أَبىdenied الصَبرَpatience أَنّيthat I لاnot أَرىI see البَدرَthe full moon طالِعاًrising
أَبى الصَبرَ أَنّي لا أَرى البَدرَ طالِعاً
وَلاnor الشَمسَthe sun إِلّاexcept ذَكَّرانيthey both reminded me بِغالِبِof Ghalib
وَلا الشَمسَ إِلّا ذَكَّراني بِغالِبِ
I am denied patience, for I never see the full moon rising,
Patience refused that I don't see the full moon rising
nor the sun, without both reminding me of Ghalib.
Nor the sun except reminding me of Ghalib
شَبيهَينِboth similar كاناthey both were بِاِبنِto the son of لَيلىLayla وَمَنand whoever يَكُنis
شَبيهَينِ كانا بِاِبنِ لَيلى وَمَن يَكُن
شَبيهَlike اِبنِthe son of لَيلىLayla يَمحُblots out ضَوءَthe light of الكَواكِبِthe stars
شَبيهَ اِبنِ لَيلى يَمحُ ضَوءَ الكَواكِبِ
Both were like Ibn Layla, and whoever is
They were similar to Layla's son, and whoever is
like Ibn Layla blots out the light of the stars.
Similar to Layla's son outshines the stars
فَتىًa young man كانَwas أَهلُthe people of المُلكِroyal power لاnot يَحجِبونَهُthey bar him
فَتىً كانَ أَهلُ المُلكِ لا يَحجِبونَهُ
إِذاwhenever فادَcame يَوماًone day بَينَbetween بابٍa door وَحاجِبِand a chamberlain
إِذا فادَ يَوماً بَينَ بابٍ وَحاجِبِ
A young man whom the rulers would never deny admission,
He was a young man whom the kings didn't veil
whenever, on any day, he came between a door and a chamberlain.
When he passed one day between a door and an eyebrow
كَأَنَّas though تَميماًTamim لَمdid not تُصِبهاbefall it مُصيبَةٌa calamity
كَأَنَّ تَميماً لَم تُصِبها مُصيبَةٌ
وَلاnor حَدَثانٌvicissitudes قَبلَbefore يَومِthe day of اِبنِthe son of غالِبِGhalib
وَلا حَدَثانٌ قَبلَ يَومِ اِبنِ غالِبِ
As though no calamity had befallen Tamim,
As if Tameem was not afflicted by any calamity
nor any blow of fate, before the day of Ibn Ghalib.
Nor any misfortune before the day of Ibn Ghalib
وَلَوand if شَعَرَfelt الأَجبالُthe mountains دَمخٌDamkh وَيَذبُلٌand Yadhbul
وَلَو شَعَرَ الأَجبالُ دَمخٌ وَيَذبُلٌ
لَمالاthey both would have bowed بِأَعرافِwith the crests of الذُرىthe summits وَالمَناكِبِand the shoulders
لَمالا بِأَعرافِ الذُرى وَالمَناكِبِ
And had the mountains—Damkh and Yadhbul—felt it,
And if the mountains felt crushed and withered
they would both have bowed their crested summits and shoulders.
They would incline towards the hillsides and shoulders
Sol 6.1