سَرىjourneyed by night طَيفُthe dream-phantom of هِندٍHind وَالمَطِيُّand the mounts بِناwith us تَسريtravel by night
سَرى طَيفُ هِندٍ وَالمَطِيُّ بِنا تَسري
فَأَخفىso it hid دُجىthe darkness of لَيلٍnight وَأَبدىand it revealed سَناthe radiance of فَجرِdawn
فَأَخفى دُجى لَيلٍ وَأَبدى سَنا فَجرِ
Hind's dream-phantom came by night as our mounts carried us through the night,
So it hid the night's darkness and revealed dawn's radiance.
خَلِيلَيَّmy two friends فُكّانيrelease me, you two مِنَfrom الهَمِّcare وَأَركَباand ride, you two
خَلِيلَيَّ فُكّاني مِنَ الهَمِّ وَأَركَبا
فِجاجَthe broad paths of المَوامِيthe wastelands الغُبرِdusty فيamid النُوَبِcalamities الغُبرِdark
فِجاجَ المَوامِي الغُبرِ في النُوَبِ الغُبرِ
My two friends, free me from care, and ride
The broad paths of dusty wastes amid dark calamities,
إِلىtoward مَلِكٍa king مِنfrom عامِرٍAmir لَوif تَمَثَّلَتtook visible form
إِلى مَلِكٍ مِن عامِرٍ لَو تَمَثَّلَت
مَناقِبُهُhis virtues أَغنَتwould suffice عَنِin place of الأَنجُمِthe stars الزُهرِradiant
مَناقِبُهُ أَغنَت عَنِ الأَنجُمِ الزُهرِ
Toward a king of Amir—were they to take form,
His virtues would suffice in place of the radiant stars.
إِذاwhen نَحنُwe أَثنَيناpraised عَلَيهِhim تَلَفَّتَتturned around
إِذا نَحنُ أَثنَينا عَلَيهِ تَلَفَّتَت
إِلَيهِtoward him المَطاياthe mounts مُصغِياتٍlistening intently إِلىto جَبرِJabr
إِلَيهِ المَطايا مُصغِياتٍ إِلى جَبرِ
Whenever we praise him, they turn
Toward him—the mounts, listening intently to Jabr.
وَفَوقَand atop سَريرِthe throne of المُلكِkingship مِنfrom آلِthe house of صالِحٍSalih
وَفَوقَ سَريرِ المُلكِ مِن آلِ صالِحٍ
فَتىًa young man وَلَدَتهُbore him أُمُّهُhis mother لَيلَةَthe night of القَدرِthe Decree
فَتىً وَلَدَتهُ أُمُّهُ لَيلَةَ القَدرِ
And upon the royal throne, from the house of Salih,
Is a young man whose mother bore him on the Night of Decree.
فَتىًa young man وَجهُهُhis face أَبهىmore splendid مِنَthan البَدرِthe full moon مَنظَراًin appearance
فَتىً وَجهُهُ أَبهى مِنَ البَدرِ مَنظَراً
وَأَخلاقُهُand his character أَشهىmore delightful مِنَthan الماءِwater وَالخَمرِand wine
وَأَخلاقُهُ أَشهى مِنَ الماءِ وَالخَمرِ
A young man whose face is more splendid to behold than the full moon,
And whose character is more delightful than water and wine.
أَباO father of صالِحٍSalih أَشكُوI complain of إِلَيكَto you نوائِباًmisfortunes
أَبا صالِحٍ أَشكُو إِلَيكَ نوائِباً
عَرَتنِيbeset me كَماas يَشكُوcomplains النَباتُvegetation إِلىto القَطرِrain
عَرَتنِي كَما يَشكُو النَباتُ إِلى القَطرِ
Abu Salih, I complain to you of misfortunes
That have beset me, as plants complain to the rain,
لِتَنظُرَso that you may look نَحوِيtoward me نَظرَةًa glance إِنif نَظَرتَهاyou cast it
لِتَنظُرَ نَحوِي نَظرَةً إِن نَظَرتَها
إِلىupon الصَخرِrock فَجَّرتَyou would make gush العُيونَthe springs مِنَfrom الصَخرِrock
إِلى الصَخرِ فَجَّرتَ العُيونَ مِنَ الصَخرِ
So that you may look my way with a glance that, if cast
Upon rock, would make springs gush from the rock.
وَفِيand in الدارِthe home خَلفِيbehind me صِبيَةٌchildren قَدalready تَرَكتهُمُI left them
وَفِي الدارِ خَلفِي صِبيَةٌ قَد تَرَكتهُمُ
يُطِلُّونَpeer out إِطلالَlike the peering of الفِراخِchicks مِنَfrom الوَكرِthe nest
يُطِلُّونَ إِطلالَ الفِراخِ مِنَ الوَكرِ
And at home behind me are children I have left,
Peering out like chicks from the nest.
جَنَيتُI committed a wrong عَلىagainst رُوحِيmy soul بِرُوحيthrough my soul جِنايَةًa wrong
جَنَيتُ عَلى رُوحِي بِرُوحي جِنايَةً
فَأَثقَلتُso I burdened ظَهرِيmy back بِالَّذيwith what خَفَّdeparted lightly مِنfrom ظَهرِيmy back
فَأَثقَلتُ ظَهرِي بِالَّذي خَفَّ مِن ظَهرِي
I have wronged my soul through my own soul,
So I burdened my back with what lightly departed from my back.
فَهَبso bestow هِبَةًa gift يَبقىwill remain عَلَيكَwith you ثَناؤُهاits praise
فَهَب هِبَةً يَبقى عَلَيكَ ثَناؤُها
بَقاءَthe endurance of النُجومِthe stars الطالِعاتِrising الَّتيthat تَسرِيtravel by night
بَقاءَ النُجومِ الطالِعاتِ الَّتي تَسرِي
So bestow a gift whose praise will endure for you
As long as the rising stars that journey by night.
عِدادُthe number of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades مِثلُequals نِصفِhalf عِدادِهمtheir number
عِدادُ الثُرَيّا مِثلُ نِصفِ عِدادِهم
وَمَنand whoever نَسلُهُhis offspring ضِعفُtwice as many as الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades مَتىwhen يُثرِيgrows rich
وَمَن نَسلُهُ ضِعفُ الثُرَيّا مَتى يُثرِي
The Pleiades' number equals half their number;
And one whose offspring number twice the Pleiades—when can he grow rich?
وَأَخشىand I fear اللَيالِيthe nights الغادِراتِtreacherous عَلَيهِمُfor them
وَأَخشى اللَيالِي الغادِراتِ عَلَيهِمُ
لِأَنَّbecause اللَياليthe nights غَيرُnot مَأمُونَةِtrustworthy الغَدرِtreachery
لِأَنَّ اللَيالي غَيرُ مَأمُونَةِ الغَدرِ
And I fear the treacherous nights for them,
For the nights cannot be trusted not to betray.
وَلِيand I have مِنكَfrom you إِقطاعٌa land grant قَدِيمٌold وَحادِثٌand new
وَلِي مِنكَ إِقطاعٌ قَدِيمٌ وَحادِثٌ
تَقَلَّبتُI have lived فِيهِin it تَحتَbeneath ظِلِّكَyour shade مِنof عُمرِيmy life
تَقَلَّبتُ فِيهِ تَحتَ ظِلِّكَ مِن عُمرِي
And from you I have grants of land, old and new,
Where I have spent part of my life beneath your shade.
وَماand not أَناI بِالمَمنُوعِbarred مِنهُfrom it وَلاnor الَّذيthat which
وَما أَنا بِالمَمنُوعِ مِنهُ وَلا الَّذي
أَخافُI fear عَلَيهِfor it مِنكَfrom you حادِثَةًa misfortune تَجرِيbefalling
أَخافُ عَلَيهِ مِنكَ حادِثَةً تَجرِي
I am not denied it, nor is it something
For which I fear a misfortune coming from you.
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I أَبغِيهِI seek it مُلكاًas a possession مُخَلَّداًeverlasting
وَلَكِنَّني أَبغِيهِ مُلكاً مُخَلَّداً
خُلُودَthe permanence of القَوافِيthe rhymes الباقِياتِenduring عَلىthroughout الدَهرِtime
خُلُودَ القَوافِي الباقِياتِ عَلى الدَهرِ
But I seek it as an everlasting possession,
As enduring as the rhymes that remain through the ages.
Sol 6.1