ماذاwhat يَهيجُكَstirs you مِنfrom ذِكرِremembrance of اِبنَةِthe daughter of الراقيal-Rāqī
ماذا يَهيجُكَ مِن ذِكرِ اِبنَةِ الراقي
إِذwhen لاnot تَزالُyou cease عَلىin هَمٍّsorrow وَإِشفاقِand apprehension
إِذ لا تَزالُ عَلى هَمٍّ وَإِشفاقِ
What stirs you at the memory of al-Rāqī's daughter,
when you remain burdened with sorrow and apprehension?
قامَتshe rose تُريكَshowing you أَثيثَluxuriant in النَبتِgrowth مُنسَدِلاًhanging loose
قامَت تُريكَ أَثيثَ النَبتِ مُنسَدِلاً
مِثلَlike الأَساوِدِblack snakes قَدalready مُسِّحنَthey were anointed بِالفاقِwith oil
مِثلَ الأَساوِدِ قَد مُسِّحنَ بِالفاقِ
She rose, showing you luxuriant hair cascading loose,
like black snakes that have been rubbed with oil.
ماذاwhat يَهيجُكَstirs you لاnot تَسلىyou find solace تَذَكَّرُهاyou remember her
ماذا يَهيجُكَ لا تَسلى تَذَكَّرُها
وَلاand not تَجودُshe gives generously بِمَوعودٍwith anything promised لِمُشتاقِto one who longs
وَلا تَجودُ بِمَوعودٍ لِمُشتاقِ
What stirs you? You find no solace; you remember her,
and she grants no promised favor to one who longs.
هَلwill ...? تُسلِيَنَّكَsurely distract you عَنهاaway from her اليَومَtoday إِذnow that شَحَطَتshe has gone far away
هَل تُسلِيَنَّكَ عَنها اليَومَ إِذ شَحَطَت
عَيرانَةٌa sturdy, wild-ass-like she-camel ذاتُpossessing إِرقالٍa swift trot وَإِعناقِand a rapid stride
عَيرانَةٌ ذاتُ إِرقالٍ وَإِعناقِ
Will you be distracted from her today, now she is far away,
by a she-camel strong as a wild ass, swift in trot and stride?
حَرفٌa lean, hardy she-camel صَموتُsilent السُرىon night journeys إِلّاexcept for تَلَفُّتِهاher turning to look
حَرفٌ صَموتُ السُرى إِلّا تَلَفُّتِها
بِاللَيلِby night فيamid سَأَدٍstrenuous traveling مِنهاon her part وَإِطراقِand lowering her head
بِاللَيلِ في سَأَدٍ مِنها وَإِطراقِ
Lean and hardy, silent on night journeys save for her turning
by night, as she presses on with lowered head.
جُلذِيَّةٌtough and hardy بِقُتودِunder the wooden frame of الرَحلِthe riding saddle ناجِيَةٌswift-footed
جُلذِيَّةٌ بِقُتودِ الرَحلِ ناجِيَةٌ
إِذاwhen النُجومُthe stars تَدَلَّتhang low عِندَat the time of تَخفاقِflickering
إِذا النُجومُ تَدَلَّت عِندَ تَخفاقِ
Tough under the saddle's wooden frame, swift-footed,
when the stars hang low and flicker.
وَإِنand if رَمَيتَyou venture بِهاwith her فيinto طامِسٍa trackless waste دَأَبَتshe toils onward
وَإِن رَمَيتَ بِها في طامِسٍ دَأَبَت
إِذاwhen تَرَقرَقَshimmers آلٌa mirage بَعدَafter رَقراقِanother shimmering mirage
إِذا تَرَقرَقَ آلٌ بَعدَ رَقراقِ
And if you venture with her into a trackless waste, she toils onward,
when mirage shimmers after shimmering mirage.
حَنَّتshe moaned عَلىalong سِكَّةِthe path of الساريthe night-traveler فَجاوَبَهاand then answered her
حَنَّت عَلى سِكَّةِ الساري فَجاوَبَها
حَمامَةٌa dove مِنamong حَمامٍdoves ذاتُhaving أَطواقِneck-rings
حَمامَةٌ مِن حَمامٍ ذاتُ أَطواقِ
She moaned on the night-traveler's path, and was answered
by a dove, one of the ring-necked doves.
لَمّاwhen اِستَفاضَopened out لَهاbefore her الواديthe valley وَأَلجَأَهاand forced her
لَمّا اِستَفاضَ لَها الوادي وَأَلجَأَها
مِنfrom ذيDhū طُوالَةَṬuwāla فيinto عَوجاءَa winding passage ميفاقِeasy to traverse
مِن ذي طُوالَةَ في عَوجاءَ ميفاقِ
When the valley opened out before her and forced her
from Dhū Ṭuwāla into a winding, easy passage,
ظَلَّتshe kept تَسوقُdriving onward بِأَعلىwith the upper part of عَينِهاher eye عَلَماًa landmark peak
ظَلَّت تَسوقُ بِأَعلى عَينِها عَلَماً
مِنfrom جَوِّthe basin of رَقدٍRaqd رَأَتهُshe saw it غَيرَnot مُنساقِbeing driven onward
مِن جَوِّ رَقدٍ رَأَتهُ غَيرَ مُنساقِ
she kept urging onward with her lifted gaze a landmark peak
from the basin of Raqd, though she saw it would not be driven.
تَخديstride swiftly يَداهاher forelegs وَرِجلاهاand her hindlegs عَلىalong شَرَكٍa beaten track
تَخدي يَداها وَرِجلاها عَلى شَرَكٍ
سَحَّa pouring forth of النَجاءِswift travel بِهِover it مِنfrom بارِقٍa lightning-bearing cloud باقِlingering
سَحَّ النَجاءِ بِهِ مِن بارِقٍ باقِ
Her forelegs and hindlegs stride along a beaten track,
pouring speed upon it like rain from a lingering lightning-cloud.
كادَتshe nearly تُساقِطُنيthrew me off وَالرَحلَand the saddle أَنwhen نَطَقَتcalled out
كادَت تُساقِطُني وَالرَحلَ أَن نَطَقَت
حَمامَةٌa dove فَدَعَتand then called ساقاً'sāq' (a dove-call) عَلىafter ساقِ'sāq' (a dove-call)
حَمامَةٌ فَدَعَت ساقاً عَلى ساقِ
She almost tossed me off with the saddle at the sound
of a dove, crying 'sāq' after 'sāq.'
إِلَيكَto you أَشكوI complain of عَرابَO ʿArāb اليَومِtoday خَلَّتَناour poverty
إِلَيكَ أَشكو عَرابَ اليَومِ خَلَّتَنا
ياO ذاpossessor of العَلاءِeminence وَياand O ذاpossessor of السُؤدُدِnobility الباقيenduring
يا ذا العَلاءِ وَيا ذا السُؤدُدِ الباقي
To you, ʿArāb, I complain today of our poverty,
O lord of eminence, O lord of enduring nobility.
أَنتَyou الأَميرُthe prince الَّذيwho تَحنوbow الرُؤوسُheads لَهُto him
أَنتَ الأَميرُ الَّذي تَحنو الرُؤوسُ لَهُ
قَماقِمُthe great chiefs of القَومِthe people مِنfrom بَرٍّopen country وَآفاقِand distant regions
قَماقِمُ القَومِ مِن بَرٍّ وَآفاقِ
You are the prince before whom heads bow—
the people's great chiefs, from open country and distant regions.
أَنتَyou المُجَلّيthe dispeller عَنِfrom المَكروبِthe afflicted person كُربَتَهُhis anguish
أَنتَ المُجَلّي عَنِ المَكروبِ كُربَتَهُ
وَالفاتِحُand the unlocker of الغُلَّthe neck-shackle عَنهُfrom him بَعدَafter إيثاقِbinding fast
وَالفاتِحُ الغُلَّ عَنهُ بَعدَ إيثاقِ
You dispel the anguish of the afflicted,
and unlock his neck-shackle after he has been bound.
وَالشاعِبُand the mender of الصَدعَthe rift لاnot يُرجىis hoped for تَلاؤُمُهُits rejoining
وَالشاعِبُ الصَدعَ لا يُرجى تَلاؤُمُهُ
وَالهَمَّand distress تُفرِجُهُyou dispel it مِنfrom بَعدِafter إِغلاقِconstriction
وَالهَمَّ تُفرِجُهُ مِن بَعدِ إِغلاقِ
And mend the rift whose healing is despaired of,
and dispel distress after it has closed in.
فيin بَيتِa house of مَأثُرَةٍillustrious deeds عَزٍّmight وَمَكرُمَةٍand nobility
في بَيتِ مَأثُرَةٍ عَزٍّ وَمَكرُمَةٍ
سَبّاقُforemost in reaching غاياتِthe goals of مَجدٍglory وَاِبنُand son of سَبّاقِone foremost
سَبّاقُ غاياتِ مَجدٍ وَاِبنُ سَبّاقِ
In a house of illustrious deeds, might, and nobility,
first to the goals of glory, and son of one who came first.
ضَخمُgreat in الدَسيعَةِbounty مِتلافٌa lavish spender أَخوa man of ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness
ضَخمُ الدَسيعَةِ مِتلافٌ أَخو ثِقَةٍ
جَزلُabundant in المَواهِبِgifts ذوpossessor of قيلٍwords وَمِصداقِand their fulfillment
جَزلُ المَواهِبِ ذو قيلٍ وَمِصداقِ
Great in bounty, lavish with wealth, worthy of trust,
lavish in gifts, whose words are borne out.
فَقَدfor indeed أَتانيword reached me بِأَنto the effect that قَدindeed كُنتَyou were تَغضَبُtaking offense ليon my behalf
فَقَد أَتاني بِأَن قَد كُنتَ تَغضَبُ لي
وَوَقعَةًand a blow عَنكَfrom you حَقّاًin earnest غَيرَnot إيراقِfruitless effort
وَوَقعَةً عَنكَ حَقّاً غَيرَ إيراقِ
For word reached me that you were angered on my behalf,
and of a blow you struck in earnest, no vain attempt.
فَسَرَّنيso it delighted me ذاكَthat حَتّىuntil كِدتُI nearly مِنfrom فَرَحٍjoy
فَسَرَّني ذاكَ حَتّى كِدتُ مِن فَرَحٍ
أُساوِرُI spring at الطَودَthe mountain أَوor أَرميI fling بِأَرواقِwith my limbs
أُساوِرُ الطَودَ أَو أَرمي بِأَرواقِ
So that delighted me until, in my joy, I nearly
leapt upon the mountain or flung my limbs wide.
فَسَوفَso ... will يَلقاهُmeet him مِنّيfrom me إِنif بَقيتُI live on لَهُfor him
فَسَوفَ يَلقاهُ مِنّي إِن بَقيتُ لَهُ
لاقٍone who greets بِأَحسَنِwith the finest of ماwhat يَلقىgreets بِهِwith it اللاقيthe greeter
لاقٍ بِأَحسَنِ ما يَلقى بِهِ اللاقي
So he shall find in me, if I live to meet him,
one who greets him with the finest greeting any man can give.
Sol 6.1