أَراكَI see you أراكَI see you كئيباًdejected أَراكI see you
أَراكَ أراكَ كئيباً أَراك
تحنُّyou yearn لبرقfor lightning أراكshowed you أراكاarak trees
تحنُّ لبرق أراك أراكا
I see you, I see you—dejected I see you.
I see you, I see you melancholy, I see you
You yearn for lightning that showed you arak trees.
Yearning for the lightening, I see, I see you
وَتَبغيand you seek لدائكfor your ailment منfrom غيرهother than him
وَتَبغي لدائك من غيره
دواءًa remedy وداؤكand your ailment منهُfrom him دَواكاyour cure
دواءً وداؤك منهُ دَواكا
And seek, for your ailment, from someone other than him,
And you seek from others
a remedy, while your ailment from him is your cure.
A cure, while your cure is your illness
فَسقمكso your sickness ذاthis لوif سألتَyou asked المسيthe Messiah (first part)
فَسقمك ذا لو سألتَ المسي
حَcompletion of 'the Messiah' منهُof it شفاكyour healing لماwould not أنemphatic particle شَفاكاhe healed you
حَ منهُ شفاك لما أن شَفاكا
For this sickness of yours, if you asked the Messiah
So if you asked the healer about your illness
for healing from it, he would not heal you.
He would not cure you, no he would not cure you
أصمّكَdeafened you للبينِfor the parting سرّthe secret الفريthe company (first part)
أصمّكَ للبينِ سرّ الفري
قِcompletion of 'the company' فاِستكّso became blocked سمعكyour hearing منهُfrom it اِستِكاكاutter blockage
قِ فاِستكّ سمعك منهُ اِستِكاكا
The company's secret of departure deafened you,
You are deaf to the secrets of love
and your hearing was utterly stopped up by it.
Make yourself hear, make yourself hear them
وَبَيضاءand a fair one تحسبُهاyou deem her فضّةٍsilver
وَبَيضاء تحسبُها فضّةٍ
قدalready اِنسكبتpoured out للنضارِupon pure gold اِنسِكاباa pouring
قد اِنسكبت للنضارِ اِنسِكابا
And a fair one you would think was silver,
And the white you think is silver
poured out upon pure gold.
Spilled out shining, spilled out
إِذاwhen ذقتُI tasted مِنsome of مسكهاher musk بالمذاwith the palate (first part)
إِذا ذقتُ مِن مسكها بالمذا
كِcompletion of 'the palate' كانَتshe was منَin terms of الطيبfragrance تحكيresembling المذاكاmusk
كِ كانَت منَ الطيب تحكي المذاكا
Whenever I tasted some of her musk with my palate,
When I taste its musk in kisses
in fragrance she resembled musk.
It seems it tells of musk in kisses
لَقَدindeed نُصبتwere set بالبهاthrough splendor والجماand beauty (first part)
لَقَد نُصبت بالبها والجما
لِcompletion of 'beauty' مِنهاfrom her لصيدto hunt القلوبِhearts شِباكاsnares
لِ مِنها لصيد القلوبِ شِباكا
Indeed, through splendor and beauty were set
It was set up with splendor and beauty
snares from her to capture hearts.
To snare hearts, to snare them
أعذبO sweetest in اللمىthe duskiness of lips وَالجناand the harvest هَلdo ترىyou think
أعذب اللمى وَالجنا هَل ترى
جناthe harvest النحلof bees أعذبُsweeter ليto me أَمor جناكاyour harvest
جنا النحل أعذبُ لي أَم جناكا
O you of sweetest dusky lips and yield, do you think
Sweetest union and garden, do you see
the bees' harvest sweeter to me, or yours?
The garden of bees sweeter for me or your garden?
فَهَبنيso grant me قبلَbefore الردىdeath قبلةًa kiss
فَهَبني قبلَ الردى قبلةً
جُعلتmay I be made فداكَyour ransom جُعلتُmay I be made فِداكاyour ransom
جُعلت فداكَ جُعلتُ فِداكا
So grant me a kiss before death—
So grant me before loss a kiss
may I be your ransom, may I be your ransom!
I am yours, I am yours
فَماذاso what يضرّكharms you إنif لوif رضيyou consented (first part)
فَماذا يضرّك إن لو رضي
تcompletion of 'you consented' ليfor me مرّةonce أنto أقبّلَI kiss فاكاyour mouth
ت لي مرّة أن أقبّلَ فاكا
What harm would it do you if you consented
What would hurt you if you would
just once to let me kiss your mouth?
Let me kiss your mouth once?
بحبّكthrough loving you لاnot العيشlife عيشاًas life أرىI see
بحبّك لا العيش عيشاً أرى
لديّfor me وليسَand is not الهلاكُdeath هلاكاdeath
لديّ وليسَ الهلاكُ هلاكا
Through love of you, I do not regard life as life
Without your love life is not living
for me, nor is death death.
And death is not dying to me
عرفتُI knew الرَدىdeath قبلbefore وقتِthe time of الردىdeath
عرفتُ الرَدى قبل وقتِ الردى
وَلمand did not أَختبرI experience ذاكَthat لولاbut for هَواكاlove of you
وَلم أَختبر ذاكَ لولا هَواكا
I knew death before the time of death,
I knew loss before its time
and would not have experienced it but for love of you.
I would not have known it but for loving you
أَربعَO dwelling الأحبّةِof the loved ones بعدafter الفريthe company (first part)
أَربعَ الأحبّةِ بعد الفري
قِcompletion of 'the company' ماذاwhat جرىhappened لكto you حتّىso that عفاكاeffaced you
قِ ماذا جرى لك حتّى عفاكا
O dwelling of loved ones, after the company had gone,
O parting of lovers, what has happened
what befell you that effaced you?
That you have turned away?
سقاكmay it water you حياthe rain المزنِof the clouds منfrom مربعٍa spring raincloud
سقاك حيا المزنِ من مربعٍ
هتونٍpouring copiously ملثّunceasing العزاليrain-spouts سَقاكاmay it water you
هتونٍ ملثّ العزالي سَقاكا
May the clouds' rain water you, from a spring raincloud,
It gave you life’s wine from a gentle
pouring ceaselessly through its spouts—may it water you!
Pure chalice, it gave you to drink
وَجادكand may it be generous to you بالقطرِwith rain وقتat the time of الأصيلlate afternoon
وَجادك بالقطرِ وقت الأصيل
رفاهاًabundantly وليلكand your night حتّىuntil ضحاكاyour forenoon
رفاهاً وليلك حتّى ضحاكا
And may it lavish rain on you in the late afternoon,
And gifted you in first night’s darkness
abundantly, and through your night until your forenoon.
With well-being, till dawn shone on you
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تضاحكَlaughed مركومهُits piled-up mass
إِذا ما تضاحكَ مركومهُ
تلألاءةa glittering البرقِof lightning حينwhen تَباكاit feigned tears
تلألاءة البرقِ حين تَباكا
When its piled-up mass laughs,
When its twinkling laughter smiles
with lightning's glitter as it feigns tears.
Like lightning flashing when it weeps
كأنّas though أكفّthe palms عرارٍof ʿArār بهwithin it
كأنّ أكفّ عرارٍ به
عشيّةon the evening بالودقِwith rain روّىdrenched رياكاyour fragrance
عشيّة بالودقِ روّى رياكا
As though the hands of ʿArār were within it,
As if the palms of virgins
on the evening it drenched your fragrance with rain.
In the evening cooled your fever
فَتىًa youth فاقَsurpassed أملاكَthe kings of أهلthe people of الزماthe age (first part)
فَتىً فاقَ أملاكَ أهل الزما
نِcompletion of 'the age' فيin حالتَيهhis two states نداًgenerosity أوor عراكاcombat
نِ في حالتَيه نداً أو عراكا
A youth who surpassed the kings of his age
A youth who surpassed the kings of all
in both his states: generosity or combat.
Times in his two states, intimacy or war
يقودُhe leads إِلىto الوفدِthe delegation قبلbefore السؤاthe request (first part)
يقودُ إِلى الوفدِ قبل السؤا
لcompletion of 'the request' ِكومhigh-humped النياقِshe-camels معاًtogether والرماكاand mares
ل ِكوم النياقِ معاً والرماكا
He leads to the delegation, before any request,
He leads the delegates before asking
high-humped she-camels and mares together.
The spurred camels altogether and the racers
لهُhe has درجاتٌranks تباريrival الشكاthe heights (first part)
لهُ درجاتٌ تباري الشكا
كَcompletion of 'the heights' حيثُwhere الشكاكthe heights يباريrivals الشكاكاthe heights
كَ حيثُ الشكاك يباري الشكاكا
He has ranks that rival the heights,
He has steps to match the Pleiades
where heights vie with heights.
Where doubters compete with doubters
أذروةO pinnacle of يشجبYashjub حزتَyou attained المداthe utmost reach
أذروة يشجب حزتَ المدا
وَجاوزتand you exceeded حدَّthe bounds of المعاليlofty honors مداكاyour reach
وَجاوزت حدَّ المعالي مداكا
O pinnacle of Yashjub, you attained the utmost reach,
A peak disdaining the zeal of the obstinate
and you exceeded the bounds of glory in your reach.
And exceeding the bounds of glory, exceeding them
وَأَضحىand has become لِماbecause of what نلتyou attained منof سؤددٍeminence
وَأَضحى لِما نلت من سؤددٍ
جميعall الورىhumankind لحوةa strip of bark مِنfrom عصاكاyour staff
جميع الورى لحوة مِن عصاكا
And through the eminence you attained,
And by what you attained of judgment
all humankind became a strip of bark from your staff.
The whole world became smooth for your staff
وَكمand how many لكَyou have منof همّةan aspiration قدhas already سَمَتsoared
وَكم لكَ من همّة قد سَمَت
وَقدand has عقبتfollowed فيin العلوّloftiness السماكاal-Simāk (a star)
وَقد عقبت في العلوّ السماكا
And how many an aspiration of yours has soared,
And how many an aspiration you had
and followed al-Simāk in the heights!
That followed upon sublime aspirations!
لَقدindeed فضلfavored الإنسhumankind ربّthe Lord of الأناall creatures (first part)
لَقد فضل الإنس ربّ الأنا
مِcompletion of 'all creatures' فيin الخلقِcreation إِذsince أنتَyou منهمamong them براكاHe created you
مِ في الخلقِ إِذ أنتَ منهم براكا
Truly, the Lord of all creatures favored humankind
Humans were favored by the Lord of Men
in creation, for He created you as one of them.
In creation, when you are one of them, righteous
وَدونكهاand take it مِنfrom أخيa man of فطنةٍdiscernment
وَدونكها مِن أخي فطنةٍ
تفطّنhe pondered فيon حوكِهاits weaving حينwhen حاكاhe wove
تفطّن في حوكِها حين حاكا
And take it from a man of discernment,
Lower than it in wisdom from my brother
who pondered its weaving as he wove.
In its weaving when it wove
إِذاif ماemphatic particle نظرتyou looked بعينwith the eye of الحِجاreason
إِذا ما نظرت بعين الحِجا
فَلَمand did not ترَyou see منهاfrom it القوافيthe rhymes رجاكاhe hoped for you
فَلَم ترَ منها القوافي رجاكا
If you look with the eye of reason,
If you look with the eye of experience
and fail to discern its rhymes, he has placed his hope in you.
You see no rhymes in it longing for you
Sol 6.1