طالَhas lasted long فيconcerning هِندٍHind عِتابيmy reproach
طالَ في هِندٍ عِتابي
وَاِشتِياقيand my yearning وَطِلابيand my pursuit
وَاِشتِياقي وَطِلابي
Long have lasted my reproaches to Hind,
my yearning and my pursuit,
وَاِختِلافيand my repeated visits كُلَّevery يَومٍday
وَاِختِلافي كُلَّ يَومٍ
بِمَواعيدَfor promises كِذابِfalse
بِمَواعيدَ كِذابِ
and my visits every day,
for promises full of lies.
كُلَّماwhenever جِئتُI came لِوَعدٍfor a tryst
كُلَّما جِئتُ لِوَعدٍ
كانَit was مُمسىًan evening فيin تَبابِruin
كانَ مُمسىً في تَبابِ
Whenever I came for a tryst,
it was an evening of loss.
أَخلَفَتshe broke her promise حينَwhen أُريدَتshe was sought
أَخلَفَت حينَ أُريدَت
مِثلَlike إِخلافِthe promise-breaking of السَرابِthe mirage
مِثلَ إِخلافِ السَرابِ
She broke her promise when sought,
as a mirage fails its promise.
لامَنيreproached me فيهاconcerning her يَزيدٌYazid
لامَني فيها يَزيدٌ
وَجَفاand was harsh دونَunlike صِحابيmy companions
وَجَفا دونَ صِحابي
Yazid reproached me over her,
and was harsh, unlike my companions.
قُلتُI said لِلّلائِمِto the reproacher فيهاconcerning her
قُلتُ لِلّلائِمِ فيها
غَصَّmay he choke مِنهاbecause of her بِالشَرابِon drink
غَصَّ مِنها بِالشَرابِ
I said to him who blamed me over her—
may he choke on his drink because of her—
لاnot تُطاعُyou shall be obeyed الدَهرَever فيماconcerning what
لا تُطاعُ الدَهرَ فيما
قَدindeed عَنانيhas afflicted me بِقُرابِfor kinship's sake
قَد عَناني بِقُرابِ
You shall never be obeyed concerning
what has afflicted me, even for kinship's sake.
لَيتَwould that مَنwhoever لامَreproached مُحِبّاًa lover
لَيتَ مَن لامَ مُحِبّاً
وَرَماهُand assailed him بِاِعتِيابِwith disparagement
وَرَماهُ بِاِعتِيابِ
Would that whoever reproached a lover
and assailed him with disparagement—
أَرهَقَتhas worn down هِندٌHind حَياتيmy life
أَرهَقَت هِندٌ حَياتي
ماnot لِهِندٍfor Hind مِنany مَتابِrepentance
ما لِهِندٍ مِن مَتابِ
Hind has worn down my life;
Hind shows no repentance—
نالَهُafflicted him اللَهُGod بِسُقمٍwith sickness
نالَهُ اللَهُ بِسُقمٍ
شاغِلٍall-consuming أَوor بِعَذابِwith torment
شاغِلٍ أَو بِعَذابِ
might be struck by God with sickness,
all-consuming, or with torment.
حَبَلَتنيshe ensnared me بِمُناهاwith her promises
حَبَلَتني بِمُناها
وَرُقاهاand her spells فَالخِلابِthen beguilement
وَرُقاها فَالخِلابِ
She ensnared me with her promises,
and her spells, then her beguilement.
كَيفَhow لاnot تَأويdoes she feel pity لِشَخصٍfor a person
كَيفَ لا تَأوي لِشَخصٍ
هائِمِwandering القَلبِof heart مُصابِafflicted
هائِمِ القَلبِ مُصابِ
How can she not pity a man
with wandering heart, afflicted,
دَنِفٍwasting away فيin حُبِّlove of هِندٍHind
دَنِفٍ في حُبِّ هِندٍ
ذيpossessing شُكاةٍlamentation وَاِنتِحابِand sobbing
ذي شُكاةٍ وَاِنتِحابِ
wasting away for love of Hind,
given to lament and sobbing?
دَخَلَentered الحُبُّlove لِهِندٍfor Hind
دَخَلَ الحُبُّ لِهِندٍ
قَلبَهُhis heart مِنthrough كُلِّevery بابِdoor
قَلبَهُ مِن كُلِّ بابِ
Love for Hind entered
his heart through every door.
لَيتَwould that ليI had قَوساًa bow وَنَبلاًand arrows
لَيتَ لي قَوساً وَنَبلاً
حينَwhen تَرباswells حُبابيmy bubbling passion
حينَ تَربا حُبابي
Would that I had a bow and arrows
when my bubbling passion swells,
فَأُصيبُso I might strike القَلبَthe heart مِنهاof her
فَأُصيبُ القَلبَ مِنها
بِمُحَدّاتٍwith sharpened shafts صِيابِtrue to the mark
بِمُحَدّاتٍ صِيابِ
so I might strike her heart
with keen arrows, true to their mark,
مِنfrom سِهامِthe arrows of الحُبِّlove إِنّيindeed I
مِن سِهامِ الحُبِّ إِنّي
أَشتَهيهاI desire her لِلحِبابِfor mutual love
أَشتَهيها لِلحِبابِ
from the arrows of love; indeed, I
long for her, for love.
وَلَقَدand indeed تامَتshe enslaved فُؤاديmy heart
وَلَقَد تامَت فُؤادي
بِصُدودٍby turning away وَاِجتِنابِand shunning
بِصُدودٍ وَاِجتِنابِ
Indeed she enslaved my heart
by turning away and shunning me,
يَومَthe day قامَتshe rose تَتَهادىswaying gracefully
يَومَ قامَت تَتَهادى
بَينَbetween إِتبٍa sleeveless tunic وَسِخابِand a scented necklace
بَينَ إِتبٍ وَسِخابِ
the day she rose and swayed gracefully,
in a sleeveless tunic and scented necklace.
أَملَحُmost charming الناسِof people جَميعاًall
أَملَحُ الناسِ جَميعاً
سافِراًunveiled أَوor فيin نِقابِa face veil
سافِراً أَو في نِقابِ
The loveliest of all people,
unveiled or in a face veil,
كَمُلَتshe was perfect فيto العَينِthe eye حُسناًin beauty
كَمُلَت في العَينِ حُسناً
وَجَمالاًand in loveliness فيin الثِيابِclothing
وَجَمالاً في الثِيابِ
she was perfect in beauty to the eye,
and in loveliness in her clothes.
اِذكُريremember لَيلَةَa night نَلهوwe dallied
اِذكُري لَيلَةَ نَلهو
فيamid رُعودٍthunderclaps وَسَحابِand clouds
في رُعودٍ وَسَحابِ
Remember a night we dallied
amid thunderclaps and clouds,
وَحَديثاًand conversation نَصطَفيهِwe cherished it
وَحَديثاً نَصطَفيهِ
فيin عَفافٍchastity وَتَصابيand youthful dalliance
في عَفافٍ وَتَصابي
and the talk we cherished
in chastity and youthful dalliance;
وَرَسولاًand a messenger باتَspent the night يَسريtraveling by night
وَرَسولاً باتَ يَسري
فيin هَواكُمlove for you بِالكِتابِwith the letter
في هَواكُم بِالكِتابِ
and a messenger who journeyed through the night,
for love of you, carrying the letter,
يُنذِرُwarning العاشِقَthe lover حَتّىuntil
يُنذِرُ العاشِقَ حَتّى
نَصَبواthey raised حَدَّthe point of الحِرابِthe spears
نَصَبوا حَدَّ الحِرابِ
warning the lover—until
they raised their spearpoints—
مِنof عَدُوٍّan enemy نَتَّقيهِwe guard against him
مِن عَدُوٍّ نَتَّقيهِ
وَبَنيand sons of عَمٍّa paternal uncle غِضابِangry
وَبَني عَمٍّ غِضابِ
of an enemy we guarded against,
and angry paternal cousins.
طَرَقَتshe visited by night حُبّيmy love بِهَمٍّwith grief
طَرَقَت حُبّي بِهَمٍّ
كادَalmost يُنسينيmade me forget مَآبيmy return
كادَ يُنسيني مَآبي
She visited my love by night with grief
that nearly made me forget my return.
وَاِستَرادَتنيand she sought to entice me عَلىdespite الهَوthe terror (first part)
وَاِستَرادَتني عَلى الهَو
لِcompletion of 'terror' بِطاعونِwith the plague of الشَبابِyouth
لِ بِطاعونِ الشَبابِ
And she sought to entice me, despite the terror,
with the plague of youth,
يَومَthe day قالَتshe said تَحذَرُfearing العَيthe watching eye (first part)
يَومَ قالَت تَحذَرُ العَي
نَcompletion of 'eye' عَلىfor ذاتِthe woman with الحِجابِthe veil
نَ عَلى ذاتِ الحِجابِ
the day she spoke, fearing the watching eye
for the woman behind the veil:
كُنbe غُراباًa crow حينَwhen تَأتيyou come
كُن غُراباً حينَ تَأتي
بَينَناamong us أَوor كَغُرابِlike a crow
بَينَنا أَو كَغُرابِ
Be a crow when you come
among us, or like a crow,
حَذَرَwary of العَينِthe watching eye فَإِنّاfor we
حَذَرَ العَينِ فَإِنّا
لَمnot نَكُنwe have been أَهلَpeople of مَعابِdisgrace
لَم نَكُن أَهلَ مَعابِ
wary of watching eyes; for we
have never been people of disgrace.
فَتَحَضَّرتُso I came بِنَفسيon my own
فَتَحَضَّرتُ بِنَفسي
نَحوَهاtoward her دونَwithout القِرابِthe kinsmen
نَحوَها دونَ القِرابِ
So I came on my own
toward her, without my kinsmen.
فَاِلتَقَيناthen we met بِحَديثٍin conversation
فَاِلتَقَينا بِحَديثٍ
مِنof شَكاةٍcomplaint وَعِتابِand reproach
مِن شَكاةٍ وَعِتابِ
Then we met in conversation
of complaint and reproach:
مَنطِقٌwords مِنهاfrom her وَمِنّيand from me
مَنطِقٌ مِنها وَمِنّي
غَيرُwithout تَحقيقِactual utterance of سِبابِabuse
غَيرُ تَحقيقِ سِبابِ
words from her and from me,
but no outright abuse.
قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen بَرَّحَتshe dealt harshly بيwith me
قُلتُ لَمّا بَرَّحَت بي
لَمnot يَكُنit was هَذاthis اِحتِسابيmy expectation
لَم يَكُن هَذا اِحتِسابي
I said, when she tormented me,
This was not what I expected.
حَيثُwhere أَرجوكُمI hope in you فَسُمتُمyet you inflicted
حَيثُ أَرجوكُم فَسُمتُم
زَورَكُمyour visitor سَوطَa lash of عَذابِtorment
زَورَكُم سَوطَ عَذابِ
Where I placed my hopes in you, you dealt
your visitor the lash of torment.
لَيتَنيwould that I قَبلَbefore هَواكُمlove for you
لَيتَني قَبلَ هَواكُم
كُنتُI had been فيin بَطنِthe belly of التُرابِthe earth
كُنتُ في بَطنِ التُرابِ
Would that, before loving you,
I had been in the belly of the earth.
فَبَكَتthen wept هِندٌHind وَقالَتand she said
فَبَكَت هِندٌ وَقالَت
حِبِّmy beloved لاdo not تُنكِرresent خِطابيmy words
حِبِّ لا تُنكِر خِطابي
Then Hind wept and said,
My love, do not resent my words:
غِلظَةٌharshness بَعدَafter التَلاقيmeeting
غِلظَةٌ بَعدَ التَلاقي
بَعدَهاafter it لينُgentleness of جَوابِreply
بَعدَها لينُ جَوابِ
harshness after meeting
is followed by gentleness in reply.
Sol 6.1