لَهاfor her اللَهُGod عَنّيon my behalf ضامِنٌa guarantor وَكَفيلُand a surety
لَها اللَهُ عَنّي ضامِنٌ وَكَفيلُ
يُتابَعُis followed فيهاconcerning her أَوor يُطاعُis obeyed عَذولُa reproacher
يُتابَعُ فيها أَو يُطاعُ عَذولُ
God is my guarantor and surety to her:
no reproacher shall be followed or obeyed concerning her.
أَبيتُI spend the night بِأَعلىin the upper reaches of الحَزنِal-Hazn وَالرَملُand the sands عِندَهُbeside it
أَبيتُ بِأَعلى الحَزنِ وَالرَملُ عِندَهُ
مَغانٍdwellings لَهاof hers مَعفُوَّةٌeffaced وَطُلولُand ruined traces
مَغانٍ لَها مَعفُوَّةٌ وَطُلولُ
I spend the night in upper al-Hazn; beside the sands
are her effaced dwellings and ruined traces.
وَقَدand once كُنتُI used to أَهوىlove الريحَthe wind غَرباًwestward مَآبُهاits return
وَقَد كُنتُ أَهوى الريحَ غَرباً مَآبُها
فَقَدso now صِرتُI have come to أَهوىlove الريحَthe wind وَهيَwhile it is قَبولُan east wind
فَقَد صِرتُ أَهوى الريحَ وَهيَ قَبولُ
Once I loved the wind whose return was westward;
now I love the wind when it blows from the east.
وَمازالَتِand continued الأَحلامُthe dreams حَتّىuntil اِلتَقىmet لَناfor us
وَمازالَتِ الأَحلامُ حَتّى اِلتَقى لَنا
خَيالانِtwo dream-phantoms باغيa seeker of نائِلٍa gift وَمُنيلُand a bestower
خَيالانِ باغي نائِلٍ وَمُنيلُ
Dreams continued until there met for us
two phantoms: a seeker of bounty and a bestower.
أُنَبِّهُهاI rouse her وَهناًlate at night وَفيand in فَضلِthe loose folds of مِرطِهاher mantle
أُنَبِّهُها وَهناً وَفي فَضلِ مِرطِها
مُصابٌstricken قُواهُhis strength بِالنُعاسِby drowsiness قَتيلُslain
مُصابٌ قُواهُ بِالنُعاسِ قَتيلُ
I rouse her late at night, while in her mantle's loose folds
lies a slain one, his strength struck down by drowsiness.
فَياso, oh حُسنَهاher beauty إِذwhen هَبَّsprang awake مِنfrom سِنَةِa doze of الكَرىsleep
فَيا حُسنَها إِذ هَبَّ مِن سِنَةِ الكَرى
صَريعٌa fallen one بِصَيكِwith the clinging scent of الزَعفَرانِsaffron رَميلُsmeared
صَريعٌ بِصَيكِ الزَعفَرانِ رَميلُ
Oh, how lovely she was when from a doze of sleep rose
a fallen one, smeared with saffron's clinging scent!
عَذَرتُI excused النَوىseparation فيمَنregarding one إِلَيهِto whom اِختِيارُهاthe choice of it belongs
عَذَرتُ النَوى فيمَن إِلَيهِ اِختِيارُها
فَماbut what عُذرُهاits excuse فيin المُلكِownership حينَwhen يَزولُit is lost
فَما عُذرُها في المُلكِ حينَ يَزولُ
I excused separation when its choice lay with a person;
but what excuse has it when ownership is lost?
أَماdid not وَزَعَتنيrestrain me النَفسُthe soul عَنfrom بَينِparting with مُلصِقٍone closely bound
أَما وَزَعَتني النَفسُ عَن بَينِ مُلصِقٍ
إِلىto النَفسِthe soul تَبكيit weeps for بَينَهُhis departure وَتَعولُand wails
إِلى النَفسِ تَبكي بَينَهُ وَتَعولُ
Did not my soul restrain me from parting with one bound
to the soul, which weeps and wails for that departure?
بَلىyes قَدindeed تَكَرَّهتُI loathed الفِراقَseparation وَأَشفَقَتand grew fearful
بَلى قَد تَكَرَّهتُ الفِراقَ وَأَشفَقَت
جَوانِحُribs مِنهاamong them مُثبَتٌone sorely stricken وَعَليلُand one ailing
جَوانِحُ مِنها مُثبَتٌ وَعَليلُ
Yes, I loathed separation, and fear seized
my ribs, some sorely stricken, some ailing.
وَدافَعتُand I defended جَهديwith all my might عَنon behalf of ثُرَيّاThurayya فَلَمbut not يَكُنwas there
وَدافَعتُ جَهدي عَن ثُرَيّا فَلَم يَكُن
إِلىto مَنعِهاpreventing her مِنfrom أَنthat تُباعَshe be sold سَبيلُa way
إِلى مَنعِها مِن أَن تُباعَ سَبيلُ
I defended Thurayya with all my might, but there was
no way to keep her from being sold.
فَلاso no وَصلَunion إِلّاexcept أَنthat تُجَدِّدَyou renew خُلَّةًa bond of love
فَلا وَصلَ إِلّا أَن تُجَدِّدَ خُلَّةً
وَلاand no أُنسَcompanionship إِلّاexcept أَنthat يَكونَthere be بَديلُa replacement
وَلا أُنسَ إِلّا أَن يَكونَ بَديلُ
So there is no union unless you renew a bond of love,
and no companionship unless there is a replacement.
وَلَوand had أَنجَبَتborne a worthy son أُمُّthe mother of البَريدِيِّal-Baridi ماnot نَأىbeen distant
وَلَو أَنجَبَت أُمُّ البَريدِيِّ ما نَأى
عَلَيَّfrom me جَداهُhis bounty وَالبَخيلُand a miser بَخيلُa miser
عَلَيَّ جَداهُ وَالبَخيلُ بَخيلُ
Had al-Baridi's mother borne a worthy son, he would not have kept
his bounty far from me; but a miser is a miser.
نَباproved ineffective فيin يَديmy hand وَاِبنُthough the son of اللَئيمَةِthe base woman واجِدٌwealthy
نَبا في يَدي وَاِبنُ اللَئيمَةِ واجِدٌ
وَيَنبوand may fail الحَديثُthe new الطَبعِforging وَهوَthough it is صَقيلُpolished
وَيَنبو الحَديثُ الطَبعِ وَهوَ صَقيلُ
He failed in my hand, though the base woman's son had wealth;
even a freshly forged blade may fail, though polished.
بَداhe began بِالسِباطِwith the straight-haired الشُقرِblond ones وَالمَرءُand a man مُبتَدٍbegins
بَدا بِالسِباطِ الشُقرِ وَالمَرءُ مُبتَدٍ
مِنَamong الناسِpeople بِالرَهطِwith the clan الَّذينَwhom يَعولُhe supports
مِنَ الناسِ بِالرَهطِ الَّذينَ يَعولُ
He began with the straight-haired blond ones; a man begins,
among people, with the clan he supports.
وَكُنتُand I was خَليقاًdeserving أَنthat يُشَيِّعَshould bolster مُنَّتيmy strength
وَكُنتُ خَليقاً أَن يُشَيِّعَ مُنَّتي
عَزاءٌconsolation عَلىfor ماwhat فاتَwas missed مِنهُfrom him جَميلُgracious
عَزاءٌ عَلى ما فاتَ مِنهُ جَميلُ
It would have befitted me for my strength to be sustained
by gracious consolation for what I failed to gain from him.
فَهَلso will يَنفَعَنّيbenefit me فيwith حُمولَةَHumula أَنَّهُthat he
فَهَل يَنفَعَنّي في حُمولَةَ أَنَّهُ
لَأَوزَنِfor the weightiest of ماwhat أَعياhas wearied الرِجالَmen حَمولُa strong bearer
لَأَوزَنِ ما أَعيا الرِجالَ حَمولُ
So will it profit me with Humula that he
bears the heaviest burdens that have wearied men?
أَسىًsorrow فيin نُفوسِthe souls of الحاسِدينَthe envious وَحَسرَةٌand regret
أَسىً في نُفوسِ الحاسِدينَ وَحَسرَةٌ
وَغَيظٌand rage عَلىupon أَكبادِهِمtheir livers وَغَليلُand burning thirst
وَغَيظٌ عَلى أَكبادِهِم وَغَليلُ
He is sorrow in the souls of the envious, and regret,
and rage upon their livers, and burning thirst.
وَكانواand they were إِذاwhenever رامواthey sought تَعاطِيَto undertake سَعيِهِhis striving
وَكانوا إِذا راموا تَعاطِيَ سَعيِهِ
يَفيءُreturns بِعَجزٍwith helplessness رَأيُهُمtheir judgment فَيَفيلُand falters
يَفيءُ بِعَجزٍ رَأيُهُم فَيَفيلُ
Whenever they sought to rival his endeavors,
their judgment retreated helpless and faltered.
وَماand not نَقَمواthey resented إِلّاexcept تَخَرُّقَthe lavishness of مُنعَمٍa favored man
وَما نَقَموا إِلّا تَخَرُّقَ مُنعَمٍ
يَطوعُyields readily لَهُمto them إِحسانُهُhis generosity فَيَطولُand grows abundant
يَطوعُ لَهُم إِحسانُهُ فَيَطولُ
They resented nothing but the lavishness of a favored man,
whose generosity yields readily to them and grows abundant.
لَهُhe has هِمَّةٌhigh resolve نُلقيwe cast عَلَيهاupon it مُهِمَّناour cares
لَهُ هِمَّةٌ نُلقي عَلَيها مُهِمَّنا
فَيَدنوso draws near بَعيدٌthe distant أَوor يَدِقُّbecomes small جَليلُthe great
فَيَدنو بَعيدٌ أَو يَدِقُّ جَليلُ
He has a resolve upon which we cast our cares,
so the distant draws near, or the great becomes small.
أَقامَتit straightened لَناfor us عوجَthe crookedness of الخُطوبِmisfortunes وَرَحَّلَتand drove away
أَقامَت لَنا عوجَ الخُطوبِ وَرَحَّلَت
نَوائِبَthe calamities of هَذاthis الدَهرِage وَهيَwhile they were نُزولُencamped
نَوائِبَ هَذا الدَهرِ وَهيَ نُزولُ
It straightened for us the crookedness of troubles, and drove away
the calamities of this age while they lay encamped.
فَأَصبَحَso became ماwhat نَرجوwe hope for مُؤَدّاًdelivered قَصِيُّهُits farthest reach
فَأَصبَحَ ما نَرجو مُؤَدّاً قَصِيُّهُ
إِلَيناto us وَغالَتand carried off ماwhat نُحاذِرُwe dread غولُruin
إِلَينا وَغالَت ما نُحاذِرُ غولُ
Thus even our farthest hopes were delivered
to us, and ruin carried off what we feared.
وَلِيُّa bestower of أَيادٍfavors عِندَناupon us ماnot يُغِبُّهاis absent from them
وَلِيُّ أَيادٍ عِندَنا ما يُغِبُّها
ثَناءٌpraise عَلىupon سَمعِthe hearing of العَدُوِّthe enemy ثَقيلُheavy
ثَناءٌ عَلى سَمعِ العَدُوِّ ثَقيلُ
He bestows favors upon us, which never lack
praise that weighs heavily on the enemy's ear.
وَكَيفَand how تُخِلُّcould fail الأَرضُthe earth بِالنَبتِin producing vegetation فَوقَهاabove it
وَكَيفَ تُخِلُّ الأَرضُ بِالنَبتِ فَوقَها
تَحَرّىseeking سَماءٍa raincloud ماnot تَزالُceases تَخيلُpromises rain
تَحَرّى سَماءٍ ما تَزالُ تَخيلُ
How could the earth fail to sprout, while above it
a cloud it looks to never ceases to promise rain?
لَهُhe has بَينَbetween جوذَرزٍJudharz وَبيبٍand Bib مَناقِبٌnoble deeds
لَهُ بَينَ جوذَرزٍ وَبيبٍ مَناقِبٌ
شَراوىpeers لِأَعلامِto the beacons of الدُجىdarkness وَشُكولُand counterparts
شَراوى لِأَعلامِ الدُجى وَشُكولُ
He has, between Judharz and Bib, noble deeds,
peers and counterparts of beacons in the dark.
فَماso not سَعيُهُhis striving عَنfrom نَيلِهِنَّattaining them مُؤَخَّرٌheld back
فَما سَعيُهُ عَن نَيلِهِنَّ مُؤَخَّرٌ
وَلاand not حَدُّهُhis edge عَنfrom حَوزِهِنَّwinning them كَليلُblunted
وَلا حَدُّهُ عَن حَوزِهِنَّ كَليلُ
His striving is not held back from attaining them,
nor is his edge too blunt to win them.
خَطَبناwe sought إِلَيهِfrom him قَولَهُhis word غِبَّafter فِعلِهِhis deed
خَطَبنا إِلَيهِ قَولَهُ غِبَّ فِعلِهِ
وَمَنand whoever يَفعَلِdoes المَعروفَkindness فَهوَthen he يَقولُspeaks
وَمَن يَفعَلِ المَعروفَ فَهوَ يَقولُ
We sought his word from him after his deed;
and whoever does good is thereby speaking.
وَماand no ساعَةٌhour مِنof جاهِهِhis influence دونَapart from جودِهِhis generosity
وَما ساعَةٌ مِن جاهِهِ دونَ جودِهِ
بِمُبعِدَةٍfar removed مِنfrom أَنthat يُنالَbe obtained جَزيلُample bounty
بِمُبعِدَةٍ مِن أَن يُنالَ جَزيلُ
No hour of his influence, apart from his generosity,
is far from bringing ample gain.
أَرانيI see myself حَقيقاًlikely أَنto أَؤولَcome إِلىto الغِنىwealth
أَراني حَقيقاً أَن أَؤولَ إِلى الغِنى
إِذاwhen كانَتِit is الشورىcounsel إِلَيكَtoward you تَثولُcomes flocking
إِذا كانَتِ الشورى إِلَيكَ تَثولُ
I see myself as likely to attain wealth,
when counsel comes flocking to you.
وَإِنّيand I indeed عَلىdespite غَربيmy sharpness وَشَغبِand the unruliness of شَكيمَتيmy bridle-bit
وَإِنّي عَلى غَربي وَشَغبِ شَكيمَتي
لَمُعتَبَدٌam surely enslaved لِلطولِby the bounty مِنكَfrom you ذَليلُhumbled
لَمُعتَبَدٌ لِلطولِ مِنكَ ذَليلُ
And I, despite my sharpness and my bit's unruliness,
am surely enslaved and humbled by your bounty.
جَلاburnished أَوجُهَthe faces of الآمالِhopes حَتّىuntil أَضاءَهاit lit them
جَلا أَوجُهَ الآمالِ حَتّى أَضاءَها
هِلالٌa crescent عَلَيهِupon it بَهجَةٌsplendor وَقُبولُand charm
هِلالٌ عَلَيهِ بَهجَةٌ وَقُبولُ
The faces of hope were burnished until made radiant
by a crescent bearing splendor and charm.
صَغيرٌa little one يُرَجّىis looked to لِلكَبيرِfor great things ضُحىin the morning of غَدٍtomorrow
صَغيرٌ يُرَجّى لِلكَبيرِ ضُحى غَدٍ
وَكَمand how much مِنof كَثيرٍabundance قَدindeed بَداهُbegan it قَليلُa little
وَكَم مِن كَثيرٍ قَد بَداهُ قَليلُ
A little one, looked to for great things tomorrow morning;
and how much greatness has begun with something small!
نُؤَمِّلُwe hope أَنthat تَسريmay travel by night إِلَيناto us وَتَغتَديand travel in the morning
نُؤَمِّلُ أَن تَسري إِلَينا وَتَغتَدي
أَساكيبُtorrents مِنof آلائِهِhis favors وَفُضولُand overflowing bounty
أَساكيبُ مِن آلائِهِ وَفُضولُ
We hope there will come to us by night and morning
torrents of his favors and overflowing bounty.
إِذاwhenever اِستُحدِثَتis newly introduced فيكُمamong you زِيادَةُan addition of واحِدٍone
إِذا اِستُحدِثَت فيكُم زِيادَةُ واحِدٍ
تَدَفَّقَgushes forth بَحرٌa sea أَوor تَلاحَقَfollows in succession نيلُbounty
تَدَفَّقَ بَحرٌ أَو تَلاحَقَ نيلُ
Whenever one more is newly added among you,
a sea gushes forth, or bounty follows bounty.
Sol 6.1