هَلِis ...? القَلبُthe heart عَنof ذِكرَىremembrance أُمَيمَةَUmaymah ذَاهِلُheedless
هَلِ القَلبُ عَن ذِكرَى أُمَيمَةَ ذَاهِلُ
نَعَمyes حِينَwhen يَمشيwalks بىwith me إِلىto القَبرِthe grave حَامِلُa bearer
نَعَم حِينَ يَمشي بى إِلى القَبرِ حَامِلُ
Is the heart heedless of the memory of Umaymah?
Has my heart forgotten the memory of Umayma
Yes—when a bearer carries me to the grave.
Yes, when it takes me to the grave as a carrier
بِنَفسِىَwith my life as ransom مَنthe one who لاnot تَقنَعُis content النَّفسُthe soul دُونَهُwithout her
بِنَفسِىَ مَن لا تَقنَعُ النَّفسُ دُونَهُ
وَمَنand the one who لاَnot يَنالُattains النُّجحَsuccess فيهconcerning her العَوَاذِلُthe reproaching women
وَمَن لاَ يَنالُ النُّجحَ فيه العَوَاذِلُ
My life for the one without whom the soul cannot be content,
The one my soul is not content without
and the one concerning whom the reproaching women never prevail;
The one failures cannot reach, O high climber
وَمَنand the one who لَوif رَآنىsaw me بَينَbetween صَفَّينِtwo ranks مِنهُمَاof the two
وَمَن لَو رَآنى بَينَ صَفَّينِ مِنهُمَا
صَدِيقيmy friend وَمُستَولِىand full of العَدَاوَةِenmity باسِلُfierce
صَدِيقي وَمُستَولِى العَدَاوَةِ باسِلُ
and the one who, if she saw me between two ranks, one with
If he saw me between two rows, one a friend
my friend and the other a fierce foe, full of enmity,
And the other a hateful enemy, mean and base
لَخَذَّلَwould dishearten إِخوَانىmy brothers إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle رَأَيتُهُI saw her
لَخَذَّلَ إِخوَانى إِذا ما رَأَيتُهُ
عَلَىَّagainst me مَعَwith القَومِthe people الَّذِينَwhom أُقَاتِلُI fight
عَلَىَّ مَعَ القَومِ الَّذِينَ أُقَاتِلُ
would dishearten my brothers when I saw her
He would abandon my brothers when he sees me
against me, among the people I fight.
With those I fight against and aim to face
وَلَوand if جِئتُI came أَستَسقىasking for water شَرَاباًa drink وَعِندَهُand with her
وَلَو جِئتُ أَستَسقى شَرَاباً وَعِندَهُ
عُيُونٌsprings رَوِيّاتٌbrimming with water لَهُنَّthey have جَدَاوِلُchannels
عُيُونٌ رَوِيّاتٌ لَهُنَّ جَدَاوِلُ
And if I came seeking a drink—and she had
If I came seeking a drink while he has
brimming springs with channels of their own—
Fountains flowing for which streams race
صَدِياًّthirsty لَمَاwould not قالتshe said ليَto me اشرَبdrink وماand not دَرَتshe knew
صَدِياًّ لَمَا قالت ليَ اشرَب وما دَرَت
أَفىwhether in العامِthis year أَروىI quench my thirst أَمor إِذاwhen عَادreturns قابِلُthe coming year
أَفى العامِ أَروى أَم إِذا عَاد قابِلُ
parched, she would not say to me, 'Drink,' nor would she know
He would not say "drink" nor care
whether I would slake my thirst this year or when the next came round.
If I quench in the year or when the rain returns in April
Sol 6.1