زُرvisit منزلاًa dwelling قاضكrepaid you البرحاanguish وَأولاكاand bestowed it upon you
زُر منزلاً قاضك البرحا وَأولاكا
مِنfrom غداةِthe morning of الوحيthe tidings بالبينِwith separation حيّاكاgreeted you
مِن غداةِ الوحي بالبينِ حيّاكا
Visit a dwelling that repaid you with anguish and bestowed it upon you,
Visit the home of your judge in the morning and greet him
from the morning when tidings of parting greeted you.
From the morning of revelation with separation between you
وَاِسكُبand pour forth وإيّاكand beware لاdo not تبخلbe stingy بِدَمعكwith your tears عنfrom
وَاِسكُب وإيّاك لا تبخل بِدَمعك عن
أطلالِthe ruins of عاتكةٍAtika إيّاكbeware إيّاكاbeware
أطلالِ عاتكةٍ إيّاك إيّاكا
And pour forth your tears—beware of withholding them from
And pour out your tears, be not miserly with your tears on
the ruins of Atika: beware, beware!
The ruins of the dwelled, beware, beware
وَبُحand speak openly بحبّكof your love واِذكرand recall منfrom سعادكyour Su'ad ماwhat
وَبُح بحبّك واِذكر من سعادك ما
لقيتهُyou experienced it فيin الهَوىlove واِغزلand compose love-verse بأَسماكاabout your Asma
لقيتهُ في الهَوى واِغزل بأَسماكا
And reveal your love, and recall what, from your Su'ad,
And confess your love and remember the happiness
you suffered in love, and sing love-verses of your Asma.
You found in passion, and spin tales of your idols
فَالحبُّfor love لاno حبّlove حتّىuntil تبوحyou speak openly بهof it
فَالحبُّ لا حبّ حتّى تبوح به
وَتعلنَand proclaim القولَthe words فيin تصريحِopen declaration of شَكواكاyour lament
وَتعلنَ القولَ في تصريحِ شَكواكا
For love is no love until you speak openly of it,
For love is no love until you confess it
and proclaim your words, openly declaring your lament.
And proclaim the words clearly in your complaints
وَالعيشُand life أعذبهُits sweetest ماwhat كانwas مازجهُmingled with it
وَالعيشُ أعذبهُ ما كان مازجهُ
طعمthe flavor of الهَوىlove فاِختبرso experience ماwhat كانَwas مِنof ذاكاthat
طعم الهَوى فاِختبر ما كانَ مِن ذاكا
And life is sweetest when mingled with
And life is sweetest when it is mixed with
the savor of love; so experience something of that.
The taste of passion, so experience what that was
ونعجةand a ewe مِنamong نعاجِthe ewes of الإنسِhumankind ماnot نَقضَتshe undid
ونعجة مِن نعاجِ الإنسِ ما نَقضَت
مِنfrom لحظِهاher glance لأسودِfor the lions of الغابِthe forest أشراكاsnares
مِن لحظِها لأسودِ الغابِ أشراكا
And a ewe among the ewes of humankind has never undone
And a ewe of the ewes of mankind that did not keep
the snares of her glance for the lions of the forest.
Her glances from the lions of the forest their snares
طالبتهاI asked her for الوصلَunion بعدَafter الهجرِestrangement فاِمتنَعتbut she refused
طالبتها الوصلَ بعدَ الهجرِ فاِمتنَعت
عليَّto me مِنof وصلهاher union بخلاًout of stinginess وَإِمساكاand withholding
عليَّ مِن وصلها بخلاً وَإِمساكا
I asked her for union after estrangement, but she refused,
I asked her for union after separation but she refused
denying me her closeness in stinginess and reserve.
To unite with me, miserly and holding back
وَقَدand indeed أَغارI grow jealous عليهاover her فيconcerning السواكthe tooth-stick إذاwhen
وَقَد أَغار عليها في السواك إذا
أجرتshe passed علىover رشفاتِsips الثغرِthe mouth مِسواكاa tooth-stick
أجرت على رشفاتِ الثغرِ مِسواكا
And I grow jealous over her of the tooth-stick, when
And he was jealous over her when she
she runs a tooth-stick over the lips from which one sips.
Moved the tooth stick over the edges of her mouth
ياO لائِميmy reproacher فيfor الهوىlove العذريِّchaste مهلكtake your time إنif
يا لائِمي في الهوى العذريِّ مهلك إن
لامreproached ملومone under reproach بِماfor what قدindeed كانَused to يغشاكاbeset you
لام ملوم بِما قد كانَ يغشاكا
O you who reproach me for chaste love, take your time, if
Oh you who blame me for passionate love, stop, if
a reproached man reproaches you for what once beset you.
The blamed is not blamed for what overwhelms him
ياO لائِميmy reproacher فيfor الهوىlove العذريِّchaste مهلكtake your time فيin
يا لائِمي في الهوى العذريِّ مهلك في
لومِreproaching اِمرئٍa man ليسَis not ماwhat يَغشاهُbesets him يَغشاكاbesets you
لومِ اِمرئٍ ليسَ ما يَغشاهُ يَغشاكا
O you who reproach me for chaste love, take your time in
Oh you who blame me for passionate love, stop blaming
blaming a man whose affliction does not afflict you.
A man who is not overwhelmed by what overwhelms you
لوif كنتyou had قاسمتهُshared with him ماwhat ذاقhe tasted منof غصصٍchoking pangs
لو كنت قاسمتهُ ما ذاق من غصصٍ
للوجدِof longing كانَwould have been الّذيthat which أبكاهُmade him weep أَبكاكاmade you weep
للوجدِ كانَ الّذي أبكاهُ أَبكاكا
If you had shared with him the choking pangs he tasted
If you shared it you would not have tasted the sorrows
of longing, what made him weep would have made you weep.
Of passion that made you weep what made me weep
وَكانَand would have been فيin الحكمِthe judgment مِنfrom دينِthe creed of الصبابةardent love ماwhat
وَكانَ في الحكمِ مِن دينِ الصبابة ما
أبلاهُwore him down مِنfrom طائلِthe abundance of الأشواقِlongings أبكاكاmade you weep
أبلاهُ مِن طائلِ الأشواقِ أبكاكا
And by the ruling of ardent love's creed, what
And there would have been in the law of youth what
wore him down with abundant longing would have made you weep.
Afflicted him from the plight of passions that made you weep
هلdo أَنتَyou تبديshow لهto him منof كيدهِhis guile كيداًguile
هل أَنتَ تبدي له من كيدهِ كيداً
أَمor مِنin return for سويداهُhis heart's core تقضيهِyou repay him سُويداكاyour heart's core
أَم مِن سويداهُ تقضيهِ سُويداكا
Do you show him guile to match his guile,
Are you scheming against him a scheme
or repay his heart's core with your own?
Or fulfilling against him your fulfillment?
وهَلand do منfor الأثلthe tamarisks والدكداكand the level sand تعوّضهyou compensate him
وهَل من الأثل والدكداك تعوّضه
بالأثلِwith the tamarisks أثلاًtamarisks وبالدكداكand with the level sand دكداكاlevel sand
بالأثلِ أثلاً وبالدكداك دكداكا
And do you compensate him for the tamarisks and the level sand,
And is there requital and tit for tat you recompense him
with tamarisks for tamarisks and level sand for level sand?
With requital and tit for tat?
ياO راكبَrider of العرمسthe sturdy she-camel الحرفthe lean one الجلالةthe massive one صلjoin
يا راكبَ العرمس الحرف الجلالة صل
مسراكyour night journey فيin حندسِthe deepest gloom of الظلماءِthe darkness مغداكاyour morning journey
مسراك في حندسِ الظلماءِ مغداكا
O rider of the sturdy, lean, massive she-camel, join
Oh rider of the noble letter, pray your journey
your night journey through pitch-black darkness to your morning march.
In the darkness of night your return
وَإِنand if أتيتَyou come إِلىto دستِthe throne of المظفّرal-Muzaffar لثkiss
وَإِن أتيتَ إِلى دستِ المظفّر لث
ثمthen واِمسَحنand wipe بِالثرىwith the dust منهfrom it محيّاكاyour face
ثم واِمسَحن بِالثرى منه محيّاكا
And if you reach al-Muzaffar's throne, kiss the ground,
And if you come to Dast Al-Muthaffer, then rub
then wipe your face with dust from there.
With earth from it three times, greeting it
ملكٌa king بهِin him اِفتخرتtook pride بكرthe maiden of العلاglory وعلتand rose high
ملكٌ بهِ اِفتخرت بكر العلا وعلت
مِنfrom حيثwhere حازهاhe won her عقداًa marriage contract وأملاكاand wedlock
مِن حيث حازها عقداً وأملاكا
A king in whom the maiden of glory took pride and rose high,
A king who the virgin dawn glories in
since he won her by marriage-contract and wedlock.
And from where it attained a necklace and possessions
صمصامthe keen sword of يشجبYashjub بلrather مصباحa lamp غَيهبهاher deep darkness
صمصام يشجب بل مصباح غَيهبها
وبدرهاand her full moon المرتقيascending فيamong الشهبthe stars أفلاكاcelestial spheres
وبدرها المرتقي في الشهب أفلاكا
Yashjub's keen sword—rather, the lamp in her darkness,
An oil lamp that lights up, no a shining lamp
and her full moon, ascending through spheres among the stars.
And its rising moon in the stars its orbits
ليثٌa lion يظلّremains غداةon the morning of الحربwar تعلنهreveals him
ليثٌ يظلّ غداة الحرب تعلنه
إنif هزّهhe brandished it لدماءِof the blood of الأسدِthe lions سفّاكاa prolific blood-shedder
إن هزّه لدماءِ الأسدِ سفّاكا
A lion who, on the morning war reveals him, remains,
A lion that on the morning of war they announce
if he brandishes it, a copious shedder of lions' blood.
If roused to the blood of lions a pourer
شادa charging warrior تعقّبpursued فيin ميدانِthe arena of جلبتهِhis clamor
شاد تعقّب في ميدانِ جلبتهِ
أكابراًgreat men قصّرتfell short عنهُof him وأملاكاand kings
أكابراً قصّرت عنهُ وأملاكا
A charging warrior who pursued in his clamorous arena
He sought after in the battle arena of his dragging
great men and kings who fell short of him.
Great ones that fell short of him and possessions
ياO مَنone who يفوتُoutstrips نجومَthe stars of الجوِّthe sky حيثُwhen رقاascended الthe
يا مَن يفوتُ نجومَ الجوِّ حيثُ رقا ال
علياlofty heights لحوقاًin catching up بِمسعاهُwith his striving وإِدراكاand reaching
عليا لحوقاً بِمسعاهُ وإِدراكا
O you who outstrip the stars of heaven when you climb the
Oh you who the stars of the air miss where they climbed
lofty heights, beyond their catching or reaching your endeavor.
High unable to attain his ambition and reach
ماnot نالَattained ماwhat نلتهُyou attained it سيفSayf بنson of ذيDhi يزنٍYazan
ما نالَ ما نلتهُ سيف بن ذي يزنٍ
وَلاnor رقىascended فيin العُلاglory حسّانُHassan مَرقاكاyour height of ascent
وَلا رقى في العُلا حسّانُ مَرقاكا
Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan did not attain what you attained,
The sword of Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan did not attain what you attained
nor did Hassan ascend in glory to your height.
Nor did Hassaan ibn Thabit ascend in glory like you
وَهاكand take ماwhat نتجproduced الذهنthe mind الّذيwhich سكبتwas poured
وَهاك ما نتج الذهن الّذي سكبت
فيهِinto it السكينةtranquility منof فكرٍthought وماand what حاكاit wove
فيهِ السكينة من فكرٍ وما حاكا
And take what the mind produced—the mind into which was poured
And here is what the mind poured out
tranquility: its thoughts and what it wove.
That you poured tranquility into of thought and what it spun
فَلاso no لهfor it لابسwearer يوماًever سواكother than you ولاnor
فَلا له لابس يوماً سواك ولا
يرىit sees كفؤاًa worthy match والناسand mankind إلّاكاexcept you
يرى كفؤاً والناس إلّاكا
For none but you shall ever wear it, nor
So it has no peer ever but you
does it find a worthy match among mankind except you.
And sees no equal while people but you
إِنif كانَwas أَغنىenriched قديماًlong ago بالندىthrough generosity هرمHarim
إِن كانَ أَغنى قديماً بالندى هرم
زهيرَهhis Zuhayr فلقدthen indeed أغنيتyou enriched موساكاyour Musa
زهيرَه فلقد أغنيت موساكا
If Harim long ago enriched, through generosity,
If the ruins of Hirama were rich with dew in the past
his Zuhayr, then you have indeed enriched your Musa.
You made rich your Musa
Sol 6.1