انثَنىhe turned يُثنيpraising عَلىupon نُعمىthe bounty of النُعامىthe south wind
انثَنى يُثني عَلى نُعمى النُعامى
حينَwhen حَيَّتهُit greeted him بِأَنفاسِwith the breaths of الخُزامىlavender
حينَ حَيَّتهُ بِأَنفاسِ الخُزامى
He turned, praising the south wind's bounty,
when it greeted him with breaths of lavender.
وَتَنادىand he cried out ياO صَباeast wind of نَجدٍNajd مَتىwhenever
وَتَنادى يا صَبا نَجدٍ مَتى
زُرتَyou visit سَلمىSalma أَقرِهاconvey to her عَنّيfrom me السَلاماgreetings
زُرتَ سَلمى أَقرِها عَنّي السَلاما
And he cried: O east wind of Najd, whenever
you visit Salma, convey my greetings to her.
لَيتَif only أَيّامَthe days of الحِمىthe sanctuary دامَتhad lasted لَناfor us
لَيتَ أَيّامَ الحِمى دامَت لَنا
أَيُّwhat عَيشٍlife سَرَّgladdened ذاone possessed of وَجدٍpassionate longing فَداماand then endured
أَيُّ عَيشٍ سَرَّ ذا وَجدٍ فَداما
Would that the days in the sanctuary had lasted for us!
What life ever gladdened a lover and endured?
بِينَماwhile أَيّامُناour days مُشرِقَةٌradiant
بِينَما أَيّامُنا مُشرِقَةٌ
بِالرِضىwith favor بُدِّلنَthey were changed بِالسُخطِby disfavor ظَلاماinto darkness
بِالرِضى بُدِّلنَ بِالسُخطِ ظَلاما
While our days were radiant
with favor, they were turned by disfavor into darkness.
أَرضَعَتناthey suckled us دَرَّthe flowing milk of أَخلافِthe teats of المُنىhopes
أَرضَعَتنا دَرَّ أَخلافِ المُنى
فيin أَمانٍsafety ثُمَّthen عَجَّلنَthey hastened الفِطاماthe weaning
في أَمانٍ ثُمَّ عَجَّلنَ الفِطاما
They nursed us on the flowing milk of hope's udders
in safety, then hastened our weaning.
فَكَأَنَّso it was as though الهَجرَseparation قَدalready أَضحىhad become حَلالاًlawful
فَكَأَنَّ الهَجرَ قَد أَضحى حَلالاً
وَكَأَنَّand as though الوَصلَunion قَدalready أَمسىhad become حَراماforbidden
وَكَأَنَّ الوَصلَ قَد أَمسى حَراما
So it was as though separation had become lawful,
and as though union had become forbidden.
وَغَزالٍand a gazelle بِالحِمىin the sanctuary غازَلَنيwooed me
وَغَزالٍ بِالحِمى غازَلَني
سُقمُthe languor of جَفنَيهِhis two eyelids بَرىwore away جِسميmy body سَقاماwith sickness
سُقمُ جَفنَيهِ بَرى جِسمي سَقاما
And a gazelle in the sanctuary wooed me;
the languor of his eyelids wasted my body with sickness.
باتَhe spent the night يَسقينيgiving me drink مُداماًwine أَشبَهَتresembled
باتَ يَسقيني مُداماً أَشبَهَت
نارَthe fire of إِبراهيمَAbraham بَرداًin coolness وَسَلاماand safety
نارَ إِبراهيمَ بَرداً وَسَلاما
All night he gave me wine that resembled
Abraham's fire in coolness and safety.
ياO لَهاfor it (exclamatory) مِنof لَيلَةٍa night بِتُّI spent the night بِعَيby ey- (word fragment)
يا لَها مِن لَيلَةٍ بِتُّ بِعَي
نَيهِ-es of his (word continuation) أُسقىI was given drink وَبِكَفَّيهِand by his two hands المُداماthe wine
نَيهِ أُسقى وَبِكَفَّيهِ المُداما
What a night I spent drinking from his
eyes, and wine from his two hands!
نُقلِيَmy relish التُفّاحُthe apple مِنfrom وَجنَتِهِhis cheek
نُقلِيَ التُفّاحُ مِن وَجنَتِهِ
وَمِزاجيand my admixture الريقُsaliva بِالمِسكِwith musk خِتاماas a finish
وَمِزاجي الريقُ بِالمِسكِ خِتاما
My relish was the apple of his cheek,
and my wine's admixture was his saliva, with musk at the finish.
يُخجِلُhe shames الأَغصانَthe branches وَالأَقمارَand the moons وَالand the
يُخجِلُ الأَغصانَ وَالأَقمارَ وَال
بَدرَfull moon حُسناًin beauty وَقواماًand stature وَاِبتِساماand smiles
بَدرَ حُسناً وَقواماً وَاِبتِساما
He shames the branches, the moons, and the
full moon in beauty, stature, and smiles.
حَبَّذاhow lovely جَلَّقُJallaq إِذwhen كانَwas بِهاin her الthe
حَبَّذا جَلَّقُ إِذ كانَ بِها ال
مَلِكُking الأَشرَفُal-Ashraf مِنfrom قَبلُbefore أَقاماhe resided
مَلِكُ الأَشرَفُ مِن قَبلُ أَقاما
How lovely was Jallaq when the
King al-Ashraf dwelt there in former days!
كانَتِshe was الجَنَّةَparadise لَمّاwhen حَسُنَتshe grew beautiful
كانَتِ الجَنَّةَ لَمّا حَسُنَت
بِسَناهُby his radiance مُستَقَراًas a resting place وَمَقاماand an abode
بِسَناهُ مُستَقَراً وَمَقاما
She was paradise when made beautiful
by his radiance, a resting place and abode.
فَهيَso she مُذsince وَدَّعَهاhe bade her farewell باكِيَةٌweeping
فَهيَ مُذ وَدَّعَها باكِيَةٌ
تَشتَكيshe complains of شَوقاًlonging وَتَوقاًand yearning وَغَراماand ardent love
تَشتَكي شَوقاً وَتَوقاً وَغَراما
So, since he bade her farewell, she has been weeping,
complaining of longing, yearning, and ardent love.
لَمnot تَطِبshe was sweet وَرداًin roses وَلاnor وِرداًin drinking water وَلاnor
لَم تَطِب وَرداً وَلا وِرداً وَلا
نَورُهاher blossoms راقَdelighted وَلاnor رَقَّتshe grew delicate مُداماin wine
نَورُها راقَ وَلا رَقَّت مُداما
Her roses and her waters are no longer sweet, nor
do her blossoms charm, nor is her wine fine.
وَبِهاand in her نَورُthe bloom of الأَقاحيthe daisies لَمnot يَكُنwas
وَبِها نَورُ الأَقاحي لَم يَكُن
مُبدِياًshowing فيupon أَوجُهِthe faces of الرَوضِthe garden اِبتِساماa smile
مُبدِياً في أَوجُهِ الرَوضِ اِبتِساما
And there the daisy blossoms no longer
showed a smile upon the garden's faces.
فارَقَتshe parted from أَسخىthe most generous of السَلاطينthe sultans يَداًin generosity of hand
فارَقَت أَسخى السَلاطين يَداً
وَنَداماهُand his boon companions وَهُمand they are خَيرُthe best of نَدامىboon companions
وَنَداماهُ وَهُم خَيرُ نَدامى
She parted from the most open-handed of sultans
and his boon companions, the best of boon companions.
سَيِّديmy lord ياO شَرَفَSharaf الدينِal-Din وَياand O مَنyou whose
سَيِّدي يا شَرَفَ الدينِ وَيا مَن
أَخجَلَتhas shamed يُمناهُhis right hand بِالجودِwith generosity الكِراماthe generous
أَخجَلَت يُمناهُ بِالجودِ الكِراما
My lord, O Sharaf al-Din, O you whose
right hand has shamed the generous with its bounty,
ذَكِّرِremind الأَشرَفَal-Ashraf بِالوَعدِof the promise عَسىmay
ذَكِّرِ الأَشرَفَ بِالوَعدِ عَسى
وَعدُهُhis promise بِالجودِof bounty أَنto يَرويquench الأُواماthe burning thirst
وَعدُهُ بِالجودِ أَن يَروي الأُواما
remind al-Ashraf of the promise; may
his promise of bounty quench the burning thirst.
كَمhow many a يَدٍhand بَيضاءَwhite لاno سوءَblemish بِهاon it
كَم يَدٍ بَيضاءَ لا سوءَ بِها
مِنfrom نَدىthe bounty of موسىMusa بِهاthrough it عَمَّhe encompassed الأَناماall mankind
مِن نَدى موسى بِها عَمَّ الأَناما
How many a white hand, free of blemish,
from Musa's bounty, with which he has favored all mankind!
Sol 6.1