ماwhat لِذاwith this الظَبيِgazelle لايُنالُcannot be attained إِقتِناصُهcatching him
ما لِذا الظَبيِ لايُنالُ إِقتِناصُه
وَهوَand he بِالقُربِat close range بَيِّنٌplain إِفراصُهthe opportunity to catch him
وَهوَ بِالقُربِ بَيِّنٌ إِفراصُه
Why can this gazelle not be caught,
Why is this gazelle not to be caught
though he is near, plainly within reach?
Though near, and easy to ensnare?
باتَhe has become تَختَصُّهُsingle him out النُفوسُthe souls وَمَنand whoever حُبmade beloved (first part)
باتَ تَختَصُّهُ النُفوسُ وَمَن حُب
بَmade beloved (completion) تَحَلّىbecame sweet إِلىto النُفوسِthe souls إِختِصاصُهsingling him out
بَ تَحَلّى إِلى النُفوسِ إِختِصاصُه
Souls have come to single him out; and whoever is beloved—
Hearts desire to own it, and those in love
singling him out becomes sweet to souls.
Find it appealing to their souls.
مُرهَفٌslender ماثَنىnever repeated التَبَسُّمَa smile إِلّاexcept that
مُرهَفٌ ماثَنى التَبَسُّمَ إِلّا
أَشرَقَshone البَيتُthe house أَوor أَنارَlit up خَصاصُهits openings
أَشرَقَ البَيتُ أَو أَنارَ خَصاصُه
Slender—he never repeats a smile without
Smiling softly - only the house
the house shining, or its openings filling with light.
Brightens, or his dimples shine.
كَثَّرَtalked at length الناسُpeople فيabout هَواناour love وَقالواand they said
كَثَّرَ الناسُ في هَوانا وَقالوا
فيهِabout it قَولاًwords يُرضيpleases الوُشاةَthe talebearers إِقتِصاصُهtheir retelling
فيهِ قَولاً يُرضي الوُشاةَ إِقتِصاصُه
People talked at length about our love and spoke
Many disparaged us, and spoke
words whose retelling pleases the talebearers.
Words to please the slanderers.
مِنfrom حَديثٍa tale تَخَرَّصوهُthey fabricated it وَقَدand may يوcast (first part)
مِن حَديثٍ تَخَرَّصوهُ وَقَد يو
قِعُcast (completion) شَكّاًdoubt عَلىupon الحَديثِthe tale إِختِراصُهits fabrication
قِعُ شَكّاً عَلى الحَديثِ إِختِراصُه
From a tale they fabricated; and it may
From a tale they spun, though it might
be its fabrication that casts doubt upon the tale.
Cast doubt upon the story, plucking it apart.
حَبَّhow dear بِالزَورِwith the visitor رائِحاًcoming at evening لِعُيونٍto eyes
حَبَّ بِالزَورِ رائِحاً لِعُيونٍ
مَلَأَتهاfilled them مَلاحَةًwith loveliness أَشخاصُهhis forms
مَلَأَتها مَلاحَةً أَشخاصُه
How dear the visitor, coming at evening to eyes
With lies it craved the glances
that his forms have filled with loveliness!
Of eyes filled with saltiness from their persons.
فَتَنتَنىbewitched me قُضبانُهُhis boughs إِذwhen تَثَنَّتthey swayed
فَتَنتَنى قُضبانُهُ إِذ تَثَنَّت
وَتَبَّتَتand stood firm (unclear form) ثَقيلَةًheavy أَدعاصُهhis sand dunes
وَتَبَّتَت ثَقيلَةً أَدعاصُه
His boughs bewitched me as they swayed,
Its branches writhing as they bent
while his heavy sand dunes stood firm.
Heavy, its boughs entangled.
لُؤلُؤٌa pearl أُعطِيَwas given النَفاسَةَpreciousness حَتّىuntil
لُؤلُؤٌ أُعطِيَ النَفاسَةَ حَتّى
أُعطيتَyou were given فَوقَbeyond حَكمِهاits assessed worth غُوّاصُهits diver (uncertain reading)
أُعطيتَ فَوقَ حَكمِها غُوّاصُه
A pearl endowed with preciousness, until
A pearl granted elegance until
you, its diver, were granted more than its assessed worth.
Its diver was given mastery over it.
مَنwho يُؤَدّيconveys قَوليmy words إِلىto الشاهِthe shah وَالشاand the shah (first part)
مَن يُؤَدّي قَولي إِلى الشاهِ وَالشا
هُshah (completion) رَفيعُlofty الفَعالِin deeds سَروٌa nobleman مُصاصُهhis pure essence
هُ رَفيعُ الفَعالِ سَروٌ مُصاصُه
Who will carry my words to the shah? And the shah
Who will convey my words to the Shah?
is lofty in deeds, a nobleman to the core.
The Shah's actions are lofty, straight his stature.
رُبَّmany a سَفرٍtraveling company أَتاكَcame to you غَرثانَhungry مِنfor زاprovisions (first part)
رُبَّ سَفرٍ أَتاكَ غَرثانَ مِن زا
دِprovisions (completion) اللُهىrich gifts أُشبِعَتwere sated نَوالاًwith bounty خِماصُهits hungry ones
دِ اللُهى أُشبِعَت نَوالاً خِماصُه
Many a band of travelers came to you hungry for provisions
Many journeys came to you, from the tribe
of rich gifts; the hungry among them were sated with bounty.
Of Luhya, their bags filled with trinkets.
وَمَكَرٍّand many a charge شَهَدتَهُyou joined it فَغَداand then became قِرrival (first part)
وَمَكَرٍّ شَهَدتَهُ فَغَدا قِر
نُكَyour rival (completion) فيهِin it مُغَلِّساًbefore dawn إِقعاصُهhis being killed outright
نُكَ فيهِ مُغَلِّساً إِقعاصُه
And many a charge you joined: there your rival
And cunning you witnessed, which then
was struck dead before dawn.
Became your food, its flavor absorbed.
يَتَبَغّىseeks العَدُوُّthe enemy فيهِtherein مَناصاًan escape
يَتَبَغّى العَدُوُّ فيهِ مَناصاً
يَتَوَقّىhe shields himself بِهِwith it وَأَنّىand how مَناصُهhis escape
يَتَوَقّى بِهِ وَأَنّى مَناصُه
The enemy seeks a way of escape there,
The enemy within it seeks refuge
to shield himself with it—but how could he escape?
But where can he take refuge?
خُلُقٌa character يَستَنيرُshines كَالذَهَبِlike gold الراthe refined (first part)
خُلُقٌ يَستَنيرُ كَالذَهَبِ الرا
ئِقِrefined (completion) حُسناًin beauty إِبريزُهُits pure gold وَخَلاصُهand its purity
ئِقِ حُسناً إِبريزُهُ وَخَلاصُه
A character that shines like refined gold,
A nature shining like pure gold
beautiful in its pure metal and its purity.
Beautiful in its luster and purity.
واحِدُconstant العَهدِin pledge فيamid تَنَقُّلِthe fickleness of قَومٍa people
واحِدُ العَهدِ في تَنَقُّلِ قَومٍ
ظاهِرٍstanding apart عَنfrom نِفاقِهِمtheir hypocrisy إِخلاصُهhis sincerity
ظاهِرٍ عَن نِفاقِهِم إِخلاصُه
Constant in his pledge amid a people's fickleness,
Loyal, though people waver,
his sincerity stands apart from their hypocrisy.
His sincerity apparent despite their hypocrisy.
سَيِّدٌa lord يَغتَديgoes forth at dawn وَفَيضُand the outpouring of الغَواديthe morning rainclouds
سَيِّدٌ يَغتَدي وَفَيضُ الغَوادي
فَيضُthe overflow of إِغزارِthe abundance of جودِهِhis generosity وَقِصاصُهand its counterpart
فَيضُ إِغزارِ جودِهِ وَقِصاصُه
A lord who goes forth at dawn; the torrent of morning rain
A lord who exceeds, though abundant the valleys -
is his lavish bounty's overflow and counterpart.
Abundant the downpour of his generosity and recompense.
مُتَدانيclose at hand الثُغبانِthe rainwater pools إِذwhen لَيسَthere is nothing لِلماfor the water-drawer (first part)
مُتَداني الثُغبانِ إِذ لَيسَ لِلما
تِحِwater-drawer (completion) إِلّاexcept الثَرىdamp earth وَإِلّاand except إِمتِصاصُهsucking its moisture
تِحِ إِلّا الثَرى وَإِلّا إِمتِصاصُه
His pools lie close at hand when the water-drawer has
Bringing corpses close, for the deceased
only damp earth, and only its moisture to suck.
Has nothing left but soil, and dissolution.
يَتَرَقّىascends عَلىupon شَباةِthe sharp points of الأَعاديthe enemies
يَتَرَقّى عَلى شَباةِ الأَعادي
دَرَجَthe steps of المَجدِglory طَيِّعاًyielding مُعتاصُهits hardest part
دَرَجَ المَجدِ طَيِّعاً مُعتاصُه
He climbs upon his enemies' sharp points
He rises above the enemy hosts,
the steps of glory, its hardest part made yielding.
A conqueror climbing the ranks of glory.
دَرَجاتُthe ranks of السَحابِcloud فاوَتَmade unequal مِنهاamong them
دَرَجاتُ السَحابِ فاوَتَ مِنها
فيin السُمُوِّheight اِزدِيادُهُits increase وَاِنتِقاصُهand its decrease
في السُمُوِّ اِزدِيادُهُ وَاِنتِقاصُه
Ranks of cloud, made unequal
Like the steps of clouds, rising through them
in height by its rising and falling.
In loftiness, his increase and decrease.
يَتَدَنّىdraws near رَبابُهُits low clouds حينَwhile يَنأىrecedes
يَتَدَنّى رَبابُهُ حينَ يَنأى
مُستَقِلّاًrising aloft عَلىabove العُيونِthe eyes نَشاصُهits towering clouds
مُستَقِلّاً عَلى العُيونِ نَشاصُه
Its low clouds draw near, while far off
His banner bows when it draws apart,
its towering clouds rise high above the eyes.
Playing with eyes, fluttering.
بَسطَةٌa breadth فيin السِلاحِarms يَعجَزُfalls short عَنهاof it
بَسطَةٌ في السِلاحِ يَعجَزُ عَنها
سابِغُample السَردِlinked mail زَعفُهُits supple mail وَدِلاصُهand its polished mail
سابِغُ السَردِ زَعفُهُ وَدِلاصُه
A breadth in arms beyond the capacity
Ample with weaponry, which surpasses
of ample-linked mail, its supple and polished coats.
The most hardened warrior's capacity and cunning.
بَسطَةَthe reach of الرُمحِthe spear إِذwhen تَمَهَّلَmoves unhurriedly مِنهاfrom it
بَسطَةَ الرُمحِ إِذ تَمَهَّلَ مِنها
مارِنُsupple المَتنِof shaft فيin الوَغىbattle عَرّاصُهits quivering shaft
مارِنُ المَتنِ في الوَغى عَرّاصُه
The reach of a spear, from which moves unhurriedly
Ample in spear-throwing, as he lingered -
its supple shaft, quivering in battle.
The supple knight in battle a pounder.
ذاهِبٌranging فيamong عَمائِرِthe clans of الغَرشِGharsh وَالغَوand Ghawr (first part)
ذاهِبٌ في عَمائِرِ الغَرشِ وَالغَو
رِGhawr (completion) إِلىto مَنكَبٍa quarter زَكَتflourished أَعياصُهits ancestral stocks
رِ إِلى مَنكَبٍ زَكَت أَعياصُه
Ranging among the clans of Gharsh and Ghawr,
Vanishing into the abodes of Gharsh and Ghuwar
to a quarter whose ancestral stocks have flourished.
To a shoulder whose bones were refined.
فيin رِباعٍquarters تَرتادُseeks out عَينُكَyour eye فيهاwithin them
في رِباعٍ تَرتادُ عَينُكَ فيها
حِلَلَthe dwellings of المُلكِkingship مُفضِياتٍlying open عِراصُهits courtyards
حِلَلَ المُلكِ مُفضِياتٍ عِراصُه
In quarters where your eye seeks out
In encampments your eyes survey,
the dwellings of kingship, its courtyards open wide.
Bearing the mantles of kingship and their brocade.
شَرَفٌa nobility يُمغِصُgives cramps to الحَسودِthe envious man وَمِنand among أَدleast (first part)
شَرَفٌ يُمغِصُ الحَسودِ وَمِن أَد
نىleast (completion) جَزاءٍrequitals لِحاسِدٍfor an envier إِمغاصُهgiving him cramps
نى جَزاءٍ لِحاسِدٍ إِمغاصُه
A nobility that gives the envious man cramps; and among the least
Glory that vexes the envious, and from
requitals for an envier is giving him cramps.
The lowest recompense for one who envies is his anguish.
ياO أَباfather of غانِمٍGhanim بَقيتَmay you live on لِإِغلاto raise the price (first part)
يا أَبا غانِمٍ بَقيتَ لِإِغلا
ءِraising the price (completion) مَديحٍpraise يَجزيrepays الكِرامَthe noble اِرتِخاصُهits low cost
ءِ مَديحٍ يَجزي الكِرامَ اِرتِخاصُه
O Abu Ghanim, may you live on to raise the price
O Abu Ghanim, you remain for extolling praise
of praise whose low cost repays the noble.
That rewards the generous, relaxing them.
كَمhow often وَجَدناكَwe found you عِندَequal to آمالِthe hopes of رَكبٍa caravan
كَم وَجَدناكَ عِندَ آمالِ رَكبٍ
راغِبٍeager أَوsped (first part) جَفَتsped (completion) إِلَيكَtoward you قِلاصُهits young she-camels
راغِبٍ أَو جَفَت إِلَيكَ قِلاصُه
How often we have found you meeting a caravan's hopes—
How often we found you among the hopes of a group
an eager one whose young she-camels sped toward you.
Yearning, or those whose dreams ran dry came to you.
أَفرَضَتcompelled حاجَةٌa need إِلَيكَto you وَقَدand sometimes يَدcalls (first part)
أَفرَضَت حاجَةٌ إِلَيكَ وَقَد يَد
عوcalls (completion) أَخاa man with حاجَةٍa need إِلَيكَto you اِفتِراصُهhis seizing a chance
عو أَخا حاجَةٍ إِلَيكَ اِفتِراصُه
A need has driven me to you; and sometimes
If a need arises for you, one brother's need
a man in need is called to you by a chance he seizes.
Might also call for you to fulfill it.
وَلَعَمريand by my life لَئِنif indeed أَعَنتَyou help لَقَدindeed أَلdrove me (first part)
وَلَعَمري لَئِن أَعَنتَ لَقَد أَل
جاdrove me (completion) إِلىto العَونِhelp يونِسٌYunis وَعِفاصُهand his purse
جا إِلى العَونِ يونِسٌ وَعِفاصُه
And by my life, if you help, I have indeed been driven
By my life, if you help, most readily
to seek help by Yunis and his purse.
Jonah and his whale would seek aid from you!
حاجَةٌa need إِنif قَضَيتَyou decide فيهاconcerning it بِأَمرٍwith a command
حاجَةٌ إِن قَضَيتَ فيها بِأَمرٍ
ذَلَّsubmits مَأمورُهاthe one commanded concerning it وَقَلَّand diminishes اِعتِياصُهhis resistance
ذَلَّ مَأمورُها وَقَلَّ اِعتِياصُه
It is a need: if you rule on it with a command,
A need - if you addressed it with a matter
the one commanded will submit, and his resistance will lessen.
That humbled the commanded and lessened his worries;
وَيَسيرٌand easy طِلابُseeking إِنصافِjustice for مَنone who لاnot
وَيَسيرٌ طِلابُ إِنصافِ مَن لا
ضَعفُهُhis weakness مُعوِزٌhard to find وَلاnor إِمصاصُهhis destitution
ضَعفُهُ مُعوِزٌ وَلا إِمصاصُه
And easy is the pursuit of justice for one whose
And easy to request fairness for one whose
weakness is not hard to find, nor is his destitution.
Weakness does not allow injustice or blood-sucking.
Sol 6.1