إذاif كنتُI was مضعوفاًweakened بأدنىby the slightest فِراقِكمْparting from you
إذا كنتُ مضعوفاً بأدنى فِراقِكمْ
فليthen I have فيin هواكُمْlove for you والصَّبابةِand ardent yearning عاذِرُone who excuses
فلي في هواكُمْ والصَّبابةِ عاذِرُ
If I am weakened by the slightest parting from you,
If I am weakened by your absence,
then I have one to excuse my love for you and my yearning.
Then my love for you and passion are my excuse.
ولوand if لمnot يكنwas وجديmy longing بكمfor you مُحصَدَtightly twisted القوىthe rope-strands
ولو لم يكن وجدي بكم مُحصَدَ القوى
وقدand indeed أحْكِمتْwere firmly bound أسبابهُits cords والمَرائرُand the plied ropes
وقد أحْكِمتْ أسبابهُ والمَرائرُ
And had my longing for you not been tightly twisted in its strands,
If it were not for my fervor towards you depleting my strength,
its cords and plied ropes securely bound,
And its causes now affirmed and exemplified,
لمَاwould not بِتُّI spent the night مِقْلاقَconstantly shifting الوَضينِthe saddle-girth وبينناand our parting
لمَا بِتُّ مِقْلاقَ الوَضينِ وبيننا
كماjust as استبقتraced one another يومon the day of الرهانthe wager الضَّوامِرthe lean steeds
كما استبقت يوم الرهان الضَّوامِر
I would not have spent the night with my saddle-girth shifting, while our parting
I would not have tossed sleeplessly in my bed while between us
was like lean steeds racing on the day of the wager.
Were horses racing as on the day of the wager.
ومنand whoever باتspent the night يهوىloves مثلَthe like of منthe one whom قدalready هويتهُI loved him
ومن بات يهوى مثلَ من قد هويتهُ
فلاthen no غروwonder أنthat يخشىhe fears النَّوىseparation وهوwhile he is حاضرpresent
فلا غرو أن يخشى النَّوى وهو حاضر
Whoever spends the night loving someone like the one I have loved,
Whoever loves as I love you
no wonder he fears separation even while still present.
Is rightly wary of attachment while it is present.
حَبَبتI loved هُماماًa noble hero منfrom ذؤابةthe crest of خِنْدفٍKhindif
حَبَبت هُماماً من ذؤابة خِنْدفٍ
بهin him افتخرتْtook pride أحياؤهاher clans والعَشائرُand the tribes
به افتخرتْ أحياؤها والعَشائرُ
I have loved a noble hero from the crest of Khindif,
I have loved a prince of glorious Dhawabah,
in whom her clans and tribes have taken pride.
Whose people pride themselves on him and the tribes,
وقوراًdignified إذاwhen طاشتflew loose حُبىthe knee-bindings of القومthe people راجحاًweighty in judgment
وقوراً إذا طاشت حُبى القوم راجحاً
جريئاًbold إذاwhen ذَلَّwas humbled القَناthe spears والبَواترُand the keen-edged swords
جريئاً إذا ذَلَّ القَنا والبَواترُ
Dignified and weighty in judgment when the people's knee-bindings fly loose,
Dignified, though desires of the people surge towards him,
bold when spears and keen-edged swords are humbled.
Brave, when the bows slacken and the keen swords.
سريعاًswift إلىto نصرaid الصَّريخthe one crying for help وثروةand enrichment of الthe
سريعاً إلى نصر الصَّريخ وثروة ال
عَديمِdestitute إذاwhen ماemphatic particle عَزَّbecame scarce قطْرٌrain وناصرand a helper
عَديمِ إذا ما عَزَّ قطْرٌ وناصر
Quick to aid the one crying for help and to enrich the
Swift in aiding the pleading cry and wealth of
destitute, when rain and helpers are scarce.
The destitute, if a downpour fails and supporters are few.
عزائمُهُhis resolves فيamid الحادثاتِcalamities صَوارِمٌsharp swords
عزائمُهُ في الحادثاتِ صَوارِمٌ
وآراؤهُand his counsels فيamid النَّازِلاتِdisasters عَساكِرُarmies
وآراؤهُ في النَّازِلاتِ عَساكِرُ
His resolves amid calamities are sharp swords,
In tribulations, his resolutions are swords,
and his counsels amid disasters are armies.
In adversities, his views are armies.
يُقِرُّacknowledges لهُto him بالفضلsuperiority حَبْرٌa learned scholar وديمَةٌand steady rain
يُقِرُّ لهُ بالفضل حَبْرٌ وديمَةٌ
إذاwhen عَزَّتproved hard to obtain الفْتوىthe legal opinion وأخلفand failed ماطرُa raincloud
إذا عَزَّت الفْتوى وأخلف ماطرُ
A learned scholar and steady rain acknowledge his superiority,
The eloquent and scribes acknowledge his merit
when a legal opinion proves elusive and a raincloud fails.
When judgment is difficult and rainclouds tarry.
فلاso no قوْلَspeech إِلاexcept وهوand it is لِلُّدِّagainst stubborn adversaries قاطِعٌdecisive
فلا قوْلَ إِلا وهو لِلُّدِّ قاطِعٌ
ولاand no جودgenerosity إِلاexcept وهوand it is للسُّحبwith the clouds فاخِرvying in glory
ولا جود إِلا وهو للسُّحب فاخِر
No word of his but is decisive against stubborn adversaries,
His word allows no dispute,
and no generosity of his but vies in glory with the clouds.
His generosity no comparison to cloudbursts.
حَمىmay protect شرفSharaf (honor) الدينal-Din (of the faith) الإِلهُGod وجانبتْand kept clear of
حَمى شرف الدين الإِلهُ وجانبتْ
مُخالفَهُopposing him عَلْياؤهُhis eminence المَحاذِرُthe dangers
مُخالفَهُ عَلْياؤهُ المَحاذِرُ
May God protect Sharaf al-Din; may perils refrain
God protects his defense of the faith’s honor, which
from opposing his eminence [wording uncertain].
His lofty principles that avoid transgression secure.
أباAbu (father of) جعفرٍJa'far تاجَcrown of الملوكِthe kings الذيwho بهthrough him
أبا جعفرٍ تاجَ الملوكِ الذي به
غَدَتْbecame دارساتruined dwellings الفضلof excellence وهيand they are عوامرflourishing abodes
غَدَتْ دارسات الفضل وهي عوامر
Abu Ja'far, crown of kings, through whom
Father of Ja’far, crown of kings, by which
the ruined dwellings of excellence have become flourishing abodes.
Seats of excellence became edifices.
وزيرٌa minister إذاwhen ماemphatic particle كَرَّrepeated طيبَthe fragrance of حديثهِhis story
وزيرٌ إذا ما كَرَّ طيبَ حديثهِ
الرِّجالُthe men فقدthen indeed فَضَّunsealed اللَّطيمَةَthe perfume consignment تاجِرُa merchant
الرِّجالُ فقد فَضَّ اللَّطيمَةَ تاجِرُ
A minister—whenever the fragrance of his story is repeated by
A minister whose agreeable conversation
men, it is as though a merchant has unsealed a consignment of perfume.
Causes men to surpass the finest merchant.
Sol 6.1