بانُواthey departed وَقَدand indeed أَبانُواthey made clear
بانُوا وَقَد أَبانُوا
أَنَّthat الهَوىlove الهَوانُhumiliation
أَنَّ الهَوى الهَوانُ
They departed, having made clear
that love is humiliation.
فَهاso here أَناI الحَرّانُburning with longing مِنfrom
فَها أَنا الحَرّانُ مِن
بَعدِهُمُafter them الحَيرانُbewildered
بَعدِهُمُ الحَيرانُ
So here I am, burning with longing since
their departure, bewildered.
سَلَوتُI have forgotten عَنabout صَبريmy patience وَماyet no
سَلَوتُ عَن صَبري وَما
ليfor me عَنهُمُof them سُلوانُforgetting
لي عَنهُمُ سُلوانُ
I have forgotten my patience, yet
I cannot forget them.
ياO واعِظيmy admonisher واضَيعَتيalas for my ruin
يا واعِظي واضَيعَتي
إِذwhen سارَتِset out الأَظعانُthe caravans
إِذ سارَتِ الأَظعانُ
O my admonisher, alas for my ruin
when the caravans set out!
كادَalmost يَلينُsoftens الصَّخرُthe rock ليtoward me الnow (first part)
كادَ يَلينُ الصَّخرُ لي ال
آنَnow (completion) وَهُمyet they ماnot لانُواsoftened
آنَ وَهُم ما لانُوا
Even rock has almost softened toward me
now, yet they have not softened.
ماnot هاجَنيstirred me إِلّاexcept حَماdoves (first part)
ما هاجَني إِلّا حَما
ماتٌdoves (completion) لَهاthey have أَلحانُmelodies
ماتٌ لَها أَلحانُ
Nothing stirred me but
doves with their melodies.
غَنَّينَthey sang فيamong الباناتِthe moringa trees فَاِهso swayed (first part)
غَنَّينَ في الباناتِ فَاِه
تَزَّتswayed (completion) بِهِنَّbecause of them البانُthe moringa trees
تَزَّت بِهِنَّ البانُ
They sang among the moringa trees, and
the moringa trees swayed to their song.
كَأَنَّماas though العيدانُthe boughs إِذwhen
كَأَنَّما العيدانُ إِذ
غَنَّينَناthey sang to us عِيدانُlutes
غَنَّينَنا عِيدانُ
As though the boughs, when
the doves sang to us, were lutes.
ذَكَّرنَنيthey reminded me بِغادَةٍof a graceful maiden
ذَكَّرنَني بِغادَةٍ
عادَتُهاher habit الهِجرانُabandonment
عادَتُها الهِجرانُ
They reminded me of a graceful maiden
whose habit is to forsake.
حورِيَّةٌa houri جاءَتshe came وَلَمand did not
حورِيَّةٌ جاءَت وَلَم
يَشعُرbe aware بِهاof her رِضوانُRidwan
يَشعُر بِها رِضوانُ
A houri who came without
Ridwan noticing her.
مَتىwhenever تَثَنَّتshe sways غارَتِgrew jealous الthe
مَتى تَثَنَّت غارَتِ ال
كُثبانُdunes وَالأَغصانُand the boughs
كُثبانُ وَالأَغصانُ
Whenever she sways, jealous grow the
dunes and the boughs.
أَودَعَplaced صَحنَthe expanse of خَدِّهاher cheek
أَودَعَ صَحنَ خَدِّها
تُفّاحَهُits apples لُبنانُLebanon
تُفّاحَهُ لُبنانُ
On the expanse of her cheek
Lebanon has laid its apples.
وَقَبلَهاand before her لَمnot يُرَwas seen باmoringa tree (first part)
وَقَبلَها لَم يُرَ با
نٌmoringa tree (completion) حَملُهُits fruit الرُمّانُpomegranates
نٌ حَملُهُ الرُمّانُ
And before her, no one had seen a
moringa tree bearing pomegranates.
مِنهاfrom her اِستَعارَتِborrowed اللِّحاthe glances (first part)
مِنها اِستَعارَتِ اللِّحا
ظَglances (completion) بِالنَّقاon the sand dune الغِزلانُthe gazelles
ظَ بِالنَّقا الغِزلانُ
From her their glances were borrowed
by the gazelles upon the dune.
هاتِbring it اِسقِنيgive me to drink ماwhat أَودَعَتstored
هاتِ اِسقِني ما أَودَعَت
صُدورَهاtheir breasts الدِّنانُthe wine jars
صُدورَها الدِّنانُ
Bring it! Pour me what lies stored
in the breasts of the wine jars.
حَمراءُred wine لَمnot تَعبَثtamper وحاand far be it (first part)
حَمراءُ لَم تَعبَث وحا
شاهاfrom it (completion) بِهاwith it النيرانُthe flames
شاها بِها النيرانُ
Red wine, never tampered with—
far be it!—by the flames.
حَبابُهاits bubbles اللُؤلُؤُpearls إِذwhen
حَبابُها اللُؤلُؤُ إِذ
تُجِنُّهُenfolds them العِقيانُpure gold
تُجِنُّهُ العِقيانُ
Its bubbles are pearls, when
pure gold enfolds them.
فيin الشربِdrinking ماnot النَّدمانُthe drinking companion إِذwhen
في الشربِ ما النَّدمانُ إِذ
يَشرَبُهاhe drinks it نَدمانُremorseful
يَشرَبُها نَدمانُ
In drinking, the boon companion, when
he drinks it, feels no regret.
كَخُلقِlike the character of بَدرِBadr (full moon) الدينِal-Din (the faith) فَهso it (first part)
كَخُلقِ بَدرِ الدينِ فَه
يَit (completion) الرَوحُsolace وَالرَيحانُand sweet basil
يَ الرَوحُ وَالرَيحانُ
Like Badr al-Din's character, it
is solace and sweet basil.
أَضحىhas become لِبَدرِfor Badr (full moon) الدينِal-Din (the faith) فيin
أَضحى لِبَدرِ الدينِ في
كَسبِwinning المَعاليhigh honors شانُdistinction
كَسبِ المَعالي شانُ
Badr al-Din has gained, in
winning high honors, distinction.
فَصارَso he became بَدراًa full moon كامِلاًperfect
فَصارَ بَدراً كامِلاً
ماnot شانَهُmarred him نُقصانُdiminution
ما شانَهُ نُقصانُ
Thus he became a perfect full moon,
unmarred by any waning.
فَمِنهُso from him يَبدوappears العملdeeds الthe
فَمِنهُ يَبدو العمل ال
صالِحُrighteous وَالإيمانُand faith
صالِحُ وَالإيمانُ
From him shine forth
righteous deeds and faith.
مِنfor أَجلِthe sake of ذاthis سُمِّيَhe was named مَوMawdud ('beloved'), first part
مِن أَجلِ ذا سُمِّيَ مَو
دودَMawdud ('beloved'), completion فَذاso this بُرهانُproof
دودَ فَذا بُرهانُ
For this he was named
Mawdud—this is the proof.
وافىcame إِلَيهِto him رَجَبٌRajab
وافى إِلَيهِ رَجَبٌ
وَهوَand he بِهِin it جَذلانُjoyful
وَهوَ بِهِ جَذلانُ
Rajab has come to him,
and he rejoices in it.
شَهرٌa month شَهيرٌrenowned فَضلُهُits merit
شَهرٌ شَهيرٌ فَضلُهُ
لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor it كِتمانُconcealment
لَيسَ لَهُ كِتمانُ
A month whose merit is renowned,
beyond concealment.
فَفيهِfor in it قِدماًlong ago نُصِلَتwere detached
فَفيهِ قِدماً نُصِلَت
عَنِfrom القَناthe spear-shafts الخِرصانُthe spearheads
عَنِ القَنا الخِرصانُ
For in it, long ago, were removed
from the spear-shafts the spearheads.
صِينَwas held inviolate فَلَمso did not يَلمَعflash بِهِin it
صِينَ فَلَم يَلمَع بِهِ
سَيفٌa sword وَلاnor سِنانُa spearhead
سَيفٌ وَلا سِنانُ
It was held inviolate; in it flashed
neither sword nor spearhead.
هَنَّأَكَmay He gladden you اللَهُGod بِهِin it
هَنَّأَكَ اللَهُ بِهِ
ماas long as بَقِيَendures الزَّمانُtime
ما بَقِيَ الزَّمانُ
May God grant you joy in it
as long as time endures.
Sol 6.1