فُتورُlanguor الجُفونِthe eyelids وَإِمراضُهاand their causing illness
فُتورُ الجُفونِ وَإِمراضُها
نُبُوُّrestlessness الجُنوبِthe sides وَإِقضاضُهاand their aching
نُبُوُّ الجُنوبِ وَإِقضاضُها
The languor of eyelids and the sickness they cause;
The languor of the eyelids and their ailments
the restlessness of sides and their aching.
The winds of the south and their calamities
وَكَمand how much سَهَرٍsleeplessness فيin الهَوىpassionate love هاجَهُstirred it
وَكَم سَهَرٍ في الهَوى هاجَهُ
صُدودُshunning الغَوانيthe beauties وَإِعراضُهاand their turning away
صُدودُ الغَواني وَإِعراضُها
And how much sleeplessness in love has been stirred
And how much vigil for love has stirred him
by beauties’ shunning and their turning away!
The aloofness of the gazelles and their aversion
وَبيضاءَand a fair-skinned woman يُؤيسُmakes one despair هِجرانُهاher desertion
وَبيضاءَ يُؤيسُ هِجرانُها
وَيُطمَعُand inspires hope فيin الوَصلِunion إيماضُهاher flashes
وَيُطمَعُ في الوَصلِ إيماضُها
And a fair-skinned woman whose desertion brings despair,
And a white one whose separation brings despair
yet whose flashes kindle hope of union.
And whose glance kindles hope for reunion
تَراءَتshe appeared فَأُثبِتَthen was laid low عَنby لَحظِهاher glance
تَراءَت فَأُثبِتَ عَن لَحظِها
عَليلُailing الجَوانِحِthe ribs مُنهاضُهاwith them shattered
عَليلُ الجَوانِحِ مُنهاضُها
She appeared, and by her glance was laid low
She appeared and I affirmed from her glance
a heart-sick man, his ribs shattered.
The heartsick, aroused from their torpor
أَإِسحاقُO Ishaq تَفديكَmay they ransom you مِنas ماجِدٍa noble man
أَإِسحاقُ تَفديكَ مِن ماجِدٍ
مُناسِبُlineages طَيٍّof Tayy وَأَعراضُهاand its honor
مُناسِبُ طَيٍّ وَأَعراضُها
O Ishaq, noble man, may your ransom be
Will Isaac ransom you from the noble Majid
the lineages of Tayy and its honor.
Whose nature matches and whose pride averts
وَهُنّيتَand may you be congratulated تَكرُمَةًan honor ساقَهاhe brought it
وَهُنّيتَ تَكرُمَةً ساقَها
إِلَيكَto you نَديgenerous الكَفِّof hand فَيّاضُهاlavish with it
إِلَيكَ نَدي الكَفِّ فَيّاضُها
And may you be congratulated on an honor brought
You were honored by a gift she extended
to you by one with a generous, overflowing hand.
To you, the palm of a hand white like a flag
سَرابيلُrobes أَزهَرَof a radiant man أَصفاكَهاhe bestowed them specially on you
سَرابيلُ أَزهَرَ أَصفاكَها
رَقيقُfine-textured السَرابيلِthe robes فَضفاضُهاample in them
رَقيقُ السَرابيلِ فَضفاضُها
Robes of a radiant man, bestowed especially on you
Her pants of bright azure colors
by one whose robes are fine and ample.
Of delicate, billowing fabric
تَدُلُّthey point عَلىto زُلفَةٍcloseness عِندَهُwith him
تَدُلُّ عَلى زُلفَةٍ عِندَهُ
يُعاضُis rewarded with الرَغائِبَcoveted gifts مُعتاضُهاone receiving it in exchange
يُعاضُ الرَغائِبَ مُعتاضُها
They signify a place of favor with him;
They hint at an intimacy with one
whoever gains it is rewarded with coveted gifts.
Who finds the yearnings of lovers a burden
فَلاso may you not زِلتَcease تَرميaim إِلىtoward أَنعُمٍblessings
فَلا زِلتَ تَرمي إِلى أَنعُمٍ
تُبِذُّoutstrip سِهامَكَyour arrows أَغراضُهاtheir targets
تُبِذُّ سِهامَكَ أَغراضُها
So may you never cease aiming for blessings
So you continued to aim for the most blissful
whose targets outstrip your arrows.
While your arrows flew wide of their marks
Sol 6.1