لاقwelcome المدامةthe wine بالمسرةwith gladness لاقيwelcome
لاق المدامة بالمسرة لاقي
واقرنand mingle معwith الصهباthe tawny wine رضابthe sweet saliva of الساقيthe cupbearer
واقرن مع الصهبا رضاب الساقي
Welcome the wine with gladness—welcome it!
The tavern keeper said to the happy one, “Let us meet and drink what the cupbearer pours.”
And mingle the tawny wine with the cupbearer's sweet saliva.
The dawn is pleasant so let us start the morning, and give me a drink. She is the sister of the beloved, whose lips are thieves.
طابwas pleasant الصبوحthe morning draught فعمso fare well صباحاًin the morning واسقنيand give me to drink
طاب الصبوح فعم صباحاً واسقني
اختthe sister of الحبيبthe beloved وثغرهand his mouth السراقthe thieving
اخت الحبيب وثغره السراق
Sweet is the morning draught: good morning, and pour me
A red one who heals the heart of every love-struck one. Not with his flowing tears is there healing.
the beloved's sister and his thieving lips.
Rise and bring her, and leave the treacherous times. A sun revolving with her at the water-wheels’ cycle.
حمراءُred تشفيheals قلبthe heart of كلevery متيمٍlove-stricken person
حمراءُ تشفي قلب كل متيمٍ
ليسis not الشفاءُthe cure بدمعهin his tears المهراقthe shed
ليس الشفاءُ بدمعه المهراق
A red wine that heals every love-stricken heart;
And string on the goblets a necklace of her lips. At dawn take my mind as her dowry.
the cure is not in his shed tears.
She came and brought about joys in abundance. With her flavor and breath.
قمrise هاتهاbring it ودعand leave الزمانtime وغدرهُand its treachery
قم هاتها ودع الزمان وغدرهُ
شمساًa sun تطوفcirculate بهاwith it بدورfull moons سواقيof cupbearers
شمساً تطوف بها بدور سواقي
Rise, bring it, and leave time and its treachery:
One who revealed a leg established my resurrection. The resurrection is the day legs are revealed.
a sun passed round by full-moon cupbearers.
She seduced hearts when she girded her waist. From lovers’ eyes what gazing!
واعقدand tie علىupon الكاساتthe cups عقدa necklace of حبابهاits bubbles
واعقد على الكاسات عقد حبابها
صبحاًat dawn وخذand take عقليmy reason لهاfor it بصداقِas a bridal dowry
صبحاً وخذ عقلي لها بصداقِ
And tie upon the cups a necklace of its bubbles
Iraq sang, so the morning breeze shook its branches. And I yearned toward every Iraq.
at dawn, and take my reason as its bridal dowry.
Sprinklings that forbid the sleep of a love-struck youth. How can the blood of lovers be lawful for him?
قدمتit arrived فأحدثتso it created السرورjoy موارداًwellsprings
قدمت فأحدثت السرور موارداً
بمذاقهاthrough its taste طوراًat times وباستنشاقِand through inhaling
بمذاقها طوراً وباستنشاقِ
It arrived and opened wellsprings of joy,
I ransom her if she shook her hips and rang her anklets. From the slander of a malicious backbiter.
now through its taste, now through inhaling its scent.
She toyed with me last night with the roses of her cheek. When she saw it overflowing from my cup.
منthrough كشفbaring ساقa shin قدindeed أقامhe brought about قيامتيmy Judgment Day
من كشف ساق قد أقام قيامتي
إنindeed القيامةJudgment Day يومthe day of كشفbaring الساقِthe shin
إن القيامة يوم كشف الساقِ
By baring a shin, he has brought on my Judgment Day;
She reveals a pearl so I weep like it. By God the glances’ flowing from a thief!
indeed, Judgment Day is the day of baring the shin.
I yearned for her while she resided in my entrails. And I refused, from her, the agony of longing.
فتنhe bewitched القلوبhearts وقدwhile already تمنطقbecame girdled خصرهُhis waist
فتن القلوب وقد تمنطق خصرهُ
منwith أعينthe eyes of العشاقlovers أيَّwhat a نطاقِgirdle
من أعين العشاق أيَّ نطاقِ
He bewitched hearts, his waist girdled
O you who plunders the innards is there any mercy? Or ceaseless love or pity for me?
with lovers' eyes—what a girdle!
Is it a mole on your cheek or blackened hearts fearing fires?
غنّىhe sang العراقIraq, a musical mode فهزso it swayed عطفيهhis two flanks الصباthe east wind; also Saba mode
غنّى العراق فهز عطفيه الصبا
فغدوتso I became اصبوyearning نحوtoward كلevery عراقِIraq
فغدوت اصبو نحو كل عراقِ
He sang Iraq, and the east wind swayed his flanks;
I once had a liver that stood from passion. So I gifted it to her the day we met.
so I began to yearn toward every Iraq.
And I kept a heart I had prepared. For misfortunes but it was lost the day we parted.
رشاءa young gazelle يحرّمforbids نومsleep صبٍّa passionate lover مغرمٍlove-stricken
رشاء يحرّم نوم صبٍّ مغرمٍ
أنّىhow يحلُّis lawful لهto him دمthe blood of العشاقِlovers
أنّى يحلُّ له دم العشاقِ
A young gazelle forbids a passionate, love-stricken lover sleep;
O you, by love intercede regarding ardors. Is there a sprinkling from your dewy lips?
how can lovers' blood be lawful to him?
A pearl on your cheek or necklaces braided. From his wavy lifetime hair, Abdel Baaqi?
أفديهI would ransom him أنif (reading uncertain) هزّhe swayed القوامhis form وإنand if رناhe gazed
أفديه أن هزّ القوام وإن رنا
بلحاظهwith his glances منwhat a طاعنٍspear-thruster رشّاقdeft archer
بلحاظه من طاعنٍ رشّاق
I would ransom him if he sways his form, and if he gazes
The unique poet who gifted us. Pearls of seas composed in papers.
with his glances—what a spear-thruster and deft archer!
An ink that when it shakes the pen arrogantly. Stains every polished smooth pen.
أمسىhe began at evening يداعبنيto tease me بوردwith the rose of خدودهhis cheeks
أمسى يداعبني بورد خدوده
لماwhen رأهhe saw it يفيضoverflowing منfrom أماقيmy tear ducts
لما رأه يفيض من أماقي
At evening he teased me with the rose of his cheeks,
If clouds came challenging him to a contest. They would retreat in shame headless.
when he saw it overflowing from my tear ducts.
His excellent innovations arranged virtues. The peak of eloquence in cycles.
يفترّhe parts his lips عنrevealing درٍpearls فأبكيso I weep مثلهtheir like
يفترّ عن درٍ فأبكي مثله
للَهto God (in praise) درُّexcellence (in praise) الطرفthe eye منwhat a سرّاقthief
للَه درُّ الطرف من سرّاق
He parts his lips to reveal pearls, and I weep their like;
From every shining forehead its virtues. Tightened its rhymes most strongly.
God bless the eye—what a thief!
He combined eloquence and rhetoric. As integrity is combined with good morals.
اشتاقهI long for him وهوwhile he المقيمdwells بمهجتيin my heart's blood
اشتاقه وهو المقيم بمهجتي
وأبيتand I spend the night منهbecause of him بلوعةin the anguish of المشتاقthe yearning lover
وأبيت منه بلوعة المشتاق
I long for him, though he dwells in my heart's blood,
It is as if the delicate meaning and its composition. Came paired by covenant.
and spend the night for him in a yearning lover's anguish.
When meanings secretly stole blossoms. Words submitted to them in theft.
ياO ناهبplunderer of الأحشاءthe innermost organs هلis there منany رحمةٍmercy
يا ناهب الأحشاء هل من رحمةٍ
لاfor (likely word fragment) سيرa captive (likely word fragment) أبديeverlasting الحبlove أمor اشفاقِpity
لا سير أبدي الحب أم اشفاقِ
O plunderer of my innermost heart, is there any mercy
A master for him is sublime literature and its superiority. Reached the heights continually ascending.
for one forever captive to love—or pity? [Text uncertain.]
A favor by which the curved and flat leveled. A justice the dishonest came with equivalency.
خالٌa mole بخدكupon your cheek أمor إليهto it قدalready التجتtook refuge
خالٌ بخدك أم إليه قد التجت
سوداءُthe dark core of قلبيmy heart خشيةfor fear of الأحراقِburning
سوداءُ قلبي خشية الأحراقِ
Is it a mole upon your cheek, or has there sought refuge
Glory at its extent became old for him. And the path of glory belongs to him in entitlement.
the dark core of my heart, fearing the flames?
O noble one who obtained praise. By his widely known superiority.
قدindeed كانthere was ليfor me كبدٌa liver تقومstands firm علىin الهوىlove
قد كان لي كبدٌ تقوم على الهوى
فوهبتهاso I gave it للوصلfor union يومon the day of تلاقيmeeting
فوهبتها للوصل يوم تلاقي
I once had a liver that stood firm in love,
You are congratulated for what you attained an elevation. And for it congratulations to an outstanding noble!
and I gave it for union on the day we met.
Fate was generous matching wisdom most high. Though they had been of different congruity.
وحفظتand I kept قلباًa heart كنتI had قدalready أعددتهprepared it
وحفظت قلباً كنت قد أعددته
للنائباتfor calamities فضاعthen it was lost يومon the day of فراقِparting
للنائبات فضاع يوم فراقِ
And I kept a heart that I had readied
So submit to it in the shade of a most generous glory. For life all the highly esteemed vie.
for calamities, but it was lost on the day of parting.
The son of loftiness, pride, he is its ally. And master of its generous deeds absolutely.
ياO هذهyou (feminine) والحبwhile love يشفعintercedes فيwithin الحشاthe breast
يا هذه والحب يشفع في الحشا
هلis there رشفةٌa sip منfrom ثغركyour mouth الدرياقthe antidote
هل رشفةٌ من ثغرك الدرياق
O lady, while love intercedes within my breast,
The most faithful, even minister judicious. He did not fear injustice or confrontation.
is there a sip from your mouth, that antidote?
His generous hands gave like. The slim and quivering thighs gave.
درٌّpearls بجيدكupon your neck أمor حباكhe bestowed on you قلائداًnecklaces
درٌّ بجيدك أم حباك قلائداً
منfrom شعرهhis poetry العمريُّal-Umari عبدAbd (name component) الباقيal-Baqi (name component)
من شعره العمريُّ عبد الباقي
Are those pearls upon your neck, or necklaces bestowed on you
A rain you own palms, and in turmoil. A lion owning the towering necks.
from his poetry by Abd al-Baqi al-Umari?
Wisdom, right opinion, and good qualities. Explicitly without interrogation.
الشاعرthe poet الفردpeerless الذيwho أهدىgave لناto us
الشاعر الفرد الذي أهدى لنا
دررthe pearls of البحورthe seas; also poetic meters نظمنwere strung فيupon الأوراقِthe pages
درر البحور نظمن في الأوراقِ
The peerless poet who gave us
O excellent abode of peace, its justice. And beauty have spent the night in embrace.
the seas' pearls, strung upon the pages.
Its shelters prospered with the most truthful justice. For luck and good its trusted equivalent.
حبرٌa learned master إذاwhen هزّhe brandished اليراعthe reed pen مفاخراًin proud display
حبرٌ إذا هزّ اليراع مفاخراً
أذرىhe put to shame بكلevery مهندٍIndian-steel blade رقراقِgleaming
أذرى بكل مهندٍ رقراقِ
A learned master who, when he brandishes his reed pen in pride,
A moon in its crescent appointed Mercury. So they conformed in glory what conformation!
puts every gleaming Indian blade to shame.
May it last for him, most gentle. For his most high right hand without grasping.
لوif إنّindeed سحباناًSahban أتاهُcame to him مبارياًas a competitor
لو إنّ سحباناً أتاهُ مبارياً
لارتدّhe would have returned منfrom خجلٍshame أخاpossessed of أطراقa bowed head
لارتدّ من خجلٍ أخا أطراق
Had Sahban come to compete with him,
However much I exaggerate in praising him. I do not reach the lowest bound of exaggeration.
he would have turned back ashamed, with head bowed.
And to you, O full moon of praise, I came. With the elegance of a poem from a love-struck youth.
حلّتadorned كرايمهhis precious gems البديعwondrous نظامهاtheir arrangement
حلّت كرايمه البديع نظامها
جيدthe neck of البلاغةeloquence فيin (syntax uncertain) كالأطواقِlike necklaces
جيد البلاغة في كالأطواقِ
His gems, wondrously strung, adorned
A hearing love appeared and ears fell in love. Before eyes fell in love.
the neck of eloquence like necklaces. [Wording uncertain.]
It is a fruit that came to a lap though. It mimics the pearl in brilliance.
منof كلevery مشرقةradiant الجبينbrow عروفهاits tresses
من كل مشرقة الجبين عروفها
شدّتbound قوافيهاits rhymes أشدthe firmest وثاقِbond
شدّت قوافيها أشد وثاقِ
Each poem has a radiant brow; its tresses
It bestows praise and felicitations. Excellent bestowal and you are excellent company.
are bound by its rhymes in the firmest bonds.
جمعhe united الفصاحةpurity of diction بالبلاغةwith eloquence مثلماjust as
جمع الفصاحة بالبلاغة مثلما
قرنhe joined الحجىwisdom بمحاسنwith the virtues of الأخلاقcharacter
قرن الحجى بمحاسن الأخلاق
He joined purity of diction with eloquence, just as
he joined wisdom to noble character.
فكأنماso it is as though المعنىthe meaning الرقيقsubtle ونظمهand its versification
فكأنما المعنى الرقيق ونظمه
جاءcame اقترانهماtheir union علىunder ميثاقِa covenant
جاء اقترانهما على ميثاقِ
It is as though the subtle meaning and its versification
were joined together under a covenant.
لماwhen استرقّhe took captive الزاهراتthe radiant ones معانياًas meanings
لما استرقّ الزاهرات معانياً
خضعتbowed لهto him الألفاظthe words باسترقاقِin bondage
خضعت له الألفاظ باسترقاقِ
When he took the radiant meanings captive,
the words bowed to him in bondage.
مولىًa master لهhe possesses الأدبliterary culture الرفيعlofty وفضلهand his excellence
مولىً له الأدب الرفيع وفضله
بلغreached المعاليhigh honors راقياًascending متراقيsteps of ascent
بلغ المعالي راقياً متراقي
A master of lofty letters; his excellence
reached high honors, climbing step by step.
فضلٌexcellence بهthrough it الحدباal-Hadba استوتstood straight والمجدبلand glory—rather
فضلٌ به الحدبا استوت والمجدبل
عدلٌjustice أتىcame to الزوراءal-Zawra بالأرفاقِwith kindly care
عدلٌ أتى الزوراء بالأرفاقِ
Excellence through which al-Hadba stood straight; and glory—rather,
justice came to al-Zawra bringing kindly care.
أضحىhas become لهhis المجدglory التليدancestral بحدّهthrough his keen edge
أضحى له المجد التليد بحدّه
ولهand his is طريقthe path to المجدglory باستحقاقِby rightful merit
وله طريق المجد باستحقاقِ
Ancestral glory has become his through his keen edge,
and the path to glory is his by right.
ياO أيهاyou الشهمgallant man الذيwho نالwon الثناءَpraise مisolated letter (unclear)
يا أيها الشهم الذي نال الثناءَ م
بفضلهthrough his excellence المشهورrenowned فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons
بفضله المشهور في الآفاقِ
O gallant man who won acclaim,
through his merit, renowned across the horizons:
هنئتَmay you be congratulated فيماon what نلتهyou attained منof رتبةٍa rank
هنئتَ فيما نلته من رتبةٍ
ولهاand to it الهناءُcongratulations بفاضلٍfor a virtuous man غيداقِbountiful
ولها الهناءُ بفاضلٍ غيداقِ
Congratulations on the rank you have attained,
and to that rank, on its virtuous, bountiful man.
جادwas generous الزمانtime فطابقso matched الحزمresolve العلىlofty rank
جاد الزمان فطابق الحزم العلى
فيهاwithin it وقدwhile previously كاناthe two had been بغيرٍwithout طباقaccord
فيها وقد كانا بغيرٍ طباق
Time was generous, and resolve matched lofty rank
within it, though the two had once lacked harmony.
فاسلمso remain safe لهاfor it فيin ظلthe shade of أكرمthe most generous ماجدٍnoble lord
فاسلم لها في ظل أكرم ماجدٍ
للعمرfor a lifetime كلall ذويpossessors of العلىhigh honor سبّاقِone who outstrips
للعمر كل ذوي العلى سبّاقِ
So remain safe in that rank, beneath the shade of the most generous noble lord,
who throughout life outstrips all those of high honor.
ابنson of المعاليhigh honors الغرradiant وهوand he is نجيبهاtheir noble scion
ابن المعالي الغر وهو نجيبها
وأبوand father of مكارمهاtheir noble deeds علىin الإطلاقِunrestricted scope
وأبو مكارمها على الإطلاقِ
Son of radiant honors, and their noble scion,
and father of their noble deeds, without qualification.
أوفىmost loyal همامٍhero بلindeed وزيرٍa minister حازمٍresolute
أوفى همامٍ بل وزيرٍ حازمٍ
لمdid not يخشَfear منfrom ضيمٍoppression ومنand from املاقdestitution
لم يخشَ من ضيمٍ ومن املاق
The most loyal hero—indeed, a resolute minister,
who feared neither oppression nor destitution.
جادتlavished أياديهhis hands المواهبgifts مثلماjust as
جادت أياديه المواهب مثلما
جادتthey excelled بهزin brandishing قواضبٍkeen blades ورشاقand slender shafts
جادت بهز قواضبٍ ورشاق
His hands showered gifts, just as
they excelled in brandishing keen blades and slender shafts.
غيثlife-giving rain تملكهpossess it الأكفhands وفيand in الوغىbattle
غيث تملكه الأكف وفي الوغى
ليثa lion تملكmastered شامخthe loftiest of الأعناقِnecks
ليث تملك شامخ الأعناقِ
Rain in the grasp of hands, and, in battle,
a lion who masters the loftiest necks.
بالحلمthrough forbearance والرأيand judgment السديدsound صفاتهhis qualities
بالحلم والرأي السديد صفاته
الغراءresplendent ناطقةٌspeaking بلاwithout استنطاقِprompting to speak
الغراء ناطقةٌ بلا استنطاقِ
Through forbearance and sound judgment, his virtues
shine and speak without being questioned.
ياO حبذاhow excellent دارthe abode of السلامpeace فعدلهfor his justice
يا حبذا دار السلام فعدله
وجمالهاand its beauty باتاthe two spent the night بحسنin a lovely عناقِembrace
وجمالها باتا بحسن عناقِ
How splendid is the Abode of Peace! For his justice
and its beauty have spent the night in a lovely embrace.
سعدتflourished مرابعهاits meadows بأصدقthrough the truest عادلٍman of justice
سعدت مرابعها بأصدق عادلٍ
للسعدof good fortune والخيرand goodness الوفيabundant مصداقِa true embodiment
للسعد والخير الوفي مصداقِ
Its meadows flourished under the truest man of justice,
a true embodiment of good fortune and abundant goodness.
قمرa moon بهالتهwithin his halo أقامplaced عطارداًMercury
قمر بهالته أقام عطارداً
فتوافقاso the two harmonized بالمجدin glory أيّwhat an وفاقِaccord
فتوافقا بالمجد أيّ وفاقِ
A moon who set Mercury within his halo;
so the two harmonized in glory—what an accord!
دامتmay it endure لهfor him العلياءhigh glory وهيwhile it is رقيقةa bondmaid
دامت له العلياء وهي رقيقة
ليمينهto his right hand العلياexalted بغيرwithout آباقِfleeing from bondage
ليمينه العليا بغير آباقِ
May high glory endure for him, a bondmaid
to his exalted right hand, never fleeing.
مهماhowever much أتيتُI ventured مغالياًextravagantly بمديحهin his praise
مهما أتيتُ مغالياً بمديحه
لمdid not آتreach بالأدنىeven the slightest منof الأغراقِexaggeration
لم آت بالأدنى من الأغراقِ
However extravagantly I praise him,
I have not reached even the slightest exaggeration.
وإليكand to you ياO بدرfull moon of المحامدpraiseworthy deeds أقبلتhas come
وإليك يا بدر المحامد أقبلت
غراءُradiant نظمٍverse منfrom فتىa youth of الأشواقِlongings
غراءُ نظمٍ من فتى الأشواقِ
And to you, O full moon of praiseworthy deeds, has come
a radiant poem from a youth of longing.
حبٌّlove سماعيٌّborn of hearing بداappeared وتعشقُand fall in love
حبٌّ سماعيٌّ بدا وتعشقُ
الآذانthe ears قبلbefore تعشقthe falling in love of الأحداقِthe eyes
الآذان قبل تعشق الأحداقِ
A love born of hearing appeared; and in love fall
the ears before the eyes fall in love.
هيit is ثمرةٌa fruit جاءتhas come إلىinto حجرٍa lap وإنalthough
هي ثمرةٌ جاءت إلى حجرٍ وإن
كانتit was تحاكيrivalling الدرpearls بالإشراقِin radiance
كانت تحاكي الدر بالإشراقِ
It is a fruit that has come into a lap, although
it rivals pearls in radiance.
تهديit offers المقامthe station مدائحاًpraises وتهانياًand congratulations
تهدي المقام مدائحاً وتهانياً
نعمexcellent is المقامthe station وأنتand you are نعمexcellent الراقيthe one who ascends
نعم المقام وأنت نعم الراقي
It offers the station praises and congratulations:
a splendid station, and you its splendid ascender!
هيهاgrant it (reading uncertain) القبولacceptance فلاso never برحتmay you cease مويداًsupported
هيها القبول فلا برحت مويداً
وموفقاًand granted success بمواهبthrough the gifts of الخلاقِthe Creator
وموفقاً بمواهب الخلاقِ
Grant it acceptance; may you never cease to be supported
and guided to success through the Creator's gifts.
Partial English translation: 49 of 100 Arabic lines translated.
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