لهفيmy grief علىfor فتاكةٍa deadly huntress غدرتacted treacherously بهاagainst her
لهفي على فتاكةٍ غدرت بها
أيديthe hands المنيةdeath والحمامand doom سقاهاgave her to drink
أيدي المنية والحمام سقاها
My grief for a deadly huntress, betrayed by
I yearn for the beauty betrayed
the hands of death, and doom gave her its draught.
By the hands of death that gave her drink.
فهيfor she التيthe one who كانتwas إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أُرسلتwas sent forth
فهي التي كانت إذا ما أُرسلت
فيin معركٍa battle تفنيannihilates صفوفranks عداهاher enemies
في معركٍ تفني صفوف عداها
For she was the one who, whenever she was sent forth
She who when unleashed
in battle, would annihilate her enemies' ranks.
Would decimate the ranks of her foes.
أسفاًalas علىfor تلكthat البزاةthe female hawk وحسنهاand her beauty
أسفاً على تلك البزاة وحسنها
وعلىand for جراءتهاher daring الوفيةsteadfast أهاah!
وعلى جراءتها الوفية أها
Alas for that hawk and her beauty,
I grieve her valor and grace,
and for her steadfast daring—ah!
Her steadfast loyalty I lament.
كالريحlike the wind فيin هباتهاher rushes والليثand the lion فيin
كالريح في هباتها والليث في
نهضاتهاher leaps والبرقand lightning فيin مسراهاher flight
نهضاتها والبرق في مسراها
Like the wind in her rushes, and the lion in
Like the wind in its gusts, a lion
her leaps, and lightning in her flight.
In its pounces, lightning in its flash.
سهمan arrow القضاfate منسارهاher beak سمرbrown القناthe spear-shafts
سهم القضا منسارها سمر القنا
أظفارهاher talons بيضwhite الظباthe sword-blades جنحاهاher two wings
أظفارها بيض الظبا جنحاها
Her beak is fate's arrow; brown spear-shafts
The arrow of fate bloodied her beak,
are her talons; white sword-blades are her two wings.
Her talons white as an antelope's flank, her wings.
نورُlight الصباحmorning بصدرهاon her breast إذwhen حلّيتshe was adorned
نورُ الصباح بصدرها إذ حلّيت
لونthe color السماءِthe sky وذُهّبتand were gilded عيناهاher two eyes
لون السماءِ وذُهّبت عيناها
Morning's light was on her breast when she was adorned
The light of dawn adorned her chest when
with the sky's color, and her eyes were gilded.
She took on the sky's hue, her eyes gilded.
غراءُradiant قدindeed كانتwas إذاwhen صالتcharged ضحىat midmorning
غراءُ قد كانت إذا صالت ضحى
سهمan arrow المنونdeath يهابfears أنto يلقاهاmeet her
سهم المنون يهاب أن يلقاها
Radiant she was; whenever she charged at midmorning,
A mare she was, when she charged at dawn
the arrow of death feared to meet her.
The arrow of death feared to meet her.
سلask موكبthe cavalcade الحجلاتthe partridges إذwhen سلتunsheathed علىagainst
سل موكب الحجلات إذ سلت على
ركبانهاits riders سيفthe sword القضاfate كفاهاher two hands
ركبانها سيف القضا كفاها
Ask the partridges' cavalcade, when she drew against
Ask the procession of horses when she charged them,
its riders the sword of fate with her two hands.
The sword of fate restrained her.
قسماًan oath وحقand by the sanctity of يمينthe right hand ذيthe possessor of الفتكdeadly force الذيwho
قسماً وحق يمين ذي الفتك الذي
هوhe مطلعthe rising-place المجدglory السنيexalted مولاهاher master
هو مطلع المجد السني مولاها
I swear by the sanctity of the right hand of the deadly one who
By the oath and the right hand of the deadly one
is where exalted glory rises—her master:
Whose glory dawned, his master adored.
عنيI mean البشيرBashir الجنبلاطيal-Jumblati المرتضىthe esteemed one
عني البشير الجنبلاطي المرتضى
ذاpossessor of المكرماتnoble deeds وفيضand the outpouring سحبclouds نداهاtheir bounty
ذا المكرمات وفيض سحب نداها
I mean Bashir al-Jumblati, the esteemed one,
The visionary Jumblatt desired
possessor of noble deeds and the downpour from their clouds of bounty.
With his noble acts and abundant rain of generosity.
ماليI have no سلوٌّsolace عنfrom رثاlamenting قاقونةٍQaquna
مالي سلوٌّ عن رثا قاقونةٍ
إلاexcept بزرقاin a blue hawk أصبحتhas become تتباهىdisplays herself proudly
إلا بزرقا أصبحت تتباهى
I have no respite from lamenting Qaquna,
Why should I not mourn for Qaqoona
except in a blue hawk, who now displays herself proudly.
Except with pride has Zarqa now become.
حسناءُa beauty كفthe hand البدرthe full moon يرقمpatterns صدرهاher breast
حسناءُ كف البدر يرقم صدرها
فيin آيةa marvel الحسنbeauty البهيsplendid وضحاهاand her radiance
في آية الحسن البهي وضحاها
A beauty: the full moon's hand patterns her breast
A beauty with the moon's palm patterns her chest
in a marvel of splendid beauty and her radiance.
In signs of radiant beauty and light.
فكأنso, as though ليلthe night الصيفsummer قبلbefore صباحهِits dawn
فكأن ليل الصيف قبل صباحهِ
منfrom أزرقthe blue الجوthe sky البهيجlovely كساهاclothed her
من أزرق الجو البهيج كساها
So it is as though the summer night, before its dawn,
As if the summer night before its dawn
had clothed her in the blue of the lovely sky.
Robed her in the sky's lucid azure.
أنif (contextually) حركتmoved فوقupon الكنادرthe perches مخلباًa talon
أن حركت فوق الكنادر مخلباً
تتناذرwarn one another العقبانthe eagles بلnay تخشاهاfear her
تتناذر العقبان بل تخشاها
If she stirs a talon upon the perches,
If she stirred above the stars a claw
the eagles warn one another—nay, they fear her.
She'd make the ravens scatter, even fear her.
فيهاthrough her سلوتI forgot جمالthe beauty منthe one who هلكتperished وقدand had
فيها سلوت جمال من هلكت وقد
أضحتbecame غداةon the morning أتىcame الحمامdeath فداهاher ransom
أضحت غداة أتى الحمام فداها
Through her I forgot the beauty of the one who perished and had
In her is solace for the beauty that perished when
become her ransom on the morning death came.
The turtledoves came and for her, sacrificed.
Sol 6.1