أَلاَcome! حَيِّياgreet, you two الأطلالَthe ruins بالجَرعِon the sandy flats العُفرِdust-colored
أَلاَ حَيِّيا الأطلالَ بالجَرعِ العُفرِ
سَقاهُنَّmay it water them رِيّاًto fullness صَوبُthe downpour ذِىof one possessing نَضَدٍpiled layers غَمرِdeep and copious
سَقاهُنَّ رِيّاً صَوبُ ذِى نَضَدٍ غَمرِ
Come, you two, greet the ruins on the dust-colored sandy flats.
May the downpour of a deep, layered cloud water them to fullness,
مُسيلُmaking flow الرُّياunclear as written واهِىslack الكُلَىthe kidneys; here, cloud-flanks سَبِطُsmooth الذُّراthe crests
مُسيلُ الرُّيا واهِى الكُلَى سَبِطُ الذُّرا
أَهلّةُfirst rain-showers نَضّاخِgushing النّدَىmoisture سابِغabundant القَطرِrain
أَهلّةُ نَضّاخِ النّدَى سابِغ القَطرِ
Making [unclear word] flow, with slack flanks and smooth crests,
Bursting in showers, gushing moisture, lavish with rain.
وَإِنand though كُنَّthey were قدalready هَيَّجنَthey stirred شوقَيmy longing بَعدَمَاafter
وَإِن كُنَّ قد هَيَّجنَ شوقَي بَعدَمَا
تَدَاوَيتُI sought a cure مِنfrom حُبّىmy love أُمَيمَةَUmayma بالهَجرِthrough estrangement
تَدَاوَيتُ مِن حُبّى أُمَيمَةَ بالهَجرِ
Though they have stirred my longing, after
I had sought to cure my love for Umayma through estrangement.
اُمَيمُUmaym! لَقَدindeed طالَhas lasted long التَّنائِىseparation وَإِنّماand only
اُمَيمُ لَقَد طالَ التَّنائِى وَإِنّما
أُدَارِىI contend with النَّوَىseparation عنover نَقضِundoing مِرّاتشهاits strands, perhaps; corrupt spelling الشَّزرِtightly twisted
أُدَارِى النَّوَى عن نَقضِ مِرّاتشها الشَّزرِ
Umaym, long has separation lasted, and I only
Contend with separation over undoing its tightly twisted [strands?].
ألاَcome! ياO خَليلىَّmy two friends اتبعانىfollow me, you two لِتُؤجَراso you two may be rewarded
ألاَ يا خَليلىَّ اتبعانى لِتُؤجَرا
ولَنand will not تَكسِباyou two gain خَيراًanything better مِنَthan الحَمدِpraise والأجرِand reward
ولَن تَكسِبا خَيراً مِنَ الحَمدِ والأجرِ
Come, my two friends, follow me, that you may be rewarded;
You will gain nothing better than praise and reward.
فقالاthen they both said اتَّقِfear اللهَGod العَلِىَّthe Most High فإِنَّماfor it is only
فقالا اتَّقِ اللهَ العَلِىَّ فإِنَّما
تُصَلّيكَscorches you أَسبَابُthe bonds الهَوىof passion وَهَجَthe blaze الجَمرِof embers
تُصَلّيكَ أَسبَابُ الهَوى وَهَجَ الجَمرِ
They both said: Fear God Most High, for only
The bonds of passion scorch you with the embers’ blaze.
فقلتُso I said أطيعانىobey me, you two فليسَfor it is not عليكماupon you two
فقلتُ أطيعانى فليسَ عليكما
حِسابىmy reckoning إِذاwhen لاَقَيتُI meet ربّىmy Lord ولاوِزرِىnor my burden of sin
حِسابى إِذا لاَقَيتُ ربّى ولاوِزرِى
I said: Obey me; neither of you bears
My reckoning when I meet my Lord, nor my burden of sin.
عَلىَّupon me الَّذِىwhat أَجنىI commit وليسَand it is not عليكماupon you two
عَلىَّ الَّذِى أَجنى وليسَ عليكما
وربّىَand my Lord أَولىmost fit بالتَّجَاوُزِto pardon وَالغَفرِand forgive
وربّىَ أَولى بالتَّجَاوُزِ وَالغَفرِ
What I commit is upon me, not upon you two,
And my Lord is the one most fit to pardon and forgive.
أَتُحرِقُنىwill You burn me? ياO رَبَّLord إِنif عُجتُI turn aside عَوجَةًa single turning
أَتُحرِقُنى يا رَبَّ إِن عُجتُ عَوجَةً
عَلَىto رَخصَةِsoft الأطرافِof limb طَيِّبةِsweet النَّشرِof scent
عَلَى رَخصَةِ الأطرافِ طَيِّبةِ النَّشرِ
Will You burn me, Lord, if I turn aside once
To one soft of limb and sweet of scent,
ضِناكِfull مَلاثِwhere it wraps المِرطِthe mantle مَمكورةِfirmly shaped الحَشاthe midriff
ضِناكِ مَلاثِ المِرطِ مَمكورةِ الحَشا
بَعِيدَةِlong مَهوَىthe fall of القُرطِthe earring مَهضومَةِslender الخَصرthe waist
بَعِيدَةِ مَهوَى القُرطِ مَهضومَةِ الخَصر
Full where her mantle wraps, with a firmly shaped midriff,
With a long fall for her earrings and a slender waist?
وَأنذُرُand I vow للرَّحمنِto the Merciful مَاas long as دُمتِyou remain أَيِّماًunmarried
وَأنذُرُ للرَّحمنِ مَا دُمتِ أَيِّماً
وَهَلand will أنتَYou ياO رَبَّLord of العُلاَthe heights مُوجِبٌmake binding نَذرِىmy vow
وَهَل أنتَ يا رَبَّ العُلاَ مُوجِبٌ نَذرِى
And I vow to the Merciful, as long as you remain unmarried—
And will You, Lord of the heights, make my vow binding?—
صِياماًfasting وَحَجّاًand pilgrimage ثُمَّthen بُدناًsacrificial camels أقودُهاI lead them
صِياماً وَحَجّاً ثُمَّ بُدناً أقودُها
أُوَافيI shall arrive بهاwith them يومَon the day of الذَّبائحِsacrifices والنَّحرِand slaughter
أُوَافي بها يومَ الذَّبائحِ والنَّحرِ
Fasting and pilgrimage, then sacrificial camels I shall lead,
Arriving with them on the day of sacrifices and slaughter.
Sol 6.1