ماwhat لِلبَياضِhas whiteness to do وَالشَعَرwith hair
ما لِلبَياضِ وَالشَعَر
ماnot كُلُّevery بيضٍwhite patch بِغُرَرa forehead-blaze
ما كُلُّ بيضٍ بِغُرَر
What has whiteness to do with hair?
Not every white patch is a forehead-blaze.
صَفقَةُa bargain غُبنٍof loss فيin الهَوىlove
صَفقَةُ غُبنٍ في الهَوى
بَيعُselling بَهيمٍa wholly dark one بِأَغَرّfor a white-blazed one
بَيعُ بَهيمٍ بِأَغَرّ
A losing bargain in love:
selling the wholly dark for the white-blazed.
صَغَّرَهُmade him small فيin أَعيُنِeyes of الthe
صَغَّرَهُ في أَعيُنِ ال
غيدِgraceful women بَياضٌwhiteness وَكِبَرand old age
غيدِ بَياضٌ وَكِبَر
He was belittled in the eyes of
graceful women by white hair and age.
لَولاbut for الشَبابُyouth ماnot نَهىhe forbade
لَولا الشَبابُ ما نَهى
عَلىover المَهاthe oryx-does وَلاnor أَمَرhe commanded
عَلى المَها وَلا أَمَر
Without youth, he could neither forbid
the oryx-does nor command them.
ماhow كانَwas أَغنىfree of need لَيلَthe night of ذاthis الthe
ما كانَ أَغنى لَيلَ ذا ال
مَفرِقِhair-parting عَنfor ضَوءِthe light of القَمَرthe moon
مَفرِقِ عَن ضَوءِ القَمَر
How little the night of this
hair-parting needed the moon's light!
قَدindeed كانَwas صُبحُthe dawn of لَيلِهِits night
قَد كانَ صُبحُ لَيلِهِ
أَمَرَّbitterest صُبحٍdawn يُنتَظَرawaited
أَمَرَّ صُبحٍ يُنتَظَر
The dawn of its night was
the bitterest dawn to await.
واهاًalas وَهَلand can يُغنيhelp الفَتىthe young man
واهاً وَهَل يُغني الفَتى
بُكاءُweeping of عَينٍan eye لِأَثَرfor a trace
بُكاءُ عَينٍ لِأَثَر
Alas! Can a young man be helped
by an eye weeping for a vanished trace?
ياoh حَبَّذاhow welcome ضَيفُكَyour guest مِنas a
يا حَبَّذا ضَيفُكَ مِن
مُفارِقٍdeparting one وَإِنeven if عَذَرhe had an excuse
مُفارِقٍ وَإِن عَذَر
How dear your guest, despite
his departure, though he has his excuse!
أَينَwhere غَزالٌa gazelle داجِنٌtame
أَينَ غَزالٌ داجِنٌ
رَأىsaw البَياضَthe whiteness فَنَفَرand so fled
رَأى البَياضَ فَنَفَر
Where is that tame gazelle
that saw white hair and fled?
هَيهاتَfar from it ريمُthe gazelle of السَربِthe herd لاnot
هَيهاتَ ريمُ السَربِ لا
يَدنوapproaches إِلىto ذيبِthe wolf of الخَمَرthe thicket
يَدنو إِلى ذيبِ الخَمَر
Far from it! The herd's gazelle will not
approach the wolf of the thicket.
يادَهرُO Time ماnot ذَنبُكَyour sin فيin
يادَهرُ ما ذَنبُكَ في
ماwhat رابَنيtroubled me بِمُغتَفَرat all forgiven
ما رابَني بِمُغتَفَر
O Time, your sin in
what distressed me is not forgiven.
رُبَّmany a ذُنوبٍsins لِلفَتىbelonging to a young man
رُبَّ ذُنوبٍ لِلفَتى
لَيسَnot لَهاfor them اليَومَtoday عِذَرexcuses
لَيسَ لَها اليَومَ عِذَر
Many are a young man's sins
for which today there is no excuse.
أَقصِرdesist فَقَدfor indeed جُزتَyou passed المَدىthe limit
أَقصِر فَقَد جُزتَ المَدى
مُجامِلاًshowing kindness أَوor فَاِقتَصِرthen be restrained
مُجامِلاً أَو فَاِقتَصِر
Desist; you have passed the bounds
in kindness—or at least be restrained.
الآنَnow إِذwhen لَفَّentwined النُهىreason
الآنَ إِذ لَفَّ النُهى
مِرَّةَa strand of حَزمٍresolve بِمِرَرwith twisted strands
مِرَّةَ حَزمٍ بِمِرَر
Now, when reason has entwined
a strand of resolve with other twisted strands,
وَعادَand became مُنصاتيmy upright frame عَلىat
وَعادَ مُنصاتي عَلى
أَيديthe hands of اللَياليthe nights يَنأَطِرbends
أَيدي اللَيالي يَنأَطِر
and my upright frame has come
to bend beneath the hands of nights,
وَسالَمَتand made peace with شَمائِليmy ways
وَسالَمَت شَمائِلي
جِنُّthe spirits of الغَرامِpassion وَالأَشَرand wantonness
جِنُّ الغَرامِ وَالأَشَر
and my ways are at peace with
the spirits of passion and wantonness.
كانَit was ظَلاماًdarkness فَاِنجَلىand cleared away الthe
كانَ ظَلاماً فَاِنجَلى ال
يَومَday وَظِلّاًand a shadow فَاِنحَسَرand withdrew
يَومَ وَظِلّاً فَاِنحَسَر
It was darkness, now dispelled
today; a shadow, now withdrawn.
أَقسَمتُI swore بِالأَطلاحِby the exhausted she-camels قَدindeed
أَقسَمتُ بِالأَطلاحِ قَد
أَدمَجَknit tightly مِنهُنَّof them الضَمَرleanness
أَدمَجَ مِنهُنَّ الضَمَر
I swear by the exhausted she-camels, which
leanness has drawn tightly together,
كَأَنَّas though أَيديهاtheir forelegs يُلاstrike (beginning)
كَأَنَّ أَيديها يُلا
طِمنَstrike (completion) مِنَof المَروِflint إِبَرneedles
طِمنَ مِنَ المَروِ إِبَر
as though their forelegs were striking
needles of flint.
يُمطَلنَthey are kept waiting بِالعُشبِfor grass فَلاso no
يُمطَلنَ بِالعُشبِ فَلا
رِعيٌpasture لَهاfor them إِلّاexcept الجِرَرcud
رِعيٌ لَها إِلّا الجِرَر
They are kept waiting for grass, so
they have no pasture but their cud.
كُلُّeach عَلاةٍrock-hard she-camel تَتَّقيwards off الthe
كُلُّ عَلاةٍ تَتَّقي ال
سَوطَwhip بِمَجدولٍwith a plaited tail مُمَرّtightly twisted
سَوطَ بِمَجدولٍ مُمَرّ
Each rock-hard she-camel wards off
the whip with a tightly twisted tail.
كَأَنَّهاas though she were حَنيَّةٌa bow
كَأَنَّها حَنيَّةٌ
إِلّاexcept اللِياطَthe sinew binding وَالوَتَرand the bowstring
إِلّا اللِياطَ وَالوَتَر
She is like a bow,
except for its binding and string.
يَحمِلنَthey carry كُلَّevery شاحِبٍpallid man
يَحمِلنَ كُلَّ شاحِبٍ
طَوىfolded away اللَياليthe nights وَنَشَرand unfolded
طَوى اللَيالي وَنَشَر
They bear every pallid traveler
who folds nights away and unfolds them,
مُلَبِّداًwith matted hair يَرميdrives إِلىtoward
مُلَبِّداً يَرمي إِلى
مَكَّةَMecca حَصباءَa gravel-speckled mount الوَبَرin coat
مَكَّةَ حَصباءَ الوَبَر
his hair matted, driving toward
Mecca a gravel-speckled, shaggy mount.
إِذاwhen رَأىhe saw أَعلامَهاher landmarks
إِذا رَأى أَعلامَها
عَجَّcried aloud إِلَيهاtoward her وَجَأَرand called imploringly
عَجَّ إِلَيها وَجَأَر
When he sees her landmarks,
he cries toward her and calls aloud.
أَمَّheaded for اللَوىal-Liwa ثُمَّthen نَحاturned toward الthe
أَمَّ اللَوى ثُمَّ نَحا ال
خَيفَKhayf وَلَبّىand chanted the pilgrimage call وَجَمَرand cast the ritual stones
خَيفَ وَلَبّى وَجَمَر
He makes for al-Liwa, then turns toward
al-Khayf, chants the pilgrimage call, and casts the stones,
فيamong مُحرِمَينَconsecrated pilgrims بَدَّلواthey exchanged الthe
في مُحرِمَينَ بَدَّلوا ال
غَيظَanger بِتَعقادِfor knotting الأُرُزwaist-wraps (likely الأُزُر)
غَيظَ بِتَعقادِ الأُرُز
among consecrated pilgrims who have exchanged
their anger for knotted waist-wraps.
إِنَّindeed قِوامَQiwam الدينِal-Din أَوmore entitled (beginning)
إِنَّ قِوامَ الدينِ أَو
لىmore entitled (completion) بِالعُلىto high rank مِنَthan البَشَرhumankind
لى بِالعُلى مِنَ البَشَر
Qiwam al-Din is more
entitled to high rank than all mankind,
وَبِالجِيادِand to fine steeds وَالقَناand to spears
وَبِالجِيادِ وَالقَنا
وَبِالعَديدِand to great numbers وَالنَفَرand to fighting men
وَبِالعَديدِ وَالنَفَر
and to steeds and spears,
to great numbers and fighting men,
وَبِالمَقاويمِand to dignities العُلاlofty
وَبِالمَقاويمِ العُلا
وَبِالمَعاظيمِand to great honors الكِبَرmighty
وَبِالمَعاظيمِ الكِبَر
to lofty dignities,
and to great, weighty honors.
مُهَذَّبُrefined الأَعياصِancestral stocks فيamong الthe
مُهَذَّبُ الأَعياصِ في ال
آباءِforefathers مُختارُchoicest الشَجَرtrees
آباءِ مُختارُ الشَجَر
Of pure ancestral stock,
his forefathers are the choicest trees.
مُفتَرِشٌspreading a couch لِلمُلكِfor kingship أَحsweeter (beginning)
مُفتَرِشٌ لِلمُلكِ أَح
لىsweeter (completion) فيin المَعاليlofty deeds وَأَمَرّand more bitter
لى في المَعالي وَأَمَرّ
He spreads a couch for kingship, most
sweet in high deeds, and most bitter.
فيamong صِبيَةٍyoung boys تَفَوَّقواsipped
في صِبيَةٍ تَفَوَّقوا
مِنfrom حَلَبِthe milk of العِزِّglory دِرَرcopious flows
مِن حَلَبِ العِزِّ دِرَر
Among young boys who have sipped
rich streams of the milk of glory,
مَلاعِبٌplaygrounds بَينَbetween قِباdomes (beginning)
مَلاعِبٌ بَينَ قِبا
بِdomes (completion) المُلكِkingship مِنهُمof theirs وَالحَجَرand the chambers
بِ المُلكِ مِنهُم وَالحَجَر
playgrounds lie between their domes
of kingship and their chambers.
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people لَمnot يُخلَقواthey were created
مِن مَعشَرٍ لَم يُخلَقوا
إِلّاexcept لِنَفعٍfor benefit أَوor ضَرَرharm
إِلّا لِنَفعٍ أَو ضَرَر
From a people created for nothing
but benefit or harm:
لِسَدِّto close ثَغرٍa frontier فاغِرٍgaping
لِسَدِّ ثَغرٍ فاغِرٍ
بِالبيضِwith bright swords أَوor طَعنِpiercing ثُغَرthroat-hollows
بِالبيضِ أَو طَعنِ ثُغَر
to close a gaping frontier
with bright swords, or pierce throat-hollows.
كانواthey were ثُمالَthe refuge of الناسِthe people وَالand the
كانوا ثُمالَ الناسِ وَال
أَمنَsafety إِذاwhen ماindeed الأَمرُevents هَرّsnarled
أَمنَ إِذا ما الأَمرُ هَرّ
They were the people's refuge and
safety when events snarled,
أَيّامَin days when لاnot نَلقىwe found لَناfor ourselves
أَيّامَ لا نَلقى لَنا
مُعتَصَماًa shelter وَلاnor وَزَرa refuge
مُعتَصَماً وَلا وَزَر
in days when we could find
no shelter or refuge for ourselves.
جَرّواthey drew إِلىtoward طَعنِthe spear-thrusts of العِدىthe enemies
جَرّوا إِلى طَعنِ العِدى
أَرعَنَa towering host هَدّادَdevastating المَجَرin its march
أَرعَنَ هَدّادَ المَجَر
They brought to meet the enemies' thrusts
a towering host, devastating in its march:
جَحافِلاًmassed armies كَالسَيلِlike a torrent أَبleft (beginning)
جَحافِلاً كَالسَيلِ أَب
قىleft (completion) غُمَراًa flood بَعدَafter غُمَرa flood
قى غُمَراً بَعدَ غُمَر
armies like a torrent, leaving
flood upon flood behind.
قَدindeed لَبِسَتhave donned جِيادُهاtheir steeds
قَد لَبِسَت جِيادُها
بَراقِعاًveils مِنَof الغُرَرwhite forehead-blazes
بَراقِعاً مِنَ الغُرَر
Their steeds have donned
veils of white forehead-blazes,
ضُمرٌlean كَأَمثالِlike القَناspear-shafts
ضُمرٌ كَأَمثالِ القَنا
لَولاbut for السَبيبُthe tail-hair وَالعُذَرand the manes
لَولا السَبيبُ وَالعُذَر
lean as spear-shafts,
were it not for tails and manes.
مُعِجِلَةٌhurried فُرسانُهاtheir riders
مُعِجِلَةٌ فُرسانُها
حَتّىeven عَنِwithout الدَرعِmail تُزَرthey gird themselves
حَتّى عَنِ الدَرعِ تُزَر
Their riders are so pressed for time
that they gird themselves without mail.
يَقرَعُstrikes فيهِنَّamong them القَناspears
يَقرَعُ فيهِنَّ القَنا
وَقعَlike the striking of المَداريhair-combs فيin الشَعَرhair
وَقعَ المَداري في الشَعَر
Spears strike among them
like combs passing through hair.
أَلَمdid not أَكُنI أَنهىwarn away العِدىthe enemy
أَلَم أَكُن أَنهى العِدى
عَنfrom نابِthe fang of نَضناضٍa tongue-flicking creature ذَكَرmale
عَن نابِ نَضناضٍ ذَكَر
Did I not warn the enemy away
from a tongue-flicking male's fang?
لَهُhe has إِلَيهِمtoward them مَسحَبٌa dragging trail
لَهُ إِلَيهِم مَسحَبٌ
يَهديbringing المَناياdeaths وَمَجَرand a track
يَهدي المَنايا وَمَجَر
He has a dragging trail toward them,
a track that brings death to them.
مُجالِياًshowing himself openly بِكَيدِهِwith his cunning
مُجالِياً بِكَيدِهِ
إِنif عاجَزَcontested القَومَthe men أُسِرhe was captured
إِن عاجَزَ القَومَ أُسِر
He lays his cunning bare;
if he contests the men, he is captured.
يُمسيat evening he becomes بَطيناًfull-bellied مِنwith دَمِthe blood of الthe
يُمسي بَطيناً مِن دَمِ ال
عَداءِenemies وَهوَwhile he مُضطَمِرis lean-flanked
عَداءِ وَهوَ مُضطَمِر
At evening he is full-bellied with his
enemies' blood, though lean-flanked.
يَنامُhe sleeps لاnot عَنfrom غَفلَةٍheedlessness
يَنامُ لا عَن غَفلَةٍ
عَيناًin the eye وَبِالقَلبِwhile in the heart سَهَرwakefulness
عَيناً وَبِالقَلبِ سَهَر
He sleeps, but not from heedlessness:
his eye rests, while his heart keeps watch.
ماwhat ضَرَّهُharmed him مِنgiven سَمعِهِhis hearing
ما ضَرَّهُ مِن سَمعِهِ
أَنthat لاnot يُعانَhe is aided بِالبَصَرby sight
أَن لا يُعانَ بِالبَصَر
With hearing such as his, what harm is it
that sight gives him no help?
بَقِيَةٌa survivor مِنfrom قِدَمِthe antiquity of الthe
بَقِيَةٌ مِن قِدَمِ ال
أَضلالِwily ones وَقّادُblazing النَظَرin gaze
أَضلالِ وَقّادُ النَظَر
A survivor from the ancient
wily ones, with a blazing gaze,
وَمُؤجَدُand powerfully built المَتنَينِin both loins إِنif
وَمُؤجَدُ المَتنَينِ إِن
صَمَّمَhe resolved لِلعَقرِto hamstring عَقَرhe hamstrung
صَمَّمَ لِلعَقرِ عَقَر
and powerful loins: when
he resolves to hamstring, he hamstrings.
كَأَنَّas though فيin ساعِدِهِhis forearm
كَأَنَّ في ساعِدِهِ
وَعياًa fracture وَعىbroke ثُمَّthen جَبَرhealed
وَعياً وَعى ثُمَّ جَبَر
As though his forearm held
a fracture, once broken, then firmly set.
كَالقَاتِلِlike a rope-twister (likely كالفاتل) اِعتامَselected القِوىthe strands
كَالقَاتِلِ اِعتامَ القِوى
بَعدَafter القِوىthe strands ثُمَّthen شَزَرtwisted tightly
بَعدَ القِوى ثُمَّ شَزَر
Like a rope-twister, he selected strands,
strand after strand, then twisted them tight.
مُخَفِّضُcalm الجَأشِat heart إِذاwhen
مُخَفِّضُ الجَأشِ إِذا
صاحَshouted بِهِat him الجَمعُthe throng وَقَرhe stayed composed
صاحَ بِهِ الجَمعُ وَقَر
Calm at heart, when
the throng shouts at him, he remains composed.
أَخبَرَexperienced خافيhidden الشَخصِin form إِلexcept (beginning)
أَخبَرَ خافي الشَخصِ إِل
لاexcept (completion) بِالمَقامِat the station المُشتَهَرrenowned
لا بِالمَقامِ المُشتَهَر
Seasoned, his form hidden except
at his renowned station.
يُقعيhe crouches بِنَجدٍin Najd وُالحِمىwhile al-Hima
يُقعي بِنَجدٍ وُالحِمى
مِنfrom وَثبَةٍa leap عَلىin غِرَرperil
مِن وَثبَةٍ عَلى غِرَر
He crouches in Najd, while al-Hima
lies in peril from a single leap.
مُبتَرِكُpinning down الصاليthe man warming himself عَلىat الthe
مُبتَرِكُ الصالي عَلى ال
نارِfire لَيالِيَon the nights of القِرَرbitter cold
نارِ لَيالِيَ القِرَر
He pins down the man warming himself at
the fire on bitterly cold nights.
كَمhow often قُلتُI said مِنهُabout him لِلعِدىto the enemy
كَم قُلتُ مِنهُ لِلعِدى
حَذارِbeware إِنif أَغنىavailed الحَذَرcaution
حَذارِ إِن أَغنى الحَذَر
How often I told the enemy of him:
Beware, if caution can avail!
وَعَوِّذواand protect with charms مِنهُfrom him النُحوthe throats (beginning)
وَعَوِّذوا مِنهُ النُحو
رَthroats (completion) وَالرِقابَand the necks وَالقَصَرand the neck-roots
رَ وَالرِقابَ وَالقَصَر
Protect from him your throats,
your necks and their roots.
إِيّاكُمُbeware مِنهُof him إِذاwhen
إِيّاكُمُ مِنهُ إِذا
أَوعَدَhe threatened ناباًwith a fang وَظُفُرand a claw
أَوعَدَ ناباً وَظُفُر
Beware of him when
he threatens with fang and claw,
وَقامَand he rose نَفضَshaking off الحِلسِthe saddlecloth يَجclears (beginning)
وَقامَ نَفضَ الحِلسِ يَج
لوclears (completion) ناظِراًan eye ثُمَّthen زَأَرhe roared
لو ناظِراً ثُمَّ زَأَر
and rises, shaking off his saddlecloth, to
clear his gaze, then roars,
مُلتَفِعاًwrapped بِشَملَةٍin a mantle
مُلتَفِعاً بِشَملَةٍ
فيهاin it البُجاريgreat calamities وَالبُجَرand grave troubles
فيها البُجاري وَالبُجَر
wrapped in a mantle
full of great calamities.
أَنذَرَهُمhe warned them مِنهُof him وَعَنand among (beginning)
أَنذَرَهُم مِنهُ وَعَن
دَamong (completion) القَومِthe people أَضعافُmultiples of الخَبَرthe news
دَ القَومِ أَضعافُ الخَبَر
He warned them of him, though
they already had many times that much news.
تَوَقَّعواexpect طَلاعَهاher onset
تَوَقَّعوا طَلاعَها
كَناغِرِlike the throbbing of العِرقِa vein نَغَرseething
كَناغِرِ العِرقِ نَغَر
Expect her onset,
seething like a throbbing vein.
إِنَّindeed العِدىthe enemy لَيُنضِهاwill surely unleash her
إِنَّ العِدى لَيُنضِها
إِنif لَمnot يَقِprotects العَفوَpardon حَزَرcaution
إِن لَم يَقِ العَفوَ حَزَر
The enemy will surely unleash her
unless caution safeguards pardon.
كَأَنَّهاas though she were حائِمَةَa circling flock of الthe
كَأَنَّها حائِمَةَ ال
عِقبانِeagles فيon اليَومِthe day المَطِرrainy
عِقبانِ في اليَومِ المَطِر
She is like a circling flock
of eagles on a rainy day.
يَمشينَthey walk مِنfrom صِبغِthe dye of الدِماthe blood (beginning)
يَمشينَ مِن صِبغِ الدِما
ءِblood (completion) فيin رِياطٍcloaks وَأُزُرand waist-wraps
ءِ في رِياطٍ وَأُزُر
They walk, dyed with blood,
in cloaks and waist-wraps.
تُخاطِرُsway their tails البُزلُthe mature she-camels وَقَدwhile already
تُخاطِرُ البُزلُ وَقَد
مارَflowed عَليهِنَّover them القَطَرrain
مارَ عَليهِنَّ القَطَر
The mature she-camels sway their tails,
while rain streams over them.
فيon كُلِّevery يَومٍday تَحتَهاbeneath her
في كُلِّ يَومٍ تَحتَها
مُنجَدِلٌone fallen وَمُنعَفِرand one dust-covered
مُنجَدِلٌ وَمُنعَفِر
Each day beneath her
lies one fallen, one rolled in dust.
تُجَرُّshe is dragged فيthrough شَوكِthe thorns of القَناspears
تُجَرُّ في شَوكِ القَنا
جَرَّlike the dragging of القَديدِdried meat المُصطَهَرscorched
جَرَّ القَديدِ المُصطَهَر
She is dragged through the thorns of spears
as scorched strips of dried meat are dragged.
تَخَبَّرواlearn the truth اليَومَtoday فَماfor there is no
تَخَبَّروا اليَومَ فَما
بَعدَafter الطِعانِspear-thrusting مِنany خَبَرnews
بَعدَ الطِعانِ مِن خَبَر
Learn the truth today: there is
no further news beyond spear-thrusts.
آلَO house of بُوَيهٍBuwayh أَنتُمُyou are الthe
آلَ بُوَيهٍ أَنتُمُ ال
أَمطارُrains وَالناسُand the people الخُضَرgreen growth
أَمطارُ وَالناسُ الخُضَر
House of Buwayh, you are
the rains, and the people are green growth.
ماthere is not فيin اللَياليthe nights غَيرَكُمapart from you
ما في اللَيالي غَيرَكُم
شَيءٌanything بِهِthrough it العَينُthe eye تَقَرّis delighted
شَيءٌ بِهِ العَينُ تَقَرّ
Through all the nights, apart from you,
nothing gives the eye delight.
إِنif نَهَضَrose الجَأشُcourage بِكُمthrough you
إِن نَهَضَ الجَأشُ بِكُم
فَماthen not نُباليwe care مَنwho عَثَرstumbled
فَما نُبالي مَن عَثَر
If courage rises through you,
we care not who stumbles.
لَولاكُمُbut for you لَمwould not يَبقَremain فيin
لَولاكُمُ لَم يَبقَ في
عودِthe branch of الرَجاءِhope مُعتَصَرsap to press
عودِ الرَجاءِ مُعتَصَر
Without you there would remain
no sap to press from the branch of hope.
قَدindeed غَنِيَhas grown rich المُلكُkingship بِكُمthrough you
قَد غَنِيَ المُلكُ بِكُم
وَهوَyet it إِلَيكُمof you مُفتَقِرis in need
وَهوَ إِلَيكُم مُفتَقِر
Kingship has grown rich through you,
yet it remains in need of you.
فَدُمso endure عَلىthrough الأَيّامِthe days أَرmore firmly rooted (beginning)
فَدُم عَلى الأَيّامِ أَر
سىmore firmly rooted (completion) فيin العُلىhigh rank مِنَthan الحَجَرstone
سى في العُلى مِنَ الحَجَر
Endure through the days, more
firmly rooted on high than stone,
تَرفَعُyou raise ذَيلاًa hem لِمَراfor the ascents (beginning)
تَرفَعُ ذَيلاً لِمَرا
قيascents (completion) المَجدِof glory أَوor ذَيلاًa hem تَجُرّyou trail
قي المَجدِ أَو ذَيلاً تَجُرّ
lifting a hem for the ascent
to glory, or trailing a hem.
وَاِنعَمand enjoy بِذاthis النَيروزِNowruz زَوa guest (beginning)
وَاِنعَم بِذا النَيروزِ زَو
رًguest (completion) نازِلاًarriving وَمُنتَظَرand awaited
رً نازِلاً وَمُنتَظَر
Enjoy this Nowruz, a guest
both arriving and awaited,
يُفاوِحُexchanges fragrance with النُعمىblessings كَماjust as
يُفاوِحُ النُعمى كَما
فاوَحَتِexchanged fragrance with الرَوضُthe gardens المَطَرrain
فاوَحَتِ الرَوضُ المَطَر
exchanging fragrance with blessings, as
gardens exchange fragrance with rain.
قَضَيتَyou fulfilled فيهِin it وَطَراًa desire
قَضَيتَ فيهِ وَطَراً
وَماbut not قَضىit fulfilled مِنكَof you وَطَرa desire
وَما قَضى مِنكَ وَطَر
You have had your desire of it,
but it has not had its fill of you.
ماwhy جَزَعيmy grief لِمَنfor those who مَضىhave passed
ما جَزَعي لِمَن مَضى
وَأَنتَwhile you ليare mine فيمَنamong those who غَبَرremain
وَأَنتَ لي فيمَن غَبَر
Why should I grieve for those gone,
when you are mine among those who remain?
أَنتَyou are المُرادُthe goal وَالمَراand the resort (beginning)
أَنتَ المُرادُ وَالمَرا
دُresort (completion) وَالمَعاذُand the refuge وَالعُصُرand the shelter
دُ وَالمَعاذُ وَالعُصُر
You are the goal, the resort,
the refuge and the shelter.
رِدcome to drink مِنfrom جِمامِthe brimming waters of العِزِّglory لاnot
رِد مِن جِمامِ العِزِّ لا
مُطَّرَقاًtrodden by others وَلاnor كَدِرturbid
مُطَّرَقاً وَلا كَدِر
Drink from glory's brimming waters, neither
trodden by others nor turbid.
وَاِزدَدand increase بَقاءًin longevity وَعُلىًand high rank
وَاِزدَد بَقاءً وَعُلىً
ماno بَعدَafter وِردَيكَyour two visits to water صَدَرdeparture from water
ما بَعدَ وِردَيكَ صَدَر
Increase in life and high rank,
with no departure after your two visits to the spring.
مُقَدَّماًadvanced إِلىtoward العُلىhigh rank
مُقَدَّماً إِلى العُلى
مُؤَخَّراًkept back عَنِfrom القَدَرfate
مُؤَخَّراً عَنِ القَدَر
Advanced toward high rank,
kept back from fate.
Sol 6.1