عَينيَّO my two eyes لاno بُدَّescape مِنfrom سَكبٍpouring tears وَتَهمالِand streaming
عَينيَّ لا بُدَّ مِن سَكبٍ وَتَهمالِ
عَلىfor فَضالَةَFadalah جَلِّgreat الرِزءِthe loss وَالعاليand the exalted one
عَلى فَضالَةَ جَلِّ الرِزءِ وَالعالي
O my two eyes, tears must pour and stream
My eyes must shed copious tears
For Fadalah, whose loss is great, whose station was high.
Upon the loss of the best of men, the most sublime.
جُمّاboth brim عَلَيهِfor him بِماءِwith the water الشَأنِof the tear-duct وَاِحتَفِلاand both overflow
جُمّا عَلَيهِ بِماءِ الشَأنِ وَاِحتَفِلا
لَيسَare not الفُقودُthose lost وَلاnor الهَلكىthe dead بِأَمثالِalike
لَيسَ الفُقودُ وَلا الهَلكى بِأَمثالِ
Brim for him with your tear-ducts' water, and overflow;
Pour plentifully upon him the water of glory and celebrate,
Neither those lost nor the dead are all alike.
For the deceased and the perished are not his equals.
أَمّاas for حَصانُHaṣān فَلَمshe was not تُحجَبconcealed بِكِلَّتِهاby her curtain
أَمّا حَصانُ فَلَم تُحجَب بِكِلَّتِها
قَدindeed طُفتُI have roamed فيamong كُلِّall هَذاthese الناسِpeople أَحواليthrough my years
قَد طُفتُ في كُلِّ هَذا الناسِ أَحوالي
As for Haṣān, her curtain did not conceal her.
As for his steed, its glories cannot be obscured,
For years I have roamed among all these people,
I have gone around in the affairs of all these people.
عَلىin search of اِمرِئٍa man سوقَةٍa commoner مِمَّنamong those whom سَمِعتُI have heard بِهِof him
عَلى اِمرِئٍ سوقَةٍ مِمَّن سَمِعتُ بِهِ
أَندىmore generous وَأَكمَلَand more accomplished مِنهُthan him أَيَّevery إِكمالِperfection
أَندى وَأَكمَلَ مِنهُ أَيَّ إِكمالِ
Seeking a common man, among those I have heard of,
No man of perfect chivalry have I heard of
More generous and more accomplished than he in every excellence;
More brilliant and perfected than he in any perfection.
أَوهَبَmore lavish in giving مِنهُthan him لِذيof one bearing أَثرٍblade-patterning وَسابِغَةٍand full mail
أَوهَبَ مِنهُ لِذي أَثرٍ وَسابِغَةٍ
وَقَينَةٍand a singing-girl عِندَamong شَربٍdrinking companions ذاتِpossessing أَشكالِgraces
وَقَينَةٍ عِندَ شَربٍ ذاتِ أَشكالِ
More lavish than he in giving a patterned sword and full mail,
He granted to the worthy lasting gifts
And a singing-girl of many graces among drinking companions,
And a bosom friend at the drinking of beautiful goblets,
وَخارِجِيٍّand an outstanding steed يَزُمُّsurpasses الأَلفَa thousand مُعتَرِضاًon display
وَخارِجِيٍّ يَزُمُّ الأَلفَ مُعتَرِضاً
وَهَونَةٍand a gentle mare ذاتِwith شِمراخٍa forehead blaze وَأَحجالِand white stockings
وَهَونَةٍ ذاتِ شِمراخٍ وَأَحجالِ
And an outstanding steed that surpasses a thousand when displayed,
An outsider who tightly grasps familiarity
And a gentle mare with a forehead blaze and white stockings.
And gentleness with a throat-latch and burdens.
أَباO Abu دُلَيجَةَDulayjah مَنwho يوصىis entrusted بِأَرمَلَةٍwith a widow
أَبا دُلَيجَةَ مَن يوصى بِأَرمَلَةٍ
أَمor مَنwho لِأَشعَثَwill help a disheveled man ذيwith طِمرَينِtwo worn garments طِملالِdestitute
أَم مَن لِأَشعَثَ ذي طِمرَينِ طِملالِ
O Abu Dulayjah, who can be entrusted with a widow,
O Abu Dulayja, who can be entrusted with the widow
Or who will help a destitute, disheveled man in two worn garments?
Or the disheveled, dusty-faced camel herder?
أَمor مَنwho يَكونُwill be خَطيبَthe spokesman of القَومِthe people إِنwhen حَفَلواthey assemble
أَم مَن يَكونُ خَطيبَ القَومِ إِن حَفَلوا
لَدىbefore مُلوكٍkings أُليpossessing كَيدٍcunning وَأَقوالِand words
لَدى مُلوكٍ أُلي كَيدٍ وَأَقوالِ
Or who will speak for the people when they assemble
Or who can plead the case of the tribe if they gather
Before kings possessed of cunning and words?
Before tyrannical kings of guile and words?
أَمor مَنwho لِقَومٍwill help a people أَضاعواwho mismanaged بَعضَsome of أَمرِهِمِtheir affairs
أَم مَن لِقَومٍ أَضاعوا بَعضَ أَمرِهِمِ
بَينَbetween القُسوطِinjustice وَبَينَand between الدينِobedience دَلدالِwavering
بَينَ القُسوطِ وَبَينَ الدينِ دَلدالِ
Or who will help a people who mismanaged some of their affairs,
Or who for a people who lost control over their affairs
Wavering between injustice and obedience?
Between justice and religion, wandering confused?
خافواthey feared الأَصيلَةَannihilation وَاِعتَلَّتand devised pretexts مُلوكُهُمُtheir kings
خافوا الأَصيلَةَ وَاِعتَلَّت مُلوكُهُمُ
وَحُمِّلواand they were burdened مِنwith أَذىthe harm of غُرمٍindemnities بِأَثقالِwith heavy loads
وَحُمِّلوا مِن أَذى غُرمٍ بِأَثقالِ
They feared annihilation, and their kings devised pretexts;
They feared the noble and their kings were incapacitated
And they were laden with heavy burdens of grievous indemnities.
And were laden with the harm of overwhelming burdens.
فَرَّجتَyou relieved غَمَّهُمُtheir grief وَكُنتَand you were غَيثَهُمُtheir rain
فَرَّجتَ غَمَّهُمُ وَكُنتَ غَيثَهُمُ
حَتّىuntil اِستَقَرَّتbecame settled نَواهُمtheir dwelling بَعدَafter تَزوالِupheaval
حَتّى اِستَقَرَّت نَواهُم بَعدَ تَزوالِ
You relieved their grief and were their rain,
You relieved their sorrow and were their lifeblood
Until their dwelling was secure after upheaval.
Until their intentions settled after vacillation.
أَباO Abu دُلَيجَةَDulayjah مَنwho يَكفيmeets the needs of العَشيرَةَthe clan إِذwhen
أَبا دُلَيجَةَ مَن يَكفي العَشيرَةَ إِذ
أَمسَواthey came to be مِنَconcerning الأَمرِthe affair فيin لَبسٍconfusion وَبَلبالِand turmoil
أَمسَوا مِنَ الأَمرِ في لَبسٍ وَبَلبالِ
O Abu Dulayjah, who will meet the clan's needs when
O Abu Dulayja, who can suffice the clan when
They find themselves in confusion and turmoil over their affairs?
They are confused in the matter and mired in turmoil?
أَمor مَنwho لِأَهلِwill help people of لَوِيٍّevasion فيin مُسَكَّعَةٍbewilderment
أَم مَن لِأَهلِ لَوِيٍّ في مُسَكَّعَةٍ
فيin أَمرِهِمtheir affairs خالَطواthey mixed حَقّاًtruth بِإِبطالِwith falsehood
في أَمرِهِم خالَطوا حَقّاً بِإِبطالِ
Or who will help evasive people lost in bewilderment,
Or who for the people of Luway in their fortress
Who have mixed truth with falsehood in their affairs?
Who mixed right with wrong in their affair?
أَمor مَنwho لِعادِيَةٍwill face a raiding force تُرديdealing death مُلَملَمَةٍdensely massed
أَم مَن لِعادِيَةٍ تُردي مُلَملَمَةٍ
كَأَنَّهاas though it were عارِضٌa cloudbank مِنfrom هَضبِthe rocky hills of أَوعالِAw‘al
كَأَنَّها عارِضٌ مِن هَضبِ أَوعالِ
Or who will face a massed raiding force that deals death,
Or who for 'Adiya in violent disarray
Like a cloudbank from the rocky hills of Aw‘al?
As if she were a pleasure boat made of acacia wood?
لَمّاwhen رَأَوكَthey saw you عَلىupon نَهدٍa powerful steed مَراكِلُهُin its flanks
لَمّا رَأَوكَ عَلى نَهدٍ مَراكِلُهُ
يَسعىrunning بِبَزِّwith the arms of كَمِيٍّan armored warrior غَيرِnot مِعزالِone who holds back
يَسعى بِبَزِّ كَمِيٍّ غَيرِ مِعزالِ
When they saw you on a steed with powerful flanks,
When they saw you on a she-camel, her saddle shook,
Bearing the arms of a warrior who never holds back,
Galloping with an unblemished Camelian steed.
وَفارِسٍand a horseman لاnot يَحُلُّsettles الحَيُّthe tribe عُدوَتَهُon his ground
وَفارِسٍ لا يَحُلُّ الحَيُّ عُدوَتَهُ
وَلَّواthey fled سِراعاًswiftly وَماand did not هَمّواconsider بِإِقبالِadvancing
وَلَّوا سِراعاً وَما هَمّوا بِإِقبالِ
And of a horseman on whose ground no tribe will camp,
A horseman whose enemies cannot withstand his onslaught,
They fled swiftly, never thinking of advancing.
They fled quickly with no intention to advance.
وَماand no خَليجٌflood-channel مِنَfrom المَرّوتِal-Marrut ذوwith حَدَبٍsurging waves
وَما خَليجٌ مِنَ المَرّوتِ ذو حَدَبٍ
يَرميhurls against الضَريرَthe bank بِخُشبِthe trunks of الطَلحِacacia trees وَالضالِand wild lote trees
يَرمي الضَريرَ بِخُشبِ الطَلحِ وَالضالِ
No surging flood-channel from al-Marrut,
No gulf of manliness with swelling dunes
Hurling acacia and wild lote trunks against the bank,
That casts the blind man with palm fronds and wormwood,
يَوماًever بِأَجوَدَmore generous مِنهُthan him حينَwhen تَسأَلُهُyou ask him
يَوماً بِأَجوَدَ مِنهُ حينَ تَسأَلُهُ
وَلاnor مُغِبٌّone returning every other day بِتَرجٍat Tarj بَينَamong أَشبالِlion cubs
وَلا مُغِبٌّ بِتَرجٍ بَينَ أَشبالِ
Is ever more generous than he when you ask him;
One day more generous than him when asked,
Nor one returning on alternate days to Tarj, among cubs—
Nor a shelter between lion cubs more hospitable.
لَيثٌa lion عَلَيهِupon him مِنَfrom البَردِيِّpapyrus هِبرِيَةٌflakes
لَيثٌ عَلَيهِ مِنَ البَردِيِّ هِبرِيَةٌ
كَالمَرزَبانِيِّlike a Persian governor عَيّالٌswaggering بِآصالِin the evenings
كَالمَرزَبانِيِّ عَيّالٌ بِآصالِ
A lion with papyrus flakes clinging to him,
A lion over whom is a striped cloak,
Like a Persian governor, swaggering in the evenings—
Like a Marzabani stallion with strong young.
يَوماًever بِأَجرَأَbolder مِنهُthan him حَدَّin the heat of بادِرَةٍa sudden onset
يَوماً بِأَجرَأَ مِنهُ حَدَّ بادِرَةٍ
عَلىagainst كَمِيٍّan armored warrior بِمَهوِwith a fine الحَدِّedge قَصّالِa cleaving blade
عَلى كَمِيٍّ بِمَهوِ الحَدِّ قَصّالِ
Is ever bolder than he in the heat of a sudden onset,
One day bolder than him at the first onslaught
Against an armored warrior, with a fine-edged, cleaving blade.
Against a Camelian with the slashing sword.
لاnot زالَcease مِسكٌmusk وَرَيحانٌand sweet basil لَهُit has أَرَجٌfragrance
لا زالَ مِسكٌ وَرَيحانٌ لَهُ أَرَجٌ
عَلىupon صَداكَyour remains بِصافيwith clear اللَونِcolor سَلسالِsweet-flowing water
عَلى صَداكَ بِصافي اللَونِ سَلسالِ
May musk and sweet basil, rich in fragrance, ever remain
Musk and basil always scent you
Upon your remains, with clear, sweet-flowing water,
With pure, dangling necklaces.
يَسقيwaters صَداكَyour remains وَمُمساهُand their evening resting-place وَمُصبَحَهُand their morning resting-place
يَسقي صَداكَ وَمُمساهُ وَمُصبَحَهُ
رِفهاًabundantly وَرَمسُكَand your grave مَحفوفٌsurrounded بِأَظلالِby shade
رِفهاً وَرَمسُكَ مَحفوفٌ بِأَظلالِ
Watering your remains and where they lie at dusk and dawn,
It waters your companions at dusk and dawn
Abundantly, your grave encircled by shade.
With plenty in the shade of the branches.
وَرَّثتَنيyou bequeathed me وُدَّthe affection of أَقوامٍpeoples وَخُلَّتَهُمand their friendship
وَرَّثتَني وُدَّ أَقوامٍ وَخُلَّتَهُم
وَذَكرَةٌand remembrance مِنكَof you تَغشانيenvelops me بِإِجلالِin reverence
وَذَكرَةٌ مِنكَ تَغشاني بِإِجلالِ
You bequeathed me people's affection and their friendship,
You have left me the love of peoples and their intimacy
And remembrance of you envelops me in reverence.
And your memory envelops me with reverence.
فَلَنso will not يَزالَcease ثَنائيmy praise غَيرَwithout ماany كَذِبٍfalsehood
فَلَن يَزالَ ثَنائي غَيرَ ما كَذِبٍ
قَولَthe words of اِمرِئٍa man غَيرَnot ناسيهِforgetting him وَلاnor ساليconsoled
قَولَ اِمرِئٍ غَيرَ ناسيهِ وَلا سالي
So my praise, without a lie, will always remain
So my praise will remain, no lying words,
The words of a man who neither forgets him nor finds solace.
Of a man who does not forget or neglect.
لَعَمرُby the life of ما(emphatic) قَدَرٍfate أَجدىprofited بِمَصرَعِهِfrom his death
لَعَمرُ ما قَدَرٍ أَجدى بِمَصرَعِهِ
لَقَدindeed أَخَلَّundermined بِعَرشيmy throne أَيَّutter إِخلالِundermining
لَقَد أَخَلَّ بِعَرشي أَيَّ إِخلالِ
By the life of the fate that profited from his death—
By the life of destiny which served its purpose in his death!
It has undermined my throne—utterly undermined it.
It has deserted my throne in every way.
قَدindeed كانَتِwould have been النَفسُthe soul لَوif سامواthey demanded الفِداءَthe ransom بِهِfor him
قَد كانَتِ النَفسُ لَو ساموا الفِداءَ بِهِ
إِلَيكَto you مُسمِحَةٍfreely yielding بِالأَهلِwith family وَالمالِand wealth
إِلَيكَ مُسمِحَةٍ بِالأَهلِ وَالمالِ
My soul, had they demanded ransom for him, would have been
If they had ransomed him with their souls,
Ready to offer you my family and my wealth.
My own people would have been permitting to wealth and family.
Sol 6.1