وَقّفhalted الوَجدlonging بيwith me عَلىat الأَطلالِthe ruins
وَقّف الوَجد بي عَلى الأَطلالِ
وَقفاتpauses قَدindeed زِدنَthey increased فيin بلباليmy turmoil
وَقفات قَد زِدنَ في بلبالي
Longing brought me to a halt at the ruins,
In pauses that deepened my turmoil.
دمنruined traces ظَنَهاthought them العَواذلthe reproachers لَمّاwhen
دمن ظَنَها العَواذل لَمّا
إِنindeed (emphatic) رَواهاwatered them; possibly ‘saw them’ خَيالa phantom جِسميmy body الباليwasted
إِن رَواها خَيال جِسمي البالي
Ruined traces, which the reproachers took—when
They saw them [reading uncertain]—for the phantom of my wasted body.
مقفراتdesolate بَعدَafter الخَليطthe companions كانَas though (apparent reading) لَمnot
مقفرات بَعدَ الخَليط كانَ لَم
تَغدbecome يَوماًever لَهُمfor them مَحطa resting place الرِحالthe packs
تَغد يَوماً لَهُم مَحط الرِحال
Desolate after the companions, as though they had never
Been a resting place for their packs.
فَدُموعيso my tears نَهبplunder الأَسىsorrow وَفُؤاديand my heart
فَدُموعي نَهب الأَسى وَفُؤادي
نَهبplunder أَيديthe hands of الصُدودrejection وَالتِرحالand departure
نَهب أَيدي الصُدود وَالتِرحال
So my tears are sorrow's plunder, and my heart
A prey to the hands of rejection and departure.
عاركتَنيbattled me شَدائدthe hardships of الدَهرtime حَتّىuntil
عاركتَني شَدائد الدَهر حَتّى
عَلَمتَنيtaught me وَقائعthe ordeals of الأَحوالcircumstances
عَلَمتَني وَقائع الأَحوال
The hardships of time battled me until
The ordeals of circumstance taught me,
وارتنيand showed me (apparent reading) المُنونdeath أَشهىmore desirable مِنthan العَيlife (first part)
وارتني المُنون أَشهى مِن العَي
شlife (completion) وَبيضand white الأَيامdays سودblack اللياليnights
ش وَبيض الأَيام سود الليالي
And showed me death more desirable than life,
And white days as black nights.
سَلبstole البينseparation غَفلةheedlessness كُنتَyou were (context suggests ‘I was’) فيهاin it
سَلب البين غَفلة كُنتَ فيها
أَرقبI watch الطَيفthe apparition ساهرwakeful الآمالthe hopes
أَرقب الطَيف ساهر الآمال
Separation stole the heedlessness in which I lived,
Watching for the apparition, wakeful with hope.
وَمداميand my wine ذكرremembrance of الحَبيبthe beloved وَنَقليand my sweetmeats
وَمدامي ذكر الحَبيب وَنَقلي
قُبَلkisses الظَنfancy مِنfrom شِفاهthe lips of المَحالthe impossible
قُبَل الظَن مِن شِفاه المَحال
And my wine is remembrance of the beloved, and my sweetmeats
Imagined kisses from the lips of the impossible.
لَستُI am not أَرضىI accept إِلّاexcept الغِوايةwaywardness فيin الحُlove (first part)
لَستُ أَرضى إِلّا الغِواية في الحُ
بlove (completion) وَحَمليand my bearing لماof what جَناهُbrought it about ضَلاليmy straying
ب وَحَملي لما جَناهُ ضَلالي
I accept nothing but waywardness in love,
And bearing what my straying has brought about.
إِنَّماonly الدَهرtime لقيةa meeting وَفِراقand separation
إِنَّما الدَهر لقية وَفِراق
وَصُدودand rejection مَقارنpaired لِوصالwith union
وَصُدود مَقارن لِوصال
Time is only meeting and parting,
And rejection paired with union.
كُلevery عَيشlife يَمضيpasses فَعنهُso in its place بَديلa replacement
كُل عَيش يَمضي فَعنهُ بَديل
عِندَwith رَبthe lord of الوَقارdignity وَالإِجلالand reverence
عِندَ رَب الوَقار وَالإِجلال
For every life that passes there is a replacement
With the lord of dignity and reverence:
أَوحديpeerless الزَمانthe age دُرةa pearl تيجاcrowns (first part)
أَوحدي الزَمان دُرة تيجا
نcrowns (completion) الخَواقينthe khāqāns صَدرforemost جَمعthe company of المَعاليlofty virtues
ن الخَواقين صَدر جَمع المَعالي
The peerless one of his age, a pearl in the crowns
Of khāqāns, foremost in the company of lofty virtues.
واضحradiant البَشرcheerfulness باسمsmiling الثغرthe mouth جَواardor
واضح البَشر باسم الثغر جَوا
هُhis تَقيpious الأَعراضhonor وَالأَفعالand deeds
هُ تَقي الأَعراض وَالأَفعال
Bright of countenance, smiling of mouth; his ardor
Is pure in honor and deeds.
هُوَʿAbd (servant of) عَبدal-Raḥmān (the All-Merciful) الرَحمنson of نَجلal-ʿImādī العِماديّhe
هُوَ عَبد الرَحمن نَجل العِماديّ
سَليلa descendant of الأَقطابthe spiritual poles وَالأَبدالand the abdāls (saints)
سَليل الأَقطاب وَالأَبدال
He is ʿAbd al-Raḥmān, son of al-ʿImādī,
A scion of the spiritual poles and the abdāls.
أَريحيّgenerous لَهُfor him مِنof الشَرَفhonor الصَدthe foremost seat (first part)
أَريحيّ لَهُ مِن الشَرَف الصَد
رforemost seat (completion) وَباقيand the rest of الأَنامmankind صَفthe row of النِعالsandals
ر وَباقي الأَنام صَف النِعال
A generous soul, whose place in honor is the foremost,
While the rest of mankind occupy the row of sandals.
ماnot رِياضgardens أَغضfresher فيin زَمَنthe season of اللَهوpleasure
ما رِياض أَغض في زَمَن اللَهو
وَأَندىand dewier مِنthan خَدِthe cheek of ذاتa woman with الخالthe mole
وَأَندى مِن خَدِ ذات الخال
No gardens, fresher in the season of pleasure
And dewier than the cheek of a woman with a mole,
باسِماتsmiling تَبكيweeps السَماءthe sky عَلَيupon (first part)
باسِمات تَبكي السَماء عَلَي
هُنَّthem بِدَمعwith tears of الأَمراعlush growth وَالإِقبالand prosperity
هُنَّ بِدَمع الأَمراع وَالإِقبال
Smiling, while the sky weeps upon
Them with tears of lush growth and prosperity,
بِشبيهاتlike لَمحةa glimpse مِنof سَجاياqualities
بِشبيهات لَمحة مِن سَجايا
هhis المُنيراتradiant فيin سَماءِthe heaven of المَعاليlofty virtues
ه المُنيرات في سَماءِ المَعالي
Can match a glimpse of his qualities
Shining in the heaven of lofty virtues.
نَبهتawakened مِنهُfrom him زَهرةُthe blossom of الشُكرgratitude فيin رَوgarden (first part)
نَبهت مِنهُ زَهرةُ الشُكر في رَو
ضةgarden (completion) فكريmy thought نَسيمةa gentle breeze الإِفضالbeneficence
ضة فكري نَسيمة الإِفضال
The blossom of gratitude was awakened in the garden
Of my thought by a breeze of his beneficence.
فَاِغتَدىso became مَدحُهُpraise of him الغَنيhaving no need عَنof المَدpraise (first part)
فَاِغتَدى مَدحُهُ الغَني عَن المَد
حpraise (completion) بِشُكرthrough gratitude مُعَطرperfumed الأَذيالthe trailing hems
ح بِشُكر مُعَطر الأَذيال
So praise of him, who has no need of praise, became
Through gratitude, perfumed in its trailing hems.
زُرهُvisit him تُبصرyou will see عِندَat المُهماتgrave affairs لَيثاًa lion
زُرهُ تُبصر عِندَ المُهمات لَيثاً
مِنfrom بَنيهِhis sons الكِرامthe noble فيamong أَشبالlion-cubs
مِن بَنيهِ الكِرام في أَشبال
Visit him: in grave affairs you will see a lion
Amid lion-cubs—his noble sons.
هُمthey رَياحينfragrant herbs دَوحةthe great tree of المَجدglory وَالفَضand excellence (first part)
هُم رَياحين دَوحة المَجد وَالفَض
لexcellence (completion) وَوَردand roses النَداgenerosity وَنورand blossoms الكَمالperfection
ل وَوَرد النَدا وَنور الكَمال
They are fragrant herbs on the great tree of glory and excellence,
And roses of generosity and blossoms of perfection.
سِيَماespecially صاحبthe possessor of المَآثرnoble deeds وَالبَذand munificence (first part)
سِيَما صاحب المَآثر وَالبَذ
لmunificence (completion) عِمادʿImād (pillar) الدينal-Dīn (the faith) ذيpossessor of الأَياديbenefactions السِجالِcopiously flowing
ل عِماد الدين ذي الأَيادي السِجالِ
Especially the possessor of noble deeds and munificence,
ʿImād al-Dīn, whose benefactions flow abundantly.
وَأَخوهand his brother وَسَطىthe central jewel of قَلائدnecklaces العِزglory وَالفَخand pride (first part)
وَأَخوه وَسَطى قَلائد العِز وَالفَخ
رِpride (completion) حَليفan ally إِلَيهاto them وَتُربand a peer of الجَمالbeauty
رِ حَليف إِلَيها وَتُرب الجَمال
And his brother, the central jewel of necklaces of glory and pride,
Their ally, and beauty's peer.
وَالصَغيرand the youngest الكَبيرgreat فيin الفَضلexcellence وَالجوand generosity (first part)
وَالصَغير الكَبير في الفَضل وَالجو
دgenerosity (completion) سميnamesake of الخَليلal-Khalīl (the Friend) مَولىmaster of المَواليmasters
د سمي الخَليل مَولى المَوالي
And the youngest, great in excellence and generosity,
The namesake of al-Khalīl, master of masters.
لَمnot تَكُنwas فيهُمamong them السِيادةlordship إِلّاexcept
لَم تَكُن فيهُم السِيادة إِلّا
أَنَّهُمthat they أَهلَهاworthy of it بِغَيرwithout اِحتِيالcontrivance
أَنَّهُم أَهلَها بِغَير اِحتِيال
Their lordship came from nothing but
Their being worthy of it, without contrivance.
لاno عَجيبwonder مِنfrom هامعpouring السُحُبthe clouds القَطrain (first part)
لا عَجيب مِن هامع السُحُب القَط
رrain (completion) وَمِنand from لَجةthe depths of البِحارthe seas اللآليpearls
ر وَمِن لَجة البِحار اللآلي
No wonder: rain from the pouring clouds,
And pearls from the depths of the seas.
فابقso remain مَولايmy lord فيin الزَمانtime لاso that (split-word reading) بَقىI may remain (split-word reading)
فابق مَولاي في الزَمان لا بَقى
مِنكَfrom you فيin نعمةblessing وَأَجمَلand the finest حالcondition
مِنكَ في نعمة وَأَجمَل حال
So remain, my lord, through time, that I may remain
Blessed by you, in the finest condition.
وَلِسانيand my tongue رَطيبmoist المَحامدpraises ماas long as عشI live (first part)
وَلِساني رَطيب المَحامد ما عش
تI live (completion) عَلىon فَيضthe overflow of فَضلكyour bounty المُتواليunceasing
ت عَلى فَيض فَضلك المُتوالي
And my tongue moist with praises as long as I live
On the ceaseless overflow of your bounty.
Sol 6.1