أَنوارُblossoms تُحسَبُare thought مِنfrom سَناthe radiance of الأَنوارِthe lights
أَنوارُ تُحسَبُ مِن سَنا الأَنوارِ
وَمِنَand from البَوارِruin مَهاًoryxes عَرَضنَthey appeared بَواريwearing hearts away
وَمِنَ البَوارِ مَهاً عَرَضنَ بَواري
Blossoms, thought to come from the radiance of lights;
The lights are counted from the radiance of lights,
and ruin comes from oryx-maidens who appeared, wearing hearts away.
And from the land of Baari, clouds spread out covering it.
بيضٌfair women دَوارٍensnarers لِلقُلوبِof hearts كَأَنَّهاas though they were
بيضٌ دَوارٍ لِلقُلوبِ كَأَنَّها
عَينٌwide-eyed oryxes بِدَوّارِat Dawwar وَعَينُand wide-eyed maidens of دَوارِDawar
عَينٌ بِدَوّارِ وَعَينُ دَوارِ
Fair ones, ensnaring hearts, as though they were
Spinning whiteness to hearts as if they are,
wide-eyed oryxes at Dawwar and wide-eyed maidens of Dawar.
An eye on a pivot and the eye of one who turns.
هَذيthese أَواريُّtethering-posts المَنازِلِof the dwellings ماnot دَرَّتknew
هَذي أَواريُّ المَنازِلِ ما دَرَّت
أَنّيthat I أُواريconceal فيin حَشايَmy breast أَواريmy burning thirst
أَنّي أُواري في حَشايَ أَواري
These tethering-posts of the dwellings never knew
These are the homes of settlements, not knowing,
that I conceal my burning thirst within my breast.
That I moan within their courtyards.
أَمّاas for فَواريfabricators of المَينِfalsehood عَنكَabout you فَصادَفَتthen they found
أَمّا فَواري المَينِ عَنكَ فَصادَفَت
سَمَعاًa hearing وَأَمّاand as for الوَجدُyearning مِنكَfrom you فَواريso it is aflame
سَمَعاً وَأَمّا الوَجدُ مِنكَ فَواري
As for the fabricators of lies about you, they found
As for my elation from you, it met,
a hearing; as for the yearning you inspire, it is aflame.
Hearing, and as for passion from you, overflowing.
وَإِذاand when الحَواريّاتُthe fair maidens صِدنَكَthey ensnare you فَاِبتَكِرthen set out early
وَإِذا الحَواريّاتُ صِدنَكَ فَاِبتَكِر
مِثلَlike الحَواريّاتِthe white she-camels إِثرَfollowing حُوارِa camel calf
مِثلَ الحَواريّاتِ إِثرَ حُوارِ
And when the fair maidens ensnare you, set out early,
And if the maidens turn you away, invent,
like white she-camels following a camel calf.
Like the maidens, a trace of conversation.
يَرأَمنَthey cherish سَقباًa male camel calf فيin الرَواحِthe evening وَإِنَّماand only
يَرأَمنَ سَقباً في الرَواحِ وَإِنَّما
تَبنيyou build عَلىon حَوَرٍdark eyes with clear whites وَحُسنُand beauty of حِوارِconversation
تَبني عَلى حَوَرٍ وَحُسنُ حِوارِ
They cherish a male calf at evening, while you merely
They look upon a mirage in spirits, though,
build on dark eyes with clear whites and charming conversation.
It is built on conversation and beauty of dialogue.
يَلعَبنَthey toy بِالزُوّارِwith the visitors لِعبَthe play of قَوامِرٍwomen gamblers
يَلعَبنَ بِالزُوّارِ لِعبَ قَوامِرٍ
وَإِذاand when بَلَغنَthey attain رِضاًsatisfaction فَهُنَّthen they ذَواريscatterers
وَإِذا بَلَغنَ رِضاً فَهُنَّ ذَواري
They toy with visitors as women gamblers do,
They play with visitors, gambling plays,
and when satisfied, they scatter them.
And when they attain favor, then they are fleeing.
مِثلُlike الصُوارِa herd of wild cattle إِذاwhen شَمَمتَyou smell صُوارِهاtheir musk-sacs
مِثلُ الصُوارِ إِذا شَمَمتَ صُوارِها
فَشَجَونَthen the tangled branches of قَلبِكَyour heart لِلهُمومِfor sorrows صَواريmasts
فَشَجَونَ قَلبِكَ لِلهُمومِ صَواري
Like a herd of wild cattle—when you smell their musk,
Like the images, when you smell their images,
then your heart's tangled branches stand as masts for sorrows.
So the sorrow of your heart moans to troubles.
فَاِجعَلso use سِوارَيthe two bracelets of غادَةٍa tender maiden وَبُراهُماand their rings
فَاِجعَل سِوارَي غادَةٍ وَبُراهُما
لِبُرىfor nose-rings of غَوادٍmorning-going camels فيamong الرِكابِriding camels سَواريnight-travelers
لِبُرى غَوادٍ في الرِكابِ سَواري
So use a tender maiden's two bracelets and their rings
So make bracelets of soft skin and coolness for,
for nose-rings on riding camels that travel morning and night.
The forearms of soft ones in the stirrups gliding.
يُرقِلنَthey trot briskly فيin خَلَقِworn-out الشِوارِtrappings وَّفَوقَهاand above them
يُرقِلنَ في خَلَقِ الشِوارِ وَّفَوقَها
أَخلاقُnatures إِنسٍof humans لِلقَبيحِof what is vile شَواريbuyers
أَخلاقُ إِنسٍ لِلقَبيحِ شَواري
They trot in worn-out trappings, and above them
They glide in creating improvement but above them,
are human natures that purchase what is vile.
Are human morals to the ugly concurring.
لاdo not تَشكُوَنَّever complain فَفيfor in الشِكايَةِcomplaint ذِلَّةٌhumiliation
لا تَشكُوَنَّ فَفي الشِكايَةِ ذِلَّةٌ
وَلِتُعرَضَنَّand let them surely be shown الخَيلُthe horses بِالمِشوارِon the testing-ground
وَلِتُعرَضَنَّ الخَيلُ بِالمِشوارِ
Never complain: in complaint lies humiliation;
Do not complain, for in complaining is humiliation,
and let the horses be shown on the testing-ground.
And to show horses in the racecourse.
آلَيتُI swore ماnot مَنَعَprotected الخُوارُlowing أَوابِداًwild beasts
آلَيتُ ما مَنَعَ الخُوارُ أَوابِداً
فيamong هَضَبِthe hills of شابَةَShabah وَالنَقاand the sand-dune الخَوّارِyielding
في هَضَبِ شابَةَ وَالنَقا الخَوّارِ
I have sworn: lowing did not protect the wild beasts
I wonder what prevented the ruin of,
among Shabah's hills and the yielding sand-dune.
Khuwar in the plateau of Shabah and An-Naqa Al-Khaari.
ريعَwas frightened اللَبيبُthe discerning man مِنَby المَشيبِgray hair لِأَنَّهُbecause it
ريعَ اللَبيبُ مِنَ المَشيبِ لِأَنَّهُ
ماnot زالَceased يُؤَذَنُannouncing بِاِنتِفالِa change of جِوارِabode
ما زالَ يُؤَذَنُ بِاِنتِفالِ جِوارِ
The discerning man is frightened by gray hair, because it
The perceptive person matures from aging, for,
keeps announcing a change of abode.
He continues to be called to come closer as a neighbor.
ماhow أَبأَسَwretched الحَيوانَanimal life لَيسَthere is no لِنابِتٍfor a growing plant
ما أَبأَسَ الحَيوانَ لَيسَ لِنابِتٍ
أَسَفٌsorrow بِماover what يَبدوappears مِنَof النُوّارِblossoms
أَسَفٌ بِما يَبدو مِنَ النُوّارِ
How wretched is animal life! No growing plant feels
The excellent soul is not saddened by what,
sorrow over the blossoms that appear.
Appears of brilliance.
وَكَأَنَّand as though مَنwhoever سَكَنَdwelt in الفِناءَthe courtyard مَتّىwhen غَداdeparts
وَكَأَنَّ مَن سَكَنَ الفِناءَ مَتّى غَدا
لِلقَبرِfor the grave لَمdid not يَنزِلdwell لَهُof it بِطُوارِin the vicinity
لِلقَبرِ لَم يَنزِل لَهُ بِطُوارِ
And it is as though whoever dwelt in the courtyard, once he departs
And it is as if whoever lived in the courtyard when,
for the grave, had never lived in its vicinity.
He goes to the grave, he did not descend to it suddenly.
تِلكَthose النُسورُvultures مِنَfrom الوُكورِthe nests طَوائِرٌflying
تِلكَ النُسورُ مِنَ الوُكورِ طَوائِرٌ
وَمَقادِرٌand fates مِنfrom فَّوقِهِنَّabove them طَواريsuddenly arriving
وَمَقادِرٌ مِن فَّوقِهِنَّ طَواري
Those vultures fly from their nests,
Those eagles of the lineages are birds,
and fates come unexpectedly upon them from above.
And destinies above them soaring.
إِنَّindeed العَواريِّthe borrowed things اِستُرِدَّwere reclaimed جَميعُهاall of them
إِنَّ العَواريِّ اِستُرِدَّ جَميعُها
فَالراحُso the palms of the hands مِنهاamong them وَالجُسومُand the bodies عَواريbare
فَالراحُ مِنها وَالجُسومُ عَواري
Surely all things lent are reclaimed;
Indeed all ruin is reclaimed,
so the palms of the hands are among them, and bodies lie bare.
So the spirits from it and the bodies are ruins.
أَشباحُforms of ناسٍpeople فيin الزَمانِtime يُرىis seen لَهاin them
أَشباحُ ناسٍ في الزَمانِ يُرى لَها
مِثلَlike الحَبابِbubbles تَظاهُرٌappearing وَتَواريand disappearing
مِثلَ الحَبابِ تَظاهُرٌ وَتَواري
Human forms in time are seen to have
Apparitions of people in time are seen to have,
an appearing and vanishing like bubbles.
Like visions, alternating concealment and appearance.
يُخلَطنَthey are mingled فيهِin it بِغَيرِهِنَّwith others besides them فَماso what مَضىhas passed
يُخلَطنَ فيهِ بِغَيرِهِنَّ فَما مَضى
غَيرُother than الَّذيwhat يَأتيcomes وَهُنَّand they جَواريflowing onward
غَيرُ الَّذي يَأتي وَهُنَّ جَواري
They are mingled in it with others; what has passed
They intermix with others, so the past,
is other than what comes, while they flow onward.
Is not except what comes, and they are neighbors.
أَعياbaffled سِوارُthe onslaught of الدَهرِtime كُلَّevery مُساوِرٍchallenger
أَعيا سِوارُ الدَهرِ كُلَّ مُساوِرٍ
وَرَمىand shot الخَليلَal-Khalil (the close friend) بِأَسهُمِwith the arrows of الأَسوارِthe mounted archer
وَرَمى الخَليلَ بِأَسهُمِ الأَسوارِ
Time's onslaught has baffled every challenger,
The bracelets of time tired every bracelet wearer,
and struck al-Khalil with the mounted archer's arrows.
And cast the friend with its enclosure arrows.
فَاِحذَرso beware of وَإِنand even if بَعُدَتrange far غَزّاتُكَyour raids فيamong العِدىenemies
فَاِحذَر وَإِن بَعُدَت غَزّاتُكَ في العِدى
قَدَراًa fate أَغارَraided عَلىupon أَبيAbu (father of) المِغوارِal-Mighwar
قَدَراً أَغارَ عَلى أَبي المِغوارِ
So beware—even if your raids range far among enemies—
So beware even if your raids in hostility,
of a fate that raided Abu al-Mighwar.
Were far, it plotted against Abul-Mughwar.
زَجَرَتstartled قَواريهاtheir omen-birds الزَواجِرُthe omen-readers بِالضُحىat forenoon
زَجَرَت قَواريها الزَواجِرُ بِالضُحى
وَالحادِثاتُand calamities مِنَfrom الحِمامِdeath قَواريgatherers
وَالحادِثاتُ مِنَ الحِمامِ قَواري
The omen-readers startled their omen-birds at forenoon,
Its bells scolded it at dawn,
and calamities are death's gatherers.
And the events of doves cooing.
لَوif فَكَّرَتpondered طُلُبُseekers of الغِنىwealth فيabout ذاهِبِthe passing of الأَthe cy- (fragment)
لَو فَكَّرَت طُلُبُ الغِنى في ذاهِبِ الأَ
كوارِ-cles (continuation) ماnot قَعَدَتwould sit عَلىupon الأَكوارِcamel saddles
كوارِ ما قَعَدَت عَلى الأَكوارِ
If wealth-seekers pondered the passing of the cy-
If seeking money thought about the vanishing,
-cles, they would not sit upon camel saddles.
resources, it would not sit still on ruins.
وَالنَدبُand the capable man فيunder حُكمِthe same ruling as الهِدانِthe idle man وَذوand one endowed with الصِباyouthful folly
وَالنَدبُ في حُكمِ الهِدانِ وَذو الصِبا
كَأَخيlike one possessed of النُبهىvigilance وَالذِمرُand the bold man كَالعُوّارِlike the coward
كَأَخي النُبهى وَالذِمرُ كَالعُوّارِ
The capable man shares the idle man's fate, and the frivolous
And weeping is in the ruling of the guided, and he of youth,
is like the vigilant, and the bold like the coward.
Like my brother An-Nubuha, and perseverance is like fresh flowing water.
وَيُقالُand it is said أَنَّthat مَدىthe passage of اللَياليthe nights جاعِلٌwill make
وَيُقالُ أَنَّ مَدى اللَيالي جاعِلٌ
جَبَلاًa mountain أَقامَstanding firm كَزاخِرٍlike a swelling sea مَوّارِsurging
جَبَلاً أَقامَ كَزاخِرٍ مَوّارِ
And it is said that the passage of nights will make
And it is said that the extent of nights makes,
a standing mountain like a swelling, surging sea.
A mountain rise like overflowing terraces.
جَرَتِran their course القَضاياthe decrees فيamong الأَنامِcreatures وَأُمضِيَتand were fulfilled
جَرَتِ القَضايا في الأَنامِ وَأُمضِيَت
صُدُقاًtruly بِأَسوارٍwith walls وَلاor without أَسوارِwalls
صُدُقاً بِأَسوارٍ وَلا أَسوارِ
The decrees have run their course among creatures and been fulfilled,
The judgements went among the people and were fulfilled,
truly, with walls or without walls.
Truly without walls or any walls.
Sol 6.1