دقتbecame subtle معانيmeanings حسنكمyour beauty فيamong الملاحْthe beautiful ones
دقت معاني حسنكم في الملاحْ
عنbeyond نظرgaze الواشيthe slanderer وand فهمunderstanding اللواحْthe keen observer
عن نظر الواشي و فهم اللواحْ
The meanings of your beauty among the fair are too subtle
The meanings of your beauty were precise in my thoughts,
for the slanderer's gaze and the keen observer's understanding.
Away from the gaze of slanderers and understanding of critics.
للهto God (in admiration) أيامdays مضتpassed ليfor me بكمwith you
لله أيام مضت لي بكم
بينbetween رُبَىhills نَجدNajd وand تلكthose البطاحْthe valley flats
بين رُبَى نَجد و تلك البطاحْ
How wondrous the days I spent with you,
Oh days that have passed with you!
between the hills of Najd and those valley flats!
Between the dunes of Najd and those plains.
أيامُdays وَصْلunion نلتُI attained فيهاin them الذيthat which
أيامُ وَصْل نلتُ فيها الذي
أهوىI desire وand أكثرتI made many منof الاقتراحْrequests
أهوى و أكثرت من الاقتراحْ
Days of union, when I attained what
Days of unity in which I got what I love,
I desire, and made request upon request.
And made many proposals.
وand قدindeed بَقيتI have remained اليومtoday منfrom بعدهاafter them
و قد بَقيت اليوم من بعدها
كطائرlike a bird قدalready قُصَّwas clipped منهfrom it الجناحْthe wing
كطائر قد قُصَّ منه الجناحْ
And today, after them, I am left
Today I remain after them,
like a bird whose wing has been clipped.
Like a bird whose wings are clipped.
ماwhat قُوتٌsustenance منone who قدalready طارflew منfrom وكرهhis nest
ما قُوتٌ من قد طار من وكره
ولاand not علىupon منone who سلاforgot فاستراحْso he found rest
ولا على من سلا فاستراحْ
What sustenance has one who has flown from his nest?
No strength for one who flew from his nest,
Nor for one who has forgotten and found rest.
Nor for one who rested and took comfort.
أبيتُI spend the night أرعىI keep watch منamong نجومstars الدجَىthe darkness
أبيتُ أرعى من نجوم الدجَى
أسيرَa captive ليلa night ماnot لهit has منany بَراحْescape
أسيرَ ليل ما له من بَراحْ
I spend the night keeping watch among the stars of darkness,
I refused to graze among the stars of nightfall,
a captive of a night from which there is no escape.
A captive of a night that has no serenity.
علمتI learned ياO ظالمُcruel one بعدremoteness اللقَاreunion
علمت يا ظالمُ بعد اللقَا
وand قسوةhardness القلبthe heart حِيالًfacing الصباحْthe morning
و قسوة القلب حِيالً الصباحْ
I learned, O cruel one, the remoteness of reunion,
You knew, oh oppressor, after meeting
and the heart's hardness in the face of morning.
And the hardness of heart towards dawn.
Sol 6.1