صَبابَةٌyearning راحَdeparted عَنهاfrom it غَيرَnot مَزجورِrebuked
صَبابَةٌ راحَ عَنها غَيرَ مَزجورِ
وَلَوعَةٌand burning anguish باتَspent the night فيهاin it جِدَّvery مَعذورِexcused
وَلَوعَةٌ باتَ فيها جِدَّ مَعذورِ
A yearning he departed from, unrebuked,
A lovelorn mood from which undesired has departed,
and a burning grief in which he spent the night, fully excused.
And a grief in which sincere excuse has slept the whole night.
لاnot يَلبَثُlingers الحُلمُthe dream يَدعوهُcalls him فَيَتبَعُهُand so he follows it
لا يَلبَثُ الحُلمُ يَدعوهُ فَيَتبَعُهُ
تَأَلُّقَflashing البَرقِthe lightning فيin طَخياءِdarkness دَيجورِpitch-black
تَأَلُّقَ البَرقِ في طَخياءِ دَيجورِ
The dream soon calls him, and he follows it,
Hope beckons him to follow; he does not delay,
like lightning flashing in pitch-black gloom.
Like lightning flashing in a gloomy, rainy night.
إِذاwhen اِستَقَلَّrises شَآمِيّاًtoward Syria تَضَرَّعَquivers فيwithin
إِذا اِستَقَلَّ شَآمِيّاً تَضَرَّعَ في
مُضَرَّمٍa kindled blaze بِالغَمامِamid the clouds الجَونِdark مَسعورِfiercely burning
مُضَرَّمٍ بِالغَمامِ الجَونِ مَسعورِ
When it rises toward Syria, it quivers within
When the late summer star rose he pleaded
a fierce blaze kindled amid dark clouds,
In a rainy cloud filled with abundant downpour,
حَتّىuntil يَكادَalmost يُريناshows us ضَوءُthe light عارِضِهِits cloud bank
حَتّى يَكادَ يُرينا ضَوءُ عارِضِهِ
مِنَfrom العِراقِIraq مُحِلّاًone dwelling بِالسَواجيرِat al-Sawajir
مِنَ العِراقِ مُحِلّاً بِالسَواجيرِ
until the light of its cloud bank almost shows us,
Until its transient glow almost showed us
from Iraq, one dwelling at al-Sawajir.
Iraq itself adorned with necklaces.
تَاللَهِby God كَمhow much دونَbefore تِلكَthat الأَرضُland إِنif طُلِبَتis sought
تَاللَهِ كَم دونَ تِلكَ الأَرضُ إِن طُلِبَت
لِلرَكبِfor the riders مِنof طولِlong duration إِدلاجٍnight travel وَتَهجيرِand midday travel
لِلرَكبِ مِن طولِ إِدلاجٍ وَتَهجيرِ
By God, how much lies before that land, if it is sought,
By God! How much land that would be sought for the caravan
for the riders: long night journeys and travel in midday heat!
From the length of night and the distance of travel,
حَتّىuntil تَظَلَّbecome عِتاقُthe noble ones العيسِof the pale camels طَيِّعَةًdocile
حَتّى تَظَلَّ عِتاقُ العيسِ طَيِّعَةً
صِعابُهاtheir unruly ones بَينَbetween تَعريسٍlate-night resting وَتَغويرِand midday resting
صِعابُها بَينَ تَعريسٍ وَتَغويرِ
Until the noble pale camels become docile,
Until the hilltops of Al-Ais obediently yielded
even their unruly ones, between late-night halts and midday rests.
Their obstructions between wedding and estrangement.
وَماand not اِستَعَنتُI sought help عَلىin reaching دارٍa dwelling وَإِنand even if بَعُدَتit was distant
وَما اِستَعَنتُ عَلى دارٍ وَإِن بَعُدَت
كَالمُرتَجىlike al-Murtaja بنِson of نُصَيرٍNusayr مَعدِنِwellspring الخيرِgoodness
كَالمُرتَجى بنِ نُصَيرٍ مَعدِنِ الخيرِ
I have sought no help toward a home, however distant,
I did not seek the aid of any house, no matter how distant,
like al-Murtaja ibn Nusayr, the wellspring of goodness.
Like Al-Murtada ibn Al-Numayr, abode of bounty.
يُدنيهِbrings him close مُجتَهِداًstriving earnestly مِنto كُلِّevery مَكرُمَةٍnoble deed
يُدنيهِ مُجتَهِداً مِن كُلِّ مَكرُمَةٍ
سَعيٌeffort قَديمٌlong-standing وَنَيلٌand bounty غَيرُnot مَنزورِscant
سَعيٌ قَديمٌ وَنَيلٌ غَيرُ مَنزورِ
He is drawn, ever striving, close to every noble deed
He brought it near, striving, from every glorious deed -
by long-standing effort and bounty that is never scant,
Continuous effort and gain, not measly or stinted.
مُرَدَّدٌrepeated فيin بُيوتِhouses المَجدِglory يوضِحُmakes clear عَنconcerning
مُرَدَّدٌ في بُيوتِ المَجدِ يوضِحُ عَن
مُرَدَّدٍrepeated مِنof فِعالِdeeds الخَيرِgoodness مَكرورِdone again
مُرَدَّدٍ مِن فِعالِ الخَيرِ مَكرورِ
repeated in the houses of glory, bearing witness to
Circulating in the houses of glory, he makes clear concerning
good deeds repeated time and again.
A circulator among beneficent acts, repeated.
مُوَجَّهُdirected الوَفرِwealth مَسؤولاًwhen asked وَمُبتَدِئاًand initiating giving
مُوَجَّهُ الوَفرِ مَسؤولاً وَمُبتَدِئاً
إِلىtoward عَطاءِgiving سَليمِunimpaired الوَفرِwealth مَوفورِabundant
إِلى عَطاءِ سَليمِ الوَفرِ مَوفورِ
He directs his wealth, when asked and of his own accord,
His overflowing munificence is addressed and initiated
toward giving, with wealth unimpaired and plentiful.
Toward the copious, wholesome giving, that gushes forth.
لاnot يَثلِمُmars الحَمدَpraise بِالتَسويفِby procrastination فيin عِدَةٍa promise
لا يَثلِمُ الحَمدَ بِالتَسويفِ في عِدَةٍ
وَلاand does not يُطيلُdelay المَعاليnoble deeds بِالمَعاذيرِwith excuses
وَلا يُطيلُ المَعالي بِالمَعاذيرِ
He does not mar praise by delaying a promise,
He does not blemish praise with procrastination in any period,
nor put off noble deeds with excuses.
Nor make lofty deeds long by means of excuses.
إِنif أَعجَزَoverwhelms القَومَthe people حَملُbearing الحَقِّduty قامَtook charge بِهِof it
إِن أَعجَزَ القَومَ حَملُ الحَقِّ قامَ بِهِ
ثَبتَsteadfast المَقامِstance جَهيراًdistinguished غَيرَnot مَغمورِovershadowed
ثَبتَ المَقامِ جَهيراً غَيرَ مَغمورِ
If the burden of duty overwhelms the people, he takes it on,
If the burdens of truth overwhelmed the people, he took it on -
steadfast in his stance, distinguished, never overshadowed.
Firm stance, bold, not obscured or veiled.
صَدرٌa breast رَحيبٌspacious وَطَرفٌand an eye ناظِرٌlooking أَمَماًstraight ahead
صَدرٌ رَحيبٌ وَطَرفٌ ناظِرٌ أَمَماً
عِندَat الحُقوقِduties وَوَجهٌand a face ظاهِرُmanifest النورِlight
عِندَ الحُقوقِ وَوَجهٌ ظاهِرُ النورِ
A spacious breast and an eye looking straight ahead,
Open breasted, observing the nations
in matters of duty, and a face radiant with light.
In rights, and bright, shining face.
Sol 6.1