جَدَّدrenewed الْبَيْنُparting كُرُوباًsorrows
جَدَّد الْبَيْنُ كُرُوباً
وَكَوَىand seared الْفَقْدُloss قُلُوباhearts
وَكَوَى الْفَقْدُ قُلُوبا
Parting has renewed sorrows,
and loss has seared hearts.
باعَدَdistanced المِقْدَارُfate بَغْدَاBagh- (beginning of Baghdad)
باعَدَ المِقْدَارُ بَغْدَا
دَ-dad (completing Baghdad) ضِرَاراًto inflict harm وَنُكُوبَاand affliction
دَ ضِرَاراً وَنُكُوبَا
Fate has set Baghdad far away,
bringing harm and calamity.
أوْجَبَbrought about الْبَيْنَparting أُناسٌpeople
أوْجَبَ الْبَيْنَ أُناسٌ
عَلَّمُواthey taught قَلْبِيmy heart الْوَجِيباpalpitations
عَلَّمُوا قَلْبِي الْوَجِيبا
Some people brought about the parting;
they taught my heart to throb.
لَهَفَanguish نَفْسِيmy soul لِزَمانٍfor a time
لَهَفَ نَفْسِي لِزَمانٍ
كانَwas لِيfor me غَضّاًfresh رَطِيبَاdewy
كانَ لِي غَضّاً رَطِيبَا
How my soul mourns a time
that was fresh and dewy for me.
رَبِّmy Lord خُذْexact redress لِيfor me مِنْfrom حَسُودٍan envier
رَبِّ خُذْ لِي مِنْ حَسُودٍ
حَجَبَhid الظَّبْيَthe gazelle الرَّبِيبَاthe hand-reared one
حَجَبَ الظَّبْيَ الرَّبِيبَا
My Lord, avenge me on an envier
who hid the hand-reared gazelle.
فَلِذاكso for that reason النَّوْمُsleep فِيin
فَلِذاك النَّوْمُ فِي
عَيْنِيmy eye قَدْindeed صارَbecame غَرِيبَاa stranger
عَيْنِي قَدْ صارَ غَرِيبَا
That is why sleep in
my eye has become a stranger.
فَلِذاso for this reason أَهْوىI love مَعَwith الthe
فَلِذا أَهْوى مَعَ ال
رُّؤْيَةِsight هَجْراًestrangement وَرَقِيبَاand a watcher
رُّؤْيَةِ هَجْراً وَرَقِيبَا
So I would welcome, with the
sight of him, estrangement and a watcher.
ياO حَبِيبَيَّmy two dear friends وَهَلْand is there
يا حَبِيبَيَّ وَهَلْ
خَلْقٌanyone يُرىis seen الْيَوْمَtoday حَبِيبَاas a friend
خَلْقٌ يُرى الْيَوْمَ حَبِيبَا
O my two dear friends—and is
anyone seen as a friend today?
أَعْفِيانيَspare me, you two عَنْfrom مَلامٍreproach
أَعْفِيانيَ عَنْ مَلامٍ
بِالَّذِيby Him who يَعْفُوpardons الذُّنُوباsins
بِالَّذِي يَعْفُو الذُّنُوبا
Spare me reproach,
by Him who pardons sins.
وَعُقارٌand wine ذَوْبُmolten substance شَمْسٍa sun
وَعُقارٌ ذَوْبُ شَمْسٍ
جَمَعَتْit combined حُسْناًbeauty وَطِيبَاand fragrance
جَمَعَتْ حُسْناً وَطِيبَا
And wine, a molten sun,
combined beauty and fragrance.
أَضْوَأَbrightened اللَّيْلُthe night سَناهاits radiance
أَضْوَأَ اللَّيْلُ سَناها
لَمَعاناًgleaming وَلَهِيبَاand flame
لَمَعاناً وَلَهِيبَا
Night heightened its radiance,
in glitter and flame.
سَلَبَتْit stole عَقْلِيَmy reason خَتْلاًstealthily
سَلَبَتْ عَقْلِيَ خَتْلاً
وَسَرَتْand it flowed فِيَّthrough me دَبِيبَاcreeping softly
وَسَرَتْ فِيَّ دَبِيبَا
It stole my reason stealthily,
and crept softly through me.
ضَحِكَتْit laughed بِالْمَزْجِthrough mixing كَرْهاunwillingly
ضَحِكَتْ بِالْمَزْجِ كَرْها
ونَفَىand banished عَنْهاfrom it الْقُطُوبَاfrowning
ونَفَى عَنْها الْقُطُوبَا
It laughed unwillingly when mixed,
and the mixing banished its frown.
ذَرَّscattered مِنْof دُرٍّpearls عَلَيْهاupon it
ذَرَّ مِنْ دُرٍّ عَلَيْها
حِينَwhen صافَاهاit befriended it جُيُوبَاnecklines
حِينَ صافَاها جُيُوبَا
It scattered over the wine pearly
necklines, as it befriended it.
قَدْindeed سَقانِيهاgave it to me to drink غَزالٌa gazelle
قَدْ سَقانِيها غَزالٌ
عَالِمٌknowing مِنِّيin me عُيُوباَfaults
عَالِمٌ مِنِّي عُيُوباَ
A gazelle has served it to me,
one who knows the faults in me.
حَقَّقَconfirmed الرِّيبَةَsuspicion لَحْظٌa glance
حَقَّقَ الرِّيبَةَ لَحْظٌ
مِنْهُfrom him خُلاَّنِيmy close friends مُرِيبَاarousing suspicion
مِنْهُ خُلاَّنِي مُرِيبَا
A glance confirmed suspicion—
from him, my friends, a disquieting one.
وَتَرَىand you see الغُصْنَthe bough لِعِطْto his two flanks (first part)
وَتَرَى الغُصْنَ لِعِطْ
فَيْهِcompletion of 'his two flanks' إِذَاwhen اهْتَزَّhe sways نَسِيبَاa kinsman
فَيْهِ إِذَا اهْتَزَّ نَسِيبَا
And you see the bough, compared to his two flanks,
as a kinsman whenever he sways.
كَمْhow many تَحَمَّلْتُI have borne حُرُوباًwars
كَمْ تَحَمَّلْتُ حُرُوباً
وَتَحَطَّيْتُand I surmounted خُطُوبَاcalamities
وَتَحَطَّيْتُ خُطُوبَا
How many wars I have borne,
and calamities I have surmounted!
وَرَأَيand saw الأَعْدَاءُthe enemies بَعْدِيmy remoteness
وَرَأَي الأَعْدَاءُ بَعْدِي
لِمُداراتِيthrough my tact قَرِيبَاnear
لِمُداراتِي قَرِيبَا
And my foes found my remoteness
near, thanks to my tact.
فَدَعِيso leave off اللَّوْمَblame فَماfor ... is not رَبْabode (first part)
فَدَعِي اللَّوْمَ فَما رَبْ
عِيmy abode (completion) لِذِيfor one given to اللَّوْمِblame خَصِيبَاfertile
عِي لِذِي اللَّوْمِ خَصِيبَا
So leave off blame: my abode is no
fertile ground for one who blames.
Sol 6.1