لَيْتَwould that مَنhe who أَسْبَلَlet fall مِنfrom شَعْرٍhair ظَلاماdarkness
لَيْتَ مَن أَسْبَلَ مِن شَعْرٍ ظَلاما
حَطَّremoved منfrom أَبهَىone more radiant مِنthan البَدْرِthe full moon لِثَامَاa veil
حَطَّ من أَبهَى مِن البَدْرِ لِثَامَا
Would that he who let darkness fall from his hair
would remove a veil from a face brighter than the full moon.
ابنُaged سِتٍّsix وَثَمانٍand eight يَالَهُwhat a ... he is!
ابنُ سِتٍّ وَثَمانٍ يَالَهُ
قَمَراًa moon أَطلَعَهُmade it rise الحُسْنُbeauty تَمَامَاin fullness
قَمَراً أَطلَعَهُ الحُسْنُ تَمَامَا
A lad of fourteen—what a
moon that beauty has brought forth full!
هَزَّhe swayed عِطْفاًa waist وَنَضَاand unsheathed طَرْفاًa glance فماso how
هَزَّ عِطْفاً وَنَضَا طَرْفاً فما
أَنْذَرَmenacing الرُّمحَthe spear وَمَاand how أَمْضَىkeen حُسامَاa sword
أَنْذَرَ الرُّمحَ وَمَا أَمْضَى حُسامَا
He swayed his waist and unsheathed a glance—how
menacing the spear, and how keen a sword!
وَرُضابُand the nectar الثَّغْرِof the mouth لَمْnot أَظفَرْI have attained بهِit
وَرُضابُ الثَّغْرِ لَمْ أَظفَرْ بهِ
هَنّأَmay ... grant joy to اللَّهُGod أَراكاًarak (tooth-stick trees) وَبَشامَاand basham (balsam trees)
هَنّأَ اللَّهُ أَراكاً وَبَشامَا
And the nectar of his mouth I have not won—
may God grant joy to arak and basham!
لَمْnot يَجِدْhe found غَيْرَother than فُؤَادِيmy heart هَدَفاًa target
لَمْ يَجِدْ غَيْرَ فُؤَادِي هَدَفاً
عِندَماwhen فَوَّقَhe nocked مِنfrom لَحْظٍa glance سِهَامَاarrows
عِندَما فَوَّقَ مِن لَحْظٍ سِهَامَا
He found no target but my heart
when he nocked arrows fashioned from glances.
أَيُّهاO اللائِمُreproacher لاmay ... not مِلْتَyou incline إلىtoward
أَيُّها اللائِمُ لا مِلْتَ إلى
قَولِthe words of مَنone who عَنّفَrebuked harshly فيin الحُبِّlove وَلامَاand blamed
قَولِ مَن عَنّفَ في الحُبِّ وَلامَا
O reproacher, may you never incline toward
the words of one who chides and blames in matters of love.
لاNo وَمَنby Him who صَيَّرَmade نِيرانَthe fires العِداof foes
لا وَمَن صَيَّرَ نِيرانَ العِدا
ليfor me بإبراهيمَthrough Ibrahim بَرْداًcoolness وَسَلامَاand safety
لي بإبراهيمَ بَرْداً وَسَلامَا
No, by Him who made the fires of foes
coolness and safety for me through Ibrahim,
إنَّindeed إبراهيمَIbrahim أَضحَىhas become آمِناًsafe
إنَّ إبراهيمَ أَضحَى آمِناً
كُلُّeveryone مَنwho حَلَّsettled لَهُwith him مِنَّاamong us مَقَامَاa dwelling
كُلُّ مَن حَلَّ لَهُ مِنَّا مَقَامَا
indeed, with Ibrahim, secure now is
everyone among us who has made his dwelling with him.
قِفْpause بِنادِيهِat his assembly المُرَجَّىlooked to with hope وَقفةًa while
قِفْ بِنادِيهِ المُرَجَّى وَقفةً
وَادْعُand call فيin طَاعتهِobedience to him الخَطْبَcalamity غُلاماًa servant-boy
وَادْعُ في طَاعتهِ الخَطْبَ غُلاماً
Pause awhile at his assembly, where hopes are set,
and call calamity a servant at his command.
Sol 6.1