حَىِّgreet المَنَازِلَthe dwellings حَولَaround نَهىthe pool of الضَّالِwild lote trees
حَىِّ المَنَازِلَ حَولَ نَهى الضَّالِ
أودَتlaid waste بِهَاto them أيدِىthe hands of الحَيَاthe rain الهَطَّالِtorrential
أودَت بِهَا أيدِى الحَيَا الهَطَّالِ
Greet the dwellings around Naho al-Dall,
Greet the dwellings around the pool of wild lote trees.
laid waste by the hands of the pouring rain-clouds.
The hands of torrential rain have laid them waste.
ومَحَاand erased مَعَارِفَthe recognizable features of رَسمِهَاtheir traces وطُلُولِهَاand their ruins
ومَحَا مَعَارِفَ رَسمِهَا وطُلُولِهَا
مَرُّthe passage of العَوَاصِفِstorm winds مِنfrom صَباًthe east wind وشَمَالِand the north wind
مَرُّ العَوَاصِفِ مِن صَباً وشَمَالِ
The passing storms erased the landmarks of their traces and ruins—
And the features of their traces and ruins were erased
storms sweeping from east and north.
by the sweep of storm winds, east and north.
وَتَأَبََّدَتand became wilderness بَعدِىafter me وأضحَتand became قَفرَةًdesolate
وَتَأَبََّدَت بَعدِى وأضحَت قَفرَةً
إِلاَّexcept مِنَfor الأَطلاَءِthe fawns والآجَالِand the herds
إِلاَّ مِنَ الأَطلاَءِ والآجَالِ
They grew desolate after me and became a barren waste,
They became a wilderness after I left, lying desolate,
inhabited only by gazelle fawns and herds of wild cattle.
save for fawns and herds of wild beasts.
أَقوَتbecame empty وأضحَتand became أيُهَاtheir traces كَالوَشمِlike a tattoo فيon
أَقوَت وأضحَت أيُهَا كَالوَشمِ في
رُسغِthe wrist of الهَدِىِّthe bride البَضَّةِsoft-skinned المِكسَالِlanguorous
رُسغِ الهَدِىِّ البَضَّةِ المِكسَالِ
They stand deserted, their remaining signs like a tattoo upon
They emptied, and their traces became like a tattoo on
the wrist of a graceful, plump, languid woman.
the wrist of a soft-skinned, languorous bride.
واستَبدَلَتand replaced مِنin place of عِينِهَاtheir wide-eyed women أشبَاهَهَاtheir likenesses
واستَبدَلَت مِن عِينِهَا أشبَاهَهَا
مِنfrom كُلِّevery أُمِّmother of جِدَايَةٍa fawn وغَزَالِand a gazelle
مِن كُلِّ أُمِّ جِدَايَةٍ وغَزَالِ
In place of their wide-eyed women appeared their animal counterparts:
They replaced their wide-eyed women with their likenesses
many a stately, long-necked doe and gazelle.
from every mother of a fawn and every gazelle.
عُجturn aside بيwith me عَلَيهاto them وأذرِand shed فيamong أطلاَلِهَاtheir ruins
عُج بي عَلَيها وأذرِ في أطلاَلِهَا
ماwhat صُنتَyou held back مِنof دَمعٍtears عَنِfrom الأطلاَلِthe ruins
ما صُنتَ مِن دَمعٍ عَنِ الأطلاَلِ
Turn aside with me toward them, and amid their ruins release
Turn aside with me to them, and shed among their ruins
the tears you have withheld because of the abandoned camps.
the tears you held back from the ruins.
وَسَلِand ask المَنَازِلَthe dwellings عَنabout سَواكِنِهَاtheir inhabitants بِهِمwith them
وَسَلِ المَنَازِلَ عَن سَواكِنِهَا بِهِم
أينَwhere استقلتdeparted بُزَّلthe mature الأجَمَالِcamels
أينَ استقلت بُزَّل الأجَمَالِ
Ask the dwellings about those who once inhabited them:
And ask the dwellings about their inhabitants:
where have the full-grown camels borne them away?
where did the mature camels carry them away?
واعصِand defy العَذُولَthe reproacher وقُلand say لَهُto him إِنif لاَمhe reproaches إِنindeed
واعصِ العَذُولَ وقُل لَهُ إِن لاَم إِن
نِيI هَائِمٌlove-stricken لَمdid not أَصغِI heed لِلعُذَّالِto the reproachers
نِي هَائِمٌ لَم أَصغِ لِلعُذَّالِ
Defy the reproacher and tell him, if he blames me: indeed, I—
Defy the reproacher, and tell him, if he blames you: Truly,
I am lovestruck and pay no heed to reproachers.
I am love-stricken; I have not heeded the reproachers.
لاdo not تَعذُلُونِيreproach me إِنif سَأَلتُI question مَنَازِلاًdwellings
لا تَعذُلُونِي إِن سَأَلتُ مَنَازِلاً
قَدindeed كُنتُI was فِيهَاin them قَبلُformerly نَاعِمَat ease بَالِin mind
قَد كُنتُ فِيهَا قَبلُ نَاعِمَ بَالِ
Do not reproach me for questioning dwellings
Do not reproach me if I question dwellings
where once I lived carefree at heart.
where once I enjoyed peace of mind.
كَمhow many مِنof مُحِّبٍّa lover رِئَىwas seen قَبلِىbefore me بَاكِياًweeping
كَم مِن مُحِّبٍّ رِئَى قَبلِى بَاكِياً
حَيرَانَbewildered يَسألُquestioning كُلَّevery رَسمِtrace بَالِfaded
حَيرَانَ يَسألُ كُلَّ رَسمِ بَالِ
How many a loving woman has seen, before me, a weeping man,
How many a lover before me was seen weeping,
bewildered, questioning every weathered trace!
bewildered, questioning every faded trace!
مَاwhat لِلمَنَازِلِails the dwellings لاَnot تَرُدَّanswer سُؤَالِيmy question
مَا لِلمَنَازِلِ لاَ تَرُدَّ سُؤَالِي
أَزُلاَلُhas the clear water of وُدِّيmy love صَارَbecome غَيرَno longer زُلالِclear
أَزُلاَلُ وُدِّي صَارَ غَيرَ زُلالِ
Why do the dwellings not answer my question?
Why do the dwellings not answer my question?
Has my affection, once pure and limpid, become otherwise?
Has the clear water of my love ceased to be clear?
مَاnot إِنat all يُعَابُis faulted عَلَىagainst المُحِبِّthe lover سُؤَالُهُhis questioning الthe
مَا إِن يُعَابُ عَلَى المُحِبِّ سُؤَالُهُ ال
أَطلالَruins عَنabout مَنthose who كَانَlived فيin الأَطلاَلِthe ruins
أَطلالَ عَن مَن كَانَ في الأَطلاَلِ
No lover is ever blamed for questioning the—
A lover is never faulted for questioning the
ruins about those who once dwelt among them;
ruins about those who once lived amid the ruins.
كَلاَّno indeed ولاَnor إعمَالُهُhis strenuous riding فيin إِثرِthe wake of مَنone who
كَلاَّ ولاَ إعمَالُهُ في إِثرِ مَن
قَدalready بَانَdeparted نَصَّfull-speed driving of شِمَلَّةٍa swift she-camel شِملاَلِnimble
قَد بَانَ نَصَّ شِمَلَّةٍ شِملاَلِ
nor, indeed, for pressing onward in the tracks of one
No indeed; nor for his strenuous riding in the wake of one
whose northbound caravan has already swiftly departed.
who has departed, at full speed on a swift, nimble she-camel,
عَيرَانُةٍstrong as a wild ass إِنif مَاتَdied حَاجٌa wish مِنfrom نَوًىdistance
عَيرَانُةٍ إِن مَاتَ حَاجٌ مِن نَوًى
أحيَتهُshe revives it بِالتبغِيلِby mule-like trotting والإِرقَالِand swift striding
أحيَتهُ بِالتبغِيلِ والإِرقَالِ
A swift, wild-ass-like she-camel—if her driver is near death from the long road,
strong as a wild ass: if a wish dies through distance,
revives him with her ambling gait and racing trot.
she revives it with mule-like trotting and swift strides.
مَاnot شَفنيwore me down بِالوَجدِwith longing والبَلبَالِand turmoil
مَا شَفني بِالوَجدِ والبَلبَالِ
أنَّthat الغَوانيthe beauties قَدalready صَرمنَthey severed حِبَالِىmy bonds
أنَّ الغَواني قَد صَرمنَ حِبَالِى
What afflicted me with yearning and turmoil was not
It was not this that wore me down with longing and turmoil:
that the fair women had severed my bonds of love.
that the beauties had severed my bonds.
لاَno لاَno ولاَnor شَنبَاa bright-toothed woman تُجَاذِبُplucking مِزهَراًa lute
لاَ لاَ ولاَ شَنبَا تُجَاذِبُ مِزهَراً
يُحيِىrevives رَسِيسَthe lingering traces of الهَمِّsorrow والأَوجَالِand fears
يُحيِى رَسِيسَ الهَمِّ والأَوجَالِ
No, no—nor did a sweet-mouthed beauty, tugging at my robe,
No, no—nor a bright-toothed woman plucking a lute
revive the buried embers of grief and fear.
that revives the lingering traces of sorrow and fears.
لَكِنbut أُفُولُthe setting of الشَّمسِthe sun شَمسِthe sun of زَمَانِنِاour age
لَكِن أُفُولُ الشَّمسِ شَمسِ زَمَانِنِا
قَدindeed شَفنيhas worn me down بِالوَجدِwith longing والبَلبَالِand turmoil
قَد شَفني بِالوَجدِ والبَلبَالِ
Rather, it was the setting of the sun—the sun of our age—
But the setting of the sun—the sun of our age—
that afflicted me with anguish and turmoil:
has worn me down with longing and turmoil:
مَيمُونَMaymun مَنshe of whom شَهِدَtestified الأَنَامُhumankind بِأَنَّهَاthat she
مَيمُونَ مَن شَهِدَ الأَنَامُ بِأَنَّهَا
فيin المُكرُمَاتِnoble deeds عَدِيمَةُwithout الأَمثَالِequals
في المُكرُمَاتِ عَدِيمَةُ الأَمثَالِ
Maymuna, of whom all humanity testified that she was
Maymun, of whom humankind testified that she
without equal in noble deeds.
was without equal in noble deeds.
كَانَتshe was مَحَطَّthe resting place of رِحَالِthe saddles of طُلاَبِseekers of القِرَىhospitality
كَانَت مَحَطَّ رِحَالِ طُلاَبِ القِرَى
لِذَوِيfor those with الضَّوَىwasting frailty كَانَتshe was مَحَطَّa resting place of رِحَالِsaddles
لِذَوِي الضَّوَى كَانَت مَحَطَّ رِحَالِ
She was the resting place for the saddles of all who sought hospitality;
She was where seekers of hospitality laid down their saddles;
for the hunger of guests, she was a place where travelers might alight—
for the frail, she was where saddles were laid down.
مَأوىa refuge for الأَرَامِلِwidows واليَتَامَىand orphans قَلَّدَتshe adorned
مَأوى الأَرَامِلِ واليَتَامَى قَلَّدَت
كُلَّall الوَرَىhumanity بِالنَّالِwith gifts دُونَwithout سُؤَالِasking
كُلَّ الوَرَى بِالنَّالِ دُونَ سُؤَالِ
a refuge for widows and orphans; she adorned
A refuge for widows and orphans, she adorned
all humanity with bounty before they even asked.
all humanity with gifts, without being asked.
أَفَبَعدَthen, after? شَمسِthe sun of الفَضلِvirtue يُوجَدُcan be found مُكرِمٌa generous host
أَفَبَعدَ شَمسِ الفَضلِ يُوجَدُ مُكرِمٌ
لِلضَّيفِfor the guest بالإِطعَامِwith food والإجلاَلِand respect
لِلضَّيفِ بالإِطعَامِ والإجلاَلِ
After the sun of virtue, can any generous benefactor be found
After the sun of virtue, can a generous host be found
to feed the guest and honor him?
to honor guests with food and respect?
قَدindeed أودَعَتshe deposited إِذwhen وَدَّعَتنَاshe bade us farewell حُبَّهَاlove for her
قَد أودَعَت إِذ وَدَّعَتنَا حُبَّهَا
فيin كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart مَاnot لَهَاtoward her مِنany قَالِhater
في كُلِّ قَلبٍ مَا لَهَا مِن قَالِ
When she bade us farewell, she entrusted her love
When she bade us farewell, she left love for her
to every heart; there was none who hated her.
in every heart; no one hates her.
مَاnot إِنever أتَاكِcame to you مُحَاوِرٌa conversational visitor إلاَّexcept انثَنَىwent away
مَا إِن أتَاكِ مُحَاوِرٌ إلاَّ انثَنَى
يُفيدِيكَransoming you بِالأَعمَامِwith paternal uncles والاَخوَالِand maternal uncles
يُفيدِيكَ بِالأَعمَامِ والاَخوَالِ
No disputant ever came to you but relented,
No one ever came to converse with you but went away
ready to ransom you with paternal and maternal kin.
offering his paternal and maternal uncles as your ransom.
حَوَتِshe gathered المَفَاخِرَglories والمَكَارِمَand virtues واقتَنَتand acquired
حَوَتِ المَفَاخِرَ والمَكَارِمَ واقتَنَت
خُلُقاًa disposition يَذُمَّputs to shame مُعَتَّقَaged الجِريَالِred wine
خُلُقاً يَذُمَّ مُعَتَّقَ الجِريَالِ
She encompassed every glory and noble virtue, and acquired
She gathered glories and virtues, and acquired
a character that put even well-aged wine to shame.
a disposition that put aged red wine to shame.
تُولِآshe offers بُغَاةَseekers of الخَيرِgood وَجهاًa face رَائِقاًpleasant
تُولِآ بُغَاةَ الخَيرِ وَجهاً رَائِقاً
مَُحَلِّياًadorned بِطَلاَقَةٍwith cheerfulness وجَمَالِand beauty
مَُحَلِّياً بِطَلاَقَةٍ وجَمَالِ
She welcomed seekers of goodness with a radiant face,
She offered seekers of good a pleasant face,
adorned with cheerfulness and beauty.
adorned with cheerfulness and beauty.
إِنَّindeed الأكَارِمَgenerous people بَعدَهَاafter her مَنwhoever أًمَّهَاseeks them
إِنَّ الأكَارِمَ بَعدَهَا مَن أًمَّهَا
مَاnot هُوhe إِلاَّbut مِثلُlike وَارِِدِa water-seeker at آلِa mirage
مَا هُو إِلاَّ مِثلُ وَارِِدِ آلِ
Indeed, whichever noble person after her aspires to her station
Indeed, whoever seeks the generous after her
is merely like one coming in search of a mirage.
is merely like one seeking water at a mirage.
قَدindeed أنفَقَتshe spent لِلَّهِfor God's sake أكثَرَmost of مَالِهَاher wealth
قَد أنفَقَت لِلَّهِ أكثَرَ مَالِهَا
أكرِمhow noble بِهَاshe is مِنas مُنفِقٍa giver لِلمَالِof wealth
أكرِم بِهَا مِن مُنفِقٍ لِلمَالِ
For God's sake she spent the greater part of her wealth—
She spent most of her wealth for God's sake;
how noble a spender of riches she was!
how noble she was as a giver of wealth!
نَالَتshe attained مَقَاماًa rank لاَnot يُنَالُis attained بِنَالِهَاthrough her bounty
نَالَت مَقَاماً لاَ يُنَالُ بِنَالِهَا
أكرِمhow noble بِمَنis one who نَالَattained العُلاَthe heights بِالنَّالِthrough giving
أكرِم بِمَن نَالَ العُلاَ بِالنَّالِ
She attained a station not reached through largesse alone;
She attained a rank that cannot be gained through her bounty;
how noble is one who reaches glory through giving!
how noble is one who reaches the heights through giving!
خَطبٌa calamity لَهُat which شُمَّlofty الجِبَالِmountains تَضَعضَعَتtottered
خَطبٌ لَهُ شُمَّ الجِبَالِ تَضَعضَعَت
مُنهَدَّةًcrumbling وابيَضَّand turned white كُلُّevery قَذَالِback of the head
مُنهَدَّةً وابيَضَّ كُلُّ قَذَالِ
At this calamity the lofty mountain peaks tottered,
A calamity at which the lofty mountains shuddered,
crumbling, and the hair upon every nape turned white.
crumbling, and every nape grew white.
وأَغبَرَand made dust-gray أُفقَthe horizon of الأَرضِthe earth خَطبٌa calamity مُفظِعٌdreadful
وأَغبَرَ أُفقَ الأَرضِ خَطبٌ مُفظِعٌ
تَبيَضُّturn white مِنهُfrom it مَفَارِقُthe hair-partings of الأَطفَالِchildren
تَبيَضُّ مِنهُ مَفَارِقُ الأَطفَالِ
The earth's horizon grew dust-dark beneath a grievous calamity
And a dreadful calamity turned earth's horizon dust-gray,
from which even children's hair-partings whitened.
from which the partings of children's hair turn white.
ياO قَبرَgrave of شَمسthe sun of الفَضلِvirtue لاnot زالَتmay cease بِكَupon you الرthe
يا قَبرَ شَمس الفَضلِ لا زالَت بِكَ الر
رَحماتُmercies بِالغَدَواتِin the mornings وِالآصالِand evenings
رَحماتُ بِالغَدَواتِ وِالآصالِ
O grave of the sun of virtue, may mercies never cease upon you,
O grave of the sun of virtue, may there always rest upon you
morning and evening.
mercies in the mornings and evenings.
جادَتكَmay rain upon you مِنfrom عَفوِthe pardon of المُهَيمِنِthe Guardian ديمَةٌa steady rain
جادَتكَ مِن عَفوِ المُهَيمِنِ ديمَةٌ
وَسَقاكَand may water you كُلُّevery مُجَلجِلٍthundering cloud هَطَّالِrain-pouring
وَسَقاكَ كُلُّ مُجَلجِلٍ هَطَّالِ
May the All-Watchful One's pardon shower you in steady rain,
May a steady rain of the Guardian's pardon shower you,
and every thunderous, pouring cloud give you drink.
and every thundering, pouring cloud water you.
وَسَقتكَand may water you هُطلاًdownpours مِنfrom سَحَابِclouds of الرَّوحِrepose
وَسَقتكَ هُطلاً مِن سَحَابِ الرَّوحِ
والرَّيحَانِand fragrant herbs بالتَّوكَافِwith dripping rain والتَّهمَالِand streaming rain
والرَّيحَانِ بالتَّوكَافِ والتَّهمَالِ
May torrents from clouds of mercy water you,
And may you be watered with downpours from clouds of repose
with sweet fragrance, streaming drops, and copious showers.
and fragrant herbs, in dripping, streaming showers.
يَاO رَبِّmy Lord وَسِّعwiden قَبرَهَاher grave وأملأهُand fill it مِمَّاwith whatever
يَا رَبِّ وَسِّع قَبرَهَا وأملأهُ مِمَّا
تشَتَهِىshe desires فيin سَائِرِall الأَحوَالِcircumstances
تشَتَهِى في سَائِرِ الأَحوَالِ
O Lord, widen her grave and fill it with whatever
O my Lord, widen her grave and fill it with whatever
she desires in every state.
she desires, in every circumstance.
واغفِرand forgive لَهَاfor her مَاwhat قَدalready جَنَتهُshe committed وَلتَكُنand let her be
واغفِر لَهَا مَا قَد جَنَتهُ وَلتَكُن
يَومَon the day of الجَزَاrecompense مَقبُولَةَaccepted الأَعمَالِdeeds
يَومَ الجَزَا مَقبُولَةَ الأَعمَالِ
Forgive her whatever sins she committed, and let
And forgive her what she has committed, and let her be
her deeds be accepted on the Day of Recompense.
one whose deeds are accepted on the Day of Recompense.
لاَdo not تُلفِfind فِيهِin it يَاO مُصَوِّرُFashioner وُحشَةًloneliness
لاَ تُلفِ فِيهِ يَا مُصَوِّرُ وُحشَةً
أنتَYou العَفُوُّthe Pardoner المَاجِدُthe Glorious المتعالىthe Transcendent
أنتَ العَفُوُّ المَاجِدُ المتعالى
Let her find no loneliness there, O Fashioner;
Let no loneliness be found there, O Fashioner;
You are the Pardoning, the Glorious, the Most High.
You are the Pardoner, the Glorious, the Transcendent.
ولتَسقِهَاand give her drink مِنfrom حَوضِthe pool of نِبرَاسِthe beacon of الهُدَىguidance
ولتَسقِهَا مِن حَوضِ نِبرَاسِ الهُدَى
بَدرِthe full moon of الدُّجَىdarkness قُطبِthe axis of الوُجُودِexistence العَالِىlofty
بَدرِ الدُّجَى قُطبِ الوُجُودِ العَالِى
And give her drink from the basin of the Beacon of Guidance—
And give her drink from the pool of the beacon of guidance,
the full moon of darkness, the exalted Pole of existence.
the full moon of darkness, the lofty axis of existence.
عَجَباًhow wondrous لِشِبرٍat a handspan فيهِwithin it بَحرٌa sea تَرتَمِىsurge
عَجَباً لِشِبرٍ فيهِ بَحرٌ تَرتَمِى
أَموَاجُهُits waves بِزَبَرجَدٍwith chrysolite ولآلِىand pearls
أَموَاجُهُ بِزَبَرجَدٍ ولآلِى
What wonder—a mere span containing a sea
How wondrous a handspan containing a sea whose
whose waves surge with emeralds and pearls!
waves surge with chrysolite and pearls!
يَاO رَوضَةًgarden حَلَّتكَshe settled in you زُمِّىhold your head high وأزدَهِىand take pride
يَا رَوضَةً حَلَّتكَ زُمِّى وأزدَهِى
قَدindeed حُزتِyou have embraced طَوداًa mountain فَائِقَsurpassing الأجبَالِmountains
قَد حُزتِ طَوداً فَائِقَ الأجبَالِ
O garden, Zummi has adorned you, and you flourish;
O garden where she has settled, lift your head and take pride!
you have contained a mighty mountain surpassing all mountains—
You have embraced a mountain surpassing all mountains.
بَلrather بدرًَa full moon تَمِّat its fullness أَشرَقَتshone أنوَارُهُits lights
بَل بدرًَ تَمِّ أَشرَقَت أنوَارُهُ
فيin الأُفقِthe horizon بَلrather مَاwhat حُزتِyou hold شَمسَa sun of زَوَالِnoon
في الأُفقِ بَل مَا حُزتِ شَمسَ زَوَالِ
rather, a perfect full moon whose lights shone
Rather, a full moon whose lights have shone
across the horizon; indeed, you hold a sun at its zenith.
on the horizon—rather, what you hold is a noonday sun.
وَعلَىand upon النبيthe Prophet مِنَfrom الإلهِGod صَلاَتُهُHis blessing
وَعلَى النبي مِنَ الإلهِ صَلاَتُهُ
وَسَلاَمُهُand His peace ماas long as لاَحَshines ضَوءُthe light of هِلاَلِa crescent moon
وَسَلاَمُهُ ما لاَحَ ضَوءُ هِلاَلِ
And upon the Prophet be blessings from God,
And upon the Prophet be God's blessing
and His peace, as long as a crescent's light gleams.
and His peace, as long as a crescent's light shines.
Sol 6.1