ماwhat ضَرَّharmed ليلتَناour night بسَفْحِon the slope of مُحَجِّرِMuḥajjir
ما ضَرَّ ليلتَنا بسَفْحِ مُحَجِّرِ
لوif باعَدَتْit had kept far away سَفَرَthe journey الصَّباحِof morning المُسفِرِbrightening
لو باعَدَتْ سَفَرَ الصَّباحِ المُسفِرِ
What harm would it have done our night on Muḥajjir's slope
The night that we spent on the mountain slope,
had it delayed the journey of the radiant morning?
Would have been prolonged had the morning light tarried.
باتَspent the night العِناقُthe embrace يَهُزُّshaking منfrom أعطافِناour flanks
باتَ العِناقُ يَهُزُّ من أعطافِنا
غُصُنَينtwo branches فيin وَرقِthe foliage الشَّبابِof youth الأخضرِgreen
غُصُنَين في وَرقِ الشَّبابِ الأخضرِ
All night the embrace shook, from our flanks,
Our embrace swayed like two branches amidst
two branches in youth's green foliage.
The fresh verdure and bloom of youth.
إلفانِtwo lovers وِرْدُهُماtheir drink المُدامُwine علىamid الظَّماthirst
إلفانِ وِرْدُهُما المُدامُ على الظَّما
وجَناهُماand their harvest زَهْرُthe blossom الحديثِof conversation الأَزهَرِradiant
وجَناهُما زَهْرُ الحديثِ الأَزهَرِ
Two lovers, whose drink in thirst was wine,
Accustomed were they to the wine being passed around,
and whose harvest was the blossom of radiant conversation.
And to the blossoming garden of delightful tales.
لاdo not تُنْكِريdeny خَفَقانَthe fluttering قلبٍof a heart خافقٍthrobbing
لا تُنْكِري خَفَقانَ قلبٍ خافقٍ
نَفَرَتْfled بهwith it غِيدُgraceful ones الظِّباءِof the gazelles النُّفَّرِskittish
نَفَرَتْ به غِيدُ الظِّباءِ النُّفَّرِ
Do not deny the fluttering of a throbbing heart
Do not deny the throbbing of an ardent heart,
that graceful, skittish gazelles carried off in flight.
Startled by the snorting of the shy gazelles.
شَرفاًan honor منamong الأَيَّامِthe days يوماًa day صالحاًblessed
شَرفاً من الأَيَّامِ يوماً صالحاً
شفَياthe two soothed بهthrough it حَرَّthe heat الجَوىof heartache المُتسَعِّرِblazing
شفَيا به حَرَّ الجَوى المُتسَعِّرِ
An honor among the days—a blessed day,
A virtuous day it was, that quenched
through which the two soothed the heat of blazing heartache.
The burning thirst with its plentiful showers.
للهِhow wondrous! صادرةُthe departing ones الَّلياليthe nights إنهاindeed they
للهِ صادرةُ الَّليالي إنها
صدرَتْdeparted بطيبِwith the sweetness of العَيْشِlife أسرعَthe swiftest مَصدَرِdeparture
صدرَتْ بطيبِ العَيْشِ أسرعَ مَصدَرِ
How wondrous the departing nights! They
The nights hurry by, departing with pleasant living,
departed with life's sweetness in the swiftest departure.
Swifter than the fleetest of steeds.
عنديwith me لعاunclear; perhaps 'for them' نَفَسُthe sigh المَشوقِof the yearning lover إذاwhen جرَتْpassed
عندي لعا نَفَسُ المَشوقِ إذا جرَتْ
خَطَراتُهنَّmemories of them وأَنَّةُand the groan المُتذَكِّرِof one who remembers
خَطَراتُهنَّ وأَنَّةُ المُتذَكِّرِ
For them [text unclear], I keep a yearning lover's sigh whenever there pass
When the whims of yearning stir within me,
memories of them, and the moan of one who remembers.
And the fond memories of the past return.
ولربَّand many a ساقٍcupbearer توَّجَتْcrowned يدُهhis hand يديmy hand
ولربَّ ساقٍ توَّجَتْ يدُه يدي
بإناءِwith a vessel ياقوتِof ruby المُدامِof wine الأحمرِred
بإناءِ ياقوتِ المُدامِ الأحمرِ
And many a cupbearer whose hand crowned mine
Many a hand she clasped with mine,
with a cup of the red ruby of wine.
Passing the ruby-red wine between us.
وغَريرةٍand many an innocent girl جاهرْتُI openly defied غَيرانَthe jealous one الهَوىof love
وغَريرةٍ جاهرْتُ غَيرانَ الهَوى
بوِصالِهاby union with her فنَعِمْتُand so I enjoyed bliss غيرَnot مُغرَّرِimperiled
بوِصالِها فنَعِمْتُ غيرَ مُغرَّرِ
And many an innocent girl: I openly defied love's jealous one
I disclosed my passion, intoxicated with love,
by union with her, enjoying bliss without being imperiled.
Content, betraying no hint of deception.
أيامَin the days when كانwas رِدايَmy cloak يَفضُلُexceeding قامتيmy height
أيامَ كان رِدايَ يَفضُلُ قامتي
فتُذالُand so it was let trail فيthrough عُرْفِthe approved ways الصِّباof youth والمُنكَرِand the forbidden ones
فتُذالُ في عُرْفِ الصِّبا والمُنكَرِ
In days when my cloak exceeded my height,
Days when my cloak used to drag behind me,
and trailed through youth's approved ways and its forbidden ones.
Scorned by the self-righteous and the ascetic.
وحدائقٍand many gardens يَسبيكَcaptivates you وَشْيُthe embroidery بُرودِهاof their mantles
وحدائقٍ يَسبيكَ وَشْيُ بُرودِها
حتَّىuntil تَسُبَّyou revile لهاfor their sake سبائبَthe fine fabrics عَبقَرِof ʿAbqar
حتَّى تَسُبَّ لها سبائبَ عَبقَرِ
And gardens whose mantles' embroidery captivates you,
Gardens that captivated me with their cool shade,
until for their sake you revile the fine fabrics of ʿAbqar.
As if their creeping plants exuded ambergris.
يَجريflows النَّسيمُthe breeze خِلالَهاthrough them وكأنَّماand as though
يَجري النَّسيمُ خِلالَها وكأنَّما
غُمسَتْwere dipped فضولُthe trailing ends ردائِهِof its cloak فيin العَنْبَرِambergris
غُمسَتْ فضولُ ردائِهِ في العَنْبَرِ
The breeze flows through them, as though
The breeze blowing through them was as though
the trailing ends of its cloak had been dipped in ambergris.
It drew its excess from robes of camphor.
باتَتْspent the night قلوبُthe hearts المَحْلِof drought تَخفِقُbeating بينَهاamong them
باتَتْ قلوبُ المَحْلِ تَخفِقُ بينَها
كَخُفُوقِlike the fluttering راياتِof banners السَّحابِof clouds المُمطِرِrain-bearing
كَخُفُوقِ راياتِ السَّحابِ المُمطِرِ
The hearts of drought beat among them through the night,
Hearts in that abode throbbed amongst themselves
like the fluttering banners of rain-bearing clouds,
Like the fluttering standards of rain-laden clouds.
منfrom كلِّevery نائيfar-apart الحُجرَتَيْنِat both flanks مُقنَّعٍveiled
من كلِّ نائي الحُجرَتَيْنِ مُقنَّعٍ
بالبَرقِin lightning دانيnear-hanging الطُّرَّتَيْنِat both fringes مُشَهَّرِdisplayed
بالبَرقِ داني الطُّرَّتَيْنِ مُشَهَّرِ
from every cloud with far-flung flanks, veiled
In every secluded nook, veiled
in lightning, its two fringes hanging low, displayed.
By luminous lightning, brilliant and flashing.
تُحدَىare driven on بألسنةِby the tongues الرُّعودِof thunder عِشارُهits pregnant she-camels
تُحدَى بألسنةِ الرُّعودِ عِشارُه
فتسيرُand so they travel بينbetween مُغَرِّدٍa singer ومُزَمْجِرِand a roarer
فتسيرُ بين مُغَرِّدٍ ومُزَمْجِرِ
Its pregnant she-camels are driven by thunder's tongues,
Challenged by thunderous voices,
and travel between a singer and a roarer.
Passing amidst the warbling and the roaring.
طارَتْflew عقيقةُthe streak بَرْقِهِof its lightning فكأنَّماand as though
طارَتْ عقيقةُ بَرْقِهِ فكأنَّما
صَدَعَتْit cleft ممسَّكَthe musk-darkness غيمِهof its cloud بِمُعَصفَرِwith safflower color
صَدَعَتْ ممسَّكَ غيمِه بِمُعَصفَرِ
The streak of its lightning flew, as though
The bubbly shards of its lightning crackled,
it cleft its musk-dark cloud with safflower color.
Ripping through the pregnant clouds, yellow and blue.
فالرَّوْضُso the garden بينَbetween مُزَنَّرٍgirdled ومُدَنَّرٍand gold-spangled
فالرَّوْضُ بينَ مُزَنَّرٍ ومُدَنَّرٍ
فيهاwithin them وبينَand between مُسيَّرٍstriped ومُحبَّرِand brocaded
فيها وبينَ مُسيَّرٍ ومُحبَّرِ
So the garden is now girdled, now gold-spangled,
The garden shimmered 'neath the sparkling dewdrops
within them, now striped, now brocaded.
Dotted with flowers, bejeweled and embroidered.
والغُدْرُand the pools فيin أرجائِهits expanses مَصقولةٌpolished
والغُدْرُ في أرجائِه مَصقولةٌ
مثلَlike الدراهمِdirhams أشرَقَتْgleaming فيin مَنْثَرِa scattering-place
مثلَ الدراهمِ أشرَقَتْ في مَنْثَرِ
And the pools throughout it are polished,
Treachery lurked in its corners,
like dirhams gleaming where they lie scattered.
Like silver coins dazzling in their dispersal.
وكأنَّماand as though عرضَتappeared لزاهرِbefore the radiance of زَهرِهاtheir flowers
وكأنَّما عرضَت لزاهرِ زَهرِها
كفُّthe hand الأميرِof the prince بعارضٍwith a rain-cloud مُتَعَنْجِرِsurging
كفُّ الأميرِ بعارضٍ مُتَعَنْجِرِ
And as though before their radiant flowers there appeared
As if it had unveiled for the blossoming of its flowers,
the prince's hand, with a surging rain-cloud.
The palm of a generous prince, perfumed and hennaed.
مَلِكٌa king إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) مَدَّhe extends خَمسَfive أناملٍfingers
مَلِكٌ إذا ما مَدَّ خَمسَ أناملٍ
فيin الجُودِgenerosity فاضَoverflowed بهنَّthrough them خمسةُfive أبحرِseas
في الجُودِ فاضَ بهنَّ خمسةُ أبحرِ
A king who, whenever he extends five fingers
A king who, when he stretched out his five fingers
in generosity, five seas overflow through them.
In munificence, released five seas of generosity.
تَلقاهyou meet him يومَon the day الرَّوْعِof terror فارسَa knight مَعَركٍof battle
تَلقاه يومَ الرَّوْعِ فارسَ مَعَركٍ
ضَنْكٍstraitened ويومَand on the day السِّلمِof peace فارسَa knight مِنبَرِof the pulpit
ضَنْكٍ ويومَ السِّلمِ فارسَ مِنبَرِ
You meet him in terror as a knight of battle,
You would meet him on a day of calamity, a tested warrior;
in its straits, and in peace as a knight of the pulpit.
And on a day of peace, a prince of the pulpit.
تَبكيweep سحائبُهhis clouds ويضحَكُand laughs بْشْرُهُhis cheerful face
تَبكي سحائبُه ويضحَكُ بْشْرُهُ
فنوالُهُso his largesse منfrom ضاحكٍone who laughs مُستَعبِرshedding tears
فنوالُهُ من ضاحكٍ مُستَعبِر
His clouds weep while his cheerful face laughs,
His clouds weep while his good tidings smile -
so his largesse comes from one who laughs while shedding tears.
His cheer excels even the cheerful.
متفرِّعٌbranching منfrom دَوْحَةٍa great tree عَدَوِيَّةٍʿAdawī
متفرِّعٌ من دَوْحَةٍ عَدَوِيَّةٍ
هيit والسَّماحُand generosity تَفرَّعَاboth branched منfrom عُنصُرِone stock
هي والسَّماحُ تَفرَّعَا من عُنصُرِ
A branch sprung from a great ʿAdawī tree,
Branching out from a starry ancestry,
it and generosity have branched from one stock.
He and magnanimity have a common root.
جبرَrestored الوليَّthe ally نوالهhis gifts وتناهَبتْand plundered
جبرَ الوليَّ نواله وتناهَبتْ
أسيافُهhis swords جَبَرِيِّةَthe tyranny المتجبِّرِof the tyrant
أسيافُه جَبَرِيِّةَ المتجبِّرِ
His gifts restored his ally, while
He forced the hand of fate; his swords ruptured
his swords plundered the tyrant's tyranny.
The arrogance of the despots.
مثلُlike الشِّهابِa shooting star أضاءَlit حِلَّةَthe encampment مَعْشَرٍof a people
مثلُ الشِّهابِ أضاءَ حِلَّةَ مَعْشَرٍ
بحريقِهِwith its burning وأصابَand struck حِلَّةَthe encampment معشَرِof a people
بحريقِهِ وأصابَ حِلَّةَ معشَرِ
Like a shooting star that lit one people's encampment
Like a shooting star, he illuminated a group of people,
with its burning, and struck another people's encampment.
While striking another group, targeting them.
شَرَفُa nobility يقولُthat says لمنto whoever يُناوِئُهopposes him اكتئِبْdespair!
شَرَفُ يقولُ لمن يُناوِئُه اكتئِبْ
وَعُلىًand an eminence يقولthat says لمنto whoever يُجاريهvies with him اخْسَرِlose!
وَعُلىً يقول لمن يُجاريه اخْسَرِ
A nobility that tells whoever opposes him, 'Despair!'
Noble, to those who oppose him, he says, "Be dejected";
and an eminence that tells whoever vies with him, 'Lose!'
And eminent, to those who rival him, he says, "Be defeated".
ويدٌand a hand تَساوىare equal الناسُpeople فيin معروفِهاits kindness
ويدٌ تَساوى الناسُ في معروفِها
فيدُso the hand المُقِلِّof the poor man تنالُهreaches it والمُكثِرand the wealthy man
فيدُ المُقِلِّ تنالُه والمُكثِر
And a hand in whose kindness all people are equal,
And a hand that equals people in its goodness -
so the poor man's hand reaches it, and the rich man's too.
The hand of the destitute reaches it, and the wealthy.
ياO تغلبَTaghlib الغلباءِthe mighty طُلْتِyou have surpassed بِطَوْلهthrough his bounty
يا تغلبَ الغلباءِ طُلْتِ بِطَوْله
ونِجارِهand his lineage قِممَthe summits الكواكبِof the stars فافْخريso take pride!
ونِجارِه قِممَ الكواكبِ فافْخري
O mighty Taghlib, you have surpassed, through his bounty
O pillar of pillars, your length has conquered the conquerors,
and his lineage, the summits of the stars; take pride
Your carpenter has affixed the stars.
بمُطوَّقٍin one collared طوْقَwith the collar المحامدِof praises ساحبٍtrailing
بمُطوَّقٍ طوْقَ المحامدِ ساحبٍ
بُرْدَthe mantle المكارمِof noble deeds بالثَّناءِwith acclaim مُسَوَّرِbracelet-adorned
بُرْدَ المكارمِ بالثَّناءِ مُسَوَّرِ
in one wearing the collar of praises, trailing
Adorned with a collar that circles all praise,
the mantle of noble deeds, bracelet-adorned with acclaim.
Clad in the fur coat of perfections, embellished.
وأغَرُّand a radiant warrior مُغرىًintent بالصُّفوفِupon the ranks يَشُقُّهاsplitting them
وأغَرُّ مُغرىً بالصُّفوفِ يَشُقُّها
وظُباand the edges السُّيوفِof swords يشقُّsplit جيبَthe opening المِغْفَرِof the mail hood
وظُبا السُّيوفِ يشقُّ جيبَ المِغْفَرِ
And a radiant warrior, intent upon the ranks, splitting them,
The loftiest temptation on the battlefield,
and sword-edges split the opening of the mail hood.
The word of swords splitting open the breastplate of amnesty.
كَرٌّcharging أعلَّwore down سِلاحَهhis weapon فضِرابُهso his blows
كَرٌّ أعلَّ سِلاحَه فضِرابُه
بمثلَّمٍwith a notched blade وطِعانُهand his thrusts بِمكسَّرِwith a broken spear
بمثلَّمٍ وطِعانُه بِمكسَّرِ
Charging has worn his weapon down: his blows
A noble one whose weapons clamor -
are with a notched blade, his thrusts with a broken spear.
His blows like a cleaver's, his thrusts like a skewer's.
عمرَتْmay inhabit أباO father of الهيجاءِbattle ربعَكyour abode نِعمةٌa blessing
عمرَتْ أبا الهيجاءِ ربعَك نِعمةٌ
موصولةٌlinked بكَto you عُمْرَfor the lifetime سبعةِof seven أنسُرِeagles
موصولةٌ بكَ عُمْرَ سبعةِ أنسُرِ
May a blessing inhabit your abode, Abū al-Hayjāʾ,
Abu Al Hayja's quarter was blessed by your grace,
linked to you for the lifetime of seven eagles,
A thread attached to you, lasting seven eras.
وسقَتْكَand may it water you طَيِّبةَsweet النَّسيمِin fragrance كأنَّماas though
وسقَتْكَ طَيِّبةَ النَّسيمِ كأنَّما
تَهميpour down عليكupon you بهاwith it حياضُthe pools الكَوْثَرِof al-Kawthar
تَهمي عليك بها حياضُ الكَوْثَرِ
and may sweet-scented rain give you drink, as though
And Tayyiba's breeze quenched you, as though
the pools of al-Kawthar poured it down upon you.
The Kawthar's goblets were tilting towards you.
أسهرْتَyou made sleepless ليليmy night إذwhen عَتَبتَyou reproached فلَمand so I did not أَذُقْtaste
أسهرْتَ ليلي إذ عَتَبتَ فلَم أَذُقْ
غُمضاًslumber ومَنْand whoever تَعتُبْyou reproach عليهagainst him يَسْهرِstays awake
غُمضاً ومَنْ تَعتُبْ عليه يَسْهرِ
You made my night sleepless when you reproached me; I tasted no
I stayed up the night you were upset with me,
slumber—and whoever you reproach stays awake.
And tasted no sleep - for how can one sleep when blamed?
لوif لمnot تكنyou were متنكِّراًestranged ليtoward me لمnot أكُنI would be
لو لم تكن متنكِّراً لي لم أكُن
لأَذُمَّto condemn صَرْفَthe turns الحادثِof circumstance المُتنكِّرِhostile
لأَذُمَّ صَرْفَ الحادثِ المُتنكِّرِ
Had you not been estranged from me, I would not
Had you not hidden your face from me, I would not
have condemned the hostile turns of circumstance.
Have endured the advent of such an ugly incident.
وإذاand when رُميتُI am assailed بعَتْبِby reproach مثلِكfrom one like you خانَنيbetrayed me
وإذا رُميتُ بعَتْبِ مثلِك خانَني
جَلَديmy fortitude فلمand so I did not أصبِرْbear patiently ولمand did not أتصبَّرِforce myself to be patient
جَلَدي فلم أصبِرْ ولم أتصبَّرِ
And when assailed by the reproach of one like you, I am betrayed by
When blamed by the likes of you, composure deserts me -
my endurance: I neither bear it nor make myself bear it.
I cannot restrain myself or exercise patience.
أنَسِيتَhave you forgotten? غُرَّthe radiant ones مدائحٍof praises حلَّيتُهاI adorned them
أنَسِيتَ غُرَّ مدائحٍ حلَّيتُها
بعُلاكَwith your eminence باقيةًenduring بَقاءَas long as الأَدْهُرِthe ages
بعُلاكَ باقيةً بَقاءَ الأَدْهُرِ
Have you forgotten the radiant praises I adorned
You forget the many praises I adorned you with,
with your eminence, enduring as long as the ages?
Lasting forevermore, for as long as life remains.
تغدوthey come in the morning عليكto you منof الثَّناءِpraise بناهدٍwith a full-breasted maiden
تغدو عليك من الثَّناءِ بناهدٍ
معشوقَةٍbeloved وتروحُand leave at evening منكfrom you بمُعصِرwith a rain-ready cloud
معشوقَةٍ وتروحُ منك بمُعصِر
They come to you at morning with a full-breasted maiden of praise,
Laudations dawn upon you, lovers at dawn,
beloved, and leave you at evening with a rain-ready cloud.
And they leave you, extractors, at dusk.
بِدَعٌwondrous creations تضوَّعwafted نَشْرُهاtheir fragrance فكأنَّماand as though
بِدَعٌ تضوَّع نَشْرُها فكأنَّما
كُتِبَتْwere written صَحائِفُهاtheir pages بمِسْكِin musk أذفرِstrongly fragrant
كُتِبَتْ صَحائِفُها بمِسْكِ أذفرِ
Wondrous creations whose fragrance wafts, as though
Rejections that blossomed and spread - as though
their pages were written in heady musk.
Their leaves were inscribed with musky saffron.
هذاthis ولمalthough I did not أَجْنِcommit القبيحَevil فأجتنيso as to reap
هذا ولم أَجْنِ القبيحَ فأجتني
غَضَباًanger ولمand did not أَهجُرْspeak foully لديكbefore you فُأهْجَرِand so be shunned
غَضَباً ولم أَهجُرْ لديك فُأهْجَرِ
This, though I did no evil to reap
Yet I have not earned your anger by any wrongdoing,
anger, nor spoke foully before you to be shunned.
Nor did I boycott you to deserve boycott.
بلrather قدindeed ركِبتُI committed منamong الذُّنوبِsins عظيمَهاthe gravest of them
بل قد ركِبتُ من الذُّنوبِ عظيمَها
ورجوتُand I hoped for عفوَكَyour pardon فاعْفُso pardon عنيme واغفِرِand forgive!
ورجوتُ عفوَكَ فاعْفُ عني واغفِرِ
Rather, I have indeed committed the gravest of sins,
Rather, I have mounted great sins,
and hoped for your pardon: pardon me and forgive.
And I hope for your pardon. So forgive me and excuse me!
فلقدfor indeed تعمَّدَdeliberately targeted ثَغرتيmy weak point بِسهامِهwith his arrows
فلقد تعمَّدَ ثَغرتي بِسهامِه
واشٍa slanderer تعمَّدَنيdeliberately targeted me بقُبْحwith the ugliness المَحضَرِof his testimony
واشٍ تعمَّدَني بقُبْح المَحضَرِ
For with his arrows he deliberately targeted my weak point—
Indeed, my cheek was deliberately struck by his arrows,
a slanderer who deliberately assailed me with malicious testimony.
By a calumniator who deliberately disgraced me.
ياO سَيِّدَlord الأُمَراof princes دعوْتُكَI called upon you شاكراًgrateful
يا سَيِّدَ الأُمَرا دعوْتُكَ شاكراً
إنif تُعْطِyou give أوor تَحرِمْwithhold صنيعُكَyour kindness يُشكَرِis thanked
إن تُعْطِ أو تَحرِمْ صنيعُكَ يُشكَرِ
O lord of princes, I called upon you in gratitude;
O master of affairs! I called upon you, grateful -
whether you give or withhold, your kindness deserves thanks.
Whether you grant or deny, your action is appreciated.
ومُظَفَّرٍand one made victorious بِنَدَىthrough the bounty يَديْكَof your two hands ولوand even if غَداhe went forth
ومُظَفَّرٍ بِنَدَى يَديْكَ ولو غَدا
بالحمدِwith praise غيرُكَsomeone other than you عادَhe returned غيرَnot مظفَّرِvictorious
بالحمدِ غيرُكَ عادَ غيرَ مظفَّرِ
And one made victorious by your hands' bounty—had he gone forth
And you who are granted success by your support -
praising someone other than you, he would have returned without victory.
Even if others gain dominance tomorrow, they will not be granted success.
أذكَىkindled لهfor him المِرِّيخُMars جَمْرَthe embers نُحوسِهof its malign influences
أذكَى له المِرِّيخُ جَمْرَ نُحوسِه
وتَغَّيَبَتْand vanished عنهfrom him سُعودُthe auspicious influences المُشتَريof Jupiter
وتَغَّيَبَتْ عنه سُعودُ المُشتَري
Mars kindled for him the embers of its malign influences,
Mars sparked its misfortunes,
and Jupiter's auspicious influences vanished from him.
While Jupiter's fortunes disappeared for him.
نُوَبٌcalamities أَطَرْنَsent flying عليهover him شُعلةَthe flame أبيضٍof a white sword
نُوَبٌ أَطَرْنَ عليه شُعلةَ أبيضٍ
عَضبِsharp المَضاربِat its striking edges أوor شرارةَthe spark أسمَرِof a dusky spear
عَضبِ المَضاربِ أو شرارةَ أسمَرِ
Calamities sent flying over him the flame of a white sword,
Misfortunes whose flames encircled him,
sharp-edged, or the spark of a dusky spear.
The fires of the white swords, or the sparks of the brown.
ورمَتْand hurled بهhim شقراءُa tawny flame تَحْسِبُyou would think بُردَهاits mantle
ورمَتْ به شقراءُ تَحْسِبُ بُردَها
يَنقَدُّis torn منfrom شِيَةِthe coloring الجَوادِof the steed الأشقَرِchestnut
يَنقَدُّ من شِيَةِ الجَوادِ الأشقَرِ
And a tawny flame hurled him about; you would think its mantle
The blond one threw him with her coldness, as though
was torn from the coloring of a chestnut steed.
It could withstand the valiant, brisk steed.
ترميit hurls بمُحمَرِّwith reddened الشَّرارِsparks كأنَّماas though
ترمي بمُحمَرِّ الشَّرارِ كأنَّما
تُرمَىwere pelted جوانبُهاits sides بوردٍwith roses أحمَرِred
تُرمَى جوانبُها بوردٍ أحمَرِ
It hurls reddened sparks, as though
She pelts with the red embers, as if
its sides were being pelted with red roses.
Her sides were being pelted with red roses.
خلَعَتْit bestowed as clothing عليهon him منof الحريرِsilk يَلامِقاًcoats
خلَعَتْ عليه من الحريرِ يَلامِقاً
صُفْراًyellow فبينَso between مُحلَّلٍunfastened ومُزرَّرِand buttoned
صُفْراً فبينَ مُحلَّلٍ ومُزرَّرِ
It clothed him in silken coats,
She draped over him, touching,
yellow, some unfastened, some buttoned.
Some yellow silk - in between adorned and embroidered.
فالدَّهرُso Time يعجَبُmarvels منهat him لَمَّاwhen مسَّهit touched him
فالدَّهرُ يعجَبُ منه لَمَّا مسَّه
بِجَهنَّمَwith hell الصُّغرىthe lesser فلمand did not يَتفطَّرِcrack apart
بِجَهنَّمَ الصُّغرى فلم يَتفطَّرِ
So Time marvels at him: when it touched him
For time is astonished at what has befallen him -
with a lesser hell, he did not crack apart.
That the lesser hell did not shatter him.
هِيَit وَعكَةٌan illness كانتwas ثِقافَthe straightening clamp مُقوَّمٍof a straightened shaft
هِيَ وَعكَةٌ كانت ثِقافَ مُقوَّمٍ
لَدْنَsupple المَهَزَّةِwhen shaken أوor صِقالَthe polishing مُذكَّرِof a steel blade
لَدْنَ المَهَزَّةِ أو صِقالَ مُذكَّرِ
It was an illness, a straightening clamp for a well-shaped spear,
It was an affliction that had been the burnisher
supple when shaken, or the polishing of a steel blade.
Of a balanced one, or the polish of an educated one.
تاجٌa crown كبَدْرِlike the moon التَّمِّat its fullness عادَreturned ضِياؤُهُits radiance
تاجٌ كبَدْرِ التَّمِّ عادَ ضِياؤُهُ
بعدَafter الكُسوفِthe eclipse فِراقَand delighted (vocalization uncertain) عينِthe eye المُبْصِرِof the beholder
بعدَ الكُسوفِ فِراقَ عينِ المُبْصِرِ
A crown like the full moon, its radiance returned
A crown whose brilliance returned
after the eclipse, delighting the beholder's eye.
After eclipse, like the full moon's separation from the beholder.
أوor كالحُسامِlike a cutting sword جَلاburnished الصيَّاقلُthe polishers مَتْنَهُits back
أو كالحُسامِ جَلا الصيَّاقلُ مَتْنَهُ
حتىuntil ترقَرقَshimmered منهfrom it ماءُthe water الجَوهَرِof the steel
حتى ترقَرقَ منه ماءُ الجَوهَرِ
Or like a cutting sword whose back the polishers burnished
Or like the sword - burnishing its blade
until the water of its steel shimmered.
Until pure water trickled from its jewels.
إنَّindeed النُّضارَgold إذاwhen تَتابعَis repeated سَبْكُهُits smelting
إنَّ النُّضارَ إذا تَتابعَ سَبْكُهُ
خَلَصَgrew pure النُّضَارُthe gold وزادَand increased نَضْرَةَthe radiance مَنْظَرِof its appearance
خَلَصَ النُّضَارُ وزادَ نَضْرَةَ مَنْظَرِ
Indeed, when gold is smelted time after time,
Indeed, when glory is attained gradually,
the gold grows pure and more radiant to the eye.
Purity is achieved, and the appearance becomes fresher.
فَلْيُكْمَدِso let waste away in sorrow الأعداءُthe enemies أوor فَلْيَحْمَدواso let them give thanks
فَلْيُكْمَدِ الأعداءُ أو فَلْيَحْمَدوا
إذsince قدَّرواthey predicted فيهconcerning him الذيwhat لمnot يُقْدَرِwas decreed
إذ قدَّروا فيه الذي لم يُقْدَرِ
Let enemies waste away in sorrow, or let them give thanks,
So let the enemies suppress or be grateful,
for they predicted for him what was not decreed.
Since they plotted that which was not destined.
Sol 6.1