قدalready; indeed أتاناhas come to us بطيبهِwith its fragrance آذارُMarch
قد أتانا بطيبهِ آذارُ
وَشَجَتْنَاand moved us to sadness بشجوِهَاwith their plaintive song الأطيارthe birds
وَشَجَتْنَا بشجوِهَا الأطيار
March has come to us with its fragrance,
March brought us its fragrance,
and the birds have moved us with their plaintive songs.
And awakened the birds with its passion.
ماnot (rhetorical question) ترىyou see الروضَthe garden كيفhow يُبديdisplays; reveals شُموساًsuns
ما ترى الروضَ كيف يُبدي شُموساً
طالعاتٍrising ماno; not بينهاamong them أقمارُmoons
طالعاتٍ ما بينها أقمارُ
Do you not see how the garden displays suns,
See how the garden reveals its suns,
rising, with no moons among them?
Rising between moons.
إخضرارٌgreenness لمdid not يخلُbe free of; lack منهof it اصفرارٌyellowness
إخضرارٌ لم يخلُ منه اصفرارٌ
وابيضاضٌand whiteness لمdid not يخلُbe free of; lack منهof it احمرارredness
وابيضاضٌ لم يخلُ منه احمرار
Greenness never free of yellow,
Greenery not devoid of yellowness,
and whiteness never free of red.
Whiteness not devoid of redness.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle الرياضُthe gardens جادgave generously عليهاupon them الthe (prefix)
وإذا ما الرياضُ جاد عليها ال
قَطْرُrain جادتْgave generously بهاwith them عليناupon us العُقَارwine
قَطْرُ جادتْ بها علينا العُقَار
And whenever the gardens are showered with
And if the garden is generous with us,
rain, wine lavishes them upon us.
It pours upon us fruits.
عاتقٌaged wine فيin الدّنانِthe wine-jars بكرٌvirgin; unbroached أدارتْpassed around
عاتقٌ في الدّنانِ بكرٌ أدارتْ
هاit (object suffix) عليناto us عواتقٌyoung maidens أبكارvirgins
ها علينا عواتقٌ أبكار
Aged, virgin wine in the jars, passed
A shoulder rotating in the pots,
round to us by youthful virgins.
Has turned to us virgin shoulders.
كلُّeach مجدولةٍshapely maiden يجولُmoves freely وشاحاtwo sashes (word begins)
كلُّ مجدولةٍ يجولُ وشاحا
نِcompletion of 'two sashes' علىaround; on خصرِهاher waist ويشجَىand is choked tight السِّوارthe bracelet
نِ على خصرِها ويشجَى السِّوار
Each shapely maiden, her two sashes moving freely
Every canal meandering with a belt,
around her waist, while her bracelet is choked tight.
Adorning its waist and bracelets.
يُقْطَفُis plucked الياسمينُthe jasmine منfrom جسمهاher body الرطthe supple (word begins)
يُقْطَفُ الياسمينُ من جسمها الرط
بِcompletion of 'supple' وَيُجْنَىand is gathered منfrom خدِّهاher cheek الجلَّنارthe pomegranate blossom
بِ وَيُجْنَى من خدِّها الجلَّنار
Jasmine is plucked from her supple body,
Jasmine is plucked from its delicate body,
and pomegranate blossom gathered from her cheek.
And roses are picked from its cheek.
لاnot أرىI deem; I see القصفَrevelry بالهنيِّwith pleasure هنيّاًpleasant; delightful
لا أرى القصفَ بالهنيِّ هنيّاً
أوuntil; unless تُقَضَّىare spent فيwithin عُمْرِهِits lifetime الأعمارlifetimes
أو تُقَضَّى في عُمْرِهِ الأعمار
I do not deem pleasure-filled revelry truly pleasant
I see not the peach satisfied with beauty,
unless lifetimes are spent within its span.
Or living out its years.
ياO نديميmy drinking companion رأيتَhave you seen أحٍسَنَmore beautiful منthan ذاthis الزthe flowers (word begins)
يا نديمي رأيتَ أحٍسَنَ من ذا الز
هرِcompletion of 'flowers' بعضٌsome يهوىare in love وبعضٌand some يَغارare jealous
هرِ بعضٌ يهوى وبعضٌ يَغار
O my drinking companion, have you seen anything fairer than these
My friend, have you seen better than this flower?
flowers—some in love, others jealous?
Some crave it, some envy.
صُورٌforms; figures لاnot تزالُcease تنبيكَtell you ألواcolors (word begins)
صُورٌ لا تزالُ تنبيكَ ألوا
نُهاcompletion of 'their colors' عمَّاabout what يُجِنُّهconceals it الإضمارconcealment; secret thought
نُها عمَّا يُجِنُّه الإضمار
Forms whose colors never cease to tell you
Images that arouse you with their hues,
what secret thoughts conceal.
From what is concealed within.
يخجلُblushes; is ashamed الوردُthe rose حينwhen عارضهchallenged it النرthe narcissus (word begins)
يخجلُ الوردُ حين عارضه النر
جسُcompletion of 'narcissus' منbecause of حُسنهits beauty وغارand grew jealous البهارthe bahār flower
جسُ من حُسنه وغار البهار
The rose blushes when the narcissus challenges it
The roses blush when the narcissi surpass,
with its beauty, and the bahār flower grows jealous.
Their beauty, and the anemones turn red.
فعلتْcaused; did ذاكَthat حمرةٌredness; a blush وعلتْand overcame ذاthis one
فعلتْ ذاكَ حمرةٌ وعلتْ ذا
حيرةٌbewilderment واعترىand overtook البهارَthe bahār flower اصفرارyellowing; yellowness
حيرةٌ واعترى البهارَ اصفرار
A blush brought that about; this one was overcome by
This was done by a blush, and that
bewilderment, and the bahār turned yellow.
By confusion, and the anemones turned yellow.
وغداand began الأقحوانُthe daisy يضحكُlaughs عُجباًin self-admiration
وغدا الأقحوانُ يضحكُ عُجباً
عنrevealing; baring ثناياfront teeth لِثَاتُهُنَّtheir gums نُضَارpure gold
عن ثنايا لِثَاتُهُنَّ نُضَار
And the daisy began to laugh in self-admiration,
The poppies now laugh in wonder,
baring front teeth whose gums were pure gold.
At the coquetry of their tender buds.
نمَّtold tales عنهabout it النمّامُthe nammām (telltale herb) فاستمعso listened السُّوthe iris (word begins)
نمَّ عنه النمّامُ فاستمع السُّو
سَنُcompletion of 'iris' لمّاwhen أُذيعتِwere divulged الأسرارthe secrets
سَنُ لمّا أُذيعتِ الأسرار
The telltale nammām betrayed it, and the iris listened
The gossip informed the lilies
when the secrets were divulged.
When secrets were divulged.
عندهاat that moment أبرزdisplayed الشقيقُthe anemone خدوداًcheeks
عندها أبرز الشقيقُ خدوداً
صارcame to be فيهاon them منfrom لَطْمِهِits slapping آثارmarks
صار فيها من لَطْمِهِ آثار
Then the anemone displayed cheeks
The lilies then revealed bruised cheeks,
bearing the marks of its own slaps.
Bearing traces of their blows.
سُكِبَتْwere poured فوقَهاupon them دموعٌtears منof; from الطلِّthe dew
سُكِبَتْ فوقَها دموعٌ من الطلِّ
كماjust as تُسْكَبُare poured الدموعُthe tears الغزارcopious; abundant
كما تُسْكَبُ الدموعُ الغزار
Tears of dew were poured upon them,
Tears were poured over them,
as copious tears are poured.
As plentiful tears are poured.
واكتسىand clothed itself ذاthis البنفسجُthe violet الغضُّthe tender; fresh أثواrobes (word begins)
واكتسى ذا البنفسجُ الغضُّ أثوا
بَcompletion of 'robes' حدادٍmourning إذwhen خانهfailed it الاصطبارpatience; endurance
بَ حدادٍ إذ خانه الاصطبار
And this tender violet clothed itself in robes
The tender violets donned mourning clothes,
of mourning, when its patience failed it.
When patience was betrayed.
وأضرَّand harmed السَّقامُsickness بالياسمينِto the jasmine الthe (prefix)
وأضرَّ السَّقامُ بالياسمينِ ال
غضِّtender; fresh حتىuntil أذابهmelted it الإضرارthe harm; affliction
غضِّ حتى أذابه الإضرار
And sickness afflicted the tender jasmine,
Illness afflicted the delicate jasmine,
until its ravages melted it away.
Until harm melted it away.
ثمthen نادىcalled out الخيريّthe wallflower فيamong سائِرthe rest of الزَّهthe flowers (word begins)
ثم نادى الخيريّ في سائِر الزَّه
رِcompletion of 'flowers' فوافاهso came to it جَحْفَلٌan army; host جَرَّارvast; mighty
رِ فوافاه جَحْفَلٌ جَرَّار
Then the wallflower called among the other flowers,
The meadow then called out to all the flowers,
and a vast host came to join it.
And rallied to it crowds galore.
فاستجاشواso they mustered forces علىfor محاربةِfighting النَرْthe narcissus (word begins)
فاستجاشوا على محاربةِ النَرْ
جسِcompletion of 'narcissus' بالخُرَّمِwith the khurram plant الذيwhich لاnot يُبَارbe destroyed
جسِ بالخُرَّمِ الذي لا يُبَار
So they mustered forces to fight the narcissus,
To battle the narcissus with broken pots,
with the khurram, which cannot be destroyed.
Which cannot be opposed.
فأَتىso it came فيin جواشنٍcoats of mail سابغاتٍample; full-length
فأَتى في جواشنٍ سابغاتٍ
تحتbeneath سُجْفٍa curtain; veil منof العَجاجthe dust تثارbeing stirred up
تحت سُجْفٍ من العَجاج تثار
So it came in ample coats of mail,
It approached in armored legions,
beneath a veil of billowing dust.
Beneath armor of unsheathed blades.
ثمthen لماwhen رأيتُI saw ذاthis النرجسَthe narcissus الغthe tender (word begins)
ثم لما رأيتُ ذا النرجسَ الغ
ضَّcompletion of 'tender' ضعيفاًweak ماnot إِنْemphatic particle لديهat its disposal انتصارvictory; power to prevail
ضَّ ضعيفاً ما إِنْ لديه انتصار
Then, when I saw this tender narcissus,
But when I saw the pale narcissus,
weak, with no power to prevail,
Hardly capable of winning.
لمdid not أزلI cease أُعملُI employ التلطُّفَgentle persuasion للورtoward the rose (word begins)
لم أزل أُعملُ التلطُّفَ للور
دِcompletion of 'rose' حِذاراًfor fear أنthat يُغْلَبَbe defeated النُوّارthe blossoms
دِ حِذاراً أن يُغْلَبَ النُوّار
I kept gently coaxing the rose,
I kept showing kindness to the rose,
for fear that the blossoms might be defeated.
Fearing the defeat of the light.
فجمعناهماso we brought them both together لدىat مجلسٍa gathering تصclamor (verb begins)
فجمعناهما لدى مجلسٍ تص
خبُcompletion of 'clamor' فيهin it الأطيارthe birds والأوتارand the strings
خبُ فيه الأطيار والأوتار
So we brought them both together at a gathering
So we gathered them in an assembly,
where birds and strings resounded.
Where birds and strings sang.
لوif ترىyou saw ذاthis one وذاand that one لَقُلْتَyou would say خدودٌcheeks
لو ترى ذا وذا لَقُلْتَ خدودٌ
تُدْمِنُpersist in اللحظَgazing; glances نحوهاtoward them الأبصارthe eyes
تُدْمِنُ اللحظَ نحوها الأبصار
If you saw this one and that, you would say: cheeks
If you saw them, you'd say cheeks
on which the eyes gaze endlessly.
That draw stares with their glance.
وأدرناand we passed around الكؤوسَthe cups إذas; when نَغَّمَplayed a melody الزيthe treble string (word begins)
وأدرنا الكؤوسَ إذ نَغَّمَ الزي
رُcompletion of 'treble string' بشجوٍwith a plaintive strain وَعَرَّدَand trilled المزمارthe reed-pipe
رُ بشجوٍ وَعَرَّدَ المزمار
And we passed the cups as the treble string sounded
And we passed the cups as the lute
a plaintive tune, and the reed-pipe trilled.
Sang with passion and the guitar strummed.
Sol 6.1