عاوَدَrevisited القَلبَthe heart بَثُّهُits anguish وَخَبالُهand its derangement
عاوَدَ القَلبَ بَثُّهُ وَخَبالُه
لِخَليطٍfor a beloved companion زُمَّتwere bridled بِلَيلٍby night جِمالُهhis camels
لِخَليطٍ زُمَّت بِلَيلٍ جِمالُه
The heart is revisited by its anguish and derangement,
His heartache and sorrows have returned
For a beloved companion whose camels were bridled by night.
His beauty is obscured by a gloomy night
وَسَقيمٍand an ailing man يُخشىis feared بَلاهُhis wasting وَلاand not يُرis hoped for (fragment)
وَسَقيمٍ يُخشى بَلاهُ وَلا يُر
جىcompletes 'is hoped for' مِنَfrom السُقمِsickness وَالبِلىand decay إِبلالُهhis recovery
جى مِنَ السُقمِ وَالبِلى إِبلالُه
And an ailing man whose wasting is feared, with no hope
Ailing, I fear for him, though he shows no weakness
Of his recovery from sickness and decay,
Nor stoops from illness and tribulation
يسأَلُquestions الرَبعَthe dwelling-site قَدalready تَعَفَّتhave been effaced رُباهُits hillocks
يسأَلُ الرَبعَ قَد تَعَفَّت رُباهُ
وَخَلَتand are empty مِنof أَنيسِهِits familiar inhabitant أَطلالُهits ruins
وَخَلَت مِن أَنيسِهِ أَطلالُه
Questions the dwelling-site, its hillocks now effaced,
He asks after the meadows, their plants now withered
And its ruins empty of their familiar inhabitant,
And empty of companions are their ruins
عَنabout رَهيفِslender القَوامِof stature يَجمَعُcombines فيهِin him
عَن رَهيفِ القَوامِ يَجمَعُ فيهِ
صِفَةَthe quality الغُصنِof a bough لينُهُhis suppleness وَاِعتِدالُهand his uprightness
صِفَةَ الغُصنِ لينُهُ وَاِعتِدالُه
About one of slender stature, in whom are joined
About the slender branch he gathers
A bough's qualities—his suppleness and uprightness.
Its softness and poise as attributes
قَدalready أَعَلَّhas sickened الفُؤادَthe heart تَوريدُthe rosiness خَدَّيboth cheeks
قَد أَعَلَّ الفُؤادَ تَوريدُ خَدَّي
هِhis وَتَفتيرُand the languor لَحظِهِof his gaze وَاِعتِلالُهand his frailty
هِ وَتَفتيرُ لَحظِهِ وَاِعتِلالُه
The heart has been sickened by the rosiness of his cheeks,
His glances and the languor of his eyes
And the languor of his gaze and his frailty.
Have exalted my heart and left it tossed
زائِرٌa visitor فيin المَنامِdreams يَهجُرُshuns يَقظاawake (fragment)
زائِرٌ في المَنامِ يَهجُرُ يَقظا
نَcompletes 'awake' وَيَدنوand draws near مَعَwith المَنامِsleep وِصالُهunion with him
نَ وَيَدنو مَعَ المَنامِ وِصالُه
A visitor in dreams, he shuns me in waking,
A visitor in dreams, shunning waking
And union with him draws near with sleep.
Draws near in sleep to bestow his company
طارِقٌa night visitor أَرهَقَdelayed الزِيارَةَthe visit وَالصُبand the dawn (fragment)
طارِقٌ أَرهَقَ الزِيارَةَ وَالصُب
حُcompletes 'dawn' مُطِلٌّappearing أَوor قَدalready دَناhas drawn near إِطلالُهits appearance
حُ مُطِلٌّ أَو قَد دَنا إِطلالُه
A night visitor who delayed his visit, while dawn
A late night caller, tired from his visits
Is breaking, or is close to breaking.
Perhaps close is his appearance, or still delayed
وَأَماand indeed وَالأَراكِand by the arak trees فيin بَطنِthe valley of مَرٍّMarr
وَأَما وَالأَراكِ في بَطنِ مَرٍّ
يَتَفَيَأنَshift back بِالعَشِيِّin the evening ظِلالُهits shadows
يَتَفَيَأنَ بِالعَشِيِّ ظِلالُه
And indeed, by the arak trees in the valley of Marr,
While you remain in the belly of the sands
Whose shadows shift back in the evening,
At night resting beneath their shadows
وَكُراعِand by Kuraʿ الغَميمِal-Ghamim يَنآدُsways فيهاin it
وَكُراعِ الغَميمِ يَنآدُ فيها
مُرجَحِنّاًdrooping heavily أَثلُthe tamarisks of الغَميمِal-Ghamim وَضالُهand its wild lote trees
مُرجَحِنّاً أَثلُ الغَميمِ وَضالُه
And by Kuraʿ al-Ghamim, where sway
And the lightning of the clouds calling out
The drooping tamarisks and wild lote trees of al-Ghamim,
Weighing down the clouds' load when it strays
وَاِعتِسافِand by the crossing الحَجيجِthe pilgrims عُسفانَʿUsfan إِذwhen توblazes (fragment)
وَاِعتِسافِ الحَجيجِ عُسفانَ إِذ تو
قِدُcompletes 'blazes' رَمضاؤُهُits scorching ground وَيَخفِقُand quivers آلُهits mirage
قِدُ رَمضاؤُهُ وَيَخفِقُ آلُه
And by the pilgrims' crossing of ʿUsfan, when
The moaning of the pilgrims when
Its scorching ground blazes and its mirage quivers:
Their fervor boils over and their passions seethe
ماnever اِستَعَنتُI sought aid from الكَرىsleep عَلىagainst الشَوقِlonging إِلّاexcept that
ما اِستَعَنتُ الكَرى عَلى الشَوقِ إِلّا
باتَspent the night قَيضاًas a substitute مِنَfor الحبيبِthe beloved خَيالُهhis image
باتَ قَيضاً مِنَ الحبيبِ خَيالُه
Never did I seek sleep's aid against longing but
I have found no succor for yearning
His image spent the night in the beloved's stead.
Except the phantom of the beloved visiting at night
ياO أَباAbu (father of) بَكرٍBakr المَخوفَfeared شَذاهُhis fierceness
يا أَبا بَكرٍ المَخوفَ شَذاهُ
وَالمُرَجّىand hoped for كُلَّall الرَجاءِhope نَوالُهhis bounty
وَالمُرَجّى كُلَّ الرَجاءِ نَوالُه
O Abu Bakr, whose fierceness is feared,
Oh Abu Bakr, frightening are his whims
And in whose bounty every hope is placed,
And fulfilling all hopes is his bestowal
ماno one سَعىstrove فيfor نَقيصَةِthe diminution of المُلكِthe kingdom إِلّاexcept
ما سَعى في نَقيصَةِ المُلكِ إِلّا
حائِرٌa misguided man مُرسَلٌunleashed عَلَيهِupon him نَكالُهhis chastisement
حائِرٌ مُرسَلٌ عَلَيهِ نَكالُه
None has striven to diminish the kingdom but
None despaired of diminishing the kingdom
A misguided man upon whom his chastisement is unleashed.
Except the bewildered, upon whom his wrath descends
سَطَواتٌonslaughts بُثَّتwere unleashed عَلىupon الشَرقِthe East حَتّىuntil
سَطَواتٌ بُثَّت عَلى الشَرقِ حَتّى
خَضَعَsubmitted الشَرقُthe East سَهلُهُits plains وَجِبالُهand its mountains
خَضَعَ الشَرقُ سَهلُهُ وَجِبالُه
Onslaughts were unleashed upon the East until
Tyrannies unleashed upon the east
The East submitted, its plains and its mountains.
Until the east surrendered, its plains and mountains
تئلَفُfrequent المَكرُماتُnoble deeds ساحَةَthe courtyard of خِرقٍa generous man
تئلَفُ المَكرُماتُ ساحَةَ خِرقٍ
حائِزٌwinning ذِكرَrenown for مِثلِهاtheir like أَمثالُهhis peers
حائِزٌ ذِكرَ مِثلِها أَمثالُه
Noble deeds are at home in the courtyard of a generous man,
Kindnesses come together in an honored place
Whose peers win renown for deeds like these.
Whose like has seen the accumulation of its equals
رَجُلُthe man of الدَهرِthe age هِمَّةًin resolve وَاِحتِمالاًand endurance
رَجُلُ الدَهرِ هِمَّةً وَاِحتِمالاً
لِلَّذيof that which يُعجِزُis beyond الرِجالَmen إِحتِمالُهbearing it
لِلَّذي يُعجِزُ الرِجالَ إِحتِمالُه
The man of the age in resolve and endurance
The man of the age in ambition and endurance
Of what men are powerless to bear.
For that which exhausts even the most enduring of men
حُوَّلٌresourceful قُلَّبٌversatile يَسُرُّكَdelights you مِنهُin him
حُوَّلٌ قُلَّبٌ يَسُرُّكَ مِنهُ
نَهضُهُhis undertaking بِالجَليلِof great tasks وَإِستِقلالُهand his bearing them unaided
نَهضُهُ بِالجَليلِ وَإِستِقلالُه
Resourceful and versatile—what delights you in him
Transformed and overturned, your joy in
Is his taking up great tasks and bearing them unaided.
His rising with glory and independence
قُمrise تَأَمَّلreflect فَماfor ... are not المَحاسِنُvirtues إِلّاbut
قُم تَأَمَّل فَما المَحاسِنُ إِلّا
فُرَصُopportunities for المَجدِglory عارَضَتpresented themselves وَإِهتِبالُهand his seizing them
فُرَصُ المَجدِ عارَضَت وَإِهتِبالُه
Rise and reflect: virtues are nothing but
Arise and consider, are not the virtues
Opportunities for glory that arise, and his seizing them.
But opportunities for glory that presented themselves and were seized
حَيثُwhere أَجرَتmade flow شِعابَهاtheir channels دُفَعُtorrents of الجوgenerosity (fragment)
حَيثُ أَجرَت شِعابَها دُفَعُ الجو
دِcompletes 'generosity' وَحَقَّتand came true لِآمِلٍfor a hopeful man آمالُهhis hopes
دِ وَحَقَّت لِآمِلٍ آمالُه
Where torrents of generosity have set their channels flowing,
Where its valleys poured the repelling of aggression
And a hopeful man's hopes have come true.
And the hopes of the hopeful were fulfilled
نَزَعَwithdrew الحاسِدُthe envious one المُنافِسُthe rival صِفراًempty-handed
نَزَعَ الحاسِدُ المُنافِسُ صِفراً
آيِساًdespairing مِنof مَنالِattaining ماwhat لاnot يَنالُهhe attains it
آيِساً مِن مَنالِ ما لا يَنالُه
The envious rival withdrew empty-handed,
The envious rival withdrew yellow
Despairing of attaining what he cannot attain.
Despairing of attaining what he cannot reach
حازِمٌprudent لاnot يَنيceases يُلَقّىis granted صَواباًrightness
حازِمٌ لا يَني يُلَقّى صَواباً
رَيثُهُhis deliberation فيin الأُمورِaffairs وَاِستِعجالُهand his haste
رَيثُهُ في الأُمورِ وَاِستِعجالُه
A prudent man, ever guided aright
Resolute, not bending, always striking true
In his deliberation in affairs and in his haste.
His composure in affairs and lack of haste
بِشرُهُhis cheerfulness وَالرُواءُand comely appearance مِنهُin him وَلِلسَيand for the sword (fragment)
بِشرُهُ وَالرُواءُ مِنهُ وَلِلسَي
فِcompletes 'sword' جَمالانِtwo beauties حَليُهُits adornment وَصِقالُهand its polish
فِ جَمالانِ حَليُهُ وَصِقالُه
His cheerfulness and comely appearance; a sword, likewise,
Good news of him, and the whiffs from him
Has two beauties: its adornment and its polish.
And the swords have a brilliant polish
راخَناgave us ease أَمسِyesterday جاهُهُhis standing وَثَنىand followed up اليَوtoday (fragment)
راخَنا أَمسِ جاهُهُ وَثَنى اليَو
مَcompletes 'today' لَناfor us بِالرِياشِwith finery أَجمَعَall together مالُهhis wealth
مَ لَنا بِالرِياشِ أَجمَعَ مالُه
Yesterday his standing eased our lot; today
Yesterday his status was shaking and today
His wealth in full followed it with finery for us.
He has gathered for us in the winds all his money
كانَwas مَعروفُهُhis kindness المُقَدَّمُoffered beforehand قَولاًin words
كانَ مَعروفُهُ المُقَدَّمُ قَولاً
فَقَفاthen followed القَولَthe words مِنafter قَريبِa short interval فَعالُهhis deeds
فَقَفا القَولَ مِن قَريبِ فَعالُه
His kindness was offered first in words,
Well known was his generosity spoken
Then his deeds soon followed his words.
Then his words were followed closely by his deeds
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