلَك إنَّ البحرَ يحتملُ الغثا
My flotsam and my paltry verse—you bear its faults
My deficiencies and my defects, you bear its shortcomings
through your bounty; indeed, the sea bears flotsam.
With your grace, indeed the sea can bear the scum
وقدand indeed سَهُلَتْit became easy والثّاءُand thāʾ (ث) أَوعرُmore rugged مرتقىًan ascent
وقد سَهُلَتْ والثّاءُ أَوعرُ مرتقىً
فلاso no فرقَdifference عنديfor me بينbetween تَاءٍtāʾ (ت) وبينand between ثاthāʾ (ث)
فلا فرقَ عندي بين تَاءٍ وبين ثا
And it has become easy, though thāʾ is a more rugged ascent;
And it has become easy, though the 'th' is harder ascent
so to me there is no difference between tāʾ and thāʾ.
So to me there is no difference between a 't' and a 'th'
Sol 6.1