ولمَّاand when تراءَىcame into view السِّربُthe flock قلتI said لصاحبيto my companion
ولمَّا تراءَى السِّربُ قلت لصاحبي
لِيَهْنِكَmay it gladden you فيماfor what لاnot يُنَالُis attained طموعُeager longing
لِيَهْنِكَ فيما لا يُنَالُ طموعُ
And when the flock came into view, I said to my companion:
When the flock appeared, I said to my friend
May your longing for the unattainable bring you joy!
Don't be deluded by what cannot be attained
أتطمعُdo you hope? أنto تحظَىgain favor بهنّwith them وإِننيwhile I indeed
أتطمعُ أن تحظَى بهنّ وإِنني
بواحدةٍwith one إِنif ساعفتْshe obliged لقَنُوعُtruly content
بواحدةٍ إِن ساعفتْ لقَنُوعُ
Do you hope to find favor with them, while I
Do you hope to be blessed with happiness though I
am truly content with one, if she obliges?
Would be content with just one if luck were to favor
وفيand among أُخرياتِthe last ones السِّربِof the flock حيثwhere تعرَّضتْshe appeared
وفي أُخرياتِ السِّربِ حيث تعرَّضتْ
مَطُولٌone who keeps delaying علىdespite فَضْلِabundance of اليَسارِwealth منوعُone who withholds
مَطُولٌ على فَضْلِ اليَسارِ منوعُ
And among the last of the flock, where she appeared,
Among the last of the flock where it was exposed
was one who delays and withholds, despite her ample wealth.
A tall one excelling in ample flank yet forbidden
خليليَّmy two friends هلis there? بالأجرعat the sandy rise الفردِsolitary وقفةٌa halt
خليليَّ هل بالأجرع الفردِ وقفةٌ
عسىperhaps يلتقيmeet مستودِعٌone who entrusts ومضيعُand one who squanders
عسى يلتقي مستودِعٌ ومضيعُ
My two friends, shall we pause at the solitary sandy rise?
My friend, does the lone ungelded buck pause
Perhaps one who entrusts and one who squanders may meet.
Maybe it will meet a pasture and a loss
فإِنَّfor indeed بهِin it فيماaccording to what عَهِدْنَاهُwe knew of it سرحةًa spreading tree
فإِنَّ بهِ فيما عَهِدْنَاهُ سرحةً
يفيءُreturns إِليهاto it بالعشيِّin the evening قطيعُa flock
يفيءُ إِليها بالعشيِّ قطيعُ
For there, as we knew it, stands a spreading tree,
For in what we knew it to roam unfettered
to which a flock returns in the evening.
The herd returns to it in the evening
منamong الباسطاتِthose spreading الظِلَّthe shade أَمّاas for قوامُهاits stature
من الباسطاتِ الظِلَّ أَمّا قوامُها
فشطبٌthen, fresh palm fronds وأمّاand as for تُربُهاits soil فمريعُthen, fertile
فشطبٌ وأمّا تُربُها فمريعُ
One of those that spread their shade; as for its stature,
Of those spreading shade, as for their bodies
it is like fresh palm fronds; as for its soil, it is fertile.
They are smooth and their soil is soft
أياah ليتَif only ليfor me تعريجةًa brief turning aside تحتَbeneath ظلِّهاits shade
أيا ليتَ لي تعريجةً تحتَ ظلِّها
ولوeven if أننيthat I أعرىam naked بهاby it وأجوعُand go hungry
ولو أنني أعرى بها وأجوعُ
Ah, if only I could turn aside beneath its shade,
Oh how I wish for a shelter beneath their shade
even if I were naked there and hungry.
Even if I remain with them bare and hungry
أضعتُI lost بهاby it قلباًa heart صحيحاًwhole فليتَهُso, if only it
أضعتُ بها قلباً صحيحاً فليتَهُ
يُرَدُّis returned عليَّto me اليومtoday وهوwhile it is صديعُbroken
يُرَدُّ عليَّ اليوم وهو صديعُ
I lost a whole heart there; if only it
I would place beneath it an undamaged heart but would that
were returned to me today, even broken.
It be returned to me today while it is still unbroken
وإِنيand indeed I لأستحييam truly ashamed منbefore الشوقlonging أنْthat يُرَىbe seen
وإِني لأستحيي من الشوق أنْ يُرَى
فؤاديmy heart سليماًintact ليسthere are no فيهin it صُدوعُcracks
فؤادي سليماً ليس فيه صُدوعُ
And I am truly ashamed before longing to have it seen—
And I am too shy that my longing be seen
my heart intact, with no cracks in it.
With my heart intact, no cracks within
وأمقتُand I loathe عينيmy eye أنthat تضنَّit be stingy بمائِهاwith its water
وأمقتُ عيني أن تضنَّ بمائِها
وقدwhile already لاحَflashed برقٌlightning بالحِجازin the Hejaz لَمُوعُbrilliantly flashing
وقد لاحَ برقٌ بالحِجاز لَمُوعُ
And I loathe my eye for begrudging its water,
And I loathe my eye for being miserly with its tears
when brilliant lightning has flashed in the Hejaz.
When lightning has appeared in Hejaz, unleashed
وأغبنُand I am shortchanged فيin بيعيmy selling رشاديmy sound judgment بضَلَّتِيfor my folly
وأغبنُ في بيعي رشادي بضَلَّتِي
وأعلمُand I know أنيthat I خاسِرٌam a loser وأبيعُyet I sell
وأعلمُ أني خاسِرٌ وأبيعُ
And I make a losing bargain, selling my good sense for my folly;
I squander my sanity for my misguidance and I know
and I know I am the loser, yet I sell.
That I am losing yet I sell
Sol 6.1