إِنَّكَindeed you وَالاِحتِفالَwith earnest effort فيin عَذَليreproaching me
إِنَّكَ وَالاِحتِفالَ في عَذَلي
غَيرُnot مُقيمٍstraightening زَيغيmy waywardness وَلاand not مَيليmy bent
غَيرُ مُقيمٍ زَيغي وَلا مَيلي
You, with all your zeal in reproaching me,
cannot straighten my waywardness or my bent.
بَلىyes indeed إِنِif اِسطَعتَyou can أَوor قَدَرتَyou are able فَخُذthen take
بَلى إِنِ اِسطَعتَ أَو قَدَرتَ فَخُذ
مِنfrom خابِلٍone who maddens سَلوَةًrelief from longing لِمُختَبِلِfor one maddened
مِن خابِلٍ سَلوَةً لِمُختَبِلِ
Yet, if you can or have the power, take
from one who maddens, relief for one driven mad.
إِنَّindeed الغَوانيthe beauties رَدَدنَthey returned خائِبَةًfruitless
إِنَّ الغَواني رَدَدنَ خائِبَةً
رَسائِليmy messages وَاِعتَذَرنَand they offered excuses مِنto رُسُليmy messengers
رَسائِلي وَاِعتَذَرنَ مِن رُسُلي
The beauties have returned, fruitless,
my messages, and offered excuses to my messengers,
لِنَبوَةٍbecause of estrangement بيin me عَنِfrom الصِباyouth ثَلَمَتdiminished
لِنَبوَةٍ بي عَنِ الصِبا ثَلَمَت
جاهِيَmy standing أَوor كَبرَةٍold age عَنِbeyond الغَزَلِcourtship
جاهِيَ أَو كَبرَةٍ عَنِ الغَزَلِ
for my estrangement from youth, which has diminished
my standing, or an age too advanced for courtship.
مِنamong خَيرِthe best ماwhat أَسعَفَgranted الزَمانُTime بِهِwith it
مِن خَيرِ ما أَسعَفَ الزَمانُ بِهِ
وَنَحنُand we مِنof مَنعِهِits withholding علىin وَجَلِfear
وَنَحنُ مِن مَنعِهِ على وَجَلِ
Among the best things Time has granted,
while we fear its withholding,
يَومٌa day بِغُمّىat Ghumma تُجلىis dispelled بِطَلعَتِهِby its dawning الthe
يَومٌ بِغُمّى تُجلى بِطَلعَتِهِ ال
غَمّاءُgloom أَوor لَيلَةٌa night بِقُطرُبُلِat Qutrubul
غَمّاءُ أَو لَيلَةٌ بِقُطرُبُلِ
is a day at Ghumma, at whose dawning the
gloom is dispelled, or a night at Qutrubul.
يَصفَرُّturns yellow صِبغُhue الكُؤوسِthe cups لِلسُكرِfor intoxication أَوor
يَصفَرُّ صِبغُ الكُؤوسِ لِلسُكرِ أَو
يَحمَرُّturns red صِبغُhue الخُدودِthe cheeks لِلخَجَلِfrom bashfulness
يَحمَرُّ صِبغُ الخُدودِ لِلخَجَلِ
The cups' hue turns yellow to intoxicate, or
the cheeks' hue turns red with bashfulness.
لِيَذهَبَlet it go الغَيُّfolly حَيثُwherever طَيَّتُهُits destination
لِيَذهَبَ الغَيُّ حَيثُ طَيَّتُهُ
ماnot سُبُلُthe paths الغِيِّof folly بَعدُany longer مِنamong سُبُليmy paths
ما سُبُلُ الغِيِّ بَعدُ مِن سُبُلي
Let folly go wherever it is bound;
the paths of folly are no longer mine.
آسىI grieve عَلىfor فائِتِthe lost portion of الشَبابِyouth وَماand what
آسى عَلى فائِتِ الشَبابِ وَما
أَنفَقتُI spent مِنهُof it فيin الأَعصُرِthe times الأُوَلِearlier
أَنفَقتُ مِنهُ في الأَعصُرِ الأُوَلِ
I grieve for youth gone by, and what
I spent of it in earlier times.
وَمُختَشِنٌand one wary لِلهَجاءِof satire قُلتُI said لَهُto him
وَمُختَشِنٌ لِلهَجاءِ قُلتُ لَهُ
وَخافَand he feared عِنديat my hands جَريرَةَthe consequences البُخَلِof stinginess
وَخافَ عِندي جَريرَةَ البُخَلِ
And I said to one wary of satire,
who feared the consequences of stinginess at my hands:
وُدّيmy wish لَوif only قَدalready كُفيتُI have been spared ماwhat قِبَلَfrom the side of الthe
وُدّي لَو قَد كُفيتُ ما قِبَلَ ال
دَهرِTime كَماjust as قَدalready كُفيتُI have been spared ماwhat قِبَليfrom my side
دَهرِ كَما قَد كُفيتُ ما قِبَلي
I wish I were spared what comes from
Time, as I have been spared what comes from me.
حَسبُكَenough for you أَنthat تُحرَمَyou be denied المَديحَpraise وَماand what
حَسبُكَ أَن تُحرَمَ المَديحَ وَما
تُؤثِرُyou prize مِنof شاهِدٍa testimonial وَمِنand of مَثَلِa proverbial saying
تُؤثِرُ مِن شاهِدٍ وَمِن مَثَلِ
It is enough for you to be denied praise, and what
you prize in testimony and proverbial sayings.
أَغنانِيَenriched me اللَهُGod بِالكَثيرِwith abundance وَماand what
أَغنانِيَ اللَهُ بِالكَثيرِ وَما
أَغنىhas made independent عَنof الأَدنِياءِthe lowly وَالسِفَلِand the base
أَغنى عَن الأَدنِياءِ وَالسِفَلِ
God has enriched me with abundance, and with what
has freed me of need for the lowly and the base.
يَكفيكَsuffices you مِنof ثَروَةٍwealth مَبيتُكَyour passing the night مِنfrom
يَكفيكَ مِن ثَروَةٍ مَبيتُكَ مِن
سَيبِthe bounty of أَبيAbu عامِرٍAmir عَلىin أَمَلِhope
سَيبِ أَبي عامِرٍ عَلى أَمَلِ
For wealth, it is enough that you pass the night
in hope of Abu Amir's bounty.
تَسهُلُis gentle أَخلاقُهُhis character وَنَحنُand we عَلىin
تَسهُلُ أَخلاقُهُ وَنَحنُ عَلى
حالٍa plight مِنَfrom الدَهرِTime وَعرَةِdifficult الحيلِthe expedients
حالٍ مِنَ الدَهرِ وَعرَةِ الحيلِ
His disposition is gentle, while we are in
a plight from Time that is hard to remedy.
تَحتَلُّoccupies مَرفوعَةًexalted أَرومَتُهُhis lineage
تَحتَلُّ مَرفوعَةً أَرومَتُهُ
مِنfrom وائِلٍWa'il فيamong الرَعانِthe mountain spurs وَالقُلَلِand the summits
مِن وائِلٍ في الرَعانِ وَالقُلَلِ
His lineage holds an exalted station,
from Wa'il, amid mountain spurs and summits.
إِنif تُعطَyou are granted مَرضاتَهُhis favor وَتُحرَمand are denied رَذاdrizzle (first part)
إِن تُعطَ مَرضاتَهُ وَتُحرَم رَذا
ذَdrizzle (last part) الغَيثِthe rain أَوor وَبلَهِits downpour فَلاthen do not تُبلِcare
ذَ الغَيثِ أَو وَبلَهِ فَلا تُبلِ
If you gain his favor and are denied the drizzle
of rain, or its downpour, take no heed.
أَجلىrevealed لَناto us العَسكَرانِthe two camps عَنof قَمَرٍa moon
أَجلى لَنا العَسكَرانِ عَن قَمَرٍ
مُلتَبِسٍenwrapped بِالسُعودِin auspicious stars مُتَّصِلِjoined
مُلتَبِسٍ بِالسُعودِ مُتَّصِلِ
The two camps have revealed to us a moon,
enwrapped in auspicious stars and joined to them.
أَشوَسَfierce-eyed لاnot يَلبَسُtolerates الخَليلَa friend عَلىdespite
أَشوَسَ لا يَلبَسُ الخَليلَ عَلى
عَمدِdeliberateness التَكَفّيwavering وَكَثرَةِand frequency الزَلَلِof missteps
عَمدِ التَكَفّي وَكَثرَةِ الزَلَلِ
Fierce-eyed, he will not tolerate a friend's
deliberate wavering and repeated missteps.
لاnot يَخلِطُhe mixes الغَدرَtreachery بِالوَفاءِwith fidelity وَلاand not
لا يَخلِطُ الغَدرَ بِالوَفاءِ وَلا
وَبيعُand selling (uncertain reading) إِلفُthe affection of الخُلّانِfriends بِالمَلَلfor boredom
وَبيعُ إِلفُ الخُلّانِ بِالمَلَل
He does not mingle treachery with fidelity, nor
sell the affection of friends for boredom.
يَشغَلُنيoccupies me وَصفُdescribing ماwhat يَبينُhe stands out بِهِby it
يَشغَلُني وَصفُ ما يَبينُ بِهِ
فَكُلَّso every يَومٍday يَزيدُhe adds فيto شُغُليmy work
فَكُلَّ يَومٍ يَزيدُ في شُغُلي
Describing what sets him apart occupies me;
so every day he adds to my task.
حانَthe time has come وَداعٌa farewell مِنّاfrom us تَشيدُproclaims aloud بِهِof it
حانَ وَداعٌ مِنّا تَشيدُ بِهِ
نُعمىthe bounty of مُقيمٍone who stays وَحَمدُand the praise of مُرتَحِلِone who leaves
نُعمى مُقيمٍ وَحَمدُ مُرتَحِلِ
The time has come for our farewell, proclaimed by
the bounty of one who stays and the praise of one who leaves.
فَاِسلَمso remain safe مُوَقّىًshielded مِنَfrom الحَوادِثِcalamities فيwithin
فَاِسلَم مُوَقّىً مِنَ الحَوادِثِ في
سِترٍa veil مُغَطّىًspread عَلَيكَover you مُنسَدِلِhanging down
سِترٍ مُغَطّىً عَلَيكَ مُنسَدِلِ
So remain safe, shielded from calamities, within
a veil drawn over you and hanging down.
وَلاand never تَزَلcease تَغمُرُyou flood الوَرىhumankind بِنَدىًwith bounty
وَلا تَزَل تَغمُرُ الوَرى بِنَدىً
مُؤتَنَفٍrenewed مِنfrom يَدَيكَyour two hands مُقتَبَلِfresh
مُؤتَنَفٍ مِن يَدَيكَ مُقتَبَلِ
And may you never cease to flood humankind with bounty,
renewed from your hands, ever fresh.
Sol 6.1