بشراكgood tidings to you بشراكgood tidings to you هبتblew نسمةa breeze الفلقthe dawn
بشراك بشراك هبت نسمة الفلق
علىover المصابيحthe lamps تطفيهاextinguishing them منfrom الأفقthe horizon
على المصابيح تطفيها من الأفق
Good tidings to you, good tidings! The breeze of dawn has blown,
The breeze of dawn blew upon you, o king
From the horizon, over the lamps, extinguishing them.
Extinguishing the lamps from the horizon
وإذand behold غرابthe raven of الدجىdarkness قدalready طارflew منout of فزعfright
وإذ غراب الدجى قد طار من فزع
لماwhen رأتsaw مقلتاهits two eyes بارقthe gleam of الفلقdawn
لما رأت مقلتاه بارق الفلق
And behold, the raven of darkness has flown away in fright,
And when the raven of darkness flew in fright
When its two eyes saw the gleam of dawn.
Seeing the glimmer of dawn in its eyelids
وهذهand these ألسنthe tongues of الأوتارthe strings قدindeed نطقتhave spoken
وهذه ألسن الأوتار قد نطقت
فاسمعso listen وتلكand those رياحthe breezes of الراحwine فانتشقso inhale
فاسمع وتلك رياح الراح فانتشق
And these tongues of the strings have spoken,
And the strings of the lute spoke
So listen; those are wine's breezes—breathe them in.
So listen, as the winds of comfort blew open
ونحنand we فيin روضةa garden يجرىflows النسيمthe breeze بهاthrough it
ونحن في روضة يجرى النسيم بها
فيلبسso it clothes الماءthe water درعاa coat of mail ضيقtight الحلقthe rings
فيلبس الماء درعا ضيق الحلق
We are in a garden through which the breeze flows,
We are in a garden, where the breeze flows
Clothing the water in a coat of closely linked mail.
Dressing the water in a coat, tight around the throat
تحكيresemble الغصونthe boughs بهاin it الأحبابthe beloveds ناحلةslender
تحكي الغصون بها الأحباب ناحلة
ماranging بينbetween مغترفone scooping a drink منهاfrom it ومغتبقand one drinking at dusk
ما بين مغترف منها ومغتبق
There the slender boughs resemble beloveds,
The branches relate the tales of lovers
Some drawing drink from it, others drinking at dusk.
Between a handful drawn, and a handful picked
والوردand the roses فيهاin it خدودcheeks ضرمتburning خجلاwith bashfulness
والورد فيها خدود ضرمت خجلا
والنرجسand the narcissus الغضfresh كالاجفانlike eyelids والحدقand pupils
والنرجس الغض كالاجفان والحدق
The roses there are cheeks aflame with bashfulness,
The roses in it are reddened cheeks, shy
And the fresh narcissus is like eyelids and pupils.
And the narcissus bend like eyelids and pupils
والندand aromatic incense غيمa cloud وماءand water of الوردthe rose وابلهits downpour
والند غيم وماء الورد وابله
والراحand the wine فيin الكأسthe cup يحكىresembles البرقlightning فيamid اللهقthe whiteness
والراح في الكأس يحكى البرق في اللهق
Incense is a cloud, and rosewater its downpour,
The dew is a cloud, and the rose’s water a downpour
And wine in the cup mimics lightning amid the whiteness.
And the wind in the cup tells of lightning in the flames
وللرياحينand for the fragrant herbs والأزهارand the flowers إذwhen نثرتscattered
وللرياحين والأزهار إذ نثرت
لونthe color of الزبرجدchrysolite والياقوتand ruby والورقand silver
لون الزبرجد والياقوت والورق
The fragrant herbs and flowers, scattered about, bear
And when the winds and flowers strew
The colors of chrysolite, ruby, and silver:
The colors of turquoise, ruby, and leaves
منof أحمرred قانىdeep crimson أوor اخضرgreen نضرfresh
من أحمر قانى أو اخضر نضر
وأصفرand yellow فاقعbrilliant أوor أبيضwhite يققpure
وأصفر فاقع أو أبيض يقق
Deep crimson or fresh green,
Of bright red, fresh green,
And brilliant yellow or pure white.
And yellow bursting, or pure white
راقتgrew lovely ورقتand grew fine جلابيبthe robes of النسيمthe breeze بهاin it
راقت ورقت جلابيب النسيم بها
لماwhen بداappeared الغيمthe cloud فيin أبرادهits mantles الصفقthick-woven
لما بدا الغيم في أبراده الصفق
The breeze's robes there grew lovely and fine,
The robes of the breeze fluttered gracefully
When the cloud appeared in its thick-woven mantles.
When the clouds appeared in their wide expanse
وغردتand warbled خطباءthe orators of الطيرthe birds ساجعةcooing
وغردت خطباء الطير ساجعة
علىupon الغصونthe boughs بلحنwith a melody مطربenchanting أنقlovely
على الغصون بلحن مطرب أنق
And the birds' orators warbled, cooing,
And the songbirds in the branches sang
Upon the boughs, in a lovely, enchanting melody.
In a pleasing melody, soft and gentle
فالطيرso the birds تشدوsing لتصفيقto the applause of الغديرthe pool لهاfor them
فالطير تشدو لتصفيق الغدير لها
والدوحand the great trees يرقصdance رقصthe dance of التايهthe swaggering one الملقthe flatterer
والدوح يرقص رقص التايه الملق
The birds sing to the pool's applause for them,
The birds sing to the drumming of the stream
And the great trees dance like a swaggering flatterer.
And the ibex dances the lost wanderer’s dance
والكأسand the cup تلثمkisses ثغراa mouth عنon behalf of لآلئهاits pearls
والكأس تلثم ثغرا عن لآلئها
عجباhow wondrous وتلبسand wears جلباباa robe منof الشفقtwilight
عجبا وتلبس جلبابا من الشفق
The cup kisses a mouth on behalf of its pearls—
The cup kisses its pearls in wonder
How wondrous!—and dons a robe of twilight.
And wears a robe of sunset’s glow
حتىuntil يقالone says عقيقcarnelian أمor رحيقthe nectar of طلاwine
حتى يقال عقيق أم رحيق طلا
امor الشقيقanemones لهاfor it أمor وقدa blaze محترقburning
ام الشقيق لها أم وقد محترق
Till one asks: is it carnelian, or the nectar of wine?
Until it’s said is it agate or wine’s fervor
Or the anemone-red it bears, or a burning blaze?
Or the anemone, as it burns to ashes?
والماءand the water يمرضsickens منfrom أجفانهاher eyelids فلهاfor she has
والماء يمرض من أجفانها فلها
طرفa gaze يسارقsecretly meets طرفthe gaze of العاشقthe lover الفرقfearful
طرف يسارق طرف العاشق الفرق
Water sickens from her eyelids, for she has
The water is lovesick from its lashes, so it has
A gaze that secretly meets the fearful lover's gaze.
A glance that steals the lover’s wandering gaze
صهباءa tawny wine فيin القلبthe heart والأعضاءand the limbs جاريةflowing
صهباء في القلب والأعضاء جارية
مجرىlike the flow of محبةlove for معنىthe one sought by كلevery مرتزقseeker of sustenance
مجرى محبة معنى كل مرتزق
A tawny wine, coursing through the heart and limbs,
Golden in the heart and limbs flowing
As flows love for the one every seeker of sustenance seeks:
Like the course of love’s essence, each mercenary’s way
الاشرفAl-Ashraf الملكthe king منthe one who ماnot فيamong الملوكthe kings لهfor him
الاشرف الملك من ما في الملوك له
ندan equal بعدas yet مقالاa statement غيرnot مختلقfabricated
ند بعد مقالا غير مختلق
Al-Ashraf the king, for whom among kings there is no
The noble king, of the kings, he to whom
Equal as yet—a statement not fabricated.
Glory belongs, without false claims
وانand if يقلsays قائلsomeone همthey أصلthe source of نشأتهhis upbringing
وان يقل قائل هم أصل نشأته
فيin الملكkingship قلتI say لهto him فالحكمthen judgment للخلقrests with character
في الملك قلت له فالحكم للخلق
And if someone says, 'They are the source of his upbringing
If someone says his origins were lowly
In kingship,' I reply: 'The verdict rests on character.'
I say to him, judgment belongs to the Creator
فالسمرso the tawny lances لولاwere it not for السطاthe onslaught يومon the day of اللقاbattle قصبreeds
فالسمر لولا السطا يوم اللقا قصب
والمسكand musk لولاwere it not for الشذاfragrance ضربa kind منof العلقclotted blood
والمسك لولا الشذا ضرب من العلق
Without their onslaught on battle-day, tawny lances would be reeds,
For ebony, without ivory the day they meet, is but
And musk, without its fragrance, would be a kind of clotted blood.
Cane, and musk without fragrance is nonsense
يزيدهincreases him in الغيظanger حلماforbearance وهوwhile he مقتدرhas power
يزيده الغيظ حلما وهو مقتدر
والحلمand forbearance والغيظand anger شيءa thing غيرnot متفقcompatible
والحلم والغيظ شيء غير متفق
Anger deepens his forbearance, though he has power,
Anger increases his forbearance, though able
Yet forbearance and anger are incompatible.
Forbearance and anger are unlikely allies
تراهyou see him فيamid راعدthunder منfrom خيلهhis cavalry قصفcrashing
تراه في راعد من خيله قصف
ووابلand a downpour منfrom رواميthe rain-clouds of نيلهhis bounty غدقcopious
ووابل من روامي نيله غدق
You see him amid crashing thunder from his cavalry,
You see him, in the arm of his steed, smash
And a copious downpour from the rain-clouds of his bounty.
And downpour of his spearheads, pour
تلوىturn الرجالthe men بهaround him فيin الحربbattle قاطبةall together
تلوى الرجال به في الحرب قاطبة
كالقطبlike the pole star تلوىturn عليهaround it أنجمthe stars of الأفقthe horizon
كالقطب تلوى عليه أنجم الأفق
All men revolve around him in battle,
Men writhe under him in every battle
As the horizon's stars revolve about the pole star.
As the axis turns the stars of the horizon writhe
والسيفand the sword يضحكlaughs والأعناقand the necks باكيةweeping
والسيف يضحك والأعناق باكية
والرمحand the lance يعقدbinds والأوراحand the souls فيin طلقrelease
والرمح يعقد والأوراح في طلق
The sword laughs, while necks weep,
The sword laughs and necks weep
And the lance binds, while souls are set loose.
The spear knots and wounds gape
فالنحرso the throat للنحرfor piercing بالخطيwith the Khatti spear منfrom يدهhis hand
فالنحر للنحر بالخطي من يده
والقدand the body بالقدby cleaving بالهنديةwith the Indian blades الدلقswift-drawn
والقد بالقد بالهندية الدلق
So throats are for piercing with the Khatti spear in his hand,
For the throat by the sword from his hand
And bodies for cleaving by the swift-drawn Indian blades.
And the body by the spear his Indian blade
لاdo not تعجبنmarvel عليهat him كيفhow فرقهhe distributed it
لا تعجبن عليه كيف فرقه
واعجبand marvel إلىuntil ساعةthe hour of التفريقdistribution كيفhow بقيit remained
واعجب إلى ساعة التفريق كيف بقي
Do not marvel at him for how he gave it away;
Do not wonder how he divided them
Marvel how it lasted until the hour of distribution.
But wonder, to the moment of division, how they stayed whole
هوhe السخيthe generous one فماso whatever يحويهhe holds it فرقهhe gives it away
هو السخي فما يحويه فرقه
ماwhat لمhas not يهبهhe bestows it بملكas a possession فيهwith him لمnot يلقbefit
ما لم يهبه بملك فيه لم يلق
He is the generous one: whatever he holds, he gives away;
He is generous, what contains his giving outlasts
What he has not bestowed does not suit him as a possession.
What he did not grant with a kingdom, he did not bestow
لوif كلفتwere tasked عندهbefore him أيدىthe hands of العفاةthe supplicants بأنto
لو كلفت عنده أيدى العفاة بأن
تأتيaccomplish علىall of أخذtaking ماwhat يعطيهhe gives it لمnot يطقbe manageable
تأتي على أخذ ما يعطيه لم يطق
If the supplicants' hands before him were charged
If you tasked the hands of the destitute to
With taking all he gives, the task could not be managed.
Take what he gives, they could not bear it
ياO ايهاyou الملكthe king الميمونauspicious طائرهhis bird of fortune
يا ايها الملك الميمون طائره
ماnot أنتyou فيat العيدthe feast الاexcept النورthe light فيin الحدقthe pupils
ما أنت في العيد الا النور في الحدق
O king whose bird of fortune is auspicious,
O noble, blessed king, his coming
At the feast you are nothing but the light in the pupils.
Is but the light in the eye
بهon it نهنيكwe congratulate you لفظاin words والهناءand the congratulations لهbelong to it
به نهنيك لفظا والهناء له
معناin meaning لأنكbecause you لوif لمhad not تبدyou appeared لمwould not يرقhave delighted
معنا لأنك لو لم تبد لم يرق
We congratulate you on it in words, though the congratulations are its due
We congratulate you verbally, but congratulations are due
In truth: had you not appeared, it would not have delighted.
To him, for if you did not appear, it would not shine
بشراكgood tidings to you بشراكgood tidings to you وافيhas arrived ماwhat تؤملهyou hope for it
بشراك بشراك وافي ما تؤمله
أبشرrejoice فماfor there is no دونbetween you and ماwhat ترجوهyou hope for it منany غلقlock
أبشر فما دون ما ترجوه من غلق
Good tidings to you, good tidings! What you hope for has arrived.
Congratulations, faithful fulfiller of hopes
Rejoice, for no lock stands between you and what you hope for.
Be glad, for what falls short of your hopes is guaranteed
Sol 6.1