ياO رَبLord صَلsend blessings عَلىupon مُحَمدMuhammad
يا رَب صَل عَلى مُحَمد
المُصطَفىthe Chosen One زاكيpure الجُدودforefathers
المُصطَفى زاكي الجُدود
O Lord, bless Muhammad,
the Chosen One, of pure ancestry.
ياO جيرةneighbors خيمواthey camped المصلىal-Musalla (the prayer ground)
يا جيرة خيموا المصلى
لاdo not تنقضواyou break سادَتيmy lords عُهوديmy covenants
لا تنقضوا سادَتي عُهودي
O neighbors who camped at al-Musalla,
do not break my covenants, my lords.
سَكَنتُمyou dwelt فيin سَوادthe dark core قَلبيmy heart
سَكَنتُم في سَواد قَلبي
فَصرتso I became مِنamong جُملةthe company of العَبيدthe slaves
فَصرت مِن جُملة العَبيد
You dwelt in the dark core of my heart,
so I became one of the slaves.
ماnever أَومضflashed البَرقthe lightning فيin حِماكُمyour sanctuary
ما أَومض البَرق في حِماكُم
إِلاexcept وَقَدand already شَبit blazed فيin جُلوديmy skin
إِلا وَقَد شَب في جُلودي
Never did lightning flash within your sanctuary
without already blazing within my skin.
وَلاnor سَرىtraveled by night راكبa rider إِلَيكُمtoward you
وَلا سَرى راكب إِلَيكُم
إِلاexcept سَرىcoursed الوَجدyearning فيthrough وجوديmy being
إِلا سَرى الوَجد في وجودي
Nor did a rider travel by night toward you
without yearning coursing through my being.
بِنتُمyou departed فَبانَso departed الهُجودsleep عَنيfrom me
بِنتُم فَبانَ الهُجود عَني
فَظَلso remained طَرفيmy eye بِلاwithout هجودsleep
فَظَل طَرفي بِلا هجود
You departed, and sleep departed from me;
so my eye remained without sleep.
ياO نسمةbreath الريحof the wind خَبريهمtell them
يا نسمة الريح خَبريهم
عَنabout قصتيmy story فيin الهَوىlove وَعوديand return
عَن قصتي في الهَوى وَعودي
O breath of wind, tell them
of my tale of love, and return.
وَحَدثيناand tell us حَديثthe tale of نَجدNajd
وَحَدثينا حَديث نَجد
وَجيرةand the neighbors البانthe ben trees مِنfrom زرودZarud
وَجيرة البان مِن زرود
And tell us the tale of Najd
and the neighbors by the ben trees of Zarud.
وَكَرريand repeat ذكرهمmention of them لِسَمعيfor my hearing
وَكَرري ذكرهم لِسَمعي
وَخَبريand tell عَنهُمabout them وَزيديand add more
وَخَبري عَنهُم وَزيدي
And repeat their mention for my ears,
and tell of them, and tell me more.
للّهto God (in admiration) ظَبيa gazelle بِذاتat Dhat سلعSalʿ
للّه ظَبي بِذات سلع
يَميدhe sways كَالغُصنlike a branch فيon صَعيدopen ground
يَميد كَالغُصن في صَعيد
How wondrous the gazelle at Dhat Salʿ,
swaying like a branch on open ground.
مهفهفslender القَدin stature ماnever تَثنىhe swayed
مهفهف القَد ما تَثنى
إِلاexcept وَأَرزىand he put to shame بِكُلevery عودbough
إِلا وَأَرزى بِكُل عود
Slender of form, he never swayed
without putting every bough to shame.
وَلاnor بَدَتappeared وَجنَتاهhis two cheeks إِلاexcept
وَلا بَدَت وَجنَتاه إِلا
فاقَتthey surpassed عَلىabove سائرall الوُرودthe roses
فاقَت عَلى سائر الوُرود
Nor did his cheeks appear without
outshining all the roses.
ولاnor رَنَتgazed مُقلَتاهhis two eyes إِلاexcept
ولا رَنَت مُقلَتاه إِلا
جَرَتflowed دُموعيmy tears عَلىdown خُدوديmy cheeks
جَرَت دُموعي عَلى خُدودي
Nor did his eyes gaze without
my tears streaming down my cheeks.
وَلاnor رَأَيناهwe saw him فيin التفاتa turning
وَلا رَأَيناه في التفات
إِلاexcept وَأَزرىand he put to shame الظباthe gazelles بجيدwith a neck
إِلا وَأَزرى الظبا بجيد
Nor did we see him turn
without his neck putting the gazelles to shame.
نَظرتهI gazed at him نَظرةa glance أَراقَتspilled
نَظرته نَظرة أَراقَت
دَميmy blood وَقَدand indeed قَطَعَتit severed وَريديmy jugular vein
دَمي وَقَد قَطَعَت وَريدي
I gazed at him with a glance that spilled
my blood and severed my jugular vein.
ماwhat ضرharm would it do لَوif رَدhe restored ليto me حَياتيmy life
ما ضر لَو رَد لي حَياتي
بَريقهwith his saliva الطيبsweet الوُرودto drink
بَريقه الطيب الوُرود
What harm if he restored my life to me
with his saliva, so sweet to drink?
آهاah! عَلىfor وَصلهunion with him وَآهاًand ah!
آها عَلى وَصله وَآهاً
كَمhow much أَعقَبbrought in its wake الوَصلunion مِنof صُدودestrangement
كَم أَعقَب الوَصل مِن صُدود
Ah for union with him, and ah!
How much estrangement union has brought in its wake!
ياO عاذِليmy reproacher بِالغَرامfor passionate love جَهلاًignorantly
يا عاذِلي بِالغَرام جَهلاً
أَقصرdesist عَنfrom الوالهthe love-distraught one العَميدthe love-stricken one
أَقصر عَن الواله العَميد
O you who ignorantly reproach me for love,
leave the distraught, love-stricken one alone.
لَوif شمتyou beheld ملكthe king of الغَرامlove يَوماًone day
لَو شمت ملك الغَرام يَوماً
لَكُنتyou would surely have been مِنamong أَولthe first الجُنودthe soldiers
لَكُنت مِن أَول الجُنود
Had you beheld the king of love one day,
you would surely have been among the first soldiers.
وَلَوand if تَرىyou saw آدمAdam المَعاليlofty virtues
وَلَو تَرى آدم المَعالي
هَويتyou would fall فيat الحالthat instant بِالسُجودin prostration
هَويت في الحال بِالسُجود
And if you saw the Adam of lofty virtues,
you would fall at once in prostration.
Sol 6.1