أقولُI say للركبto the caravan قدalready حاكتْinterwove أزْمَّتَهاtheir reins
أقولُ للركب قد حاكتْ أزْمَّتَها
ركابُهُمْtheir mounts منfrom سُرىnight travel ليلٍnight واِسْآدِand unbroken night travel
ركابُهُمْ من سُرى ليلٍ واِسْآدِ
I say to the caravan, whose reins have been interwoven
By their mounts through night journeys and unbroken night travel:
ميلُbent الرقابnecks علىover الأكوارthe camel-saddles تحسبهمyou would think them
ميلُ الرقاب على الأكوار تحسبهم
بالجاشِريَّةِover morning wine شَرْباًa company of drinkers غيرَnot أوْغادِbase fellows
بالجاشِريَّةِ شَرْباً غيرَ أوْغادِ
Necks bent over the camel-saddles, you would take them
For a company drinking morning wine, no base fellows.
تأويبُهمtheir daylong travel وسُراهمْand their night travel منfrom عَزائمهمْtheir firm resolve
تأويبُهم وسُراهمْ من عَزائمهمْ
أغْناهُمُhas made them independent عنْof شَهيِّthe tempting الماءِwater والزَّادand provisions
أغْناهُمُ عنْ شَهيِّ الماءِ والزَّاد
Their daylong marches and night journeys, born of their resolve,
Have freed them from need of tempting water and provisions.
بَلَغْتمmay you arrive وهُديتُمْand may you be guided بلِّغوconvey شَعَفيmy ardent love
بَلَغْتم وهُديتُمْ بلِّغو شَعَفي
وفرْطَand the intensity of شوقيmy longing إِلىto سمعthe hearing of ابْنson of حمَّادHammad
وفرْطَ شوقي إِلى سمع ابْن حمَّاد
May you arrive and be guided—convey my passion
And my overwhelming longing to the ears of Ibn Hammad,
إِلىto غَزيرِabundant in النُّهىintellect ملآنَbrimming منwith كرَمٍgenerosity
إِلى غَزيرِ النُّهى ملآنَ من كرَمٍ
حازَattained العُلىthe heights بينbetween اِنجادٍgiving aid وارْفادِand bestowing gifts
حازَ العُلى بين اِنجادٍ وارْفادِ
To one rich in wisdom, brimming with generosity,
Who attained the heights through succor and bounty,
إِلىto المُشارthe renowned one رئيسchief of الدينthe faith مُتعمدthe one sought by الthe
إِلى المُشار رئيس الدين مُتعمد ال
عانيcaptive الطَّريدthe outcast مَنارa beacon لروعfor times of terror والناديand the assembly
عاني الطَّريد مَنار لروع والنادي
To the renowned Ra'is al-Din, the one sought by the
Captive outcast, a beacon in terror and in the assembly.
ومنْand among عجائبِthe wonders of أياميmy days وشِدَّتِهاand their hardships
ومنْ عجائبِ أيامي وشِدَّتِها
فِراقُهُparting from him رغْبةًout of desire فيfor عْيشlife بَغْدادِBaghdad
فِراقُهُ رغْبةً في عْيش بَغْدادِ
And among my days' strange turns and hardships is
Parting from him out of desire for life in Baghdad.
Sol 6.1