ياO أَرضَland عَمروٍAmr جَدَتكِmay they water you أَمطارُrains
يا أَرضَ عَمروٍ جَدَتكِ أَمطارُ
فيكِin you لِقَلبيfor my heart ماas long as عِشتُI live أَوطارُlongings
فيكِ لِقَلبي ما عِشتُ أَوطارُ
O land of Amr, may rains water you!
In you my heart has longings for as long as I live.
ياO طِيبَsweetness رَيّاكِyour fragrance حينَwhen يَبتَسِمُsmiles الthe
يا طِيبَ رَيّاكِ حينَ يَبتَسِمُ ال
فَجرُdawn وَفيهاand in it لِلرَوضِof the meadow أَخبارُtidings
فَجرُ وَفيها لِلرَوضِ أَخبارُ
How sweet your fragrance when there smiles the
dawn, and in that fragrance are tidings of the meadow!
وَمَجلِسٍand a gathering جَلَّwas too exalted أَنto نُشَبِّهَهُwe liken it
وَمَجلِسٍ جَلَّ أَن نُشَبِّهَهُ
حَيثُwhere بِهِin it مِزهَرٌa lute وَمِزمارُand a flute
حَيثُ بِهِ مِزهَرٌ وَمِزمارُ
And a gathering too splendid for comparison,
where there are a lute and a flute.
وَزانَهُand adorned it مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of العِبادِal-Ibad رَشاًa fawn
وَزانَهُ مِن بَني العِبادِ رَشاً
بِالجيدِwith the neck وَالمُقلَتَينِand the two eyes سَحّارُbewitching
بِالجيدِ وَالمُقلَتَينِ سَحّارُ
And a fawn from Banu al-Ibad adorned it,
bewitching with his neck and both his eyes.
إِبنُa son نَصارىChristians يَدينُhe professes دينَهُمُtheir faith
إِبنُ نَصارى يَدينُ دينَهُمُ
حَدَّثَtold عَنهُabout him بِذاكَof that زُنّارُa girdle
حَدَّثَ عَنهُ بِذاكَ زُنّارُ
A son of Christians, he follows their faith;
a girdle testified to that about him.
قَدalready رَكَّبَتblended كَفُّهُhis hand مُشَعشَعَةًwine diluted with water
قَد رَكَّبَت كَفُّهُ مُشَعشَعَةً
إِبريقُهاits ewer فيinto الكُؤوسِthe cups هَدّارُgurgling loudly
إِبريقُها في الكُؤوسِ هَدّارُ
His hand had blended wine with water;
its ewer gurgles loudly into the cups.
يَلمَعُgleams فيهاin it مِنfrom كُلِّevery ناحِيَةٍside
يَلمَعُ فيها مِن كُلِّ ناحِيَةٍ
كَوكَبُa star نورٍlight إِلَيكَtoward you نَظّارُgazing intently
كَوكَبُ نورٍ إِلَيكَ نَظّارُ
In it, from every side, there gleams
a star of light, gazing intently at you.
باكَرتُهُI visited him early وَالنُجومُand the stars غائِرَةٌsetting
باكَرتُهُ وَالنُجومُ غائِرَةٌ
وَالصُبحُand dawn قَدalready حانَwas due مِنهُfrom it إِسفارُbrightening
وَالصُبحُ قَد حانَ مِنهُ إِسفارُ
I visited him early, while the stars were setting,
and the time had come for dawn to brighten.
فَظَلتُso I spent the day فيin يَومِa day لَذَّةٍpleasure عَجبٍwondrous
فَظَلتُ في يَومِ لَذَّةٍ عَجبٍ
وافىarrived بِهِwith it لِلسُعودِfor good fortune مِقدارُa decree of fate
وافى بِهِ لِلسُعودِ مِقدارُ
So I passed a wondrous day of pleasure,
which fate had brought with good fortune.
وَقابَلَand faced الشَمسَthe sun فيهِin it بَدرُa full moon دُجىًnight-darkness
وَقابَلَ الشَمسَ فيهِ بَدرُ دُجىً
يَأخُذُhe takes مِنfrom نورِهاher light وَيَمتارُand he gathers provisions
يَأخُذُ مِن نورِها وَيَمتارُ
And there a full moon of the dark night faced the sun,
taking from her light and laying in provisions.
ياO غُصنَbough بانٍa ban (moringa) tree ضَمَّتهُclasped it مِنطَقَةٌa belt
يا غُصنَ بانٍ ضَمَّتهُ مِنطَقَةٌ
وَجيدَand a neck ظَبيٍa gazelle حَوَتهُenclosed it أَزرارُbuttons
وَجيدَ ظَبيٍ حَوَتهُ أَزرارُ
O ban-tree bough, clasped by a belt,
and gazelle's neck, enclosed by buttons,
تَحسَبُyou think قَوميmy people يُضَيّعونَthey let go to waste دَميmy blood
تَحسَبُ قَومي يُضَيّعونَ دَمي
ماnot ضاعَwas lost قَبليbefore me لِهاشِمٍfor Hashim ثارُblood-vengeance
ما ضاعَ قَبلي لِهاشِمٍ ثارُ
do you think my people will leave my blood unavenged?
Before me, no blood-debt owed to Hashim went unavenged.
Sol 6.1