أَياO جَبَليtwo mountains of نُعمانَNuʿmān بِاللهِby God خَلِّياyou two, let through
أَيا جَبَلي نُعمانَ بِاللهِ خَلِّيا
نَسيمَthe breeze of الصَباthe east wind يَخلُصcomes through إلَيَّto me نَسيمُهاits breeze
نَسيمَ الصَبا يَخلُص إلَيَّ نَسيمُها
O two mountains of Nuʿmān, by God, let through
O two mountains of Nuʿmān, by God, let through
the east wind’s breath, that its breeze may reach me.
the east wind's breeze, that its breeze may reach me.
فَإنَّfor indeed الصَباthe east wind ريحٌa wind إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَنَفَّسَتbreathes
فَإنَّ الصَبا ريحٌ إذا ما تَنَفَّسَت
عَلىupon قَلبِa heart مَحزونٍsorrowful تَجَلَّتare dispelled هًمومُهاits cares
عَلى قَلبِ مَحزونٍ تَجَلَّت هًمومُها
For the east wind is a wind that, whenever it breathes
For the east wind is a wind that, whenever it breathes
upon a sorrowing heart, makes its cares melt away.
upon a sorrowful heart, its cares are dispelled.
أجِدI feel بَردَهاits coolness أوor تشفِmay heal مِنّيfrom me حَرارَةًa burning heat
أجِد بَردَها أو تشفِ مِنّي حَرارَةً
علىupon كَبدٍa liver لمdid not يَبقَremain إلّاexcept صَميمُهاits innermost core
على كَبدٍ لم يَبقَ إلّا صَميمُها
I feel its coolness—or it soothes the burning in me—
So I may feel its coolness, or it may relieve me of a burning heat
in a liver of which only the innermost core remains.
upon a liver of which only the innermost core remains.
أَياO جَبَلَيtwo mountains of واديthe valley of عُريعِرَةَʿUrayʿirah الَّتيwhich
أَيا جَبَلَي وادي عُريعِرَةَ الَّتي
نَأَتhas grown distant عَنfrom نَوىthe abode of قَوميmy people وَحُقَّand is rightly due قُدومُهاits coming
نَأَت عَن نَوى قَومي وَحُقَّ قُدومُها
O two mountains of Wadi ʿUrayʿira, home of her who
O two mountains of the valley of ʿUrayʿirah, which
has gone far from my people’s abode—surely her coming is due.
lies far from my people's abode, and rightly should it come.
أَلاpray خَلَّياyou two, leave open مَجرىthe course of الجَنوبِthe south wind لَعَلَّهُperhaps it
أَلا خَلَّيا مَجرى الجَنوبِ لَعَلَّهُ
يَداويheals فُؤاديmy heart مِنfrom جَواهُits burning anguish نَسيمُهاits breeze
يَداوي فُؤادي مِن جَواهُ نَسيمُها
O let the south wind’s course run free; perhaps
Pray, leave the south wind's course open; perhaps
its breeze will heal my heart of its consuming anguish.
its breeze will heal my heart of its burning anguish.
وَكَيفَand how تُداويheals الريحُthe wind شَوقاًa longing مُماطِلاًlingering
وَكَيفَ تُداوي الريحُ شَوقاً مُماطِلاً
وَعَيناًand an eye طَويلاًlong-lasting بالدُموعِwith tears سُجومُهاits streaming
وَعَيناً طَويلاً بالدُموعِ سُجومُها
But how can the wind heal a longing that lingers,
And how can the wind heal a lingering longing,
and an eye whose tears have streamed so long?
and an eye whose tears have long streamed?
وَقَولاًand a word لِرِكبانٍto riders تَميمِيَّةٍof Tamim غَدَتset out
وَقَولاً لِرِكبانٍ تَميمِيَّةٍ غَدَت
إِلىtoward البَيتِthe House تَرجوhopes أَنthat تَحَطَّbe eased جُروحُهاtheir wounds
إِلى البَيتِ تَرجو أَن تَحَطَّ جُروحُها
And bear word to a Tamimi caravan setting forth at dawn
And send word to Tamimi riders who have set out
toward the House, hoping to lay its wounds to rest:
toward the House, hoping their wounds may be eased,
بَأَنَّthat بِأكِنانِin the shelters of الرَغامِthe sand غَريبَةٍa female stranger
بَأَنَّ بِأكِنانِ الرَغامِ غَريبَةٍ
مُوَلَّهَةًdistraught with longing ثَكلىbereaved طَويلاًlong-drawn نَئيمُهاher moaning
مُوَلَّهَةً ثَكلى طَويلاً نَئيمُها
that in the folds of al-Raghām there is a stranger,
that in the sand's sheltered hollows is a woman far from home,
distraught and bereaved, whose moaning has long endured,
distraught and bereaved, her moaning long-drawn,
مُقَطَّعَةًtorn apart أَحشاؤُهاher entrails مِنfrom جَوىthe burning anguish of الهَوىlove
مُقَطَّعَةً أَحشاؤُها مِن جَوى الهَوى
وَتَبريحِand the torment of شَوقٍlonging عاكِفٍabiding ماnot يَريمُهاleaves her
وَتَبريحِ شَوقٍ عاكِفٍ ما يَريمُها
her innards rent by love’s consuming anguish
her entrails torn apart by love's burning anguish
and the torment of a clinging longing that never leaves her.
and the torment of an abiding longing that never leaves her.
Sol 6.1