أجارَتناO our neighbor أنthat الصّدودَestrangement منfrom الغَدْوmorning departure
أجارَتنا أن الصّدودَ من الغَدْو
فبينيso leave لعلَّperhaps البينَparting أشفىmore healing منthan الهجرِabandonment
فبيني لعلَّ البينَ أشفى من الهجرِ
O our neighbor, estrangement comes with morning departure.
The pre-dawn travelling has cautioned us that separation is more painful than parting.
So leave; perhaps parting is more healing than abandonment.
The chains of estrangement between us have converged.
تداعتrallied together سَجيّاتُdispositions القطيعةof estrangement بينناbetween us
تداعت سَجيّاتُ القطيعة بيننا
فواعجباso, how astonishing! حتىeven خيالكyour phantom لاnot يَسريtravels by night
فواعجبا حتى خيالك لا يَسري
The inclinations to sever ties have gathered between us;
How strange! Even your imagination does not flow.
how strange—even your phantom does not come by night!
And even when the remembrance of you occupies me,
وحتىand even إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عنَّarose ذكرُكthe thought of you عارضتintervened
وحتى إذا ما عنَّ ذكرُك عارضت
أحاديثconversations تثنيdivert النَّفسthe soul عنfrom ذلكthat الذكرremembrance
أحاديث تثني النَّفس عن ذلك الذكر
And even when the thought of you arose, there intervened
I engage in conversations that dissuade my soul from that remembrance.
conversations that turned the soul from that remembrance.
An aversion has come over me from your aversion, however slight,
نفورٌaversion عَرانيovertook me منfrom نُفوركyour aversion لاقلىnot hatred
نفورٌ عَراني من نُفورك لاقلى
وفيand in اليأسdespair ماthat which يُسلىconsoles عنfrom الطمعhope المُغريalluring
وفي اليأس ما يُسلى عن الطمع المُغري
Aversion overtook me through your aversion, not hatred;
And in despair there is that which consoles me from tempting hope.
in despair lies solace from alluring hope.
You are nothing but a need of the soul. Had it seen
وماand not أنتyou إلاَّexcept حاجةُthe desire النَّفسof the soul لوif رأتit saw
وما أنت إلاَّ حاجةُ النَّفس لو رأت
سبيلاًa path للجّتit would persist فيهalong it مهتوكةtorn away السِّترthe veil
سبيلاً للجّت فيه مهتوكة السِّتر
You are nothing but the soul's desire; if it found
A way to it, it would have pursued it, with its veil torn.
a path, it would press along it, with its veil torn away.
You have controlled, O harshest of hearts,
تحكّمتyou ruled ياO أقسىharder فؤاداًin heart منthan الصَّفاsmooth rock
تحكّمت يا أقسى فؤاداً من الصَّفا
بدّلكwith your coquetry فيover قلبa heart أرقَّmore delicate منthan الخمرwine
بدّلك في قلب أرقَّ من الخمر
You ruled, O you whose heart is harder than smooth stone,
My heart, more gentle than wine.
with your coquetry over a heart more delicate than wine.
You are of beautiful charm, temptation of youth,
وأنتِand you خلوبbeguiling الحسنin beauty فتّانةbewitching الصّباin youth
وأنتِ خلوب الحسن فتّانة الصّبا
منعَّمةdelicate الأطرافof limbs كالبيضةlike an egg البكرuntouched
منعَّمة الأطراف كالبيضة البكر
And you are beguiling in beauty, bewitching in youth,
Perfect of limb, like an untouched pearl.
delicate of limbs, like an untouched egg.
When we meet and passion has dressed
إذاwhen قابلتناshe faced us والهوىand passion متلبسٌwrapped
إذا قابلتنا والهوى متلبسٌ
بأعطافهاaround her curves أدهىmore cunning وأمضىand more piercing منthan السّحَرِmagic
بأعطافها أدهى وأمضى من السّحَرِ
When she faced us, with passion wrapped
Its shoulders, more potent and stronger than magic,
around her curves, more cunning and piercing than magic,
It sways upon the bamboo cane of the curved spear
فهزّتthen she swayed علىabove دِعصِa mound النّقاof sand غصنَa branch بانةof a bān tree
فهزّت على دِعصِ النّقا غصنَ بانة
وحلتّتand she loosened نقابَa veil القزof silk عنfrom قمرٍa moon بدرِfull
وحلتّت نقابَ القز عن قمرٍ بدرِ
she swayed a bān-tree branch above a mound of sand,
And strips off the veil of soft leather over the full moon.
and loosened a silk veil from a full moon,
It presents to us two kinds of blush on its cheek
واهدتand she offered لناto us نوعينtwo kinds منof وردroses خدّهاof her cheek
واهدت لنا نوعين من ورد خدّها
وأبدتand she revealed لناto us سمطينtwo strings منof لؤلؤpearls الثَّغرِof the mouth
وأبدت لنا سمطين من لؤلؤ الثَّغرِ
and offered us two kinds of rose from her cheek,
And reveals to us two strands of pearl teeth from its smile.
and showed us two strings of pearls from her mouth.
Whatever beauty and grace you wished from it
فماso whatever شئتَyou wished منof حسنٍbeauty وطيبٍand fragrance جلاهماunveiled them both
فما شئتَ من حسنٍ وطيبٍ جلاهما
عليَّto me الصّباyouth إذwhen لاnot أُصيخُI heed إلىto زجرِrebuke
عليَّ الصّبا إذ لا أُصيخُ إلى زجرِ
All the beauty and fragrance you could wish for were unveiled
Dawned upon me when I could not fend off youth.
to me by youth, when I heeded no rebuke,
Nights I wandered in the darkness of my youth,
لياليَnights أسريI travel by night فيthrough سَوادِdarkness شبيبةof youth
لياليَ أسري في سَوادِ شبيبة
أرومI seek بهاduring them صَيدhunting الكعابfull-bosomed maidens منfrom الخِدرِthe secluded chamber
أروم بها صَيد الكعاب من الخِدرِ
in nights when I roamed through the darkness of youth,
Intending by it to hunt gazelles from the rocks.
seeking then to hunt full-bosomed maidens from their chambers.
But when the grey hair of old age appeared,
فلمّاbut when بَداappeared شَيبُgray hair العِذارof the sideburns تطلّبتdemanded
فلمّا بَدا شَيبُ العِذار تطلّبت
عليَّagainst me العذارىthe maidens فيهfor it دَيناًa debt بلاwithout عُذرِexcuse
عليَّ العذارى فيه دَيناً بلا عُذرِ
But when gray appeared on my sideburns, a claim was laid
Maidens sought from me a debt without excuse.
against me by the maidens—a debt allowing no excuse.
I came to regret what had passed
وأصبحتُand I have become أوليتُI consigned النَّدامةَregret مامضىwhat has passed
وأصبحتُ أوليتُ النَّدامةَ مامضى
وأولىand I allot التَّلاقيreunion ماwhat بقىremains ليَto me منof عُمْرِlife
وأولى التَّلاقي ما بقى ليَ من عُمْرِ
And now I have consigned what is past to regret,
And to prefer what of life remained for me,
and devote to reunion what remains to me of life.
For not a moment, weary of it, did I shorten
فلاso not عنfrom قلىaversion نفسيmy soul الحميَّاstrong wine حَميتُهاI protected it
فلا عن قلى نفسي الحميَّا حَميتُها
ولاnor مَللاًout of weariness أقصرتI desisted عنfrom ربةthe lady الخدرِof the secluded chamber
ولا مَللاً أقصرت عن ربة الخدرِ
Not out of aversion did I keep my soul from strong wine,
My passion for the darling of robes.
nor from weariness did I desist from the lady of the chamber.
Prohibition prohibited me from unleashing my thoughts, not my blindness,
نهتنيit forbade me النَّهىreason أنto أبطرI make wanton الفكرthought لاnot العمىblindness
نهتني النَّهى أن أبطر الفكر لا العمى
وأنand to أسمعَI hear الهجرfoul speech الوقارdignity بلاwithout وقرِdeafness
وأن أسمعَ الهجر الوقار بلا وقرِ
Reason, not blindness, forbade me to let thought run wanton,
And from hearing the dignified estrangement without murmuring.
and dignity kept me from hearing foul speech, though I was not deaf.
The forms of lords jostled before my sight
وأشخاصُand figures أربابof masters تزاحمcrowd ناظريmy gaze
وأشخاصُ أرباب تزاحم ناظري
وأسرارand secrets أطرابof raptures تَلجلجquiver فيin صدريmy breast
وأسرار أطراب تَلجلج في صدري
The figures of masters crowd my gaze,
And the mysteries of passions surged in my breast.
and secrets of rapture quiver within my breast.
The pilgrimage of my remembrance fills my eyes with tears
وطائفand a phantom ذكريof my memory يملؤfills العينthe eye عبرةًa tear
وطائف ذكري يملؤ العين عبرةً
ولوand if لاnot جميلُnoble الصَّبرpatience أرسلتهاI would release it تجريto flow
ولو لا جميلُ الصَّبر أرسلتها تجري
And a phantom of my memory fills my eye with a tear;
Were it not for the beauty of patience, I would let it flow.
were it not for noble patience, I would let it flow.
To God I complain of the scarcity of patience, for
إلىto اللهGod أشكوI complain قلّةَscantness الصّبرof patience أنّهاthat it
إلى الله أشكو قلّةَ الصّبر أنّها
تكلّفنيit burdens me with أمراًa matter أشدّharder منthan الصّبرpatience
تكلّفني أمراً أشدّ من الصّبر
To God I complain of scant patience, for it
It burdens me with an affair harder than patience.
lays on me a burden harder than patience.
And I know in ordeals the like of its reward,
وأعرفand I know فيin البلوىaffliction منof الأجرreward مثلهاequal to it
وأعرف في البلوى من الأجر مثلها
وعافيتيand my well-being أشهىmore desirable إليَّto me منthan الأجرreward
وعافيتي أشهى إليَّ من الأجر
I know that affliction brings a reward equal to it,
Yet my well-being is more craved by me than reward.
yet my well-being is dearer to me than reward.
I seek refuge with the Lord of creation from the evil of His creation,
أعوذI seek refuge بربِّin the Lord الخلقof creation منfrom شرِّthe evil خلقهِof His creatures
أعوذ بربِّ الخلق من شرِّ خلقهِ
ومنand from شهواتيmy desires إنَّهاindeed they أعظمthe greatest الشَّرِّevil
ومن شهواتي إنَّها أعظم الشَّرِّ
I seek refuge in the Lord of creation from the evil of His creatures,
And from my desires, for they are the greatest evil.
and from my desires, for they are the greatest evil,
And from the evil of slanderers who have strayed and gone astray
ومنand from شرّthe evil مغتابينَof backbiters ضَلّواthey strayed وأُلعلواand became obsessed (unclear form)
ومن شرّ مغتابينَ ضَلّوا وأُلعلوا
بذكرwith recounting عيوبthe faults النّاسof people ظَنًّاby conjecture بلاwithout خُبْرِknowledge
بذكر عيوب النّاس ظَنًّا بلا خُبْرِ
and from the evil of backbiters who strayed and apparently became obsessed
With the mention of people's faults out of unfounded suspicion.
with recounting people's faults, conjecturing without knowledge.
How many a critic of me has my avoidance of insulting him restrained me,
وكمand many a عائبٍfaultfinder ليof me كفّنيkept me عنfrom سِبابهreviling him
وكم عائبٍ لي كفّني عن سِبابه
تُقىreverence for اللهGod أوor أرفعتI raised عنabove قدرهhis worth قَدريmy worth
تُقى الله أو أرفعت عن قدره قَدري
Many a man who faults me—I was kept from reviling him
Fearful of God, or else my dignity raised above his dignity.
by reverence for God, or by raising my worth above his.
I see while angrily gazing as if I do not see,
أرىI see وأناand I المغضيone who averts his gaze كأنيas though I لاnot أرىI see
أرى وأنا المغضي كأني لا أرى
وأدريand I know ولاand do not أبديI reveal كأنيas though I لاnot أدريI know
وأدري ولا أبدي كأني لا أدري
I see, yet lower my eyes, as though I do not see;
And I know without expressing as if I do not know.
and I know but do not disclose, as though I do not know.
I repent to the Merciful for every disliked deed
أتوبI repent إلىto الرّحمنthe Merciful منof كلّevery منكرٍwrong
أتوب إلى الرّحمن من كلّ منكرٍ
فَعَلتَyou did وماand what ضيّعتُI squandered منof حكمةwisdom الشَّعرِof poetry
فَعَلتَ وما ضيّعتُ من حكمة الشَّعرِ
I repent to the Merciful of every wrong
I have done and whatever wisdom of poetry I have wasted,
you committed, and of the wisdom of poetry I squandered.
And I had renounced poetry, fearing sin
وكنتand I had نبذتُI cast aside الشعرpoetry خيفةَfor fear of مأثمٍsin
وكنت نبذتُ الشعر خيفةَ مأثمٍ
بظنيin my supposition وبعضand some الظنّsupposition داعٍa summons إلىto الوزرِguilt
بظني وبعض الظنّ داعٍ إلى الوزرِ
I had cast poetry aside for fear of sin,
In my judgment and some suspicion invites condemnation.
as I supposed—and some supposition summons guilt.
And a confusion has been renewed in me, returning to poetry
وجدَّدand renewed ليfor me ذهلٌDhuhl إلىto الشعرpoetry عودَةa return
وجدَّد لي ذهلٌ إلى الشعر عودَة
بإحسانهthrough his kindness حتىuntil شدَدتُI strengthened بهwith him أزْريmy back
بإحسانه حتى شدَدتُ به أزْري
Dhuhl renewed my return to poetry
With excellent mastery, until I have tightened my resolve by it.
through his kindness, until with him I strengthened my back.
O father of Hasan, seeker of every merit
أباO father of الحسنal-Hasan الساعيthe one striving لكلّfor every فضيلَةٍvirtue
أبا الحسن الساعي لكلّ فضيلَةٍ
بماwith what استطاعhe could wield منof بطشٍpower وماand what حازَhe acquired منof وفرِwealth
بما استطاع من بطشٍ وما حازَ من وفرِ
O Abu al-Hasan, who strives for every virtue
With as much power as he has seized and good fortune he has obtained.
with whatever power he commands and whatever wealth he has gained,
In whatever conditions a questioner finds him
علىin أيّةwhatever الحالاتِcircumstances وافاهُcame to him سائلa petitioner
على أيّة الحالاتِ وافاهُ سائل
لَجدواهfor his bounty ألفاهhe found him البشارةglad tidings بالبُشرِwith cheerfulness
لَجدواه ألفاه البشارة بالبُشرِ
in whatever circumstances a petitioner comes to him
He meets him with the good news and glad tidings.
for his bounty, he finds him bringing glad tidings with a cheerful face.
And he has bestowed graciously and abundantly gifts
وأعطاهand he gave him تعجيلاًpromptly جزيلاًabundantly وتِلكُمُand those (addressing you all)
وأعطاه تعجيلاً جزيلاً وتِلكُمُ
عوائدُcustoms ذهلof Dhuhl فيin اليسارةease والعسْرِand hardship
عوائدُ ذهل في اليسارة والعسْرِ
And he gives him promptly and abundantly; such are
Upon every complainer and provoker, whether angry or pleased.
Dhuhl's customs in ease and hardship.
And he has preferred graciousness over every envier
عوائدُcustoms كانتthat were فيin أبيهhis father وجدّهand his grandfather
عوائدُ كانت في أبيه وجدّه
تقبَّلهاhe took them up والحرُّand the noble man أشبهُmost resembles بالحُرِّa noble man
تقبَّلها والحرُّ أشبهُ بالحُرِّ
Customs that were in his father and grandfather,
So that the enviers could find no alternative but gratitude.
which he took up; a noble man most resembles a noble man.
How then can you be compared to a cloud when
بنيO sons of عمرUmar أنتُمyou دعائِمُpillars للعُلىof high honor
بني عمر أنتُم دعائِمُ للعُلى
غمائِمُrainclouds للبؤسىfor hardship شكائِمُbridles للدَّهرِfor fate
غمائِمُ للبؤسى شكائِمُ للدَّهرِ
Sons of Umar, you are pillars of high honor,
Your hands rise above whatever rain it contains?
rainclouds for hardship, bridles upon fate.
And how can it be said you are the sea while you,
سَماrose high بكمُthrough you بيتُthe house العتيكof al-Atik وأشرقتand shone
سَما بكمُ بيتُ العتيك وأشرقت
سَماءُthe heaven المعاليof lofty deeds فيamid كواكبهاits stars الزُّهرِradiant
سَماءُ المعالي في كواكبها الزُّهرِ
Through you the house of al-Atik rose, and shone
When asked to give, always give generously and bountifully?
the heaven of lofty deeds amid its radiant stars.
You excel the lion of the thicket, yet you are a hunter
بلَغتُمyou attained بقحطانَthrough Qahtan الفخارَglory ويعربٍand Ya'rub
بلَغتُم بقحطانَ الفخارَ ويعربٍ
ومنand through عامرٍAmir ماءِWater السّماءِof Heaven ومنand through عُمرِUmar
ومن عامرٍ ماءِ السّماءِ ومن عُمرِ
Through Qahtan and Ya'rub you attained glory,
Of the wild lions of battle without fang or claw.
and through Amir, Water of Heaven, and through Umar.
You were rewarded for the brethren with good, for only
وبالأزْدand through al-Azd سدتمْyou became lords والعتيكَand al-Atik وسدتْمand you ruled
وبالأزْد سدتمْ والعتيكَ وسدتْم
بنبهانthrough Nabhan بالصّيدthrough proud lords الغطارفةthe noble chieftains العزِّthe mighty
بنبهان بالصّيد الغطارفة العزِّ
Through al-Azd and al-Atik you became lords, and you ruled
For their benefit have you lent your ear in public and private.
through Nabhan, through the proud, mighty noblemen.
You defend them in plain view with your wealth,
أحلكمsettled you قحطانُQahtan أجيالgenerations عزّةٍof might
أحلكم قحطانُ أجيال عزّةٍ
يمانيةYemeni الأعلامin banners أزديةAzdi النَّجرِin stock
يمانية الأعلام أزدية النَّجرِ
Qahtan settled you among generations of might,
And you make them partners in all you attain of superiority.
Yemeni in their banners, Azdi in their stock.
May God prolong well being and wealth
ولمَّاand when أرادَdesired اللهGod إعزازstrengthening دينهHis religion
ولمَّا أرادَ الله إعزاز دينه
وتطهيرهand His cleansing للأرضof the earth منfrom نَجسthe impurity الكفرِof unbelief
وتطهيره للأرض من نَجس الكفرِ
And when God desired to strengthen His religion
That you may remain well and the poor become wealthy.
and cleanse the earth of unbelief's impurity,
And may your noble sons live and be endowed
مَنعتمyou protected رسولthe Messenger اللهof God منfrom ظلمthe injustice قومهof his people
مَنعتم رسول الله من ظلم قومه
وآويتموهand you sheltered him بالحمايةwith protection والنَّصرِand support
وآويتموه بالحماية والنَّصرِ
you protected God's Messenger from his people's injustice
For the length of time with prevailing command and authority.
and sheltered him with protection and support.
And may the festivals continue to return to you
فأصبحthus became للإسلامof Islam للأزدfor al-Azd ملكهits dominion
فأصبح للإسلام للأزد ملكه
كماjust as كانwas ملكthe dominion الجالهيّةof the age of ignorance بالقهرِby conquest
كما كان ملك الجالهيّة بالقهرِ
Thus the rule of Islam came to al-Azd,
From one Feast to the next Feast.
as the rule of the age of ignorance had been theirs by conquest.
Below it is what my mind has coined
وكانand was لذهلDhuhl's فضلهمtheir excellence باقتفائهِby his following
وكان لذهل فضلهم باقتفائهِ
لإيثارهمtheir selflessness فيin البأسbattle والنائلand giving الغمرِabundant
لإيثارهم في البأس والنائل الغمرِ
Dhuhl gained their excellence by following
And my nature created and thought has purified,
their selflessness in battle and in abundant giving.
It has brought you strange words containing
أباO father of حسنَHasan أحسنتَyou did good حتىuntil تكاثرتْmultiplied
أبا حسنَ أحسنتَ حتى تكاثرتْ
صِفاتكَyour qualities بالحسنىin goodness علىbeyond المادحthe praiser المطريlavishly praising
صِفاتكَ بالحسنى على المادح المطري
O Abu Hasan, you have done so much good that
Meanings like what joins mud to chalk.
your virtuous qualities overwhelm the lavish praiser.
وأنعمتand you bestowed بالعمروفwith kindness فيin السّخطdispleasure والرضىand contentment
وأنعمت بالعمروف في السّخط والرضى
علىupon كلّevery راجٍhopeful petitioner منamong مُقلٍّthe poor ومنand among مُثريthe wealthy
على كلّ راجٍ من مُقلٍّ ومن مُثري
You bestowed kindness in displeasure and contentment
on every hopeful petitioner, poor or rich.
وأفضلتand you bestowed بالحسنىgoodness علىon كلevery حاسدٍenvier
وأفضلت بالحسنى على كل حاسدٍ
فلمso did not تجدfind الحسّادُthe envious بداًan escape منfrom الشُّكرِgratitude
فلم تجد الحسّادُ بداً من الشُّكرِ
And you bestowed goodness on every envier,
so the envious found no escape from gratitude.
فكيفso how تُضاهىare you likened بالغمامto rainclouds وإنّماand indeed
فكيف تُضاهى بالغمام وإنّما
أياديكyour favors تعلوexceed عدَّthe count ماof what فيهis in it منof قَطْرِraindrops
أياديك تعلو عدَّ ما فيه من قَطْرِ
How, then, can you be likened to a raincloud, when
your favors exceed the count of all its drops?
وكيفand how يُقالis it said البحرthe sea أنتyou وأنتand you إنْif
وكيف يُقال البحر أنت وأنت إنْ
سُئِلتyou are asked for عَطاءًa gift جُدتَyou give generously بالبرِّwith land والبَحرِand sea
سُئِلت عَطاءً جُدتَ بالبرِّ والبَحرِ
And how can one say, 'You are the sea,' when, if
you are asked for a gift, you give both land and sea?
وتفضُلُand you surpass ليثَthe lion الغابof the forest أنكfor you are صائدٌa hunter
وتفضُلُ ليثَ الغاب أنك صائدٌ
ليوثَthe lions الوغىof battle منwith غيرno نابٍfang ولاnor ظُفْرِclaw
ليوثَ الوغى من غير نابٍ ولا ظُفْرِ
You surpass the lion of the forest, for you hunt
the lions of battle without fang or claw.
جُزيتَmay you be rewarded عنon behalf of الإخوانthe brothers خيراًwith good فإنّماfor only
جُزيتَ عن الإخوان خيراً فإنّما
لنفعهمfor their benefit مسعاكَyour striving فيin السرِّsecret والجهرِand openness
لنفعهم مسعاكَ في السرِّ والجهرِ
May you be well rewarded on behalf of your brothers, for
your striving, in secret and openly, is only for their benefit.
تُدافعُyou defend فيin الجُلىthe gravest calamity بمالكwith your wealth دونَهُمin their defense
تُدافعُ في الجُلى بمالك دونَهُم
وتُشركهمand you share with them فيماin what تنالُyou attain منof الفَخْرِglory
وتُشركهم فيما تنالُ من الفَخْرِ
In the gravest calamity you defend them with your wealth,
and share with them whatever glory you attain.
أطالَmay He prolong الthe (incomplete fragment) اللهُGod السَّلامةwell-being الغنَىwealth
أطالَ ال اللهُ السَّلامة الغنَى
لكىso that تسلمmay endure safely الحُسنىgoodness وتغنىand you enrich ذويthose possessing الفَقرِpoverty
لكى تسلم الحُسنى وتغنى ذوي الفَقرِ
May God prolong well-being and wealth,
so that goodness may endure and you may enrich the poor.
وعاشَand may live بنوكَyour sons الأكرمونthe noblest وخُوّلواand may they be granted
وعاشَ بنوكَ الأكرمون وخُوّلوا
مدىthroughout الدَّهرtime ملكاa dominion نافذَeffective النَّهيin prohibition والأمرِand command
مدى الدَّهر ملكا نافذَ النَّهي والأمرِ
May your most noble sons live on and be granted
throughout time a dominion whose prohibitions and commands prevail.
ولاand may not زالتcease الأعيادُthe festivals عائدةًreturning لكمto you
ولا زالت الأعيادُ عائدةً لكم
بفِطرٍwith Fitr إلىto أضحىAdha وأضحىand Adha إلىto فِطرِFitr
بفِطرٍ إلى أضحى وأضحى إلى فِطرِ
And may festivals never cease to return to you,
from Fitr to Adha, and Adha to Fitr.
ودونكهاand take it منfrom دُرّpearls ماwhat صاغfashioned خاطريmy imagination
ودونكها من دُرّ ما صاغ خاطري
وابدَعَهُand created it طبعيmy nature وأخلُصَهُand refined it فكريmy thought
وابدَعَهُ طبعي وأخلُصَهُ فكري
Take it, from the pearls of what my imagination fashioned,
what my nature created and my thought refined.
أتتكit came to you بالفاظin expressions غرائبَrare تحتهاbeneath them
أتتك بالفاظ غرائبَ تحتها
معانٍmeanings كماjust as ضمَّjoined اللجينsilver إلىto التّبرِunworked gold
معانٍ كما ضمَّ اللجين إلى التّبرِ
It comes to you in rare expressions beneath which
lie meanings, like silver joined to unworked gold.
Partial English translation: 81 of 106 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1