ياO راكبrider of الهوجاءthe headlong she-camel لولاwere it not for البُرىthe nose-rings
يا راكب الهوجاء لولا البُرى
لقلتُI would have said هوجاءُa raging one صَباًan east wind أوor شَمالْa north wind
لقلتُ هوجاءُ صَباً أو شَمالْ
O rider of the tempestuous she-camel—were it not for her nose-rings,
O rider of the headlong she-camel, were it not for her nose-rings,
I would call her a raging east wind or north wind,
I would have called her a raging east wind or north wind.
عاصِفَةٌa tempest ايْسَرُthe gentlest of اِرقالِهاher swift trotting
عاصِفَةٌ ايْسَرُ اِرقالِها
يحسدهُenvies it الهَيْقُthe male ostrich وأمُّand the mother of الرِّئالْostrich chicks
يحسدهُ الهَيْقُ وأمُّ الرِّئالْ
a tempest even at her gentlest pace,
Her gentlest trot is a tempest,
a pace envied by the male ostrich and the mother of ostrich chicks.
Which the male ostrich and the mother of ostrich chicks envy.
تطويpasses over غديرَthe pool of القاعِthe lowland عنin a state of غُلَّةٍburning thirst
تطوي غديرَ القاعِ عن غُلَّةٍ
كأنماas though الغُدْرُthe pools سَرابٌa mirage وآلْand shimmering haze
كأنما الغُدْرُ سَرابٌ وآلْ
She sweeps past the pool in the plain despite burning thirst,
She passes the lowland’s pool, burning with thirst,
as though the pools were mirage and shimmering heat-haze.
As though the pools were mirage and shimmering haze.
سَرتْshe traveled by night بهwith him أشْعَثَdisheveled ذاpossessing هِمَّةٍhigh resolve
سَرتْ به أشْعَثَ ذا هِمَّةٍ
جَلَّhe was exalted وجلَّتْand she was exalted عنabove كرىًslumber أوor كلالْfatigue
جَلَّ وجلَّتْ عن كرىً أو كلالْ
She bore along a disheveled man of lofty resolve,
She bore him through the night, disheveled and full of resolve;
too lofty—and she too—for drowsiness or fatigue,
He and she alike were above slumber or fatigue.
يبغيhe seeks مُناخاًa resting place كاملاًreplete بالنَّدىwith bounty
يبغي مُناخاً كاملاً بالنَّدى
عندwith منيعِinviolable الجارِthe neighbor جَمِّabundant in النَّوالْgifts
عند منيعِ الجارِ جَمِّ النَّوالْ
seeking a resting place perfect in generosity,
He seeks a resting place replete with bounty,
with one who protects his neighbor and abounds in largesse.
With one whose neighbor is secure and whose gifts abound.
لُذْseek refuge ببهاءwith Baha (Splendor) الدينِal-Din (of the Faith) مُسْتصرخاًcalling for aid
لُذْ ببهاء الدينِ مُسْتصرخاً
اِحسانهُhis beneficence والْقِand lay down اليهِbefore him الرِّحالْthe saddles
اِحسانهُ والْقِ اليهِ الرِّحالْ
Take refuge with Bahāʾ al-Dīn, calling upon
Seek refuge with Baha al-Din, appealing for aid to
his beneficence for aid, and cast the saddles down before him.
His beneficence, and lay your saddles before him.
تجدْyou will find أباAbu (father of) الفضلِal-Fadl (excellence) منيعَimpregnable الحِمىthe protected domain
تجدْ أبا الفضلِ منيعَ الحِمى
يُرضيكَhe satisfies you فيon يومthe day of النَّدىbounty والنزالْand battle
يُرضيكَ في يوم النَّدى والنزالْ
You will find Abū al-Faḍl’s sanctuary impregnable;
You will find Abu al-Fadl, whose domain is impregnable;
he will satisfy you on the day of largesse and of battle,
He will satisfy you on the day of bounty and of battle.
غَيرانُjealous for honor لاnot يعرفhe knows اِلاexcept العُلىlofty glory
غَيرانُ لا يعرف اِلا العُلى
أكْملَهاhe perfected it منfrom قبلِbefore سِنِّthe age of الكمالْmaturity
أكْملَها من قبلِ سِنِّ الكمالْ
fiercely protective of honor, knowing nothing but the heights,
Jealous for honor, he knows nothing but glory;
the most perfect in them even before the age of maturity.
He perfected it before the age of maturity.
وقارُهُhis dignity والعزْمُand resolve منof أمْرهِhis conduct
وقارُهُ والعزْمُ من أمْرهِ
شُمُّlofty الرَّواسيfirm-rooted mountains وصُدورُand the points of النَّصالblades
شُمُّ الرَّواسي وصُدورُ النَّصال
His gravity, and his resolve whenever he undertakes a matter,
His dignity and the resolve in his conduct
are towering mountains and the forward points of blades.
Are towering mountains and the points of blades.
فهنِّىءَso may be congratulated الدهْرُthe age بعلْيائهِon his eminence
فهنِّىءَ الدهْرُ بعلْيائهِ
والعِيدُand the feast ماwhenever لاحَgleams بأفقٍon a horizon هِلالْa crescent moon
والعِيدُ ما لاحَ بأفقٍ هِلالْ
May Time bring him joy in his exalted estate,
So may the age be congratulated on his eminence,
and the feast as well, whenever a crescent gleams on the horizon.
And the feast, whenever a crescent gleams on the horizon.
Sol 6.1