تَذَكَّرَhe remembered مَحزوناًgrief-stricken وَأَنّىand how لَهُfor him الذِكرىremembrance
تَذَكَّرَ مَحزوناً وَأَنّى لَهُ الذِكرى
وَفاضَتand overflowed بِغُزرِwith an abundance of الدَمعِtears مُقلَتُهُhis eye العَبرىtearful
وَفاضَت بِغُزرِ الدَمعِ مُقلَتُهُ العَبرى
He remembered, grief-stricken—but what use was remembrance to him?
He remembered sorrowfully, though whence came memory to him,
And his tearful eye overflowed with abundant tears.
And his lash-fringed eyes overflowed with copious tears.
فُؤادٌa heart هُوَit is الحَرّانُburning مِنfrom لاعِجِthe searing heat of الجَوىlove's anguish
فُؤادٌ هُوَ الحَرّانُ مِن لاعِجِ الجَوى
إِلىbeside كَبِدٍa liver جَمٍّabundant تَباريحُهاits torments حَرّىburning
إِلى كَبِدٍ جَمٍّ تَباريحُها حَرّى
A heart aflame with love's searing anguish,
A heart consumed with ardour for the beloved,
Beside a burning liver whose torments are many.
To a body whose veins course with fervent blood.
كَرىًslumber حالَbarred سَكبُthe pouring of الدَمعِtears دونَshort of خِتامِهِits completion
كَرىً حالَ سَكبُ الدَمعِ دونَ خِتامِهِ
فَلاso no دَمعَةٌtear تَرقاceases to flow وَلاand no مُقلَةٌeye تَكرىfalls asleep
فَلا دَمعَةٌ تَرقا وَلا مُقلَةٌ تَكرى
Slumber whose completion the pouring of tears prevented:
How often tears flow unchecked to their end,
So no tear ceases to flow, and no eye falls asleep.
No eye sheds a tear, no lash is wet.
وَكُنتُand I was وَكانَتand she was وَالشَبابُwhile youth عُلالَةٌa solace
وَكُنتُ وَكانَت وَالشَبابُ عُلالَةٌ
كَسَكرانَlike a drunken man مِنfrom خَمرِthe wine of الصَبابَةِlonging أَوor سَكرىa drunken woman
كَسَكرانَ مِن خَمرِ الصَبابَةِ أَو سَكرى
And I was, and she was—while youth was a solace—
I was, and she was, and youth was sweet madness,
Like a man drunk on the wine of longing, or a drunken woman.
Intoxicated with the wine of childhood or innocence.
أَشارَتshe gestured بِمِدراهاwith her hairpin فَأَصمَتso she killed outright وَلَمand not أَكُنI was
أَشارَت بِمِدراها فَأَصمَت وَلَم أَكُن
أُحاذِرُI fear إِصماءَinstant killing الإِشارَةِthe gesture بِالمِدرىwith the hairpin
أُحاذِرُ إِصماءَ الإِشارَةِ بِالمِدرى
She gestured with her hairpin and killed me outright; I had not
She hinted with a glance and was silent; I was not
Feared the deadly force of a gesture with a hairpin.
On my guard against the silence of hints.
سَرىjourneyed by night الطَيفُthe phantom مِنfrom ظَمياءَZamya وَهناًlate at night فَمَرحَباًso welcome!
سَرى الطَيفُ مِن ظَمياءَ وَهناً فَمَرحَباً
وَأَهلاًand welcome بِمَسرىto the night-journey of طَيفِthe phantom of ظَمياءَZamya مِنwhat a مَسرىnight-journey
وَأَهلاً بِمَسرى طَيفِ ظَمياءَ مِن مَسرى
Zamya's phantom traveled late at night—welcome!
A phantom came from Thamia and welcome!
And welcome to the night-journey of Zamya's phantom—what a journey!
Welcome the route of a phantom from Thamia!
أَلَمَّit alighted بِسَفرٍamong travelers لاغِبينَweary وَأَينُقٍand she-camels
أَلَمَّ بِسَفرٍ لاغِبينَ وَأَينُقٍ
ذَرَعنَthey paced out the distance بِناbearing us مِنfrom أَذرِعاتٍAdhri'at إِلىto بُصرىBusra
ذَرَعنَ بِنا مِن أَذرِعاتٍ إِلى بُصرى
It visited weary travelers and she-camels
It made towards an absence and a gracefulness
That paced out the road bearing us from Adhri'at to Busra.
That carried us on outstretched arms to Bosra.
لَقَدindeed كانَthere was فيon يَومِthe day of الثَنِيَّةِal-Thaniyya مَنظَرٌa sight
لَقَد كانَ في يَومِ الثَنِيَّةِ مَنظَرٌ
وَمُستَمَعٌand a sound يُنبيtelling عَنِof البَطشَةِthe onslaught الكُبرىmighty
وَمُستَمَعٌ يُنبي عَنِ البَطشَةِ الكُبرى
On the day of al-Thaniyya there was indeed a sight
Truly there was on the day of al-Thaniya a sight
And a sound that told of the mighty onslaught,
And hearing that warned of great violence,
وَعَطفُand the wheeling of أَبيAbu (father of) الجَيشِal-Jaysh (the army) الجَوادَthe steed يَكُرُّهُhe drives it back to charge
وَعَطفُ أَبي الجَيشِ الجَوادَ يَكُرُّهُ
مُدافَعَةًin defense عَنof دَيرِthe monastery of مُرّانَMurran أَوor مَقرىMaqra
مُدافَعَةً عَن دَيرِ مُرّانَ أَو مَقرى
And Abu al-Jaysh wheeled his steed, driving it back to charge,
As my father wheeled his steed aside
In defense of Dayr Murran or Maqra.
To defend the monastery of Muran or Maghara.
فَكائِنso many لَهُfor him مِنof ضَربَةٍa blow بَعدَafter طَعنَةٍa thrust
فَكائِن لَهُ مِن ضَربَةٍ بَعدَ طَعنَةٍ
وَقَتلىand slain men إِلىat جَنبِthe side of الثَنِيَّةِal-Thaniyya أَوor أَسرىcaptives
وَقَتلى إِلى جَنبِ الثَنِيَّةِ أَو أَسرى
And how many a blow he dealt after a thrust,
So for him after a blow comes a stab,
And slain men beside al-Thaniyya, or captives!
And brave dead by al-Thaniya’s side or prisoners;
فَوارِسُhorsemen صَرعىlying slain مِنincluding تُؤامٍpairs وَفارِدٍand a solitary rider
فَوارِسُ صَرعى مِن تُؤامٍ وَفارِدٍ
وَأَرسالُand bands of خَيلٍhorses فيin شَكائِمِهاtheir bits عَقرىhamstrung
وَأَرسالُ خَيلٍ في شَكائِمِها عَقرى
Horsemen lying slain, in pairs and singly,
Horsemen prone from assault and alone,
And bands of horses, hamstrung with bits in their mouths.
And horses with hamstrung legs.
رَأَيتُI saw تَفارِيقَscattered parts of المَحاسِنِthe beauties جُمِّعَتwere gathered
رَأَيتُ تَفارِيقَ المَحاسِنِ جُمِّعَت
إِلىto مُشتَرٍa Jupiter أَهدىhe presented إِلىto القَمَرِthe Moon الشِعرىSirius
إِلى مُشتَرٍ أَهدى إِلى القَمَرِ الشِعرى
I saw the scattered beauties gathered
I saw charms gathered together
In a Jupiter who gave Sirius to the Moon,
And sent as a gift to the moon-faced one.
مُحَمَّلَةًladen ماwhat لَوif تَحَمَّلَhe bore آدَهُit weighed him down
مُحَمَّلَةً ما لَو تَحَمَّلَ آدَهُ
مِنَof الصَفَدِthe bounty المَنقولِcarried along قَيصَرُCaesar أَوor كِسرىKhosrow
مِنَ الصَفَدِ المَنقولِ قَيصَرُ أَو كِسرى
Laden with what, if borne, would weigh down
Laden with what, were Adam himself to bear
Caesar or Khosrow—the bounty carried along.
The chains therefrom, Caesar and Chosroes might envy.
مُبارَكَةًblessed شَدَّتshe strengthened قُوىthe bonds of السِلمِpeace بَعدَماafter
مُبارَكَةً شَدَّت قُوى السِلمِ بَعدَما
تَوالَتfollowed one another خُطوبُthe calamities of الحَربِwar مُقبِلَةًadvancing تَترىin succession
تَوالَت خُطوبُ الحَربِ مُقبِلَةً تَترى
Blessed, she strengthened the bonds of peace after
Blessed the rope of peace, now that
The calamities of war had advanced, one after another.
The fortunes of war come in succession.
إِذاwhen شارَفَتshe draws near أَرضَthe land of العِراقِIraq فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it is so
إِذا شارَفَت أَرضَ العِراقِ فَإِنَّهُ
سَيُسنىwill be granted أَميرُthe Commander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful بِهاthrough her البُشرىglad tidings
سَيُسنى أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ بِها البُشرى
When she approaches the land of Iraq, then surely
When it nears Iraq’s land, its Amir
The Commander of the Faithful will through her be granted glad tidings.
Will bring the believers the good tidings.
مَتىwhenever نَعتَرِضwe seek out جَدوىthe bounty of أَبيAbu (father of) الجَيشِal-Jaysh (the army) نَعتَرِفwe recognize
مَتى نَعتَرِض جَدوى أَبي الجَيشِ نَعتَرِف
مَواهِبَgifts يُلحِقنَthey bring abreast المُقِلَّone of little means بِمَنwith one who أَثرىhas become wealthy
مَواهِبَ يُلحِقنَ المُقِلَّ بِمَن أَثرى
Whenever we seek Abu al-Jaysh's bounty, we recognize
When do we deny the excellence of my father, we admit
Gifts that bring those of little means abreast of the wealthy.
The gifts that equal the poor with the wealthy?
وَلاand no نَقصَdefect فيin الغَيثِthe rain الدِراكِincessant يَغُضُّهُdiminishes its worth
وَلا نَقصَ في الغَيثِ الدِراكِ يَغُضُّهُ
سِوىexcept أَنَّهُthat it is so أَزرىhas put to shame بِهِat its expense مِنهُfrom him ماwhat أَزرىhas put to shame
سِوى أَنَّهُ أَزرى بِهِ مِنهُ ما أَزرى
No flaw in the incessant rain diminishes its worth,
In copious rain that satisfies is no defect
Except that his bounty has put it utterly to shame.
Save that it enriches him even more than it enriches.
إِذاwhen وَهَبَhe bestows الأولىthe first gift مِنَof النَيلِbounty لَمnot يَدَعhe leaves off
إِذا وَهَبَ الأولى مِنَ النَيلِ لَم يَدَع
مُتابَعَةَcontinuing الإِفضالِgenerosity أَوuntil يَهَبَhe bestows الأُخرىthe next gift
مُتابَعَةَ الإِفضالِ أَو يَهَبَ الأُخرى
When he bestows the first gift of his bounty, he does not cease
When first of Nile’s flood he grants, he does not neglect
Following favor with favor until he bestows the next.
To continue largesse or grant the last.
Sol 6.1