أَيَّتُهاO النَفسُthe soul أَجمِليbe restrained جَزَعاin grief
أَيَّتُها النَفسُ أَجمِلي جَزَعا
إِنَّindeed الَّذيwhat تَحذَرينَyou dread قَدalready وَقَعاhas happened
إِنَّ الَّذي تَحذَرينَ قَد وَقَعا
O my soul, be restrained in your grief;
O soul, adorn yourself with patience,
indeed, what you dread has come to pass.
For what you feared has come to pass.
إِنَّindeed الَّذيthe one who جَمَّعَgathered السَماحَةَgenerosity وَالand the
إِنَّ الَّذي جَمَّعَ السَماحَةَ وَال
نَجدَةَcourage وَالحَزمَand resolve وَالقُوىand strengths جُمَعاall together
نَجدَةَ وَالحَزمَ وَالقُوى جُمَعا
Indeed, the man who gathered generosity and
He who gathered magnanimity, help,
courage, resolve, and strength all together,
Prudence, strength - all in one -
الأَلمَعِيَّthe keen-witted man الَّذيwho يَظُنُّsurmises لَكَfor you الthe
الأَلمَعِيَّ الَّذي يَظُنُّ لَكَ ال
ظَنَّsurmise كَأَنas though قَدalready رَأىhe had seen وَقَدand already سَمِعاhe had heard
ظَنَّ كَأَن قَد رَأى وَقَد سَمِعا
the keen-witted man who formed for you a
The brilliant one whom you fancied
surmise as though he had already seen and heard,
As though you had seen and heard him -
وَالمُخلِفَand the replenisher of wealth المُتلِفَthe lavish spender المُرَزَّأَthe much-drawn-upon giver لَمdid not
وَالمُخلِفَ المُتلِفَ المُرَزَّأَ لَم
يُمتَعbe granted continued life بِضَعفٍin weakness وَلَمand did not يَمُتdie طَبَعاsullied
يُمتَع بِضَعفٍ وَلَم يَمُت طَبَعا
and the replenisher of wealth, lavish spender, much-drawn-upon giver, who did not
The protector, unifier, dignified one
live on in weakness or die disgraced,
Was neither weakened by frailty nor undone by nature.
وَالحافِظَand the protector الناسَthe people فيin تَحوطَTahut, a famine year إِذاwhen
وَالحافِظَ الناسَ في تَحوطَ إِذا
لَمdid not يُرسِلواthey released تَحتَbeneath عائِذٍa newly calved she-camel رُبَعاa spring-born camel calf
لَم يُرسِلوا تَحتَ عائِذٍ رُبَعا
and the protector of people in Tahut, the famine year, when
The guardian of people, so cautious
they let no spring-born calf suckle beneath a newly calved dam,
That they would not venture out unprotected,
وَاِزدَحَمَتand pressed together حَلقَتاthe two rings of البِطانِthe girth بِأَقupon peo-
وَاِزدَحَمَت حَلقَتا البِطانِ بِأَق
وامٍ-ple وَطارَتand took flight نُفوسُهُمtheir souls جَزَعاin terror
وامٍ وَطارَت نُفوسُهُم جَزَعا
and the girth's two rings closed in upon
The inner circles crowded with pillars
people, and their souls took flight in terror,
And their souls flew in panic -
وَعَزَّتِand overpowered الشَمأَلُthe north wind الرِياحَthe winds وَقَدand already
وَعَزَّتِ الشَمأَلُ الرِياحَ وَقَد
أَمسىwas by evening كَميعُthe bedfellow الفَتاةِof the maiden مُلتَفِعاwrapped up
أَمسى كَميعُ الفَتاةِ مُلتَفِعا
and the north wind overpowered the other winds, while
The north winds blew hard
the maiden's bedfellow was wrapped up by evening,
And the robe of youth gathered in folds -
وَشُبِّهَand was likened الهَيدَبُthe hulking man العَبامُthe dull-witted مِنَamong الthe
وَشُبِّهَ الهَيدَبُ العَبامُ مِنَ ال
أَقوامِpeople سَقباًa male camel calf مُلَبَّساًclothed in فَرَعاa calfskin
أَقوامِ سَقباً مُلَبَّساً فَرَعا
and the hulking dullard among the
The shy gazelle-like one among the people
people was likened to a male camel calf clad in a calfskin,
Seemed a clad hyena, bleating -
وَكانَتِand was الكاعِبُthe budding-breasted maiden المُمَنَّعَةُthe well-guarded الthe
وَكانَتِ الكاعِبُ المُمَنَّعَةُ ال
حَسناءُbeautiful one فيin زادِthe provisions of أَهلِهاher family سَبُعاa beast of prey
حَسناءُ في زادِ أَهلِها سَبُعا
and the well-guarded, budding-breasted
The pretty doe, well-guarded,
beauty was a beast of prey upon her family's provisions—
Was but prey among her folk -
أَودىhas perished وَهَلand does تَنفَعُavail الإِشاحَةُvigilance مِنof
أَودى وَهَل تَنفَعُ الإِشاحَةُ مِن
شَيءٍanything لِمَنfor one who قَدindeed يُحاوِلُattempts البِدَعاunprecedented deeds
شَيءٍ لِمَن قَد يُحاوِلُ البِدَعا
he has perished—and can vigilance be of
She perished. Does coyness help
any use to one who attempts unprecedented deeds?
One who dares at innovations?
لِيَبكِكَlet them weep for you الشَربُthe drinking companions وَالمُدامَةُand the wine وَالand the
لِيَبكِكَ الشَربُ وَالمُدامَةُ وَال
فِتيانُyoung men طُرّاًall of them وَطامِعٌand a hopeful seeker طَمِعاwith longing
فِتيانُ طُرّاً وَطامِعٌ طَمِعا
Let the drinking companions and the wine weep for you, and the
Let wine and revelry make you weep,
young men, all of them, and every ardent seeker,
And longing youths, desirous of passion,
وَذاتُand a woman wearing هِدمٍa ragged garment عارٍbare نَواشِرُهاher forearm sinews
وَذاتُ هِدمٍ عارٍ نَواشِرُها
تُصمِتُshe quiets بِالماءِwith water تَولَباًa donkey foal, figuratively a child جَدِعاstunted by hunger
تُصمِتُ بِالماءِ تَولَباً جَدِعا
and the woman in rags, her forearms bare,
A damsel of fallen repute whose bracelets
who quiets with water a stunted little foal of a child,
Silence the water gourd's babbling -
وَالحَيُّand the tribe إِذwhen حاذَرواthey dreaded الصَباحَdawn وَقَدand already
وَالحَيُّ إِذ حاذَروا الصَباحَ وَقَد
خافواthey feared مُغيراًa raider وَسائِراًand a wayfarer تَلِعاlong-necked
خافوا مُغيراً وَسائِراً تَلِعا
and the tribe, when they dreaded dawn and had
The living feared dawn when they were wary
feared a raider and a long-necked wayfarer.
Of a raider marching openly.
Sol 6.1