فَقَدْتُI lost الْهَوىlove وَعَدِمْتُand I was bereft of الْوَدُودَاthe loving friend
فَقَدْتُ الْهَوى وَعَدِمْتُ الْوَدُودَا
وَأَبْلَىand wore away الْجَدِيدَانday and night مَنِّيin me الْجَدِيدَاwhat was fresh
وَأَبْلَى الْجَدِيدَان مَنِّي الْجَدِيدَا
I have lost love and been bereft of the loving friend.
I have lost passion and lacked intimacy
And day and night have worn away what was fresh in me.
And the two new ones have worn me out
وَقَدْand indeed كُنْتُI was دَهْراًfor a long time أَطِيعُI obey الْهَوىdesire
وَقَدْ كُنْتُ دَهْراً أَطِيعُ الْهَوى
وَأَجْرِيand I ran مَعَwith اللَّهْوِpleasure شَأْواًa course بَعِيداًfar
وَأَجْرِي مَعَ اللَّهْوِ شَأْواً بَعِيداً
For a long time I obeyed desire,
I used to obey passion for ages
and ran a long course alongside pleasure.
And flee far with amusement
فَحَرَّمْتُso I forbade كَأْسِيmy cup عَلَىto لَذَّتِيmy pleasure
فَحَرَّمْتُ كَأْسِي عَلَى لَذَّتِي
وَأَزْمَعْتُand I resolved كُلَّevery وِصَالٍunion صُدُودَاshunning
وَأَزْمَعْتُ كُلَّ وِصَالٍ صُدُودَا
So I denied my pleasure my cup,
So I deprived my cup of pleasure
and resolved to shun every union.
And denied all union
أَبَعْدَafter ...? إمامِthe imam الْهُدىguidance أَبْتَغِيI seek
أَبَعْدَ إمامِ الْهُدى أَبْتَغِي
سُلُوّاًsolace وَأَمْلأُand I fill طَرْفِيmy eye هُجُودَاsleep
سُلُوّاً وَأَمْلأُ طَرْفِي هُجُودَا
After the imam of guidance, should I seek
After the Imam of guidance do I seek
solace and fill my eyes with sleep,
Solace and fill my eyes with tears?
وقَدْand indeed قَتَلَتْهُkilled him الْعِداthe enemies غرَّةًunawares
وقَدْ قَتَلَتْهُ الْعِدا غرَّةً
وَماand not صادَفَتْencountered مِنْهُin him عَبَداًa fierce man عَتِيداًready
وَما صادَفَتْ مِنْهُ عَبَداً عَتِيداً
when his enemies killed him unawares,
The enemies killed him suddenly
and did not find him fierce and ready?
And did not meet a strong servant
كأَنْas though لَمْnot يَكُنْhe had been قَطُّever فِيin جَحْفَلٍa great host
كأَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَطُّ فِي جَحْفَلٍ
يُحِيرُhe turns back الرَّدَىdeath وَيَجُدُّand he cuts down الْجُنُودَاthe troops
يُحِيرُ الرَّدَى وَيَجُدُّ الْجُنُودَا
As though he had never been amid a great host,
As if he had never been in an army
turning back death and cutting down the troops.
Confusing the foe and mobilizing troops
يَعِزُّis grievous عَلَيْهِto him وَأَنِيand how? (reading uncertain) بِهِto reach him
يَعِزُّ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنِي بِهِ
يَرانِيhe sees me لِفَضْلِيbecause of my merit أَسِيراًa captive فَرِيدَاalone
يَرانِي لِفَضْلِي أَسِيراً فَرِيدَا
It would grieve him—yet how could I reach him?—
It saddens me and I am humbled by him
to see me, for my merit, a solitary captive.
For he sees me as an obedient prisoner
تُباشِرُنِيpress upon me ضَيِّقاتِnarrow confines الْحُبُوthe prisons (first part)
تُباشِرُنِي ضَيِّقاتِ الْحُبُو
سِcompletion of 'prisons' وَأَحْسَبُand I reckon myself مِنْfrom غَيْرِabsence of فَقْدِloss فَقِيدَاone lost
سِ وَأَحْسَبُ مِنْ غَيْرِ فَقْدِ فَقِيدَا
The narrow confines of prisons press upon me,
The anguishes of love do handle me
and I reckon myself dead without having died.
And I account without the loss of the lost one
وَكُنْتُand I was بِهِthrough him مَالِكاًmaster للزَّمانِof time
وَكُنْتُ بِهِ مَالِكاً للزَّمانِ
أَسُرُّI gladden الصَّدِيقَthe friend وَأُشْجِيand I sadden الْحَسُودَاthe envious one
أَسُرُّ الصَّدِيقَ وَأُشْجِي الْحَسُودَا
And through him I had been master of time,
By him I owned time
gladdening friends and saddening the envious.
I gladdened the friend and provoked the envious
فَأَفْرَشْتُso I laid down خَدِّيmy cheek لِوَطْءِfor the tread of الْعِدَاthe enemies
فَأَفْرَشْتُ خَدِّي لِوَطْءِ الْعِدَا
وَأَفْرَشَand laid down أَهْلِيmy family لأَجْلِيfor my sake خُدُودَاcheeks
وَأَفْرَشَ أَهْلِي لأَجْلِي خُدُودَا
So I laid my cheek beneath the enemies' tread,
So I laid my cheek for the enemies' tread
and my family, for my sake, laid down their cheeks.
And they laid my family prone out of my sake
وَعَرَّفَنِيand acquainted me with فَقْدُهُthe loss of him النَّائِباتِcalamities
وَعَرَّفَنِي فَقْدُهُ النَّائِباتِ
وذَلَّلَand subdued مِنِّيَin me صَعْباًa stubborn one جَلِيدَاhardy
وذَلَّلَ مِنِّيَ صَعْباً جَلِيدَا
And losing him acquainted me with calamities,
Missing him introduced me to disasters
and subdued what was stubborn and hardy in me.
And his loss made the firm weak
فَياso, oh لَيْتَwould that رَكْباًa company of riders إِليْنَاto us نَعَوْهُthey announced his death
فَيا لَيْتَ رَكْباً إِليْنَا نَعَوْهُ
نَعَوْنَاthey announced our death إِلَيْهِto him وَنالَand he attained الْخُلُودَاimmortality
نَعَوْنَا إِلَيْهِ وَنالَ الْخُلُودَا
Oh, if only the riders who announced his death to us
If only we rode to join him
had announced our death to him, and he had gained immortality!
And he attained immortality with us
Sol 6.1