ماسَstrutted عَجَباًin self-admiration بِعَطفِهِwith his flank وَتَرَنَّحand rocked
ماسَ عَجَباً بِعَطفِهِ وَتَرَنَّح
ذوpossessor of مُحَيّاa face مِنthan طَلعَةِthe appearance of الشَمسِthe sun أَصبَحbrighter
ذو مُحَيّا مِن طَلعَةِ الشَمسِ أَصبَح
He strutted proudly, swaying his body and rocking,
a man whose face is brighter than the rising sun.
وَتَباهىand flaunted بِحُسنِهِhis beauty وَتَلاهىand turned heedlessly away
وَتَباهى بِحُسنِهِ وَتَلاهى
عَنfrom مُحِبٍّa lover فيin قَلبِهِhis heart الوَجدُpassionate longing يَقدَحstrikes sparks
عَن مُحِبٍّ في قَلبِهِ الوَجدُ يَقدَح
He flaunted his beauty and turned heedlessly away
from a lover in whose heart passion strikes sparks.
سَلask ظَبيَthe gazelle of الحَيِّthe tribe هَلwhether ظُباهاits blade-edges تَضاهىrival
سَل ظَبيَ الحَيِّ هَل ظُباها تَضاهى
مِنهُfrom him سَيفُthe sword of اللِحاظِthe glances أَوor هُوَit أَجرَحmore wounding
مِنهُ سَيفُ اللِحاظِ أَو هُوَ أَجرَح
Ask the tribe's gazelle: do its blade-edges rival
the sword of his glances, or does it wound more deeply?
يَستَبيحُhe freely takes الأَرواحَlives لَهواًfor sport وَمَنand who ذاthat one
يَستَبيحُ الأَرواحَ لَهواً وَمَن ذا
بِدَمِwith the blood of الأَبرِياءِthe innocent فيin اللَهوِplay يَسمَحpermits
بِدَمِ الأَبرِياءِ في اللَهوِ يَسمَح
He takes lives for sport—and who
would permit innocent blood to be shed for sport?
وَإِذاand when ماever اِنبَرىhe stepped forth وَتاهَand strutted proudly دَلالاًcoquettishly
وَإِذا ما اِنبَرى وَتاهَ دَلالاً
سَجَدَprostrated itself الغُصنُthe bough لِلقَوامِbefore the stature وَسَبَّحand sang praises
سَجَدَ الغُصنُ لِلقَوامِ وَسَبَّح
And whenever he stepped forth and strutted coquettishly,
the bough prostrated itself before his stature and sang its praise.
رُحتُI went أَرجوhoping for لِقاءَهُmeeting him حَيثُwhere وافىhe arrived
رُحتُ أَرجو لِقاءَهُ حَيثُ وافى
رَوضَةًa garden طابَbecame fragrant وَردُهاits roses وَتَفَتَّحand bloomed
رَوضَةً طابَ وَردُها وَتَفَتَّح
I went hoping to meet him where he had arrived—
a garden whose roses were fragrant and in bloom.
وَعَلَيهِand upon him ياO لَهفَanguish of قَلبيmy heart رِداءًa robe
وَعَلَيهِ يا لَهفَ قَلبي رِداءً
وَرَواءٌand a handsome mien فيهِin it يَتيهُhe struts proudly وَيَمرَحand revels
وَرَواءٌ فيهِ يَتيهُ وَيَمرَح
He wore—oh, my heart's anguish!—a robe,
and a handsome mien in which he strutted and reveled.
فَاِستَقَلَّتso deemed insignificant عَينايَmy eyes زَهرَthe flowers of رُباهاits hills
فَاِستَقَلَّت عَينايَ زَهرَ رُباها
وَلِكُلٍّand for each طَفِقَتI began فيinto النَهرِthe river أَطرَحI cast
وَلِكُلٍّ طَفِقَت في النَهرِ أَطرَح
So my eyes deemed the flowers on its hills paltry,
and I began tossing each one into the river.
أَينَwhere هَذيthis مَهماhowever نَكُنwe may be ذاتَpossessed of حُسنٍbeauty
أَينَ هَذي مَهما نَكُن ذاتَ حُسنٍ
مِنbeside صِفاتِthe qualities of الَّذيthe one بِهِin him أَتَمَدَّحI take pride
مِن صِفاتِ الَّذي بِهِ أَتَمَدَّح
Where does this stand—however beautiful we may be—
beside the qualities of the one in whom I take pride?
أَيyes وَرَبيby my Lord فَإِنَّهُfor indeed he قَدindeed تَجَلّىshone forth
أَي وَرَبي فَإِنَّهُ قَد تَجَلّى
بِثِيابِin the robes of العُلاeminence وَفيهاand in them تَبَجَّحexulted proudly
بِثِيابِ العُلا وَفيها تَبَجَّح
Yes, by my Lord, for he has indeed shone forth
in the robes of eminence, proudly exulting in them.
لاdo not تَقيسواcompare بِحاتِمَwith Hatim مِنهُfrom him جوداًgenerosity
لا تَقيسوا بِحاتِمَ مِنهُ جوداً
فَهوَfor he فيin الجودِgenerosity وَالمَكارِمِand noble deeds أَسمَحis more generous
فَهوَ في الجودِ وَالمَكارِمِ أَسمَح
Do not compare his generosity with Hatim's,
for in generosity and noble deeds he is more openhanded.
خَيرُthe finest مولٍbestower لِلمَكرُماتِof noble favors وَمُعطٍand giver
خَيرُ مولٍ لِلمَكرُماتِ وَمُعطٍ
فازَhas prospered مَنwhoever باتَspent the night فيin حِماهُhis protection وَأَصبَحand reached morning
فازَ مَن باتَ في حِماهُ وَأَصبَح
The finest bestower of noble favors and giver—
he prospers who passes night and morning in his protection.
وَلَهُand for him الصِدقُtruthfulness دَيدَنَa constant habit فَتَراهُso you see him
وَلَهُ الصِدقُ دَيدَنَ فَتَراهُ
فيin جَميعِall الأُمورِaffairs بِالصِدقِthrough truthfulness أَفلَحmore successful
في جَميعِ الأُمورِ بِالصِدقِ أَفلَح
And truthfulness is his constant habit, so you see him
more successful in every affair through truthfulness.
رَبِّmy Lord زِدهُincrease him مَحاسِناًvirtues وَعَلاءًand eminence
رَبِّ زِدهُ مَحاسِناً وَعَلاءً
وَأَطِلand prolong عُمرَهُhis life لِنَهناso we may be content وَنَفرَحand rejoice
وَأَطِل عُمرَهُ لِنَهنا وَنَفرَح
Lord, increase his virtues and eminence,
and prolong his life, that we may be content and rejoice.
ياO مُجيبَAnswerer of الدُعاءِprayer إِنَّكَindeed You أَدرىknow best
يا مُجيبَ الدُعاءِ إِنَّكَ أَدرى
بِصِفاتٍof qualities لَهُof his تَجلُare revered وَتَمدَحand are praised
بِصِفاتٍ لَهُ تَجلُ وَتَمدَح
O Answerer of prayer, You know best
the qualities of his that are revered and praised.
Sol 6.1