يقولsays علوى'Alwi دعيتكI called upon You باعترافin confession
يقول علوى دعيتك باعتراف
ياO ربLord لطفكYour kindness علىupon منthose who فيin السقيفal-Saqif
يا رب لطفك على من في السقيف
'Alwi says: I called upon You in confession.
Al-Alawi said, I called upon you with a confession
O Lord, Your kindness upon those in al-Saqif.
O Lord, your kindness upon those in hardship
ياO اللهGod باليby Him who (reading uncertain) رحمshowed mercy حالthe condition of الجرافal-Jiraf
يا الله بالي رحم حال الجراف
بالغيلwith the flowing stream وقدand already كانit was منof الخضرهthe greenery نظيفbare; free of
بالغيل وقد كان من الخضره نظيف
O God, by Him who pitied al-Jiraf's plight,
O God, have mercy on the state of barrenness
with a flowing stream, though it had been bare of greenery,
With infertility, though it was of green purity
وادand gave (dialectal) لذهبانto Dhahban منof الرزقsustenance الكفافenough to live on
واد لذهبان من الرزق الكفاف
واسبلتand You spread ستركYour protection علىover كمhow many منof شريفa noble person
واسبلت سترك على كم من شريف
and gave Dhahban sustenance enough.
The valley of Dhahban lacks adequate livelihood
And You spread Your protection over many a noble man.
You covered many honorable ones with your veil
جعلتYou made بيرBir (well) العزبal-'Azab حقbelonging to اللطافthe gentle folk
جعلت بير العزب حق اللطاف
والروضهand al-Rawda النائيهthe distant كمhow many منof كثيفa coarse person
والروضه النائيه كم من كثيف
You made Bir al-'Azab belong to the gentle folk,
You made Beer Al-Azab a place of gentleness
while distant al-Rawda has many a coarse fellow.
And the remote meadow, how dense it is
بيرBir (well) العزبal-'Azab غيمهاits clouds مثلlike السجافthe curtain
بير العزب غيمها مثل السجاف
وحرهاand its heat فيin الربيعspring يبقىremains سجيفveiled; dim
وحرها في الربيع يبقى سجيف
The clouds of Bir al-'Azab are like a curtain,
Beer Al-Azab, its cloud is like peeled bark
and its springtime heat remains veiled.
And its heat in spring remains blazing
والروضهand al-Rawda الغانيهthe lovely حقbelonging to النظافthe clean folk
والروضه الغانيه حق النظاف
منwhoever كانwas قامزcrouching (uncertain dialectal sense) وعادand still فيهin him الطفيفa little
من كان قامز وعاد فيه الطفيف
And lovely al-Rawda belongs to the clean folk,
The melodious meadow is a place of cleanliness
whoever is crouching, with a little still left in him.
Where one who was barren, fertility returned to him
وغيمهاand its clouds فيin الغلطerror مثلlike اللحافthe quilt
وغيمها في الغلط مثل اللحاف
وكرمand the vineyard دربDarb (lane) السلاطينal-Salatin (the sultans) يالطيفO Gentle One
وكرم درب السلاطين يالطيف
And its clouds, by mistake, are like a quilt.
Its cloud during rain is like a quilt
And the vineyard of Darb al-Salatin—O Gentle One!
And the valley of kings is gentle
وفيand in الشتاwinter اوجاههمtheir faces مثلlike الشقافthe potsherds
وفي الشتا اوجاههم مثل الشقاف
وقدand already ترونقgrew splendid معwith ايامthe days of الخريفautumn
وقد ترونق مع ايام الخريف
And in winter their faces are like potsherds,
In winter, their faces are like chattering teeth
and it has grown splendid with autumn's days.
Having blossomed during the days of autumn
والبورعيand al-Bura'i عندهمamong them مثلlike الغدافthe raven
والبورعي عندهم مثل الغداف
صوتهhis voice خلاسيmixed; hybrid منfrom الماءthe water والصعيفand the frost
صوته خلاسي من الماء والصعيف
And al-Bura'i among them is like a raven;
The nightingale with them is like the cheeky
his voice is a blend of water and frost.
Its voice is sweet from the water and the weak
والبورعيand al-Bura'i عندناamong us شاربdrinking سلافchoice wine
والبورعي عندنا شارب سلاف
يروحhe goes off وعادand still السراجthe lamp فوقabove الصفيفthe shelf
يروح وعاد السراج فوق الصفيف
And al-Bura'i among us drinks choice wine;
While the nightingale with us drinks sour milk
he goes off while the lamp is still on the shelf.
It comes and goes while the lantern is above the shed
قالواthey said وحمامكمand your bathhouse مرقوفslab-covered رقافstone slabs
قالوا وحمامكم مرقوف رقاف
يشهدbears witness بهذاto this ابنIbn (son of) الذريرهal-Dharira والنصيفand al-Nasif
يشهد بهذا ابن الذريره والنصيف
They said, 'And your bathhouse is covered with stone slabs.'
They said your pigeon is built with bricks
Ibn al-Dharira and al-Nasif bear witness to this.
This is witnessed by the son of Dharyrah and An-Nusayf
والجوand the air بعدafter الغداlunch مثلlike الوطافwoollen coverings
والجو بعد الغدا مثل الوطاف
والشمسand the sun مصفىfiltered (reading uncertain) ولوeven though ماnot بهin it دفيفwarmth
والشمس مصفى ولو ما به دفيف
And after lunch the air is like woollen coverings.
The weather after tomorrow is like floating
And the sunlight is filtered, though there is no warmth in it.
The sun filtered even without kindling
يصبحbecomes by morning منfrom البردthe cold فيin القدthe body; stature انعكافa bending
يصبح من البرد في القد انعكاف
والليلةand the night الموحشةthe desolate تسمعyou hear وديفchattering (uncertain dialectal sense)
والليلة الموحشة تسمع وديف
By morning, the cold has bent the body.
One recoils from the cold in the bones
And on the desolate night you hear chattering.
The lonely night you hear lamentation
تخشىyou fear عليهمfor them منfrom البردthe cold النشافdrying out
تخشى عليهم من البرد النشاف
لاnot بهin it مرباpreserves ولاand not ثربهcaul-fat عليفa fattened animal
لا به مربا ولا ثربه عليف
You fear they will be dried out by the cold:
You fear the severe cold for them
there are no preserves, nor caul-fat from a fattened beast.
Neither does it have a companion nor a friendly tent
وكمand how many مولعinfatuated بهاwith it ملقوفmeddlesome لقافa busybody
وكم مولع بها ملقوف لقاف
لاno قاتqat يلقىhe finds ولاand not بهin it ماءwater خفيفlight
لا قات يلقى ولا به ماء خفيف
And many a fellow infatuated with it is an intrusive busybody.
And how much a passionate lover is locked up
He finds no qat, nor is there light water.
Finding neither rest nor a bit of comfort
وفيand in الخريفautumn ماnot ترىyou see مجرورdrawn in; dragged مضافhosted
وفي الخريف ما ترى مجرور مضاف
إلاexcept الصفىal-Safi منwho حوىpossessed المجدthe glory المنيفthe lofty
إلا الصفى من حوى المجد المنيف
And in autumn you see no one drawn in and hosted,
You see in autumn no caravan camp
except al-Safi, who possesses lofty glory:
Except the sword from the sheath of glorious purpose
أبوAbu (father of) العزوزal-'Azuz مروىone who quenches البيضthe white blades الرهافthe keen
أبو العزوز مروى البيض الرهاف
الماجدthe noble المنبعthe wellspring البرthe benevolent التحيفrefined (uncertain epithet)
الماجد المنبع البر التحيف
Abu al-'Azuz, slaker of the keen white blades,
Abu Al-Azouz, watered with white pureness
the noble wellspring, the benevolent, refined man,
The glorious source of righteous softness
منone whose رمحa lance قدهhis stature قدوهhe already is يشتىwants; needs لقافa catcher (uncertain dialectal sense)
من رمح قده قدوه يشتى لقاف
ومنand one who معهhas with him عنفقهa tuft below the lip سبلةthe moustache of عسيفa hired servant
ومن معه عنفقه سبلة عسيف
whose stature is a lance—he already needs someone to catch him,
With his spear his leadership is coveted by yearning lovers
and who has a tuft beneath his lip, a hired servant's moustache.
And his companions, he spends his money generously
يقلعpulls out; brings forth بجودهwith his generosity لمنfor whoever جاوزpassed beyond حرافHaraf
يقلع بجوده لمن جاوز حراف
ويطعمand feeds الضيفthe guest معصوبma'sub (bread dish) الرغيفthe flatbread
ويطعم الضيف معصوب الرغيف
He brings forth his bounty for whoever has passed Haraf,
With his generosity he pulls those who exceeded limits
and feeds the guest ma'sub made from flatbread.
And feeds the guest pressed dried bread
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