وَمَوقِفٍand a stopping-place زُرتُهُI visited it مِنfrom جانِبيthe two flanks of حَضَنٍḤaḍan
وَمَوقِفٍ زُرتُهُ مِن جانِبي حَضَنٍ
بِحَيثُwhere يُرخيloosens قِبالَيْthe two straps of نَعلِهِhis sandal الماشيthe walker
بِحَيثُ يُرخي قِبالَيْ نَعلِهِ الماشي
And a stopping-place I visited on the flanks of Ḥaḍan,
A stance I visited from my side a warm embrace
Where the walker loosens the two straps of his sandal.
Where he extends his walking shoe towards me
وَالعامِريَّةُand the ʿĀmirī woman تُذريsheds دمعَهاher tears وَجَلاًin fear
وَالعامِريَّةُ تُذري دمعَها وَجَلاً
وَالصَبُّand the lovesick man لاnot آمِنٌsecure فيهِin it وَلاand not خاشيafraid
وَالصَبُّ لا آمِنٌ فيهِ وَلا خاشي
And the ʿĀmirī woman sheds her tears in fear,
And Al-Amariyya sheds her tears in torrents
While the lovesick man is neither secure there nor afraid.
Neither the young nor old feel safe there, nor the bold
تَقولُshe says ليto me وَالدُّجىwhile darkness تُلقيcasts down كَلاكِلَهاits breasts
تَقولُ لي وَالدُّجى تُلقي كَلاكِلَها
حَديثُناword of us بَينَamong سُكّانِthe dwellers of الحِمىthe protected grounds فاشِwidespread
حَديثُنا بَينَ سُكّانِ الحِمى فاشِ
She says to me, as darkness casts down its breasts:
You say to me as the darkness casts its sorrows
"Word of us is spreading among the dwellers of the protected grounds."
Let our talk between the dwellers of Al-Hima spread
فَقُلتُso I said لاdo not تَحذَريهِمfear them إِنَّهُمindeed they نَفَرٌa small group
فَقُلتُ لا تَحذَريهِم إِنَّهُم نَفَرٌ
لاnot يَستَطيعونَthey can إِيناسيputting me at ease وَإِيحاشيand unsettling me
لا يَستَطيعونَ إِيناسي وَإِيحاشي
So I said, "Do not fear them: they are a small group
So I said “Do not fear them, they’re merely a crowd
Who can neither put me at ease nor unsettle me.
That cannot make me stay or force me to flee”
ظَنٌّa suspicion مِنَfrom القَومِthe people يَرمونَthey accuse البَريءَthe innocent بِهِwith it
ظَنٌّ مِنَ القَومِ يَرمونَ البَريءَ بِهِ
وَماand not نَجيُّكِyour confidant مِنهُمof them نافِرَstartled الجاشِthe heart
وَما نَجيُّكِ مِنهُم نافِرَ الجاشِ
It is a suspicion those people cast upon the innocent,
Suspicion from the people who accuse the innocent
And your confidant's heart does not quail before them.
And I won’t save you from them, companion of valour
إِذاif التَقَيناwe meet وَلَمand did not يَشعُرbe aware بِناof us أَحَدٌanyone
إِذا التَقَينا وَلَم يَشعُر بِنا أَحَدٌ
وَصُنتُand I keep سِرِّيmy secret فَماذاthen what يَصنَعُdo الواشيthe tale-bearer
وَصُنتُ سِرِّي فَماذا يَصنَعُ الواشي
If we meet and no one is aware of us,
When we meet and no one feels our presence
And I keep my secret, what can the tale-bearer do?"
I’ll guard my secret, so what can the gossip do?
Sol 6.1