حدائقُgardens الحسنِbeauty تُغْريincite السُّهْدَsleeplessness بالحدَقِagainst the pupils
حدائقُ الحسنِ تُغْري السُّهْدَ بالحدَقِ
فالعينُso the eye متْرَعَةُbrimming الأجفانِthe eyelids منْfrom أَرَقِsleeplessness
فالعينُ متْرَعَةُ الأجفانِ منْ أَرَقِ
Beauty's gardens set sleeplessness upon the eyes,
The gardens of beauty allure the meadows with charm
so the eye's lids brim with sleeplessness.
So the eye is a pasture for the eyelids from vigil
أشيمُI watch for للبرقِof the lightning منْfrom مسراهمُtheir night-journey's path قَبَساًa gleam
أشيمُ للبرقِ منْ مسراهمُ قَبَساً
والليلُand night يَسْحَبُdrags أذيالاًskirts منof الغَسَقdeep darkness
والليلُ يَسْحَبُ أذيالاً من الغَسَق
I watch for a gleam of lightning from the path of their night journey,
I kindle a lightning bolt from its path for light
while night drags skirts of deep darkness,
And the night drags its trains from the dusk
حتىuntil استهلَّbegan to rain الغمامُthe cloud الجَوْدabundant rain مُنْسَكِباًpouring forth
حتى استهلَّ الغمامُ الجَوْد مُنْسَكِباً
بوادقٍwith a rain-shower منof مُلِثِّunceasing القَطْرِrain مُنْدَفَقِgushing
بوادقٍ من مُلِثِّ القَطْرِ مُنْدَفَقِ
until the cloud began pouring abundant rain,
Until the clouds poured forth generosity overflowing
in a shower of ceaseless rain, streaming forth,
With showers from the pouring of abundant rain
فيin روضةٍa garden قدalready ثَنَتْbent أَعطافهاits flanks سَحَراًbefore dawn
في روضةٍ قد ثَنَتْ أَعطافها سَحَراً
يُفَضُّis broken open منهاfrom it ختامُthe seal الزَّهْرِthe blossoms عنto reveal عَبَقfragrance
يُفَضُّ منها ختامُ الزَّهْرِ عن عَبَق
in a garden that had bent its flanks before dawn,
In a meadow which folded its borders like magic
where the seal of blossoms is broken to release fragrance.
From which overflows the seal of flowers with fragrance
ترنوgaze الحمائمُthe doves منهاfrom it فيon ذُرىthe tops قُضُبٍboughs
ترنو الحمائمُ منها في ذُرى قُضُبٍ
تَخْتالُstrut proudly مائسةًswaying gracefully فيin سُنْدُسِfine silk الورقthe leaves
تَخْتالُ مائسةً في سُنْدُسِ الورق
Doves gaze from it, atop boughs,
The doves coo towards it through the plumes of branches
strutting and swaying in the fine silk of leaves.
Strutting about saturated in the brocade of leaves
كمْhow many قدindeed عَهِدْناwe have known بهاin it منof ليلةٍa night قَصُرَتْgrew brief
كمْ قد عَهِدْنا بها من ليلةٍ قَصُرَتْ
وإنand even though نأىlay far كلكلُthe heavy breast الظلماdarkness عنfrom الفلقdaybreak
وإن نأى كلكلُ الظلما عن الفلق
How many a night we knew there passed swiftly,
How often we were accustomed to it on a night made brief
although darkness's heavy breast lay far from dawn.
Even if the darkness kept away from the horizon
إذاwhen ابتغيتُI sought كؤوسَcups الراحِwine مُتْرَعةًbrimming
إذا ابتغيتُ كؤوسَ الراحِ مُتْرَعةً
أَوْمَتْbeckoned إليَّto me يدُthe hand الأصباحِdawn بالشفقwith the twilight glow
أَوْمَتْ إليَّ يدُ الأصباحِ بالشفق
When I sought brimming cups of wine,
When I sought cups of comfort like a pasture
the hand of dawn beckoned to me with its rosy glow.
The hand of dawn gestured to me with the glow
يديرُهاhe passes it around البدرُthe full moon صِرْفاًunmixed فوقَabove راحتِهِhis palm
يديرُها البدرُ صِرْفاً فوقَ راحتِهِ
والشمسُand the sun تطلعُrises منْfrom يُمناهhis right hand فيin أفقa horizon
والشمسُ تطلعُ منْ يُمناه في أفق
The full moon passes it round, unmixed, upon his palm,
The full moon passes it from hand to hand above its rest
and the sun rises from his right hand on the horizon.
And the sun rises from its right on the horizon
ثمthen انبرىstepped forth مائلاًinclining للوصلِtoward union ذوpossessing ضمرٍslenderness
ثم انبرى مائلاً للوصلِ ذو ضمرٍ
فيin لؤلؤpearls منof نفيسprecious الدرِّpearls متَّسقِevenly arrayed
في لؤلؤ من نفيس الدرِّ متَّسقِ
Then a slender one stepped forth, inclined to union,
Then it set out leaning for union, with earnest intent
in pearls of the choicest kind, evenly arrayed.
In a pearl made of strung gems of precious pearl
ياO مَنyou who غداhas come to be لحسامِfor the keen sword البغيinjustice منتضياًunsheathing
يا مَن غدا لحسامِ البغي منتضياً
يستثبتُhe seeks to secure الصَّرمestrangement حتىuntil عادَhe became ذاpossessing رنقturbidity
يستثبتُ الصَّرم حتى عادَ ذا رنق
O you who have come to draw the sword of injustice,
O you who tomorrow set out to the deviation of tyranny
seeking to cement estrangement until you became sullied.
Brandishing the sword until it returned sharp
والبغيand injustice ماhas not زالceased فيin الحسادthe envious مكتملاًfully developed
والبغي ما زال في الحساد مكتملاً
يبدوappears لمختبرٍto an examiner فيin الخَلْقِoutward form والخُلقand character
يبدو لمختبرٍ في الخَلْقِ والخُلق
And injustice has always been full-grown in the envious,
And deviation still survives among the envious
visible to an examiner in both appearance and character.
Appearing to one who tests in nature and ethics
لاdo not تنكرنَّdeny (emphatic) بديعَwondrous النظمِverse منْof أدبيmy literary art
لا تنكرنَّ بديعَ النظمِ منْ أدبي
فالدرُّfor pearls ليسare not بمكنونٍconcealed علىfrom الفلقthe discerning man
فالدرُّ ليس بمكنونٍ على الفلق
Do not deny the marvelous verse of my literary art,
Do not deny the eloquence of my poetry and literature
for pearls are not concealed from the discerning.
For pearls are not hidden from the horizon
ولتحذرِand beware الرشقَthe shot منfrom سهمٍan arrow عرضتَyou exposed yourself لهto it
ولتحذرِ الرشقَ من سهمٍ عرضتَ له
منْwhoever يزحمِjostles البحرَthe sea لاdoes not يأمنْfeel safe مِنَfrom الغرقdrowning
منْ يزحمِ البحرَ لا يأمنْ مِنَ الغرق
And beware the shot of an arrow you have exposed yourself to;
And beware the splash from an arrow you were exposed to
whoever jostles the sea is not safe from drowning.
Who barges the sea is not safe from drowning
ماnot أنتyou مدركُattaining شأويmy mark إنْif سعيتyou strive لهfor it
ما أنت مدركُ شأوي إنْ سعيت له
ليسis not التبخترُstrutting كالإرقالlike swift trotting فيon الطرقthe roads
ليس التبخترُ كالإرقال في الطرق
You cannot reach my mark, even if you strive for it;
You cannot attain my status if you sought it
strutting is not like swift trotting along the roads.
Arrogance is not like striding on the roads
ولاnor المؤمّلthe eighth-place horse فيin مضمارِthe racecourse حَلْبَتِهِits racing field
ولا المؤمّل في مضمارِ حَلْبَتِهِ
مؤملاًexpected للمجليِّagainst the front-runner السبقthe lead فيin طَلقa gallop
مؤملاً للمجليِّ السبق في طَلق
Nor is the eighth-place horse, on its field's racecourse,
Nor is the hopeful in the hippodrome of its track
expected to outstrip the leader in a gallop.
Hoping the excelled will first set off in release
وقدand perhaps تُشَبَّهُyou are likened أحياناًsometimes بذيto one possessing أدبٍliterary skill
وقد تُشَبَّهُ أحياناً بذي أدبٍ
ماso long as لمdoes not يحاددكَchallenge you عذبsweet اللفظdiction فيin نسقordered verse
ما لم يحاددكَ عذب اللفظ في نسق
And you may sometimes be likened to a man of letters,
And sometimes it may resemble a man of refinement
so long as one of sweet diction does not challenge you in verse.
If clear wording did not limit you in composition
والأوسُand the wolf فيin فَلَوَاتِopen wastes البيدِthe deserts مفترسٌa predator
والأوسُ في فَلَوَاتِ البيدِ مفترسٌ
فإنْbut if يَصُلْcharges ليثُa lion غابٍa forest ماتit dies منof فرقterror
فإنْ يَصُلْ ليثُ غابٍ مات من فرق
And the wolf is a predator in the deserts' open wastes,
The wolf in the expanse of the desert is a predator
but if a forest lion charges, it dies of fright.
If the lion of the forest arrives, it dies of horror
فلاso do not تمدّنَّextend (emphatic) باعَthe reach العُجْبِconceit إنَّindeed لهاit has
فلا تمدّنَّ باعَ العُجْبِ إنَّ لها
عُقبىan aftermath تؤجِّجُkindles نارَthe fire الضَّغْنِrancor والحنقand rage
عُقبى تؤجِّجُ نارَ الضَّغْنِ والحنق
So do not extend the reach of conceit, for it has
So do not extend the sale of conceit, for it
an aftermath that kindles the fire of rancor and rage.
Has consequences that ignite the fire of rage and malice
Sol 6.1