إنif ضنَّbegrudges جفنكyour eyelid أنto يجودgive freely بمائهof its water
إن ضنَّ جفنك أن يجود بمائه
فالقلبthen the heart موقوفis held captive علىto برحائهِits agony
فالقلب موقوف على برحائهِ
If your eyelid begrudges giving freely of its water,
If your eyelids are stingy with their tears
Then the heart remains bound to its agony.
Then the heart is dependent on its sorrow
ياO عاذليmy reproacher دعنيleave me أكابدI struggle with لوعتيmy anguish
يا عاذلي دعني أكابد لوعتي
لجpersisted relentlessly الغرامpassion ولستand I am not منamong أكفائهِits equals
لج الغرام ولست من أكفائهِ
O my reproacher, leave me to struggle with my anguish.
O reproacher, let me endure my anguish
Passion persists relentlessly, and I am no match for it.
For love has taken hold and I'm not its equal
قلspeak للحبيبto the beloved الهاجريwho forsakes me طيبsweet الكرىsleep
قل للحبيب الهاجري طيب الكرى
عنon behalf of مغرمa love-stricken man متفردalone ببلائهِwith his affliction
عن مغرم متفرد ببلائهِ
Speak to the beloved who forsakes me, whose sleep is sweet,
Tell the dear departed, blessings upon him
On behalf of a lover alone in his affliction.
About a love-sick man singled out by his afflictions
قفhalt بالطولat the ruins (apparently intended) علىat اللوىal-Liwa وسلand ask الحمىthe sanctuary
قف بالطول على اللوى وسل الحمى
أنيwhither (apparently intended) سرتtraveled عيسpale camels النوىof parting بظبائهِwith its gazelles
أني سرت عيس النوى بظبائهِ
Halt at the ruins at al-Liwa and question the sanctuary:
Stand tall with fortitude over passion's pain
Whither did the pale camels of parting bear its gazelles?
I have set out to meet my wishes among their dens
الفاتناتthe bewitching ones لحاظهنtheir glances عقولناour minds
الفاتنات لحاظهن عقولنا
النائباتthe calamities منfrom اللبيبthe discerning man ذكائهِhis wit
النائبات من اللبيب ذكائهِ
Those whose glances bewitch our minds,
The beauties, their glances entrance our minds
Those calamities that rob the discerning man of his wit.
The deputies of the wise, their intelligence
ياO هندHind جوديَbe generous بالوصالwith union علىto فتىa youth
يا هند جوديَ بالوصال على فتى
نارthe fire الهوىof love والشوقand longing فيin أحشائهِhis innards
نار الهوى والشوق في أحشائهِ
O Hind, bestow your union on a youth
O Hind, be generous with union to a lad
Whose innards hold the fire of love and longing.
The fire of love and longing in his heart
صدقwas sincere المودةin affection للحبيبto the beloved مصافياwholeheartedly devoted
صدق المودة للحبيب مصافيا
فازوَّرthen turned away عنهfrom him وصارand became منamong أعدائهِhis enemies
فازوَّر عنه وصار من أعدائهِ
He was true in his affection for the beloved, sincerely devoted;
Loyalty to the beloved purified
Yet the beloved turned away from him and became one of his enemies.
So he turned from him and became his enemy
فنفىso banished الكرىsleep عنfrom مقلتيهhis two eyes فراقهhis departure
فنفى الكرى عن مقلتيه فراقه
منfrom بعدafter ماthat قدalready كانhad been منamong خلفائهِhis substitutes
من بعد ما قد كان من خلفائهِ
So his departure banished sleep from his eyes,
Then absence denied his eyes their fill after
After it had once been one of his substitutes.
He had been among his successors
رشأa gazelle-fawn عليهupon him منfrom الجمالbeauty مهابةmajesty
رشأ عليه من الجمال مهابة
فالبدرso the full moon يخجلهputs it to shame سنيradiant brilliance بهائهِof his splendor
فالبدر يخجله سني بهائهِ
A gazelle-fawn upon whom beauty bestows majesty:
He unleashed upon him charm’s awe
His radiant splendor puts the full moon to shame.
The full moon is shy of his brilliant glow
يصميslays outright القلوبhearts بقدهwith his figure فيupon خدهhis cheek
يصمي القلوب بقده في خده
وردa rose يعلّis watered repeatedly منfrom الشبابyouth بمائهِwith its water
ورد يعلّ من الشباب بمائهِ
He slays hearts with his figure; upon his cheek
His stature enchants hearts, his cheek a rose
A rose is watered again and again with youth's water.
That excels youth with its water clear
ماnot يوسفYusuf فيin الحسنbeauty منamong أشكالهhis equals
ما يوسف في الحسن من أشكاله
والشمسand the sun ليستis not فيهin it منamong نظرائهِhis peers
والشمس ليست فيه من نظرائهِ
Yusuf is not among his equals in beauty,
Joseph is not his equal in beauty’s forms
Nor is the sun his peer in beauty.
The sun cannot match his peers
لوif أنthat رضوىRadwa صافحتهclasped it يمينهhis right hand
لو أن رضوى صافحته يمينه
لصباwould surely yearn إليهfor him وصارand become منamong أسرائهِhis captives
لصبا إليه وصار من أسرائهِ
Were his right hand to clasp Radwa,
If Ridwa's hand shook his right
It would yearn for him and become one of his captives.
She would incline to him and become his captive
فبمنwith whom, then الوذI seek shelter والتجيand I seek refuge منfrom جورهhis tyranny
فبمن الوذ والتجي من جوره
ليصدهto restrain him عنfrom مستمرunceasing جفائهِhis coldness
ليصده عن مستمر جفائهِ
With whom, then, can I seek shelter and refuge from his tyranny,
So who will protect and shelter from his tyranny
To restrain him from his ceaseless coldness,
To deter his persistent estrangement
ويجيرنيand protect me منfrom صدهhis rejection وملالهand his weariness
ويجيرني من صده وملاله
وبعيدand restore (apparently intended) عذباsomething sweet منfrom لذيذdelightful صفائهِhis sincere affection
وبعيد عذبا من لذيذ صفائهِ
And protect me from his rejection and his weariness,
And shelter me from his coldness and fatigue
And restore the sweetness of his delightful affection?
And far from the sweet of his clear spring
فإلىso toward همامHumam الدينal-Din (of the faith) أكرمmost generous ماجدa nobleman
فإلى همام الدين أكرم ماجد
ورثinherited العلىeminence والمجدand glory منfrom آبائهِhis forefathers
ورث العلى والمجد من آبائهِ
So toward Humam al-Din, the most generous nobleman,
To Hammam al-Din most generous, glorious
Who inherited eminence and glory from his forefathers,
Who inherited the heights and glory of his fathers
صممتI made firm عزميmy resolve والرجاءand hope يحثنيurges me on
صممت عزمي والرجاء يحثني
طلباseeking لصافfor something pure منfrom لذيذdelightful إخائهِhis brotherly affection
طلبا لصاف من لذيذ إخائهِ
I steeled my resolve, while hope urged me on,
My resolve is fixed and hope urges me
Seeking the pure sweetness of his brotherly affection.
Seeking the intimate from his sweet brotherhood
بطلa hero بردstruck cold القِرنthe adversary صدرthe forepart حسامهof his sword
بطل برد القِرن صدر حسامه
يومon the day الوغىof battle متضرجاbloodstained بدمائهِwith his blood
يوم الوغى متضرجا بدمائهِ
A hero whose sword's blade struck his adversary cold,
A hero whose chest chilled the cold of centuries
On battle day, stained with his blood.
Bloodied on the day of the fray
وإذاand when ألمcame بهto him مؤملone hoping for رفدهhis bounty
وإذا ألم به مؤمل رفده
سبقpreceded السوالthe request لهto him جزيلthe abundance عطائهِof his giving
سبق السوال له جزيل عطائهِ
And when a seeker of his bounty comes to him,
And when distressed, his relief
His abundant gift reaches him before the request.
Outpaced requests, abundant his gifts
أصفيتهI sincerely devoted to him ودّيmy affection وبحتand I declared بحبهmy love for him
أصفيته ودّي وبحت بحبه
إذfor لاnot يلذfinds delight متيّمa love-stricken man بخفائهِin its concealment
إذ لا يلذ متيّم بخفائهِ
I gave him my pure affection and declared my love for him,
I made him my confidant, professing my love
For a love-stricken man finds no delight in concealing it.
For no enamored conceals their passion
فأسلمso remain safe همامHumam الدينal-Din (of the faith) ماas long as هبblows الصباthe east wind
فأسلم همام الدين ما هب الصبا
وسرتand marched جيوشthe armies الصبحof dawn فيthrough ظلمائهِits darkness
وسرت جيوش الصبح في ظلمائهِ
So remain safe, Humam al-Din, as long as the east wind blows,
So Hammam al-Din surrendered what youth offered
And dawn's armies march through its darkness.
And dawn’s armies marched in its darkness
وتهنand enjoy منfrom شهرthe month الصيامof fasting بنعمةwith a blessing
وتهن من شهر الصيام بنعمة
فيin صومهits fasting وصلاتهand its prayer ودعائهِand its supplication
في صومه وصلاته ودعائهِ
And enjoy a blessing from the month of fasting,
And he weakened with the month of fasting, blessed
In its fasting, its prayer, and its supplication.
In his fast, prayers and supplications
Sol 6.1