غداًtomorrow تُبديwill reveal مَدامِعُناour tears الخَفَاياhidden things
غداً تُبدي مَدامِعُنا الخَفَايا
إذاwhen زُمَّتare bridled لطَيْبَتِهاfor their destination (uncertain reading) المَطاياthe mounts
إذا زُمَّت لطَيْبَتِها المَطايا
Tomorrow our tears will reveal what is hidden,
Tomorrow our tears will reveal the secrets
When the mounts are bridled for their destination.
When tied for their goodness are the tents
وقَفنَاwe stood نَحمَدُwe praise العَبَراتِthe tears لمَّاwhen
وقَفنَا نَحمَدُ العَبَراتِ لمَّا
رأيناwe saw البَينَseparation مَذمومَblameworthy in السَّجَاياcharacter
رأينا البَينَ مَذمومَ السَّجَايا
We stood praising tears when
We stood praising the teardrops when
We saw that separation was vile in character.
We saw the separation condemned for its evil
كأنَّas though خُدُودَهنَّtheir cheeks إذاwhen استقلَّتْset off
كأنَّ خُدُودَهنَّ إذا استقلَّتْ
شَقِيقٌred anemones فيهon it منof طَلٍّdew بَقاياremnants
شَقِيقٌ فيه من طَلٍّ بَقايا
Their cheeks, when they depart, are like
As if their cheeks when they thinned
Red anemones still bearing remnants of dew.
Have remnants of fresh juice in them
وقَدand already فَوَّقنَthey nocked بالألحاظِwith glances نَبلاًarrows
وقَد فَوَّقنَ بالألحاظِ نَبلاً
قلوبُthe hearts of العاشِقينthe lovers لهاfor them رَماياtargets
قلوبُ العاشِقين لها رَمايا
And they have nocked arrows with their glances;
And they surpassed with glances arrows
The hearts of lovers are their targets.
The hearts of lovers are their target
تَمنَّينَاwe wished for اللِّقاءَmeeting فكانso it was حَتفاًdeath
تَمنَّينَا اللِّقاءَ فكان حَتفاً
وكمand how many أُمنِيَّةٍa wish جَلَبتbrought مَناياdeaths
وكم أُمنِيَّةٍ جَلَبت مَنايا
We wished for a meeting, and it proved fatal;
We wished for the meeting but it was mortal
And how many a wish has brought death!
And how many wishes brought death
أرَىI see الآفاقَthe horizons قدindeed مُلِئَتwere filled سُروراًwith joy
أرَى الآفاقَ قد مُلِئَت سُروراً
بتَغِليبِby granting victory to الأميرِthe emir أبيAbu (father of) السَّراياal-Saraya (raiding parties)
بتَغِليبِ الأميرِ أبي السَّرايا
I see the horizons filled with joy
I see the horizons filled with delight
Through victory granted to the emir Abu al-Saraya,
By the victory of the Prince, my master of the house
بمَولودٍthrough a newborn يَراهsees him اللهُGod لَيثاًa lion
بمَولودٍ يَراه اللهُ لَيثاً
وغَيثاًand rain يَستَهِلُّpours down علَىupon البَراياcreated beings
وغَيثاً يَستَهِلُّ علَى البَرايا
Through a newborn whom God sees as a lion,
With a newborn whom God sees as a lion
And as rain pouring upon all creation.
And a rain that flows on the lands
نَجِيبٌnoble-born أنتَجَتْهbore him كِرامُnoble members of قَومٍa people
نَجِيبٌ أنتَجَتْه كِرامُ قَومٍ
فجاءَso he came شَبِيهَهمresembling them حَزماًin resolve ورَاياand judgment
فجاءَ شَبِيهَهم حَزماً ورَايا
A noble son born of noble people,
A noble one whom the generous people produced
He came resembling them in resolve and judgment.
So he came out resembling them, determined and pioneering
ثَنايmy praise عَليهِمُof them مادُمتُas long as I remain حَيَّاًalive
ثَناي عَليهِمُ مادُمتُ حَيَّاً
ثَناءَthe praise of المُستهامِthe lovestruck علَىfor الثَّناياthe front teeth
ثَناءَ المُستهامِ علَى الثَّنايا
My praise of them, as long as I live,
I will praise them as long as I live
Is a lovesick lover's praise of front teeth.
The praise of the admirer for the praised
كأنَّيas though I بالأميرِwith the emir وقَدand indeed بَلاهُhe tested him
كأنَّي بالأميرِ وقَد بَلاهُ
يُكشِّفُhe dispels زَائداًincreasingly عنهfrom him البَلاياcalamities
يُكشِّفُ زَائداً عنه البَلايا
I picture the emir, having put him to the test,
As if I see the Prince who was tested
Dispelling calamities from him ever more,
Revealing more than his afflictions
وقَطَّعَand he tore apart أنفُسَthe souls of الحُسَّادِthe envious غَيظاًwith rage
وقَطَّعَ أنفُسَ الحُسَّادِ غَيظاً
بسُؤدُدِهthrough his eminence فَطيَّرَهاso he scattered them شَظاياinto splinters
بسُؤدُدِه فَطيَّرَها شَظايا
And he has torn the souls of the envious apart with rage
And he cut the souls of the envious with rage
Through his eminence, scattering them into splinters.
With his sword he made them fragments
وأَصْبَحَتِand became الدُّروعُarmor لهtoward him شُفوقاًtender
وأَصْبَحَتِ الدُّروعُ له شُفوقاً
خِفاقاًfluttering والسُّروجُand the saddles لهfor him حَشاياcushions
خِفاقاً والسُّروجُ له حَشايا
And armor has become tender toward him,
And the armors became devoted to him
Fluttering, while saddles are cushions for him.
Flapping, and the horses devoted to him neighing
إذاif ماever (emphatic) سَابقَhe races الأَكفاءَhis equals يَوماًone day
إذا ما سَابقَ الأَكفاءَ يَوماً
إلىtoward الغاياتِthe goals خَلَّفَهمhe leaves them behind رَزاياcalamities
إلى الغاياتِ خَلَّفَهم رَزايا
If ever he races his equals one day
If he ever competes the equals one day
Toward the finish, he leaves them ruined.
To the goals, he leaves them regrets
يَجورُhe treats unjustly علىagainst التَّليدِinherited wealth إذاwhen استُمِيحَتare petitioned for gifts
يَجورُ على التَّليدِ إذا استُمِيحَت
أنَاملُهhis fingers ويَعدِلُand he judges justly فيin القَضاياcases
أنَاملُه ويَعدِلُ في القَضايا
He wrongs his ancestral wealth when bounty is sought
He wrongs the tradition if his fingers are allowed
From his fingers, yet he is just in judgments.
And he makes justice in the cases
حَياةُthe life of المَجدِglory أنthat يَحياَhe lives وَتُفْنِيand destroy
حَياةُ المَجدِ أن يَحياَ وَتُفْنِي
أعادِيهhis enemies الحوادثُevents والرَّزاياand calamities
أعادِيه الحوادثُ والرَّزايا
Glory lives through his life and the destruction of
The life of glory is to live and perish
His enemies by events and calamities.
His enemies and regrets
فقُلso say لأَبيto Abu (father of) المُظفَّرِal-Muzaffar (the victorious) قدindeed ظَفِرناwe have attained
فقُل لأَبي المُظفَّرِ قد ظَفِرنا
بماwith what نَرجوwe hope for لديكfrom you منof العَطاياgifts
بما نَرجو لديك من العَطايا
So tell Abu al-Muzaffar: we have obtained
So tell Abu Al-Muzaffar we have won
The gifts we hope for from you.
What we hope from you of gifts
فَضُلتَyou excelled فكنتَso you were بَحراًa sea حينَwhen كانواthey were
فَضُلتَ فكنتَ بَحراً حينَ كانوا
ثِماداًscant waters يُسْتَمَدُّis drawn مِنَfrom الرَّكاياwells
ثِماداً يُسْتَمَدُّ مِنَ الرَّكايا
You excelled: you were a sea when they were
You excelled so you were an ocean when they
Scant waters drawn from wells.
Were thirsty, drawing from bits
ولولاand were it not for الفَضلُexcellence لمnot نَشعُرwe would be aware بنَقصٍof a deficiency
ولولا الفَضلُ لم نَشعُر بنَقصٍ
ولولاand were it not for النُّسكُdevotion لمnot تَبرَbe cleared (uncertain reading) الخطاياsins
ولولا النُّسكُ لم تَبرَ الخطايا
Without excellence, we would not perceive deficiency,
And were it not for grace, we would not feel deficiency
And without devotion, sins would not be cleared away.
And were it not for devotion, sins would not be absolved
ومنand whoever يُهدِbestows الحيَاrain لرياضِon gardens of حَمدٍpraise
ومن يُهدِ الحيَا لرياضِ حَمدٍ
يَفُزْwins مِنهاfrom them بألطافِwith the delights of الهَدَاياgifts
يَفُزْ مِنها بألطافِ الهَدَايا
And whoever bestows rain on gardens of praise
And whoever guides the living to praiseworthy gardens
Wins from them delightful gifts,
Wins from it the blessings of guidance
كماjust as جادَlavished rain upon السَّحابُthe clouds الجَودُgenerous أرضاًa land
كما جادَ السَّحابُ الجَودُ أرضاً
فأبرَزَand brought forth منfrom مَحاسِنهاits beauties الخَباياhidden things
فأبرَزَ من مَحاسِنها الخَبايا
Just as generous clouds lavished rain upon a land
Just as the rain cloud overflowed generously on land
And brought its hidden beauties to light.
And brought out from it the treasures
وقَدand indeed جاءتْhave come مدائحُناour praises نُقوداًready cash
وقَد جاءتْ مدائحُنا نُقوداً
فلاso do not تَجعَلmake جوائزَهاtheir rewards نَساياdeferred payments
فلا تَجعَل جوائزَها نَسايا
Our praises have arrived as ready cash;
And our praises have come as coins
So do not make their rewards deferred payments.
So do not make their rewards forgotten
Sol 6.1