ياO مزنةcloud الغيثrain صفيdescribe
يا مزنة الغيث صفي
دمعtears المعنىthe tormented one الكلفlovesick
دمع المعنى الكلف
O raincloud, describe
O gentle rain, be clear
the tears of the tormented, lovesick one.
Tears of meaning are burdensome
وأنتand you ياO برقlightning استترconceal yourself
وأنت يا برق استتر
منfrom ثغرmouth سعدSaʿd واختفand disappear
من ثغر سعد واختف
And you, O lightning, conceal yourself
And you, o lightning, hide
from Saʿd's mouth, and disappear.
From the mouth of Saad and disappear
قلsay ليto me أمنis it among شرطa condition الهوىlove
قل لي أمن شرط الهوى
إنthat (contextual reading) الحبيبthe beloved لاnot يفيkeeps faith
إن الحبيب لا يفي
Tell me: is it a condition of love
Tell me, is it the condition of love
that the beloved does not keep faith?
That the beloved does not fulfill?
كيفhow التلافيremedy لهوىfor a passion
كيف التلافي لهوى
قدalready لاحappeared فيهin it تلفيmy ruin
قد لاح فيه تلفي
How can a passion be remedied
How can there be reconciliation for love
in which my ruin has already appeared?
In which ruin has appeared?
لمdid not أتكلفI strain حملهbearing it
لم أتكلف حمله
إذsince كانwas طبعاinnate كلفيmy passion
إذ كان طبعا كلفي
I did not strain to bear it,
I did not pretend to carry it
for my passion was innate.
Since by nature it was burdensome
ياO دارهاher dwelling بالمنحنىat the bend
يا دارها بالمنحنى
منof عالجʿĀlij فالجرفand then al-Jurf
من عالج فالجرف
O her dwelling at the bend
O her house on the curved road
of ʿĀlij, and then al-Jurf,
To the cliff from the healer
يكفيكsuffices you إنif شحis scarce الحياthe rain
يكفيك إن شح الحيا
مسحan outpouring دموعtears وكفstreaming
مسح دموع وكف
if rain is scarce, enough for you
It is enough for you that the stinginess of life
is an outpouring of streaming tears.
Wiped tears and held back
يقولsays منwhoever أبصرهاsees them
يقول من أبصرها
تنهلpouring down هلis ...? الرطفunclear; probably 'the eye'
تنهل هل الرطف
Whoever sees them says,
He who saw her says
as they pour: 'Is [the eye]
Does the meadow give water?
طرفكyour eye ذاthis لمnot; probably 'or' intended يدموapparently 'hand' plus start of 'our master'
طرفك ذا لم يدمو
لاناfragment completing 'our master' الكريمnoble الطرفlineage
لانا الكريم الطرف
this eye of yours, [or the hand of]
Your gaze, if it does not weep
our master, noble of lineage—
We suffice with the generous gaze
المستضيal-Mustaḍīʾ بنson of الماجدthe illustrious الal- (article continuing into the next line)
المستضي بن الماجد ال
مستنجدMustanjid بنson of المقتفيal-Muqtafī
مستنجد بن المقتفي
al-Mustaḍīʾ, son of the illustrious al-
Al-Mustadhi ibn Al-Majid
Mustanjid, son of al-Muqtafī—
Not seeking help from Al-Muqtafi
حينwhen يجودhe gives generously باللهىwith gifts
حين يجود باللهى
للمستثيبto the reward-seeker المعتفىthe petitioner
للمستثيب المعتفى
when he lavishes gifts
When he is generous with divine inspiration
on the reward-seeking petitioner?'
To the compliant petitioner
غيثrain عنin place of الغيثthe rain بماwith what
غيث عن الغيث بما
فيin راحتيهhis two palms نكتفيwe are content
في راحتيه نكتفي
He is rain: in place of rain, with what
Rain from the rain with what
lies in his two palms we are content.
In his palms we are satisfied
Sol 6.1