نَطَقَspoke اللِسانُthe tongue عَنِon behalf of الضَميرِthe heart
نَطَقَ اللِسانُ عَنِ الضَميرِ
وَالبِشرُand cheerfulness عُنوانُthe sign of البَشيرِthe bearer of good news
وَالبِشرُ عُنوانُ البَشيرِ
The tongue has spoken for the heart,
The tongue spoke from the conscience,
and cheerfulness is the herald's sign.
And people are signs of the good tidings.
الأَنَnow أَعفَيتَyou spared القُلوthe hearts (start)
الأَنَ أَعفَيتَ القُلو
بَhearts (end) مِنَfrom التَقَلقُلِrestlessness وَالنُفورِand aversion
بَ مِنَ التَقَلقُلِ وَالنُفورِ
Now you have spared the hearts
Now you have relieved the hearts,
from unrest and aversion.
From anxiety and alienation.
وَاِنجابَتِand cleared away الظُلماءُthe darkness عَنfrom
وَاِنجابَتِ الظُلماءُ عَن
وَضَحِthe brightness of الصَباحِthe morning المُستَنيرِradiant
وَضَحِ الصَباحِ المُستَنيرِ
The darkness has cleared away
The dark nights have given birth to,
from the brightness of the radiant morning.
The dawn of the bright morning.
ماnot طالَlasted long يَومُa day مُلَثَّمٍveiled
ما طالَ يَومُ مُلَثَّمٍ
إِلّاexcept اِستَراحَfound repose إِلىin السُفورِunveiling
إِلّا اِستَراحَ إِلى السُفورِ
No veiled day lingered
No gloomy day remained long,
without finding repose in unveiling.
Except it rested in declination.
خَبَرٌnews تَشَبَّثَclung بِالمَساto the ears (start)
خَبَرٌ تَشَبَّثَ بِالمَسا
مِعِears (end) عَنfrom فَمِthe mouth of المَلِكِthe king الخَطيرِmighty; eminent
مِعِ عَن فَمِ المَلِكِ الخَطيرِ
News that clung to the ears,
News clung to destinies,
from the mouth of the mighty king,
From the mouth of the fateful king.
وَأَذَلَّand humbled أَعناقَthe necks of العِدىthe enemies
وَأَذَلَّ أَعناقَ العِدى
ذُلَّthe submission of المَطِيَّةِthe riding beast لِلجَريرِto the halter
ذُلَّ المَطِيَّةِ لِلجَريرِ
and humbled the necks of foes
And it humiliated the necks of enemies,
as a riding beast submits to its halter.
The humiliation of the led camel.
يَسموsoars بِهِthrough it قَولُthe speech of الخَطيthe orator (start)
يَسمو بِهِ قَولُ الخَطي
بِorator (end) وَتَستَطيلُand reaches farther يَدُthe hand of المُشيرِthe counselor
بِ وَتَستَطيلُ يَدُ المُشيرِ
Through it the orator's speech soars,
It is elevated by the words of the orator,
and the counselor's hand reaches farther.
And the hand of the gesture elongates.
وَضَمائِرُand the hearts of الأَعداءِthe enemies تَقhurl (start)
وَضَمائِرُ الأَعداءِ تَق
ذِفُhurl (end) بِالحَنينِwith moaning عَلىupon الزَفيرِsighing
ذِفُ بِالحَنينِ عَلى الزَفيرِ
The enemies' hearts hurl
And the consciences of enemies
moans upon sighs.
Cast with yearning unto sighing.
وَسَوابِقُand the foremost of العَبَراتِthe tears تَرgallop (start)
وَسَوابِقُ العَبَراتِ تَر
كُضُgallop (end) فيalong السَوالِفِthe sides of necks وَالنُحورِand upper chests
كُضُ في السَوالِفِ وَالنُحورِ
The foremost tears gallop
And the foremost outbursts
along necks and upper chests.
Roll in conversations and slain.
تَفديransoms; sacrifices for ضَميرَكَyour heart فيamid النَواthe calamities (start)
تَفدي ضَميرَكَ في النَوا
ئِبِcalamities (end) غَيرَnot فَضفاضِexpansive of الضَميرِheart
ئِبِ غَيرَ فَضفاضِ الضَميرِ
May your heart amid calamities be ransomed
Your conscience redeems itself during hardships,
by one whose heart lacks breadth:
Unlike the flabby conscience.
مُتَحَيِّرٌbewildered عِندَamid النَواthe calamities (start)
مُتَحَيِّرٌ عِندَ النَوا
ئِبِcalamities (end) مُستَريبٌsuspicious بِالأُمورِof affairs
ئِبِ مُستَريبٌ بِالأُمورِ
bewildered amid calamities,
Perplexed during hardships and doubtful about matters,
suspicious of affairs,
Some are intent on His blessings and some radiate with coquetry.
غَرِضٌweary بِنِعمَتِهِof his blessings وَبَعand some (start)
غَرِضٌ بِنِعمَتِهِ وَبَع
ضُsome (end) القَومِpeople يَشرَقُchoke بِالنَميرِon sweet water
ضُ القَومِ يَشرَقُ بِالنَميرِ
weary of his blessings—and some
Deceived by the world while your love,
people choke on sweet water.
Is not seduced by vanity.
يَغتَرُّhe is beguiled بِالدُنياby the world وَحَبand your rope (start)
يَغتَرُّ بِالدُنيا وَحَب
لُكَyour rope (end) لاnot يُدَلّىis lowered بِالغُرورِby delusion
لُكَ لا يُدَلّى بِالغُرورِ
He is beguiled by the world, while your rope
The one smeared with blood is equated,
is not lowered by delusion.
To the one dressed in perfume.
حَسِبَhe thought المُضَمَّخَthe one smeared بِالدِماwith blood (start)
حَسِبَ المُضَمَّخَ بِالدِما
ءِblood (end) كَمَنlike one who تَغَلَّفَenveloped himself بِالعَبيرِin perfume
ءِ كَمَن تَغَلَّفَ بِالعَبيرِ
He thought one smeared with blood
You are unlike the train that,
was like one enveloped in perfume.
The hottest coals pass through it.
وَلَأَنتَand indeed you مِثلُlike القُرُّthe bitter cold يَعblasts (start)
وَلَأَنتَ مِثلُ القُرُّ يَع
صِفُblasts (end) مِنهُfrom it بِالشِعرىagainst Sirius العَبورِal-Abur; the Crossing Star
صِفُ مِنهُ بِالشِعرى العَبورِ
You are indeed like the cold, whose blast
You were the breeze that blew upon it,
buffets Sirius al-Abur.
So it diminished from the heat of embers.
كُنتَyou were النَسيمَthe breeze جَرىpassed عَلَيover
كُنتَ النَسيمَ جَرى عَلَي
هِhim فَغَضَّand so lessened مِنfrom نارِthe fire of الحَرورِscorching heat
هِ فَغَضَّ مِن نارِ الحَرورِ
You were the breeze that passed over him,
Hasty laden with the love of life,
and reduced the fire of scorching heat.
On a miserable back.
عَجلانَhastening يَحمِلُhe carries مَغرَمَthe burden of الthe
عَجلانَ يَحمِلُ مَغرَمَ ال
دُنياworld عَلىupon ظَهرٍa back حَسيرِexhausted
دُنيا عَلى ظَهرٍ حَسيرِ
In haste, he carries the burden of
Transgressing without cause,
the world upon an exhausted back.
Such is the nature of the disobedient dog.
يَسطوhe attacks بِلاwithout سَبَبٍa cause وَتِلand that (start)
يَسطو بِلا سَبَبٍ وَتِل
كَthat (end) طَبيعَةُthe nature of الكَلبِthe dog العَقورِvicious; biting
كَ طَبيعَةُ الكَلبِ العَقورِ
He attacks without cause, and that
You are crowned with virtues,
is the nature of a vicious dog.
During the closure of breaches.
أَنتَyou المُكَلَّلُthe one crowned بِالمَناwith virtues (start)
أَنتَ المُكَلَّلُ بِالمَنا
قِبِvirtues (end) عِندَat إيماضِthe flashing of الثُغورِthe teeth
قِبِ عِندَ إيماضِ الثُغورِ
You are crowned with virtues
In the company of the white desert,
at the flashing of teeth,
Or between residences and palaces.
فيamong رِفقَةِcompanions of البَيداءِthe wilderness أَوor
في رِفقَةِ البَيداءِ أَو
بَينَamong المَنازِلِthe dwellings وَالقُصورِand palaces
بَينَ المَنازِلِ وَالقُصورِ
among companions in the wilderness, or
You have changed the colors of spearheads,
among dwellings and palaces.
And the elegance of the white stallions.
غَيَّرتَyou changed أَلوانَthe colors of الرَماthe spears (start)
غَيَّرتَ أَلوانَ الرَما
حِspears (end) وَرَونَقَand the sheen of البيضِthe bright swords الذُكورِhard-steeled
حِ وَرَونَقَ البيضِ الذُكورِ
You changed the colors of the spears
And you have turned away the grazing gazelles,
and the sheen of bright, hard-steeled swords.
Prancing in abundant underwood.
وَرَدَدتَand you brought back أَعطافَthe flanks of الظُبىthe blade-edges
وَرَدَدتَ أَعطافَ الظُبى
تَختالُswaggering فيin العَلَقِblood الغَزيرِabundant
تَختالُ في العَلَقِ الغَزيرِ
You brought back the flanks of blades,
With she-camels like ostriches,
swaggering in abundant blood,
And youths like hawks.
بِضَوامِرٍwith lean steeds مِثلِlike النُسوthe eagles (start)
بِضَوامِرٍ مِثلِ النُسو
رِeagles (end) وَغِلمَةٍand youths مِثلِlike الصُقورِthe falcons
رِ وَغِلمَةٍ مِثلِ الصُقورِ
with lean steeds like eagles
And a family from Hashim,
and youths like falcons,
Who betrayed the chaste ladies.
وَبِأُسرَةٍand with a clan مِنof هاشِمٍHashim
وَبِأُسرَةٍ مِن هاشِمٍ
غَدَرواthey betrayed بِرَبّاتِthe ladies of الخُدورِthe curtained chambers
غَدَروا بِرَبّاتِ الخُدورِ
and a clan of Hashim
Brown sheep and white-bellied mares,
who betrayed the ladies of curtained chambers:
Not curls or forelocks.
سُمرِdark of التَرائِبِupper chests وَالطُلىand necks
سُمرِ التَرائِبِ وَالطُلى
بيضِwhite of العَوارِضِcheeks لاnot الشُعورِhair
بيضِ العَوارِضِ لا الشُعورِ
dark of chest and neck,
Seeking help against remoteness,
white of cheeks, not of hair.
And helping during attendance.
مُستَنجِدونَseeking aid عَلىwhen البِعاdistant (start)
مُستَنجِدونَ عَلى البِعا
دِdistant (end) وَمُنجِدونَand giving aid عَلىwhen الحُضورِpresent
دِ وَمُنجِدونَ عَلى الحُضورِ
Seeking aid when distant,
Preventing harm,
and giving aid when present,
And saving from times.
المانِعونَthose who protect مِنَfrom الأَذىharm
المانِعونَ مِنَ الأَذى
وَالمُنقِذونَand those who rescue مِنَfrom الدُهورِthe ages
وَالمُنقِذونَ مِنَ الدُهورِ
those who ward off harm
For them is speech, and indeed,
and rescue from the ravages of time.
The lion has the roars of might.
لَهُمُtheirs is الكَلامُspeech وَإِنَّماwhereas
لَهُمُ الكَلامُ وَإِنَّما
لِلأُسدِfor the lions صَولاتُthe onslaughts of الزَئيرِroaring
لِلأُسدِ صَولاتُ الزَئيرِ
Speech belongs to them, whereas
The growling is different even if,
lions have the onslaughts of roaring.
The arrows are from the same quiver.
النَجرُinnate stock مُختَلِفٌdiffering وَإِنeven though
النَجرُ مُختَلِفٌ وَإِن
كانَwere النِبالُthe arrows مِنَfrom الجَفيرِthe quiver
كانَ النِبالُ مِنَ الجَفيرِ
Innate stock differs, even though
Among people there is no pure one,
the arrows come from the same quiver.
And the free man has no peer.
فيamong الناسِpeople غَيرُnot مُطَهَّرٍpurified
في الناسِ غَيرُ مُطَهَّرٍ
وَالحُرُّand the noble man مَعدومُlacking النَظيرِa peer
وَالحُرُّ مَعدومُ النَظيرِ
Among people are those not pure;
The progeny corrupted some of it,
the noble man has no peer.
Not every water is for purification.
وَالنَسلُand the offspring يَخبُثُbecomes impure بَعضُهُsome of it
وَالنَسلُ يَخبُثُ بَعضُهُ
ماnot كُلُّevery ماءٍwater لِلطَهورِfor purification
ما كُلُّ ماءٍ لِلطَهورِ
Some offspring prove impure;
For you without the honor of men,
not every water serves for purification.
Is the zeal of the jealous man.
لَكَyours is دونَin defense of أَعراضِthe honor of الرِجاthe men (start)
لَكَ دونَ أَعراضِ الرِجا
لِmen (end) حَميَّةُthe protective zeal of الرَجُلِthe man الغَيورِfiercely protective
لِ حَميَّةُ الرَجُلِ الغَيورِ
Yours, in defense of men's honor,
And for the water of your palm during famines,
is the zeal of a fiercely protective man.
Is the fertility of the rainy year.
وَلِماءِand for the water of كَفِّكَyour palm فيduring المُحوthe drought (start)
وَلِماءِ كَفِّكَ في المُحو
لِdrought (end) طَلاقَةُthe lavishness of العامِthe year المَطيرِrainy
لِ طَلاقَةُ العامِ المَطيرِ
The water of your palm in drought
What is between the blessing of a seeker among us,
has the abundance of a rainy year,
And the supplication of one seeking refuge.
ماbetween بَينَthe boon of نِعمَةِa petitioner طالِبٍamong us
ما بَينَ نِعمَةِ طالِبٍ
فيناamong us وَدَعوَةِand the plea of مُستَجيرِone seeking refuge
فينا وَدَعوَةِ مُستَجيرِ
between a boon for a petitioner
Honor is from the entourage of wealth,
among us and the plea of one seeking refuge.
And humiliation more befitting of the poor.
العِزُّdignity مِنamong شِيَعِthe followers of الغِنىwealth
العِزُّ مِن شِيَعِ الغِنى
وَالذُلُّand humiliation أَولىmore fitting بِالفَقيرِfor the poor person
وَالذُلُّ أَولى بِالفَقيرِ
Dignity is one of wealth's companions,
And sometimes the wealthy are granted,
while humiliation clings more closely to the poor.
The Lord of the staff and the camel.
وَلَرُبَّماand often رُزِقَwas bestowed الغِنىwealth
وَلَرُبَّما رُزِقَ الغِنى
رَبُّthe owner of الشُوَيهَةِthe little sheep وَالبَعيرِand the camel
رَبُّ الشُوَيهَةِ وَالبَعيرِ
And often wealth is bestowed
Misfortunes blew your haters,
on the owner of a little sheep and a camel.
From an emir or minister.
عَصَفَتswept violently بِمُبغِضِكَupon your hater النَواthe calamities (start)
عَصَفَت بِمُبغِضِكَ النَوا
ئِبُcalamities (end) مِنamong أَميرٍan emir أَوor وَزيرِa vizier
ئِبُ مِن أَميرٍ أَو وَزيرِ
Calamities swept down upon your hater,
When he wanted to take you away,
whether an emir or a vizier.
He became of the gifts of graves.
لَمّاwhen أَرادَhe desired بِكَfor you المَنِيdeath (start)
لَمّا أَرادَ بِكَ المَنِي
يَةَdeath (end) صارَhe became مِنamong تُحَفِthe treasures of القُبورِthe tombs
يَةَ صارَ مِن تُحَفِ القُبورِ
When he wished death upon you,
The hand of fate pulled him,
he became one of the tombs' treasures.
Into the abode of vipers.
جَذَبَتهُdragged him فيinto شَطَنِthe long tether of المَنوdeath (start)
جَذَبَتهُ في شَطَنِ المَنو
نِdeath (end) يَدُthe hand of النَآدِthe calamity العَنقَفيرِmonstrous; crushing
نِ يَدُ النَآدِ العَنقَفيرِ
Into death's long tether he was dragged
And days clarified him,
by the hand of monstrous calamity.
In the shade of bliss unto departure.
وَضَحَتand exposed to the sun بِهِhim الأَيّامُthe days فيin
وَضَحَت بِهِ الأَيّامُ في
ظِلِّthe shade of النَعيمِbliss إِلىinto الهَجيرِthe noonday heat
ظِلِّ النَعيمِ إِلى الهَجيرِ
The days thrust him out
Moaning under calamities,
from bliss's shade into the noonday blaze,
The moan of the wretched camel.
مُتَأَوِّهاًgroaning تَحتَbeneath الخُطوبِcalamities
مُتَأَوِّهاً تَحتَ الخُطوبِ
تَأَوُّهَthe groaning of الجَمَلِthe camel العَقيرِhamstrung
تَأَوُّهَ الجَمَلِ العَقيرِ
groaning beneath calamities
The world toyed with you and your naming,
like the groaning of a hamstrung camel.
In the mouth of the rushing torrent.
لَعِبَتtoyed بِكَwith you الدُنياthe world وَسَعand your striving (start)
لَعِبَت بِكَ الدُنيا وَسَع
يُكَyour striving (end) فيin فَمِthe mouth of الجَدِّfortune العَثورِstumbling; adverse
يُكَ في فَمِ الجَدِّ العَثورِ
The world has toyed with you, and your striving
And the wind plays with braids,
lies in the mouth of stumbling fortune.
While it stabs into chests.
وَالريحُand the wind تَلعَبُplays بِالذَواwith slender spears (start)
وَالريحُ تَلعَبُ بِالذَوا
بِلِslender spears (end) وَهيَwhile they تَطعَنُthrust فيinto الصُدورِthe chests
بِلِ وَهيَ تَطعَنُ في الصُدورِ
The wind plays with slender spears
None wore wool garments,
even as they thrust into chests.
Except he who wore the coarse.
ماnot اِلتَذَّdelighted in لُبسَwearing الصوفِwool إِلexcept (start)
ما اِلتَذَّ لُبسَ الصوفِ إِل
لاexcept (end) مَنone who تَعَمَّمَput on a turban بِالقَتيرِof gray hair
لا مَن تَعَمَّمَ بِالقَتيرِ
No one delights in wearing wool
With protruding cheeks, shaven beards,
but one turbaned with gray hair:
And braided tresses.
مُتَخَدِّدُhollow; furrowed الخَدَينِin both cheeks مُغdust-covered (start)
مُتَخَدِّدُ الخَدَينِ مُغ
بَرُّdust-covered (end) الذَوائِبِthe forelocks وَالضُفورِand braids
بَرُّ الذَوائِبِ وَالضُفورِ
hollow-cheeked, with dust
Dignified due to his shyness,
on his forelocks and braids,
While the eyelids are described with languor.
سامٍlofty بِفَضلِthrough the excellence of حَيائِهِhis modesty
سامٍ بِفَضلِ حَيائِهِ
وَالطَرفُand the gaze يوصَفُis described بِالفُتورِas languid
وَالطَرفُ يوصَفُ بِالفُتورِ
lofty in the excellence of his modesty,
Dignity restrained his ambitions,
his gaze described as languid.
And old age is more controlling of the captive.
أَسَرَcaptured الوَقارُdignity طِماحَهُhis unruly spirit
أَسَرَ الوَقارُ طِماحَهُ
وَالقِدُّand the leather thong أَملَكُmore firmly holds بِالأَسيرِthe captive
وَالقِدُّ أَملَكُ بِالأَسيرِ
Dignity has captured his unruly spirit;
After the backs bent,
a leather thong holds a captive more tightly.
He does not refrain from the journey.
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماwhen صَهِبَaccompanied (uncertain reading) الرَكاthe mounts (start)
مِن بَعدِ ما صَهِبَ الرَكا
ئِبَmounts (end) لاnot يَعِفُّrefrains عَنِfrom المَسيرِtravel
ئِبَ لا يَعِفُّ عَنِ المَسيرِ
After he had traveled with the mounts,
A callow youth looking at his face,
never refraining from the journey,
In the cheek of the famous sword.
جَذلانَjoyful يَنظُرُhe gazes at وَجهَهُhis face
جَذلانَ يَنظُرُ وَجهَهُ
فيin عارِضِthe surface of العَضبِthe keen sword الشَهيرِdrawn; unsheathed
في عارِضِ العَضبِ الشَهيرِ
joyful, gazing at his face
Strutting like a torrent,
in the surface of a keen, drawn sword,
Assaulting rivulets and rocks.
مُتَغَطرِفاًswaggering كَالسَيلِlike a torrent يَبbatters (start)
مُتَغَطرِفاً كَالسَيلِ يَب
طُشُbatters (end) بِالجَنادِلِthe boulders وَالصُخورِand rocks
طُشُ بِالجَنادِلِ وَالصُخورِ
swaggering like a torrent that batters
We the sons of the world are destined,
boulders and rocks.
By nights and months.
إِنّاwe indeed بَنيchildren of الدُنياthe world نُعَدَّwe are tempered (start)
إِنّا بَني الدُنيا نُعَدَّ
لُtempered (end) بِاللَياليby the nights وَالشُهورِand months
لُ بِاللَيالي وَالشُهورِ
We, the children of the world, are tempered
We entrusted ourselves and does a child live,
by nights and months.
Without a wet nurse's breast?
كَفَلَتit took charge بِأَنفُسِناof our lives وَهَلand can
كَفَلَت بِأَنفُسِنا وَهَل
طِفلٌa child يَعيشُlive بِغَيرِwithout ظيرِa wet nurse
طِفلٌ يَعيشُ بِغَيرِ ظيرِ
It has taken charge of our lives; can
We are the feats from sorrows,
a child live without a wet nurse?
And the progeny from seas.
نَحنُwe الشُبولُthe cubs مِنَfrom الضَراthe lions (start)
نَحنُ الشُبولُ مِنَ الضَرا
غِمِlions (end) وَالنِطافُand the drops مِنَfrom البُحورِthe seas
غِمِ وَالنِطافُ مِنَ البُحورِ
We are cubs sprung from lions,
And when one of noble ancestry pridefully claims,
and drops drawn from the seas.
He traces lineage to stars.
وَإِذاand when عَزاناtraces our lineage ناسِبٌa genealogist
وَإِذا عَزانا ناسِبٌ
نَسَبَtraced the descent of الشُموسَthe suns إِلىto البُدورِthe full moons
نَسَبَ الشُموسَ إِلى البُدورِ
And when a genealogist traces our descent,
Bliss betrayed us while its loyalty was,
he traces suns back to full moons.
The day of the pond.
غَدَرَbetrayed السُرورُjoy بِناus وَكاand was (start)
غَدَرَ السُرورُ بِنا وَكا
نَwas (end) وَفاؤُهُits faithfulness يَومَon the day of الغَديرِGhadir
نَ وَفاؤُهُ يَومَ الغَديرِ
Joy betrayed us; its faithfulness
A day revolved around the successor,
was on the day of Ghadir:
And he was titled the prince.
يَومٌa day أَطافَattended; graced بِهِit الوَصِيthe appointed successor (start)
يَومٌ أَطافَ بِهِ الوَصِي
يُappointed successor (end) وَقَدand already تَلَقَّبَassumed the title بِالأَميرِof Commander
يُ وَقَد تَلَقَّبَ بِالأَميرِ
a day the appointed successor graced,
So it shone therein, and the rose of passion returned,
having taken the title of Commander.
To the water-carrier.
فَتَسَلَّso console yourself فيهِon it وَرُدَّand return عاthe loan (start)
فَتَسَلَّ فيهِ وَرُدَّ عا
رِيَةَloan (end) الغَرامِof anguish إِلىto المُعيرِthe lender
رِيَةَ الغَرامِ إِلى المُعيرِ
So console yourself on it, and return the loan
And it took the lifetimes of sorrows,
of anguish to its lender.
With the length of lifetimes of bliss.
وَاِبتَزَّand wrest away أَعمارَthe lifetimes of الهُموthe sorrows (start)
وَاِبتَزَّ أَعمارَ الهُمو
مِsorrows (end) بِطولِthrough the length of أَعمارِthe lifetimes of السُرورِjoy
مِ بِطولِ أَعمارِ السُرورِ
And wrest away the lives of sorrows
So who other than your heart replaces,
through the long lives of joy.
His worries with drops of wine?
فَلَغَيرُfor surely another than قَلبِكَyour heart مَنone whose يُعَدeases (start)
فَلَغَيرُ قَلبِكَ مَن يُعَد
دِلُeases (end) هَمَّهُhis grief نُطَفُdrops الخُمورِof wine
دِلُ هَمَّهُ نُطَفُ الخُمورِ
It is a heart other than yours whose grief
Do not be content with the little,
is eased by drops of wine.
Of much during requests.
لاdo not تَقنَعَنever be content عِندَwhen making المَطاthe requests (start)
لا تَقنَعَن عِندَ المَطا
لِبِrequests (end) بِالقَليلِwith a little مِنَout of الكَثيرِmuch
لِبِ بِالقَليلِ مِنَ الكَثيرِ
Never be content, when making requests,
So ambitions recoil,
with a little out of much.
Like the recoiling of the injured snake.
فَتَبَرُّضُfor drawing little by little الأَطماعِfrom hopes مِثlike (start)
فَتَبَرُّضُ الأَطماعِ مِث
لُlike (end) تَبَرُّضِdrawing little by little الثَمَدscant pooled water الجَرورِdeep-drawn
لُ تَبَرُّضِ الثَمَد الجَرورِ
For gleaning small drops from hopes is like
This is the time of prolonged needs,
drawing the scant water of a deep well.
And the short hope.
هَذاthis أَوانُthe season of تَطاوُلِthe lengthening of الthe
هَذا أَوانُ تَطاوُلِ ال
حاجاتِneeds وَالأَمَلِand hope القَصيرِshort-lived
حاجاتِ وَالأَمَلِ القَصيرِ
This is the season of growing
So allow us from your comfort,
needs and short-lived hope.
Without little or stinginess.
فَاِنفَحso bestow لَناon us مِنfrom راحَتَيtwo palms
فَاِنفَح لَنا مِن راحَتَي
كَyour بِلاwithout القَليلِthe small amount وَلاnor النَزورِthe scant amount
كَ بِلا القَليلِ وَلا النَزورِ
So bestow on us from your two palms,
You should not be driven,
not a little, nor a paltry amount.
To the staff while you are in the overflowing udder.
لاdo not تُحوَجَنَّever compel إِلىto resort to العِصاthe binding cord (start)
لا تُحوَجَنَّ إِلى العِصا
بِbinding cord (end) وَأَنتَwhile you فيin الضَرعِthe udder الدَرورِfreely flowing
بِ وَأَنتَ في الضَرعِ الدَرورِ
Do not force us to resort to binding
The impacts of your gratitude are in my mouth,
when your udder is freely flowing.
And the signs of your affection are in my conscience.
آثارُthe traces of شُكرِكَthanks to you فيin فَميmy mouth
آثارُ شُكرِكَ في فَمي
وَسِماتُand the marks of وُدِّكَyour affection فيin ضَميريmy heart
وَسِماتُ وُدِّكَ في ضَميري
The traces of thanks to you are in my mouth,
A chaste poem like,
and the marks of your affection are in my heart.
The radiance of the blossoming meadow.
وَقَصيدَةٍand a poem عَذراءَvirgin; untouched مِثلِa likeness
وَقَصيدَةٍ عَذراءَ مِثلِ
لِof; to تَأَلُّقِthe radiance of الرَوضِthe garden النَضيرِfresh; verdant
لِ تَأَلُّقِ الرَوضِ النَضيرِ
And a maiden poem, a likeness
It rejoiced in its gentle owner,
of the radiance of a fresh green garden,
The rejoice of the red camel in the pond.
فَرِحَتshe rejoiced بِمالِكِin the master of رِقِّهاher servitude
فَرِحَت بِمالِكِ رِقِّها
فَرَحَthe joy of الخَميلَةِthe leafy grove بِالغَديرِin the pool
فَرَحَ الخَميلَةِ بِالغَديرِ
rejoiced in the master of her servitude,
And it is as if in its stringing,
as a leafy grove rejoices in a pool.
Farazdaq or Jarir composes.
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he فيin رَصفِهاher composition
وَكَأَنَّهُ في رَصفِها
جارُa neighbor of الفَرَزدَقِal-Farazdaq أَوor جَريرِJarir
جارُ الفَرَزدَقِ أَو جَريرِ
And as though, in her composition,
And it is as if in its beauty,
he were the neighbor of al-Farazdaq or Jarir;
It is between Khawarnaq and Sadir.
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he فيin حُسنِهاher beauty
وَكَأَنَّهُ في حُسنِها
بَينَbetween الخَوَرنَقِal-Khawarnaq وَالسَديرِand al-Sadir
بَينَ الخَوَرنَقِ وَالسَديرِ
and as though, in her beauty,
he were between al-Khawarnaq and al-Sadir.
Partial English translation: 136 of 138 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1