خانَbetrayed عَهديmy trust مُعاوِداًrepeating خَونَthe betrayal of عَهديmy trust
خانَ عَهدي مُعاوِداً خَونَ عَهدي
مَنthe one who لَهُfor him خُلَّتيmy friendship وَخالِصُand pure وُدّيmy affection
مَن لَهُ خُلَّتي وَخالِصُ وُدّي
He betrayed my trust, once more betraying my trust—
He broke his covenant with me, repeatedly betraying my trust,
the one who has my friendship and my pure affection.
He who had my intimacy and sincere affection,
بانَstood apart بِالحُسنِin beauty وَحدَهُalone لَمdid not يُنازِعcontend with
بانَ بِالحُسنِ وَحدَهُ لَم يُنازِع
هُhim شَريكٌa rival وَبِنتُand I stood apart بِالبَثِّin sorrow وَحديalone
هُ شَريكٌ وَبِنتُ بِالبَثِّ وَحدي
He stood alone in beauty, unchallenged
He stood alone in beauty, with no rival,
by any rival; I stood alone in sorrow.
He has no partner, while I spread rumors on my own,
أُعلِنُI reveal السِرَّthe secret فيin هَواهُlove for him وَأَرضىand I accept
أُعلِنُ السِرَّ في هَواهُ وَأَرضى
خَطَأيmy error فيin الَّذيwhat أَتَيتُI did وَعَمديand my deliberate intent
خَطَأي في الَّذي أَتَيتُ وَعَمدي
I reveal the secret of my love for him, and accept
I openly declare my passion for him, and am content
both my error in what I did and my deliberate intent.
With my error in what I have done intentionally,
لَيسَis not بَرحُthe torment of الغَرامِlove ماwhat بِتُّI spent the night (context suggests 'you') تُخفيyou conceal
لَيسَ بَرحُ الغَرامِ ما بِتُّ تُخفي
إِنَّindeed بَرحَthe torment of الغَرامِlove ماwhat بِتَّyou spent the night تُبديyou reveal
إِنَّ بَرحَ الغَرامِ ما بِتَّ تُبدي
Love's torment is not what you hide through the night;
The ardour of love cannot be concealed if I keep quiet about it,
indeed, love's torment is what you reveal through the night.
Indeed the ardour of love cannot be manifested if I do not speak of it,
هَبَّhe rose يَسقيhe serves drink فَكادَand nearly يَصبُغُcolors ماwhatever جاadjoined (first part)
هَبَّ يَسقي فَكادَ يَصبُغُ ما جا
وَرَadjoined (completion) مِنfrom حُمرَتَيthe two reds of مُدامٍwine وَخَدِّand a cheek
وَرَ مِن حُمرَتَي مُدامٍ وَخَدِّ
He rose to pour, almost coloring whatever lay
He came close to watering the roses, almost dying them red,
nearby with the twin reds of wine and cheek.
And picked a blossom becoming rosy like my reddened cheek,
وَجَنىand the gathered blooms of الوَردَroses ثالِثٌa third فَسَبيليso my way
وَجَنى الوَردَ ثالِثٌ فَسَبيلي
شَمُّsmelling وَردٍa rose تارَةًat times وَتَقبيلُand kissing وَردِa rose
شَمُّ وَردٍ تارَةً وَتَقبيلُ وَردِ
And freshly picked roses made a third; my way was
Then he plucked a third rose, and so my only course is
to smell a rose at times, and to kiss a rose.
To smell a rose at times, and at others to kiss a rose,
حَسُنَتbecame lovely لَيلَةُthe night of الثُلاثاءِTuesday وَاِبيَضَّand grew white (first part)
حَسُنَت لَيلَةُ الثُلاثاءِ وَاِبيَضَّ
تfeminine verb ending بِمُسوَدِّهاthrough its darkness يَدُthe hand of الدَهرِTime عِنديto me
ت بِمُسوَدِّها يَدُ الدَهرِ عِندي
Tuesday night was lovely, and
The night of Tuesday was beautiful when
Time's hand grew white for me through that night's darkness.
The hand of fate whitened what had been blackened to me,
باتَwas that night أَرضىthe most pleasing of الأَحبابِloved ones عِنديto me وَعَبدُand Abd (servant of) اللَهِAllah (God)
باتَ أَرضى الأَحبابِ عِندي وَعَبدُ اللَهِ
أَرضىthe most pleasing of بَنيthe sons of الحُسَينِal-Husayn اِبنِson of سَعدِSa'd
أَرضى بَني الحُسَينِ اِبنِ سَعدِ
He was that night the most pleasing of loved ones to me; and Abd Allah
The beloved ones stayed overnight with me, as did the servant of God,
is the most pleasing of the sons of al-Husayn ibn Sa'd.
I was pleased with the family of Hussein the son of Saad,
سَيِّدٌa lord يَصرَعُthrows down المُصارِعُthe rival wrestler فيin السُؤpreeminence (first part)
سَيِّدٌ يَصرَعُ المُصارِعُ في السُؤ
دُدِpreeminence (completion) بِالساعِدِwith the arm القَوِيِّstrong الأَشَدِّmost powerful
دُدِ بِالساعِدِ القَوِيِّ الأَشَدِّ
A lord who throws down his rival in
A lord who felled warriors in the arena
preeminence, with his strong, most powerful arm.
With his mighty, powerful arm,
أَوسَعُthe most expansive of العالَمينَall people ساحَةَthe expanse of مَعروbenevolence (first part)
أَوسَعُ العالَمينَ ساحَةَ مَعرو
فٍbenevolence (completion) وَأَعلاهُمُand the highest of them بَنِيَّةَan edifice of مَجدِglory
فٍ وَأَعلاهُمُ بَنِيَّةَ مَجدِ
Of all people, the broadest in the reach of his
The most generous, who widened the field of those known
benevolence, and the highest in the edifice of glory.
And was highest in glorious purpose,
أُعطِيَhe was granted الفَصلَdecisiveness فيin الخِطابِspeech كَماas يُؤis recounted (first part)
أُعطِيَ الفَصلَ في الخِطابِ كَما يُؤ
ثَرُis recounted (completion) أَمor لَيسَis not خَصمَهُhis opponent بِالأَلَدِّfiercely contentious
ثَرُ أَم لَيسَ خَصمَهُ بِالأَلَدِّ
He was granted decisiveness in speech, as is
He was given decisiveness in discourse, as is afforded
recounted—or is his opponent not fiercely contentious?
To one esteemed, whose opponent is not formidable,
حَبَّذاhow admirable أَنتَyou مِنas a مُتَمِّمِone who completes بِرٍّkindness
حَبَّذا أَنتَ مِن مُتَمِّمِ بِرٍّ
يُفرِحُgladdens النَفسَthe soul أَوor مُعَظِّمِone who increases رِفدِa gift
يُفرِحُ النَفسَ أَو مُعَظِّمِ رِفدِ
How admirable you are, completing a kindness
You are to be congratulated, you perfecter of kindness
that gladdens the soul, or increasing a gift.
That delights the soul, or great increaser of support,
طَرَقَتناcame to us by night تِلكَthat الهَدِيَّةُgift وَالصَهand tawny wine (first part)
طَرَقَتنا تِلكَ الهَدِيَّةُ وَالصَه
باءُtawny wine (completion) مِنamong خَيرِthe best of ماwhat تَبَرَّعتَyou freely offered تُهديto give
باءُ مِن خَيرِ ما تَبَرَّعتَ تُهدي
That gift came to us by night, and the
That fine gift and flask have reached us,
tawny wine is among the finest things you freely chose to give.
Of the best you have freely given to present,
قَدalready تَرَكناwe left لَكَfor you المَراكِبَthe mounts مِنof أَحdark bay (first part)
قَد تَرَكنا لَكَ المَراكِبَ مِن أَح
وىdark bay (completion) غَريبٍrare فيin لَونِهِits color أَوor سَمَندِa dun horse
وى غَريبٍ في لَونِهِ أَو سَمَندِ
We have left the mounts to you, whether
We have left to you steeds of beautiful
a dark bay of rare hue, or a dun horse.
Strange hue, or finely marked,
وَبَنيand the sons of الرومِthe Romans بَينَbetween أَبيَضَfair-skinned بَضٍّtender-skinned
وَبَني الرومِ بَينَ أَبيَضَ بَضٍّ
مُشرِقٍradiant لَونُهُhis complexion وَأَسمَرَand brown-skinned جَعدِcurly-haired
مُشرِقٍ لَونُهُ وَأَسمَرَ جَعدِ
And the sons of the Romans, from fair, tender-skinned,
And the steeds of Rum, combining
radiant in complexion, to brown and curly-haired.
Gleaming white and deep brown,
وَاِقتَصَرناand we contented ourselves عَلىwith الَّتيthe one that فاجَأَتناsurprised us
وَاِقتَصَرنا عَلى الَّتي فاجَأَتنا
وَردَةٌa rose عِندَماwhen اِستُشِفَّتwas examined in the light لِوَردِfor drinking
وَردَةٌ عِندَما اِستُشِفَّت لِوَردِ
And we contented ourselves with the one that surprised us—
While we limited ourselves to those that had surprised us,
a rose, when held to the light for drinking.
When a rose was picked for a rose,
لَبِسَتit wore زُرقَةَthe blue of الزُجاجِglass فَجاءَتand so it appeared
لَبِسَت زُرقَةَ الزُجاجِ فَجاءَت
ذَهَباًgold يَستَنيرُshining فيin لازَوَردِlapis lazuli
ذَهَباً يَستَنيرُ في لازَوَردِ
It wore the blue of glass and appeared
She wore the blueness of glass and so came
as gold gleaming in lapis lazuli.
Golden, illuminated as if in lazaward,
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