خطرَتْshe came to mind ببالكin your mind ليتَهاwould that she لمdid not تخطرِcome to mind
خطرَتْ ببالك ليتَها لم تخطرِ
أَنّىhow ذكرتَyou remembered ولاتَand it is not حينa time for تَذكُّرِremembering
أَنّى ذكرتَ ولاتَ حين تَذكُّرِ
She crossed your mind—if only she had not!
The thought crossed your mind, if only it had not
How came you to remember? This is no time for recollection.
When you remembered our past upon remembrance
كَلَّفٌinfatuation علىin كبَرٍold age ضلالthe delusion of مُكابرٍa stubborn denier
كَلَّفٌ على كبَرٍ ضلال مُكابرٍ
روقthe bloom of الصّبابةardent love منfrom صباهhis youth تعَبّرُweeping
روق الصّبابة من صباه تعَبّرُ
Infatuation in old age is a stubborn man's delusion;
An old man insistent on his ways of ignorance
the bloom of passion from his youth turns to weeping.
The spirit of youth passes from his youth
ولهand he has فنونٌmany forms فيin الشجونsorrows ترىyou see لهُin him
وله فنونٌ في الشجون ترى لهُ
نَفَسَthe breath of الحريقthe blaze ورقةَand the tenderness of المستَعْبِرِone moved to tears
نَفَسَ الحريق ورقةَ المستَعْبِرِ
His sorrows take many forms; in him you see
Yet he has talents for love when you see
the breath of a blaze and the tenderness of one moved to tears.
A burning passion and kindling fervor
ورخيمةand a tender woman الأَطرافof limb تُجنىare gathered عندهاbeside her
ورخيمة الأَطراف تُجنى عندها
ثمرthe fruits of المُنىdesires منfrom لحظthe glance of طَرفٍan eye أَحْوَرِdark-pupilled and white-bright
ثمر المُنى من لحظ طَرفٍ أَحْوَرِ
And a woman of tender limbs, beside whom are gathered
The softness of limb, plucking its fruit
the fruits of desire from the glance of a dark-pupilled, white-bright eye.
The wish fulfilled from a captivating glance
قَمَرa moon علىupon غصنa bough رطيبtender ينثنيthat bends
قَمَر على غصن رطيب ينثني
فيin الوَشيbrocade بينamid مُفَوّفstriped cloth ومُحَبَّرِand patterned cloth
في الوَشي بين مُفَوّف ومُحَبَّرِ
A moon upon a tender bough that bends,
A moon on a moist branch bending
in brocade, amid striped and richly patterned cloth.
In the darkness between perfumed and ambergris
نظرتُI looked علىwith حَذرwariness of الرَّقيبthe watcher تَخالُساًfurtively
نظرتُ على حَذر الرَّقيب تَخالُساً
فكأنّماso it was as though نظرتُI looked بعينيْwith the two eyes of جُؤذَرِan antelope calf
فكأنّما نظرتُ بعينيْ جُؤذَرِ
I stole a glance, wary of the watcher,
I looked furtively, wary of the watcher
as though I looked with the eyes of an antelope calf.
As if I looked with eyes of precaution
وتبسّمَتand she smiled فأرتكthen showed you برقthe flash of لهاتهاher palate
وتبسّمَت فأرتك برق لهاتها
فيamid واضحgleaming teeth كالأُقحوانlike chrysanthemums مؤشَّرِfinely serrated
في واضح كالأُقحوان مؤشَّرِ
And she smiled, showing you the flash of her palate
And you smiled, radiating a spark from that
amid gleaming, finely notched teeth like chrysanthemums.
In the clear dawn like a foretelling sign
نعمَhow excellent الضّجيعُthe bedfellow وقدand indeed وَجدتyou found معَرّساًa resting place
نعمَ الضّجيعُ وقد وَجدت معَرّساً
مِنهاwith her خلالَbetween مخلْخَلan ankleted ankle ومُسَوَّرِand a bracelet-clad wrist
مِنها خلالَ مخلْخَل ومُسَوَّرِ
What a fine bedfellow! You have indeed found a resting place
What a fine companion I found decorated
with her, between ankleted ankle and bracelet-adorned wrist.
With her through an openwork screen
فهصرتthen you bent غصناa bough أوor عصرتyou pressed سلافةًpure wine
فهصرت غصنا أو عصرت سلافةً
منfrom ظلمَtooth-moisture and gleam أشنبَcool and sweet فيamid نباتgrowth منوّرِflowering
من ظلمَ أشنبَ في نبات منوّرِ
Then you bent a bough, or pressed out pure wine
I became a branch to bend or pressed a drink
from the cool, sweet moisture of teeth amid flowering growth.
Through injustice that flourished in fertile growth
وأخِلَّةٍand close companions كأهلّةlike crescent moons قدalready أحرزواthey had attained
وأخِلَّةٍ كأهلّة قد أحرزوا
كرمnobility of النفوسsouls إلىtogether with بهاءِbeauty of المنظرِappearance
كرم النفوس إلى بهاءِ المنظرِ
And close companions like crescent moons, who had attained
Chaste ones like brides who have attained
nobility of soul together with beauty of appearance.
The vine of nobility in beautiful appearance
ركبواthey rode مطيّاتِthe mounts of السرورjoy يحثهاurges them onward
ركبوا مطيّاتِ السرور يحثها
نغمُthe melodies of القيانsinging women علىover اصطخابthe resounding of المزهرِthe lute
نغمُ القيان على اصطخاب المزهرِ
They rode the mounts of joy, urged onward by
They rode the steeds of joy, driving them
the songstresses' melodies over the resounding lute.
With the song of the lute to stir the blossoms
نازعتهمI shared with them فيat الصبحdawn كاسَa cup of سلافةpure wine
نازعتهم في الصبح كاسَ سلافة
سَلفةaged بعانَةat ʿĀna سالفاتbygone الأعصرِages
سَلفة بعانَة سالفات الأعصرِ
At dawn I shared with them a cup of pure wine,
At dawn, I competed with them for a drink
aged at ʿĀna in bygone times.
A vintage of hardships from past ages
فكأنّماso it was as though بعدafter المزاجmixing حبابهاits bubbles
فكأنّما بعد المزاج حبابها
فلقfragments of اللآليpearls فيin عقيقagate اصفرِyellow
فلق اللآلي في عقيق اصفرِ
Its bubbles, after mixing, seemed
It was as if after being mixed, its bubbles
like fragments of pearls in yellow agate.
Were pearls split in yellow agate
فيin روضةa garden أنُفٍfresh and untouched أَنافrose high بجوّهاover its expanse
في روضة أنُفٍ أَناف بجوّها
أبكارthe first showers of غيثrain دَرَّpoured abundantly كلَّevery مُبَكِّرِearly comer
أبكار غيث دَرَّ كلَّ مُبَكِّرِ
In a pristine garden, above whose expanse rose
In a garden of springs, springs with its air
the first rainclouds, each early comer pouring freely.
First rain whose drops all hastened
نسجَتthey wove لهاfor it خُضرَgreen الحريرsilk وَنظمتand strung
نسجَت لها خُضرَ الحرير وَنظمت
فيهاin it قلائدَnecklaces منof صُنوفvarieties of الجوهرِgems
فيها قلائدَ من صُنوف الجوهرِ
They wove for it green silks, and strung
It wove for them the green silk and strung
within it necklaces of many kinds of gems,
Necklaces of all kinds of jewels
بينamid الشقائقِanemones والبَهارand oxeye daisies ونَرجسٍand narcissi
بين الشقائقِ والبَهار ونَرجسٍ
والوَردِand roses والمنثورِand stocks والنَّيْلوفَرِand water lilies
والوَردِ والمنثورِ والنَّيْلوفَرِ
among anemones, oxeye daisies, and narcissi,
Among anemones, basil, narcissus
and roses, stocks, and water lilies.
Roses, henna and jasmine
فكأنّماso it was as though تَهديbrings as a gift لناto us نفسُthe breath of الصَّباthe east wind
فكأنّما تَهدي لنا نفسُ الصَّبا
أرجَthe fragrance of القرنفلcloves أوor نسيمَa waft of العَنبرِambergris
أرجَ القرنفل أو نسيمَ العَنبرِ
It was as though the breath of the east wind brought us
As if the dawn itself gifts us
the fragrance of cloves or a waft of ambergris.
The scent of carnation or a breeze of amber
وكأنّand as though بهجتهاits beauty وطيبَand the sweetness of نسيمهاits breeze
وكأنّ بهجتها وطيبَ نسيمها
حُسنىthe goodness of محمَّدٍMuhammad الأغرِّthe illustrious الأزْهرِthe radiant
حُسنى محمَّدٍ الأغرِّ الأزْهرِ
And as though its beauty and the sweetness of its breeze
As if its splendor and the fragrance of its breeze
were the goodness of Muhammad, illustrious and radiant:
Were my beloved Muhammed the most fragrant and brilliant
الماجدthe noble العلمluminary الذيwho جُمعتwere gathered لهfor him
الماجد العلم الذي جُمعت له
شيمُthe traits of السّماحgenerosity إلىtogether with كريمnobility of العُنصُرِstock
شيمُ السّماح إلى كريم العُنصُرِ
the noble luminary in whom were united
The glorious scholar whom were collected for him
the traits of generosity with noble lineage.
The noble traits and generous lineage
قَسماًan oath بوفدby the pilgrims to البيتthe House باتواthey spent the night عُزّماًresolved
قَسماً بوفد البيت باتوا عُزّماً
للحجّupon pilgrimage بينamong مُهلّلٍone proclaiming God's oneness ومُكَبرِand one proclaiming God's greatness
للحجّ بين مُهلّلٍ ومُكَبرِ
I swear by the pilgrims to the House, who spent the night resolved
By the pilgrimage of the House they came determined
upon pilgrimage, some declaring God's oneness, others His greatness.
For Hajj among praising and declaring God's greatness
وغداand set out early غَداةon the morning of مِنىًMinā سلوكاjourneying بعدماafter
وغدا غَداة مِنىً سلوكا بعدما
خسرتlost (unclear here) منونthe doom الشّمسof the sun بطنthe hollow of محسَّرِMuḥassir
خسرت منون الشّمس بطن محسَّرِ
And they set out on the morning of Minā, journeying, after
And tomorrow they will go at dawn to Mina after
the sun's doom had 'lost' the hollow of Muḥassir [wording unclear].
The sun loses its brightness enveloped in gold
وتعمّدواand they intentionally sought التعريفَthe station at ʿArafāt ثمthen إفاضةًthe onward departure
وتعمّدوا التعريفَ ثم إفاضةً
واستشعرواand held in their hearts الأحبابَtheir loved ones عندat المشعرِal-Mashʿar
واستشعروا الأحبابَ عند المشعرِ
And they sought the station at ʿArafāt, then the onward departure,
They made their intention, then performed the stoning
and held their loved ones in their hearts at al-Mashʿar.
And sensed the beloved at the place of ritual
وأتَواand they came to مِنىًMinā فرمواthen cast stones وقضَواand completed نسكَهمtheir rites
وأتَوا مِنىً فرموا وقضَوا نسكَهم
بالذَّبحwith slaughter بينamong مُحلّقone shaving his head ومُقَصِّرِand one clipping his hair
بالذَّبح بين مُحلّق ومُقَصِّرِ
They came to Minā, cast stones, and completed their rites
They came to Mina, casting and completing their ritual
with sacrifice, some shaving their heads and others clipping their hair.
With sacrifice between shaving and shortening
إنindeed المكارمnoble deeds والفضائلَand virtues والعلىand eminence
إن المكارم والفضائلَ والعلى
لمعمّرbelong to Muʿammar ومحمّدand Muhammad بنson of مُعَمّرِMuʿammar
لمعمّر ومحمّد بن مُعَمّرِ
Indeed, noble deeds, virtues, and eminence
Indeed the generous deeds and virtues and nobility
belong to Muʿammar and Muhammad son of Muʿammar.
Are for Muammar and Muhammad son of Muammar
علمانtwo luminaries يغدوbecomes الدّستthe throne منthrough نورَيهماtheir two lights
علمان يغدو الدّست من نورَيهما
يختالstruts proudly بينbetween عُطاردٍMercury والمشْتَريand Jupiter
يختال بين عُطاردٍ والمشْتَري
Two luminaries, in whose light the throne comes forth,
Two scholars whose hands radiate with their light
strutting proudly between Mercury and Jupiter.
Wandering between Mercury and Jupiter
منof آلthe house of نبهانNabhān الذينthose who كأنّهمas though they
من آل نبهان الذين كأنّهم
مُزْنٌrainclouds سواكبُpouring أوor غواربُcrests of أبْحُرِseas
مُزْنٌ سواكبُ أو غواربُ أبْحُرِ
Of the house of Nabhān, who seem
Of the Nubahan clan, who are like
like pouring rainclouds or the crests of seas.
A necklace of stars or ships sailing the seas
وإذاand when سألتَهمُyou ask them for النّوالbounty وجدتهمyou find them
وإذا سألتَهمُ النّوال وجدتهم
سُمُحاًopen-handed بجَزلwith abundant النائلbounty المسْتَبْشرِrejoicing
سُمُحاً بجَزل النائل المسْتَبْشرِ
And when you ask them for bounty, you find them
When you ask them for bounty you will find them
open-handed with lavish gifts and glad good cheer.
Generous bestowers to the hopeful seeker
يتهلّلواthey beam بشراًwith gladness كأنَّas though وجوهَهمtheir faces
يتهلّلوا بشراً كأنَّ وجوهَهم
أَقمارmoons تمٍّfull فيat انتصافthe middle of الأشهرthe months
أَقمار تمٍّ في انتصاف الأشهر
They beam with joy, as though their faces
They shine joyfully as if their faces
were full moons at the middle of the months.
Are radiant moons at mid-month
يتطلّبونthey seek المجدَglory بينamong ديارهمtheir dwellings
يتطلّبون المجدَ بين ديارهم
مأوىa refuge for اللهيفthe anguished ومستَزارَand a place to visit for المعسرِthe needy
مأوى اللهيف ومستَزارَ المعسرِ
They pursue glory; amid their dwellings lies
They seek glory among their abodes
a refuge for the anguished and a place for the needy to visit.
Shelter of the displaced and cloak of the destitute
شيبgray-haired men وشبّانand youths كآسادlike lions of الشَّرىal-Sharā
شيب وشبّان كآساد الشَّرى
أَلفُوaccustomed to متونthe backs of السابحاتthe swimming steeds الضُّمّرِthe lean
أَلفُو متون السابحات الضُّمّرِ
Gray-haired men and youths, like the lions of al-Sharā,
Elder and youth like lions of valor
accustomed to the backs of swimming, lean steeds.
Who befriend the riding camels' saddles
قُبٌslender-flanked سلاهبُlong-bodied كالأجادلlike falcons تحتهاbeneath them
قُبٌ سلاهبُ كالأجادل تحتها
كأسودlike the lions of بيشةBīsha أَوor كجنةِlike the jinn of عَبْقَرِʿAbqar
كأسود بيشة أَو كجنةِ عَبْقَرِ
Slender-flanked and long-bodied, like falcons beneath them,
Tribes like courageous heroes under which
like the lions of Bīsha or the jinn of ʿAbqar.
Are lions of the thickets or like the fearless leopard
قومٌa people إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) مسَّهمseizes them ظمأa thirst إلىfor
قومٌ إذا ما مسَّهم ظمأ إلى
تعديلcorrecting باغٍan aggressor أَوor إقامةstraightening أَزْوَرِone who is crooked
تعديل باغٍ أَو إقامة أَزْوَرِ
A people who, whenever thirst seizes them for
A people, if thirsty for irrigating a pasture
correcting an aggressor or straightening the crooked,
Or founding a village, they shed their blood
ورَدواthey entered حياضَthe pools of الموتdeath يُمطرهاrains upon them دماًblood
ورَدوا حياضَ الموت يُمطرها دماً
زرقُthe blue الأسنّةspearheads فيamid غمامa cloud of العِثْيرِrising dust
زرقُ الأسنّة في غمام العِثْيرِ
enter the pools of death, rained upon with blood
Blue swords in the clouds of dust
by steel-blue spearheads amid a cloud of dust.
And Muhammed is more generous than a master
ومحمدٌand Muhammad أكرمhow noble بهِhe is منas a سيّدِlord
ومحمدٌ أكرم بهِ من سيّدِ
سامٍaspiring لحوزto win المكْرَماتnoble distinctions مُشَمّرِgirded for effort
سامٍ لحوز المكْرَمات مُشَمّرِ
And Muhammad—what a noble lord he is!
Adorning the abode of honor untiring
Aspiring to win noble distinctions, girded for effort.
Well-mannered with traits refined to
ومهذبٌand a refined man نيطتwere linked خلائقهhis character traits إلىto
ومهذبٌ نيطت خلائقه إلى
حسبancestral honor كريمnoble فيin العتيكal-ʿAtīk مطهّرِunsullied
حسب كريم في العتيك مطهّرِ
And a refined man, whose character is joined
Noble lineage and purified origin
to noble, unsullied ancestry in al-ʿAtīk.
Protecting revealing his talents with
ومحافظٌand a guardian of honor تبديgive evidence مواهبهhis gifts علىof
ومحافظٌ تبدي مواهبه على
عرضa reputation جميلfair بالثنّاءِwith praise مُعطّرِperfumed
عرض جميل بالثنّاءِ مُعطّرِ
And a guardian of honor, whose gifts bear witness to
Praise on a beautiful and perfumed reputation
a fair reputation, perfumed with praise.
And if you look at the radiance of his face
وإذاand when نظرتَyou look إلىupon تهلّلthe radiance of وجههhis face
وإذا نظرتَ إلى تهلّل وجهه
فيupon الدَّستthe throne أسفرit shines كالمصباحlike a lamp المسفرِradiant
في الدَّست أسفر كالمصباح المسفرِ
And when you look upon the radiance of his face
In prosperity brighter than a flaming torch
upon the throne, it shines like a radiant lamp.
O teacher of both eyes, the world learned of you
ياO مُعلمَone illustrious in الطرفينboth ancestral lines قدindeed علمhave known الورىhumankind
يا مُعلمَ الطرفين قد علم الورى
لكyours بينناamong us علمthe banner of العلىeminence والمفخَرِand glory
لك بيننا علم العلى والمفخَرِ
O you illustrious in both ancestral lines, mankind knows
The banner of glory and pride between us
your banner of eminence and glory among us.
Your noble uncles, the generous Yemenis
أعمامكyour paternal uncles اليمنYemen الكرامthe noble وأصبحتand there have come to be
أعمامك اليمن الكرام وأصبحت
لكfor you فيin نزارَNizār خؤولةmaternal kin لمnot تُنْزرِscant
لك في نزارَ خؤولة لم تُنْزرِ
Your paternal uncles are Yemen's noble men, and you have
And you became in the progeny of Nazar
maternal kin in Nizār, by no means scant.
That was never sown with contempt
وعُلىًand the eminence of الحيّينboth tribes أنتyou لديهاamid them
وعُلىً الحيّين أنت لديها
تأويfind refuge إلىin حسبancestral honor أغرّillustrious مُشهَّرِrenowned
تأوي إلى حسب أغرّ مُشهَّرِ
And you, amid the eminence of both tribes,
And O exalted among the living you reside
find refuge in illustrious, renowned ancestry.
With them of noble origin most luminous
ولقدand indeed وجدتكI found you ياO محمّدMuhammad ماجداًnoble
ولقد وجدتك يا محمّد ماجداً
تقفوyou follow أباكyour father إلىtoward المحلّthe station الأكبرِhighest
تقفو أباك إلى المحلّ الأكبرِ
Indeed, I found you, Muhammad, a noble man,
And I found you, O Majid, emulating
following your father toward the highest station.
Your father to the greatest extent
تبغيyou seek الثناءَpraise وماand not نبتكturned you away حداثةyouth
تبغي الثناءَ وما نبتك حداثة
عنfrom سعيthe striving of كفلa responsible guardian للأمورof affairs مدّبرِa prudent manager
عن سعي كفل للأمور مدّبرِ
You seek praise, and youth has not turned you away
Seeking praise while your youth
from the striving of a responsible, prudent steward of affairs.
Did not prevent you from pursuing affairs prudently
أحضرتنيbrought me here نعمىthe bounty of أبيAbū عمرʿUmar فلمso I did not
أحضرتني نعمى أبي عمر فلم
أفقدmiss سوىexcept شخصa bodily person لهof his لمdid not يحضرِattend
أفقد سوى شخص له لم يحضرِ
Abū ʿUmar's bounty brought me here, and I did not
The blessings of my father Umar brought me
miss anything but his person, which was absent.
And I lost none but one whose presence was missed
فقضىso may decree الإلهُGod لهfor him السّلامةsafety كلّهاall of it
فقضى الإلهُ له السّلامة كلّها
ماظلَّwhat he kept يحذرهfearing it وماand what لمdid not يحذرِfear
ماظلَّ يحذره وما لم يحذرِ
May God grant him complete safety
So God ordained well-being entirely for him
from what he has kept fearing, and what he has not feared.
What he feared and what he did not fear
وأطالand may He lengthen عمركyour life عامرa cultivator لمكارمof noble deeds
وأطال عمرك عامر لمكارم
ومآثرand glorious achievements لولاكمwithout you all لمwould not تَعمُرِflourish
ومآثر لولاكم لم تَعمُرِ
And may He lengthen your life as a cultivator of noble deeds
And prolonged your age-abounding life
and glorious achievements that, without you, would not flourish.
For generous deeds and glories that without you would not flourish
واسلمْand be safe وعشْand live عامa year هكذاlike this
واسلمْ وعشْ عام هكذا
عيّدcelebrate the feast وصُمْand fast طولَthroughout الزَّمانtime وأفطرِand break your fast
عيّد وصُمْ طولَ الزَّمان وأفطرِ
Be safe, and live a year like this:
Submit, live this year in such manner
celebrate the feast, fast, and break your fast throughout time.
Celebrate, fast the length of time, and break fast.
Sol 6.1