لَكِfor you عَهدٌa pledge لَدَيَّwith me غَيرُnot مُضاعِneglected
لَكِ عَهدٌ لَدَيَّ غَيرُ مُضاعِ
باتَbecame شَوقيmy longing طَوعاًobedient لَهُto it وَنِزاعيand my yearning
باتَ شَوقي طَوعاً لَهُ وَنِزاعي
You have a pledge with me that will not be betrayed.
My longing and yearning have become obedient to it.
وَهَوىًand a love كُلَّماwhenever جَرىflowed عَنهُbecause of it دَمعٌtears
وَهَوىً كُلَّما جَرى عَنهُ دَمعٌ
يَئِسَdespaired العاذِلونَthe reprovers مِنof إِقلاعيmy renouncing it
يَئِسَ العاذِلونَ مِن إِقلاعي
And a love: whenever tears flow because of it,
my reprovers despair of my renouncing it.
لَوif تَوَلَّيتُI turned away عَنهُfrom it خيفَwas feared رُجوعيmy return
لَو تَوَلَّيتُ عَنهُ خيفَ رُجوعي
أَوor تَجَوَّزتُI took things lightly فيهِin it خيفَwas feared إِرتِجاعيmy relapse
أَو تَجَوَّزتُ فيهِ خيفَ إِرتِجاعي
Were I to turn away from it, my return would be feared;
or, if I took it lightly, my relapse would be feared.
وَمَتىand whenever عُدتَنيyou visited me in illness وَجَدتَyou found التَصابيyouthful passion
وَمَتى عُدتَني وَجَدتَ التَصابي
مِنamong شَكاتيmy complaints وَالحُبَّand love مِنamong أَوجاعيmy pains
مِن شَكاتي وَالحُبَّ مِن أَوجاعي
Whenever you visit me, you find youthful passion
among my complaints, and love among my pains.
ماnot كَفىsufficed مَوقِفُthe scene of التَفَرُّقِparting حَتّىuntil
ما كَفى مَوقِفُ التَفَرُّقِ حَتّى
عادَreturned بِالبَثِّwith anguish مَوقِفُthe scene of الإِجتِماعِmeeting
عادَ بِالبَثِّ مَوقِفُ الإِجتِماعِ
The scene of parting did not suffice, until
the scene of meeting returned with anguish.
أَعِناقُis the embrace...? اللِقاءِof meeting أَثلَمُmore wounding فيto الأَحthe vitals (start)
أَعِناقُ اللِقاءِ أَثلَمُ في الأَح
شاءِvitals (end) وَالقَلبِand the heart أَمor عِناقُthe embrace of الوَداعِfarewell
شاءِ وَالقَلبِ أَم عِناقُ الوَداعِ
Is the embrace at meeting more wounding to the vitals
and heart, or the embrace at farewell?
جَمَعَتshe combined نَظرَةَa look of التَعَجُّبِastonishment إِذwhen حاI attempted (start)
جَمَعَت نَظرَةَ التَعَجُّبِ إِذ حا
وَلتُI attempted (end) بَيناًseparation وَوَقفَةَand the stance of المُرتاعِone alarmed
وَلتُ بَيناً وَوَقفَةَ المُرتاعِ
She mingled a look of wonder, when I sought
to part, with the stance of one alarmed.
وَبَكَتand she wept فَاِستَثارَso aroused مِنّيfrom me بُكاهاher weeping
وَبَكَت فَاِستَثارَ مِنّي بُكاها
زَفرَةًa sigh ماnot تُطيقُهاcan bear it أَضلاعيmy ribs
زَفرَةً ما تُطيقُها أَضلاعي
She wept, and her weeping roused from me
a sigh my ribs could not bear.
كَمhow often تَنَدَّمتُI regretted لِلفِراقِover parting وَكَمand how often أَزI resolved (start)
كَم تَنَدَّمتُ لِلفِراقِ وَكَم أَز
مَعتُI resolved (end) بَيناًseparation فَماyet not حَمِدتُI commended زَماعيmy resolve
مَعتُ بَيناً فَما حَمِدتُ زَماعي
How often I rued separation; how often I resolved
to part, yet never commended my resolve.
آنَthe time has come أَنto أَسأَمَI weary of اِجتِيابيmy traversing الفَيافيthe deserts
آنَ أَن أَسأَمَ اِجتِيابي الفَيافي
وَاِرتِدائيand my cloaking myself مِنَin الدُجىdarkness وَاِدِّراعيand my armoring myself
وَاِرتِدائي مِنَ الدُجى وَاِدِّراعي
It is time I tired of roaming the deserts
and wearing darkness as cloak and armor.
كَيفَhow أَخشىI fear فَوتَmissing الغِنىwealth وَوَلِيُّand the friend of اللَGod (start)
كَيفَ أَخشى فَوتَ الغِنى وَوَلِيُّ اللَ
هِGod (end) مِنfrom هاشِمٍHashim وَلِيُّthe patron of اِصطِناعِpreferment
هِ مِن هاشِمٍ وَلِيُّ اِصطِناعِ
How can I fear missing wealth, when God's friend
of Hashim is the patron of my advancement?
مُستَهِلُّpouring forth اليَدَينِboth hands كَالغَيثِlike rain ذيpossessing الشُؤthe downpour (start)
مُستَهِلُّ اليَدَينِ كَالغَيثِ ذي الشُؤ
بوبِdownpour (end) وَالسَيلِand the torrent ذيpossessing الدُفّاعِsurging floods
بوبِ وَالسَيلِ ذي الدُفّاعِ
His hands pour forth like rain with its downpours,
and a torrent with its surging floods.
حامِلٌbearing مِنof خِلافَةِthe caliphate of اللَهِGod ماwhat يَعجِis incapable (start)
حامِلٌ مِن خِلافَةِ اللَهِ ما يَعجِ
زُis incapable (end) عَنهُof it ذوone possessing الأَيدِstrength وَالإِضطِلاعِand ability
زُ عَنهُ ذو الأَيدِ وَالإِضطِلاعِ
He bears of God's caliphate what overwhelms
even one endowed with strength and ability.
مُستَقِلٌّshouldering unaided بِالثِقلِwith the burden مِنهاof it رَحيبُbroad الthe
مُستَقِلٌّ بِالثِقلِ مِنها رَحيبُ ال
صَدرِbreast نَهضاًin shouldering بِهاit رَحيبُwide الباعِreach
صَدرِ نَهضاً بِها رَحيبُ الباعِ
He shoulders its weight unaided, broad of
breast in bearing it, and ample in reach.
يُبهَتُis awestruck الوَفدُthe delegation فيat أَسِرَّةِthe features of وَجهٍa face
يُبهَتُ الوَفدُ في أَسِرَّةِ وَجهٍ
ساطِعِradiant in الضَوءِlight مُستَنيرِluminous in الشُعاعِrays
ساطِعِ الضَوءِ مُستَنيرِ الشُعاعِ
The delegation is awestruck before the features of a face
bright with light and radiant in its beams,
مِنof جَهيرِone resonant in الخِطابِspeech يُضعِفُdoubles فَضلاًin excellence
مِن جَهيرِ الخِطابِ يُضعِفُ فَضلاً
عِندَin حالَيboth states of تَأَمُّلٍcontemplation وَاِستِماعِand listening
عِندَ حالَي تَأَمُّلٍ وَاِستِماعِ
of one with resonant speech, whose merit is doubled
through both contemplation and attentive listening.
شَجوُthe sorrow of حُسّادِهِhis enviers وَغَيظُand the fury of عِداهُhis enemies
شَجوُ حُسّادِهِ وَغَيظُ عِداهُ
أَنthat يَرىshould see مُبصِرٌone with sight وَيَسمَعَand should hear واعِone with understanding
أَن يَرى مُبصِرٌ وَيَسمَعَ واعِ
His enviers' sorrow and his enemies' fury
are that the sighted see and the discerning hear.
وَمُعانٌand aided بِالنَصرِby victory راعَhe terrified الأَعاديthe enemies
وَمُعانٌ بِالنَصرِ راعَ الأَعادي
بِفُتوحٍwith conquests فيover الخالِعينَthose renouncing allegiance تِباعِin succession
بِفُتوحٍ في الخالِعينَ تِباعِ
And, aided by victory, he terrified his foes
with successive conquests over those who renounced allegiance.
قَدindeed لَعَمريby my life أَعطَتكَgave you سارِيَةُSariya الذُلِّsubmission
قَد لَعَمري أَعطَتكَ سارِيَةُ الذُلِّ
وَكانَتand it was عَزيزَةَformidable in الإِمتِناعِresistance
وَكانَت عَزيزَةَ الإِمتِناعِ
Indeed, by my life, Sariya has yielded you submission,
though once formidable in its resistance.
حَشَدَتmustered حَولَهاaround it سِباعُthe lions of المَواليthe retainers
حَشَدَت حَولَها سِباعُ المَوالي
وَالعَواليand tall lances غابٌa forest لِتِلكَfor those السِباعِlions
وَالعَوالي غابٌ لِتِلكَ السِباعِ
The lions among the retainers mustered around it,
and the tall lances were a forest for those lions,
بِيَقينٍwith certainty مِنَof الضِرابِswordplay يُزيلُdispels الthe
بِيَقينٍ مِنَ الضِرابِ يُزيلُ ال
شَكَّdoubt عَنabout مُنَّةِthe strength of الكَمِيِّthe armored warrior الشُجاعِthe brave
شَكَّ عَن مُنَّةِ الكَمِيِّ الشُجاعِ
with assured swordplay that dispels
doubt about the brave armored warrior's strength.
لَمnot يُحيلواthey resorted عَلىto الخِداعِguile وَسَلُّand unsheathing الthe
لَم يُحيلوا عَلى الخِداعِ وَسَلُّ ال
بَيضِbright swords بَينَbetween الصَفَّينِthe two battle lines تَركُforsaking الخِداعِguile
بَيضِ بَينَ الصَفَّينِ تَركُ الخِداعِ
They did not rely on guile; unsheathing
bright swords between the two ranks means forsaking guile.
نُصِرواthey were granted victory فيduring هُبوبِthe blowing of ريحِكَyour wind وَالإِقand good fortune (start)
نُصِروا في هُبوبِ ريحِكَ وَالإِق
بالِgood fortune (end) مِنfrom أَمرِكَyour command المَهيبِawe-inspiring المُطاعِobeyed
بالِ مِن أَمرِكَ المَهيبِ المُطاعِ
They were victorious as your wind rose, and good fortune came
from your awe-inspiring, obeyed command.
وَمضىand went on الطالِبِيُّthe Talibid يَطلُبُseeking حِرزاًa refuge
وَمضى الطالِبِيُّ يَطلُبُ حِرزاً
وَالمَناياand the fates of death يَطلُبنَهُpursue him فيin التِلاعِthe ravines
وَالمَنايا يَطلُبنَهُ في التِلاعِ
And the Talibid went off in search of refuge,
while the fates of death pursued him in the ravines.
قاصِداًheading لِلبِحارِfor the seas إِذsince لَيسَthere is no لِلمُدfor the cities (start)
قاصِداً لِلبِحارِ إِذ لَيسَ لِلمُد
نِcities (end) دِفاعٌdefense عَنهُfor him وَلاnor لِلقِلاعِfor the fortresses
نِ دِفاعٌ عَنهُ وَلا لِلقِلاعِ
Making for the seas, since the cities
could offer him no defense, nor could the fortresses.
قَطَعَتcut short آمُلٌAmul بِآمالِat the hopes of مَكذوone deceived (start)
قَطَعَت آمُلٌ بِآمالِ مَكذو
بِone deceived (end) دِفاعٌdefense عَنهُfor him وَلاnor لِلقِلاعِfor the fortresses
بِ دِفاعٌ عَنهُ وَلا لِلقِلاعِ
Amul cut short the hopes of one deceived—
[Text disrupted:] defense for him, nor for the fortresses.
ياِبنَO son عَمِّof the uncle of النَبِيِّthe Prophet أُمتِعَتmay you be granted enjoyment بِالعُمof life (start)
ياِبنَ عَمِّ النَبِيِّ أُمتِعَت بِالعُم
رِlife (end) وَمُلّيتَand may you long enjoy نِعمَةَthe blessing of الإِمتاعِbeing granted enjoyment
رِ وَمُلّيتَ نِعمَةَ الإِمتاعِ
O son of the Prophet's uncle, may you enjoy life
and long be blessed with that enjoyment.
يَعلَمُknows اللَهُGod كَيفَhow حَمدُthe praise of المَواليthe retainers
يَعلَمُ اللَهُ كَيفَ حَمدُ المَوالي
ماتُعانيwhat you endure مِنof شَأنِهِمtheir affairs وَتُراعيand tend to
ماتُعاني مِن شَأنِهِم وَتُراعي
God knows how the retainers give thanks
for what you endure and oversee in their affairs.
أَعظَمواthey esteemed المَسجِدَthe mosque الجَديدَnew فَأَبدواso they voiced
أَعظَموا المَسجِدَ الجَديدَ فَأَبدوا
وَأَعادواand repeated فيin الشُكرِthanks عَنهُfor it المُذاعِwidely proclaimed
وَأَعادوا في الشُكرِ عَنهُ المُذاعِ
They admired the new mosque and voiced
and repeated their thanks for it far and wide.
رُحتَyou became خَيرَthe best of البانينَbuilders وَاِختَرتَand you chose بِالأَمyesterday (start)
رُحتَ خَيرَ البانينَ وَاِختَرتَ بِالأَم
سِyesterday (end) لِخَيرِfor the best of البُيوتِhouses خَيرَthe best of البِقاعِsites
سِ لِخَيرِ البُيوتِ خَيرَ البِقاعِ
You proved the finest of builders, and yesterday chose
the finest site for the finest of houses.
لِتُجيبَso that may answer الأَذانَthe call to prayer فيهِin it رِجالٌmen
لِتُجيبَ الأَذانَ فيهِ رِجالٌ
مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar كَماas تُجيبُyou answer الداعيthe caller
مِن بَعيدٍ كَما تُجيبُ الداعي
That men might answer the call to prayer there
from afar, as you answer the caller.
قَصُرَتgrew shorter خَطوَةُthe walk of الكَبيرِthe old man وَلاقىand found
قَصُرَت خَطوَةُ الكَبيرِ وَلاقى
مُتعَبٌone weary فَضلَextra راحَةٍrest وَاِتِّداعِand repose
مُتعَبٌ فَضلَ راحَةٍ وَاِتِّداعِ
The old man's walk was shortened, and
the weary found added rest and ease
فيin رَفيعِlofty in السُموكُroofs يَعتَرِفُacknowledges الغَيthe clouds (start)
في رَفيعِ السُموكُ يَعتَرِفُ الغَي
مُclouds (end) لَهُto it بِالسُمُوِّof loftiness وَالإِرتِفاعِand elevation
مُ لَهُ بِالسُمُوِّ وَالإِرتِفاعِ
in a high-roofed building; the clouds acknowledge
its loftiness and height.
Sol 6.1