عُذرُthe excuse الهَوىlove عِندَbefore العَذولِthe reproacher رَشاa fawn
عُذرُ الهَوى عِندَ العَذولِ رَشا
فَاليَومَso today حُبِّيَmy love فيهِfor him حينَwhen نَشاit arose
فَاليَومَ حُبِّيَ فيهِ حينَ نَشا
A fawn is love's excuse before the reproacher.
So today my love for him is as when it first arose.
شَقَّcleft الظَلامَthe darkness البَدرُthe full moon حينَwhen بَداhe appeared
شَقَّ الظَلامَ البَدرُ حينَ بَدا
وَاِهتَزَّand swayed غُصنُthe bough of البانِthe bān tree حينَwhen مَشىhe walked
وَاِهتَزَّ غُصنُ البانِ حينَ مَشى
The full moon cleft the darkness when he appeared,
and the bān-tree's bough swayed when he walked.
يَسقيكَhe gives you to drink مِنof خَمرٍwine بِمُقلَتِهِwith his eye
يَسقيكَ مِن خَمرٍ بِمُقلَتِهِ
كَأساًa cup يَزيدُكَincreases your شُربُهُdrinking it عَطَشاthirst
كَأساً يَزيدُكَ شُربُهُ عَطَشا
With his eye he pours you wine,
a cup whose drinking increases your thirst.
عَجِلَhastened الرَقيبُthe watcher بِلَحظِat the glance of عاشِقِهِhis lover
عَجِلَ الرَقيبُ بِلَحظِ عاشِقِهِ
أَوor دامَlingered فيupon وَجَناتِهِhis cheeks خَدَشاa scratch
أَو دامَ في وَجَناتِهِ خَدَشا
The watcher hastened at his lover's glance,
or it lingered as a scratch upon his cheeks.
أَدرَجتَyou concealed فيwithin الأَحشاءِthe innards فِتنَتَهُhis enchantment
أَدرَجتَ في الأَحشاءِ فِتنَتَهُ
فَسَعىso went about البُكاءُweeping بِسِرِّهاwith its secret وَوَشىand told tales
فَسَعى البُكاءُ بِسِرِّها وَوَشى
You hid his enchantment in your inmost heart,
then weeping spread its secret and betrayed it.
ياO ناصِرَchampion of الإِسلامِIslam إِذwhen خُذِلَتwere forsaken
يا ناصِرَ الإِسلامِ إِذ خُذِلَت
دَعَواتُهُits appeals فَاِبتَلَّthen it grew moist وَاِنتَعَشاand revived
دَعَواتُهُ فَاِبتَلَّ وَاِنتَعَشا
O champion of Islam, when forsaken were
its appeals—then it was refreshed and revived.
لَمّاwhen اِستَغاثَit cried for help وَقَلَّand was scarce ناصِرُهُits supporter
لَمّا اِستَغاثَ وَقَلَّ ناصِرُهُ
لَبَّيتَهُyou answered it وَسَعَيتَand you hastened مُنكَمِشاenergetically
لَبَّيتَهُ وَسَعَيتَ مُنكَمِشا
When it cried for help and its supporters were few,
you answered it and hastened energetically,
كَاللَيثِlike a lion لاnot تُبقيleave intact مَخالِبُهُhis claws
كَاللَيثِ لا تُبقي مَخالِبُهُ
يَداًa paw لِجارِحَةٍto a beast of prey إِذاwhen بَطَشاhe struck
يَداً لِجارِحَةٍ إِذا بَطَشا
like a lion whose claws leave
no beast of prey a paw when he strikes.
بَسَطَspread out الخَميسَthe army بِكَفِّهِupon his palm ذَكَرٌa valiant man
بَسَطَ الخَميسَ بِكَفِّهِ ذَكَرٌ
عَضبٌresolute كَأَنَّas though يَمينُهُhis right hand نَمَشاfreckles
عَضبٌ كَأَنَّ يَمينُهُ نَمَشا
A valiant man spread the army upon his palm,
resolute, as though his right hand were freckled.
Sol 6.1