ألوّاميO my reproachers إلىuntil كمhow long ذاthis ألامam I blamed
ألوّامي إلى كم ذا ألام
ولومىand blaming me فيfor الغرامpassionate love بهمfor them حرامُforbidden
ولومى في الغرام بهم حرامُ
O my reproachers, how long am I to be blamed?
My wounds, oh how much pain
And blaming me for my passion for them is forbidden.
My blame in love is forbidden
أيبعدُis he far away? إلىuntil كمhow long ذاthis ألامam I blamed
أيبعدُ إلى كم ذا ألام
لهto him بالغورin al-Ghawr قدalready لاحتappeared خيامtents
له بالغور قد لاحت خيام
Is he far away? How long am I to be blamed?
How far away is this pain
Tents have appeared to him in al-Ghawr.
In the valley, tents have appeared
علىaround زفراتهhis sighs يطوىhe folds ضلوعاribs
على زفراته يطوى ضلوعا
عليهاupon them بالضناto wasting sickness حكمhas decreed الغرامpassionate love
عليها بالضنا حكم الغرام
He folds his ribs around his sighs;
With his sighs, ribs are folded
Passion has condemned them to wasting sickness.
Upon them, love rules
فياللَهso, O God منwhat a صبpassionate lover حزينsorrowful
فياللَه من صب حزين
بشجوthrough the anguish of شجونهhis sorrows صحbecame certain الحمامdeath
بشجو شجونه صح الحمام
So, O God, what a sorrowful lover!
Oh what a sad pouring
Through the anguish of his sorrows, death became certain.
With the cooing of his grief, the doves chirped
أصابstruck فؤادهُhis heart للبينfor separation رامan archer
أصاب فؤادهُ للبين رام
فأصمتهthen slew him outright علىat كثَبٍclose range سهامarrows
فأصمته على كثَبٍ سهام
Separation's archer struck his heart,
It has reached his heart's desire
And arrows slew him outright at close range.
So it silenced him on the hill of arrows
إذاwhenever ذكرhe recalls العقيقal-Aqiq وساكنيهand its dwellers
إذا ذكر العقيق وساكنيه
فللدمعthen, for the tears انهمالpouring down وانسجامand flowing freely
فللدمع انهمال وانسجام
Whenever he recalls al-Aqiq and its dwellers,
When the unripe grapes and its residents are mentioned
Then his tears pour down and flow freely.
Tears flow smoothly
وإنand if هبّتblows صباthe east wind نجدNajd سحيراًjust before dawn
وإن هبّت صبا نجد سحيراً
فَللأthen, for the شواقlongings وجدardor واضطرامand burning
فَللأ شواق وجد واضطرام
And if Najd's east wind blows just before dawn,
And if the morning breeze of Suhayr blew
Then longing is filled with ardor and burning.
Longing, passion, and turmoil appeared
ألاAh هلis there نهلةٌa draught منof ماءwater سلعSalʿ
ألا هل نهلةٌ من ماء سلع
فيشفىso may be healed منof غليلthe burning ظماof thirst أوامُraging thirst
فيشفى من غليل ظما أوامُ
Ah, is there a draught of Salʿ's water
Is there a spring of Salu's water
So that raging thirst may be healed of its burning?
That heals the heat of consuming passions
أياO تلكthose المعاهدfamiliar haunts هلis there سبيلa way
أيا تلك المعاهد هل سبيل
فيمنَحso may be granted فيin ذراكyour shelter لناto us مقامa dwelling
فيمنَح في ذراك لنا مقام
O you familiar haunts, is there a way
Do those dwellings have a way
For us to be granted a dwelling in your shelter?
That gives us rest in your plains
أقولI say ولىand I have إلىfor مغناكyour abode شوقlonging
أقول ولى إلى مغناك شوق
لهit has أبداforever علىupon قلبيmy heart التزامa binding hold
له أبدا على قلبي التزام
I speak, with longing for your abode;
I say, and my longing is for your songs
It has an everlasting hold upon my heart.
It will always adhere to my heart
أياO داراًa dwelling بطيبةin Tayba ليI have حنينyearning
أيا داراً بطيبة لي حنين
وشجوٌand sorrow نحوtoward ربعكyour abode لاnot يرامcan be assailed
وشجوٌ نحو ربعك لا يرام
O dwelling in Tayba, I feel yearning
Oh home in Tayyibah, I yearn
And an unassailable sorrow for your abode.
And grief towards your land that has no end
ترىI wonder الأيامُthe days تجمعreunite فيهthere شملىmy scattered company
ترى الأيامُ تجمع فيه شملى
فيقضىso may be decreed بعدafter تفريقيmy separation انتظامreunion
فيقضى بعد تفريقي انتظام
Will the days reunite my scattered company there, I wonder,
The days gather in it my unity
So reunion may be decreed after my separation?
Fulfilling after my separation, harmony
علىupon ساحاتthe courtyards ربعكof your abode منfrom معنىa tormented one
على ساحات ربعك من معنى
بعيدfar from الدارhome مغتربa stranger abroad سلامpeace
بعيد الدار مغترب سلام
Upon the courtyards of your abode, from one tormented,
In your land’s plains, from meaning
Far from home, a stranger abroad—peace.
A stranger far from home, greetings
Sol 6.1