هَذِهِthis أُمةa nation يَفيضoverflows بِهاwith her القَيثاthe lyre (continued)
هَذِهِ أُمة يَفيض بِها القَيثا
ر(completes 'the lyre') فَاِسمَعso hear حَنينهits yearning وَاِنكِسارَهand its brokenness
ر فَاِسمَع حَنينه وَاِنكِسارَه
This is a nation with which the lyre overflows;
so hear its yearning and its brokenness.
هِيَshe فيin قُدسةa sanctum اِستَقَرَتsettled فَلَّماand when
هِيَ في قُدسة اِستَقَرَت فَلَّما
غَلَبprevailed الشَوقlonging مَزَقَتshe tore أَستارَهits veils
غَلَب الشَوق مَزَقَت أَستارَه
She settled in a sanctum, and when
longing prevailed, she tore its veils.
رَنَقَتshe hovered كَالنَدىlike dew عَلىupon الوَتَرthe string الباweeping (continued)
رَنَقَت كَالنَدى عَلى الوَتَر البا
كي(completes 'weeping') رَفيقاًgently وَكَالأَمانيand like hopes تارَهat times
كي رَفيقاً وَكَالأَماني تارَه
She hovered like dew upon the weeping string,
gently, and at times like hopes.
أَطلَقreleased الوَجدpassion مِنfrom يَديهاher hands كَنارa canary (continued)
أَطلَق الوَجد مِن يَديها كَنار
ي(completes 'a canary') هَوىlove وَاِستَفَزَand roused مِنهاfrom her هِزارَهits nightingale
ي هَوى وَاِستَفَزَ مِنها هِزارَه
Passion released from her hands a canary
of love, and roused from her its nightingale.
هَبَطَتfell دَمعةa tear هُناكَthere وَماجَتand surged
هَبَطَت دَمعة هُناكَ وَماجَت
نَغماًas a melody مُبهَماًindistinct وَفاضَتand overflowed إِشارَهas a sign
نَغماً مُبهَماً وَفاضَت إِشارَه
A tear fell there and surged
as an indistinct melody, and overflowed as a sign.
حَدرتهاdrew her down أَنفاسَهُits breaths فَالفَضاءso the expanse الرَspacious (continued)
حَدرتها أَنفاسَهُ فَالفَضاء الرَ
حب(completes 'spacious') شَيءsomething مِنof نَفسِهِits soul أَوor اثارهits traces
حب شَيء مِن نَفسِهِ أَو اثاره
Its breaths drew her down; the spacious sky
is something of its soul, or its traces.
صَورتهاgave her form أَنغامهits melodies فَهِيَso she ماnever تَبرleaves (continued)
صَورتها أَنغامه فَهِيَ ما تَبر
ح(completes 'leaves') فيin مَوجهthe surge الأَسىgrief دِيارَهits dwellings
ح في مَوجه الأَسى دِيارَه
Its melodies gave her form; she never
leaves its dwellings amid grief's surge.
سَكبَتshe poured out روحَهاher soul وَأَفرَغَتand emptied الأَنفاthe breaths (continued)
سَكبَت روحَها وَأَفرَغَت الأَنفا
س(completes 'the breaths') رفافةfluttering بِهاwithin her هدارهresounding
س رفافة بِها هداره
She poured out her soul and emptied her breaths,
fluttering within her, resounding.
ملءfilling آهاتِهاher sighs الهَوىlove وَالحَنانand tenderness الجَـabundant (continued)
ملء آهاتِها الهَوى وَالحَنان الجَـ
ـم(completes 'abundant') وَالعَطفand compassion وَالرِضاand contentment وَالحَرارَهand ardor
ـم وَالعَطف وَالرِضا وَالحَرارَه
Her sighs are full of love and abundant tenderness,
and compassion, contentment, and ardor.
تَخلصshe distills الوَجدpassion وَالحَنينand yearning وَتَستand calls for aid (continued)
تَخلص الوَجد وَالحَنين وَتَست
عدي(completes 'and calls for aid') عَلىagainst الدَهرtime مَنthe one who أَقامَraised مَنارَهits beacon
عدي عَلى الدَهر مَن أَقامَ مَنارَه
She distills passion and yearning, and calls for aid
against time from the One who raised its beacon:
رَبa Lord اِستَودعentrusted المَلاحَنthe melodies آماmy hopes (continued)
رَب اِستَودع المَلاحَن آما
لي(completes 'my hopes') وَاِستَودعand entrusted الفَتىthe youth أَسفارَهhis books; his journeys
لي وَاِستَودع الفَتى أَسفارَه
a Lord who entrusted my hopes to melodies,
and entrusted the youth with his books.
وَذهand this is أُختهhis sister أَجلyes تَملأshe fills الدَنيـthe world (continued)
وَذه أُخته أَجل تَملأ الدَنيـ
ـا(completes 'the world') حَنيناًwith yearning وَترحَمand pities القِيثارَهthe lyre
ـا حَنيناً وَترحَم القِيثارَه
And this is his sister: yes, she fills the world
with yearning, and takes pity on the lyre.
نَسلتshe slipped away فيinto الأَنينlamentation يَحدرهاdraws her down الدَمـtears (continued)
نَسلت في الأَنين يَحدرها الدَمـ
ـع(completes 'tears') وَيَطفوand rises فَتَذكيso she kindles أَوارهits blaze
ـع وَيَطفو فَتَذكي أَواره
She slipped into lamentation; tears draw her down
and rise, and she fans its blaze.
تَمسحshe wipes الدَمعthe tears مِنfrom مَآقيthe eye-corners أَخيهاher brother
تَمسح الدَمع مِن مَآقي أَخيها
بيدwith a hand حَرَكَتshe moved بِهاwith it أَوتارَهhis strings
بيد حَرَكَت بِها أَوتارَه
She wipes the tears from the corners of her brother's eyes
with a hand with which she moved his strings.
أَرسَلَتshe sent شَجوَهاher lament مَعwith اللَيلthe night فَاِندَso it slipped in (continued)
أَرسَلَت شَجوَها مَع اللَيل فَاِندَ
سَ(completes 'so it slipped in') إِلَيهِinto him فَهَزَهُthen shook him فَاِستَثارَهthen roused him
سَ إِلَيهِ فَهَزَهُ فَاِستَثارَه
She sent her lament with the night; it slipped
into him, shook him, and roused him.
وَاِستَعادَتand she recovered أَخاهاher brother فَاِستَعادَso recovered الـthe (attached to next word)
وَاِستَعادَت أَخاها فَاِستَعادَ الـ
ـوَتَرstring الحَيliving شَجوَهاher lament وَاِستَعارَهand borrowed it
ـوَتَر الحَي شَجوَها وَاِستَعارَه
She recovered her brother; then the living string
recovered her lament and borrowed it.
هِيَshe فيin قُدسِهِits sanctum اِستَقَرَتsettled فَلَماand when
هِيَ في قُدسِهِ اِستَقَرَت فَلَما
غَلَبprevailed الشَوقlonging مَزَقَتshe tore أَستارَهits veils
غَلَب الشَوق مَزَقَت أَستارَه
She settled in its sanctum, and when
longing prevailed, she tore its veils.
ياO غَريباًa stranger عَنaway from رُبعِهِhis dwelling قُمrise تَلمسseek out
يا غَريباً عَن رُبعِهِ قُم تَلمس
بَينَwithin قِيثارَةthe lyre الهَوىlove آثارَهits traces
بَينَ قِيثارَة الهَوى آثارَه
O stranger far from your dwelling, rise and seek
its traces within the lyre of love.
وَتَعقبand trace مَعاهدthe haunts المَرحmirth الطَيبsweet
وَتَعقب مَعاهد المَرح الطَيب
وَاِقطفand pluck مِنfrom الهَوىlove أَزهارَهits blossoms
وَاِقطف مِن الهَوى أَزهارَه
And trace the haunts of sweet mirth,
and pluck from love its blossoms.
سَلask مطيفاًa passing phantom مِنof الصَبابَةlonging عَنabout
سَل مطيفاً مِن الصَبابَة عَن
كَنزكyour treasure وَاِستَفسرand inquire of الدُجىthe darkness أَخبارَهits tidings
كَنزك وَاِستَفسر الدُجى أَخبارَه
Ask a passing phantom of longing about
your treasure, and question the darkness for its tidings.
هاlook هُناhere حَيثwhere يُشرقshines الأَمَلhope الغَـfresh (continued)
ها هُنا حَيث يُشرق الأَمَل الغَـ
ـض(completes 'fresh') وَتَمشيand walks عَلىupon الزَمانtime الغَضارَهverdure
ـض وَتَمشي عَلى الزَمان الغَضارَه
Here, where fresh hope shines
and verdure walks upon time,
أَعجَمfell mute الصادحthe singer المَرنresonant وَأَغفىand dozed
أَعجَم الصادح المَرن وَأَغفى
لَيلَهُhis night حالِماًdreaming وَأَغضىand shut his eyes نَهارَهhis day
لَيلَهُ حالِماً وَأَغضى نَهارَه
the resonant singer fell mute and dozed,
dreaming through his night, and shut his eyes through his day.
وَتَراخىand slackened وَهومand grew drowsy اللَحنthe melody حَتّىuntil
وَتَراخى وَهوم اللَحن حَتّى
شَهدwitnessed الفَنart يَومthe day ذاكَthat اِحتِضارهits dying
شَهد الفَن يَوم ذاكَ اِحتِضاره
And the melody slackened and grew drowsy, until
art witnessed its dying that day.
وَترa string نائمasleep وَآخرand another وَسناdrowsy (continued)
وَتر نائم وَآخر وَسنا
ن(completes 'drowsy') وَكَفand a hand مَوتورةbereft خوّارهfeeble
ن وَكَف مَوتورة خوّاره
A sleeping string, another drowsy,
and a bereft, feeble hand.
ماwhat لَهاwith her عَطلتshe fell idle فَصارَتso she became نَشازاdiscordant
ما لَها عَطلت فَصارَت نَشازا
بَعدَماafter أَلهَبَتshe kindled عَلىupon الشعرpoetry نارَهits fire
بَعدَما أَلهَبَت عَلى الشعر نارَه
What ails her? She fell idle and turned discordant,
after kindling its fire upon poetry.
ذكرremembered القَلبthe heart مَهدَهُits cradle فَتَردّىthen tumbled
ذكر القَلب مَهدَهُ فَتَردّى
عاثِراًstumbling فيamong الضُلوعthe ribs يَشكوlamenting اسارهits captivity
عاثِراً في الضُلوع يَشكو اساره
The heart remembered its cradle, then tumbled,
stumbling among the ribs, lamenting its captivity.
هُوَhe يَدنوdraws near مِنto الجَمالbeauty فَيمليهand so dictates to him
هُوَ يَدنو مِن الجَمال فَيمليه
عَلىupon هَدأةthe stillness الدُجىdarkness أَسرارهits secrets
عَلى هَدأة الدُجى أَسراره
He draws near to beauty, which then dictates to him
its secrets in the stillness of darkness.
وَهُوَand he يَشكوcomplains مِنof الزَمانtime تَجنّيـinjustice (continued)
وَهُوَ يَشكو مِن الزَمان تَجنّيـ
ـهits (attached suffix) وَيَشكوand complains مِنof الحَبيبthe beloved أَزورارهhis turning away
ـه وَيَشكو مِن الحَبيب أَزوراره
And he complains of time's injustice,
and of the beloved's turning away.
هاlook هُناhere حَيثwhere لاnot الفُؤادthe heart عَصيdefiant
ها هُنا حَيث لا الفُؤاد عَصي
وَهُناand here حَيثwhere لاnot القوىthe powers جَبارَهtyrannical
وَهُنا حَيث لا القوى جَبارَه
Here, where the heart is not defiant,
and here, where powers are not tyrannical:
عالمa world مِنof هَوىlove وَآخرand another مِنof لَحنmelody
عالم مِن هَوى وَآخر مِن لَحن
وَوَجدand passion أَثارَهhe stirred it مِنfrom أَثارهhis traces
وَوَجد أَثارَه مِن أَثاره
a world of love, and another of melody,
and passion he stirred from his traces.
أَرثتkindled نارَهhis fire أَمانيhopes كانَتhad been
أَرثت نارَه أَماني كانَت
قَبلbefore بَردcoolness الفُؤادthe heart أَصبَحنَthey became نارَهits fire
قَبل بَرد الفُؤاد أَصبَحنَ نارَه
Hopes kindled his fire; once they had been
the heart's coolness, but became its fire.
هاlook هُناhere الحُبlove وَالهَوىand passion وَهُناand here الأthe dreams (continued)
ها هُنا الحُب وَالهَوى وَهُنا الأ
حلام(completes 'the dreams') سَكرىdrunken وَالرَوضةand the garden المِعطارَهfragrant
حلام سَكرى وَالرَوضة المِعطارَه
Here are love and passion, and here
are drunken dreams and the fragrant garden:
الجَمالbeauty الحَبيبbeloved وَالساحرand the enchanter المَحـbeloved (continued)
الجَمال الحَبيب وَالساحر المَحـ
ـبوب(completes 'beloved') وَالزَهرand the blossoms وَالشَجيand the plaintive one وَالنَضارَهand freshness
ـبوب وَالزَهر وَالشَجي وَالنَضارَه
beloved beauty, and the beloved enchanter,
and blossoms, the plaintive one, and freshness.
وَيحalas for هَذاthis الغَريبstranger كَمhow often ذابَhe melted تَحناin tender yearning (continued)
وَيح هَذا الغَريب كَم ذابَ تَحنا
ناً(completes 'in tender yearning') وَكَمand how often صاغَhe fashioned مِنfrom دُموعtears دِيارَهhis dwellings
ناً وَكَم صاغَ مِن دُموع دِيارَه
Alas for this stranger! How often he melted in tender yearning,
and how often he fashioned his dwellings from tears!
يَخلصhe distills الوَجدpassion مِنfrom دَمthe blood كُلall نُبـnobility (continued)
يَخلص الوَجد مِن دَم كُل نُبـ
ـل(completes 'nobility') وَيُضفيand imparts عَلىupon البعادseparation إِدكارهhis remembrance
ـل وَيُضفي عَلى البعاد إِدكاره
He distills passion from the blood of all nobility,
and drapes separation in his remembrance.
ماnot كَفىwas enough for البَينparting أَنto يَستunclear verb in source بِأَهليـwith his kin (continued)
ما كَفى البَين أَن يَست بِأَهليـ
ـهhis (attached suffix) فَأَقصىso it put far away حَبيبهhis beloved وَمزارهand his place of visitation
ـه فَأَقصى حَبيبه وَمزاره
It was not enough for parting to [unclear verb] his kin;
it put his beloved and his place of visitation far away.
وَيحَهُalas for him أَوشَكcame close الزَمانtime وَأَشفىand reached the brink
وَيحَهُ أَوشَك الزَمان وَأَشفى
أَنto يُعرىbe stripped عَنof نَضرةfreshness آذارهits March
أَن يُعرى عَن نَضرة آذاره
Alas for him! Time is close, is on the brink
of being stripped of the freshness of its March.
Sol 6.1