أَأَحمَدُO Ahmad هَلis there لِأَعيُنِناfor our eyes اِتِّصالٌcontact
أَأَحمَدُ هَل لِأَعيُنِنا اِتِّصالٌ
بِوَجهٍwith a face مِنكَof yours أَبيَضَwhite حارِثِيِّHarithi
بِوَجهٍ مِنكَ أَبيَضَ حارِثِيِّ
O Ahmad, can our eyes meet
Ahmad, do our eyes have a connection
your fair Harithi face?
To a face of yours, fair Harithi,
غَداتُكَyour morning لِلخُمارِfor the hangover إِذاwhen غَدَوناwe come in the morning
غَداتُكَ لِلخُمارِ إِذا غَدَونا
وَلَمand not يُطلَقis permitted لَناto us أُنسُcompanionship العَشِيِّthe evening
وَلَم يُطلَق لَنا أُنسُ العَشِيِّ
Your morning belongs to the hangover when we come at dawn,
You slip away at dawn when we try to visit,
nor have we been granted the pleasure of evening company.
And we are not granted the joy of evening,
فَأَحسِنso be kind يافَتىO young man of كَعبٍKa'b فَإِنّيfor I
فَأَحسِن يافَتى كَعبٍ فَإِنّي
رَأَيتُI have seen البُعدَestrangement مِنfrom فِعلِthe conduct of المُسِيِّthe wrongdoer
رَأَيتُ البُعدَ مِن فِعلِ المُسِيِّ
So be kind, O young man of Ka'b, for I
So be good, O Kaba's youth, for I
have found estrangement to be a wrongdoer's deed.
Saw distance comes from a slacker's acts,
تَعَصَّبstand loyally by لِلقَريبِfor the kinsman أَباin paternal lineage وَوُدّاًand in affection
تَعَصَّب لِلقَريبِ أَبا وَوُدّاً
فَقَدfor indeed يَجِبُis due التَعَصُّبُloyal support لِلكَنِيِّto one sharing your kunya (honorific name)
فَقَد يَجِبُ التَعَصُّبُ لِلكَنِيِّ
Stand by one close to you in lineage and affection,
Loyal to a relative, father and friend,
for loyalty is owed to one who shares your kunya.
For loyalty is owed to the bosom friend,
أَماindeed وَالأَربَعينَby the forty لَقَدindeed أُريغَتthey were sought
أَما وَالأَربَعينَ لَقَد أُريغَت
بِلاwithout وانيone slow in النُهوضِrising وَلاnor وَطِيِّa sluggish one
بِلا واني النُهوضِ وَلا وَطِيِّ
Indeed, by the forty, they have been sought
By the forty, she was led reluctantly
with no one slow to rise or sluggish.
Without weakness or feebleness,
تَحَمَّلtake on ثِقلَthe burden of مَطلَبِهاthe request for them كَريماًgenerously
تَحَمَّل ثِقلَ مَطلَبِها كَريماً
عَنِon behalf of القَرمِthe chief الكَريمِthe generous أَبيAbu (father of) عَلِيِّAli
عَنِ القَرمِ الكَريمِ أَبي عَلِيِّ
Shoulder, generously, the burden of that request
She nobly bore the burden of her quest
on behalf of the generous chief, Abu Ali.
From the generous, noble father Ali,
فَإِنَّfor indeed العودَthe old camel رُبَّتَماsometimes أُحيلَتwas transferred
فَإِنَّ العودَ رُبَّتَما أُحيلَت
عِلاوَتُهُits extra load عَلىonto الجَذعِthe young camel الفَتِيِّvigorous
عِلاوَتُهُ عَلى الجَذعِ الفَتِيِّ
For an old camel sometimes has
For the branch gains prominence when grafted
its extra load transferred to a vigorous young camel.
Onto the slender, youthful trunk,
وَضَوءُand the light of المُشتَريJupiter صِلَةٌa gift مُعانٌaided
وَضَوءُ المُشتَري صِلَةٌ مُعانٌ
بِبَهجَتِهاby its splendor سَناthe radiance of القَمَرِthe moon المُضِيِّshining
بِبَهجَتِها سَنا القَمَرِ المُضِيِّ
And Jupiter's light is a gift that aids
And the buyer's pleasure is a shining bond
the shining moon's radiance with its splendor.
With its radiance as bright as the full moon,
هُوَhe الوَسمِيِّthe season's first rain جادَpoured generously فَكُنso be وَلِيّاًa following rain
هُوَ الوَسمِيِّ جادَ فَكُن وَلِيّاً
فَماfor not الوَسمِيُّthe season's first rain إِلّاexcept بِالوَلِيِّwith the following rain
فَما الوَسمِيُّ إِلّا بِالوَلِيِّ
He is the season's first rain and has poured generously; so be the rain that follows,
He is the branded one, so be loyal
for the first rain avails only with the following rain.
For the branded is only with the loyal.
Sol 6.1