حَيِّsalute بَينَbetween النَقاthe sand ridge وَبَينَand between المُصَلّىthe prayer ground
حَيِّ بَينَ النَقا وَبَينَ المُصَلّى
وَقَفاتِthe halts of الرَكائِبِthe riding camels الأَنضاءِworn-out
وَقَفاتِ الرَكائِبِ الأَنضاءِ
Greet, between al-Naqā and al-Muṣallā,
Between the sand ridge and the prayer ground, salute
the halting places of the worn and weary mounts;
the halting places of the worn-out riding camels,
وَرَواحَand the evening journey of الحَجيجِthe pilgrims لَيلَةَthe night of جَمعٍJamʿ
وَرَواحَ الحَجيجِ لَيلَةَ جَمعٍ
وَبِجَمعٍand at Jamʿ مَجامِعُmeeting places الأَهواءِpassions
وَبِجَمعٍ مَجامِعُ الأَهواءِ
and the pilgrims’ evening journey on the Night of Jamʿ,
and the pilgrims’ evening journey on the night of Jamʿ;
where, at Jamʿ, all longings gather.
and in Jamʿ are the meeting places of passion.
وَتَذَكَّرand remember عَنّيon my behalf مُناخَthe halting place of مَطِيّيmy riding mounts
وَتَذَكَّر عَنّي مُناخَ مَطِيّي
بِأَعاليon the heights of مِنىًMinā وَمَرسىand the resting place of خِبائيmy tent
بِأَعالي مِنىً وَمَرسى خِبائي
And remember for me where my mounts knelt,
And remember for me the halting place of my mounts
on the heights of Minā, and where my tent was pitched.
on Minā’s heights, and the resting place of my tent.
وَتَعَمَّدand make a point of ذِكريmentioning me إِذاwhen كُنتَyou are بِالخيat al-Khayf (continued)
وَتَعَمَّد ذِكري إِذا كُنتَ بِالخي
فِcompletion of ‘al-Khayf’ لِظَبيٍto a gazelle مِنfrom بَعضِsome of تِلكَthose الظِباءِgazelles
فِ لِظَبيٍ مِن بَعضِ تِلكَ الظِباءِ
And make a point of mentioning me, when you are at al-Khay—
And make a point of mentioning me, when you are at al-Khayf,
—f, to a gazelle among those gazelles.
to a gazelle from among those gazelles.
قُلsay لَهُto him هَلdo …? تُراكَyou, I wonder تَذكُرُremember ماwhat كاwas (continued)
قُل لَهُ هَل تُراكَ تَذكُرُ ما كا
نَcompletion of ‘was’ بِبابِat the gate of القُبَيبَةِthe little dome الحَمراءِred
نَ بِبابِ القُبَيبَةِ الحَمراءِ
Tell him: Do you think you remember what once was—
Say to him: “Do you, I wonder, remember what happened
at the gate of the Red Qubaybah?
at the gate of the little red dome?”
قالَsaid ليto me صاحِبيmy companion غَداةَon the morning اِلتَقَيناwe met
قالَ لي صاحِبي غَداةَ اِلتَقَينا
نَتَشاكىwe lament to one another حَرَّthe burning of القُلوبِthe hearts الظِماءِthirsty
نَتَشاكى حَرَّ القُلوبِ الظِماءِ
My companion said to me, the morning we met,
My companion said to me on the morning we met,
as we shared our plaint of hearts parched by fire:
as we lamented to one another the burning of our thirsty hearts:
كُنتَyou had خَبَّرتَنيtold me بِأَنَّكَthat you فيin الوَجlonging (continued)
كُنتَ خَبَّرتَني بِأَنَّكَ في الوَج
دِcompletion of ‘longing’ عَقيديmy sworn companion وَأَنَّand that داءَكَyour ailment دائيmy ailment
دِ عَقيدي وَأَنَّ داءَكَ دائي
“You had told me that, in longing,
“You had told me that, in longing,
you were bound to me, and that your illness was mine.
you were my sworn companion, and that your ailment was mine.
ماdo you not تَرىsee النَفرَthe departure وَالتَحَمُّلَand the setting out لِلبَيfor separation (continued)
ما تَرى النَفرَ وَالتَحَمُّلَ لِلبَي
نِcompletion of ‘separation’ فَماذاthen why اِنتِظارُناour waiting لِلبُكاءِto weep
نِ فَماذا اِنتِظارُنا لِلبُكاءِ
What say you to departing, to loading up for part—
Do you not see the departure and the setting out for
—ing? Why do we wait to weep?”
separation? Then why are we waiting to weep?”
لَمnot (past negation) يَقُلهاhe said it حَتّىuntil اِنثَنَيتُI bent لِماbecause of what بيis within me
لَم يَقُلها حَتّى اِنثَنَيتُ لِما بي
أَتَلَقّىI catch دَمعيmy tears بِفَضلِwith the loose end of رِدائيmy cloak
أَتَلَقّى دَمعي بِفَضلِ رِدائي
He had scarcely said it when I bent beneath what gripped me,
He had scarcely said it when I bent, overcome by what ailed me,
catching my tears in the loose fold of my cloak.
catching my tears in the loose end of my cloak.
Sol 6.1