أَشجاكَhas it saddened you? لعاتكةٍof Atika طللُa ruined dwelling
أَشجاكَ لعاتكةٍ طللُ
مثلlike ماwhat لاحappeared للناظرِto the beholder الخللُthe gaps
مثل ما لاح للناظرِ الخللُ
Has Atika's ruined dwelling stirred your grief,
like gaps appearing to the beholder's eye?
طللٌa ruin مُذsince عَفاfaded لمnot أزلI ceased دنفاًlovesick
طللٌ مُذ عَفا لم أزل دنفاً
قلقاًrestless لهفاًanguished مدمعيmy tears يبلُmoisten
قلقاً لهفاً مدمعي يبلُ
A ruin—since it faded, I have remained lovesick,
restless and anguished, with tears that drench.
هلّis ...? لائمهits reproacher الآنَnow هائمهits lovesick wanderer
هلّ لائمه الآنَ هائمه
وَمعالمهُand its landmarks درسٌeffaced عطلُdeserted
وَمعالمهُ درسٌ عطلُ
Is its reproacher now its lovesick wanderer,
while its landmarks lie effaced and deserted?
بانَdeparted قاطنهُits inhabitants بعدafter ماthat قطنواthey settled
بانَ قاطنهُ بعد ما قطنوا
ليتَif only شِعريmy knowing بهمabout them أينwhere همthey نُزُلُlodgers
ليتَ شِعري بهم أين هم نُزُلُ
Its inhabitants departed after dwelling there;
would that I knew where they have taken lodging!
تَركواthey left وطناًa homeland وجدواand hastened ظعناًin departure
تَركوا وطناً وجدوا ظعناً
وَعَفواand effaced دمناًcampsite traces بعدafter ماthat رحلواthey departed
وَعَفوا دمناً بعد ما رحلوا
They left a homeland and hurried away,
and erased the campsite traces after they departed.
وَمطوّقةand a ring-necked dove ليfor me مشوّقةstirring longing
وَمطوّقة لي مشوّقة
فوقَatop باسقةa tall tree لحنهاher melody رتلُmeasured
فوقَ باسقة لحنها رتلُ
And a ring-necked dove, stirring my longing,
atop a tall tree, her melody measured,
تَنشدُshe sings الخطباwoe ونسيمand the breeze الصباof the east wind
تَنشدُ الخطبا ونسيم الصبا
فيin رِياضgardens الرباof the hills نفحهُits breath خضلُdewy
في رِياض الربا نفحهُ خضلُ
sings of woe, while the east wind's breeze
breathes moistly through the gardens on the hills.
فَشجيتso I grieved جوىًwith heartache هيجتهstirred it نوىًseparation
فَشجيت جوىً هيجته نوىً
وَذكرتand I recalled هوىًa love ماno بهin it بذلُgiving
وَذكرت هوىً ما به بذلُ
So I grieved with heartache aroused by separation,
and recalled a love in which there was no giving.
حيثُwhere عاتكةAtika ليسis not فاركةaverse
حيثُ عاتكة ليس فاركة
غيرnot تاركةforsaking ماwhatever أتىcame العذلُreproach
غير تاركة ما أتى العذلُ
Where Atika felt no aversion,
never forsaking me, whatever reproach arose.
غضّةyouthful بضّةsoft الجسمِof body بهكنةٌplump and delicate
غضّة بضّة الجسمِ بهكنةٌ
قَدindeed جرىflowed فيthrough محاسنهاher charms الخجلُbashfulness
قَد جرى في محاسنها الخجلُ
Youthful, soft of body, full and delicate,
bashfulness suffused her lovely features.
فتنةan enchantment عَرضتappeared كلّماwhenever لحظتshe glanced
فتنة عَرضت كلّما لحظت
وَمَتىand whenever نهضتshe rose حطّهاweighed her down الكفلُthe haunches
وَمَتى نهضت حطّها الكفلُ
An enchantment appeared whenever she glanced,
and whenever she rose, her hips weighed her down.
فرعهاher hair سحرٌenchantment وَجههاher face قمرٌa moon
فرعها سحرٌ وَجهها قمرٌ
كَشرهاher smile دررٌpearls ريقهاher saliva عسلُhoney
كَشرها دررٌ ريقها عسلُ
Her hair is enchantment, her face a moon;
her smile is pearls, her saliva honey.
غصنa bough إِذwhen مشىit walked فيهin it لحظُthe gaze رشاof a fawn
غصن إِذ مشى فيه لحظُ رشا
جرحهُits wound فيin الحشاthe heart ليسdoes not يندملُheal
جرحهُ في الحشا ليس يندملُ
A bough when she walks, bearing a fawn's gaze,
whose wound within the heart will never heal.
لائِميmy reproacher لائميmy reproacher غيرnot ماat all عالمknowing
لائِمي لائمي غير ما عالم
صهbe silent عنabout الهائمthe lovesick wanderer حينwhen يبتهلُhe supplicates
صه عن الهائم حين يبتهلُ
My reproacher, my reproacher, all unknowing,
be silent about the lovesick wanderer as he prays.
لاdo not تَلُمblame فيin الهوىlove مدنفاًone wasted by sickness قدalready ثوىlay low
لا تَلُم في الهوى مدنفاً قد ثوى
وَسعيرand the blaze الجَوىof heartache فيهwithin him يشتعلُburns
وَسعير الجَوى فيه يشتعلُ
Do not blame one wasted by love, lying low,
while the blaze of heartache burns within him.
وَإِلىand toward المستلاذthe one sought for refuge فلاحFalah طوتfolded up
وَإِلى المستلاذ فلاح طوت
بيbearing me بطونthe depths الفلاof the desert الأينقthe she-camels الذللُthe docile ones
بي بطون الفلا الأينق الذللُ
And toward Falah, in whom refuge is sought, they folded up
the desert's depths, bearing me—the docile she-camels.
ملكٌa king فيin العُلاeminence قدindeed سماsoared وعلاand rose high
ملكٌ في العُلا قد سما وعلا
رُتَباًranks فيin العلاglory دونهاbeneath them زحلُSaturn
رُتَباً في العلا دونها زحلُ
A king who has soared and risen in eminence,
to ranks of glory with Saturn beneath them.
مجدهُhis glory سبقاled the way وهوand he فيهwithin it رقاascended
مجدهُ سبقا وهو فيه رقا
منهof it ماwhat لاnot رَقاascended حاذقٌskillful وقلُa nimble climber
منه ما لا رَقا حاذقٌ وقلُ
His glory led the way; within it he has climbed
to heights no skillful, nimble climber has attained.
شادَraised رتبتهُhis rank سادruled أمّتهُhis people
شادَ رتبتهُ ساد أمّتهُ
نالَattained بغيتهُhis desire وهوwhile he مقتبلُyoung
نالَ بغيتهُ وهو مقتبلُ
He raised his rank and ruled his people;
he attained his desire while still young.
منُّbounty شيمتهِhis nature كونa universe عفّتهhis chastity
منُّ شيمتهِ كون عفّته
وَبِدولتهِand through his reign دالتِpassed away الدولُthe dynasties
وَبِدولتهِ دالتِ الدولُ
Bounty is his nature; his chastity is a universe,
and with his ascendancy, dynasties have passed away.
مِنfrom فضائلهِhis virtues وغوائلهِand his deadly stratagems
مِن فضائلهِ وغوائلهِ
وَشمائلِهِand his character الحمدُpraise يتّصلُcontinues
وَشمائلِهِ الحمدُ يتّصلُ
From his virtues and his deadly stratagems,
and his character, praise flows unceasingly.
وَهوand he طودُa mountain حجىًof wisdom وهوand he بحرa sea ندىًof generosity
وَهو طودُ حجىً وهو بحر ندىً
وَهوand he شمسُa sun هدىًof guidance ماnot لهاfor it أصلُan origin
وَهو شمسُ هدىً ما لها أصلُ
He is a mountain of wisdom and a sea of generosity,
and a sun of guidance that has no origin.
مِنfrom ملوكkings همُthey الأزدal-Azd جدّهمtheir forefather
مِن ملوك همُ الأزد جدّهم
زانَadorned مجدهمtheir glory ماwhat هموthey فعلواdid
زانَ مجدهم ما همو فعلوا
Of kings whose forefather is al-Azd,
their deeds have adorned their glory.
همthey بنواbuilt شرفاًhonor وعطواand gave سرفاًlavishly
هم بنوا شرفاً وعطوا سرفاً
واِقتفواand followed سلفاًa forebear ماno بهin him دخلُblemish
واِقتفوا سلفاً ما به دخلُ
They built honor and gave beyond measure,
and followed a forebear untouched by blemish.
وَهمُand they فيin الرسيلal-Rusayl بنواbuilt صنماًan idol
وَهمُ في الرسيل بنوا صنماً
وَإِلىand into الظلماتthe darkness هموthey دخلُentered
وَإِلى الظلمات همو دخلُ
And in al-Rusayl they built an idol,
and into the darkness they entered.
رُزقواthey were provided for رُزقواthey were provided for نطقواthey spoke صدقواthey told the truth
رُزقوا رُزقوا نطقوا صدقوا
ظفرواthey triumphed رفقواthey were gentle ملكواthey ruled عدلُwere just
ظفروا رفقوا ملكوا عدلُ
They were given sustenance, given sustenance; they spoke and spoke truth.
They triumphed and were gentle; they ruled and were just.
ياO أجلَّnoblest الوَرىof mortals ماwhat ترىyou see ماwhat ترىyou see النthe— (word fragment)
يا أجلَّ الوَرى ما ترى ما ترى الن
ناسpeople (continuation) عمّاfrom what ترىyou see وجديmy anguish خذلُwithholding aid
ناس عمّا ترى وجدي خذلُ
O noblest of mortals, what do you see, what do you see? The—
people withhold help from the anguish you see in me.
كمhow often وهبتyou gave وكمand how often قدindeed نهلتyou drank your fill وكمand how often
كم وهبت وكم قد نهلت وكم
قدindeed غفرتyou forgave وكمand how often زانكadorned you العملُdeeds
قد غفرت وكم زانك العملُ
How often you have given, how often drunk your fill, and how often
you have forgiven—and how often deeds have adorned you!
Sol 6.1