كِلاناboth of us جَنىbrought on هَذاthis الهَوىlove وَاِصطَلَيتُهُand I burned in it
كِلانا جَنى هَذا الهَوى وَاِصطَلَيتُهُ
فَناظِرُهُfor his eye أَصلُthe source of الغَرامِpassion وَناظِريand my eye
فَناظِرُهُ أَصلُ الغَرامِ وَناظِري
Both of us brought on this love, and I burned in its fire;
We both reaped this passion and I made it my companion
For his eye and mine are the source of passion.
Its beholder is the origin of love, and my beholder
أُراقِبُI watch وَجهَthe face of الأُفقِthe horizon حَتّىuntil كَأَنَّماas though
أُراقِبُ وَجهَ الأُفقِ حَتّى كَأَنَّما
أُحاوِلُكُمI seek you بَينَamong النُجومِthe stars الزَواهِرِthe radiant ones
أُحاوِلُكُم بَينَ النُجومِ الزَواهِرِ
I watch the horizon's face until it seems
I observe the horizon’s face as if
I am seeking you among the radiant stars.
I seek you among the shining stars
أَمَنّاwe trusted عَلىwith المُلكِthe kingdom اللَيالِيَthe nights بَعدَماafter
أَمَنّا عَلى المُلكِ اللَيالِيَ بَعدَما
أُمِدَّit was strengthened بِسَعدِby the good fortune of الناصِرِal-Nasir المُتَناصِرِmutually reinforcing
أُمِدَّ بِسَعدِ الناصِرِ المُتَناصِرِ
We trusted the nights with the kingdom, after
We secured the kingdom’s nights, after
It was strengthened by al-Nasir's ever-reinforcing good fortune.
It was supported by Sa’d al-Nasir’s aid
إِمامٌan imam أَقَرّواthey lodged جَوهَرَthe jewel of المُلكِkingship عِندَهُwith him
إِمامٌ أَقَرّوا جَوهَرَ المُلكِ عِندَهُ
وَلاand no عَجَبٌwonder لِلبَحرِfor the sea صَونُsafeguarding الجَواهِرِjewels
وَلا عَجَبٌ لِلبَحرِ صَونُ الجَواهِرِ
An imam with whom they lodged the jewel of kingship;
An imam whom the essence of the kingdom settled with him
And it is no wonder that the sea safeguards jewels.
And it is no wonder that the sea guards gems
دِيارُthe lands of العِدىthe foes مِنfrom نَقعِهِhis battle-dust وَدِمائِهِمand their blood
دِيارُ العِدى مِن نَقعِهِ وَدِمائِهِم
كَرَبعِlike the dwelling of الهَوىlove ما(emphasis) بَينَbetween سافٍa sand-scattering wind وَماطِرِand a rain-bearing cloud
كَرَبعِ الهَوى ما بَينَ سافٍ وَماطِرِ
The foes' lands, from his battle-dust and their blood,
The enemies’ lands because of his attacks and their blood
Are like love's dwelling, between a sand-scattering wind and a rain-bearing cloud.
Like the abode of love between a torrential rain and a drizzle
يُلاقيهِمُhe meets them بِالسَيفِwith the sword وَالطَيرِand the birds طاعِماًfeeding
يُلاقيهِمُ بِالسَيفِ وَالطَيرِ طاعِماً
فَهُمso they مِنهُماthrough those two بَينَbetween الرَدىdeath وَالمَقابِرِand graves
فَهُم مِنهُما بَينَ الرَدى وَالمَقابِرِ
He meets them with the sword and with birds feasting;
He meets them with the sword and the birds, satiating
Thus, through the two, they lie between death and graves.
And they are between perdition and graves
وَلَمّاand when اِنثَنَتbent مِنّاof ours عَلَيهِfor him خَناصِرٌlittle fingers
وَلَمّا اِنثَنَت مِنّا عَلَيهِ خَناصِرٌ
جَعَلناwe fashioned حُلىthe ornaments of تَختيمِناour adorning with rings لِلخَناصِرِfor the little fingers
جَعَلنا حُلى تَختيمِنا لِلخَناصِرِ
And when our little fingers bent to count him foremost,
When supple spears recoiled upon him
We fashioned our ring-adornments for those little fingers.
We made our seal rings the adornment for the spears
لَأَفنَتhave surely exhausted ظُباكُمyour blade-edges فيin الوَغىbattle وَصِفاتُهاand their descriptions
لَأَفنَت ظُباكُم في الوَغى وَصِفاتُها
دِماءَthe blood of الأَعاديthe enemies أَوor دِماءَthe blood of المَحابِرِthe inkwells
دِماءَ الأَعادي أَو دِماءَ المَحابِرِ
Your blade-edges in battle, and their descriptions, have surely exhausted
Your hyenas would have perished in the fray and their qualities
The blood of enemies or the blood of inkwells.
The enemies’ blood or the coward’s blood
فَياso, oh عَجَباًwhat a wonder لِلمُلكِat kingship قَرَّbecame firm قَرارُهُits footing
فَيا عَجَباً لِلمُلكِ قَرَّ قَرارُهُ
بِمُختَلِفاتٍthrough diverging ones مِنamong قَناكَyour spears الشَواجِرِthe interlacing ones
بِمُختَلِفاتٍ مِن قَناكَ الشَواجِرِ
How wondrous that kingship's footing has become firm
So wondrous is the kingdom whose abode settled
Through your diverging, interlacing spears.
With different strokes of your raging camels
طَواعِنُpiercers of أَسرارِthe secrets of القُلوبِhearts نَواظِرٌeyes
طَواعِنُ أَسرارِ القُلوبِ نَواظِرٌ
كَأَنَّكَas though you قَدalready نَصَّلتَهاtipped them بِنَواظِرِwith eyes
كَأَنَّكَ قَد نَصَّلتَها بِنَواظِرِ
They are eyes that pierce the secrets of hearts,
The gazes that unveil the hearts' secrets are obedient
As though you had tipped them with eyes.
As if you assembled them with gazes
تَمُدُّyou stretch out إِلىtoward الأَعداءِthe enemies مِنهاfrom them مَعاصِماًwrists
تَمُدُّ إِلى الأَعداءِ مِنها مَعاصِماً
فَتَرجِعُand so they return مِنfrom ماءِthe fluid of الكُلىthe kidneys بِأَساوِرِwith bracelets
فَتَرجِعُ مِن ماءِ الكُلى بِأَساوِرِ
You stretch out their wrists toward the foes,
They extend protections to the enemies through them
And they return with bracelets of the kidneys' fluid.
And return from the kidneys’ water with bracelets
لَهاthey have غُرَرٌradiant foreheads يَستَضحِكُmakes smile النَصرُvictory وَجهَهاtheir face
لَها غُرَرٌ يَستَضحِكُ النَصرُ وَجهَها
وَتَفهَمُand understands مِنهاfrom them العَينُthe eye مَعنىthe meaning of البَشائِرِglad tidings
وَتَفهَمُ مِنها العَينُ مَعنى البَشائِرِ
They have radiant brows; victory makes their faces smile,
They have coquetries that make victory laugh in its face
And the eye reads in them the meaning of glad tidings.
And the eye understands the meaning of good news from them
إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) أَتَتshe comes تَختالُshe struts بَينَbetween سُطورِهاher lines
إِذا ما أَتَت تَختالُ بَينَ سُطورِها
فَهُنِّئتَهاso may you be congratulated on her عَذراءَa virgin maiden ذاتَpossessing ضَفائِرِbraids
فَهُنِّئتَها عَذراءَ ذاتَ ضَفائِرِ
When she comes, strutting between her lines,
When they come swaying between its lines
Then may you be congratulated on her—a virgin maiden with braids.
You congratulate them, maidens with braids
هِيَthey السائِراتُthe traveling ones الخالِداتُthe immortal ones بِمَجدِهِthrough his glory
هِيَ السائِراتُ الخالِداتُ بِمَجدِهِ
وَسائِرُand all the rest of ماwhat يُؤتىis brought بِهِwith it غَيرُnot سائِرِtraveling
وَسائِرُ ما يُؤتى بِهِ غَيرُ سائِرِ
They are the verses that travel, immortal through his glory;
They are the everlasting ones who march with his glory
While all the rest that is brought forth does not travel.
And the rest of what is brought is not lasting
Sol 6.1