وإِلىand toward الرقَّتينthe two Raqqas أطويI traverse قُرىthe villages of البيthe deserts (first part)
وإِلى الرقَّتين أطوي قُرى البي
دِthe deserts (last part) بمطويةon a slender one القَراthe back مِذعانobedient
دِ بمطوية القَرا مِذعان
And toward the two Raqqas I traverse the desert's villages,
And to tenderness I bend the abodes of separation
On a lean-backed, obedient mount.
With the bending of the neck submissively
فأزورso I visit الهنيَّal-Hani فيin خفضease of عيشliving
فأزور الهنيَّ في خفض عيش
وأمانٍand safety منfrom حادثاتthe calamities of الزمانtime
وأمانٍ من حادثات الزمان
So I visit al-Hani amid easy living
So I visit intimacy in the lowering of living
And safety from the calamities of time.
And safety from the incidents of time
حبذاhow lovely الكرخُal-Karkh حبذاhow lovely العُمْرُal-ʿUmr لاno بلrather
حبذا الكرخُ حبذا العُمْرُ لا بل
حبذاhow lovely الديرُthe monastery حبذاhow lovely السَّروتانthe two cypresses
حبذا الديرُ حبذا السَّروتان
How lovely al-Karkh, how lovely al-ʿUmr—no, rather,
Blessed is Karkh, blessed is life, nay but
How lovely the monastery, how lovely the two cypresses!
Blessed is the monastery, blessed are the two willows
قدalready تجلَّىrevealed itself الربيعُspring فيin حُلَلِrobes of الزهْthe blossoms (first part)
قد تجلَّى الربيعُ في حُلَلِ الزهْ
رِthe blossoms (last part) وصاغand fashioned الحَمامُthe doves حَلْيَthe ornaments of الأغانيsongs
رِ وصاغ الحَمامُ حَلْيَ الأغاني
Spring has revealed itself in robes of blossom,
Spring has appeared in the robes of flowers
And the doves have fashioned ornaments of song.
And the pigeon has tuned the adornments of songs
زُيْنَتْwere adorned أوْجُهُthe faces of الرياضِthe gardens فأضحتْso they became
زُيْنَتْ أوْجُهُ الرياضِ فأضحتْ
وهيand they تُزْهَىboast علىover الوجوهِthe faces الحسانbeautiful
وهي تُزْهَى على الوجوهِ الحسان
The gardens' faces were adorned, and now
The faces of the meadows are adorned so they have become
They proudly outshine beautiful faces.
While adorning, more beautiful than beautiful faces
ألبستهاclothed them يدُthe hand of الربيعِspring منfrom الألthe colors (first part)
ألبستها يدُ الربيعِ من الأل
وانِthe colors (last part) بُرداًa mantle كالأتحميِّlike Atḥami cloth اليمانيYemeni
وانِ بُرداً كالأتحميِّ اليماني
Spring's hand has dressed them in a many-colored
The hand of spring has clothed them
Mantle like Yemeni Atḥami cloth.
In a coolness like the Yemini perfume
ياO خليليَّmy two friends هاكماtake this, you two علّلانيrefresh me with drink, you two
يا خليليَّ هاكما علّلاني
عاطيانيoffer me drink, you two الصهباءَthe tawny wine لاdo not تَدرءانيrebuff me, you two
عاطياني الصهباءَ لا تَدرءاني
O my two friends, take this; refresh me with drink.
O my friend, they have given me pain
Pass me the tawny wine; do not rebuff me.
Giving me the blond, do not refuse me
أَبْعِداkeep away, you two الماءَthe water أبعداkeep away, you two الماءَthe water قُوماrise, you two
أَبْعِدا الماءَ أبعدا الماءَ قُوما
أَدنياbring near, you two وأَدنياand bring near, you two بناتthe daughters of الدنانthe wine-jars
أَدنيا وأَدنيا بنات الدنان
Keep the water away, keep the water away; rise!
Take the water away, take the water away, arise
Bring near, and bring near, the daughters of the wine-jars.
Come near and come near, girls of splendor
سقّيانيgive me drink, you two منof كلevery لونٍhue منof الراthe wine (first part)
سقّياني من كل لونٍ من الرا
حthe wine (last part) علىamid كلِّall هذهthese الألوانcolors
ح على كلِّ هذه الألوان
Give me every hue of wine to drink,
Quench me with every color from comfort
Amid all these colors:
Upon all these colors
أخضرgreen اللونin hue كالزمُردِlike emerald فيamid أَحred (first part)
أخضر اللون كالزمُردِ في أَح
مَرَred (last part) صافيclear الأديمthe surface كالأرجوانlike crimson
مَرَ صافي الأديم كالأرجوان
Green in hue, like emerald, amid red,
Green of hue like emerald in redness
Clear of surface, like crimson;
Clear complexioned like purple
وأَقَاحٍand daisies كاللؤلؤlike pearls الرَّطبِfresh قدalready فُصِّinterspersed (first part)
وأَقَاحٍ كاللؤلؤ الرَّطبِ قد فُصِّ
لَinterspersed (last part) بينamong العقيقِagate بالمرجانwith coral
لَ بين العقيقِ بالمرجان
And daisies like fresh pearls, interspersed
And buds like moist pearls
Among agate with coral;
Separated among carnelian and coral
وبهارٍand yellow oxeyes مثلِlike الدنانيرgold dinars محفوsurrounded (first part)
وبهارٍ مثلِ الدنانير محفو
فٍsurrounded (last part) بزهرِby the blossoms of الخيريwallflowers والحوذانand buttercups
فٍ بزهرِ الخيري والحوذان
And yellow oxeyes like gold dinars, surrounded
And blossoms like dinars adorned
By wallflower and buttercup blossoms.
With the flowers of lavender and rosemary
وكأنand as though النعمانَal-Nuʿman حَلَّspread عليهاover them
وكأن النعمانَ حَلَّ عليها
حُللاًrobes منof شقائقِanemones of النعمانal-Nuʿman
حُللاً من شقائقِ النعمان
And as though al-Nuʿman had spread over them
As if the nemosine had put on them
Robes of al-Nuʿman's anemones.
Robes of anemone and nemosine
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