ليI have حَبيبٌa beloved قَدalready لَجَّpersisted stubbornly فيin الهَجرِestrangement جِدّاin earnest
لي حَبيبٌ قَد لَجَّ في الهَجرِ جِدّا
وَأَعادَand renewed الصُدودَrejection مِنهُfrom him وَأَبدىand made plain
وَأَعادَ الصُدودَ مِنهُ وَأَبدى
I have a beloved who is utterly bent on estrangement,
I have a beloved who has been very aloof in estrangement,
and keeps renewing his rejection and making it plain.
And has renewed his indifference and shown it plainly.
ذوpossessing فُنونٍvaried arts يُريكَhe shows you فيin كُلِّevery يَومٍday
ذو فُنونٍ يُريكَ في كُلِّ يَومٍ
خَلَفاًa replacement مِنof جَفائِهِhis coldness مُستَجَدّاnewly devised
خَلَفاً مِن جَفائِهِ مُستَجَدّا
A master of many arts, he shows you every day
He is a master of arts, showing you every day
a newly devised variation of his coldness.
Some new mark of his disdain.
يَتَأَبّىhe refuses مَنعاًwithholding وَيُنعِمُand bestows favors إِسعاassistance (first part)
يَتَأَبّى مَنعاً وَيُنعِمُ إِسعا
فاًassistance (completion) وَيَدنوand approaches وَصلاًin union وَيَبعُدُand withdraws صَدّاin rejection
فاً وَيَدنو وَصلاً وَيَبعُدُ صَدّا
He withholds in refusal, yet graciously grants assistance;
He refuses gently and grants favor,
and draws near in union, then draws away in rejection.
He draws near in affection and distances in disdain.
أَغتَديI rise in the morning راضِياًcontent وَقَدand already بِتُّI spent the night غَضباangry (first part)
أَغتَدي راضِياً وَقَد بِتُّ غَضبا
نَangry (completion) وَأُمسيand I am by evening مَولىَنa master وَأُصبِحُand I am by morning عَبداa slave
نَ وَأُمسي مَولىَن وَأُصبِحُ عَبدا
I rise content, though I spent the night angry;
I go to bed satisfied and wake up angry,
and by evening I am a master, by morning a slave.
I fall asleep his friend and wake up his slave.
وَبِنَفسيand with my life أَفديI ransom عَلىin كُلِّevery حّالٍcircumstance
وَبِنَفسي أَفدي عَلى كُلِّ حّالٍ
شادِناًa young gazelle لَوif يُمَسُّhe is touched بِالحُسنِwith beauty أَعدىwould infect
شادِناً لَو يُمَسُّ بِالحُسنِ أَعدى
And with my own life I ransom, in every circumstance,
And I ransom myself, in any state,
a young gazelle who, if touched, would infect one with beauty.
Defending, if he would touch Beauty, an enemy.
مَرَّhe passed بيby me خالِياًalone فَأَطمَعَso inspired hope فيfor الوَصunion (first part)
مَرَّ بي خالِياً فَأَطمَعَ في الوَص
لِunion (completion) وَعَرَّضتُand I hinted بِالسَلامِat a greeting فَرداso he replied
لِ وَعَرَّضتُ بِالسَلامِ فَردا
He passed by me alone, kindling hope of union;
He passed me by aloof, so I hoped for union,
and I hinted at a greeting, which he returned.
And I greeted with peace, but he turned away.
وَثَنىand he turned خَدَّهُhis cheek إِلَيَّtoward me عَلىin خَوfear (first part)
وَثَنى خَدَّهُ إِلَيَّ عَلى خَو
فٍfear (completion) فَقَبَّلتُso I kissed جُلَّناراًpomegranate blossom وَوَرداand roses
فٍ فَقَبَّلتُ جُلَّناراً وَوَردا
And he turned his cheek toward me in fear,
He inclined his cheek to me, over a branched tree,
so I kissed pomegranate blossoms and roses.
And I kissed narcissi and roses.
سَيِّديmy master أَنتَyou ماnot تَعَرَّضتُI engaged in ظُلماًwrongdoing
سَيِّدي أَنتَ ما تَعَرَّضتُ ظُلماً
فَأُجازىso I should be punished بِهِfor it وَماand not خُنتُI betrayed عَهداa pledge
فَأُجازى بِهِ وَما خُنتُ عَهدا
You are my master; I have committed no wrong
My lord, I have not wronged you intentionally,
to be punished for it, nor have I betrayed a pledge.
So I should be punished for it, nor betrayed a pact.
رِقَّbe tender ليto me مِنfor مَدامِعٍtears لَيسَnot تَرقاcease flowing
رِقَّ لي مِن مَدامِعٍ لَيسَ تَرقا
وَإِرثِand pity ليfor me مِنfor جَوانِحٍribs; breast لَيسَnot تَهدىgrow calm
وَإِرثِ لي مِن جَوانِحٍ لَيسَ تَهدى
Have pity on me for tears that will not cease,
Tears run down my eyes, no fake tears,
and pity me for a breast that will not be stilled.
And my breasts inherit from no feigned grief.
أَتُرانيdo you imagine me مُستَبدِلاًsubstituting بِكَfor you ماas long as عِشI live (first part)
أَتُراني مُستَبدِلاً بِكَ ما عِش
تُI live (completion) بَديلاًa substitute وَواجِداًand finding مِنكَfrom you بُدّاa way to do without
تُ بَديلاً وَواجِداً مِنكَ بُدّا
Do you imagine me, as long as I live, replacing you
Do you think I would substitute for you, after living together, a substitute,
with another, or finding any way to do without you?
And find, apart from you, a replacement?
حاشَfar be it لِلَّهِto God أَنتَyou أَفتَرُmost languid أَلحاglances (first part)
حاشَ لِلَّهِ أَنتَ أَفتَرُ أَلحا
ظاًglances (completion) وَأَحسَنُand fairest شَكلاًin form وَأَحسَنُand finest قَدّاin stature
ظاً وَأَحسَنُ شَكلاً وَأَحسَنُ قَدّا
God forbid! Your glances are the most languid,
God forbid! You are the most pleasant company
your form the fairest, your stature the finest.
And finest figure and straightest stature.
خَلَقَcreated اللَهُGod جَعفَراًJa'far قَيِّمَguardian of الدُنthe world (first part)
خَلَقَ اللَهُ جَعفَراً قَيِّمَ الدُن
ياthe world (completion) سَدادَنrectitude وَقَيِّمَand guardian of الدينِreligion رُشداright guidance
يا سَدادَن وَقَيِّمَ الدينِ رُشدا
God created Ja'far as the world's guardian,
God created Ja'far, righteous in worldly affairs
to set it right, and religion's guardian, to guide it.
And righteous in religion, excellently guided.
أَكرَمُnoblest الناسُpeople شيمَةًin character وَأَتَمُّand most perfect الناpeople (first part)
أَكرَمُ الناسُ شيمَةً وَأَتَمُّ النا
سِpeople (completion) خَلقاًin bodily form وَأَكثَرُand most abundant الناسِpeople رِفداin gifts
سِ خَلقاً وَأَكثَرُ الناسِ رِفدا
The noblest of men in character, the most perfect of men
The noblest of men in nature, the most perfect of men in character,
in form, and the most generous of men in gifts.
And the most generous of men in hospitality.
مَلِكٌa king حَصَّنَتfortified عَزيمَتُهُhis resolve المُلkingship (first part)
مَلِكٌ حَصَّنَت عَزيمَتُهُ المُل
كَkingship (completion) فَأَضحَتso it became لَهُfor him مُعاناًa support وَرِدّاand a defense
كَ فَأَضحَت لَهُ مُعاناً وَرِدّا
A king whose resolve has fortified his kingship,
A king whose determination strengthened the kingdom,
and thus become his support and defense.
So it became for him a source of aid.
أَظهَرَhe made manifest العَدلُjustice فَاِستَنارَتso shone بِهِthrough it الأَرthe earth (first part)
أَظهَرَ العَدلُ فَاِستَنارَت بِهِ الأَر
ضُthe earth (completion) وَعَمَّand spread throughout البِلادَthe lands غَوراًlowlands وَنَجداand highlands
ضُ وَعَمَّ البِلادَ غَوراً وَنَجدا
He made justice manifest, and through it the earth shone,
Justice appeared and by it the land was illuminated,
and it spread throughout the lands, lowlands and highlands.
And the country spread, plateau and plain.
وَحَكىand resembled القَطرَthe rain بَلnay أَبَرَّexcelled عَلىover القَطthe rain (first part)
وَحَكى القَطرَ بَل أَبَرَّ عَلى القَط
رِthe rain (completion) بِكَفٍّwith a hand عَلىupon البَرِيَّةِcreation تَندىshowers bounty
رِ بِكَفٍّ عَلى البَرِيَّةِ تَندى
And he matched the rain—nay, surpassed the rain—
It told of bounty, rather it excelled over bounty
with a hand that showers bounty upon creation.
With a hand over the open desert flexing.
هُوَhe بَحرُthe sea السَماحِof generosity وَالجودِand bounty فَاِزدَدso increase
هُوَ بَحرُ السَماحِ وَالجودِ فَاِزدَد
مِنهُto him قُرباًin nearness تَزدَدyou will increase مِنَfrom الفَقرِpoverty بُعداin distance
مِنهُ قُرباً تَزدَد مِنَ الفَقرِ بُعدا
He is the sea of generosity and bounty; grow
He is the sea of generosity and favor, so draw near him
nearer to him, and you will grow farther from poverty.
And increase, by poverty, remoteness.
ياO ثِمالَrefuge of الدُنياthe world عَطاءًin giving وَبَذلاًand largesse
يا ثِمالَ الدُنيا عَطاءً وَبَذلاً
وَجَمالَand beauty of الدُنياthe world سَناءًin splendor وَمَجداand glory
وَجَمالَ الدُنيا سَناءً وَمَجدا
O refuge of the world in giving and largesse,
O jewel of the world in giving and bestowing,
and beauty of the world in splendor and glory,
And beauty of the world in brilliance and glory,
وَشَبيهَand likeness of النَبِيِّthe Prophet خَلُقاًin bodily form وَخُلُقاًand in character
وَشَبيهَ النَبِيِّ خَلُقاً وَخُلُقاً
وَنَسيبِand kinsman of النَبِيِّthe Prophet جَدّاًancestor فَجَدّاthen ancestor
وَنَسيبِ النَبِيِّ جَدّاً فَجَدّا
and the Prophet's likeness in form and character,
And resemble of the Prophet in ethics and behavior,
and the Prophet's kinsman, ancestor after ancestor,
And descendant of the Prophet in lineage, indeed!
بِكَthrough you نَستَعتِبُwe seek amends from اللَياليthe nights وَنَستَعand we seek aid (first part)
بِكَ نَستَعتِبُ اللَيالي وَنَستَع
ديwe seek aid (completion) عَلىagainst دَهرِناour age المُسيءِill-treating فَنُعدىso we are aided
دي عَلى دَهرِنا المُسيءِ فَنُعدى
through you we seek amends from the nights, and seek aid
Through you we hope for the nights' forgiveness, and we
against our cruel age, and are granted it.
Appeal, for our time's misdeeds, to be redressed.
فَاِبقَso live on عُمرَthe lifetime الزَمانِof time حَتّىuntil نُؤَدّيwe render
فَاِبقَ عُمرَ الزَمانِ حَتّى نُؤَدّي
شُكرَthanks إِحسانِكَyour kindness الَّذيwhich لاnot يُؤَدّىis rendered
شُكرَ إِحسانِكَ الَّذي لا يُؤَدّى
So live as long as time itself, until we render
So live out the age of time, until we repay
the thanks for your kindness that can never be rendered.
The gratitude for your favor, which cannot be repaid.
Sol 6.1