وَفِتيَةٍand youths لاnot يَخوضُpenetrates الشَكُّdoubt أَنفُسَهُمtheir souls
وَفِتيَةٍ لا يَخوضُ الشَكُّ أَنفُسَهُم
مُؤَيِّدينَupholding لِعَزمٍfor a resolve غَيرِnot مَنكوثِbroken
مُؤَيِّدينَ لِعَزمٍ غَيرِ مَنكوثِ
And youths whose souls doubt never penetrates,
Upholding an unbroken resolve.
لَمّاwhen طَفاfloated النَجمُthe star فيin بَحرِthe sea الدُجىdarkness وَصَلواthey joined
لَمّا طَفا النَجمُ في بَحرِ الدُجى وَصَلوا
حَبلَthe cord السُرىnight travel بِذَميلٍwith a brisk trot غَيرِwithout تَلبيثِdelay
حَبلَ السُرى بِذَميلٍ غَيرِ تَلبيثِ
When the star floated in the sea of darkness, they joined
The cord of night travel to a brisk trot without delay,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen هَزَمَrouted الإِصباحُdaybreak لَيلَهُمُtheir night
حَتّى إِذا هَزَمَ الإِصباحُ لَيلَهُمُ
بِعَسكَرٍwith an army مِنof جُنودِtroops النورِlight مَبثوثِspread abroad
بِعَسكَرٍ مِن جُنودِ النورِ مَبثوثِ
Until, when daybreak routed their night
With an army of light's troops spread abroad,
وَصَفَّقَand beat his wings الديكُthe cock مِنfrom وَجدٍyearning وَمِنand from أَسَفٍgrief
وَصَفَّقَ الديكُ مِن وَجدٍ وَمِن أَسَفٍ
عَلىfor الظَلامِthe darkness وَناداهُمand called to them بِتَغويثِwith cries for help
عَلى الظَلامِ وَناداهُم بِتَغويثِ
And the cock beat his wings in yearning and grief
For the darkness, and called to them with cries for help.
تَميلُsways مِنfrom سَكَراتِstupors النَومِsleep قامَتُهُhis frame
تَميلُ مِن سَكَراتِ النَومِ قامَتُهُ
كَمِثلِjust like ماشٍone walking عَلىon دُفٍّa drum بِتَحثيثِwith urging onward
كَمِثلِ ماشٍ عَلى دُفٍّ بِتَحثيثِ
His frame sways from the stupors of sleep,
Like one walking on a drum, urged onward.
وَفَضَّand he broke خاتَمَهُits seal عَنfrom رَأسِthe mouth مُدَّخِرٍone kept in store
وَفَضَّ خاتَمَهُ عَن رَأسِ مُدَّخِرٍ
مِنَamong الدِنانِthe wine jars قَديمِancient العَهدِage مَوروثِinherited
مِنَ الدِنانِ قَديمِ العَهدِ مَوروثِ
And he broke its seal from the mouth of one kept in store,
Among the wine jars, ancient and inherited.
تُحيِيrevives زُجاجَتُهُits bottle هَذاthis one وَتَقتُلُand kills ذاthat one
تُحيِي زُجاجَتُهُ هَذا وَتَقتُلُ ذا
فَالناسُso the people ماemphatic particle بَينَbetween مَقتولٍone slain وَمَبعوثِand one raised to life
فَالناسُ ما بَينَ مَقتولٍ وَمَبعوثِ
Its bottle revives this one and kills that one,
So people are either slain or raised to life.
أَستَرزِقُI ask for sustenance اللَهَGod عَطفَtenderness الحُبِّlove مِنfrom رَشَإٍa young gazelle
أَستَرزِقُ اللَهَ عَطفَ الحُبِّ مِن رَشَإٍ
يَشوبُmingles تَذكيرَmasculinity عَينَيهِhis two eyes بِتَأنيثِwith femininity
يَشوبُ تَذكيرَ عَينَيهِ بِتَأنيثِ
I ask God to grant me love's tenderness from a young gazelle
Who mingles his eyes' masculinity with femininity.
وَقَدand indeed بَداappeared الحُبُّlove فيin دَمعيmy tears وَفيand in نَظَريmy gaze
وَقَد بَدا الحُبُّ في دَمعي وَفي نَظَري
فَلاso do not تَسَلask غَيرَother than ماwhat بيails me مِنof أَحاديثِtales
فَلا تَسَل غَيرَ ما بي مِن أَحاديثِ
And love has appeared in my tears and in my gaze,
So ask for no tales beyond what ails me.
Sol 6.1