طَرَقَتcame by night أُمَيَّةُUmayya فيin المَنامِa dream تَزورُناvisiting us
طَرَقَت أُمَيَّةُ في المَنامِ تَزورُنا
وَهناًlate at night وَقَدand already كادَnearly السِماكُal-Simak يَغورُsinks
وَهناً وَقَد كادَ السِماكُ يَغورُ
Umayya came by night to visit us in a dream,
Umayyah visited in a dream, coming to see us,
late at night, when al-Simak was almost sinking.
So weak, as if all strength had left him.
طافَتshe passed around بِشُعثٍamong disheveled men عِندَbeside أَرحُلِthe saddles of أَينُقٍshe-camels
طافَت بِشُعثٍ عِندَ أَرحُلِ أَينُقٍ
خوصٍnarrow-eyed أُنِخنَthey were made to kneel وَبَينَهُنَّand among them ضَريرُa hardy camel
خوصٍ أُنِخنَ وَبَينَهُنَّ ضَريرُ
She passed among disheveled men beside the saddles of she-camels,
Wandering among worn tents and frayed dwellings,
narrow-eyed and made to kneel, with a hardy camel among them.
Of withered palm branches creaking between them.
بُرِدَتwere worn down عَرائِكُهاtheir humps بِجَوزِin the middle of تَنوفَةٍa trackless waste
بُرِدَت عَرائِكُها بِجَوزِ تَنوفَةٍ
وَبِهِنَّand in them مِنfrom أَينِthe weariness of الكَلالِexhaustion فُتورُlassitude
وَبِهِنَّ مِن أَينِ الكَلالِ فُتورُ
Their humps were worn down in the heart of a trackless waste,
Her clothes were dotted with juniper berries,
and the strain of exhaustion had left them listless.
And in them was a weariness from enduring separation.
قالَتshe said قَليلاًa little فَاِنتَبَهتُso I awoke وَماand not أَرىI see
قالَت قَليلاً فَاِنتَبَهتُ وَما أَرى
زَوراًa visitor بِهِthrough it مَنone whom زارَهُit visited him مَحبورُgladdened
زَوراً بِهِ مَن زارَهُ مَحبورُ
She spoke briefly; I awoke, and I see no
She spoke a little, then I woke up, and could not see,
dream-visitor who gladdens the one it visits.
Any trace of a visitor left disconsolate.
فَهَجَعتُso I slept أَرجوI hope أَنthat تَعودَshe returns لِمِثلِهاfor another like it
فَهَجَعتُ أَرجو أَن تَعودَ لِمِثلِها
سَلمىSalma وَمِثلُand the like of طِلابِseeking ذاكَthat عَسيرُdifficult
سَلمى وَمِثلُ طِلابِ ذاكَ عَسيرُ
So I slept, hoping she would return for another such visit—
So I went back to sleep, hoping she would return,
Salma; yet seeking such a thing is hard.
My Salma, though craving her again is hard.
راعَتshe startled فُؤاديmy heart حينَwhen زارَتshe visited رَوعَةًa fright
راعَت فُؤادي حينَ زارَت رَوعَةً
مِنهاfrom her ظَلِلتُI remained كَأَنَّنيas though I مَخمورُdrunk
مِنها ظَلِلتُ كَأَنَّني مَخمورُ
She startled my heart when she visited, with such a shock
She startled my heart when she came frighteningly,
from her that I remained as though drunk.
I was left as if drunk from her shadow.
إِنّيindeed I غَداةَon the morning غَدَتshe departed بِحاجَةِwith the desire of ذيone possessing الهَوىlove
إِنّي غَداةَ غَدَت بِحاجَةِ ذي الهَوى
مِنّيfrom me وَلَمand did not أَقضِI live out الحَياةَlife صَبورُpatient
مِنّي وَلَم أَقضِ الحَياةَ صَبورُ
Indeed I, on the morning she left with a lover's longing—
Tomorrow morning I will go, for the love I bear,
mine—was patient, though my life was not yet spent.
And I haven’t lived my life patiently.
صَدَعَcleft الفُؤادَthe heart غَداةَon the morning بانَتdeparted ظَعنُهاher caravan
صَدَعَ الفُؤادَ غَداةَ بانَت ظَعنُها
وَأَشارَand signaled بِالبَينِto separation المُشِتِّsundering مُشيرُa signaler
وَأَشارَ بِالبَينِ المُشِتِّ مُشيرُ
My heart broke the morning her caravan departed,
Her departure cracked my heart at dawn,
and someone signaled the sundering separation.
And separation gestured, pointing out the pain.
بَلrather لَنwill not يَضيرَكَhurt you بَينُseparation from مَنone whom لَمdid not تَهوَهُyou love him
بَل لَن يَضيرَكَ بَينُ مَن لَم تَهوَهُ
بَلrather بَينُseparation from مَنone who صَدَعَcleft الفُؤادَthe heart يَضيرُhurts
بَل بَينُ مَن صَدَعَ الفُؤادَ يَضيرُ
No, parting from one you have not loved will not hurt you;
But the one you don’t love can’t hurt you with separation,
rather, parting from one who cleft your heart hurts.
Only the one who cracked your heart can hurt you.
دَعleave ذاthis فَقَدfor already أَطنَبتَyou have prolonged فيin طَلَبِpursuing الصِباyouthful passion
دَع ذا فَقَد أَطنَبتَ في طَلَبِ الصِبا
وَعَلاكَand came upon you مِنfrom بَعدِafter الشَبابِyouth قَتيرُgray hair
وَعَلاكَ مِن بَعدِ الشَبابِ قَتيرُ
Leave this; you have lingered long in pursuit of youthful passion,
Leave this be, for you have been too consumed,
and gray hairs have come upon you after youth.
With seeking youth, now overcome by old age.
وَاِفخَرand boast فَإِنَّfor indeed لَكَyours are المَكارِمَnoble virtues وَالأُلىand those who
وَاِفخَر فَإِنَّ لَكَ المَكارِمَ وَالأُلى
رَفَعواthey raised مَآثِرَglorious deeds مَجدُهاtheir glory مَذكورُremembered
رَفَعوا مَآثِرَ مَجدُها مَذكورُ
And boast, for yours are noble virtues, and those who
Take pride, for you have the best manners and lineage,
raised deeds of honor whose glory is remembered.
They raised the glories of her renowned honor.
وَإِذاand when فَخَرتُI boast فَخَرتُI boast غَيرَwithout being مُكَذَّبٍcalled a liar
وَإِذا فَخَرتُ فَخَرتُ غَيرَ مُكَذَّبٍ
وَلِيَand mine are العُلىlofty honors وَكَريمُهاand their noble part المَأثورُhanded down
وَلِيَ العُلى وَكَريمُها المَأثورُ
And when I boast, I boast without being called a liar,
And when I boast, I do not lie,
and mine are lofty honors and their noble legacy.
For mine is the glory, generous and well-known.
إِنّيindeed I إِذاwhen مُضَرٌMudar عَلَيَّtoward me تَعَطَّفَتturned affectionately
إِنّي إِذا مُضَرٌ عَلَيَّ تَعَطَّفَت
سامَيتُI rivaled in height مَجرىthe course of الشَمسِthe sun حينَwhen تَسيرُit travels
سامَيتُ مَجرى الشَمسِ حينَ تَسيرُ
Indeed, when Mudar turns toward me with affection,
When someone harms me, I show kindness,
I vie in height with the sun's course as it travels.
And rise above it, like the flowing path of the sun.
بَخbravo بَخbravo لَناours is الشَرَفُhonor القَديمُancient وَعِزُّناand our might
بَخ بَخ لَنا الشَرَفُ القَديمُ وَعِزُّنا
قَهَرَsubdued البِلادَthe lands فَماso there is no لَهُfor it تَنكيرُdenial
قَهَرَ البِلادَ فَما لَهُ تَنكيرُ
Bravo, bravo! Ours is ancient honor, and our might
Bravo for our ancient nobility and honor!
has subdued the lands, so there is no denying it.
It conquered nations, none can deny it.
Sol 6.1