أَمِنwas it from? ليلىLayla تَسَرَّىcame by night بعدafter هَدءٍa spell of stillness
أَمِن ليلى تَسَرَّى بعد هَدءٍ
خيالٌa phantom هاجَstirred للقلبِin the heart ادّكاراremembrance
خيالٌ هاجَ للقلبِ ادّكارا
Was it from Layla, after a spell of stillness, that there came by night
Has Layla been consoled after tranquility
a phantom that stirred remembrance in my heart?
A restless imagination stirs the heart with remembrance
يُذكّرنيit reminds me الشبابَyouth وأُمَّand Umm عروٍʿArw
يُذكّرني الشبابَ وأُمَّ عروٍ
وشاماتِand the dark traces المَرابعِthe spring camps والدِّياراand the dwellings
وشاماتِ المَرابعِ والدِّيارا
It reminds me of youth and Umm ʿArw,
It reminds me of youth and Umm Aro's tribe
and the dark traces of spring camps, and the dwellings,
And the evenings at the shelters and homes
وَحَيّاًand a clan منfrom بنيthe sons of صَعبِṢaʿb بنson of سعدٍSaʿd
وَحَيّاً من بني صَعبِ بن سعدٍ
سُقُواmay they be watered الأَرصادَsuccessive showers والدِّيَمَand steady rains الغِزَاراabundant
سُقُوا الأَرصادَ والدِّيَمَ الغِزَارا
and a clan of the sons of Ṣaʿb ibn Saʿd—
And the live springs of Bani Sa’d bin Sa’d
may successive showers and abundant, steady rains water them!
They endured the downpours and abundant rains
ألاlisten! أَبلغconvey to أميرَthe commander of القومِthe people سعداًSaʿd
ألا أَبلغ أميرَ القومِ سعداً
فَقَدfor indeed كَذَبَتproved false أَلِيَّتُهُhis oath وَجَاراand he acted unjustly
فَقَد كَذَبَت أَلِيَّتُهُ وَجَارا
Hear this: tell Saʿd, the people's commander,
Shall I convey to the chief Sa’d
for his oath has proved false, and he has acted unjustly.
That his promises were lies and neighbors unjust
وحَرَّقand he gnashed نابَهُhis fang ظُلماًunjustly وجهلاًand ignorantly
وحَرَّق نابَهُ ظُلماً وجهلاً
عَلَيَّagainst me فقدfor indeed أتىhe incurred ذَمَّاًblame وعاراand disgrace
عَلَيَّ فقد أتى ذَمَّاً وعارا
And he gnashed his fang, unjustly and ignorantly,
He torched my palm trees wrongfully out of ignorance
against me; he has brought upon himself blame and disgrace.
Bringing me blame and disgrace
هُبِلتَmay you be bereaved! لقدindeed نسيتَyou have forgotten جِلادَthe sword-fighting of عمروٍʿAmr
هُبِلتَ لقد نسيتَ جِلادَ عمروٍ
وأنتwhile you كخامعٍlike a limping beast تَلِجُyou enter الوِجاراthe den
وأنت كخامعٍ تَلِجُ الوِجارا
May you be bereaved! You have indeed forgotten ʿAmr's sword-fighting,
You have slipped, forgetting Amro’s executioner
while you, like a limping beast, enter the den.
While you, like a fading coal, stir up embers
أُطَاعنُI fight with spears دونَكَin your defense الأَعداءthe enemies شَزراًwith sidelong thrusts
أُطَاعنُ دونَكَ الأَعداء شَزراً
وأَغشىand I face البِيضَthe white swords والأَسَلَand the spears الحِراراthirsty
وأَغشى البِيضَ والأَسَلَ الحِرارا
I battle the foes with sidelong spear-thrusts in your defense,
I provoke the enemies, teasing with my sword
and I face white swords and thirsty spears,
Covering the whites and chestnut horses with blood
ببابِat the gate of القادسيّةal-Qadisiyyah مُستميتاًready to fight to the death
ببابِ القادسيّة مُستميتاً
كليثِlike a lion of أُرَيكَةٍUraykah يَأبىthat refuses الفراراflight
كليثِ أُرَيكَةٍ يَأبى الفرارا
at the gate of al-Qadisiyyah, ready to fight to the death,
At the gate of Al-Qadisiya desperately
like a lion of Uraykah that refuses to flee.
Like a lion in a den, refusing to flee
أكُرُّI charge عليهمُagainst them مُهريmy colt وأحميand I defend
أكُرُّ عليهمُ مُهري وأحمي
إذاwhen كرهواthey shrink from الحقائقَbinding duties والذِّماراand kin and honor
إذا كرهوا الحقائقَ والذِّمارا
I drive my colt in a charge against them, and defend,
I attack with my sword and defend
when they shirk duty and the defense of kin and honor.
If they dislike the truth and rebuke
جزاكَmay He repay you اللَهGod فيwith regard to جنبيmy cause عُقوقاًingratitude
جزاكَ اللَه في جنبي عُقوقاً
وبعدand after الموتdeath زَقُّوماًzaqqum, Hell's bitter fruit وناراand fire
وبعد الموت زَقُّوماً ونارا
May God repay you for your treatment of me with ingratitude,
May God reward you with disloyalty at my side
and after death, with zaqqum and fire!
And after death with hellfire and torment
Sol 6.1