تَغَيَّرَchanged أَوor حالَdeparted عَنfrom عَهدِهِhis pledge
تَغَيَّرَ أَو حالَ عَن عَهدِهِ
وَأَضمَرَand concealed غَدراًtreachery وَلَمand did not يُبدِهِreveal it
وَأَضمَرَ غَدراً وَلَم يُبدِهِ
He has changed, or departed from his pledge,
He changed or strayed from his promise
and harbored treachery without revealing it.
And harbored treachery without revealing it
مَليءٌwell able بِأَنto يَستَرِقَّenslave القُلوthe hearts (word begins)
مَليءٌ بِأَن يَستَرِقَّ القُلو
بَcompletion of 'hearts' عَلىin هَزلِهِhis jesting وَعَلىand in جَدِّهِhis earnestness
بَ عَلى هَزلِهِ وَعَلى جَدِّهِ
He is well able to enslave hearts,
Eager to steal hearts
in his jesting and in his earnestness;
With his jesting and seriousness
وَأَنand that يوجَدَbe found السِحرُmagic فيin طَرفِهِhis gaze
وَأَن يوجَدَ السِحرُ في طَرفِهِ
وَأَنand that يُجتَنىbe plucked الوَردُroses مِنfrom خَدِّهِhis cheek
وَأَن يُجتَنى الوَردُ مِن خَدِّهِ
and magic may be found in his gaze,
And that magic could be found in his glance
and roses may be plucked from his cheek.
And that roses were plucked from his cheek
يَشِفُّwears thin القُلوبَthe hearts وَإِنand even if أَكذَبَbelied الthe
يَشِفُّ القُلوبَ وَإِن أَكذَبَ ال
ظُنونَexpectations وَأَخلَفَand failed to fulfill فيin وَعدِهِhis promise
ظُنونَ وَأَخلَفَ في وَعدِهِ
He wears hearts thin, though he disappoints
Healing hearts even if hopes denied
expectations and breaks his promise,
And he broke his word
بِماthrough what أَشبَهَresembled البَدرَthe full moon مِنof حُسنِهِhis beauty
بِما أَشبَهَ البَدرَ مِن حُسنِهِ
وَماand what شاكَلَresembled الغُصنَthe bough مِنof قَدِّهِhis figure
وَما شاكَلَ الغُصنَ مِن قَدِّهِ
with his beauty, so like the full moon,
With a face that resembled the full moon in its beauty
and his figure, so like a bough.
And a form that matched the branch in its swaying
سَقىmay water أَرضَهُhis land هَطَلانُthe downpour of السَحاthe clouds (word begins)
سَقى أَرضَهُ هَطَلانُ السَحا
بِcompletion of 'clouds' إِذاwhen اِلتَهَبَblazed البَرقُthe lightning عَنfrom رَعدِهِtheir thunder
بِ إِذا اِلتَهَبَ البَرقُ عَن رَعدِهِ
May the clouds' downpour water his land,
His land was watered by pouring rain
when lightning blazes forth from their thunder.
When lightning flared amid its thunder
لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed كانَwas هِجرانَهُhis estrangement
لَعَمري لَقَد كانَ هِجرانَهُ
عَلىfor الصَبِّthe lovelorn أَيسَرَeasier مِنthan بُعدِهِhis absence
عَلى الصَبِّ أَيسَرَ مِن بُعدِهِ
By my life, his estrangement was indeed
By my life, his abandonment
easier for the lovelorn than his absence.
Was easier on love than his distance
وَقَدand once كُنتُI was أَظماthirsting إِلىfor وَصلِهِunion with him
وَقَد كُنتُ أَظما إِلى وَصلِهِ
فَقَدso now صِرتُI have become أَظماthirsting إِلىfor صَدِّهِhis rejection
فَقَد صِرتُ أَظما إِلى صَدِّهِ
Once I thirsted for union with him;
Once I yearned for his affection
now I have come to thirst for his rejection.
Now I yearn for his rejection
فَهَلthen will...? تُعتَقُbe freed العَينُthe eye مِنfrom دَمعِهاits tears
فَهَل تُعتَقُ العَينُ مِن دَمعِها
وَهَلand will...? يُقصِرُdesist القَلبُthe heart عَنfrom وَجدِهِits passionate longing
وَهَل يُقصِرُ القَلبُ عَن وَجدِهِ
Will the eye, then, be freed from its tears?
Can the eye be free of its tears?
And will the heart desist from its longing?
Can the heart fall short of its pain?
رَأَيناwe saw خِلالَthe virtues of إِمامَthe imam of الوَرىhumankind
رَأَينا خِلالَ إِمامَ الوَرى
شَبايِهَlikenesses ماwhat شِدنَthey built up مِنof مَجدِهِhis glory
شَبايِهَ ما شِدنَ مِن مَجدِهِ
We saw the virtues of mankind's imam
We saw in the Imam of humanity
as likenesses of the glory they had built for him.
Examples of the glory we coveted
تَعَزَّزَgained might بِاللَهِthrough God مُستَقرِباًdeeming near
تَعَزَّزَ بِاللَهِ مُستَقرِباً
مَدىthe reach of الحَقِّjustice يَسريhe journeys by night إِلىtoward قَصدِهِhis goal
مَدى الحَقِّ يَسري إِلى قَصدِهِ
He gained might through God, deeming near
He drew near to God with dignity
justice's farthest reach as he journeys by night toward his goal.
Walking the path of truth toward his aim
رَأىsaw اللَهُGod كَيفَhow نَدىthe generosity of كَفِّهِhis palm
رَأى اللَهُ كَيفَ نَدى كَفِّهِ
فَأَسنىso He enriched لَهُfor him القَسمَthe allotted share مِنfrom عِندِهِHis presence
فَأَسنى لَهُ القَسمَ مِن عِندِهِ
God saw how generous his hand was,
God saw how he extended his palm
so He granted him a generous portion from Himself.
So He allotted him a share of His bounty
سُكونُthe repose of الرَعِيَّةِthe subjects فيin ظِلِّهِhis shade
سُكونُ الرَعِيَّةِ في ظِلِّهِ
وَعَيشُand the livelihood of البَرِيَّةِhumankind فيin رِفدِهِhis bounty
وَعَيشُ البَرِيَّةِ في رِفدِهِ
The subjects find repose in his shade,
The tranquility of the flock in his shade
and humankind lives by his bounty.
And the livelihood of creation in his rain
وَأَلسِنَةُand the tongues of الحَمدِpraise مَجموعَةٌunited
وَأَلسِنَةُ الحَمدِ مَجموعَةٌ
عَلىin شُكرِهِthanking him وَعَلىand in حَمدِهِpraising him
عَلى شُكرِهِ وَعَلى حَمدِهِ
And the tongues of praise are united
Tongues of praise gathered
in thanking him and in praising him.
Thanking and praising him
هُوَhe الغَيثُthe rain يَنهَلُّpours down فيin صَوبِهِits downpour
هُوَ الغَيثُ يَنهَلُّ في صَوبِهِ
سِجالاًin bucketfuls وَيَعذُبُand is sweet فيat وِردِهِits watering-place
سِجالاً وَيَعذُبُ في وِردِهِ
He is the rain, pouring down in showers
He is the rain pouring in streams
in bucketfuls, and sweet when one comes to drink.
Sweet and fresh in its pools
لَقَدindeed عَلِقَتhave clung مِنهُfrom him آمالُناour hopes
لَقَد عَلِقَت مِنهُ آمالُنا
بِحَبلِto the cord of غَريبِone rare in النَدىgenerosity فَردِهِits peerless one
بِحَبلِ غَريبِ النَدى فَردِهِ
Indeed, our hopes have clung to him,
In him we placed our hopes
to the cord of one rare in bounty, peerless in it.
With a wondrous strong rope, return it
فَدامَso may ... endure لَهُfor him المُلكُsovereignty فيin خَفضِهِits ease
فَدامَ لَهُ المُلكُ في خَفضِهِ
وَتَمَّand may ... be complete لَهُfor him العَيشُlife فيin رَغدِهِits abundance
وَتَمَّ لَهُ العَيشُ في رَغدِهِ
So may sovereignty endure for him in ease,
May his rule last in its abasement
and may his life be fulfilled in plenty.
And his life continue in its ease
مُناناour wishes وَحاجَتُناand our need أَنthat يَعِزhe be mighty (word begins)
مُنانا وَحاجَتُنا أَن يَعِز
زَcompletion of 'be mighty' وَأَنand that يَمنَعَprotect اللَهُGod مِنfrom فَقدِهِlosing him
زَ وَأَن يَمنَعَ اللَهُ مِن فَقدِهِ
Our wishes and our need are that he be mighty,
We ask that he be honored and we need
and that God protect us from losing him.
God to protect us from losing him
تُعالَجُyou are treated بِالفَصدِby bloodletting مُستَأنِفاًbeginning anew
تُعالَجُ بِالفَصدِ مُستَأنِفاً
لِعاقِبَةِfor the outcome of اللَهِGod فيin فَصدِهِhis bloodletting
لِعاقِبَةِ اللَهِ في فَصدِهِ
You are treated by bloodletting, beginning afresh,
It will be healed with lancing
for the outcome God grants through that bloodletting—
Trusting in God's consequence of lancing
عِلاجاًa treatment يُخَبِّرُforetells فيat وَقتِهِits time
عِلاجاً يُخَبِّرُ في وَقتِهِ
بِعُقبىof the outcome of السَلامَةِwell-being مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter it
بِعُقبى السَلامَةِ مِن بَعدِهِ
a treatment that foretells, in its time,
A cure that will show in time
the eventual well-being that follows it.
The safety after it from illness
Sol 6.1