لِيَبكِlet weep for اِبنَthe son of لَيلىLayla كُلُّevery سارٍnight traveler لِنائِلٍfor bounty
لِيَبكِ اِبنَ لَيلى كُلُّ سارٍ لِنائِلٍ
عَلىacross عُرضِthe expanse of لَيلٍa night مُدلَهِمِّpitch-dark الغَياطِلِthe dense gloom
عَلى عُرضِ لَيلٍ مُدلَهِمِّ الغَياطِلِ
Let every night traveler seeking bounty weep for the son of Layla,
Let every man who reaches his goal weep for Layla's son,
across the expanse of a night of dense, pitch-black gloom;
On a dark night whose darkness overwhelms the gazelles.
وَكُلُّand every اِمرِئٍman أَلقىcast down يَدَيهِhis two hands لِخَوفِهاfor fear of it
وَكُلُّ اِمرِئٍ أَلقى يَدَيهِ لِخَوفِها
فَأَصبَحَand so he became مِنهاfrom it مُستَجيرَseeking refuge in الحَبائِلِthe bonds
فَأَصبَحَ مِنها مُستَجيرَ الحَبائِلِ
and every man who cast down his hands in fear of it,
And every man who casts about in fear of it,
and so sought refuge from it in bonds.
Finds himself by morning seeking refuge in the mountain passes.
وَماand never طَرَقَcalled upon السُؤالُthe petitioners مِثلَthe like of اِبنِthe son of غالِبٍGhalib
وَما طَرَقَ السُؤالُ مِثلَ اِبنِ غالِبٍ
لِأَمرَينِfor two matters جَلّاthat were momentous مِنof عِقابٍpunishment وَنائِلِand bounty
لِأَمرَينِ جَلّا مِن عِقابٍ وَنائِلِ
And never have petitioners called upon the like of the son of Ghalib
No questioner knocks more often than Ibn Ghalib
for two momentous matters: punishment and bounty.
On two matters: one of stern punishment, the other of rich reward.
Sol 6.1