أَضنىhe has wearied الفُؤادَthe heart فَمَنso who يُريحُهُwill give it rest
أَضنى الفُؤادَ فَمَن يُريحُهُ
وَحَمىand he withheld الرُقادَsleep فَمَنso who يُبيحُهwill allow it
وَحَمى الرُقادَ فَمَن يُبيحُه
He has wearied the heart—who will ease it?
And withheld sleep—who will grant it?
وَنَضاand he drew مِنَfrom الأَجفانِthe eyelids سَيsword (first part)
وَنَضا مِنَ الأَجفانِ سَي
فاًsword (completion) قَلَّseldom ماemphatic particle يَبقىsurvives جَريحُهone wounded by it
فاً قَلَّ ما يَبقى جَريحُه
And from his eyelids he drew a sword
whose wounded seldom survive.
نَشوانُdrunk مِنon خَمرِthe wine of الدَلاcoquetry (first part)
نَشوانُ مِن خَمرِ الدَلا
لِcoquetry (completion) غَبوقُهُhis evening draught وَبِهاand with it صَبوحُهhis morning draught
لِ غَبوقُهُ وَبِها صَبوحُه
Drunk on the wine of coquetry—
his evening draught, and his morning drink as well.
مُتَمايِلُswaying الأَعطافِthe flanks كَالlike the
مُتَمايِلُ الأَعطافِ كَال
غُصنِbough الَّذيwhich هَزَّتهُshook it ريحُهits breeze
غُصنِ الَّذي هَزَّتهُ ريحُه
Swaying in his limbs like the
bough that its breeze has shaken.
أَمُعَذِّبيO my tormentor بِالهَجرِwith estrangement هَلis there?
أَمُعَذِّبي بِالهَجرِ هَل
ليfor me فيكَwith you يَومٌa day أَستَريحُهI may rest in it
لي فيكَ يَومٌ أَستَريحُه
O my tormentor through estrangement, is there
a day with you in which I may find rest?
سَأَرُدُّI shall reject نُصحَthe counsel of عَواذِليmy reproachers
سَأَرُدُّ نُصحَ عَواذِلي
فَالحُبُّfor love مَردودٌrejected نَصيحُهits adviser
فَالحُبُّ مَردودٌ نَصيحُه
I shall reject my reproachers' counsel,
for in love the adviser is rebuffed.
أَهوىI love الحِمىthe protected grounds وَأَحِنُّand I yearn مِنfrom
أَهوى الحِمى وَأَحِنُّ مِن
هُit لِنَوحِfor the lament of قُمرِيٍّa turtledove يَلوحُهwears it thin
هُ لِنَوحِ قُمرِيٍّ يَلوحُه
I love the protected grounds and yearn for their
turtledove's lament, which wears it thin.
وَيَشوقُنيand it stirs my longing الواديthe valley إِذاwhen
وَيَشوقُني الوادي إِذا
ناجىwhispers to النَسيمَthe breeze الرَطبَmoist شيحُهits wormwood
ناجى النَسيمَ الرَطبَ شيحُه
And the valley fills me with longing when
its wormwood whispers to the moist breeze.
وَيَهُزُّنيand it stirs me الغَزَلُlove poetry الرَقيdelicate (first part)
وَيَهُزُّني الغَزَلُ الرَقي
قُdelicate (completion) إِذاwhen تَجَنَّبَهُhas avoided it قَبيحُهits ugliness
قُ إِذا تَجَنَّبَهُ قَبيحُه
And delicate love poetry stirs me
when it is free of ugliness.
وَلَرُبَّماand sometimes indeed صَيَّرتُهُI turned it
وَلَرُبَّما صَيَّرتُهُ
غَزَلاًlove verse يُكَفِّرُهُatones for it مَديحُهpraise of him
غَزَلاً يُكَفِّرُهُ مَديحُه
And sometimes I have turned it into
love verse for which praise of him atones.
وَمَنحتُand I gave مَجدَMajd الدينِal-Din ماwhat
وَمَنحتُ مَجدَ الدينِ ما
أَناI مِنfrom عُلاهُhis eminence مُستَميحُهseeking it as a gift
أَنا مِن عُلاهُ مُستَميحُه
And I have given Majd al-Din what
I seek as a gift from his eminence.
مَولىًa lord كَأَنَّas though بَنانَهُhis fingertips
مَولىً كَأَنَّ بَنانَهُ
خُلِقَتwere created لِمَعروفٍfor kindness تُتيحُهthey bestow it
خُلِقَت لِمَعروفٍ تُتيحُه
A lord whose fingertips seem
created for the kindness they bestow.
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he مِنin فِطنَةٍdiscernment
وَكَأَنَّهُ مِن فِطنَةٍ
حاشاهُfar be it from him شِقٌّShiqq أَوor سَطيحُهSatih (rhyming -h)
حاشاهُ شِقٌّ أَو سَطيحُه
And in discernment he seems—
far be it from him!—a Shiqq or a Satih.
وَكَأَنَّand as though حاسِدَthe envier of مَجدِهِhis glory
وَكَأَنَّ حاسِدَ مَجدِهِ
يَحويهِencloses him مِنfrom غَمٍّgrief ضَريحُهhis grave
يَحويهِ مِن غَمٍّ ضَريحُه
And it is as though the envier of his glory
were enclosed in his grave by grief.
وَمُبارَكُand blessed الغَدَواتِmorning ventures لاnot
وَمُبارَكُ الغَدَواتِ لا
يَبدوappears لَهُto him إِلّاexcept سَنيحُهhis auspicious omen
يَبدو لَهُ إِلّا سَنيحُه
And blessed in his morning ventures: nothing
appears to him but an auspicious omen.
وَفَسيحُand wide باعِreach of الجودِgenerosity مُنunfettered (first part)
وَفَسيحُ باعِ الجودِ مُن
طَلِقُunfettered (completion) اللِسانِthe tongue بِهِin it فَصيحُهeloquent of it
طَلِقُ اللِسانِ بِهِ فَصيحُه
And wide is his reach in generosity;
his tongue is unfettered and eloquent in it.
يَلقىhe meets الوُفودَthe delegations وَصَدرُهُand his breast
يَلقى الوُفودَ وَصَدرُهُ
رَحبٌspacious إِذاwhen سالواthey ask وَسوحُهand his courtyards
رَحبٌ إِذا سالوا وَسوحُه
He welcomes delegations; his breast
is spacious when they ask, and so are his courtyards.
وَتَهُزُّهُand it stirs him العَلياءُlofty glory وَالand the
وَتَهُزُّهُ العَلياءُ وَال
هِندِيُّIndian sword مَهزوزٌbrandished صَفيحُهits blade
هِندِيُّ مَهزوزٌ صَفيحُه
And lofty glory stirs him, while the
Indian sword's blade is brandished.
وَالمُنتَميand he who belongs لِلمَجدِto glory فيamong الthe
وَالمُنتَمي لِلمَجدِ في ال
قَومِpeople الَّذينَwho لَهُمto them belongs صَريحُهits pure essence
قَومِ الَّذينَ لَهُم صَريحُه
And he belongs to glory among the
people who possess its purest essence.
يَرويhe recounts النَدىgenerosity أَبَداًalways فَلاso not
يَروي النَدى أَبَداً فَلا
يُروىis related لَهُمof them إِلّاexcept صَحيحُهits true account
يُروى لَهُم إِلّا صَحيحُه
He ever recounts generosity, so nothing
is related of them but its true account.
ياO سَيِّداًa lord إِحسانُهُhis beneficence
يا سَيِّداً إِحسانُهُ
ماnot غابَwas absent عَمَّنfrom whoever يَستَميحُهseeks bounty from him
ما غابَ عَمَّن يَستَميحُه
O lord whose beneficence
has never failed anyone who seeks his bounty!
كَمhow many غَدوَةٍa morning venture لَكَof yours فيin النَدىgenerosity
كَم غَدوَةٍ لَكَ في النَدى
وَرَواحِand an evening journey مَكرُمَةٍa noble deed تَروحُهyou go forth on it
وَرَواحِ مَكرُمَةٍ تَروحُه
How many a morning you spend in generosity,
and evening journey for a noble deed you undertake!
وَقَديمِand ancient مَجدٍglory صُنتَهُyou preserved it
وَقَديمِ مَجدٍ صُنتَهُ
بِحَديثِwith new مَجٍglory (apparently مجد) تَستَبيحُهyou make it your own
بِحَديثِ مَجٍ تَستَبيحُه
And how much ancient glory you have preserved
with fresh [glory] you make your own!
مُلِّكتَهُyou were granted ownership of it دونَto the exclusion of الوَرىmankind
مُلِّكتَهُ دونَ الوَرى
وَالحَقُّand the truth لاnot يَخفىis hidden وُضوحُهits clarity
وَالحَقُّ لا يَخفى وُضوحُه
You alone were granted it among mankind,
and the truth's clarity is not hidden.
لاnot يَدَّعيهِclaims it مُدَّعٍa claimant
لا يَدَّعيهِ مُدَّعٍ
لَوeven if عاشَhe lived ماas long as قَدindeed عاشَlived نوحُهNoah (rhyming -h)
لَو عاشَ ما قَد عاشَ نوحُه
No claimant can lay claim to it,
though he lived as long as Noah.
فَاِسلَمso live in safety فَأَنتَfor you are مُوَفَّقُfavored in الthe
فَاِسلَم فَأَنتَ مُوَفَّقُ ال
مَرمىaim مَسَدَّدُهُwell-directed in it نَجيحُهsuccessful in it
مَرمى مَسَدَّدُهُ نَجيحُه
So live in safety, for you are favored in your
aim, well-directed in it and successful,
لَرَدىًfor destruction يُخافُthat is feared تُزيلُهُyou avert it
لَرَدىً يُخافُ تُزيلُهُ
وَظَلومِand an oppressive tyrant مَظلَمَةٍan injustice تُزيحُهyou remove him
وَظَلومِ مَظلَمَةٍ تُزيحُه
to avert a dreaded death,
and dislodge a tyrant committing injustice.
Sol 6.1