هَزيعُa watch دُجاًof darkness فيon الرَأسِthe head بادَرَهُovertook it بَدرُa full moon
هَزيعُ دُجاً في الرَأسِ بادَرَهُ بَدرُ
وَلَيلٌand a night جَلاهُdispelled it لاnot صَباحٌmorning وَلاnor فَجرُdawn
وَلَيلٌ جَلاهُ لا صَباحٌ وَلا فَجرُ
A watch of darkness on the head, overtaken by a full moon,
His body was afflicted with weakness, and soon old age overtook him
and a night dispelled, but not by morning or dawn.
Neither dawn nor morning light did shine, but only darkest night
وَلِمَّةُand the locks of مُشتاقٍa yearning man أَلَمَّcame upon مَشيبُهاtheir graying
وَلِمَّةُ مُشتاقٍ أَلَمَّ مَشيبُها
عَلىat حينِa time when لَمnot يودِhad ended الشَبابُyouth وَلاnor العُمرُlife
عَلى حينِ لَم يودِ الشَبابُ وَلا العُمرُ
And a yearning man's locks, whose graying has arrived
Grey hairs caused pain to the longing lover
when neither youth nor life had ended.
When his youth and life were still in their prime
فَقَصرَكِso desist إِنَّindeed الشَيبَgray hair مِنfrom عَدلِthe justice of حُكمِهِits decree
فَقَصرَكِ إِنَّ الشَيبَ مِن عَدلِ حُكمِهِ
وَإِنand even if كانَit was جَوراًunjust أَنthat يُقالَbe said لَكِto you القَصرُrestraint
وَإِن كانَ جَوراً أَن يُقالَ لَكِ القَصرُ
So desist: gray hair is just in its decree,
So my fortress, if your greyness was by fate’s justice
though it may be unjust to bid you desist.
Then to say you’re deserted would be unfair
فَماfor never جارَwronged فيin تِلكَthose المَدامِعِtear ducts دَمعُهاtheir tears
فَما جارَ في تِلكَ المَدامِعِ دَمعُها
لِنازِلَةٍover a calamity إِلّاexcept وَحادِثُهاand its occurrence نُكرُdreadful
لِنازِلَةٍ إِلّا وَحادِثُها نُكرُ
For those eyes' tears have never wronged them
He could not justify those falling tears
over a calamity unless its coming was dreadful.
Except by strange events and calamities obscure
عَلىalthough أَنَّهُthat it يَعتادُنيvisits me repeatedly مُتَأَوِّبٌa visitor returning by night
عَلى أَنَّهُ يَعتادُني مُتَأَوِّبٌ
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مِنَ الشَوقِ ما يَخبو لَهُ في الحَشا جَمرُ
Yet a visitor returns to me by night—
Yet he visits me, shivering with longing
a longing whose embers in the breast never fade.
Concealing burning embers within my breast
وَماand not ظَلَمَwronged الشَوقُlonging الجَوانِحَthe ribs إِنَّماrather
وَما ظَلَمَ الشَوقُ الجَوانِحَ إِنَّما
غَداbecame ظالِماًa wrongdoer لِلشَوقِto longing شَيبِيَmy gray hair وَالدَهرُand time
غَدا ظالِماً لِلشَوقِ شَيبِيَ وَالدَهرُ
Longing has not wronged the ribs; rather,
It was not desire that wronged my feelings
my gray hair and time have become wrongdoers toward longing.
But my grey hair and decrepitude were to blame
أَماindeed وَأَبيby the father of الأَيّامِdays ماnot خافَfeared مُعلِقٌone clinging
أَما وَأَبي الأَيّامِ ما خافَ مُعلِقٌ
بِأَسبابِto the cords of خِضرٍKhidr صَرفَthe turn of حادِثَةٍa calamity تَعروthat strikes
بِأَسبابِ خِضرٍ صَرفَ حادِثَةٍ تَعرو
Indeed, by the father of days, no one has feared, while clinging
I swear by the days which spare no clinging man
to Khidr's cords, the turn of a calamity that strikes.
When fate’s blow falls heavy, from its evil hands
وَلاnor ضَرَّharmed أَرضاًa land جادَهاshowered it جودُthe bounty of كَفِّهِhis palm
وَلا ضَرَّ أَرضاً جادَها جودُ كَفِّهِ
فَأَمرَعَهاand so made it lush أَلّاthat not يَصوبَfall بِهاupon it القَطرُthe rain
فَأَمرَعَها أَلّا يَصوبَ بِها القَطرُ
Nor does it harm a land showered by his hand's bounty
No land has suffered, where his open hand has poured
and made lush, that no rain should fall there.
Bounty, restraining the rain from falling there
وَلَمّاand when حَباfavored أَرضَthe land of العِراقِIraq بِقُربِهِwith his nearness
وَلَمّا حَبا أَرضَ العِراقِ بِقُربِهِ
طَماsurged بَحرُهُhis sea فيهاin it وَنائِلُهُand his bounty الغَمرُoverflowing
طَما بَحرُهُ فيها وَنائِلُهُ الغَمرُ
And when he favored the land of Iraq with his nearness,
When he drew near Iraq, its seas swelled high
his sea surged there, and his overflowing bounty.
And its farmlands were richly inundated
وَصابَتand showered بِأَكنافِin the reaches of الحِجازِthe Hijaz غَمامَةٌa cloud
وَصابَت بِأَكنافِ الحِجازِ غَمامَةٌ
تَنائِفَdesert wastes لاno خِمسٌfive-day watering لَدَيهاamong them وَلاnor عِشرُten-day watering
تَنائِفَ لا خِمسٌ لَدَيها وَلا عِشرُ
And in the reaches of the Hijaz, a cloud showered
Over Hejaz spread a rain cloud
desert wastes with neither five-day nor ten-day watering.
With neither fifth nor tenth left unattended
وَلَمand not يَخلُwas devoid مِنof جودٍbounty وَلاnor صَوبِthe downpour of عارِضِa raincloud
وَلَم يَخلُ مِن جودٍ وَلا صَوبِ عارِضِ
لَهُfrom him أُفُقٌa horizon فيon الأَرضِthe earth ناءٍdistant وَلاnor قُطرُa region
لَهُ أُفُقٌ في الأَرضِ ناءٍ وَلا قُطرُ
Nor was there any lack of bounty or a raincloud's downpour
From his bounty and generous showers
from him, in any distant earthly horizon or region.
No horizon in the land remained dry or barren
فَغيثَتso were succored رِفاقُthe bands of المُحرِمينَpilgrims in consecration بِحَيثُwhere لاno
فَغيثَت رِفاقُ المُحرِمينَ بِحَيثُ لا
غِياثٌrelief يُرَجّىwas hoped for لاnot بَكِيٌّscant water وَلاnor نَزرُa meager amount
غِياثٌ يُرَجّى لا بَكِيٌّ وَلا نَزرُ
So the bands of consecrated pilgrims were succored where no
He brought relief to Mecca’s pilgrims when aid
relief was hoped for, not even a scant or meager supply.
Could be hoped from neither kinsman nor stranger
شَهِدتُI bore witness لَقَدtruly شاهَدتُI saw ذاكُمthat وَإِنَّهُand indeed it
شَهِدتُ لَقَد شاهَدتُ ذاكُم وَإِنَّهُ
لَيَقصُرُsurely falls short عَنof مِقدارِthe measure of ذالِكُمُthat الأَجرُthe reward
لَيَقصُرُ عَن مِقدارِ ذالِكُمُ الأَجرُ
I bear witness: I truly saw that, and indeed
Truly I witnessed that, yet all reward
the reward falls short of the measure of it.
Falls short of the merit of your great work
وَلَمّاand when قَصَدناwe headed for سُرَّwas gladdened مَنwhoever راsaw تَضاءَلاboth dwindled
وَلَمّا قَصَدنا سُرَّ مَن را تَضاءَلا
وَلاand no خِضرَKhidr يَقريoffers hospitality فيهِماamong them both البَدوُthe desert folk وَالحَضرُand the townsfolk
وَلا خِضرَ يَقري فيهِما البَدوُ وَالحَضرُ
When we made for Surr Man Ra, the two dwindled—
When we reached the barren valley, its green
the desert folk and townsmen, with no Khidr to host them.
Had withered; neither nomad nor settler remained
وَحُصَّتand were fulfilled أَمانيthe wishes of المُعتَفينَthose seeking gifts بِحَيثُwhere لاno
وَحُصَّت أَماني المُعتَفينَ بِحَيثُ لا
يُحاذَرُis feared بَأساءُthe hardship of الحَياةِlife وَلاnor الفَقرُpoverty
يُحاذَرُ بَأساءُ الحَياةِ وَلا الفَقرُ
And the gift-seekers' wishes were fulfilled, where no
The hopes of the refugees were reduced to naught
hardship of life was feared, nor poverty.
Safe from neither poverty nor life’s disasters
وَحَيثُand where يُذَمُّis disparaged الغَيثُrain وَالغَيثُwhile rain حافِلٌabundant
وَحَيثُ يُذَمُّ الغَيثُ وَالغَيثُ حافِلٌ
وَتُستَقصَرُand is deemed too little الدُنياthe world وَيُستَخلَجُand is deemed an inlet البَحرُthe sea
وَتُستَقصَرُ الدُنيا وَيُستَخلَجُ البَحرُ
And where rain is disparaged, though rain is plentiful,
Where rain is blamed though downpours are plenty
the world is deemed too little, and the sea a mere inlet.
The world seems too narrow and ocean too confined
وَحَيثُand where تَرىyou see الآمالَhopes يَسرَحنَgraze freely فيamong المُنىwishes
وَحَيثُ تَرى الآمالَ يَسرَحنَ في المُنى
وَلاand not الرَوضُthe meadow مَرعاهاtheir pasture هُناكَthere وَلاnor الزَهرُthe blossoms
وَلا الرَوضُ مَرعاها هُناكَ وَلا الزَهرُ
And where you see hopes grazing among wishes,
Where hopes are seen wandering in wishes
and neither meadow nor blossoms are their pasture there.
While no meadows host them, no flowers abound
لَدىbeside مَلِكٍa king أَثرىgrew rich مِنَin المَجدِglory وَالغِنىand wealth
لَدى مَلِكٍ أَثرى مِنَ المَجدِ وَالغِنى
بِأَنbecause لَمnot يَرَhe considered الإِثراءَwealth أَنthat يَفِرَbe abundant الوَفرُthe surplus
بِأَن لَم يَرَ الإِثراءَ أَن يَفِرَ الوَفرُ
Beside a king grown rich in glory and wealth,
With a king who found glory and wealth through giving
because he did not think wealth meant a growing surplus.
Not through hoarding and amassing fortune and gold
عَميدُthe mainstay of وُلاةِthe rulers of الأَمرِauthority مِنfrom آلِthe House of هاشِمٍHashim
عَميدُ وُلاةِ الأَمرِ مِن آلِ هاشِمٍ
إِذاwhen جَلَّتِgrew grave الجُلّىthe great calamity أَوِor اِنثَغَرَwas breached الثَغرُthe frontier
إِذا جَلَّتِ الجُلّى أَوِ اِنثَغَرَ الثَغرُ
The mainstay of the rulers of the House of Hashim,
Chief of the Caliphs from Hashim’s line
when the great calamity grows grave or the frontier is breached.
When crises arise, the borders and frontiers in alarm
يُؤَيِّدُhe strengthens مِنهاamong them كُلَّevery ماthing that ضاقَfell short أَيدُهاtheir strength
يُؤَيِّدُ مِنها كُلَّ ما ضاقَ أَيدُها
بِهِwith it وَيُداويand he heals كُلَّevery ماthing that عَزَّwas difficult أَنto يَبروbe cured
بِهِ وَيُداوي كُلَّ ما عَزَّ أَن يَبرو
He strengthens whatever among them exceeds their power,
Your hands support all who cannot manage alone
and heals whatever is too stubborn to be cured.
And heal all wounds that have resisted remedies
هُوَhe الجَبَلُthe mountain الراسيsteadfast الَّذيthat اِعتَرَفَتacknowledged لَهُto him
هُوَ الجَبَلُ الراسي الَّذي اِعتَرَفَت لَهُ
رِجالُthe men of نِزارٍNizar وَهيَwhile they are راغِمَةٌunwillingly humbled صُفرُpale
رِجالُ نِزارٍ وَهيَ راغِمَةٌ صُفرُ
He is the steadfast mountain acknowledged by
You are the unshakable mountain acknowledged
the men of Nizar, humbled against their will and pale.
By the chiefs of Nizar though coerced and defeated
إِذاwhen ماever اِشرَأَبَّتcraned their necks حَطَّbrought down مِنsome of غُلَوائِهاtheir arrogance
إِذا ما اِشرَأَبَّت حَطَّ مِن غُلَوائِها
مَكارِمُهُhis noble qualities اللاتيwhich لَهاto them يَسجُدُprostrates itself الفَخرُglory
مَكارِمُهُ اللاتي لَها يَسجُدُ الفَخرُ
Whenever they crane their necks, their arrogance is brought low
Whenever their violence crosses the line
by his noble qualities, before which glory prostrates itself.
Your virtues for which renown bows down, break it
فَأَقسَمتُso I swore بِالرَكبِby the riders الَّذينَwho تَدَرَّعواclothed themselves
فَأَقسَمتُ بِالرَكبِ الَّذينَ تَدَرَّعوا
مِنَfrom اللَيلِthe night إِقطاعَallotted portions of السُرىnight travel وَهُمُwhile they were سَفرُtravelers
مِنَ اللَيلِ إِقطاعَ السُرى وَهُمُ سَفرُ
So I swore by the riders who clad themselves
I swear by the night travellers who partitioned
in the night's allotted stretches of travel, while wayfaring,
The darkness’ journey on restless, pacing steeds
عَلىupon أَينُقٍshe-camels مِثلِlike القِسِيِّbows سَواهِمٍgaunt
عَلى أَينُقٍ مِثلِ القِسِيِّ سَواهِمٍ
ضَوامِرِlean لاحَتهاscorched them الهَواجِرُnoonday heats وَالقَفرُand the wasteland
ضَوامِرِ لاحَتها الهَواجِرُ وَالقَفرُ
on gaunt she-camels like bows,
Over smooth camels, tough as leather strips
lean, scorched by noonday heats and the wasteland,
Whose grunting mixed with the sands and wilderness
بِكُلِّthrough every مُعَرّاةِbare السَباريتِbarren wastes سَملَقٍflat and treeless
بِكُلِّ مُعَرّاةِ السَباريتِ سَملَقٍ
وَمَجهولَةٍand an unknown waste تيهٍtrackless wilderness مَخارِمُهاits passes غُبرُdust-gray
وَمَجهولَةٍ تيهٍ مَخارِمُها غُبرُ
through every bare, level stretch of desert waste,
Through every perilous, uncharted route
and unknown, trackless wilderness whose passes are dust-gray,
Of endless wandering where dust alone gave guidance
إِلىuntil أَنthat أَطافواthey circled بِالحَطيمِaround the Hatim وَضَمَّهُمand embraced them
إِلى أَن أَطافوا بِالحَطيمِ وَضَمَّهُم
غَداةَon the morning of الطَوافِcircumambulation البَيتُthe House (Kaaba) وَالرُكنُand the Corner وَالحِجرُand the Hijr enclosure
غَداةَ الطَوافِ البَيتُ وَالرُكنُ وَالحِجرُ
until they circled the Hatim, and were embraced
Until around the Ancient House they circled
at the morning circumambulation, by the House, the Corner, and the Hijr.
After the circumambulation - the Stone, and the Wall
لَوِif الأَمرُauthority يَضحىwere to be فيamong سِوىother than آلِthe House of هاشِمٍHashim
لَوِ الأَمرُ يَضحى في سِوى آلِ هاشِمٍ
لَكانَthen it would be بِلاwithout شَكٍdoubt يَكونُbe لَهُhis الأَمرُauthority
لَكانَ بِلا شَكٍ يَكونُ لَهُ الأَمرُ
If authority were to lie outside the House of Hashim,
Were matters up to others beside Hashim’s kin
then, without a doubt, authority would be his.
None would possess authority but you
بِكَthrough you اِطَّأَدَتstood firm أَركانُthe pillars of وائِلَWa'il وَاِغتَدىand came to be
بِكَ اِطَّأَدَت أَركانُ وائِلَ وَاِغتَدى
لَهُfor him المَسمَعُthe reputation الموفيtowering عَلىabove الناسِmankind وَالذِكرُand renown
لَهُ المَسمَعُ الموفي عَلى الناسِ وَالذِكرُ
Through you Wa'il's pillars stood firm, and there came
Through you the pillars of Wael bowed down
to him a reputation towering above mankind, and renown.
As hearing and tradition obeyed you alone
فَلَوand if أُنشِرَwere resurrected الشَيخانُthe two elders بَكرٌBakr وَتَغلِبٌand Taghlib
فَلَو أُنشِرَ الشَيخانُ بَكرٌ وَتَغلِبٌ
لَماthen they would not عَدَّداrecount مَجداًa glory كَمَجدِكَlike your glory ياO خِضرُKhidr
لَما عَدَّدا مَجداً كَمَجدِكَ يا خِضرُ
And if the two elders, Bakr and Taghlib, were resurrected,
If Bakr and Taghlib were brought back to life
they would recount no glory like yours, O Khidr.
They could not match the glory that is yours, O Green
وَماand not رامَsought مَسعاكَyour path اِمرُؤٌany man فيin اِرتِقائِهِhis ascent
وَما رامَ مَسعاكَ اِمرُؤٌ في اِرتِقائِهِ
إِلىtoward سُؤدُدٍeminence إِلّاexcept تَغَوَّلَهُoverwhelmed him بُهرُbreathlessness
إِلى سُؤدُدٍ إِلّا تَغَوَّلَهُ بُهرُ
No man has sought your path as he climbs
No man aspiring to rise to your heights
toward eminence without breathlessness overwhelming him
But stalled and withdrew before your brilliance
وَأَقعَدَهُand held him back عَنfrom نَيلِattaining مَجدِكَyour glory إِنَّهُindeed it
وَأَقعَدَهُ عَن نَيلِ مَجدِكَ إِنَّهُ
تَضاءَلُdwindle عَنbefore لَألائِهِits brilliance الأَنجُمُthe stars الزُهرُradiant
تَضاءَلُ عَن لَألائِهِ الأَنجُمُ الزُهرُ
and barring him from attaining your glory; indeed,
Dazzled by the radiance of your glory
the radiant stars shrink before its brilliance.
Brighter than stars when they shine white
إِذاwhen جالَتِroamed الأَفكارُthoughts فيكَabout you تَبَيَّنَتthey recognized
إِذا جالَتِ الأَفكارُ فيكَ تَبَيَّنَت
بِأَنَّكَthat you لاnot تَحويencompass مَكارِمَكَyour noble qualities الفِكرُthoughts
بِأَنَّكَ لا تَحوي مَكارِمَكَ الفِكرُ
When thoughts range over you, they recognize
When thoughts turn to you, it becomes clear
that thoughts cannot encompass your noble qualities.
No mind can comprehend your virtues fully
وَكَيفَand how يُطيقُcan accomplish الشِعرُpoetry ذاكَthat وَإِنَّماwhen only
وَكَيفَ يُطيقُ الشِعرُ ذاكَ وَإِنَّما
عَنِabout الفِكرِthoughts يُنبيtells القَولُspeech أَوor يَنطِقُspeaks الشِعرُpoetry
عَنِ الفِكرِ يُنبي القَولُ أَو يَنطِقُ الشِعرُ
And how can poetry achieve that, when only
How can poetry capture this? Verse draws
thoughts are conveyed by speech or voiced by poetry?
Meaning from thought, through speech poetry speaks
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