لاdo not تُسرِفيgo to excess فيin هَجرِهِforsaking him وَصُدُودِهِand shunning him
لا تُسرِفي في هَجرِهِ وَصُدُودِهِ
يَكفيكِsuffices you دونَwithout الهَجرِabandonment هَجرُabandoning هُجودِهِhis sleep
يَكفيكِ دونَ الهَجرِ هَجرُ هُجودِهِ
Do not go too far in forsaking him and shunning him.
His abandoning sleep should suffice you, without your abandoning him.
قَدindeed جاوَزَexceeded المَجهُودَthe limit of endurance فيكِfor your sake وَمالهand he has nothing
قَد جاوَزَ المَجهُودَ فيكِ وَماله
فيماin what يُحاوِلُهُhe strives for it سِوىexcept مَجهودِهِhis utmost effort
فيما يُحاوِلُهُ سِوى مَجهودِهِ
He has strained beyond endurance for you, and has
nothing in what he seeks but his utmost effort.
كَمhow often قَدindeed سَلاكِforgot you وَعادَand returned عَودَةَa return مُغرَمٍan enthralled lover
كَم قَد سَلاكِ وَعادَ عَودَةَ مُغرَمٍ
وَالجَمرُand the embers قَدmay يَشتَبُّflare up بَعدَafter خُمودِهِtheir dying down
وَالجَمرُ قَد يَشتَبُّ بَعدَ خُمودِهِ
How often he has forgotten you and returned as an enthralled lover!
And embers may flare after dying down.
أَفديI would ransom الَّتيher who نَزَلَتsettled بِوادٍin a valley قَلبُهاher heart
أَفدي الَّتي نَزَلَت بِوادٍ قَلبُها
أَقسىharder عَلىon العُشّاقِlovers مشنthan (apparently مِن) جُلمُودِهِits solid rock
أَقسى عَلى العُشّاقِ مشن جُلمُودِهِ
I would ransom her who settled in a valley, whose heart
is harder on lovers than its solid rock.
خَطَرَتshe walked gracefully بِهِthrough it فَكَأَنَّso as though نَفحَةَa waft عَنبَرٍambergris
خَطَرَت بِهِ فَكَأَنَّ نَفحَةَ عَنبَرٍ
تَنضاعُspreads its fragrance بَينَamong تِلاعِهِits uplands وَوُهُودِهِand its hollows
تَنضاعُ بَينَ تِلاعِهِ وَوُهُودِهِ
She swayed through it, as though a waft of ambergris
were spreading among its uplands and hollows.
غَيداءُa graceful woman يَقتُلُkills كُلَّevery صَبٍّlovesick lover لَحظُهاher glance
غَيداءُ يَقتُلُ كُلَّ صَبٍّ لَحظُها
وَالحُبُّand love أَقتَلُهُits deadliest aspect لَواحِظُthe glances غِيدِهِits graceful beauties
وَالحُبُّ أَقتَلُهُ لَواحِظُ غِيدِهِ
A graceful beauty whose glance slays every lovesick lover;
and love is deadliest in the glances of its graceful beauties.
رِيمٌa white gazelle بِرامَةَat Rama لاnot يَصيدُhunts بِضَعفِهِdespite his frailty
رِيمٌ بِرامَةَ لا يَصيدُ بِضَعفِهِ
إِلّاexcept الرِجالَthe men الصِيدَproud and noble حينَwhen صُدودِهِhis turning away
إِلّا الرِجالَ الصِيدَ حينَ صُدودِهِ
A white gazelle at Rama who, despite his frailty, hunts none
but proud men when he turns away.
لِلوَردِthe rose has حُمرَةُthe redness خَدِّهِhis cheek وَالغُصنِand the bough هَزْsway (first fragment)
لِلوَردِ حُمرَةُ خَدِّهِ وَالغُصنِ هَزْ
زَةُ(completes 'sway') قَدِّهِhis figure وَالظَبيand the gazelle مَدَّةُthe length جيدِهِhis neck
زَةُ قَدِّهِ وَالظَبي مَدَّةُ جيدِهِ
The rose has his cheek's redness, and the bough the sway
of his figure, and the gazelle the length of his neck.
أَهوىI love الدُجىthe darkness مِنfor أَجلِthe sake of أَنَّthat هِلالَهُits crescent
أَهوى الدُجى مِن أَجلِ أَنَّ هِلالَهُ
كَسِوارِهِlike his bracelet وَنُجومَهُand its stars كَعُقودِهِlike his necklaces
كَسِوارِهِ وَنُجومَهُ كَعُقودِهِ
I love the darkness because its crescent
is like his bracelet, and its stars like his necklaces.
ياO لائِمَyou who blame المُشتاقِthe yearning lover دَعهُleave him فَإِنَّماfor he only
يا لائِمَ المُشتاقِ دَعهُ فَإِنَّما
يَضنىhe wastes away بِطولِfrom the length of غَرامِهِhis passion وَسُهودِهِand his sleeplessness
يَضنى بِطولِ غَرامِهِ وَسُهودِهِ
O you who blame the yearning lover, leave him, for he only
wastes away from his long passion and sleeplessness.
قَدindeed لَجَّpersisted فيin بُرَحائِهِhis anguish وَعَنائِهِand his suffering
قَد لَجَّ في بُرَحائِهِ وَعَنائِهِ
لَمّاwhen رَآكَhe saw you تَلِجُّyou persist فيin تَفنيدِهِreproaching him
لَمّا رَآكَ تَلِجُّ في تَفنيدِهِ
He persisted in his anguish and suffering
when he saw you persist in reproaching him.
وَمُشَجَّجُand wounded الإِبطينِboth armpits مِنfrom فَرطِexcessive الوَجىfoot-soreness
وَمُشَجَّجُ الإِبطينِ مِن فَرطِ الوَجى
وَالأَينِand exhaustion بَينَbetween هُبوطِهِits descent وَصُعودِهِand its ascent
وَالأَينِ بَينَ هُبوطِهِ وَصُعودِهِ
And a mount, both armpits raw from extreme footsoreness
and exhaustion amid its descents and ascents—
أَزرَتtook a toll بِهِon it النِياتُthe journeys حَتّىuntil نِيُّهُits fat
أَزرَت بِهِ النِياتُ حَتّى نِيُّهُ
قَدalready دابَmelted (apparently ذاب) تَحتَbeneath وَضِينِهِits woven girth وَقُتودِهِand its saddle frames
قَد دابَ تَحتَ وَضِينِهِ وَقُتودِهِ
journeys have worn it down until its fat
has melted beneath its girth and saddle frames.
يَرميdrives بِهِit قَلبَthe heart of الفَلاthe wilderness مَنone who قَلبُهُhis heart
يَرمي بِهِ قَلبَ الفَلا مَن قَلبُهُ
فيin الخَطبِadversity أَوسَعُbroader مِنthan تَنائِفِthe vast wastes of بِيدِهِits deserts
في الخَطبِ أَوسَعُ مِن تَنائِفِ بِيدِهِ
He drives it into the wilderness's heart—a man whose heart
in adversity is broader than the wilderness's desert wastes.
وَيَؤُمُّand heads for أَبلَجَa bright-browed man مِنfrom ذُؤابَةِthe foremost stock of عامِرٍAmir
وَيَؤُمُّ أَبلَجَ مِن ذُؤابَةِ عامِرٍ
كَالبَحرِlike the sea إِلّاexcept فيin لَذيذِthe sweetness of وُرودِهِcoming to him for water
كَالبَحرِ إِلّا في لَذيذِ وُرودِهِ
And he heads for a bright-browed man of Amir's noblest stock,
like the sea, except that coming to drink from him is sweet.
قَدindeed خَيَّمَhas encamped المَعروفُbenevolence بَينَamong خِيامِهِhis tents
قَد خَيَّمَ المَعروفُ بَينَ خِيامِهِ
وَقُصورِهِand his palaces وَجِدارِهِand his wall وَعَمودِهِand his tent-pole
وَقُصورِهِ وَجِدارِهِ وَعَمودِهِ
Benevolence has encamped among his tents,
his palaces, his wall, and his tent-pole.
اللَيثُthe lion يَصغُرُis small بِأسُهُits might فيbeside بَأسِهِhis might
اللَيثُ يَصغُرُ بِأسُهُ في بَأسِهِ
وَالغَيثُand the rain يُحقَرُis belittled جودُهُits bounty فيbeside جودِهِhis bounty
وَالغَيثُ يُحقَرُ جودُهُ في جودِهِ
The lion's might is small beside his might,
and rain's bounty is paltry beside his bounty.
مَلِكٌa king يُرَجّىis hoped for بَأسُهُhis might وَيَخافُهُand fears him
مَلِكٌ يُرَجّى بَأسُهُ وَيَخافُهُ
مَنone who لاnot يَكادُnearly يَخافُfears مِنof مَعبودِهِhis deity
مَن لا يَكادُ يَخافُ مِن مَعبودِهِ
A king whose might is hoped for, and who is feared by
one who scarcely fears his own deity.
بَذَلَgave freely اللُهىlargesse حَتّىuntil اِستَغاثَcried for help بَنانُهُhis fingertips
بَذَلَ اللُهى حَتّى اِستَغاثَ بَنانُهُ
مِنfrom مالِهِhis wealth وَالمالُand the wealth مِنfrom تَبديدِهِhis squandering of it
مِن مالِهِ وَالمالُ مِن تَبديدِهِ
He lavished gifts until his fingertips begged for relief
from his wealth, and his wealth from his squandering it.
وَبَنىand built المُعِزُّal-Muizz مَفاخِراًglories لَمnot يَتَّكِلrely
وَبَنى المُعِزُّ مَفاخِراً لَم يَتَّكِل
فيهاfor them عَلىon آبائِهِhis fathers وَجُدودِهِand his forefathers
فيها عَلى آبائِهِ وَجُدودِهِ
And al-Muizz built glories without relying
for them on his fathers and forefathers.
فَكَأَنَّماso as though سَحُّthe downpour of النَدىbounty مِنfrom سَحِّهِhis downpour
فَكَأَنَّما سَحُّ النَدى مِن سَحِّهِ
أَوor عُودُهُits stock مُستَخرَجٌderived مِنfrom عُودِهِhis stock
أَو عُودُهُ مُستَخرَجٌ مِن عُودِهِ
So it is as though bounty's downpour came from his downpour,
or its stock were drawn from his stock.
تَلقىfind النُفوسُsouls حَياتَهاtheir life فيin وَعدِهِhis promise
تَلقى النُفوسُ حَياتَها في وَعدِهِ
وَحِمامَهاand their death فيin سُخطِهِhis anger وَوَعيدِهِand his threat
وَحِمامَها في سُخطِهِ وَوَعيدِهِ
Souls find their life in his promise,
and their death in his anger and threats.
يَشتَبُّhe flares up غَيظاًin anger ثُمَّthen يَصفَحُhe pardons رَأفَةًout of compassion
يَشتَبُّ غَيظاً ثُمَّ يَصفَحُ رَأفَةً
وَالغَيثُand the rain بَعدَafter بُروقِهِits lightning flashes وَرُعودهِand its thunderclaps
وَالغَيثُ بَعدَ بُروقِهِ وَرُعودهِ
He flares in anger, then pardons out of compassion,
and rain follows its lightning and thunder.
السَعدُgood fortune مِنamong خُدّامِهِhis attendants وَعَبيدِهِand his slaves
السَعدُ مِن خُدّامِهِ وَعَبيدِهِ
وَالنَصرُand victory مِنamong أَعوانِهِhis helpers وَجُنودِهِand his troops
وَالنَصرُ مِن أَعوانِهِ وَجُنودِهِ
Good fortune is among his attendants and slaves,
and victory among his helpers and troops.
لِلّهِto God! (admiring exclamation) ماwhat فَعَلَdid الإِمامُthe Imam فَإِنَّهُfor he
لِلّهِ ما فَعَلَ الإِمامُ فَإِنَّهُ
أَوفىthe most faithful البَرِيَّةِof creation كُلِّهاall of it بِعُهودِهِto his pledges
أَوفى البَرِيَّةِ كُلِّها بِعُهودِهِ
How wondrous is what the Imam has done! For he is
the most faithful of all creation to his pledges.
لَمnot يَكفِsufficed ماwhat والاُhe bestowed successively (apparently والى) مِنof إِحسانِهِhis kindness
لَم يَكفِ ما والاُ مِن إِحسانِهِ
حَتّىuntil تَلاهُhe followed it بِقَودِهِwith his led horses وَبُنودِهِand his banners
حَتّى تَلاهُ بِقَودِهِ وَبُنودِهِ
The kindness he bestowed in succession did not suffice,
until he followed it with his led horses and banners,
وَبِسَيفِهِand with his sword وَنِطاقِهِand his belt وَرِدائِهِand his mantle
وَبِسَيفِهِ وَنِطاقِهِ وَرِدائِهِ
وَسِحِلِّand the charter (apparently وسِجِلّ) حَضرَتِهِof his court وَوَشيand the embroidery of بُرودِهِhis cloaks
وَسِحِلِّ حَضرَتِهِ وَوَشي بُرودِهِ
and with his sword, his belt, and his mantle,
and his court's charter and his cloaks' embroidery.
لاno خَلقَperson أَكرَمُnobler شِيمَةًin character وَسَجِيَّةًand disposition
لا خَلقَ أَكرَمُ شِيمَةً وَسَجِيَّةً
فيamong الناسِpeople مِنthan مُبديone who displays النَدىbounty وَمُعيدِهِand one who renews it
في الناسِ مِن مُبدي النَدى وَمُعيدِهِ
No one is nobler in character and disposition
among men than he who displays bounty and renews it,
فيon يَومِa day لاno عيدfestival وَلَكِنand yet فَضلُهُhis bounty
في يَومِ لا عيد وَلَكِن فَضلُهُ
عِيدُa festival for الَّذيthe one who وافىcame إِلَيهِto him كَعِيدِهِlike his festival
عِيدُ الَّذي وافى إِلَيهِ كَعِيدِهِ
on a day with no festival; yet his bounty
is a festival for one who came to him, like his own festival.
هَلdoes? يَعلَمُknow اليَومَtoday الإِمامَthe Imam بِأَنَّهُthat he
هَل يَعلَمُ اليَومَ الإِمامَ بِأَنَّهُ
وَضَعَbestowed الصنيعَةَthe favor فيupon أَحَقِّthe most deserving of عَبيدِهِhis servants
وَضَعَ الصنيعَةَ في أَحَقِّ عَبيدِهِ
Does the Imam know today that he
has bestowed his favor on the most deserving of his servants?
مَلَكواthey gained مَكاناًa position هَدَّshattered رُكنَthe mainstay of عُدُوِّهِمtheir enemy
مَلَكوا مَكاناً هَدَّ رُكنَ عُدُوِّهِم
وَعَدُوِّهِand his enemy وَحَسودِهِمand their envier وَحَسودِهِand his envier
وَعَدُوِّهِ وَحَسودِهِم وَحَسودِهِ
They gained a position that shattered their enemy's mainstay,
and his enemy's, their envier's, and his envier's.
وَحَمواand they protected بِلادَthe lands of الرَقَتينِthe two Raqqas مِنَfrom العِدىthe foes
وَحَموا بِلادَ الرَقَتينِ مِنَ العِدى
وَالغيلُand the thicket لاnot يَحميهِguards it غَيرُother than أُسودِهِits lions
وَالغيلُ لا يَحميهِ غَيرُ أُسودِهِ
And they protected the lands of the two Raqqas from foes;
and none but its lions guard the thicket.
ياO مَنyou who إِذاwhen سَمِعَhears العَدُوُّthe enemy مَدائِحيmy praises
يا مَن إِذا سَمِعَ العَدُوُّ مَدائِحي
فيهِof him أَقامَraised الغَيظُrage حَبلَthe cord of وَريدِهِhis jugular
فيهِ أَقامَ الغَيظُ حَبلَ وَريدِهِ
O you—when the enemy hears my praises
of you, rage makes his jugular's cord stand out!
قَدindeed جَدَّدَrenewed اللَهُGod الوَلاءَallegiance وَزادَهُand increased it
قَد جَدَّدَ اللَهُ الوَلاءَ وَزادَهُ
بِالخلفِthrough successors تَجديداًa renewal عَلىupon تَجديدِهِits renewal
بِالخلفِ تَجديداً عَلى تَجديدِهِ
God has renewed allegiance and increased it
through successors, renewal upon renewal.
فَليَهنِكُمso may it gladden you وَفدُthe delegation of الخَليفَةِthe caliph إِنَّهُindeed it
فَليَهنِكُم وَفدُ الخَليفَةِ إِنَّهُ
وَفَدhas arrived النَجاحُsuccess عَلَيكُمto you بِوُفودِهِwith its arrival
وَفَد النَجاحُ عَلَيكُم بِوُفودِهِ
May the caliph's delegation gladden you, for indeed
success has come to you with its arrival.
فَسُبوغُso the fullness of ذاthis الإِقبالِgood fortune مِنfrom إِقبالِهِhis favor
فَسُبوغُ ذا الإِقبالِ مِن إِقبالِهِ
وَبُلُوغُand the attainment of ذاthis التَأييدِsupport مِنfrom تَأييدِهِhis support
وَبُلُوغُ ذا التَأييدِ مِن تَأييدِهِ
So the fullness of this good fortune comes from his favor,
and the attainment of this support from his support.
Sol 6.1