بانdeparted الخَليطthe companions ضحىat midmorning مِنfrom الجَرعاءِal-Jarʿāʾ
بان الخَليط ضحى مِن الجَرعاءِ
فَمِنthen who? المُقيمthe one remaining لِشدةfor hardship وَعَناءِand suffering
فَمِن المُقيم لِشدة وَعَناءِ
The companions departed at midmorning from al-Jarʿāʾ;
The mixed potion shone at dawn from the glasses,
who, then, remains to face hardship and suffering?
So who will stay due to the severity and hardship?
اللَهُGod يَعلمknows إِنthat صُبحيmy morning فيin الحِماthe sanctuary
اللَهُ يَعلم إِن صُبحي في الحِما
سيانalike بَعدَafter رَحيلهمtheir departure وَمَسائيand my evening
سيان بَعدَ رَحيلهم وَمَسائي
God knows that my morning in the sanctuary
God knows that my mornings in love
is, since their departure, no different from my evening.
Are the same after their departure and my evenings.
تَطوىare folded عَلَيَّover me النائِباتcalamities كَأَنَّنيas though I were
تَطوى عَلَيَّ النائِبات كَأَنَّني
سرthe secret الهَوىof love وَكَأَنَّهاand as though they were أَحشائيmy entrails
سر الهَوى وَكَأَنَّها أَحشائي
Calamities fold around me, as though I were
Misfortunes fold over me as if
love's secret, and they my entrails.
I am the secret of passion and as if they are my intestines.
وَأَشَدand the fiercest ماwhat يَشكوlaments الفُؤادthe heart ممنعan unapproachable beloved
وَأَشَد ما يَشكو الفُؤاد ممنع
فيin لَحظِهِhis glance دائيmy sickness وَمِنهُand from him دَوائيmy cure
في لَحظِهِ دائي وَمِنهُ دَوائي
And what the heart laments most is an unapproachable beloved:
The most my heart complains, forbidden
in his glance is my sickness, and from him my cure.
Is in its glance my remedy, and from it my medicine.
رَيحانةa basil sprig الحُسنof beauty الَّتيthat لَعِبَتplayed بِهاupon it
رَيحانة الحُسن الَّتي لَعِبَت بِها
ريحthe wind الصِباthe east wind لاnot راحةthe palm الصَهباءِof tawny wine
ريح الصِبا لا راحة الصَهباءِ
A basil sprig of beauty, played upon
The basil of beauty who was played with
by the east wind, not the palm of tawny wine.
By the breeze of youth, not the rest of grey hair.
تَجريflow مِياهthe waters الحُسنof beauty فيthrough أَعطافِهِhis sides
تَجري مِياه الحُسن في أَعطافِهِ
جَريlike the flowing الصَبابةof ardent longing مِنهُfrom him فيthrough أَعضائيmy limbs
جَري الصَبابة مِنهُ في أَعضائي
Beauty's waters flow through his sides,
The waters of beauty flow in its limbs
as longing flows from him through my limbs.
Flowing from it into my limbs like mercury.
قَمَرٌa moon إِذاwhen حَسرdraws back القِناعthe veil مُخاطِباًspeaking
قَمَرٌ إِذا حَسر القِناع مُخاطِباً
شَخصتgazed fixedly إِلَيهِat him أَعيُنthe eyes الأَهواءِof desire
شَخصت إِلَيهِ أَعيُن الأَهواءِ
A moon: when he draws back the veil to speak,
A moon that when the veil was removed, speaking
the eyes of desire gaze fixedly at him.
The eyes of passions stared at it.
مَلَكتgained وِلايةdominion كُلevery قَلبheart مُولعenamored
مَلَكت وِلاية كُل قَلب مُولع
لَحظاتُهُhis glances مِنfrom عالمthe realm الإِنشاءِof creation
لَحظاتُهُ مِن عالم الإِنشاءِ
Dominion over every enamored heart was gained
It ruled the rule of every enamored heart
by his glances from the realm of creation.
Its glances are from the world of creation.
إِنif يَخفِهِhides him لَيلthe night النَوىof separation فَجَبينُهُthen his brow
إِن يَخفِهِ لَيل النَوى فَجَبينُهُ
صُبحa dawn يَنمُّreveals عَلَيهِabout him بِالأَضواءِwith lights
صُبح يَنمُّ عَلَيهِ بِالأَضواءِ
If the night of separation hides him, his brow
If the night of passion hides it, its forehead
is a dawn that reveals him with its light.
Dawns light up on it with lights.
كَمhow often بِتُّI spent the night مَطويfolded الضُلوعthe ribs عَلىaround جَوىburning grief
كَم بِتُّ مَطوي الضُلوع عَلى جَوى
أَغضيI lower الجُفونthe eyelids بِهاtherein عَلىover البَرحاءِsearing anguish
أَغضي الجُفون بِها عَلى البَرحاءِ
How often I have spent the night, ribs folded round burning grief,
How much with a twisted chest I spent the night in love
there closing my eyelids over searing anguish.
I closed my eyelids with it on the carpets.
فَالأُمso I am blamed (uncertain reading) فيهِon his account تَهتكيmy abandon وَتَنسكيand my devotion
فَالأُم فيهِ تَهتكي وَتَنسكي
وَعَلامand why? فيهِon his account تَبَسميmy smiling وَبُكائيand my weeping
وَعَلام فيهِ تَبَسمي وَبُكائي
So I am blamed for my abandon and my devotion to him;
So the mother in it undresses and devotes,
and why, on his account, my smiling and my weeping?
And the signs in it are my smile and my crying.
علّperhaps الزَمانtime يَفيدنيgrants me نَيلattainment المُناof wishes
علّ الزَمان يَفيدني نَيل المُنا
حَيثsince التجئتI sought refuge لِأَوحدto the peerless one العُلماءِamong scholars
حَيث التجئت لِأَوحد العُلماءِ
Perhaps time will grant me the attainment of my wishes,
May time benefit me in attaining the wish
since I have sought refuge with the peerless scholar.
Where I took refuge in the most knowledgeable of scholars.
نَجلthe son العِمادof al-ʿImād وَمِنand he whose بِنتbuilt عَزماتُهُhis resolves
نَجل العِماد وَمِن بِنت عَزماتُهُ
بَيتاًa house دَعائِمُهُits pillars عَلىupon العَلياءthe heights
بَيتاً دَعائِمُهُ عَلى العَلياء
The son of al-ʿImād, whose resolves have built
The son of glory, and from the daughter his determination,
a house whose pillars rest upon the heights.
A house whose pillars are on the highest.
تَنديare dewy أَنامِلُهُhis fingertips وَيُشرقand shines وَجهُهُhis face
تَندي أَنامِلُهُ وَيُشرق وَجهُهُ
فَيَجودso he gives freely بِاللألاءِwith radiance وَالآلاءِand bounties
فَيَجود بِاللألاءِ وَالآلاءِ
His fingertips are dewy, and his face shines,
His fingers shine and his face beams
so he lavishes radiance and bounties.
So he is generous with beads and gifts.
يَقظvigilant بِأَعقابabout the outcomes الأُمورof affairs كَأَنَّماas though
يَقظ بِأَعقاب الأُمور كَأَنَّما
جَليتwere unveiled عَلَيهِto him حَقائقthe realities الأَشياءof things
جَليت عَلَيهِ حَقائق الأَشياء
Vigilant about the outcomes of affairs, as though
Awake to the outcomes of matters as if
the realities of things had been unveiled to him.
The facts of things were uncovered to him.
سُبحانglory to مَنHim who جَمَعjoined الفَراسةdiscernment وَالهُدىand guidance
سُبحان مَن جَمَع الفَراسة وَالهُدى
لِجَنابِهِfor his person الساميexalted عَلىabove النَظراءِthe peers
لِجَنابِهِ السامي عَلى النَظراءِ
Glory to Him who joined discernment and guidance
Glory to Him who combined insight and guidance
in his person, exalted above his peers;
For His noble side over all contemporaries.
وَمَهابةand awe شادbuilt up الوَلاءloyalty وَلاؤُهاdevotion to it
وَمَهابة شاد الوَلاء وَلاؤُها
مَحفوفةsurrounded بِجَلالةby majesty وَبَهاءِand splendor
مَحفوفة بِجَلالة وَبَهاءِ
and an awe, devotion to which has strengthened loyalty,
And the awe of loyalty whose loyalty
surrounded by majesty and splendor.
Is surrounded by majesty and brilliance.
مَجدglory سَماsoared بِجَنابِهِwith his person حَتّىuntil لَقَدindeed
مَجد سَما بِجَنابِهِ حَتّى لَقَد
بَلغَreached السَماءthe sky وَفاقَهاand surpassed it بِسَماءِby a sky's height
بَلغَ السَماء وَفاقَها بِسَماءِ
Glory that soared with his person, until indeed
Glory that ascended with His side until
it reached the sky and surpassed it by a sky's height.
It reached the sky and surpassed it with its sky.
وَشَمائِلٌand qualities رَقَتgrew delicate كَماjust as خَطَرتglided عَلىover
وَشَمائِلٌ رَقَت كَما خَطَرت عَلى
زَهرthe flowers الرَبيعof spring بَواكرُthe earliest الأَنداءِdews
زَهر الرَبيع بَواكرُ الأَنداءِ
And qualities grown delicate, as there glide over
And features that softened as they occurred to
spring's flowers the earliest dews.
The blossoms of spring, the first dew.
مَولايَmy lord بَلrather مَولىlord البَريةof creation فيin صَفاthe purity
مَولايَ بَل مَولى البَرية في صَفا
صُدقsincerity الطَويةof inward intent مِنamong بَنيthe children حَواءِof Eve
صُدق الطَوية مِن بَني حَواءِ
My lord—rather, lord of creation in the purity
My Master, but the Master of creation in purity
of inward sincerity among the children of Eve.
The sincerity of the mantle from the daughters of Eve.
أَنتَyou الَّذيthe one who ماnot زِلتyou have ceased تربthe age-mate وِلايةof sovereignty
أَنتَ الَّذي ما زِلت ترب وِلاية
وَأَبوwhile the father الوَرىof mankind فيin طينِهِhis clay وَالماءِand water
وَأَبو الوَرى في طينِهِ وَالماءِ
You are he who has ever been coeval with sovereignty,
You are the one who always fostered loyalty
while mankind's father was still in his clay and water.
And the father of mankind in its clay and water.
تَتلوrecite عَلىto سَمعthe hearing المَحامدof praise وَالثَناand acclaim
تَتلو عَلى سَمع المَحامد وَالثَنا
آياتverses مَدحكof your praise السنُthe tongues النَعماءِof bounty
آيات مَدحك السنُ النَعماءِ
Into the hearing of praise and acclaim are recited
You recite to the hearing of praise and poetry
verses extolling you, by the tongues of bounty.
Verses of your praise, the beautiful perfect years.
لِلّهِto God أمّa mother ماغذيتyou were not nourished بِثنيهاin her embrace
لِلّهِ أمّ ماغذيت بِثنيها
إِلّاexcept لبانthe milk العزةof might القَعساءِunassailable
إِلّا لبان العزة القَعساءِ
What a mother, by God! In her embrace you were fed
By God, nothing was fed by its fold
only the milk of unassailable might.
Except the milk of mighty chastity.
أَطلعتshe made rise شَمسthe sun الفَخرof pride فيin فلكthe sphere العُلاof eminence
أَطلعت شَمس الفَخر في فلك العُلا
مَحفوفةsurrounded بِكَواكبby the stars الأَبناءِof the sons
مَحفوفة بِكَواكب الأَبناءِ
She made the sun of pride rise in the sphere of eminence,
The sun of pride rose in the orbit of sublimity
surrounded by the stars of her sons.
Surrounded by the stars of sons.
المالتونthose who fill (uncertain reading) قُلوبthe hearts أَهلof the people زَمانِهُمof their time
المالتون قُلوب أَهل زَمانِهُم
حُبّاًwith love وَأَكنافand the expanses الرَجاof hope بِغَناءِwith abundance
حُبّاً وَأَكناف الرَجا بِغَناءِ
Those who fill the hearts of the people of their time
They inclined the hearts of the people of their time
with love, and the expanses of hope with abundance;
With love and the bosoms of hope with singing.
وَالضارِبونand those who pitch خِيامthe tents سوددهمof their lordship عَلىupon
وَالضارِبون خِيام سوددهم عَلى
هامthe crowns السماكof al-Simāk وَمفرقand the hair-parting الجَوزاءِof al-Jawzāʾ
هام السماك وَمفرق الجَوزاءِ
and those who pitch the tents of their lordship upon
And those who pitched their black tents
the crown of al-Simāk and the hair-parting of al-Jawzāʾ.
On the zeal of determination and the divergence of al-Jawzaa.
ياO مَورِداًwatering place حامَتhovered عَلَيهِaround it غلَتيmy burning thirst
يا مَورِداً حامَت عَلَيهِ غلَتي
إِذwhen جِئتُهُI came to it مُستسقياًseeking water وَرَجائيand my hope
إِذ جِئتُهُ مُستسقياً وَرَجائي
O watering place, around which my burning thirst hovered
O you who my worries flocked to
when I came to it seeking water—and my hope hovered too.
When I came to you seeking rain and my hope.
وَافتكhave come to you مِنfrom صَوغthe crafting القَريضof poetry فَرائدrare pearls
وَافتك مِن صَوغ القَريض فَرائد
نَظمتwere strung بِأَيديby the hands الفهمof understanding وَالآراءِand judgment
نَظمت بِأَيدي الفهم وَالآراءِ
Rare pearls of crafted verse have come to you,
And take from the molding of poetry the messages
strung by the hands of understanding and judgment.
I composed with the hands of understanding and opinions.
فَهصرتso I bent down غُصنa branch مَعارفof learning وَمَحاسنand fine qualities
فَهصرت غُصن مَعارف وَمَحاسن
وَجَنيتand I plucked نورthe blossoms مَحامدof praise وَثَناءِand acclaim
وَجَنيت نور مَحامد وَثَناءِ
So I bent down a branch of learning and fine qualities,
So I became a branch of knowledge and virtues
and plucked blossoms of praise and acclaim.
And I reaped the light of praise and eulogy.
هَيهاتfar from it! ماnot شعرthe poetry الأَنامof mankind مُقارناًmatching
هَيهات ما شعر الأَنام مُقارناً
شعراًverse تَشرفwas ennobled مِنكَby you بِالإِصغاءِthrough listening
شعراً تَشرف مِنكَ بِالإِصغاءِ
Far from it! No poetry of mankind can rival
Alas! The people's poetry cannot be compared
verse ennobled by your listening.
To poetry honored by your listening.
Sol 6.1