هَجَرَتshe left وَطَيفُand the phantom خَيالِهاof her image لَمdid not يَهجُرِdepart
هَجَرَت وَطَيفُ خَيالِها لَم يَهجُرِ
وَنَأَتand she went far away بِحاجَةِwith the longing مُغرَمٍof an enamored man لَمdid not يُقصِرِdesist
وَنَأَت بِحاجَةِ مُغرَمٍ لَم يُقصِرِ
She left, but her phantom image did not depart.
And she went far off with the longing of a lover who would not desist.
وَدَعَتand she beckoned هَواكَyour love بِمَوعِدٍwith a promise مُتَيَسِّرِreadily offered
وَدَعَت هَواكَ بِمَوعِدٍ مُتَيَسِّرِ
يَومَon the day اللِقاءِof meeting وَنائِلٍand a favor مُتَعَذِّرِhard to obtain
يَومَ اللِقاءِ وَنائِلٍ مُتَعَذِّرِ
And she beckoned your love with a readily offered promise
on the day of meeting, but a favor hard to obtain.
مُستَهتِرٍone besotted بِالظاعِنينَwith those departing وَفيهِمand among them
مُستَهتِرٍ بِالظاعِنينَ وَفيهِم
صَدٌّrejection يُضَرِّمُinflames لَوعَةَthe anguish المُستَهتِرِof the besotted lover
صَدٌّ يُضَرِّمُ لَوعَةَ المُستَهتِرِ
Besotted with those departing, though among them
is rejection that kindles the besotted lover's anguish.
تَسَلُyou ask المَنازِلَthe dwellings عَنهُمُabout them وَعَلىand upon اللِوىthe sand's bend
تَسَلُ المَنازِلَ عَنهُمُ وَعَلى اللِوى
دِمَنٌcamp traces دَوارِسُeffaced إِنif تَسَلyou ask لاnot تُخبِرِthey answer
دِمَنٌ دَوارِسُ إِن تَسَل لا تُخبِرِ
You ask the dwellings about them; at the sand's bend
lie faded camp traces: if you ask, they do not answer.
وَمِنَand of السَفاهَةِfolly أَنthat تَظَلَّyou remain مُكَفكِفاًwiping away
وَمِنَ السَفاهَةِ أَن تَظَلَّ مُكَفكِفاً
دَمعاًtears عَلىover طَلَلٍa ruin تَأَبَّدِgrown wild مُقفِرِdesolate
دَمعاً عَلى طَلَلٍ تَأَبَّدِ مُقفِرِ
It is folly to keep wiping away
tears over a ruin grown wild and desolate.
زادَتraised بَنيthe sons of يَزدادَYazdad فيin عَليائِهِمtheir eminence
زادَت بَني يَزدادَ في عَليائِهِم
شِيَمٌtraits كَرُمنَwere noble وَأَنعُمٌand favors لَمwere not تُكفَرِmet with ingratitude
شِيَمٌ كَرُمنَ وَأَنعُمٌ لَم تُكفَرِ
The sons of Yazdad were raised still higher in their glory
by noble traits and favors never met with ingratitude.
أَقمارُmoons مَروِof Merv الشاهِجانِal-Shahijan إِذاwhen دَجاgrows dark
أَقمارُ مَروِ الشاهِجانِ إِذا دَجا
خَطبٌa calamity وَأَنجُمُand stars لَيلِهاof its night المُستَحسِرِweary
خَطبٌ وَأَنجُمُ لَيلِها المُستَحسِرِ
Moons of Merv al-Shahijan when gloom descends
with calamity, and stars of its weary night.
أَحلامُهُمtheir wisdom قُلَلُthe summits الجِبالِof the mountains رَساsettled firmly بِهاin them
أَحلامُهُم قُلَلُ الجِبالِ رَسا بِها
وَزنٌweight وَأَيديهِمand their hands غِمارُthe depths الأَبحُرِof the seas
وَزنٌ وَأَيديهِم غِمارُ الأَبحُرِ
Their wisdom is mountain summits, held firm by
weight; their hands are the depths of the seas.
فَسَقَتso may they water عُبَيدَUbayd اللَهِAllah وَالبَلَدَand the land الَّذيwhich
فَسَقَت عُبَيدَ اللَهِ وَالبَلَدَ الَّذي
يَحتَلُّهُhe inhabits it دِيَمُthe steady rains الغَمامِof the clouds المُغزِرِpouring abundantly
يَحتَلُّهُ دِيَمُ الغَمامِ المُغزِرِ
So may Ubayd Allah and the land which
he inhabits be watered by the steady rains of bountiful clouds.
أَمَلٌa hope يُطيفُcircle الراغِبونَthose seeking favor بِظِلِّهِaround his shade
أَمَلٌ يُطيفُ الراغِبونَ بِظِلِّهِ
وَمَعاذُand a refuge خائِفَةِfearful القُلوبِhearts النُفَّرِquick to flee
وَمَعاذُ خائِفَةِ القُلوبِ النُفَّرِ
A hope whose shade those seeking favor gather around,
and a refuge for fearful hearts quick to flee.
عَضبُkeen العَزيمَةِin resolve لايَزالُhe never ceases مُعَرِّفاًmaking known
عَضبُ العَزيمَةِ لايَزالُ مُعَرِّفاً
مَعروفَthe good عائِدَةٍof beneficence وَمُنكَرَand the evil مُنكَرِof wrongdoing
مَعروفَ عائِدَةٍ وَمُنكَرَ مُنكَرِ
Keen in resolve, he never ceases to make known
the good of beneficence and the evil of wrongdoing.
مُتَواضِعٌhumble وَأَقَلُّand the least ماwhat يَعتَدُّهُhe counts it
مُتَواضِعٌ وَأَقَلُّ ما يَعتَدُّهُ
فيin المَجدِglory يوجِبُwarrants نَخوَةَthe pride المُتَكَبِّرِof the arrogant man
في المَجدِ يوجِبُ نَخوَةَ المُتَكَبِّرِ
He is humble, though the least of what he counts
among his glories would warrant an arrogant man's pride.
إِنif يَدنُhe draws near يَكفِhe suffices for الغائِبينَthose absent وَإِنand if يَغِبhe is absent
إِن يَدنُ يَكفِ الغائِبينَ وَإِن يَغِب
لاnot يَكفِناsuffices for us مِنهُin his stead دُنوُّthe nearness الحُضَّرِof those present
لا يَكفِنا مِنهُ دُنوُّ الحُضَّرِ
If he draws near, he suffices for the absent; if he is away,
the nearness of those present cannot make up for him.
لِلَّهِto God ماhow حَدَتِurged on with song الحُداةُthe camel-drivers وَماand how سَرَتtraveled by night
لِلَّهِ ما حَدَتِ الحُداةُ وَما سَرَت
تَخديthey stride swiftly بِهِwith him قُلُصُyoung she-camels المَهاريof Mahri stock الضُمَّرِlean
تَخدي بِهِ قُلُصُ المَهاري الضُمَّرِ
God be praised for the camel-drivers' chants and the night journeys
of the young, lean Mahri she-camels striding swiftly with him,
مُتَقَلقِلاتٌswaying بِالسَماحَةِwith generosity وَالنَدىand bounty
مُتَقَلقِلاتٌ بِالسَماحَةِ وَالنَدى
يَطلُبنَthey seek خَيفَthe Khayf مِنىًof Mina وَحِنوَand the bend المَشعَرِof al-Mash'ar
يَطلُبنَ خَيفَ مِنىً وَحِنوَ المَشعَرِ
swaying with generosity and bounty,
seeking Mina's Khayf and the bend of al-Mash'ar,
حَتّىuntil رَمَينَthey sped إِلىtoward الجِمارِthe Jamarat ضُحَيَّةًin the forenoon
حَتّى رَمَينَ إِلى الجِمارِ ضُحَيَّةً
وَالرَكبُand the riders بَينَbetween مُحَلِّقٍone shaving his head وَمُقَصِّرِand one trimming his hair
وَالرَكبُ بَينَ مُحَلِّقٍ وَمُقَصِّرِ
until they sped toward the Jamarat in the forenoon,
with riders shaving their heads or trimming their hair.
وَثَنينَand they turned نَحوَtoward قُصورِthe palaces يَثرِبَof Yathrib آخِذاًtaking a toll
وَثَنينَ نَحوَ قُصورِ يَثرِبَ آخِذاً
مِنهُنَّfrom them سَيرُthe travel مُغَلِّسٍof a predawn traveler وَمُهَجِّرِand a midday traveler
مِنهُنَّ سَيرُ مُغَلِّسٍ وَمُهَجِّرِ
Then they turned toward Yathrib's palaces, worn down
by travel before dawn and in the midday heat.
يَجشَمنَthey brave مِنfrom بُعدٍafar أَداءَthe offering تَحِيَّةٍof a greeting
يَجشَمنَ مِن بُعدٍ أَداءَ تَحِيَّةٍ
لِلقَبرِto the tomb ثَمَّthere وَمَسحَةٍand a touch لِلمَنبَرِto the pulpit
لِلقَبرِ ثَمَّ وَمَسحَةٍ لِلمَنبَرِ
They brave the long distance to offer a greeting
to the tomb there, and a touch upon the pulpit.
حَجٌّa pilgrimage تَقَبَّلَهُaccepted it الإِلَهُGod وَأَوبَةٌand a return
حَجٌّ تَقَبَّلَهُ الإِلَهُ وَأَوبَةٌ
كانَتwas شِفاءَa cure for جَوىًburning heartache لَناfor us وَتَذَكُّرِand wistful remembrance
كانَت شِفاءَ جَوىً لَنا وَتَذَكُّرِ
A pilgrimage that God accepted, and a homecoming
that healed our burning heartache and longing.
نَفسيmy soul فِداؤُكَyour ransom إِنَّindeed شَوقاًa longing مُفرِطاًoverwhelming
نَفسي فِداؤُكَ إِنَّ شَوقاً مُفرِطاً
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people وَتَوَلُّهاًand distraught love مِنfrom مَعشَرِa people
مِن مَعشَرٍ وَتَوَلُّهاً مِن مَعشَرِ
My soul be your ransom! What overwhelming longing
from one people, and what distraught love from another!
أَناI وَفدُthe envoy of نازِلَةِthe residents of الشَآمِal-Sham لُعُظمِfor the gravity of ماwhat
أَنا وَفدُ نازِلَةِ الشَآمِ لُعُظمِ ما
يَعنيهِمِconcerns them وَلِسانُand the voice أَهلِof the people of العَسكَرِal-Askar
يَعنيهِمِ وَلِسانُ أَهلِ العَسكَرِ
I am the envoy of al-Sham's residents, for the gravity of what
concerns them, and the voice of the people of al-Askar.
قَدalready أُعطِيَتhas been given بَغدادُBaghdad مِنكَfrom you نِهايَةَthe utmost of الthe
قَد أُعطِيَت بَغدادُ مِنكَ نِهايَةَ ال
حَظِّfavor المُقَدَّمِgiven precedence وَالنَصيبِand the share الأَوفَرِmost abundant
حَظِّ المُقَدَّمِ وَالنَصيبِ الأَوفَرِ
Baghdad has already received from you the full measure of
preferential favor and the most abundant share.
فَاِقسِمso allot لِسامَرّاءَto Samarra قِسمَةَan allotment مُنصِفٍof one who is fair
فَاِقسِم لِسامَرّاءَ قِسمَةَ مُنصِفٍ
تَجذَلwill rejoice قُلوبُthe hearts الأَولِياءِof loyal friends وَتُسرَرِand be gladdened
تَجذَل قُلوبُ الأَولِياءِ وَتُسرَرِ
So allot Samarra a share as a fair man would,
and the hearts of loyal friends will rejoice and be glad.
أَلمِمpay a visit بِقَومٍto a people أَنتَyou أَرضىmore welcome عِندَهُمin their eyes
أَلمِم بِقَومٍ أَنتَ أَرضى عِندَهُم
وَأَجَدُّand fresher مِنthan عَهدِthe days الرَبيعِof spring الأَزهَرِradiant
وَأَجَدُّ مِن عَهدِ الرَبيعِ الأَزهَرِ
Visit a people to whom you are more welcome
and fresher than the days of radiant spring.
مُتَطَلِّعينَlooking forward إِلىto لِقائِكَmeeting you أَصبَحواthey have become
مُتَطَلِّعينَ إِلى لِقائِكَ أَصبَحوا
بَينَbetween المُخَبِّرِone reporting news عَنكَabout you وَالمُستَخبِرِand one seeking news
بَينَ المُخَبِّرِ عَنكَ وَالمُستَخبِرِ
Looking forward to meeting you, they have become
either bringers of news of you or seekers of it.
مِنamong وامِقٍa devoted lover مُتَشَوِّقٍyearning أَوor آمِلٍa hopeful one
مِن وامِقٍ مُتَشَوِّقٍ أَو آمِلٍ
مُتَشَوِّفٍeagerly expectant أَوor راقِبٍa watcher مُتَنَظِّرِwaiting
مُتَشَوِّفٍ أَو راقِبٍ مُتَنَظِّرِ
Among them a devoted lover yearning, or a hopeful man
eagerly expectant, or a watcher waiting.
سَكَنواthey found repose إِلَيكَin you سُكونَهُمtheir repose لَوif نالَهُمbefell them
سَكَنوا إِلَيكَ سُكونَهُم لَو نالَهُم
جَدبٌdrought إِلىin صَوبِthe downpour السَحابِof the clouds المُمطِرِrain-bearing
جَدبٌ إِلى صَوبِ السَحابِ المُمطِرِ
They have placed their trust in you as they would, if afflicted
by drought, in the downpour of a rain-bearing cloud.
وَجِّهdirect رِكابَكَyour mounts مُصعِداًtraveling upward يَصعَدwill ascend بِناwith us
وَجِّه رِكابَكَ مُصعِداً يَصعَد بِنا
جَدٌّgood fortune يَحِلُّalights بِماupon what نَرومُwe seek وَنَظفَرِand we attain
جَدٌّ يَحِلُّ بِما نَرومُ وَنَظفَرِ
Set your mounts on an upward journey; we shall be lifted
by good fortune that alights upon what we seek and win.
Sol 6.1