هذيthese مغانيdwellings جلّقJilliq وand المعالمthe landmarks
هذي مغاني جلّق و المعالم
لكto you الخيرgood fortune أمor هلquestion marker أنتyou وwa- (part of 'drowsy') سنانdrowsy (with preceding wa-) حالمdreaming
لك الخير أم هل أنت و سنان حالم
These are Jilliq's dwellings and landmarks.
These are the abodes and landmarks of Jilliq;
Good fortune to you—or are you drowsy and dreaming?
Blessings to you, or are you but a slumbering dreamer?
بلىyes indeed هذهthis أمّmother of العواصمthe capitals جلّقJilliq
بلى هذه أمّ العواصم جلّق
وand هذهthese ليوثlions الغوطتينthe two Ghoutas الضراغمthe mighty lions
و هذه ليوث الغوطتين الضراغم
Yes, this is Jilliq, mother of capitals,
Indeed, this is the mother of capitals, Jilliq,
and these are the mighty lions of the two Ghoutas.
And these are the fierce, devouring lions of the two Ghoutas.
هناhere عرشthe throne of أقمارthe moons of العلىglory منfrom أميّةUmayya
هنا عرش أقمار العلى من أميّة
هناhere ارتكزتwere planted سمرbrown-shafted العواليthe tall spears اللّهادمthe shattering ones
هنا ارتكزت سمر العوالي اللّهادم
Here is the throne of Umayya's moons of glory.
Here lies the throne of the moons of greatness from Umayya,
Here were planted the brown-shafted, towering, shattering spears.
Here were planted the dark, towering, devastating spears.
هناhere ابنthe son of أبيAbu سفيانSufyan أشرقshone تاجهhis crown
هنا ابن أبي سفيان أشرق تاجه
تؤيّدهuphold him البيضthe bright swords الرقاقthe slender ones الصوارمthe keen-edged swords
تؤيّده البيض الرقاق الصوارم
Here the crown of Abu Sufyan's son shone;
Here the crown of Ibn Abi Sufyan shone brightly,
the bright, slender, keen-edged swords uphold him.
Supported by the thin, sharp white swords.
هناhere اليعربيّونthe Ya'rubites الألىwho عزّwas secure جارهمtheir neighbor
هنا اليعربيّون الألى عزّ جارهم
فليسso there is no لهfor him فيin غوطةthe Ghouta of الشامal-Sham هاضمone who wrongs
فليس له في غوطة الشام هاضم
Here are the Ya'rubites, whose neighbor is secure;
Here are the Ya'rubids, whose neighbors are honored and protected,
so none can wrong him in al-Sham's Ghouta.
So none within the Ghouta of Sham can oppress them.
هناhere النفرthe band of men البيضthe fair-faced الميامينthe blessed ، للعلىfor glory
هنا النفر البيض الميامين ، للعلى
ملامحfeatures فيupon غرّاتهمtheir radiant brows وand علائمsigns
ملامح في غرّاتهم و علائم
Here is the fair-faced, blessed band; glory has
Here are the noble, blessed, radiant figures; of greatness
features and signs upon their radiant brows.
There are clear features and signs upon their foreheads.
هناhere العربthe Arabs الأنجادthe valiant إنif قامrose ظالمan oppressor
هنا العرب الأنجاد إن قام ظالم
مشواthey marched بالقناwith spears أوuntil يرجعrestores الحقّwhat is right ظالمan oppressor
مشوا بالقنا أو يرجع الحقّ ظالم
Here are the valiant Arabs: should an oppressor rise,
Here are the brave Arabs; should an oppressor arise,
they march with spears until the oppressor restores what is right.
They march with spears until the oppressor restores the right.
منof القومthe people ماnever زفّتwere given in marriage لغيرto other than كرامهمtheir noble men
من القوم ما زفّت لغير كرامهم
حسانهمtheir beauties البيضthe fair ones الغوانيthe lovely women الكرائمthe noble women
حسانهم البيض الغواني الكرائم
Among this people, none but their noble men were wed to
They are a people whose women are wedded to none but their own nobles:
their fair beauties, lovely women of noble birth.
Their beautiful, radiant, self-sufficient, and honored women.
إذاwhen انتسبواthey proclaimed their lineage فيin ندوةthe assembly of المجدglory حلّقتsoared
إذا انتسبوا في ندوة المجد حلّقت
بهمwith them للعلىto the heights قيسQays وand ذهلDhuhl وand دارمDarim
بهم للعلى قيس و ذهل و دارم
When they proclaim their lineage in glory's assembly, they are borne aloft
If they trace their lineage in the assembly of glory,
to the heights by Qays, Dhuhl, and Darim.
Qays, Dhuhl, and Darim soar with them to greatness.
بنيsons of الغربthe West هاتواbring شاهداa witness عندزعمكمwhen you make your claim
بني الغرب هاتوا شاهدا عندزعمكم
بغيرwithout دليلevidence لاnot تقومstand المزاعمthe claims
بغير دليل لا تقوم المزاعم
Sons of the West, bring a witness when you make your claims;
O sons of the West, bring forth a witness for your claims,
without evidence, claims do not stand.
For without proof, claims cannot stand.
تعالواcome نعدّlet us count الصيدthe noble champions منّاamong us وand منكمamong you
تعالوا نعدّ الصيد منّا و منكم
ففيfor among الناسpeople مقبولaccepted الحكومةarbitration عالمa learned man
ففي الناس مقبول الحكومة عالم
Come, let us count the noble champions among us and among you.
Come, let us count the proud leaders from us and from you,
For among men is a scholar whose arbitration is accepted.
For among the people is a knowledgeable judge whose ruling is accepted.
أفيكمis there among you? لسيفfor the sword of اللهGod وand الحقّtruth خالدKhalid
أفيكم لسيف الله و الحقّ خالد
إذاwhen عدّتare counted الأفذاذthe peerless men ندّan equal مزاحمa contender
إذا عدّت الأفذاذ ندّ مزاحم
Have you, to rival Khalid, the sword of God and truth,
Is there among you for Khalid, the Sword of God and Truth,
an equal contender when the peerless are counted?
When the unique ones are counted, a rival to match him?
وand هاتواbring غداةon the morning of الفخرboasting أندادthe equals of خالدKhalid
و هاتوا غداة الفخر أنداد خالد
وand يحكمlet judge فيماconcerning what بينناbetween us اليومtoday حاكمa judge
و يحكم فيما بيننا اليوم حاكم
And bring Khalid's equals on the morning of boasting,
Bring forth, on the morning of boasting, the peers of Khalid,
and let a judge decide between us today.
And let a judge rule between us today.
وand هاتواbring لناto us أندادthe equals of موسىMusa وand طارقTariq
و هاتوا لنا أنداد موسى و طارق
لنعرفso we may know منwhom تخزيهput him to shame منّاamong us المواسمthe festive gatherings
لنعرف من تخزيه منّا المواسم
And bring us the equals of Musa and Tariq,
And bring us the peers of Musa and Tariq,
so we may know which of us the gatherings put to shame.
So we may know which of us the festive gatherings will put to shame.
فلاso do not تفخرواboast : ألفخرpride للعربfor the Arabs وحدهمthem alone
فلا تفخروا : ألفخر للعرب وحدهم
وand للعربto the Arabs قعساءunassailable العلىheights وand المكارمthe noble virtues
و للعرب قعساء العلى و المكارم
So do not boast: pride belongs to the Arabs alone.
So do not boast: pride belongs to the Arabs alone,
And to the Arabs belong unassailable heights and noble virtues.
And to the Arabs belong the towering heights of glory and noble deeds.
لقدindeed زعمواthey claimed أنيthat I بجلّقwith Jilliq هائمenamored
لقد زعموا أني بجلّق هائم
أجلyes والهوىby love إنّيindeed I بجلّقwith Jilliq هائمenamored
أجل والهوى إنّي بجلّق هائم
Indeed, they have claimed that I am enamored of Jilliq.
They have claimed that I am deeply infatuated with Jilliq;
Yes, by love, I am indeed enamored of Jilliq.
Yes, by love, I am truly infatuated with Jilliq!
وفيتI kept faith بعهدwith the pledge to الغوطتينthe two Ghoutas وهذهand these
وفيت بعهد الغوطتين وهذه
شهوديmy witnesses القوافيthe rhymes وand الدموعthe tears السواجمthe streaming ones
شهودي القوافي و الدموع السواجم
I have kept my pledge to the two Ghoutas, and these are
I have kept the covenant of the two Ghoutas, and these
my witnesses: rhymes and streaming tears.
Are my witnesses: the rhymes and the pouring tears.
وand أصفيتdevoted sincerely أبناءthe sons of الشامal-Sham مودّتيmy affection
و أصفيت أبناء الشام مودّتي
صغيراas a child وand ماnot نيطتwere hung عليّupon me التمائمthe amulets
صغيرا و ما نيطت عليّ التمائم
And I devoted my pure affection to the sons of al-Sham,
And I have offered my pure affection to the sons of Sham,
as a child, before amulets were hung upon me.
Since I was a child, before amulets were even hung upon me.
إذاif رضيتwere pleased عنّيwith me صناديدthe champions of جلّقJilliq
إذا رضيت عنّي صناديد جلّق
فأهونthen the least significant شيءthing ماwhat تقولsay اللّوائمthe reproaching women
فأهون شيء ما تقول اللّوائم
If Jilliq's champions are pleased with me,
If the great lords of Jilliq are pleased with me,
then nothing matters less than what the reproaching women say.
Then the easiest thing to dismiss is the chatter of blaming women.
إذاif ظلّremained مجدthe glory of العربthe Arabs فيin الشامal-Sham سالماsafe
إذا ظلّ مجد العرب في الشام سالما
فمجدthen the glory of بنيthe sons of قحطانQahtan فيin الشرقthe East سالمsafe
فمجد بني قحطان في الشرق سالم
If Arab glory remains safe in al-Sham,
If the glory of the Arabs remains safe in Sham,
then the glory of Qahtan's sons is safe in the East.
Then the glory of the sons of Qahtan in the East is safe.
سلاماpeace عروسbride of المشرقينthe two Easts وand لاmay not مشتtread
سلاما عروس المشرقين و لا مشت
بظلّin the shade of مغانيكyour dwellings الخطوبthe calamities الغواشمthe ruthless ones
بظلّ مغانيك الخطوب الغواشم
Peace, bride of the two Easts; may they never tread
Peace be upon the Bride of the Two Easts, and may
within your dwellings' shade—those ruthless calamities.
Tyrannical calamities never walk in the shade of your abodes.
خذيtake قلّديadorn ماشتas you wish جيداa neck وand معصماa wrist
خذي قلّدي ماشت جيدا و معصما
منof اللؤلؤthe pearls الرطبfresh; moist الذيthat أناI ناظمam stringing
من اللؤلؤ الرطب الذي أنا ناظم
Take them; adorn neck and wrist as you wish
Take and adorn whatever neck and wrist you wish,
with the fresh pearls that I am stringing.
With the fresh pearls that I am stringing.
سلينيask me دميmy blood ياO أمّmother أسفكهI shall shed it راضياwillingly
سليني دمي يا أمّ أسفكه راضيا
وand ماnot أناI هيّابfearful وand لاnot أناI نادمregretful
و ما أنا هيّاب و لا أنا نادم
Ask me for my blood, O mother; I shall shed it willingly,
Ask me for my blood, O Mother, and I will shed it willingly,
and I am neither fearful nor regretful.
For I am neither fearful nor regretful.
طلاسمspells هذاthis الذلّhumiliation دقّتbecame intricate وand إنّماonly
طلاسم هذا الذلّ دقّت و إنّما
تفكّare undone بحدّby the edge of السيفthe sword هذيthese الطلاسمthe spells
تفكّ بحدّ السيف هذي الطلاسم
The spells of this humiliation have grown intricate, and only
The talismans of this humiliation are intricate, yet
by the sword's edge are these spells undone.
These talismans are only broken by the edge of the sword.
وand للبطلfor falsehood صولاتonslaughts علىagainst الحقّtruth جمّةmany
و للبطل صولات على الحقّ جمّة
وand تسفرresult عنin فوزthe victory of المحقّthe one in the right الخواتمthe outcomes
و تسفر عن فوز المحقّ الخواتم
And falsehood makes many onslaughts against truth,
And the hero has many fierce charges for the sake of truth,
yet the outcomes bring victory to the one in the right.
And the conclusions reveal the victory of the rightful.
يفوزwins بأوطارwith the aims of الحياةlife محاربa fighter
يفوز بأوطار الحياة محارب
وand يرجعreturns بالخذلانwith defeat فيهاin it مسالمa peaceable man
و يرجع بالخذلان فيها مسالم
A fighter attains life's aims,
A warrior attains the desires of life,
while a peaceable man comes away from it defeated.
While a pacifist returns from it in disappointment.
أرىI see الناسpeople هذاthis one ضاحكlaughing متفائلoptimistic
أرى الناس هذا ضاحك متفائل
غروراin delusion ، وand هذاthis one نادبlamenting متشائمpessimistic
غرورا ، و هذا نادب متشائم
I see people: this one laughs, optimistic,
I see people: this one laughing and optimistic
in delusion, and that one laments, pessimistic.
In delusion, and that one wailing and pessimistic.
فقلso say لضعيفto a weak man راحhas begun يسألasking for رحمةmercy
فقل لضعيف راح يسأل رحمة
رويدكtake your time ماno للضعفfor weakness فيamong الناسpeople راحمone who shows mercy
رويدك ما للضعف في الناس راحم
So tell a weak man who goes begging for mercy:
So say to the weak one who goes asking for mercy:
Take heed: no one among men has mercy on weakness.
Gently! Weakness finds no merciful soul among the people.
وand قلsay للّذيto the one who جافيshuns علىdespite القربcloseness أهلهhis kin
و قل للّذي جافي على القرب أهله
رويدكtake your time تقوىgrow strong بالخوافيthrough the secondary wing-feathers القوادمthe primary wing-feathers
رويدك تقوى بالخوافي القوادم
And tell the one who shuns his kin despite their closeness:
And say to the one who shuns his kin despite their closeness:
Take heed: the primary wing-feathers draw strength from the secondary.
Gently! The primary flight feathers gain their strength from the hidden ones.
Sol 6.1