وَلَمّاand when اِلتَقَيناwe met بِالخُبَيبَةِat al-Khubaybah غَرَّنيhe fed me
وَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا بِالخُبَيبَةِ غَرَّني
بِمَعروفِهِwith his bounty حَتّىuntil خَرَجتُI went out أَفوقُI hiccup
بِمَعروفِهِ حَتّى خَرَجتُ أَفوقُ
And when we met at al-Khubaybah, he fed me
When we met the beloved, her charm so captivated me
With his bounty, until I left hiccupping.
That I was raised above all else, to the sublime heights
حَبانيhe favored me بِعَبدٍwith a slave قَعسَرِيٍّstocky وَقَينَةٍand a singing slave-girl
حَباني بِعَبدٍ قَعسَرِيٍّ وَقَينَةٍ
وَوَشيٍand brocade وَآلافٍand thousands لَهُنَّthey have بَريقُa gleam
وَوَشيٍ وَآلافٍ لَهُنَّ بَريقُ
He favored me with a stocky slave and a singing slave-girl,
She gifted me a slave from Qays, and Qaina
And brocade, and thousands that glitter.
As well as Washya and thousands more, shining brightly
فَقُلso tell لِيَزيدٍto Yazid يَلعَصِlet him lick الشَهدَthe honeycomb خالياًalone
فَقُل لِيَزيدٍ يَلعَصِ الشَهدَ خالياً
لَناfor us دونَهُexcluding him عِندَwith الخَليفَةِthe caliph سوقُa market
لَنا دونَهُ عِندَ الخَليفَةِ سوقُ
So tell Yazid to lick the honeycomb alone:
Say to Yazid, who tastes honey in solitude:
With the caliph, there is a market for us, not for him.
We have, without him, a thriving market near the Caliph
رَقَدتَyou slept فَنَمso sleep ياO اِبنَson الخَبيثَةِthe wicked woman إِنَّهاindeed, they are
رَقَدتَ فَنَم يا اِبنَ الخَبيثَةِ إِنَّها
مَكارِمُdeeds of generosity لاnot يَسطيعُهُنَّhe can accomplish them لَصيقُa bastard
مَكارِمُ لا يَسطيعُهُنَّ لَصيقُ
You slept—so sleep on, son of the wicked woman! These are indeed
You have slept, so sleep on, o son of an evil woman!
Deeds of generosity no bastard can accomplish.
For these are acts of nobility, beyond the grasp of a thief
أَبىrefused لَكَfor you عِرقٌan inherited strain مِنfrom فُلانَةَso-and-so (a woman) أَنthat تُرىyou be seen
أَبى لَكَ عِرقٌ مِن فُلانَةَ أَن تُرى
جَواداًgenerous وَرَأسٌand a head حَيثُwhere شِبتَyou grew gray حَليقُshaven
جَواداً وَرَأسٌ حَيثُ شِبتَ حَليقُ
Your blood from so-and-so has barred you from being seen
A lineage of excellence refused you, though you wished
As generous—as has your head, shaven where you grew gray.
To be called generous, while your head remained shaved
Sol 6.1