سَلامٌpeace علّىupon الصَّدْرِthe chief الذيwho عِنْدَهُwith him قَلْبيmy heart
سَلامٌ علّى الصَّدْرِ الذي عِنْدَهُ قَلْبي
وَحُبّيand my love لَهُfor him دَأْبيmy constant practice كَمَاjust as دَأْبُهُhis constant practice حُبّيloving me
وَحُبّي لَهُ دَأْبي كَمَا دَأْبُهُ حُبّي
Peace upon the chief who holds my heart;
And loving him is my habit, as loving me is his.
وعِندَand with غُلامِيmy servant وَهْوَand he is عِيسَىIsa لِعَبْدِهِfor his slave
وعِندَ غُلامِي وَهْوَ عِيسَى لِعَبْدِهِ
أَبيAbu (father of) الدُّرِّthe pearls يَاقُوتٍYaqut هَوىpassion الوالهِthe distraught lover الصَّبthe lovesick one
أَبي الدُّرِّ يَاقُوتٍ هَوى الوالهِ الصَّب
And my servant—he is Isa—harbors for his slave
Abu al-Durr Yaqut a distraught, lovesick lover's passion.
وَقَدْand indeed سَامَهُhe asked him for التّكبيسُmassage يَطلُبُseeking خَتْلَهُto deceive him
وَقَدْ سَامَهُ التّكبيسُ يَطلُبُ خَتْلَهُ
كَماjust as يَختِلُlures by stealth الذِّئْبُthe wolf الغَزَالَthe gazelle مِنfrom السِّرْبِthe herd
كَما يَختِلُ الذِّئْبُ الغَزَالَ مِن السِّرْبِ
And he had asked him for a massage, seeking to deceive him,
As the wolf slyly lures the gazelle away from the herd.
وَلَبَّسَهُand he deceived him عِيسىIsa فَرَاعَتْهُthen it alarmed him آيَةٌa sign
وَلَبَّسَهُ عِيسى فَرَاعَتْهُ آيَةٌ
أَرَتْهُit showed him عَصَاthe staff of مُوْسَىMoses فَخَابَso he lost hope مِنof الضَّرْبِstriking
أَرَتْهُ عَصَا مُوْسَى فَخَابَ مِن الضَّرْبِ
And Isa deceived him; then a sign alarmed him.
It showed him Moses's staff, so he lost hope of striking.
وَمَرَّand he departed وَلَوْand if كانَhe had اسْتَقرَّstayed مَكانَهُin his place
وَمَرَّ وَلَوْ كانَ اسْتَقرَّ مَكانَهُ
لَقَدْsurely كانَhe would have been مَحمْوُلاًcarried عَلَىon مَرْكَبٍa mount صَعْبِّunruly
لَقَدْ كانَ مَحمْوُلاً عَلَى مَرْكَبٍ صَعْبِّ
And he went away; had he stayed where he was,
He would surely have been carried on an unruly mount.
وَأَقْبلَand he came مَذْعُوراًterrified وقَالَand he said بَعَثْتنيyou sent me
وَأَقْبلَ مَذْعُوراً وقَالَ بَعَثْتني
لِصَدْرٍto a chief علىover الأَعْجازِthe buttocks أصبحَhad become ذاpossessed of نَصْبِan erection
لِصَدْرٍ على الأَعْجازِ أصبحَ ذا نَصْبِ
And he came back terrified and said, “You sent me
To a chief over buttocks who had developed an erection.”
وَقالَand he said رَأَتْsaw عَينيmy eye ثَلاثَةَthree أَرجُلٍlegs
وَقالَ رَأَتْ عَيني ثَلاثَةَ أَرجُلٍ
وَواحِدَةًand one مِنهُنَّof them مَشْؤُمَةَill-omened الكَعبِthe heel
وَواحِدَةً مِنهُنَّ مَشْؤُمَةَ الكَعبِ
And he said, “My eye saw three legs,
And one of them had an ill-omened heel.
إذاwhen كَبَستْهُpressed him راحَتايَmy two palms تَحرَّكَتْit moved
إذا كَبَستْهُ راحَتايَ تَحرَّكَتْ
وَقَامَتْand it rose عَلَىupon ساقٍa shank كَوَصْفِكَlike your description لِلحَرْبِof war
وَقَامَتْ عَلَى ساقٍ كَوَصْفِكَ لِلحَرْبِ
When my two palms pressed him, it moved,
And rose upon a shank, as in your description of war.
إلىtoward مَعْدِنِthe mine of الياقُوتِruby كانَwas سُلوكُهاits course
إلى مَعْدِنِ الياقُوتِ كانَ سُلوكُها
وَمَاand not فَكرَّتْit thought فيabout بُعْدِthe remoteness of أرْضٍa land ولاnor قُرْبِnearness
وَمَا فَكرَّتْ في بُعْدِ أرْضٍ ولا قُرْبِ
Its course was toward the ruby mine,
And it gave no thought to whether the land was far or near.
وَفيand in النَّظْمِstringing لِلياقُوتِof rubies فَهْيَso it is بَصِيرَةٌwell versed
وَفي النَّظْمِ لِلياقُوتِ فَهْيَ بَصِيرَةٌ
وَكَمْand how much عَانَتِsuffered الأحْجَارُthe stones بالحَلّfrom unstringing والثَّقْبِand drilling
وَكَمْ عَانَتِ الأحْجَارُ بالحَلّ والثَّقْبِ
And in stringing rubies it is well versed;
And how much the stones have suffered from unstringing and drilling!
فَلاso may no هُدِيَتْbe guided رِجُلٌleg ترومseeks بوَطْئِهاwith its treading
فَلا هُدِيَتْ رِجُلٌ تروم بوَطْئِها
مدائِنَthe cities of لُوْطٍLot وَهْيَwhile they are فيin الجَانبِthe side الغَرْبيwestern
مدائِنَ لُوْطٍ وَهْيَ في الجَانبِ الغَرْبي
So may no leg be guided that seeks, with its tread,
The cities of Lot, which lie on the western side.”
وَسَلْand ask عَدَناًAden عَنabout زَفَّةٍa wedding procession طَارَflew ذِكْرُهاits fame
وَسَلْ عَدَناً عَن زَفَّةٍ طَارَ ذِكْرُها
لِثَاوٍto a dweller وَسَارٍand a night traveler فيthrough السَّنِينِthe years وفيand among الرَّكْبِthe riders
لِثَاوٍ وَسَارٍ في السَّنِينِ وفي الرَّكْبِ
And ask Aden about a wedding procession whose fame flew abroad
To dwellers and night travelers, over the years and among the riders.
وَقَدْand indeed زُفَّwas led in procession فيin ضَوْءٍlight مِنfrom الشَّمْعِthe candles أَسُوَدٌa black man
وَقَدْ زُفَّ في ضَوْءٍ مِن الشَّمْعِ أَسُوَدٌ
حَكَىhe resembled وَحَكَتْand it resembled لَيْلاًa night تَرصَّعَwas studded بالشُّهْبِwith shooting stars
حَكَى وَحَكَتْ لَيْلاً تَرصَّعَ بالشُّهْبِ
And a black man was led in procession by candlelight;
He and the procession resembled a night studded with shooting stars.
بَداappeared اللَّيْلُthe night فِيهاin it والنهَّارُand the day لأَعْيُنٍto eyes
بَدا اللَّيْلُ فِيها والنهَّارُ لأَعْيُنٍ
رَأَتْsaw عَجَباًa marvel لاnot يُلْصِقُjoins الهُدْبَeyelash بالهُدْبِto eyelash
رَأَتْ عَجَباً لا يُلْصِقُ الهُدْبَ بالهُدْبِ
Night and day appeared in it to eyes
That saw a marvel that would not let lash meet lash.
وَقَدْand indeed نَزَلَdescended العاجُthe ivory فيinto آبنوسةa piece of ebony
وَقَدْ نَزَلَ العاجُ في آبنوسة
لَهُhe has حَيَّةٌa snake رَقْطَاءُspeckled تَنْهَشّbites فيinto القَلْبِthe heart
لَهُ حَيَّةٌ رَقْطَاءُ تَنْهَشّ في القَلْبِ
And ivory had descended into a piece of ebony;
He has a speckled snake that bites into the heart.
Sol 6.1