سَبانيcaptivated me بتكسيرwith the fluttering أجفانهof his eyelids
سَباني بتكسير أجفانه
وخامَرَنيand stole over me سحرthe magic إنسانهِof his pupil
وخامَرَني سحر إنسانهِ
He captivated me with the fluttering of his eyelids.
And the magic of his pupil stole over me.
وَأغرقَand drowned لحظيmy gaze بأمواههin its waters
وَأغرقَ لحظي بأمواهه
وَأحرقand burned قلبيmy heart بنيرانهِwith its fires
وَأحرق قلبي بنيرانهِ
He drowned my gaze in its waters,
And burned my heart with its fires.
وطالبتُهand I asked him الرشفَfor a sip منfrom ريقهhis saliva
وطالبتُه الرشفَ من ريقه
وحاولتand I tried تقبيلto kiss أسنانهِhis teeth
وحاولت تقبيل أسنانهِ
I asked him for a sip from his saliva,
And tried to kiss his teeth.
فَأدبرَso he turned away مبتسماًsmiling ضاحكاًlaughing
فَأدبرَ مبتسماً ضاحكاً
وصدَّand rebuffed وأعرضَand turned away فيin شأنهِhis own affairs
وصدَّ وأعرضَ في شأنهِ
But he turned away, smiling and laughing,
And rebuffed me, intent on his own affairs.
وَأَطمعنيand gave me hope لينَthe softness إدلالهof his coyness
وَأَطمعني لينَ إدلاله
وآيسنيand drove me to despair كونthe fact of عصيانهِhis defiance
وآيسني كون عصيانهِ
The softness of his coyness gave me hope,
While his defiance drove me to despair.
أغنّsweet voiced رخيمmelodious هضيمslender waisted الحشاof the belly
أغنّ رخيم هضيم الحشا
يهيجhe stirs الحمامُthe doves لألحانهِwith his melodies
يهيج الحمامُ لألحانهِ
Sweet voiced, melodious, and slender waisted,
He stirs the doves with his melodies.
يجورُhe acts unjustly لذيthough possessed of الحكمِjudgment فيin سرّهhis private life
يجورُ لذي الحكمِ في سرّه
علىtoward عاشقيهِhis lovers وإِعلانهِand his public life
على عاشقيهِ وإِعلانهِ
Though possessed of judgment, he is unjust, in private
And openly, to those who love him.
فمبسمهso his smiling mouth لمdid not يكنexist إذwhen نشأit first blossomed
فمبسمه لم يكن إذ نشأ
نقبّلهwe kissed it غيرexcept قضبانهِits tender shoots
نقبّله غير قضبانهِ
For his smiling mouth, when it first blossomed,
Let us kiss nothing but its tender shoots.
أَرانيhe showed me الودادَlove وأديانهand its creeds
أَراني الودادَ وأديانه
فصرتُso I became مديناًa devotee بأديانهِof its creeds
فصرتُ مديناً بأديانهِ
He showed me love and its creeds,
So I became a devotee of those creeds.
وَمازجand he mingled ليfor me فيin الهوىlove وصلهhis closeness
وَمازج لي في الهوى وصله
غداةon the morning of العتابreproach بهجرانهِwith his abandonment
غداة العتاب بهجرانهِ
In love, he mingled his closeness for me
With abandonment on the morning of reproach.
بنفسيwith my life حبيباًa beloved علىdespite بعدهhis distance
بنفسي حبيباً على بعده
شَجتنيmade me grieve معارفُthe familiar sights أوطانِهِof his homeland
شَجتني معارفُ أوطانِهِ
I would give my life for a beloved whose distance
Has made the familiar sights of his homeland grieve me.
ترحّلhe departed فيin الحيّthe encampment عنfrom أثلهits tamarisks
ترحّل في الحيّ عن أثله
وَعنand from برقتيهits two hillocks وعَنand from بانهِits ban trees
وَعن برقتيه وعَن بانهِ
He departed the encampment, leaving its tamarisks,
Its two hillocks, and its ban trees.
وَقفتُI stood علىat رسمهthe trace of his dwelling بعدماafter
وَقفتُ على رسمه بعدما
عَفتهeffaced it حوادثthe events أَزمانِهِof his times
عَفته حوادث أَزمانِهِ
I stood at the traces of his dwelling after
The events of his times had effaced them.
فَفاضتso overflowed دُموعيmy tears واِستوكفتand poured forth
فَفاضت دُموعي واِستوكفت
عَلىdown الخدّthe cheek تَجريrunning لعرفانهِat the sight of it
عَلى الخدّ تَجري لعرفانهِ
My tears overflowed and poured forth,
Running down my cheeks at the sight of those traces.
سقيتُI watered معالمهُits landmarks أدمعيwith my tears
سقيتُ معالمهُ أدمعي
وقبّلتand I kissed أخفافَthe low ridges كثبانهِof its dunes
وقبّلت أخفافَ كثبانهِ
I watered its landmarks with my tears
And kissed the low ridges of its dunes.
فَياah, you لكof منa dwelling place مربعٍindeed قدeffaced عفاhas
فَيا لك من مربعٍ قد عفا
وَأَقفرand became desolate منafter بعدits inhabitants سكّانِهِleft
وَأَقفر من بعد سكّانِهِ
Ah, what a dwelling place, now effaced
And desolate since its people left.
وَأضحتand became بهِin it وحشwild غزلانهits gazelles
وَأضحت بهِ وحش غزلانه
أوانسَtame منafter بعدِits gazelles غزلانِهِdeparted
أوانسَ من بعدِ غزلانِهِ
The wild gazelles there have become tame
Since its gazelles departed.
سَقىmay it water سوحهُits open grounds مستهلّa downpour الحياof rain
سَقى سوحهُ مستهلّ الحيا
وروّاهand drenched it مسبلُa streaming rain هتّانِهِof its steady showers
وروّاه مسبلُ هتّانِهِ
May a downpour of rain water its open grounds,
And a streaming, steady rain drench them.
تواصلmay it continue فيin المزنِthe cloud حنّانةrumbling الthe
تواصل في المزنِ حنّانة ال
بوارقflashes منهfrom it بحنّانِهِwith its thunder
بوارق منه بحنّانِهِ
May the cloud’s rumbling flashes continue
There, with their thunder.
وَمنبسطٌand an open expanse موحشٌlonely مقفرٌdeserted
وَمنبسطٌ موحشٌ مقفرٌ
يطيشُis bewildered بهِby it عقلthe mind ركبانهِof its travelers
يطيشُ بهِ عقل ركبانهِ
And an open waste lies lonely and deserted;
It bewilders the minds of its travelers.
قَطعتُI crossed سباسبَهُits broad plains والدجىwhile the darkness
قَطعتُ سباسبَهُ والدجى
يرينيshows me غربيبthe deepest black ألوانهِof its colors
يريني غربيب ألوانهِ
I crossed its broad plains while darkness
Showed me its deepest black.
ياO عيسcamels إنif جدَّpresses on فيin سيرهِits journey
يا عيس إن جدَّ في سيرهِ
يباريit races مشفّاتthe fleetest عقبانهِof its eagles
يباري مشفّات عقبانهِ
O camels, if one presses on in its journey,
It races the fleetest of its eagles,
مجدّاًstriving إِلىtoward اللّوذعيّthe brilliant one الفتىthe young man الthe
مجدّاً إِلى اللّوذعيّ الفتى ال
مظفّرvictorious وارثheir سلطانهِto his sovereignty
مظفّر وارث سلطانهِ
Striving toward the brilliant young man, the
Victorious heir to his sovereignty.
مليكٌa king تظلُّkeep ملوكthe kings الورىof the world
مليكٌ تظلُّ ملوك الورى
تخرُّfalling خضوعاًin submission لتيجانهِto his crowns
تخرُّ خضوعاً لتيجانهِ
A king before whom the kings of the world
Keep falling in submission to his crowns.
لهُhe has مِنamong مفاخرهhis glories رايةٌa banner
لهُ مِن مفاخره رايةٌ
تأرّثهاhe inherited it عَنfrom سليمانهِhis Solomon
تأرّثها عَن سليمانهِ
Among his glories is a banner
He inherited from his Solomon.
شأىhe outstripped السابقينthe forerunners بشأوِin the race العلاfor eminence
شأى السابقين بشأوِ العلا
فعقّبهمso he left them خلفَbehind ميدانهِhis arena
فعقّبهم خلفَ ميدانهِ
He outstripped the forerunners in the race for eminence
And left them behind in his arena.
وشيّدand he raised مِنfrom مجدهِhis glory منبراًa pulpit
وشيّد مِن مجدهِ منبراً
تَعالىthat rose above علىabove نجمthe star كيوانهِof his Saturn
تَعالى على نجم كيوانهِ
From his glory he raised a pulpit
Higher than the star of Saturn.
تحيطُthey encompass الأقاليمَthe realms أقلامهُhis pens
تحيطُ الأقاليمَ أقلامهُ
جَميعاًall of them وتنبيand proclaim بعنوانهِhis authority
جَميعاً وتنبي بعنوانهِ
His pens encompass all the realms
And proclaim his authority over them.
يجلّhe is exalted ويَعظمُand is greater عنthan قيصرٍCaesar
يجلّ ويَعظمُ عن قيصرٍ
وَداراand Darius بنson of داراDarius وخاقانهِand his khagan
وَدارا بن دارا وخاقانهِ
He is greater and more exalted than Caesar
And Darius son of Darius and his khagan.
لهُhe has فيin السجاياhis qualities ندىthe generosity حاتمٍof Hatim
لهُ في السجايا ندى حاتمٍ
وَكعبٍand of Kaʿb وصولةand the force حسّانهِof his Hassan
وَكعبٍ وصولة حسّانهِ
In his character is the generosity of Hatim
And Kaʿb, and the force of his Hassan.
وَلَوand if جودهُhis generosity ودقwere rain هطّالهpouring heavily
وَلَو جودهُ ودق هطّاله
لأتبعit would follow نوحاًNoah بطوفانهِwith his flood
لأتبع نوحاً بطوفانهِ
If his generosity were a pouring rain,
It would follow Noah with another flood.
أواحدO peerless one ذيof this العصرage فيin his glory مجدهِthe
أواحد ذي العصر في مجدهِ
ومخلصand sincere توحيدin worship رحمانهِof the Merciful One
ومخلص توحيد رحمانهِ
O peerless one of this age in glory,
Sincere in worship of the Merciful One.
لكَyours المجدis glory فيon الأرضearth أعطاكهHe gave it to you
لكَ المجد في الأرض أعطاكه
إلهٌa God هَداكَwho guided you لإيمانهِto faith in Him
إلهٌ هَداكَ لإيمانهِ
Glory on earth is yours; it was given to you
By a God who guided you to faith in Him.
وَهلand can نعمةGod’s blessing اللّهof God منby حاسدٍan envious person
وَهل نعمة اللّه من حاسدٍ
يغيرbe altered فيهاwithin it ونبهانهِdespite his vigilance
يغير فيها ونبهانهِ
Can any envious person alter God’s blessing
Despite his vigilance?
فليسَso cannot يضرّكharm you أمرthe affair اِمرئٍof a man
فليسَ يضرّك أمر اِمرئٍ
وَإِنeven if غرّهdeceived him نزغthe prompting شيطانهِof his devil
وَإِن غرّه نزغ شيطانهِ
So no man’s schemes can harm you,
Even if the prompting of his devil deceives him.
فَماfor cannot كيدُthe plotting فرعونَof Pharaoh فيin جهلهِhis ignorance
فَما كيدُ فرعونَ في جهلهِ
مضرٌّbe harmful لِموسىto Moses بنson of عمرانهِImran
مضرٌّ لِموسى بن عمرانهِ
For Pharaoh’s plotting in his ignorance
Could not harm Moses son of Imran,
وَإِنeven if كانَhe was فيin الجهلignorance مستنصراًseeking help
وَإِن كانَ في الجهل مستنصراً
بقارونهfrom his Qarun أوor بهامانهِfrom his Haman
بقارونه أو بهامانهِ
Even when, in his ignorance, he sought help
From his Qarun or his Haman.
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