ياO مَنزِلَdwelling الأَحبابِthe loved ones كُنتَyou were أَنِيساًa companion
يا مَنزِلَ الأَحبابِ كُنتَ أَنِيساً
وَأَراكَand I see you بَعدَafter الظاعِنينَthose who departed دَرِيساworn away
وَأَراكَ بَعدَ الظاعِنينَ دَرِيسا
O dwelling of the loved ones, you were a companion,
And I see you, since their departure, worn to ruin.
إِنif فارَقُوكَthey left you وَأَوحَشُوكَand made you desolate فَإِنَّهُمthen indeed they
إِن فارَقُوكَ وَأَوحَشُوكَ فَإِنَّهُم
نَزَلُواthey settled بِقَلبيin my heart مَنزِلاًa dwelling مَأنُوساwelcoming
نَزَلُوا بِقَلبي مَنزِلاً مَأنُوسا
If they have left you and made you desolate, they
Have settled in my heart in a welcoming abode.
سَقياًmay rain fall لِغانِيَةٍfor a beautiful woman سَقانيgave me to drink حُبُّهاher love
سَقياً لِغانِيَةٍ سَقاني حُبُّها
فيin دِمنَتَيكَyour two ruined sites مِنَof الغَرامِpassion كُئُوساcups
في دِمنَتَيكَ مِنَ الغَرامِ كُئُوسا
May rain bless a beauty whose love made me drink
At your two ruined sites, cups of passion.
رَيّاfull-fleshed السِوارَينِthe two bracelets اللَواتيthose women who هِجنَstirred لِيin me
رَيّا السِوارَينِ اللَواتي هِجنَ لِي
بِفِراقِهِنَّthrough their parting صَبابَةًyearning ورَسِيساand lingering passion
بِفِراقِهِنَّ صَبابَةً ورَسِيسا
Full-fleshed at both bracelets, she is one of those who stirred in me
Through their parting, yearning and lingering passion.
بِيضٌfair-skinned women يَكُنَّthey are إِذاwhen اِنتَقَبنَthey veil themselves أَهِلَّةًcrescents
بِيضٌ يَكُنَّ إِذا اِنتَقَبنَ أَهِلَّةً
وَإِذاand when سَفَرنَthey lift النُقبَthe veils كُنَّthey are شُمُوساsuns
وَإِذا سَفَرنَ النُقبَ كُنَّ شُمُوسا
Fair-skinned women who, when veiled, are crescents,
And when they lift their veils, are suns.
أَنهبنَناthey let us plunder لَمّاwhen بَرَزنَthey appeared مَحاسِناًcharms
أَنهبنَنا لَمّا بَرَزنَ مَحاسِناً
وَصَدَدنَand they turned away عَنّاfrom us فَانتَهَبنَso they plundered نُفُوساsouls
وَصَدَدنَ عَنّا فَانتَهَبنَ نُفُوسا
When they appeared, they offered us their charms to plunder,
Then turned away from us and plundered our souls.
وَرَمَينَنِيand they shot me يَومَthe day of الحَبِيسِal-Habis بِنَظرَةٍwith a glance
وَرَمَينَنِي يَومَ الحَبِيسِ بِنَظرَةٍ
كَبَتَتsubdued عَلىdespite شَغَفِيmy passion بِهِنَّfor them حَبِيساa captive
كَبَتَت عَلى شَغَفِي بِهِنَّ حَبِيسا
And on the day of al-Habis they shot me with a glance
That subdued me, a captive, despite my passion for them.
وَجَرَحنَand they wounded قَلبِيmy heart بِالقطِيعَةِwith estrangement وَالنَوىand separation
وَجَرَحنَ قَلبِي بِالقطِيعَةِ وَالنَوى
جُرحاًa wound يُداوىis treated بِالوِصالِthrough reunion وَيُوسىand is healed
جُرحاً يُداوى بِالوِصالِ وَيُوسى
And they wounded my heart with estrangement and separation,
A wound that is treated and healed by reunion,
مِنfrom كُلِّevery ناعِمَةِsoft التَرائِبِthe upper chest صَيَّرَتshe turned
مِن كُلِّ ناعِمَةِ التَرائِبِ صَيَّرَت
طِيبَsweetness الحَياةِlife شَقاًhardship عَلَيَّfor me وَبُوساand misery
طِيبَ الحَياةِ شَقاً عَلَيَّ وَبُوسا
From every woman smooth of bosom, who would have turned
Life's sweetness into hardship and misery for me,
لَولاwere it not for ابنُIbn (son of) صالِحٍSalih الَّذيwho كَثُرَتbecame numerous لَهُthrough him
لَولا ابنُ صالِحٍ الَّذي كَثُرَت لَهُ
عِندِيfor me سُعُودٌgood fortunes كُنَّthey were قَبلُbefore نُحُوساmisfortunes
عِندِي سُعُودٌ كُنَّ قَبلُ نُحُوسا
But for Ibn Salih, who has brought me so many
Good fortunes that were once misfortunes.
أَعطىhe gave الجَزِيلَabundance وَزادَنيand added to me مِنfrom فَضلِهِhis bounty
أَعطى الجَزِيلَ وَزادَني مِن فَضلِهِ
شَرَفاًhonor وَصَيَّرَنيand made me لَدَيهِbeside him جَلِيساa companion
شَرَفاً وَصَيَّرَني لَدَيهِ جَلِيسا
He gave abundantly and, from his bounty, increased my
Honor, and made me a companion at his side.
ياO أَيُّهاyou المَلِكُthe king الَّذيwho شادَbuilt العُلىthe heights of glory
يا أَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي شادَ العُلى
وَحَوىand possessed الفَخارَglory السالِفَbygone القُدمُوساancient
وَحَوى الفَخارَ السالِفَ القُدمُوسا
O king, who built the heights of glory,
And possessed the ancient glory of ages past.
هُنِّيتَmay you be congratulated بِاليَومِon the day الَّذيwhich قَدindeed عُرِّسَتwere wed
هُنِّيتَ بِاليَومِ الَّذي قَد عُرِّسَت
فِيهِin it المَعاليlofty honors إِذwhen زُفِفتَyou were led in bridal procession عَرُوساas a bridegroom
فِيهِ المَعالي إِذ زُفِفتَ عَرُوسا
Congratulations to you on the day when
Lofty honors were wed, as you were led forth a bridegroom.
أَشبِهbe like سُلَيمانَSolomon النَبِيَّthe prophet فَإِنَّهاfor indeed she
أَشبِه سُلَيمانَ النَبِيَّ فَإِنَّها
قَدindeed أَشبَهَتshe has resembled بِقُدُومِهاin her arrival بِلقِيساBilqis
قَد أَشبَهَت بِقُدُومِها بِلقِيسا
Be like Solomon the prophet, for she
Has resembled Bilqis in her arrival.
مَلِكٌa king نَفِيسٌprecious القَدرِworth وَهيَand she نَفِيسَةٌa precious woman
مَلِكٌ نَفِيسٌ القَدرِ وَهيَ نَفِيسَةٌ
مِنهُمfrom among them فَقَدthus indeed مَلَكَhas possessed النَفيسُthe precious one نَفيساa precious one
مِنهُم فَقَد مَلَكَ النَفيسُ نَفيسا
A king of precious worth, and she a precious one
From among them; thus the precious one has won a precious one.
وَمُبارَكٌand blessed فِيماin what مَلَكتَyou have gained وَلاand do not تَزَلcease
وَمُبارَكٌ فِيما مَلَكتَ وَلا تَزَل
طُولَthroughout الحَياةlife مُؤَيَّداًupheld مَحرُوساprotected
طُولَ الحَياة مُؤَيَّداً مَحرُوسا
And may you be blessed in what you have won, and remain
Throughout your life, upheld and protected.
وَإِذاand when لَبِستَyou wear الدَهرَTime فَابقَthen remain مُخَلَّداimmortal
وَإِذا لَبِستَ الدَهرَ فَابقَ مُخَلَّدا
حَتّىuntil يُبِيدَdestroys اللابِسُthe wearer المَلبُوساwhat is worn
حَتّى يُبِيدَ اللابِسُ المَلبُوسا
And when you clothe yourself in Time, remain immortal,
Until the wearer destroys what he wears.
Sol 6.1