نَعائيproclaim the death of اِبنَson of لَيلىLayla لِلسَماحِto generosity وَلِلنَدىand to bounty
نَعائي اِبنَ لَيلى لِلسَماحِ وَلِلنَدى
وَأَيديand hands شَمالٍa north wind بارِداتِcold الأَنامِلِthe fingertips
وَأَيدي شَمالٍ بارِداتِ الأَنامِلِ
Proclaim Ibn Layla’s death to generosity and bounty,
and to the north wind’s hands, cold at the fingertips.
يَعَضّونَthey gnaw أَطرافَthe ends of العِصِيِّthe sticks تَلُفُّهُمenvelops them
يَعَضّونَ أَطرافَ العِصِيِّ تَلُفُّهُم
مِنَfrom الشَأمِSyria حَمراءُa red wind السُرىnight journeys وَالأَصائِلِand late afternoons
مِنَ الشَأمِ حَمراءُ السُرى وَالأَصائِلِ
They gnaw the ends of sticks, enveloped
by a red wind from Syria through night journeys and late afternoons.
سَرَواthey traveled by night يَركَبونَriding اللَيلَthe night حَتّىuntil تَفَرَّجَتparted
سَرَوا يَركَبونَ اللَيلَ حَتّى تَفَرَّجَت
دُجاهُits gloom لَهُمfor them عَنrevealing واضِحٍa radiant man غَيرِnot خامِلِobscure
دُجاهُ لَهُم عَن واضِحٍ غَيرِ خامِلِ
They traveled by night, riding the darkness, until it parted,
its gloom revealing to them a man radiant, not obscure.
يُجاوِزُpasses by ساريone traveling by night اللَيلِthe night مَنwhoever كانَwas دونَهُnearer than him
يُجاوِزُ ساري اللَيلِ مَن كانَ دونَهُ
إِلَيهِto him وَلاand not يُمضيهِcarries past him لَيلٌa night بِنازِلِwith a wayfarer
إِلَيهِ وَلا يُمضيهِ لَيلٌ بِنازِلِ
The night traveler passes every nearer host
to reach him; no night carries a wayfarer past him.
وَقَدand indeed خَمَدَتdied out نارُthe fire of النَدىbounty بَعدَafter غالِبٍGhalib
وَقَد خَمَدَت نارُ النَدى بَعدَ غالِبٍ
وَقَصَّرَand fell short عَنof مَعروفِهِhis kindness كُلُّevery فاعِلِdoer of good
وَقَصَّرَ عَن مَعروفِهِ كُلُّ فاعِلِ
And the fire of bounty has died out after Ghalib,
and every benefactor falls short of his kindness.
أَلاtake heed أَيُّهاO الرُكبانُriders إِنَّtruly قِراكُمُyour guest-fare
أَلا أَيُّها الرُكبانُ إِنَّ قِراكُمُ
مُقيمٌdwelling بِشَرقِيِّon the eastern side of المَقَرِّal-Maqarr المُقاتِلِal-Muqatil
مُقيمٌ بِشَرقِيِّ المَقَرِّ المُقاتِلِ
Take heed, O riders: your guest-fare
dwells on the eastern side of al-Maqarr al-Muqatil.
بِهِthere فَاِنزِلواso alight فَاِبكواthen weep عَلَيهِover him فَإِنَّكُمfor you
بِهِ فَاِنزِلوا فَاِبكوا عَلَيهِ فَإِنَّكُم
وَمِقراهُand his guest-bowl كَالناعيlike one announcing the death of أَباهُhis father المُزايِلِdeparted
وَمِقراهُ كَالناعي أَباهُ المُزايِلِ
So alight there and weep over him, for you
and his guest-bowl are like one mourning his departed father.
فَإِنّاfor we سَنَبكيshall weep for غالِباًGhalib إِنif بَكَيتُمُyou weep
فَإِنّا سَنَبكي غالِباً إِن بَكَيتُمُ
لِحاجَتِكُمfor your need لِلمُعضِلاتِagainst difficult ordeals الأَثاقِلِthe most burdensome
لِحاجَتِكُم لِلمُعضِلاتِ الأَثاقِلِ
For we shall weep for Ghalib, if you weep,
for your need of him in grievous, crushing ordeals,
عَلىfor المُطعِمِthe feeder of المَقرورِthe cold-stricken فيon لَيلَةِa night of الصَباthe east wind
عَلى المُطعِمِ المَقرورِ في لَيلَةِ الصَبا
دَفوعٍa staunch defender عَنِof المَولىthe dependent بِنَصرٍwith aid وَنائِلِand gifts
دَفوعٍ عَنِ المَولى بِنَصرٍ وَنائِلِ
for him who fed the cold-stricken on an east-wind night,
a staunch defender of his dependent with aid and gifts.
وَماand not نَحنُwe نَبكيweep for غالِباًGhalib لَيسَis not غَيرُناanyone but us
وَما نَحنُ نَبكي غالِباً لَيسَ غَيرُنا
وَلَكِنbut سَيَبكيwill weep for غالِباًGhalib كُلُّevery عايِلِneedy man
وَلَكِن سَيَبكي غالِباً كُلُّ عايِلِ
It is not we alone who weep for Ghalib,
but every needy man will weep for Ghalib.
لِيَبكِlet one weep for اِبنَson of لَيلىLayla غاطِشٌone groping in darkness سارَjourneyed شُقَّةًa long distance
لِيَبكِ اِبنَ لَيلى غاطِشٌ سارَ شُقَّةً
وَحَبلانِand two ropes حَبلاthe two ropes of مُستَجيرٍone seeking protection وَسائِلِand a beggar
وَحَبلانِ حَبلا مُستَجيرٍ وَسائِلِ
Let one groping through darkness after a long journey weep for Ibn Layla,
and two ropes—the ropes of the refuge-seeker and the beggar.
فَلَيتَso, if only المَناياthe fates of death كُنَّhad مَوَّتنَdied قَبلَهُbefore him
فَلَيتَ المَنايا كُنَّ مَوَّتنَ قَبلَهُ
وَعاشَand lived اِبنُson of لَيلىLayla لِلنَدىfor bounty وَالأَرامِلِand widows
وَعاشَ اِبنُ لَيلى لِلنَدى وَالأَرامِلِ
If only the fates of death had died before him,
and Ibn Layla had lived on for bounty and widows.
Sol 6.1