أرىI see هِمَّةًambition تختالُstruts بينَamong الكواكبِthe stars
أرى هِمَّةً تختالُ بينَ الكواكبِ
وطَوْداًand a mountain منof العلياءeminence صعْبَhard to scale الجَوانبِthe sides
وطَوْداً من العلياء صعْبَ الجَوانبِ
I see ambition strutting among the stars,
I see an ambition swaggering amongst the stars,
and a mountain of eminence, its sides hard to scale;
And loftiness from the Most High of steep sides,
ومَربِضَand a lair آسادٍof lions ومَعدِنَand a mine سُؤدُدٍof nobility
ومَربِضَ آسادٍ ومَعدِنَ سُؤدُدٍ
ومَوئلَand a refuge مطلوبٍfor one pursued وغايةَand the goal طالبِof a seeker
ومَوئلَ مطلوبٍ وغايةَ طالبِ
a lions' lair and a mine of nobility,
And lairs of lions and mines of leopards,
a refuge for the pursued and a seeker's goal.
And places sought and goals of seekers,
عُلىًnoble heights مَلَكَتْcaptured لُبَّthe mind الأميرِof the emir وإنَّماand indeed
عُلىً مَلَكَتْ لُبَّ الأميرِ وإنَّما
تَمَلَّكُpossess ألبابَthe minds الكرامِof the noble المَناجبthe well-born
تَمَلَّكُ ألبابَ الكرامِ المَناجب
Noble heights have captured the emir's mind; indeed,
Nobility that captured the hearts of princes, though it
they possess the minds of the noble and well-born.
Only captures the minds of the generous.
تَروحُgo at evening بهwith him بينَamong الصَّوارمِsharp swords والقَناand spears
تَروحُ به بينَ الصَّوارمِ والقَنا
وتَغدوand go at morning بهwith him بينَamong اللُّهىgifts والمَواهِبِand grants
وتَغدو به بينَ اللُّهى والمَواهِبِ
At evening they take him among sharp swords and spears,
It roams with it between swords and spears
and at morning among gifts and generous grants.
And it rises with it between gifts and presents,
فَتىًa youth طالبيُّTalibid الدِّينِfaith أصبحَhas become جُودُهhis generosity
فَتىً طالبيُّ الدِّينِ أصبحَ جُودُه
يُحَسِّنُmakes fair للطُلاَّبِfor seekers وجهَthe face المطالبِof pursuits
يُحَسِّنُ للطُلاَّبِ وجهَ المطالبِ
A youth of Talibid faith, whose bounty has come
A youth seeking religion, his generosity became
to brighten for seekers the face of their pursuits.
Pleasant to students and the requesters.
تَساهَمَshared portions فيهin him العُربُthe Arabs والعُجمُand non-Arabs فاحتوىand he gathered
تَساهَمَ فيه العُربُ والعُجمُ فاحتوى
علىupon المجدِglory منfrom أقيالِهاtheir chieftains والمرزابِand the marzban
على المجدِ من أقيالِها والمرزابِ
Arabs and non-Arabs shared in him, and he gathered
The Arabs and non-Arabs participated in it, so it contained
the glory of their chieftains and the marzban.
Glory from both their past and present.
وكَمand how often ومَضَتْflashed أسيافُهُhis swords بمشارقٍin eastern lands
وكَم ومَضَتْ أسيافُهُ بمشارقٍ
فراعَso terrified العِداthe foes إيماضُهاtheir flashing بمَغاربِin western lands
فراعَ العِدا إيماضُها بمَغاربِ
How often his swords have flashed in eastern lands,
And how many swords flashed in the east,
their flashing terrifying foes in western lands.
Frightening the enemy by their flash in the west,
حُيِيتَyou were greeted علىagainst رَغمِthe will الحسودِof the envious بَجَنَّةٍwith a garden
حُيِيتَ على رَغمِ الحسودِ بَجَنَّةٍ
حبَتْكَbestowed on you بأنواعِwith varieties الثِّمارِof fruits الأطايبِthe choicest
حبَتْكَ بأنواعِ الثِّمارِ الأطايبِ
You were greeted, despite the envious, with a garden
You were congratulated despite the envious with a paradise
that bestowed on you choice fruits of every kind.
That loved you with all kinds of fruits.
تَعَجَّلْتَyou received early منهاfrom it ماwhat يُعَجَّلُis granted early مثلُهits like
تَعَجَّلْتَ منها ما يُعَجَّلُ مثلُه
لكلِّfor every جَميلِfair السَّعيِin striving عَفِّchaste المَذاهبِin ways
لكلِّ جَميلِ السَّعيِ عَفِّ المَذاهبِ
You received from it in advance what is granted beforehand
You hastened to it what is hastened to the like of it
to all whose striving is fair and whose ways are chaste.
For every beautiful endeavor and diverse faiths.
مَيادينُfields رَيحانٍof fragrant herbs كأنَّas though نسيمَهits breeze
مَيادينُ رَيحانٍ كأنَّ نسيمَه
نَسيمُthe breeze الهَوىof love أيامَin the days وَصْلِof union الحَبائبِwith beloveds
نَسيمُ الهَوى أيامَ وَصْلِ الحَبائبِ
Fields of fragrant herbs, whose breeze is like
Gardens of basil as if its breeze
love's breeze in the days of union with beloveds.
Is the breeze of love in the days of connection with the loved ones.
كأنَّas though سواقيهits channels سلاسلُchains فِضَّةٍof silver
كأنَّ سواقيه سلاسلُ فِضَّةٍ
إذاwhen اطَّرَدَتْthey flow onward بينbetween الصَّباthe east wind والجَنائبِand south winds
إذا اطَّرَدَتْ بين الصَّبا والجَنائبِ
Its channels are like chains of silver
As if its canals are chains of silver
as they flow between the east and south winds.
When they flow between dawn and dusk.
وروضٌand a meadow إذاwhen ماever راضَهtended it الغيثُthe rain أنشأتْbrought forth
وروضٌ إذا ما راضَه الغيثُ أنشأتْ
حدائقُهits gardens وَشْياًembroidery كوَشْيِlike the embroidery السّبائبِof fine fabrics
حدائقُه وَشْياً كوَشْيِ السّبائبِ
And a meadow: when rain tends it, its
And a meadow, if the rain nurtures it, its gardens grow
gardens produce embroidery like that of fine fabrics.
Vegetation like the vegetation of the plains.
وحاليةُand adorned الأجيادِthe necks منwith ثَمرَاتِهاtheir fruits
وحاليةُ الأجيادِ من ثَمرَاتِها
مفُلَّكَةُrounded الأجسامِthe bodies خُضرُgreen الذَّوائبِthe tresses
مفُلَّكَةُ الأجسامِ خُضرُ الذَّوائبِ
And trees whose necks are adorned with their fruits,
The farm horses from its fruits
round-bodied, with green tresses.
Have circular bodies, green tails.
خَرَقْنَthey pierced الثَّرىthe soil عنto uncover مائهits water الغمْرِthe abundant فارتَوتْand drank their fill
خَرَقْنَ الثَّرى عن مائه الغمْرِ فارتَوتْ
أسافُلهاtheir lower parts منfrom زاخرٍa surging source غيرِnot ناضبِrunning dry
أسافُلها من زاخرٍ غيرِ ناضبِ
They pierced the soil to uncover its abundant water, and their
They pierced the ground until its water overflowed, so its
roots drank from a surging source that never runs dry.
Lowlands were watered from an abundant unfailing spring.
إذاwhen ماever سَقْتَهُنَّgave them drink السَّحائبُthe clouds شُربةًa draught
إذا ما سَقْتَهُنَّ السَّحائبُ شُربةً
خلَطْنَthey mixed بماءِwith the water البَحرِof the sea ماءَthe water السَّحائبِof the clouds
خلَطْنَ بماءِ البَحرِ ماءَ السَّحائبِ
Whenever the clouds give them a draught,
If the clouds gave them a drink, they mixed
they mix the clouds' water with the sea's.
The water of the sea with the water of the clouds.
تُقِلُّbear شماريخَstalks الثِّمارِof fruit كأنهاas though they
تُقِلُّ شماريخَ الثِّمارِ كأنها
إذاwhen طَلَعتthey emerge حُمْراًred أكفُّthe hands الكَواعبِof full-breasted maidens
إذا طَلَعت حُمْراً أكفُّ الكَواعبِ
They bear stalks of fruit that seem,
Bearing little fruit, as if they are
when they emerge red, like the hands of full-breasted maidens.
The reddest palms of the young women.
وجاعلةٌand one making دَرَّthe milk السَّحابِof the clouds مُدامةًwine
وجاعلةٌ دَرَّ السَّحابِ مُدامةً
إذاwhen شَرِبَتْit drinks دَرَّthe milk السَّحابof the clouds الصوائبِthe rain-pouring
إذا شَرِبَتْ دَرَّ السَّحاب الصوائبِ
And a vine that makes wine of the clouds' milk,
Making the pearls of clouds intoxicated
when it drinks the milk of the pouring clouds.
When they drink the pouring rain.
لهاit has كالئa keeper يُذكيsharpens اللِّحاظَthe glances خِلالَهاthroughout it
لها كالئ يُذكي اللِّحاظَ خِلالَها
حَذاراًin fear عليهاfor it منof سِخاطِthe wrath النوائبِof calamities
حَذاراً عليها من سِخاطِ النوائبِ
It has a keeper who keeps his glances keen throughout it,
For them are partridges that ignite the gaze - beware
fearing for it the wrath of calamities.
Of their anger at the misfortunes.
يرُدُّreturns إليهاto it حيَّةَthe snake الماءِof water ماwhenever انكفَتْit turns away
يرُدُّ إليها حيَّةَ الماءِ ما انكفَتْ
عنfrom القصدِthe course أوor صَدَّتturns aside صدودَwith the aversion المُجانبِof one estranged
عن القصدِ أو صَدَّت صدودَ المُجانبِ
He brings the water-snake back to it whenever it turns
It returns to it the snake of water if it turns
from its course, or shuns it like one estranged.
Away from intention or is hindered by barriers.
فقدfor it has لَبِسَتdonned خُضْرَgreen الغَلائلِtunics وانثنَتand drooped
فقد لَبِسَت خُضْرَ الغَلائلِ وانثنَت
لهاupon it مُرجَحِنَّاتٌheavily drooping بخُضْرِwith green الشَّواربِmustaches
لها مُرجَحِنَّاتٌ بخُضْرِ الشَّواربِ
It has donned green tunics, and there droop
So it wore the green grass and bent over it
upon it heavy clusters with green mustaches.
Branches with green pods.
قُطوفٌfruit clusters تساوىwas equal شِربُهاtheir watering وتبايَنتand they differed
قُطوفٌ تساوى شِربُها وتبايَنت
تَبايُنَlike the difference مُسوَدِّof one black-haired العِذارِin cheek-hair وشائبِand one gray-haired
تَبايُنَ مُسوَدِّ العِذارِ وشائبِ
Clusters equally watered, yet differing
Bunches that equal its drinking but vary
as one with black cheek-hair differs from one grown gray.
The variation of black and white grapes.
فمنso of بَرَدٍhailstones لمnot يَجلُreveals للشَّمسِto the sun حاجباًan eyebrow
فمن بَرَدٍ لم يَجلُ للشَّمسِ حاجباً
منfrom الظلِّthe shade إلاexcept غازَلَتْهshe flirts with it بحاجبِwith an eyebrow
من الظلِّ إلا غازَلَتْه بحاجبِ
Some are hailstones: none bares an eyebrow to the sun
Some whose cold did not remove for the sun an eyebrow
from the shade without her flirting with it with an eyebrow.
From shade except it flirted with it with an eyebrow.
ومنand of سبجjet أجرتran بهthrough it الكرمthe vine سلكهاits thread
ومن سبج أجرت به الكرم سلكها
ولمand not يجرran فيthrough منظومهits strung beads سلكa thread ثاقبpiercing
ولم يجر في منظومه سلك ثاقب
And some are jet beads, through which the vine has run its thread,
Some whose ripeness the vineyard made its path
though no piercing thread has passed through its strung beads.
And no smooth wire ran through its composition.
بدائعُmarvels أضحَتْhave become فيin المذاقِtaste أقارباًkin
بدائعُ أضحَتْ في المذاقِ أقارباً
وإنand though كنَّthey are فيin الألوانcolors غيرَnot أقاربِkin
وإن كنَّ في الألوان غيرَ أقاربِ
Marvels that have become kin in taste,
Wonders they became in taste intimate
though they are not kin in color.
Though different in colors.
ترىyou see الماءَthe water شتَّىdiverse السُّبْلِpaths يَنسابُgliding بينَهاamong them
ترى الماءَ شتَّى السُّبْلِ يَنسابُ بينَها
كماas when رِيعَتِwere startled الحيّاتُthe snakes منfrom كلِّevery جانبِside
كما رِيعَتِ الحيّاتُ من كلِّ جانبِ
You see water gliding among them by many paths,
You see the water meandering between them
like snakes startled from every side.
Like the crawl of snakes from every side.
ومسترفِدٌand one drawing aid تيَّارَthe current دِجلةَof the Tigris رافداًgiving aid
ومسترفِدٌ تيَّارَ دِجلةَ رافداً
سواحلَهاits banks منof نازحٍdistant ones ومُقاربِand nearby ones
سواحلَها من نازحٍ ومُقاربِ
And one drawing aid from the Tigris's current, offering aid
And drawing the currents of the Tigris as a tributary,
to its banks, both distant and near.
Its coasts from a departer and an arriver.
يسيرُmoves وإنand though لمnot يبرَحِbudges الدهرَthrough all time خُطوةًa step
يسيرُ وإن لم يبرَحِ الدهرَ خُطوةً
فليسso it is not بوقَّافٍstationary وليسand is not بساربِtraveling away
فليس بوقَّافٍ وليس بساربِ
It moves, though it never advances a step in all its life,
It flows, and if it does not move an inch for eternity
neither standing still nor traveling away.
It is neither still nor moving.
مواصلُcontinuing إيجافٍbrisk motion تكادُalmost تُجيبُهanswer it
مواصلُ إيجافٍ تكادُ تُجيبُه
إذاwhen حنَّit moans ليلاًat night مُوجِفاتُswift-moving الرَّكائبِriding-camels
إذا حنَّ ليلاً مُوجِفاتُ الرَّكائبِ
Unceasing in its brisk motion, almost answered,
Continually generous, the darkness almost responds to it
when it moans at night, by swiftly moving riding-camels.
When the saddened shadows of night call to it.
تَسيلُflow خلالَthrough الرَّوْضِthe meadow منfrom فَيْضِthe overflow دمعِهof its tears
تَسيلُ خلالَ الرَّوْضِ من فَيْضِ دمعِه
قَواضبُblades تُزريput to shame بالسيوفِthe swords القَواضبِthe sharp
قَواضبُ تُزري بالسيوفِ القَواضبِ
Through the meadow, from its overflowing tears, flow
The canals in the meadow pour from its overflowing tears
blades that put sharp swords to shame.
Brooks that provide drink with the drinking swords.
وممتنعٌand an inaccessible one جِلْبابُهits cloak الغيمُthe clouds فيin الضُّحىthe forenoon
وممتنعٌ جِلْبابُه الغيمُ في الضُّحى
وحِلْيتُهand its adornment فيat الليلِnight زُهْرُbright الكواكبِstars
وحِلْيتُه في الليلِ زُهْرُ الكواكبِ
And an unassailable height, cloaked in cloud at morning,
And its raining cloud is veiled in the morning
adorned at night with bright stars.
And its ornament at night is the blossoms of stars.
اضاءَit shone فلوthen if أنَّthat النجومَthe stars تحيَّرتْwere bewildered
اضاءَ فلو أنَّ النجومَ تحيَّرتْ
ضَلالاًastray هَداهاit would guide them سُبْلَهاtheir paths فيin الغَياهبِthe darkness
ضَلالاً هَداها سُبْلَها في الغَياهبِ
It shines: were the stars to wander
It lights up so if the stars lost
astray, it would guide their paths through the depths of darkness.
Their way it would guide them in the unknown.
لهit has شَرَفاتٌbattlements كالوذائلِlike silver mirrors أشرَفَتْlooked out
له شَرَفاتٌ كالوذائلِ أشرَفَتْ
علىover نازحِfar-reaching الأقطارِregions نائيdistant المناكِبِflanks
على نازحِ الأقطارِ نائي المناكِبِ
It has battlements like silver mirrors, overlooking
It has balconies like tails overlooking
far-reaching regions with distant flanks.
The coasts of the regions, remote and nearby.
إذاwhen لبِسَتthey don وَرْسَthe yellow dye الأصيلِof late afternoon حسِبْتَهاyou would think them
إذا لبِسَت وَرْسَ الأصيلِ حسِبْتَها
تُعَلُّgiven another draught برَقراقٍwith shimmering liquid منof التِّبرِraw gold ذائبِmolten
تُعَلُّ برَقراقٍ من التِّبرِ ذائبِ
When they don the yellow dye of late afternoon, you would think them
When they wear the dress of nobility, you would think them
drinking a shimmering draught of molten gold.
Raising flags of fine silk.
مجاورُneighboring بَرِّland ضاحكِsmiling النَّوْرِwith blossoms مُعْشبٍgrassy
مجاورُ بَرِّ ضاحكِ النَّوْرِ مُعْشبٍ
وبحرٍand a sea طَموحِsurging المَوجِin waves عَذْبِsweet المشاربِin drinking-water
وبحرٍ طَموحِ المَوجِ عَذْبِ المشاربِ
It adjoins grassy land smiling with blossoms,
Neighboring a sea laughing with light, grassy,
and a sea of surging waves and sweet drinking-water.
And an ambitious sea of freshwater to drink from.
إذاwhen بَكَرَsets out early القَنَّاصُthe hunter فيهthere وأعزَبَتْand ranged far
إذا بَكَرَ القَنَّاصُ فيه وأعزَبَتْ
حبائلُهhis snares فيin صَيدِhunting تلكthose العوازِبِfar-ranging creatures
حبائلُه في صَيدِ تلك العوازِبِ
When the hunter sets out early there and his
If the fowler gets up early in it and his nets spread
snares range far in pursuit of those wandering creatures,
Catching those fleeing doves.
رأيْتَyou see بناتِdaughters البحرِof the sea مَوشِيَّةَembroidered القَرَاthe backs
رأيْتَ بناتِ البحرِ مَوشِيَّةَ القَرَا
بهthere وبناتِand daughters البَرِّof the land بِيضَwhite التَّرائبِthe breasts
به وبناتِ البَرِّ بِيضَ التَّرائبِ
you see daughters of the sea with embroidered backs
You would see the sea daughters bright red
there, and daughters of the land with white breasts.
And the land’s daughters white calm.
محاسنُfine things أرزاقٍof provisions منof النَّوْرِblossoms والمَهاand oryx
محاسنُ أرزاقٍ من النَّوْرِ والمَها
يُغِذُّhastens إليهاtoward them طالبٌa seeker غيرُnot خائبِdisappointed
يُغِذُّ إليها طالبٌ غيرُ خائبِ
Fair provisions of blossoms and oryx,
Beauties of sustenance with light and splendor
toward which a seeker hastens, never disappointed.
Given to it without a dissapointed seeker.
فَمِنْso of سانحٍan auspicious crosser بالخيرِwith good fortune فيin إثْرِthe wake سابحٍof one swimming
فَمِنْ سانحٍ بالخيرِ في إثْرِ سابحٍ
ومُختضِبِand one dyed الأطرافِthe extremities منwith دمِblood خاضبِof a dyer
ومُختضِبِ الأطرافِ من دمِ خاضبِ
One crosses with good omen behind one that swims,
So a helper spreads good in the wake of one who swims
and another has its extremities dyed with a dyer's blood.
And the one whose edges bleed from the wound of war.
وآمنةٍand secure creatures لاnot الوحشُthe beasts تَذْعَرُfrighten سِربَهاtheir flock
وآمنةٍ لا الوحشُ تَذْعَرُ سِربَها
ولاnor الطيرُthe birds منهاamong them دامياتُbloodied المخالبِthe talons
ولا الطيرُ منها دامياتُ المخالبِ
And creatures secure: no beasts alarm their flock,
And security, neither does the wild animals frighten its flocks
nor do the birds among them have bloodied talons.
Nor the birds with claws harm it.
هيthey are الرَّوْضُthe meadow لمnot تَنْشَbrought forth الخَواملُthe lowlands زَهْرَهits flowers
هي الرَّوْضُ لم تَنْشَ الخَواملُ زَهْرَه
ولاnor اخضَلَّgrew dewy عنfrom دمعٍtears منfrom المُزْنِrainclouds ساكبِstreaming
ولا اخضَلَّ عن دمعٍ من المُزْنِ ساكبِ
They are a meadow whose blooms no lowlands brought forth,
It is the meadow, young shoots did not grow its flowers
nor did it grow dewy from streaming tears of rainclouds.
Nor withering diminish the pouring tears.
إذاwhen انبعَثتْthey move بينَamong الخمائلِthe thickets خِلْتَهاyou would imagine them
إذا انبعَثتْ بينَ الخمائلِ خِلْتَها
زرابيَّcarpets كسرىof Kisra بثَّهاhe spread them فيin الملاعبِpleasure grounds
زرابيَّ كسرى بثَّها في الملاعبِ
When they move among the thickets, you would think them
If its solitude awoke among the beautiful
carpets of Kisra spread across the pleasure grounds.
It would be like frolicking Persian horses set free in the plains.
وإنand if عُمْنَthey swim فيin طاميswelling المياهِwaters تَبسَّمَتْsmiled
وإن عُمْنَ في طامي المياهِ تَبسَّمَتْ
غرائِبُهاtheir marvels ماright بينَamong تلكthose الغَرائبِmarvels
غرائِبُها ما بينَ تلك الغَرائبِ
And when they swim in swelling waters, their
And if it smiled in the deep water
marvels smile amid those other marvels.
Its strange things between those strange things.
ودُهْمٌand dark ones إذاwhen ماever الليلُthe night رَفَّعَraises سِجْفَهits curtain
ودُهْمٌ إذا ما الليلُ رَفَّعَ سِجْفَه
تكشَّفَit uncovers منهاamong them عنto reveal وجوهٍfaces شَواحبِpale
تكشَّفَ منها عن وجوهٍ شَواحبِ
And dark ones: when night raises its curtain,
And statues, when the night raises its veil
it reveals pale faces among them.
Their pale faces are revealed.
وإنand if آنسَتْthey perceive شَخصاًa figure منof الإنسِhumankind صَرْصَرَتْthey screech
وإن آنسَتْ شَخصاً من الإنسِ صَرْصَرَتْ
كماas صَرصرَتْsqueaked فيon الطِّرسِthe page أقلامُpens كاتبِof a writer
كما صَرصرَتْ في الطِّرسِ أقلامُ كاتبِ
When they perceive a human figure, they screech
And if it saw a human it would rustle
as a writer's pens squeak upon the page.
Like the rustling of pens in books.
جِبالٌmountains رسَتْanchored فيin لُجَّةٍdeep water غيرَexcept أنهاthat they
جِبالٌ رسَتْ في لُجَّةٍ غيرَ أنها
تُحاذرُare wary of أنفاسَthe breaths الرياحِof the winds اللَّواعبِthe playful
تُحاذرُ أنفاسَ الرياحِ اللَّواعبِ
Mountains anchored in deep water, yet
Mountains anchored in still water yet
wary of the breaths of playful winds.
They are cautious of the blowing gentle winds.
إذاwhen عايَنتْthey see للماءِof water وَفْداًa delegation رأيْتَهاyou see them
إذا عايَنتْ للماءِ وَفْداً رأيْتَها
تُودِّعُbidding farewell نمهunclear; likely 'of it' غائباًone departing غيرَnot آيبِreturning
تُودِّعُ نمه غائباً غيرَ آيبِ
When they see a delegation of water, you see them
If they spot the water’s delegation, you see them
bidding farewell to some of it, gone, never returning.
Bidding farewell to its sleepiness, no returning.
يسيرُtravels إليهاto them الرَّكبُthe company فيin لُجِّdeep water زاخرٍsurging
يسيرُ إليها الرَّكبُ في لُجِّ زاخرٍ
وليسَand there are not سوىexcept أولادِهاtheir offspring منany مراكبِvessels
وليسَ سوى أولادِها من مراكبِ
A company travels to them through surging depths,
The caravan travels to it in deep abundant waters
with none but their offspring as vessels.
And none but its children are from boats.
تَضُمُّcontain رجالاًmen أغربَacted strangely الشَّيبُgray hair فيهِمُamong them
تَضُمُّ رجالاً أغربَ الشَّيبُ فيهِمُ
فمالَso it fell علىupon أَشْفَارِهِمْtheir eyelashes والحواجبِand eyebrows
فمالَ على أَشْفَارِهِمْ والحواجبِ
They contain men on whom gray hair has played a strange trick,
Bearing men whom grey hair surprised
settling upon their eyelashes and eyebrows.
So it tilted upon their eyebrows.
فمنso of رَهَجٍdust لاnot يُستثارُis stirred up بحافرٍby a hoof
فمن رَهَجٍ لا يُستثارُ بحافرٍ
لديهمamong them وخيلٍand horses لاnot تَذِلُّsubmit لراكبِto a rider
لديهم وخيلٍ لا تَذِلُّ لراكبِ
Among them is dust stirred up by no hoof,
Some sturdy, not awakened by the horse’s hooves
and horses that submit to no rider.
They have horses that do not weaken for any rider.
عَجائبُwonders مُلْكٍof a realm فيin فَنائلَFana'il لمnot تَكُنْwere
عَجائبُ مُلْكٍ في فَنائلَ لم تَكُنْ
عجائبُwonders مُلْكٍof a realm قبلَهاbefore them بعجائبtruly wonders
عجائبُ مُلْكٍ قبلَها بعجائب
Wonders of a realm in Fana'il: never were
Marvels of a kingdom in qualities never before
the wonders of a realm before them truly wonders.
Marvels of a kingdom like it.
هيit is الحرَمُthe sanctuary المحميُّthe protected مِمَّنfrom whoever يرومُهseeks it
هي الحرَمُ المحميُّ مِمَّن يرومُه
بكلِّwith every صَقيلِpolished المتْنِin the back عَضْبِsharp المَضاربِin striking edges
بكلِّ صَقيلِ المتْنِ عَضْبِ المَضاربِ
It is the sanctuary protected from whoever seeks it,
It is the forbidden sanctuary protected from one
with every polished-backed, keen-edged blade.
Who intends to harm it with each sharpened sword.
مواطنُabodes لمnot يَسحَبْdragged بهاin them الغَيُّerror ذيلَهits hem
مواطنُ لم يَسحَبْ بها الغَيُّ ذيلَه
وَكَمْand how many للعواليfor tall spears بينَهاamong them منof مساحِبِtrails
وَكَمْ للعوالي بينَها من مساحِبِ
Abodes where error has never dragged its hem,
Places the love never spread its tail
though tall spears have left so many trails among them.
And how many high places between them!
أباO Abu حَسَنٍHasan لاmay not زالَcease وُدُّكَyour affection مَشرَبيmy drinking-place
أبا حَسَنٍ لا زالَ وُدُّكَ مَشرَبي
إذاif بَعُدَتgrew distant يوماًone day عليَّfrom me مشاربيmy drinking-places
إذا بَعُدَت يوماً عليَّ مشاربي
Abu Hasan, may your affection always be my drinking-place
Abu Hassan, your love remains my drink
if ever my drinking-places grow distant from me.
Whenever my drinks become far from me one day.
نُهنِّيكَwe congratulate you بالبُرْءِon recovery الذيwhich قامَstood فِعلُهits effect
نُهنِّيكَ بالبُرْءِ الذي قامَ فِعلُه
مقامَthe place الضُّحىof morning light والحِنْدِسِand pitch-darkness المتراكبِthe layered
مقامَ الضُّحى والحِنْدِسِ المتراكبِ
We congratulate you on the recovery whose effect has taken
We congratulate you on the innocence whose action
the place of morning light and deep, layered darkness.
Took the place of midday and the overlapping domes.
أعادَrestored رياضَthe gardens الحمْدِof praise مُونَقَةَlovely الرُّباthe hillsides
أعادَ رياضَ الحمْدِ مُونَقَةَ الرُّبا
ورَدَّand brought back رياحَthe winds الجُودِof generosity ريَّاwell-watered المَشاربِthe drinking-places
ورَدَّ رياحَ الجُودِ ريَّا المَشاربِ
It restored the gardens of praise, their hillsides lovely,
It returned the gardens of praise blossoming,
and brought back the winds of generosity, their drinking-places well-watered.
And returned the winds of generosity gentle to drink from.
فَصَدَّقَso it confirmed مِنْsome of ظَنِّthe expectations الصديقِof the friend وأكذَبتْand belied
فَصَدَّقَ مِنْ ظَنِّ الصديقِ وأكذَبتْ
مواقعُهits effects ظَنَّthe expectations العدوِّof the enemy المُحاربِthe warring
مواقعُه ظَنَّ العدوِّ المُحاربِ
It fulfilled what the friend had hoped, while
So it fulfilled the expectation of a friend and your places belied
its effects belied the warring enemy's expectations.
The expectation of the combative enemy.
إذاif كنتَyou are منagainst صَرْفِthe reversals الحوادثِof events مُعْتِبيone who appeases me
إذا كنتَ من صَرْفِ الحوادثِ مُعْتِبي
فلسْتُthen I am not عليهاtoward them ماas long as حَيِيتُI live بعاتبِreproachful
فلسْتُ عليها ما حَيِيتُ بعاتبِ
If you redress my grievances against the reversals of fate,
If you blame the changing of fate
I shall never reproach them as long as I live.
I will not blame it as long as I live.
إليكَto you القوافيthe rhymes الغُرَّthe radiant لاnot نَظْمَthe verse سارقٍof a thief
إليكَ القوافي الغُرَّ لا نَظْمَ سارقٍ
ولاnor فِكْرَthe thought مَأْفُونٍof a fool ولاnor لفْظَthe words حاطبِof a wood-gatherer
ولا فِكْرَ مَأْفُونٍ ولا لفْظَ حاطبِ
To you, the radiant rhymes—not a thief's verse,
To you prose not the poetry of a thief
nor a fool's thought, nor a wood-gatherer's words.
Nor a failed thought or hollow words.
كتائبَbattalions حَمْدٍof praise لوif رَمَيْتَyou hurled بهاwith them العِداthe foes
كتائبَ حَمْدٍ لو رَمَيْتَ بها العِدا
غَداةَon the morning الوَغىof battle قامتْthey would take مَقامَthe place الكتائبِof battalions
غَداةَ الوَغى قامتْ مَقامَ الكتائبِ
Battalions of praise: if you hurled them against your foes
Battalions of praise, if you threw them at the enemy
on the morning of battle, they would serve as battalions.
The next morning of battle, they would take the place of battalions.
Sol 6.1