خَلَّlet المطيَّthe riding camels تَخْديstride swiftly
خَلَّ المطيَّ تَخْدي
لاحتْhave appeared ربوعُdwelling places هندِHind
لاحتْ ربوعُ هندِ
Let the riding camels stride swiftly;
Hind's dwelling places have appeared.
هيّمَهاfilled them with longing نفحُwafting الصَّباthe east wind
هيّمَها نفحُ الصَّبا
عنfrom عَذَباتِtender branch tips الرَّندِthe laurel
عن عَذَباتِ الرَّندِ
The east wind's wafting filled them with longing,
from the tender tips of the laurel.
فأرقلتْso they sped مُسرِعَةًswiftly
فأرقلتْ مُسرِعَةً
تطلُبُseeking أرضَthe land نجدِNajd
تطلُبُ أرضَ نجدِ
So they sped along,
seeking the land of Najd,
حتّىuntil كأنَّas though عندَهاwith them
حتّى كأنَّ عندَها
مِنَof الجَوىburning longing ماwhat عنديis with me
مِنَ الجَوى ما عندي
until it seemed they harbored
the same burning longing as I.
أعدَىpassed on by contagion غراميmy passion حُبَّهاlove of her
أعدَى غرامي حُبَّها
اِنْindeed الغرامَpassion يُعديis contagious
اِنْ الغرامَ يُعدي
My passion passed on love of her;
indeed, passion is contagious.
نجائبٌnoble she-camels تسخَرُmock مِنْat
نجائبٌ تسخَرُ مِنْ
وخدِthe swift stride النعامِostriches الرُّبْدِthe dusky ones
وخدِ النعامِ الرُّبْدِ
Noble she-camels, they mock
the swift stride of dusky ostriches.
تقنعُare content مِنwith مشربِهاtheir drinking water
تقنعُ مِن مشربِها
بكلَّwith every نَزْرٍscant amount ثَمْدِshallow, scant water
بكلَّ نَزْرٍ ثَمْدِ
They are content in their drinking
with any scant pool of water.
أحبابَناour beloved ones نقضتُمُyou broke
أحبابَنا نقضتُمُ
تلكَthose العهودَpledges بعديafter me
تلكَ العهودَ بعدي
Our beloved ones, you broke
those pledges after I was gone.
وماand not حسبتُI thought أنكمْthat you
وما حسبتُ أنكمْ
تَنْسَوْنَyou forget حَقَّthe claim وُديof my affection
تَنْسَوْنَ حَقَّ وُدي
And I never thought that you
would forget the claim of my affection.
أضعتموهُyou squandered it عَبَثاًheedlessly
أضعتموهُ عَبَثاً
بَعْدَafter النَّوىseparation كعهديlike my pledge
بَعْدَ النَّوى كعهدي
You squandered it heedlessly,
after separation, as you did my pledge.
حُمَّلْتُI was burdened with عِبْءَthe burden الحبَّlove مِنfrom
حُمَّلْتُ عِبْءَ الحبَّ مِن
دونِexcluding الرفاقِthe companions وحديby myself
دونِ الرفاقِ وحدي
I was made to bear love's burden,
alone, apart from my companions.
ولمand did not أحُلْI change عمّاfrom what عهدْتُمْyou knew
ولم أحُلْ عمّا عهدْتُمْ
مِنof قديمِlong-standing وجديmy ardor
مِن قديمِ وجدي
And I have not changed from what you knew
of my long-standing ardor.
بنتمْyou departed فأضحىso became الدمعُthe tears مِنfrom
بنتمْ فأضحى الدمعُ مِن
بعدِafter الفراقِseparation وِرْديmy daily draught
بعدِ الفراقِ وِرْدي
You departed, and tears became,
after separation, my daily draught.
منتثراًscattered يهميpour down كماas
منتثراً يهمي كما
يُقْطَعُis severed سِلْكُthe string العِقْدِthe necklace
يُقْطَعُ سِلْكُ العِقْدِ
Scattered, they pour down as when
a necklace's string is severed.
حتّىuntil لقدindeed خدَّدَfurrowed
حتّى لقد خدَّدَ
تَسكابُthe pouring الدموعِtears خدّيmy cheek
تَسكابُ الدموعِ خدّي
Till it had indeed furrowed—
the pouring of tears—my cheek.
عذَّبتُمُyou tormented مَنone who لاdoes not يرىdeem acceptable
عذَّبتُمُ مَن لا يرى
عذابكُمْtormenting you بالبُعْدِthrough separation
عذابكُمْ بالبُعْدِ
You tormented one who would not countenance
tormenting you through separation.
أرضىI am content بماwith what ترضَوْنَهُyou approve of it
أرضى بما ترضَوْنَهُ
غيرَexcept النوىseparation والصدِand rejection
غيرَ النوى والصدِ
I accept whatever pleases you,
except separation and rejection.
وعاذلٍand a reproacher كشَّفَlaid bare ليto me
وعاذلٍ كشَّفَ لي
عنِabout اِحَنٍgrudges وحِقْدِand rancor
عنِ اِحَنٍ وحِقْدِ
And a reproacher laid bare to me
his grudges and rancor.
تراهُyou see him أمسىhas become فيin هَوَىlove
تراهُ أمسى في هَوَى
الأحبابِthe beloved ones وهوyet he ضدّيmy adversary
الأحبابِ وهو ضدّي
You see him, now in love with
the beloved ones, yet opposed to me.
حوشيتُmay I be spared أنthat يُصبحَhe should become
حوشيتُ أن يُصبحَ
كفئيmy equal أوor يعودَhe turn into نِدَّيmy peer
كفئي أو يعودَ نِدَّي
May I be spared his becoming
my equal, or turning into my peer.
ماليwhat have I to do وللبينِand with separation يُثَنَّيturns aside
مالي وللبينِ يُثَنَّي
بالمآلِin the end قصديmy purpose
بالمآلِ قصدي
What have I to do with parting, which turns aside
my purpose in the end?
أعادَrenewed فيضَthe flood أدمعيmy tears
أعادَ فيضَ أدمعي
لِبُعْدِهمْbecause of their remoteness كالعَهْدِas of old
لِبُعْدِهمْ كالعَهْدِ
It renewed the flood of my tears,
at their distance, as of old.
ماno مزنةٌrain cloud تُحْدَىis driven along الىtoward
ما مزنةٌ تُحْدَى الى
روضِmeadows الحِمَىthe protected pasture برعدِwith thunder
روضِ الحِمَى برعدِ
No rain cloud driven toward
the preserve's meadows amid thunder,
يلوحُflashes فيهاwithin it البرقُthe lightning وهناًat night
يلوحُ فيها البرقُ وهناً
كالحسامِlike a sharp sword الهنديIndian
كالحسامِ الهندي
with lightning flashing within it at night
like an Indian sword,
تسوقُهاdrives it ريحُthe wind الصَّباthe east wind
تسوقُها ريحُ الصَّبا
فيin عارضٍa cloud bank مسوَدَّblackened
في عارضٍ مسوَدَّ
driven by the east wind
in a blackened bank of cloud,
تُرخيlets down عزاليهاits rain-spouts علىover
تُرخي عزاليها على
هُضْبِhills الحِمىthe protected pasture والوهدِand the hollows
هُضْبِ الحِمى والوهدِ
unloosing its rain-spouts over
the preserve's hills and hollows,
أغزرَmore copious مِنthan دمعيmy tears وقدand already
أغزرَ مِن دمعي وقد
قُوضَwas struck حيُّthe encampment دَعْدِDa'd
قُوضَ حيُّ دَعْدِ
is more copious than my tears, now that
Da'd's encampment has been struck.
ياO بانةَmoringa tree الأجْرَعِthe sandy, gravelly tract مِنfrom
يا بانةَ الأجْرَعِ مِن
ذاكَthat الكثيبِdune الفَرْدِsolitary
ذاكَ الكثيبِ الفَرْدِ
O moringa of the sandy tract, from
that solitary dune,
وياand O أُثيلاتِlittle tamarisk trees اللَّوىthe winding sands
ويا أُثيلاتِ اللَّوى
هلis? النداءُthe calling مجديof any use
هل النداءُ مجدي
and O little tamarisks of the winding sands,
is this calling of any use?
أتعلَمِنَّdo you know? ماwhat أُجِنّI conceal
أتعلَمِنَّ ما أُجِنّ
مِنof غرامٍpassion مُرْديdeadly
مِن غرامٍ مُرْدي
Do you know what I conceal
of a deadly passion?
عَدِمْتُI lost مذsince بانَdeparted
عَدِمْتُ مذ بانَ
الخليطُthe companions واستقلَّand journeyed away رشديmy reason
الخليطُ واستقلَّ رشدي
I lost, since the parting
and departure of my companions, my reason.
قَنِعْتُI was content أنthat يعَّللواthey should soothe
قَنِعْتُ أن يعَّللوا
مهجورَهُمْtheir forsaken one بالوعدِwith a promise
مهجورَهُمْ بالوعدِ
I was content that they should soothe
the one they forsook with a promise.
ياO جيرةًneighbors سارواthey journeyed
يا جيرةً ساروا
يُحَفّis surrounded سربُهُمْtheir flock بالأُسدِby lions
يُحَفّ سربُهُمْ بالأُسدِ
O neighbors who journeyed away,
whose flock is surrounded by lions,
آسادِlions غيلٍa thicket لِبسُهاtheir garb
آسادِ غيلٍ لِبسُها
نسجُwoven fabric الحديدِiron السَّرْدِclosely linked
نسجُ الحديدِ السَّرْدِ
lions of the thicket, whose garb
is a close-linked weave of iron.
حمتهُمُguarded them بالأَسَلِwith spears
حمتهُمُ بالأَسَلِ
المثقفاتِthe straightened ones المُلْدِthe smooth, supple ones
المثقفاتِ المُلْدِ
They guarded them with spears,
straightened and supple,
وكلَّand every ليثٍlion باسلٍdauntless
وكلَّ ليثٍ باسلٍ
علىon أقبَّa lean-bellied steed نَهْدِmighty
على أقبَّ نَهْدِ
as did every dauntless lion
on a lean-bellied, mighty steed,
يتبعُهُfollow him أشباهُهُhis peers
يتبعُهُ أشباهُهُ
علىon الجيادِthe steeds الجُرْدِthe sleek-coated ones
على الجيادِ الجُرْدِ
his peers following him
on sleek-coated steeds,
ماranging بينَbetween أشياخٍelders علىon
ما بينَ أشياخٍ على
متونِهاtheir backs ومُرْدِand beardless youths
متونِها ومُرْدِ
ranging from elders upon
their backs to beardless youths.
لولاكمُwere it not for you لَقِيتُهمْI would have met them
لولاكمُ لَقِيتُهمْ
بعزمَتيwith my resolve وجدّيand my earnestness
بعزمَتي وجدّي
Were it not for you, I would have met them
with my resolve and earnestness,
مُجَرَّداًbared كالسَّيْفِlike a sword
مُجَرَّداً كالسَّيْفِ
شِيمَdrawn لامعاًgleaming مِنfrom غِمْدِa sheath
شِيمَ لامعاً مِن غِمْدِ
bared, like a sword
drawn gleaming from its sheath,
ماضيkeen الشَّباthe point والحَدَّand the edge
ماضي الشَّبا والحَدَّ
والمَضْرِبِand the striking part والفِرِنْدِand the watered steel
والمَضْرِبِ والفِرِنْدِ
keen in point and edge,
and in striking blade and watered steel.
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