حَمَّلتُI burdened مِنfrom جَرمٍJarm مَثاقيلَheavy weights of حاجَتيmy need
حَمَّلتُ مِن جَرمٍ مَثاقيلَ حاجَتي
كَريمَnoble of المُحَيّاcountenance مُشنَقاًladen بِالعَلائِقِwith binding obligations
كَريمَ المُحَيّا مُشنَقاً بِالعَلائِقِ
I laid the heavy burdens of my need upon a man of Jarm,
I have burdened myself with the weight of my sins,
noble of countenance, laden with binding obligations.
The generous man, with the rope around his neck,
أَغَرَّbright-faced تَرىyou see سيماthe mark of اِلتَقىpiety بِجَبينِهِupon his forehead
أَغَرَّ تَرى سيما اِلتَقى بِجَبينِهِ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَداhe goes forth وَالمِسكُand the musk بَينَamong المَفارِقِthe hair-partings
إِذا ما غَدا وَالمِسكُ بَينَ المَفارِقِ
Bright-faced, you see the mark of piety upon his brow,
Does the beauty spot appear more alluring, I wonder
when he goes forth, musk amid the partings of his hair.
When it meets his forehead at dawn while the musk is still between the parting (of lovers)?
إِذاwhen اِجتَمَعَgather الأَقوامُthe peoples أُيِّهَhe is hailed بِاِسمِهِby his name
إِذا اِجتَمَعَ الأَقوامُ أُيِّهَ بِاِسمِهِ
أَمامَbefore النَواصيthe forelocks عِندَat بابِthe gate of السُرادِقِthe pavilion
أَمامَ النَواصي عِندَ بابِ السُرادِقِ
When the peoples gather, he is hailed by name,
When the people gather, they call him by his name
before the forelocks, at the pavilion's gate.
In front of the forelocks at the door of the canopy
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle اِرتَقَواthey ascend ثُمَّthen اِرتَقىhe ascends قَلَصَتrise بِهِwith him
إِذا ما اِرتَقَوا ثُمَّ اِرتَقى قَلَصَت بِهِ
شَماريخُpinnacles of طَودٍa great mountain شاهِقٌtowering بَعدَafter شاهِقِtowering
شَماريخُ طَودٍ شاهِقٌ بَعدَ شاهِقِ
When they ascend and he then ascends, there rise with him
When they ascend, then he ascends, to him are constricted
the pinnacles of a mountain, one towering peak after another.
The lofty peaks of mountains, towering after towering
إِذاwhen ضُمَّare gathered أَصحابُthe competitors in الرِهانِthe wagered race وَجَدتَهُyou find him
إِذا ضُمَّ أَصحابُ الرِهانِ وَجَدتَهُ
أَخاa man of حَلَباتٍracecourses سابِقاًa winner وَاِبنَand a son of سابِقِa winner
أَخا حَلَباتٍ سابِقاً وَاِبنَ سابِقِ
When the competitors for the stakes are gathered, you find him
When the racing companions gather, you will find him
a man of racecourses, a winner and a winner's son.
A brother of galloping horses, an outpacing son of an outpacer
حَباكَfavored you بِوُدّيwith my affection ياO اِبنَson of عُروَةَUrwah قاسِمُdispenser of الـthe (continued next line)
حَباكَ بِوُدّي يا اِبنَ عُروَةَ قاسِمُ الـ
ـحُظوظِfortunes وَرَبٌّand a Lord عالِمٌknowing بِالخَلائِقِof the creatures
ـحُظوظِ وَرَبٌّ عالِمٌ بِالخَلائِقِ
You were granted my affection, O son of Urwah, by the Dispenser of
I hold you in my affection, O son of 'Urwa, Qasim
fortunes, the Lord who knows all creatures.
Of good fortunes, and a Lord knowing all creations
حَبَوتُI bestowed بِهاwith it الجَرمِيَّthe man of Jarm إِنّيindeed I وَجَدتُهُI found him
حَبَوتُ بِها الجَرمِيَّ إِنّي وَجَدتُهُ
مِنَfrom الأُسرَةِthe clan الحامينَthose who defend عِندَat الحَقائِقِcritical moments
مِنَ الأُسرَةِ الحامينَ عِندَ الحَقائِقِ
I bestowed it upon the man of Jarm; indeed, I found him
I have loved Al-Jarami for I found him
of the clan who defend in times of trial.
Among the protective families, staunch in principles
بِهِمthrough them تَتَّقيward off السَبيَcaptivity النِساءُthe women وَتَبتَهيand take pride
بِهِم تَتَّقي السَبيَ النِساءُ وَتَبتَهي
إِذاwhen اِتَّخَذواthey make أَسيافَهُمtheir swords كَالمَخارِقِlike twisted-cloth whips
إِذا اِتَّخَذوا أَسيافَهُم كَالمَخارِقِ
Through them, women ward off captivity and take pride,
With them, women are protected from captivity, raising
when they make their swords like twisted-cloth whips.
Their swords like erect pillars
عَلىin عَهدِthe time of ذيpossessor of القَرنَينِthe two horns كانَتwere سُيوفُهُمtheir swords
عَلى عَهدِ ذي القَرنَينِ كانَت سُيوفُهُم
عَمائِمَturbans هاماتِthe heads of المُلوكِthe kings البَطارِقِthe patricians
عَمائِمَ هاماتِ المُلوكِ البَطارِقِ
In the days of Dhu al-Qarnayn, their swords were
In the days of Dhu al-Qarnayn, their swords were
turbans upon the heads of patrician kings.
Turbans of the heads of supreme kings
Sol 6.1