أَدمُعٌtears قَدindeed غَرينَhave grown enamored بِالهَمَلانِof streaming
أَدمُعٌ قَد غَرينَ بِالهَمَلانِ
وَفُؤادٌand a heart قَدindeed لَجَّhas persisted فيin الخَفَقانِthrobbing
وَفُؤادٌ قَد لَجَّ في الخَفَقانِ
Tears have grown enamored of streaming,
And a heart has persisted in throbbing.
إِنَّindeed يَومَthe day of الكَثيبِthe dune أَفقَدَناdeprived us of نَضfreshness (first part)
إِنَّ يَومَ الكَثيبِ أَفقَدَنا نَض
رَةَfreshness (completion) تِلكَthose القُضبانِboughs وَالكُثبانِand dunes
رَةَ تِلكَ القُضبانِ وَالكُثبانِ
Indeed, the day at the dune robbed us of the freshness
Of those boughs and dunes,
بِاِفتِراقٍthrough separation أَلَمَّbefell بَعدَafter إِجتِماعٍtogetherness
بِاِفتِراقٍ أَلَمَّ بَعدَ إِجتِماعٍ
وَتَناءٍand distance أَقامَsettled بَعدَafter تَدانِcloseness
وَتَناءٍ أَقامَ بَعدَ تَدانِ
Through separation that came after togetherness,
And distance that settled in after closeness.
إِبكِياweep, you two هَذِهِthese المَغانيdwelling places الَّتيwhich أَخwore out (first part)
إِبكِيا هَذِهِ المَغاني الَّتي أَخ
لَقَهاwore them out (completion) بَعدَafter أَهلِهاtheir inhabitants المِرزَمانِthe two Mirzam stars
لَقَها بَعدَ أَهلِها المِرزَمانِ
Weep, you two, for these dwelling places, which
The two Mirzam stars wore away after their people left.
أَسعِداjoin in mourning, you two الغَيثَthe rain إِذwhen بَكاهاit wept for them وَإِنand though كاwas (first part)
أَسعِدا الغَيثَ إِذ بَكاها وَإِن كا
نَwas (completion) خَلِيّاًfree مِنof كُلِّall ماthat which تَجِدانِyou two feel
نَ خَلِيّاً مِن كُلِّ ما تَجِدانِ
Join the rain in weeping for them, though it was
Free of everything you two feel.
جادَgave generously فيهاin them بِنَفسِهِwith itself فَإِستَجَدَّتso they acquired new
جادَ فيها بِنَفسِهِ فَإِستَجَدَّت
حُلَلاًrobes مِنهُfrom it جَمَّةَabundant الأَلوانِcolors
حُلَلاً مِنهُ جَمَّةَ الأَلوانِ
It lavished itself upon them, and they acquired new
Robes from it, abundant in colors.
فَهيَso they تَهتَزُّsway بَينَbetween إِفرِندِهِits silk الأَخgreen (first part)
فَهيَ تَهتَزُّ بَينَ إِفرِندِهِ الأَخ
ضَرِgreen (completion) حُسناًin beauty وَوَشيهِand its brocade الأُرجُوانيcrimson
ضَرِ حُسناً وَوَشيهِ الأُرجُواني
So they sway between its green silk
And its crimson brocade, in beauty,
فيin سَماءٍa sky مِنof خُضرَةِthe greenness of الرَوضِthe meadow فيهاin it
في سَماءٍ مِن خُضرَةِ الرَوضِ فيها
أَنجُمٌstars مِنof شَقائِقِanemones النُعمانِal-Nu'man (in the flower-name)
أَنجُمٌ مِن شَقائِقِ النُعمانِ
In a sky of the meadow's green, wherein
Are stars of anemone blossoms,
وَإِصفِرارٍand yellowness مِنin لَونِهِits coloring وَإِبيِضاضٍand whiteness
وَإِصفِرارٍ مِن لَونِهِ وَإِبيِضاضٍ
كَاِجتِماعِlike the meeting of اللُجَينِsilver وَالعِقيانِand pure gold
كَاِجتِماعِ اللُجَينِ وَالعِقيانِ
And yellow and white among its colors,
Like silver and pure gold brought together.
وَتُريكَand it shows you الأَحبابَlovers يَومَa day of تَلاقٍreunion
وَتُريكَ الأَحبابَ يَومَ تَلاقٍ
بِاِعتِناقِthrough the embrace of الحَوذانِbuttercups وَالأُقحُوانِand daisies
بِاِعتِناقِ الحَوذانِ وَالأُقحُوانِ
And it shows you lovers on a day of reunion,
In the embrace of buttercups and daisies.
صاغَfashioned مِنهاfrom them الرَبيعُspring شَكلاًa likeness لِأَخلاof the character (first part)
صاغَ مِنها الرَبيعُ شَكلاً لِأَخلا
قِcharacter (completion) حُسَينٍHusayn ذيpossessed of الجودِgenerosity وَالإِحسانِand beneficence
قِ حُسَينٍ ذي الجودِ وَالإِحسانِ
Spring fashioned from them a likeness of the character
Of Husayn, possessed of generosity and beneficence.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though الأَشجارَthe trees تَعلوrise above رُباهاits knolls
فَكَأَنَّ الأَشجارَ تَعلو رُباها
بِنَثيرِwith a scattering of الياقوتِrubies وَالمُرجانِand coral
بِنَثيرِ الياقوتِ وَالمُرجانِ
So the trees seem to rise above its knolls
With a scattering of rubies and coral.
وَكَأَنَّand it is as though الصَباthe east wind تَرَدَّدُpasses to and fro فيهاthrough them
وَكَأَنَّ الصَبا تَرَدَّدُ فيها
بِنَسيمِwith a breath of الكافورِcamphor وَالزَعفَرانِand saffron
بِنَسيمِ الكافورِ وَالزَعفَرانِ
And the east wind seems to wander through them
With a breath of camphor and saffron.
قَدindeed تَصابَيتُI acted like a youth فَاُعذُريso excuse me أَوor فَلوميthen blame me
قَد تَصابَيتُ فَاُعذُري أَو فَلومي
لَيسَis not شَيءٌanything سِوىexcept الصِباyouthful passion مِنamong شانيmy concerns
لَيسَ شَيءٌ سِوى الصِبا مِن شاني
I have played the youth; excuse me, or blame me:
Youthful passion is my only concern.
وَتَذَكَّرتُand I remembered وافِدَthe new arrival of الشَيبِgray hair فَاِستَعso I hastened (first part)
وَتَذَكَّرتُ وافِدَ الشَيبِ فَاِستَع
جَلتُI hastened (completion) حَظّيmy share فيin الراحِwine وَالرَيحانِand fragrant herbs
جَلتُ حَظّي في الراحِ وَالرَيحانِ
And I recalled gray hair's arrival, so I hastened to claim
My share of wine and fragrant herbs,
عِندَwith عَدلٍan equal مِنَof الزَمانِTime إِذاwhen إِستَقhe welcomes (first part)
عِندَ عَدلٍ مِنَ الزَمانِ إِذا إِستَق
بَلَhe welcomes (completion) خَيرٌbetter مِنthan إِعتِدالِthe temperateness of الزَمانِTime
بَلَ خَيرٌ مِن إِعتِدالِ الزَمانِ
With a match for Time, who, when he welcomes you,
Is better than Time at its fairest.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَمزُجُI mix المُدامَthe wine بِفَترٍwith languor
وَلَقَد أَمزُجُ المُدامَ بِفَترٍ
بَلrather بِسِحرٍwith magic مِنfrom مُقلَتَيthe two eyes of أَرسَلانِArslan
بَل بِسِحرٍ مِن مُقلَتَي أَرسَلانِ
And indeed I mix the wine with languor—
No, with magic from Arslan's two eyes.
وَأُعاطيand I exchange كُؤوسَهاits cups المَلِكَthe king الأَبradiant (first part)
وَأُعاطي كُؤوسَها المَلِكَ الأَب
لَجَradiant (completion) فِعلَin the manner of النَدمانِa drinking companion بِالنَدمانِwith a drinking companion
لَجَ فِعلَ النَدمانِ بِالنَدمانِ
And I exchange its cups with the radiant king,
As one drinking companion does with another.
فَكَأَنّيso it is as though I أُنادِمُdrink with القَمَرَthe moon البَدfull moon (first part)
فَكَأَنّي أُنادِمُ القَمَرَ البَد
رَfull moon (completion) عَلَيهاover it فيin ذَلِكَthat الإيوانِthe vaulted hall
رَ عَلَيها في ذَلِكَ الإيوانِ
So it is as though I drink with the full moon,
Over the wine, in that vaulted hall.
تَزدَهيهِscorns him مِنَfrom العُلاeminence كِبرِياءٌpride
تَزدَهيهِ مِنَ العُلا كِبرِياءٌ
فيهِin him أَنthat يَزدَهيbe haughty عَلىover الإِخوانِthe companions
فيهِ أَن يَزدَهي عَلى الإِخوانِ
A pride born of eminence scorns in him
The thought of lording it over his companions.
وَعَلَيهِand upon him مِنَof النَدىgenerosity سيمِياءُa mark
وَعَلَيهِ مِنَ النَدى سيمِياءُ
وَصَلَتhas linked مَدحَهُhis praise بِكُلِّto every لِسانِtongue
وَصَلَت مَدحَهُ بِكُلِّ لِسانِ
And he bears the mark of generosity,
Which has carried his praise to every tongue.
غَمَرَتهُhas enveloped him جَلالَةُthe majesty of المُلكِkingship وَاِستَوand took hold (first part)
غَمَرَتهُ جَلالَةُ المُلكِ وَاِستَو
لَتtook hold (completion) عَلَيهِof him شَمائِلُthe qualities of الفِتيانِyoung men
لَت عَلَيهِ شَمائِلُ الفِتيانِ
The majesty of kingship has enveloped him, while
The qualities of gallant youths have taken hold of him.
واصِلٌjoining مَجدَهُhis glory بِعَقدِto the necklace of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
واصِلٌ مَجدَهُ بِعَقدِ الثُرَيّا
وَيَداهُand his two hands بِالجودِto generosity مَوصولَتانِboth joined
وَيَداهُ بِالجودِ مَوصولَتانِ
He joins his glory to the necklace of the Pleiades,
And both his hands are joined to generosity.
ياO أَباfather of القاسِمِal-Qasim المُقَسَّمِthe one apportioned فيin المَجglory (first part)
يا أَبا القاسِمِ المُقَسَّمِ في المَج
دِglory (completion) لِيَومِfor the day of النَدىgenerosity وَيَومِand the day of الطِعانِspear-fighting
دِ لِيَومِ النَدى وَيَومِ الطِعانِ
O Abu al-Qasim, apportioned in glory
For the day of giving and the day of spear-thrusts,
قَدindeed وَرِثتَyou have inherited العَلياءَeminence عَنfrom أَردَشيرٍArdashir
قَد وَرِثتَ العَلياءَ عَن أَردَشيرٍ
وَقَباذٍand Qabadh وَعَنand from أَنوشَروانِAnushirwan
وَقَباذٍ وَعَن أَنوشَروانِ
You have inherited eminence from Ardashir,
And Qabadh, and from Anushirwan.
وَأَرىand I see اللَيلَnight وَالنَهارَand day سَواءًalike
وَأَرى اللَيلَ وَالنَهارَ سَواءً
حينَwhen تَبدوyou appear بِوَجهِكَwith your face الإِضحِيانِradiant
حينَ تَبدو بِوَجهِكَ الإِضحِيانِ
And I see night and day as one
When you appear with your radiant face.
Sol 6.1