فيin غَيرِother than شَأنِكَyour concern بُكرَتيmy morning وَأَصيليand my evening
في غَيرِ شَأنِكَ بُكرَتي وَأَصيلي
وَسِوىand other than سَبيلِكَyour path فيin السُلُوِّforgetting love سَبيليmy path
وَسِوى سَبيلِكَ في السُلُوِّ سَبيلي
My morning and evening are spent on concerns other than yours,
And my path to solace is not your path.
بَخِلَتwere grudging جُفونُكَyour eyelids أَنto تَكونَbe مُساعِديmy helper
بَخِلَت جُفونُكَ أَن تَكونَ مُساعِدي
وَعَلِمتَand you knew ماhow great كَلَفيmy passion فَكُنتَso you became عَذوليmy reproacher
وَعَلِمتَ ما كَلَفي فَكُنتَ عَذولي
Your eyelids were too grudging to come to my aid,
And you knew the depth of my passion, yet became my reproacher.
جارَwas unjust الهَوىlove لَمّاwhen اِستَخَفَّroused صَبابَتيmy yearning
جارَ الهَوى لَمّا اِستَخَفَّ صَبابَتي
لِخَلِيِّfor one free of passion ماwhat تَحتَbeneath الضُلوعِthe ribs مَلولِfickle
لِخَلِيِّ ما تَحتَ الضُلوعِ مَلولِ
Love wronged me when it stirred my yearning
For a fickle one, free of passion beneath the ribs.
سَفَرَتshe unveiled herself كَماas سَفَرَunveils الرَبيعُspring الطَلقُradiant عَنfrom
سَفَرَت كَما سَفَرَ الرَبيعُ الطَلقُ عَن
وَردٍa rose يُرَقرِقُهُmakes it shimmer الضُحىthe forenoon مَصقولِpolished
وَردٍ يُرَقرِقُهُ الضُحى مَصقولِ
She unveiled herself as bright spring unveils
A polished rose that the forenoon makes shimmer.
وَتَبَسَّمَتand she smiled عَنrevealing لُؤلُؤٍpearls فيin رَصفِهِtheir close arrangement
وَتَبَسَّمَت عَن لُؤلُؤٍ في رَصفِهِ
بَرَدٌhail يَرُدُّrestores حُشاخَةَlast spark of life (likely intended) المَتبولِthe love-stricken one
بَرَدٌ يَرُدُّ حُشاخَةَ المَتبولِ
And she smiled, revealing pearls whose close-set rows hold
Hail that restores the lovesick one's last spark of life.
خَلَفَتكُمُtook your place الأَنواءُthe rain-bearing stars فيin أَوطانِكُمyour homelands
خَلَفَتكُمُ الأَنواءُ في أَوطانِكُم
فَسَقَتso they watered صَواديthirsty أَربُعٍdwelling-sites وَطُلولِand ruins
فَسَقَت صَوادي أَربُعٍ وَطُلولِ
The rain-bearing stars have taken your place in your homelands,
And watered the thirsty dwelling-sites and ruins.
وَإِذاand when السَحابُthe cloud تَرَجَّحَتswayed هَضَباتُهُits hill-like masses
وَإِذا السَحابُ تَرَجَّحَت هَضَباتُهُ
فَعَلىthen over مَحَلٍّa dwelling-site بِالعَقيقِat al-'Aqiq مَحيلِbarren
فَعَلى مَحَلٍّ بِالعَقيقِ مَحيلِ
And whenever the cloud's hill-like masses sway,
It is over a barren dwelling at al-'Aqiq.
حَتّىuntil تُبَلَّare drenched مَنازِلٌdwellings لَوif أَهلُهاtheir inhabitants
حَتّى تُبَلَّ مَنازِلٌ لَو أَهلُها
كَثَبٌnear لَرُحتُI would depart عَلىwith جَوىًburning grief مَبلولِdrenched
كَثَبٌ لَرُحتُ عَلى جَوىً مَبلولِ
Until dwellings are drenched; if their inhabitants were
Near, I would depart with my burning grief quenched.
بَلbut ماnot أَوَدُّI wish بِأَنَّنيthat I أَفرَقتُrecovered مِنfrom
بَل ما أَوَدُّ بِأَنَّني أَفرَقتُ مِن
وَجديmy passion وَلاnor أَنّيthat I بَرَدتُcooled غَليليmy burning thirst
وَجدي وَلا أَنّي بَرَدتُ غَليلي
Yet I do not wish to be cured of
My passion, nor to cool my burning thirst.
وَأَعُدُّand I count بُرئيmy recovery مِنfrom هَواكِloving you رَزِيَّةًa calamity
وَأَعُدُّ بُرئي مِن هَواكِ رَزِيَّةً
وَالبُرءُand recovery أَكبَرُthe greatest حاجَةِneed المَخبولِof the love-crazed one
وَالبُرءُ أَكبَرُ حاجَةِ المَخبولِ
And I count my recovery from loving you a calamity,
Though recovery is the love-crazed one's greatest need.
ماwhat لِلمَكارِمِwith noble virtues لاnot تُريدُthey seek سُوىother than أَبيAbu
ما لِلمَكارِمِ لا تُريدُ سُوى أَبي
يَعقوبَYa'qub إِسحاقَIshaq بنِson of إِسماعيلِIsma'il
يَعقوبَ إِسحاقَ بنِ إِسماعيلِ
Why do noble virtues seek no one but Abu
Ya'qub, Ishaq ibn Isma'il?
وَإِلىand to أَبيAbu سَهلِSahl اِبنِson of نَيبُختَNaybukht اِنتَهىculminated
وَإِلى أَبي سَهلِ اِبنِ نَيبُختَ اِنتَهى
ماwhatever كانَwas مِنamong غُرَرٍforehead blazes لَهاbelonging to them وَهُجولِand white leg markings (likely intended)
ما كانَ مِن غُرَرٍ لَها وَهُجولِ
And to Abu Sahl ibn Naybukht have come
All their forehead blazes and white leg markings.
نَسَبٌa lineage كَماas اِطَّرَدَتfollowed in sequence كُعوبُthe joints مُثَقَّفٍof a straightened spear
نَسَبٌ كَما اِطَّرَدَت كُعوبُ مُثَقَّفٍ
لَدنٍsupple يَزيدُكَgives you more بَسطَةًextent فيin الطولِlength
لَدنٍ يَزيدُكَ بَسطَةً في الطولِ
A lineage like the successive joints of a straightened spear,
Supple, giving you greater reach in length.
يُفضيleads back إِلىto بيبِBib بنِson of جُؤذَرَّJu'dharr الَّذيwho
يُفضي إِلى بيبِ بنِ جُؤذَرَّ الَّذي
شَهَرَmade renowned الشَجاعَةَcourage بَعدَafter طولِa long period of خُمولِobscurity
شَهَرَ الشَجاعَةَ بَعدَ طولِ خُمولِ
It leads back to Bib ibn Ju'dharr, who
Made courage renowned after long obscurity.
أَعقابُdescendants أَملاكٍkings لَهُمtheirs عاداتُهاtheir customs
أَعقابُ أَملاكٍ لَهُم عاداتُها
مِنof كُلِّevery نَيلٍbounty مِشلَlike (likely intended) مَدِّthe swelling of النيلِthe Nile
مِن كُلِّ نَيلٍ مِشلَ مَدِّ النيلِ
Descendants of kings, whose customs are theirs,
In every bounty, like the swelling of the Nile.
الوارِثونَthe inheritors مِنَof السَريرِthe throne سَراتَهُits highest seat
الوارِثونَ مِنَ السَريرِ سَراتَهُ
عَنfrom كُلِّevery رَبِّlord of تَحِيَّةٍhomage مَأمولِlooked to with hope
عَن كُلِّ رَبِّ تَحِيَّةٍ مَأمولِ
Who inherit the throne's highest seat
From every lord receiving homage and looked to with hope.
وَالضارِبونَand those taking part بِسُهمَةٍwith a share مَعروفَةٍrecognized
وَالضارِبونَ بِسُهمَةٍ مَعروفَةٍ
فيin التاجِthe crown ذيpossessing الشُرُفاتِpinnacles وَالإِكليلِand the circlet
في التاجِ ذي الشُرُفاتِ وَالإِكليلِ
And hold a recognized share
In the crown with its pinnacles and circlet.
إِنَّindeed العَواصِمَal-'Awasim (the strongholds) قَدalready عُصِمنَthey were protected بِأَبيَضٍby a radiant nobleman
إِنَّ العَواصِمَ قَد عُصِمنَ بِأَبيَضٍ
ماضٍresolute كَحَدِّlike the edge of الأَبيَضِthe bright sword المَصقولِpolished
ماضٍ كَحَدِّ الأَبيَضِ المَصقولِ
Indeed, al-'Awasim has been protected by a radiant man,
Resolute as the edge of a polished, gleaming sword.
أَعطىhe gave الضَعيفَthe weak one مِنَfrom القَوِيِّthe strong one وَرَدَّand restored مِنsome of
أَعطى الضَعيفَ مِنَ القَوِيِّ وَرَدَّ مِن
نَفسِthe spirit of الوَحيدِthe lonely one وَمُنَّةِand the strength of المَخذولِthe forsaken one
نَفسِ الوَحيدِ وَمُنَّةِ المَخذولِ
He gave to the weak from the strong, and restored some of
The lonely one's spirit and the forsaken one's strength.
عَزَّgrew mighty الذَليلُthe abased one وَقَدand indeed رَآكَhe saw you تَشُدُّyou intensified مِنof
عَزَّ الذَليلُ وَقَد رَآكَ تَشُدُّ مِن
وَطءٍa tread عَلىupon عُنُقِthe neck of العَزيزِthe mighty one ثَقيلِheavy
وَطءٍ عَلى عُنُقِ العَزيزِ ثَقيلِ
The abased grew mighty, seeing you intensify
A heavy tread upon the mighty one's neck.
وَرَحَضتَand you washed clean قِنَّسرينَQinnasrin حَتّىuntil أُنقِيَتwere purified
وَرَحَضتَ قِنَّسرينَ حَتّى أُنقِيَت
جَنَباتُهاits quarters مِنof ذَلِكَthat البِرطيلِbribery
جَنَباتُها مِن ذَلِكَ البِرطيلِ
And you washed Qinnasrin until
Its quarters were purified of that bribery.
رَعَتِgrazed الرَعِيَّةُthe subjects مَرتَعاًa pasture بِكَthrough you حابِساًholding them there
رَعَتِ الرَعِيَّةُ مَرتَعاً بِكَ حابِساً
وَثَنَتand rested بِظِلٍّin shade مِنfrom ذَراكَyour shelter ظَليلِdeeply shaded
وَثَنَت بِظِلٍّ مِن ذَراكَ ظَليلِ
The subjects grazed a pasture that, through you, held them there,
And rested in the deep shade of your shelter.
أَعطَيتَهاyou granted them حُكمَthe treatment of السَبِيِّcaptives وَزِدتَهاand increased their share
أَعطَيتَها حُكمَ السَبِيِّ وَزِدتَها
فيin الرِفدِbounty إِذas زادَتكَthey expected more of you فيin التَأميلِhope
في الرِفدِ إِذ زادَتكَ في التَأميلِ
You accorded them the treatment of captives, and increased
Their bounty as they increased their hopes in you.
وَكَعَمتَand you muzzled شِدقَthe jaw of الآكِلِthe devourer الذَأبِsharp (likely intended) الشَباthe fangs
وَكَعَمتَ شِدقَ الآكِلِ الذَأبِ الشَبا
حَتّىuntil حَمَيتَyou protected جُزارَةَthe limbs of المَأكولِthe prey
حَتّى حَمَيتَ جُزارَةَ المَأكولِ
And you muzzled the jaw of the sharp-fanged devourer,
Until you protected the limbs of the prey.
أَحكَمتَyou perfected ماwhat دَبَّرتَyou planned بِالتَبعيدِby distancing وَالand the
أَحكَمتَ ما دَبَّرتَ بِالتَبعيدِ وَال
تَقريبِbringing near وَالتَصعيبِand making difficult وَالتَسهيلِand making easy
تَقريبِ وَالتَصعيبِ وَالتَسهيلِ
You perfected what you planned by distancing and
Bringing near, making difficult and making easy.
لَولاbut for التَبايُنَdifferences فيin الطَبائِعِnatures لَمnot يَقُمwould stand
لَولا التَبايُنَ في الطَبائِعِ لَم يَقُم
بُنيانُthe edifice of هَذاthis العالَمِworld المَجهولِunknown
بُنيانُ هَذا العالَمِ المَجهولِ
Without differences in natures, there would not stand
The edifice of this unknown world.
قَولٌspeech يُتَرجِمُهُinterprets it الفَعالُdeeds وَإِنَّماand only
قَولٌ يُتَرجِمُهُ الفَعالُ وَإِنَّما
يُتَفَهَّمُis understood التَنزيلُrevelation بِالتَأويلِthrough interpretation
يُتَفَهَّمُ التَنزيلُ بِالتَأويلِ
Speech interpreted by deeds; and only
Through interpretation is revelation understood.
ماذاwhat نَقولُcan we say وَقَدand indeed جَمَعتَyou gathered شَتاتَناour scattered selves
ماذا نَقولُ وَقَد جَمَعتَ شَتاتَنا
وَأَتَيتَناand you brought us بِالعَدلِwith justice وَالتَعديلِand redress
وَأَتَيتَنا بِالعَدلِ وَالتَعديلِ
What can we say, when you have gathered our scattered selves
And brought us justice and redress?
Sol 6.1