نشرَhe unfurled المُنَىthe hopes طاويthe traverser of السُّهوبthe plains
نشرَ المُنَى طاوي السُّهوب
ورجاand he hoped for السُكونrest منfrom الدّؤوبِunceasing toil
ورجا السُكون من الدّؤوبِ
The traverser of the plains unfurled his hopes,
The wishes spread over the slopes of folded hills
and hoped for rest from ceaseless toil.
And tranquility was hoped for from the unrelenting
لمdid not أقتعدْI mount ظَهْرَthe back of السرىnight travel
لم أقتعدْ ظَهْرَ السرى
إلاّexcept وآماليand my hopes جَنيبيmy led steed
إلاّ وآمالي جَنيبي
I never mounted the back of night travel
I did not sit back from the path of destiny
without my hopes as a steed led beside me.
Except when my hopes pulled me back
ولقدand indeed أقولُI say لصاحبيto my companion
ولقد أقولُ لصاحبي
والعيسُand the pale camels فيin خَرْقٍa wilderness رحيبspacious
والعيسُ في خَرْقٍ رحيب
And indeed I say to my companion,
And I say to my friend
while the pale camels are in a vast wilderness:
While the flock is in a vast plain
ثقْtrust بالمُجيبِin the one who answers لمَنْto whoever دعاcalls
ثقْ بالمُجيبِ لمَنْ دعا
هُhim إلىtoward المَطالبthe things sought لاnot المُخيبthe one who disappoints
هُ إلى المَطالب لا المُخيب
Trust the one who answers whoever calls
Trust the Responder to the one who prays
on him for their needs, not the one who disappoints.
To the hopes, not the Disappointer
فزِمامُfor the reins of ماwhat أرجوهI hope for it فيin
فزِمامُ ما أرجوه في
ذاthis الوجهِdirection منof عَرَضٍworldly gain قَريبclose at hand
ذا الوجهِ من عَرَضٍ قَريب
For the reins of what I hope for on
So the reins of what I hope for
this course—worldly gain close at hand—
In this face of a near opportunity
بيَدin the hand of الأديبِthe man of letters هلِshall ...? إنْif أتَيْcame (verb stem)
بيَد الأديبِ هلِ إنْ أتَيْ
تُI (verb ending) أنالُهI obtain it بيَدِthrough the hand of الأديبthe man of letters
تُ أنالُه بيَدِ الأديب
are in the man of letters' hand; shall I, if I come,
Is in the hands of the literary man. Will I attain it
obtain it through the man of letters' hand?
With the hands of the literary man?
فلَكمfor how often أعاذhe sheltered أخاa man of الخطاaddress (continued)
فلَكم أعاذ أخا الخطا
بِ(completes 'address') بماby what أقالَhe dispelled منof الخُطوبthe misfortunes
بِ بما أقالَ من الخُطوب
For how often he has sheltered a petitioner
So how often I protect a brother of mistakes
by dispelling misfortunes.
With what little diminishes troubles
ولقدand indeed تَجاوزhe crossed بالمجُدوthrough the barren land (continued)
ولقد تَجاوز بالمجُدو
بِ(completes 'barren land') لقَصْدِto seek جانبهhis side الخَصيبfertile
بِ لقَصْدِ جانبه الخَصيب
And indeed he has crossed the barren land
And he has surpassed with glory
to seek his fertile side.
To attain its fertile side
فاقْرِso convey السّلامَgreetings عليهto him منfrom
فاقْرِ السّلامَ عليه من
جارٍa neighbor لبَيْتَيْهto his two houses غَريبa stranger
جارٍ لبَيْتَيْه غَريب
So convey greetings to him from
Convey greetings to him from
a stranger, a neighbor to his two houses,
A neighbor whose homes are far
ماnot إنat all (emphatic) يُزارُhe is visited ولاnor يزوhe visits (continued)
ما إن يُزارُ ولا يزو
ر(completes 'he visits') لكَيْso that يَخفَّhe may be light علىupon القلوبthe hearts
ر لكَيْ يَخفَّ على القلوب
who is not visited, nor does he
He is not visited or visiting
visit, so as to weigh lightly on hearts,
So that it may ease the hearts
مَعwith صَفوِthe purity of وُدٍّaffection خالصsincere
مَع صَفوِ وُدٍّ خالص
لاnot بالمخوضِwith what is stirred up ولاnor المَشوبthe adulterated
لا بالمخوضِ ولا المَشوب
with the purity of sincere affection,
With sincere affection
neither muddied nor adulterated.
Neither wading nor muddied
صَحبَit accompanied الفؤادَthe heart ودامَand it endured مِنfrom
صَحبَ الفؤادَ ودامَ مِن
عهْدthe days of الشبابِyouth إلىto المشيبthe graying of hair
عهْد الشبابِ إلى المشيب
It has accompanied the heart and endured from
He loved the heart and remained from
the days of youth to the graying of hair.
The era of youth to old age
ولقلَّماand indeed seldom يسلوforgets المُحبْthe lover (continued)
ولقلَّما يسلو المُحبْ
بُ(completes 'the lover') أخوa man of الحِفاظfidelity عنaway from الحبيبthe beloved
بُ أخو الحِفاظ عن الحبيب
And rarely does the lover forget—
And the lover is seldom consoled
a man of fidelity—his beloved.
For the loss of the beloved
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