ذَهَبَwent الرَسولُthe messenger إِلىto الحَبيبِthe beloved وَعاداand returned
ذَهَبَ الرَسولُ إِلى الحَبيبِ وَعادا
وَعَلَيهِand upon him وَجهٌan expression لِلحَديثِfor the tale أَعاداretold
وَعَلَيهِ وَجهٌ لِلحَديثِ أَعادا
The messenger went to the beloved and returned,
And he bore a look that told the tale anew.
قُلspeak ياO رَسولُmessenger فَليfor I have فُؤادٌa heart فيin الهَوىlove
قُل يا رَسولُ فَلي فُؤادٌ في الهَوى
سَمَّتْهُnamed it سُكّانُresident الهُمومِsorrows بِلاداa land
سَمَّتْهُ سُكّانُ الهُمومِ بِلادا
Speak, O messenger, for I have a heart in love
Which the resident sorrows have named a land.
إِنif كُنتَyou were مِنهُfrom him عَلىupon رَبيعٍspring لَمdid not تَفِدyou arrive
إِن كُنتَ مِنهُ عَلى رَبيعٍ لَم تَفِد
فَعَلىthen upon جَنوبيmy flanks ماwhenever وَفَدتُI arrived جَمادىJumādā
فَعَلى جَنوبي ما وَفَدتُ جَمادى
If you did not come from him in spring,
Then Jumādā lay upon my flanks whenever I arrived.
جَمرٌembers مِنَfrom الهِجرانِestrangement مَكتوبٌinscribed عَلىupon الthe
جَمرٌ مِنَ الهِجرانِ مَكتوبٌ عَلى ال
قَلبِheart اِستمدَّdrew مِنَfrom الهُمومِsorrows مِداداink
قَلبِ اِستمدَّ مِنَ الهُمومِ مِدادا
Embers of estrangement are inscribed upon the
heart, having drawn their ink from sorrows.
لاnot لَفظَةٌa word لانَتgrew gentle أَتَيتَyou came بِهاwith it وَلاnor
لا لَفظَةٌ لانَت أَتَيتَ بِها وَلا
عَتباًa reproach أَتَيتَyou came بِهِwith it وَلاnor ميعاداa promised meeting
عَتباً أَتَيتَ بِهِ وَلا ميعادا
Not one gentle word did you bring, nor
a reproach did you bring, nor a promised meeting.
مُذsince قُلتَyou said ماnot اِستَوفىdelivered fully الرِسالَةَthe message صامِتاًremaining silent
مُذ قُلتَ ما اِستَوفى الرِسالَةَ صامِتاً
قُلناwe said وَلاnor لَبّىanswered النِداءَthe call مُنادىone summoned
قُلنا وَلا لَبّى النِداءَ مُنادى
Since you said, “He did not fully deliver the message, remaining silent,”
We said, “Nor did the one summoned answer the call.”
وَزَعَمتَand you claimed أَنَّthat الغَيظَanger أَوقَدَkindled جَمرَهُhis embers
وَزَعَمتَ أَنَّ الغَيظَ أَوقَدَ جَمرَهُ
أَفَلاwhy then not صَبَرتَyou waited عَسىperhaps يَصيرُbecomes رَماداash
أَفَلا صَبَرتَ عَسى يَصيرُ رَمادا
And you claimed that anger had kindled his embers;
Why, then, did you not wait? They might have turned to ash.
Sol 6.1