لقدindeed أثرتhas left a mark بيon me لسعةa bite الكرشthe bedbug بالكرشon the belly
لقد أثرت بي لسعة الكرش بالكرش
وماand not ليfor me عليهاagainst it منany قصاصretribution ولاnor أرشinjury compensation
وما لي عليها من قصاص ولا أرش
The bedbug's bite has indeed left its mark on my belly.
The flea's bite has left its mark upon my side
I have no claim against it for retribution or compensation.
I have no right to retribution or compensation for this plight
وتنهشنيand it bites me بالليلat night والصبحand at dawn والضحىand in the forenoon
وتنهشني بالليل والصبح والضحى
ونحنwhile we بليلat night عكفremaining in place أيماwhat great نهشbiting
ونحن بليل عكف أيما نهش
It bites me at night, at dawn, and in the forenoon,
It gnaws me in the morn, eve and at noon
while we linger through the night—what biting!
While we sleep through the night it cruelly feasts
ففرشتso I spread ماwhat عنديI had منof الفرشthe bedding دونهاas a barrier against it
ففرشت ما عندي من الفرش دونها
فلمso did not يوقنيprotect me عنهاfrom it لحافيmy coverlet ولاnor فرشيmy bedding
فلم يوقني عنها لحافي ولا فرشي
So I spread all the bedding I had as a barrier against it,
I laid out my beddings to evade its sting
but neither my coverlet nor my bedding protected me from it.
But neither quilt nor mattress could protect me from its fangs
لقدindeed قرحتit ulcerated جلديmy skin بلسعwith bites فلمand did not تزلcease
لقد قرحت جلدي بلسع فلم تزل
بهon it ندبscars كالفرحlike farah (unclear term) أوor بلمbalam (unclear term) الكبشof the ram
به ندب كالفرح أو بلم الكبش
Indeed, it has ulcerated my skin with bites; still there remain
It has gashed my skin with its sting, never relenting
on it scars like farah, or a ram's balam [both terms unclear].
Leaving a scar like scratched leather or branded sheep
فغودرتso I was left منby لسعthe bites of الكروشbedbugs كأننيas though I were
فغودرت من لسع الكروش كأنني
فريخa little chick منfrom النيرانthe flames ملقىcast down بلاwithout عشa nest
فريخ من النيران ملقى بلا عش
So the bedbugs' bites left me as though I were
Stung by these wretched fleas, it's as if I'm
a little chick from the flames, cast down without a nest.
A chick flung from the fire bereft of nest
إذاwhen الكرشthe bedbug دبتcrawls فيin فراشيmy bedding تنفختswell
إذا الكرش دبت في فراشي تنفخت
عروقيmy veins وكزand stiffens الجلدthe skin منfrom شدةthe severity of الهمشthe gnawing
عروقي وكز الجلد من شدة الهمش
When a bedbug creeps into my bed, swollen grow
When fleas creep into my bed, my veins swell
my veins, and my skin stiffens from the fierce biting.
My skin burns from the vicious itching
وقدand indeed وورمتand have swollen رجلايmy two legs منfrom عظمthe severity of لسعهاits bites
وقد وورمت رجلاي من عظم لسعها
وقدand indeed عجزتhas grown unable كفيmy hand عنto الحكscratching والمشand rubbing
وقد عجزت كفي عن الحك والمش
And my legs have swollen from the severity of its bites,
My legs are swollen from the pain of its bites
and my hand has grown too weak to scratch and rub.
My hands can barely scratch or touch
أبيتI spend the night سهيرwakeful النجمthe stars منfrom خوفfear of لسعهاits bites
أبيت سهير النجم من خوف لسعها
كأنيas though I were فيundergoing نهشbiting وماthough not أناI فيundergoing نهشbiting
كأني في نهش وما أنا في نهش
I pass the night awake with the stars, fearing its bite,
I dread the rising of stars in the night fearing its bite
as though I were being bitten, though I am not.
As if trapped in a beast's jaws - but no beast is here!
دعوتI called down عليهاupon it بالسمومwith a scorching wind تميتهاto kill it
دعوت عليها بالسموم تميتها
وتنسفهاand sweep it away ريحwind الدبورthe west wind إلىinto الحشthe privy
وتنسفها ريح الدبور إلى الحش
I called down a scorching wind upon it, to kill it,
I curse it with poisons to kill it dead
and the west wind to sweep it into the privy.
And the winds to sweep it away into the dirt
وأدعوand I implore إلهthe God of العرشthe Throne عنهاfor protection from it وغيرهاand others besides it
وأدعو إله العرش عنها وغيرها
وعنand from كلall ماthat which تخشاهyou or she fears it ترفعraise ليfor me عرشيmy throne
وعن كل ما تخشاه ترفع لي عرشي
And I implore the God of the Throne for protection from it and others,
I pray to God, the Lord of the Throne, against it and its kind
and from all that is feared, to raise my throne for me,
And all else that may lift and restore my station
ويرجعنيand bring me back بعدafter المغيبabsence لديرةto a homeland
ويرجعني بعد المغيب لديرة
أعزharder to reach علىfor الأعداءthe enemies فيin اللمسtouching منthan نفشloose wool
أعز على الأعداء في اللمس من نفش
and bring me back after my absence to a homeland
To return me after exile to my homeland
harder for enemies to grasp than loose wool.
Stronger against enemies by mere touch than a puff
ولولاand were it not for رضىthe pleasure of الباريthe Creator وحبand love of نبيهHis Prophet
ولولا رضى الباري وحب نبيه
لماwould not have سرتI journeyed عنaway from داريmy home منتقلاًmoving away أمشيI walk
لما سرت عن داري منتقلاً أمشي
But for the Creator's pleasure and love of His Prophet,
If not for resigning myself to the Creator and loving His Prophet
I would not have left my home, journeying on foot.
I would not have left my home walking with this staff
ولمand did not أخشI fear منbecause of حبيmy love لليلىfor Layla وأحمدand Ahmad
ولم أخش من حبي لليلى وأحمد
سوادthe blackness of غطاشthe gloom of الليلnight أوor منfrom يدthe hand of العطشthirst
سواد غطاش الليل أو من يد العطش
And through my love for Layla and Ahmad I feared neither
Neither my love for Layla nor praising Ahmad
the blackness of night's gloom nor the hand of thirst.
Would make me fear the darkness of night or thirst
وكمand how many جوعةa pang of hunger عنديI have والعيصwhile the thicket مولعis ablaze
وكم جوعة عندي والعيص مولع
فماso not قنعتwas satisfied نفسيmy soul منwith حشفshriveled dates القشworthless refuse
فما قنعت نفسي من حشف القش
How many hunger pangs were mine, while the thicket blazed!
Though hungry, with a flaming hearth nearby
Yet my soul was not satisfied with worthless, shriveled dates.
My soul was not satisfied by rough hay
نهاريmy daytime وليليand my nighttime الشربdrinking منfrom ماءthe water of زمزمZamzam
نهاري وليلي الشرب من ماء زمزم
فعلاso, a further draught علىupon علa further draught وسرساand a little sip علىupon رشa sprinkling
فعلا على عل وسرسا على رش
By day and by night I drink the water of Zamzam,
My days and nights - drinking from the well of Zamzam
draught upon draught, and sip upon sprinkle.
With each draught rising higher than the last
إذاwhen رجعتI returned قالواthey said ليto me عليكyou must keep بزمزمto Zamzam
إذا رجعت قالوا لي عليك بزمزم
تعشtake supper بماهاon its water أوor طلبتyou sought العشاsupper عشيsup (uncertain reading)
تعش بماها أو طلبت العشا عشي
When I returned, they told me, 'Keep to Zamzam:
When I return they say "Bathe in Zamzam,
sup on its water—or, if you seek supper, sup!' [Final wording uncertain.]
Quench your thirst or seek food if hungry"
أدامmay perpetuate ليfor me الباريthe Creator الكريمthe Generous ورودهاvisiting its water
أدام لي الباري الكريم ورودها
لدىin كلevery عامyear لوeven if حملتI were carried علىon نعشa bier
لدى كل عام لو حملت على نعش
May the generous Creator keep me returning to it
May the Generous sustain for me its outpouring
each year, even if I am carried on a bier.
With every year, even if I'm carried upon a bier
فماfor there is no ليfor me عنaway from ليلىLayla سلوforgetting لوeven if أننيI were
فما لي عن ليلى سلو لو أنني
سعيتI made my way إليهاto her فيamong نبوبunclear; possibly fangs منof الرقشspeckled serpents
سعيت إليها في نبوب من الرقش
For I cannot forget Layla, even if I were
I have no consolation from Layla, though if I
to make my way to her among the [fangs?] of speckled serpents.
Journeyed to her through the windswept hills
أمولايO my Master ياO اللَهGod أدعوكI call upon You راجياًhoping
أمولاي يا اللَه أدعوك راجياً
لترجعنيso You may bring me back فيto وصلunion with ليلىLayla علىwith كمشhaste
لترجعني في وصل ليلى على كمش
O my Master, O God, I call upon You in hope,
My Lord, O God, I pray to You hopeful
to bring me swiftly back to union with Layla,
To reunite me in love with Layla in an instant
وتغفرand forgive آصاريmy burdens وتنسئand prolong ليfor me الرضاcontentment
وتغفر آصاري وتنسئ لي الرضا
فياso, O سعدهاher good fortune ياO للرضاfor contentment والرضاand contentment أمشيI walk
فيا سعدها يا للرضا والرضا أمشي
and forgive my burdens and prolong contentment for me.
And forgive my sins, make me pleased and content
Oh, her good fortune! Oh, for contentment—and toward contentment I walk!
Oh, the bliss of contentment! And contentment I seek!
Sol 6.1