بَعضَsome of هَذاthis المَلامِthe reproach وَالتَفنيدِand fault-finding
بَعضَ هَذا المَلامِ وَالتَفنيدِ
لَيسَis not هَجرُseparation النَوىdistance كَهَجرِlike separation الصُدودِrejection
لَيسَ هَجرُ النَوى كَهَجرِ الصُدودِ
Less of this reproach and fault-finding!
Some of this blame and refutation
Separation through distance is not separation through rejection.
Is not like abandoning the loved ones and estrangement
زَعَمَclaimed العاذِلونَthe reproachers أَنَّthat الَّذيthe one whom يُصbegins 'captivate him'
زَعَمَ العاذِلونَ أَنَّ الَّذي يُص
بيهِcompletes 'captivate him' نُجلُwide العُيونِthe eyes غَيرُnot رَشيدِsensible
بيهِ نُجلُ العُيونِ غَيرُ رَشيدِ
The reproachers claimed that he whom
The critics claimed that the one struck
wide eyes captivate is without good sense.
By the arrows of eyes is not wise
كَذَبَlied العاذِلونَthe reproachers قَدmay well يَحسُنُbe fitting الحُبbegins 'love'
كَذَبَ العاذِلونَ قَد يَحسُنُ الحُب
بُcompletes 'love' بِمَنfor one who لَيسَis not قَلبُهُhis heart مِنof حَديدِiron
بُ بِمَن لَيسَ قَلبُهُ مِن حَديدِ
The reproachers lied: love may well be fitting
The critics lied, love can be good
for one whose heart is not of iron.
To one whose heart is not made of iron
ياO رُبوعَdwelling sites الدِيارِthe homes إِنّيindeed I عَلىin the face of ماwhat
يا رُبوعَ الدِيارِ إِنّي عَلى ما
قَدindeed أَراهُI see it مِنكُنَّof you غَيرُnot جَليدُsteadfast
قَد أَراهُ مِنكُنَّ غَيرُ جَليدُ
O dwelling-grounds, faced with what
Oh dwellings of the home, I am unlike
I see of you, I have no strength to endure.
What I see in you, not unfeeling
أَخلَقَwore out الدَهرُtime عَهدَكُنَّyour former days وَلِلدَهbegins 'and time has'
أَخلَقَ الدَهرُ عَهدَكُنَّ وَلِلدَه
رِcompletes 'time' صُروفٌvicissitudes يَخلِقنَwear out كُلَّevery جَديدِnew thing
رِ صُروفٌ يَخلِقنَ كُلَّ جَديدِ
Time has worn away your former days; and time
Time created your covenant and time
has vicissitudes that wear out every new thing.
Creates every new thing
فَرَّقَتscattered شَملَناour company النَوىseparation بَعدَماafter كُنّاwe had been
فَرَّقَت شَملَنا النَوى بَعدَما كُنّا
جَميعاًtogether فيin ظِلِّthe shade of عَيشٍa life حَميدِpleasant
جَميعاً في ظِلِّ عَيشٍ حَميدِ
Separation scattered our company after we had been
It separated our group after we were
together in the shade of a pleasant life.
Together in the shade of a pleasant life
لَوif only تَراناyou could see us عِندَat الوَداعِthe farewell وَقَدand already لَوَّbegins 'colored'
لَو تَرانا عِندَ الوَداعِ وَقَد لَوَّ
نَcompletes 'colored' سَكبُthe pouring of الدُموعِthe tears وَردَthe roses of الخُدودِthe cheeks
نَ سَكبُ الدُموعِ وَردَ الخُدودِ
If only you had seen us at farewell, when
If you could see us at the farewell when
the flow of tears colored the roses of our cheeks,
We shed tears and the cheeks turned back
حينَwhen سارواthey departed بِغانِياتٍwith beautiful women وَسامٍfair
حينَ ساروا بِغانِياتٍ وَسامٍ
آنِساتٍcompanionable حورِdark-eyed with bright whites المَدامِعِthe tear ducts غيدِsupple
آنِساتٍ حورِ المَدامِعِ غيدِ
when they departed with beautiful, fair women,
They walked away with melodies, renown
companionable, with dark pupils and bright whites, supple of figure.
Delightful, doe-eyed darlings of tears
يَتَلَفَّتنَthey turn back مِنfrom بَعيدٍafar وَيَنظِرbegins 'and they look'
يَتَلَفَّتنَ مِن بَعيدٍ وَيَنظِر
نَcompletes 'they look' اِستِراقاًfurtively إِلىtoward المُحِبِّthe lover العَميدِlove-stricken
نَ اِستِراقاً إِلى المُحِبِّ العَميدِ
They turn back from afar, and look
They glance from afar and look
furtively toward the love-stricken lover.
Secretly at the steadfast lover
يَتَهادَينَthey walk with swaying grace حَولَaround مُحوَرَّةِdark-eyed with bright whites العَيbegins 'the two eyes'
يَتَهادَينَ حَولَ مُحوَرَّةِ العَي
نَينِcompletes 'the two eyes' مُصفَرَّةِyellow-tinted التَرائِبِthe upper breast رودِtender
نَينِ مُصفَرَّةِ التَرائِبِ رودِ
They sway gracefully around one with eyes dark against white,
Circling around the pivot of eyes
yellow-tinted at the upper breast, tender and supple.
Yellowed by vigil and cares
أَعجَسلَتهاhurried her (apparent typo) النَوىdeparture فَماso not نِلتُI gained مِنهاfrom her
أَعجَسلَتها النَوى فَما نِلتُ مِنها
طائِلاًanything worthwhile غَيرَexcept نَظرَةٍa glance مِنfrom بَعيدِafar
طائِلاً غَيرَ نَظرَةٍ مِن بَعيدِ
Departure hurried her away; I gained from her
Their love busied them so I got
nothing of worth except a glance from afar.
Nothing from them but a distant glance
سَوفَshall أُعطيI give السُلُوَّforgetfulness وَالصَبرَand patience ماwhat أُمbegins 'I am denied'
سَوفَ أُعطي السُلُوَّ وَالصَبرَ ما أُم
نَعُcompletes 'I am denied' مِنof طارِفِnewly gained الهَوىlove وَالتَليدِand long-held
نَعُ مِن طارِفِ الهَوى وَالتَليدِ
I shall give forgetfulness and patience what
I will give patience and solace all they
I am denied of love, both newly gained and long-held,
Prevent me of the passion and amity
بِالمَهارىthrough Mahri she-camels يَلبَسنَthey don ثَوباًa garment جَديداًnew
بِالمَهارى يَلبَسنَ ثَوباً جَديداً
مُستَفادَنnewly acquired فيat كُلِّevery وَقتٍmoment جَديدِnew
مُستَفادَن في كُلِّ وَقتٍ جَديدِ
through Mahri she-camels that don a new garment,
With finesse they don new clothes
newly acquired at every new moment.
Profitable at every new time
فَهِيَso they طولَthroughout النَهارِthe daytime بيضٌwhite وَطولَand throughout الbegins 'the night'
فَهِيَ طولَ النَهارِ بيضٌ وَطولَ ال
لَيلِcompletes 'the night' فيin أَقمُصٍtunics مِنَof اللَيلِthe night سودِblack
لَيلِ في أَقمُصٍ مِنَ اللَيلِ سودِ
So all day they are white, and all
So they are white all day and all night
night they wear black tunics made of night.
In a black shirt from the night
طالِباتٌseeking فيin الغَوثِal-Ghawth غَوثاًsuccor سَكوباًpouring abundantly
طالِباتٌ في الغَوثِ غَوثاً سَكوباً
وَحَميدَنand a praiseworthy man فيin آلِthe house of عَبدِAbd الحَميدِal-Hamid
وَحَميدَن في آلِ عَبدِ الحَميدِ
Seeking overflowing succor in al-Ghawth,
Seeking relief intensely
and a praiseworthy man in the house of Abd al-Hamid.
And praiseworthy through the house of Abdul Hameed
جادَhe gave generously حَتّىso much that لَوif اِستَزيدَhe were asked for more مِنَof الجَوbegins 'generosity'
جادَ حَتّى لَو اِستَزيدَ مِنَ الجَو
دِcompletes 'generosity' لَماthen not كانَthere would be عِندَهُwith him مِنany مَزيدِmore
دِ لَما كانَ عِندَهُ مِن مَزيدِ
He was so generous that, were he asked for greater generosity,
He was generous to the point that
he would have no more to add.
If asked for more, he had nothing left to give
خُلقٌa virtue ياO مُحَمَّدُMuhammad اِبنُson of حُمَيدٍHumayd
خُلقٌ يا مُحَمَّدُ اِبنُ حُمَيدٍ
حُزتَهُyou acquired it عَنfrom أُبُوَّةٍfathers وَجُدودِand forebears
حُزتَهُ عَن أُبُوَّةٍ وَجُدودِ
A virtue, O Muhammad son of Humayd,
Oh Muhammad, son of Humeid
you inherited from fathers and forebears.
You took your morals not from fatherhood or ancestry
تَشهَدُbears witness الحَربُwar مِنكَfrom you لَيثَa lion عَرينٍa lair
تَشهَدُ الحَربُ مِنكَ لَيثَ عَرينٍ
غَيرَnot هَيّابَةٍtimorous وَلاnor رِعديدِa trembling coward
غَيرَ هَيّابَةٍ وَلا رِعديدِ
War witnesses in you a lion of the lair,
War sees you as a lion in its lair
neither fearful nor a trembling coward.
Without fear or thunder
أَسَدٌa lion يَركَبُrides السُيوفَthe swords إِذاwhen ماever (emphatic)
أَسَدٌ يَركَبُ السُيوفَ إِذا ما
قَلَّwanes تَحتَbeneath السُيوفِthe swords صَبرَthe fortitude of الأُسودِthe lions
قَلَّ تَحتَ السُيوفِ صَبرَ الأُسودِ
A lion who rides upon swords whenever
A lion who rides the swords when
the fortitude of lions beneath swords wanes.
The patience of lions grows scarce under swords
يَتَخَطّىstrides over فيهاin it رِقابَthe necks of المَناياdeaths
يَتَخَطّى فيها رِقابَ المَنايا
غَيرَnot ماat all (emphatic) ناكِلٍrecoiling وَلاnor مَزؤودِterrified
غَيرَ ما ناكِلٍ وَلا مَزؤودِ
He strides through it over the necks of death,
You stride over the necks of death
never recoiling, never terrified.
Without reluctance or being pushed
فيin نَهارٍa day مِنَof السُيوفِthe swords مُضيءٍshining
في نَهارٍ مِنَ السُيوفِ مُضيءٍ
تَحتَbeneath لَيلٍa night مِنof مُستَثارِstirred-up الصَعيدِthe earth
تَحتَ لَيلٍ مِن مُستَثارِ الصَعيدِ
In a shining day made of swords,
In a day of shining swords
beneath a night of earth stirred into dust,
Under an aroused, dark night
وَعَوانٍand a renewed battle تُحَلُّis untied تَحتَbeneath وَغاهاits din
وَعَوانٍ تُحَلُّ تَحتَ وَغاها
عُقدَةُthe knot of resolve الفارِسِthe horseman الشُجاعِbrave النَجيدِvaliant
عُقدَةُ الفارِسِ الشُجاعِ النَجيدِ
and in a renewed battle, beneath whose din is undone
And helpers who under its haze
the knot of the brave, valiant horseman's resolve.
Undo the knot of the brave, excellent knight
يَخرَسُfall mute الدارِعونَthe mail-clad men فيهاin it فَماso nothing يُسbegins 'is heard'
يَخرَسُ الدارِعونَ فيها فَما يُس
مَعُcompletes 'is heard' فيهاin it إِلّاexcept كَلامُthe speech of الحَديدِiron
مَعُ فيها إِلّا كَلامُ الحَديدِ
The mail-clad men fall mute there, so nothing
The armored are silenced there, nothing
is heard there but the speech of iron.
Is heard but the speech of iron
Sol 6.1