ياO سعدSaʿd قفhalt بيwith me علىat الطلولthe ruins
يا سعد قف بي على الطلول
أبكيI weep علىfor الأحبةthe loved ones
أبكي على الأحبة
O Saʿd, halt with me at the ruins,
O Saad stop me at the hills
That I may weep for the loved ones,
I cry for the loved ones
ونسكبand we pour الدمعthe tears كالسيولlike the torrents
ونسكب الدمع كالسيول
منfrom حسرةsorrow وكربةand distress
من حسرة وكربة
And we may pour out tears like torrents,
And we spill tears like floods
From sorrow and distress.
Out of sorrow and distress
لهفيmy anguish علىfor الجيرةthe neighbors النزولencamped
لهفي على الجيرة النزول
بخيرin the best of كلall تربةland
بخير كل تربة
How I ache for the neighbors encamped
My craving to descend to the neighborhood
In the finest of all lands!
With the best of every land
لعلهاperhaps it تبردcools الكلولthe weary one
لعلها تبرد الكلول
منfrom حرthe heat of طولthe length of غربةexile
من حر طول غربة
Perhaps it may cool the weary one
Maybe it will cool the anguish
Worn down by the heat of long exile.
From the heat of a long estrangement
بانواthey departed علىfrom الأهلthe family والوطنand the homeland
بانوا على الأهل والوطن
والربعand the abode والمنازلand the dwellings
والربع والمنازل
They departed from family and homeland,
They showed the family, homeland
And the abode and the dwellings;
The quarter and houses
وأوحشand grew desolate الجارthe neighbor والسكنand the dwelling
وأوحش الجار والسكن
والوردand the watering place والمناهلand the water sources
والورد والمناهل
And neighbor and home grew desolate,
Made the neighbor and dwelling lonesome
As did the watering place and the water sources.
And the roses and springs
وخلفونيand they left me behind علىat الدمنthe ruined campsites
وخلفوني على الدمن
أبكيI weep بدمعwith tears سائلflowing
أبكي بدمع سائل
And they left me among the ruined campsites,
Leaving me in the edifice
Weeping with flowing tears.
Crying with a pouring tear
ياO غارةsuccor اللَهGod والرسولand the Messenger
يا غارة اللَه والرسول
عسىmay there be رضاfavor وقربهand nearness
عسى رضا وقربه
O succor of God and the Messenger!
O Allah's and the Messenger's invasion
May there be favor and nearness.
Hopefully satisfaction and proximity
أراكI see you ياO ساكنdweller in الفؤادthe heart
أراك يا ساكن الفؤاد
تبخلyou are stingy عليtoward me بنظرهwith a glance
تبخل علي بنظره
I see you, O dweller in my heart,
I see you, resident of my heart
Withholding a glance from me,
You are stingy to look at me
يحصلis attained بهاthrough it القصدthe aim والمرادand the desire
يحصل بها القصد والمراد
والأنسand intimacy والمسرهand joy
والأنس والمسره
Through which aim and desire would be fulfilled,
With it intention and purpose are attained
And intimacy and joy attained;
And delight and pleasure
ويذهبand vanishes الهجرestrangement والبعادand distance
ويذهب الهجر والبعاد
والبؤسand misery والمضرهand harm
والبؤس والمضره
And estrangement and distance would vanish,
And estrangement and remoteness disappear
Along with misery and harm.
And misery and harm
فاسمحso be generous لكto you الخيرgoodness ياO ملولfickle one
فاسمح لك الخير يا ملول
واذكرand remember عهودthe pledges of الصحبهcompanionship
واذكر عهود الصحبه
So be generous—good be yours, O fickle one—
So may goodness befall you my intimate friend
And remember the pledges of companionship,
And recall our companionship
فيin حينthe time when كناwe were بدالat Dāl (the letter d) ميمMīm (the letter m)
في حين كنا بدال ميم
بالواديin the valley المصورthe picturesque
بالوادي المصور
In the days when we were at Dāl Mīm,
When we were instead of the letter meem
In the picturesque valley,
In the painted valley
بجانبbeside السفحthe mountain’s foot منof تريمTarim
بجانب السفح من تريم
والعيشand life غضfresh أخضرgreen
والعيش غض أخضر
Beside the mountain’s foot at Tarim,
Beside the slope of Tarim
While life was fresh and green.
With green thriving livelihood
بسريtravels by night لناto us البرقthe lightning والنسيمand the breeze
بسري لنا البرق والنسيم
ممسكmusk-scented معنبرambergris-scented
ممسك معنبر
The lightning and breeze came to us by night,
The lightning and breeze joking with us
Perfumed with musk and ambergris,
Frankincense holder
حيثwhere الأحبةthe loved ones حلولencamped
حيث الأحبة حلول
صربهa band تؤمmakes for صربهa band
صربه تؤم صربه
Where the loved ones were encamped,
Where the loved ones dwell
One band making for another.
Patience meets patience
Sol 6.1