غدوتI became متيماًlove-struck وصباand yearned فواديmy heart
غدوت متيماً وصبا فوادي
لعاديةِfor a swift-running mare منamong الجردthe sleek-coated horses الجيادِthe noble steeds
لعاديةِ من الجرد الجيادِ
I have grown lovestruck, and my heart has fallen in love
I became love-struck, and my heart yearned
with a fleet mare among the sleek, noble steeds—
for a swift-running mare among the sleek, noble steeds,
منof الخيلthe horses النجيباتthe well-bred mares اللواتيthat
من الخيل النجيبات اللواتي
نشأنَgrew up معwith النعامthe ostriches بكلin every واديvalley
نشأنَ مع النعام بكل وادي
one of those purebred horses
one of those well-bred mares
raised alongside ostriches in every valley.
that grew up with ostriches in every valley.
لهاshe has أذنانtwo ears يسترقانstealthily catch سمعاًa hearing
لها أذنان يسترقان سمعاً
عنfrom الأفلاكthe celestial spheres فيin قلعيtwo sails مدادِink
عن الأفلاك في قلعي مدادِ
She has two ears that strain to steal a sound
She has two ears that steal a hearing
from the celestial spheres, like two outstretched sails;
from the celestial spheres, in two sails of ink;
وجيدand a neck مثلlike جيدthe neck الريمof the gazelle صافٍsmooth
وجيد مثل جيد الريم صافٍ
اثيثluxuriant شعرهits hair حلكintense السوادِblackness
اثيث شعره حلك السوادِ
and a neck like the gazelle’s, smooth and pure,
and a smooth neck like a gazelle's,
with thick hair of raven black.
its hair luxuriant and pitch-black.
سنابكهاher hooves الأقباتunclear epithet of the hooves استقرتbecame firmly set
سنابكها الأقبات استقرت
ضخاماًmassive تحتbeneath ارساغٍpasterns شدادِstrong
ضخاماً تحت ارساغٍ شدادِ
Her high-vaulted hooves are firmly planted,
Her hooves—[epithet unclear]—are firmly set,
massive beneath strong pasterns.
massive beneath strong pasterns.
لقدindeed جاءَتshe came بأخلافٍwith offspring كرامٍnoble
لقد جاءَت بأخلافٍ كرامٍ
وقدand indeed عبدتpaved the way for أطاعثهاher obedience (uncertain reading) مراديmy desire
وقد عبدت أطاعثها مرادي
Indeed, she comes endowed with noble traits,
She has indeed come with noble offspring,
trained until her obedience answers my will.
and her obedience [reading uncertain] has paved the way to my desire.
فماso not جنحتshe inclined لخفٍtoward an unclear object قطever يوماًa single day
فما جنحت لخفٍ قط يوماً
ولمand not نسلكwe followed سوىanything but طرقthe paths الرشادِof right guidance
ولم نسلك سوى طرق الرشادِ
Never once did she veer toward a camel’s padded gait,
So she has never once inclined toward [an unclear term],
and we have followed only the paths of right guidance.
and we have followed only the paths of right guidance.
عقابan eagle أنif (uncertain reading) سرتI travel فوقabove الروابيthe hilltops
عقاب أن سرت فوق الروابي
وعفراًand a pale gazelle تشرئبshe stretches her neck لدىby الوهادِthe lowlands
وعفراً تشرئب لدى الوهادِ
An eagle when she speeds over the hills,
An eagle if I travel over the hilltops,
a dust-pale gazelle when she drinks in the hollows.
and a pale gazelle stretching her neck in the lowlands.
وإنand if اطلقتهاI let her loose لحقتshe caught up ببرقwith lightning
وإن اطلقتها لحقت ببرق
وتثبتand she stands still حيثwherever شئتI wish بلاwithout عنادِdefiance
وتثبت حيث شئت بلا عنادِ
If you unleash her, she catches up with lightning,
And if I let her loose, she catches up with lightning,
yet stands wherever you wish, without resistance.
and she stands still wherever I wish, without defiance.
وتمشيand she walks غيرnot نافرةskittish فسيحاًwith an easy stride
وتمشي غير نافرة فسيحاً
فلمso not تمنعshe kept جفوناًeyelids منfrom رقادsleep
فلم تمنع جفوناً من رقاد
She walks freely, never skittish, with an ample stride,
She walks unskittish, with an easy stride,
and so keeps no eyelid from sleep.
and keeps no eyelids from their sleep.
ولمand not تبرحshe ceases مدىthroughout الأيامthe days تدعوto pray
ولم تبرح مدى الأيام تدعو
لمولاناfor our lord البشيرBashir أبيfather of الأياديgenerous deeds
لمولانا البشير أبي الأيادي
Day after day, she never ceases to invoke blessings
Throughout the days she never ceases to pray
upon our lord al-Bashir, father of benefactions,
for our lord Bashir, father of generous deeds,
وتهديهand she offers him ثناءِpraise بانتظامin ordered form
وتهديه ثناءِ بانتظام
يفوحwafts عبيرهits fragrance مسكاmusk وجاديand saffron
يفوح عبيره مسكا وجادي
offering him praises in orderly succession,
and offers him praise in ordered verse,
whose fragrance breathes of musk and saffron.
its fragrance wafting musk and saffron.
تقولshe says أدامكmay He preserve you المولىthe Lord بعزin glory
تقول أدامك المولى بعز
فقدfor indeed انزلتنيyou have lodged me باعزin the most honored ناديcompany
فقد انزلتني باعز نادي
She says: “May the Lord preserve you in glory,
She says: 'May the Lord preserve you in glory,
for you have lodged me in the noblest gathering,
for you have lodged me in the most honored company,
بريعon a height قدindeed زهاshone شرفاًwith honor وحسناًand beauty
بريع قد زها شرفاً وحسناً
وسادand excelled بكلthrough every صهالٍloudly neighing جوادnoble steed
وساد بكل صهالٍ جواد
in a high meadow radiant with honor and beauty,
on a height resplendent with honor and beauty,
that rises supreme above every neighing steed.
preeminent through every loudly neighing noble steed.
تدفقflowed abundantly ماؤُهits water الصافيclear هناءًin delight
تدفق ماؤُه الصافي هناءً
وزادand increased شعيرهits barley فازدادso increased زاديmy sustenance
وزاد شعيره فازداد زادي
Its clear water gushes forth, pure delight,
Its clear water flowed in delight,
and its barley has increased, increasing my provisions.
and its barley increased, so my sustenance grew.
تعوضناyou compensate us بطيبwith the sweetness of العيشlife عماfor what
تعوضنا بطيب العيش عما
تركناwe left بالبقاعin the Beqaa منof القتادthornbushes
تركنا بالبقاع من القتاد
You have recompensed us with the sweetness of life
You compensate us with a pleasant life for what
for the thorn-filled lands we left behind.
we left of thornbushes in the Beqaa.
وجاورناand we lived beside جليلانJalilan المفدىthe cherished one
وجاورنا جليلان المفدى
جليلgreat القدرin rank مولىmaster of كلevery عاديgalloping steed
جليل القدر مولى كل عادي
Two illustrious men became our neighbors: the cherished one,
We have become neighbors of the cherished Jalilan,
and one exalted in rank, the lord of every foe.
great in rank, master of every galloping steed.
لناwe have شرفhonor بخدمتهin serving him وأمنٌand security
لنا شرف بخدمته وأمنٌ
منيعٌimpregnable منagainst مصيباتthe calamities العواديof assailing misfortunes
منيعٌ من مصيبات العوادي
Through serving him, we possess honor and security,
We have honor in his service, and security
impregnable against the calamities of hostile powers.
impregnable against the calamities of adversity.
وفزناand we gained بالمسرةwith joy والتهانيand congratulations
وفزنا بالمسرة والتهاني
ننعمwe live in ease بينamong هاتيكthose النجاديuplands
ننعم بين هاتيك النجادي
We have won delight and joyful congratulations,
We have gained joy and congratulations,
living in ease amid those uplands.
living in ease among those uplands.
فدمso live on واسلمand remain safe بشيرBashir الخيرof goodness مولىas a lord
فدم واسلم بشير الخير مولى
سعيداًhappy ماجداًglorious ساميlofty العمادof pillar
سعيداً ماجداً سامي العماد
So live long and fare safely, Bashir, bringer of good, a lord—
So live on safely, Bashir of goodness, as a lord,
happy and glorious, of lofty standing—
happy, glorious, lofty-pillared,
مدىthroughout الأيامthe days ماas long as صبحتgreet the dawn جيادٌsteeds
مدى الأيام ما صبحت جيادٌ
يسابقraces سيرهاtheir pace برقthe lightning الغواديof morning rainclouds
يسابق سيرها برق الغوادي
for all the days that steeds set forth at dawn,
throughout the days, so long as steeds greet the dawn,
while the lightning of morning rainclouds races their course.
their pace racing the lightning of morning rainclouds.'
Sol 6.1