أَذُمُّI complain إِليكَto you تَغليسَthe predawn arrival of الدُجونِthe dark clouds
أَذُمُّ إِليكَ تَغليسَ الدُجونِ
وَلَمعَand the flashing of البَرقِthe lightning فيin زَجِلٍa thundering cloud هُتونِpouring rain
وَلَمعَ البَرقِ في زَجِلٍ هُتونِ
I complain to you of the dark clouds’ coming before dawn,
I yearn for the gleam of lanterns in the dark dungeons,
and lightning’s flash amid a thundering downpour,
And the flash of lightning in mellow torrential rain,
وَمَيلَهُماand their turning (both of them) بِعَزمِwith the resolve of أَبيAbu عَلِيٍّAli
وَمَيلَهُما بِعَزمِ أَبي عَلِيٍّ
إِلىtoward صَهباءَtawny wine تُشرِقُthat gleams فيin العُيونِthe eyes
إِلى صَهباءَ تُشرِقُ في العُيونِ
and how the two have turned Abu Ali’s resolve
Inclining with my father Ali's determination,
toward tawny wine that gleams in the eyes.
Towards the brilliant dawn shining in the eyes.
وَكَمand how many مِنa حاجَةٍneed عيقَتwas thwarted وَنُجحٍand a success
وَكَم مِن حاجَةٍ عيقَت وَنُجحٍ
لَواهُput it off المَطلُprocrastination حيناًa time بَعدَafter حينِa time
لَواهُ المَطلُ حيناً بَعدَ حينِ
And how many a need was thwarted, and how many a success
Many stalled hopes were later fulfilled,
procrastination put off, time after time!
When time's delay ended after a while.
وَماand not كانَwere السَحابُthe clouds عَلىwith regard to أَذاتيharming me
وَما كانَ السَحابُ عَلى أَذاتي
بِمُتَّهَمِsuspected البُكورِof coming early وَلاnor ظَنينِmistrusted
بِمُتَّهَمِ البُكورِ وَلا ظَنينِ
The clouds had never, when it came to harming me,
The clouds were never suspect
been suspect in their early coming, nor mistrusted.
Of plotting at dawn or being dubious.
فَلاso do not تَمزُجmix بِماءِwith the water of المُزنِthe rainclouds كَأسيmy cup
فَلا تَمزُج بِماءِ المُزنِ كَأسي
وَعَدِّand turn instead بِهاwith it إِلىto الماءِthe water المَعينِflowing
وَعَدِّ بِها إِلى الماءِ المَعينِ
So do not mix my cup with raincloud water;
So do not mix my cup with muddy water,
and turn with it instead to flowing water.
Take it back to the clear flowing spring.
Sol 6.1