منازلdwellings لكbelonging to you ياO سلمىSalma بذيat Dhu منالManal
منازل لك يا سلمى بذي منال
هيجنthey stirred لاعجburning pain أوصابيof my afflictions وبلباليand my turmoil
هيجن لاعج أوصابي وبلبالي
Your dwellings, Salma, at Dhu Manal
Dwellings of Salma in the mansions of bliss
Have stirred the burning pain of my afflictions and turmoil.
Whose love stirred my companions and confused my thoughts
تعاقرتهاravaged them اللياليthe nights بعدafter قاطنهاtheir inhabitant
تعاقرتها الليالي بعد قاطنها
بماwith (apparently a split word) حيينtwo erasers (apparently a word fragment) لهاof them سافa sand-driving wind وهطالand pouring rain
بما حيين لها ساف وهطال
The nights ravaged them after their inhabitant departed,
The nights succeeded each other in inhabiting it
With two erasers: a sand-driving wind and pouring rain.
With affection from a passionate lover and a downpour
هنّthose are المنازلthe dwellings قدalready أودتperished معالمهاtheir landmarks
هنّ المنازل قد أودت معالمها
فبدّلتand were exchanged منin place of بوردcloaks (text unclear) سحقthreadbare أسمالrags
فبدّلت من بورد سحق أسمال
Those are the dwellings; their landmarks have perished,
Those dwellings made their landmarks fade away
And they exchanged fine cloaks for threadbare rags.
And changed from a courtyard to crumbled ruins
وانand though عهدتyou once knew بهاthere الآرامgazelles كامنةhidden
وان عهدت بها الآرام كامنة
لِلّهby God ماhow greatly هاجنيstirred me منfrom رسمهاtheir traces الباليfaded
لِلّه ما هاجني من رسمها البالي
Though you once knew gazelles hidden there,
And if I settled there comfortably and calmly
By God, how their faded traces have stirred me!
By God, nothing of its features stirred my mind
كالوشمlike tattoos فيon أذرعforearms كالوحيlike writing فيon صحفpages
كالوشم في أذرع كالوحي في صحف
كالخيلlike horses فيin حللfine robes أفضتwere reduced لاجلالto saddlecloths
كالخيل في حلل أفضت لاجلال
Like tattoos on forearms, like writing on pages,
Like a tattoo on forearms, like revelation in scriptures
Like horses in finery reduced to saddlecloths.
Like horses in saddles that showed no glory
لمnot تبقremain مماof what يهيجstirs الشوقlonging باقيةanything remaining
لم تبق مما يهيج الشوق باقية
الاexcept تلومlingering عشاقٍof lovers بأحلالat encampments
الا تلوم عشاقٍ بأحلال
Nothing remains of what once stirred longing
Nothing remained that kindles longing
Except lovers lingering at encampments.
Except for lovers' blaming their separation
حقاًtruly سلوتyou forgot love ولمand did not تحفظkeep عهودهمtheir pledges
حقاً سلوت ولم تحفظ عهودهم
وانماand only ذاكthat فعلthe conduct الخائنof the faithless man الساليwho forgets love
وانما ذاك فعل الخائن السالي
Truly, you have forgotten love and failed to keep their pledges;
You were right to divert and not keep their promises
That is only the conduct of the faithless man who forgets.
That is the work of an unfaithful seducer
هلاwhy not خببتyou hastened إلىto ربعan abode أقمتyou stayed بهin it
هلا خببت إلى ربع أقمت به
معwith الكواكبthe stars فيin تجريرtrailing أذيالhems
مع الكواكب في تجرير أذيال
Why did you not hasten to an abode where you stayed
If only you had inclined toward the place where I stayed
Among the stars, with trailing hems?
With the stars flowing in procession
وكمand how often قضيتI spent معwith الحسناءthe lovely woman فيin أربdesire
وكم قضيت مع الحسناء في أرب
والدهرwhile Time قدhad نامslept عنّاheedless of us نومthe sleep اغفالof neglect
والدهر قد نام عنّا نوم اغفال
How often I spent time with the lovely one, in desire,
And how much time I spent with the beautiful lady
While Time slept, oblivious to us.
While fate was inattentive and heedless of us
تضمناshe enfolds us حيثwhere لاnot يديknows (unclear spelling) الرقيبthe watcher بناof us
تضمنا حيث لا يدي الرقيب بنا
زنجيةa black woman بالدراريwith brilliant stars جيدهاher neck حالadorned
زنجية بالدراري جيدها حال
She enfolded us where the watcher knew nothing of us—
We gathered where the spying hand could not reach us
A black woman, her neck adorned with brilliant stars.
A black maid, her neck adorned with jewels
كأنماas though البدرthe full moon اذwhen عمّcovered البلادthe land سناwith radiance
كأنما البدر اذ عمّ البلاد سنا
ملكa king تطلعlooked out منfrom ايوانهhis palace hall العاليlofty
ملك تطلع من ايوانه العالي
As though the full moon, spreading radiance over the land,
As if the full moon when it illuminated the lands
Were a king looking out from his lofty hall.
A king looked out from his high terrace
فرقعةand the expanse الأرضof the earth قدhad أبدتrevealed مساحتهاits dimensions
فرقعة الأرض قد أبدت مساحتها
شهبbright stars أفاضتfilled زواياهاits corners بأشكالwith patterns
شهب أفاضت زواياها بأشكال
The earth's expanse had its dimensions laid bare
The expanse of the earth displayed its breadth
By stars that filled its corners with patterns.
With stars pouring out in its corners
ليتwould that الغزالthe gazelle الذيwhom وافىarrived المساءthe evening بهwith him
ليت الغزال الذي وافى المساء به
كانتwas اقامتهhis stay منwithout غيرany ترحالdeparture
كانت اقامته من غير ترحال
Would that the gazelle whom evening brought
I wish the gazelle who came in the evening
Had stayed without departing.
Had stayed without travel or departure
وليتand would that مكتوبةthe written script الظلماءof darkness ماnot محيتwas erased
وليت مكتوبة الظلماء ما محيت
لهfor him بماءwith water منof الاصباحdaybreak سيّالflowing
له بماء من الاصباح سيّال
And would that darkness's script had not been erased
And I wish the inscriptions of darkness had not been erased
For him with the flowing water of daybreak.
By morning water pouring forth
ياO مشفقاًone distressed منby سقامsickness كنتI was ألبسهwearing it
يا مشفقاً من سقام كنت ألبسه
أناI جنيتbrought harm علىupon نفسيmyself وأولىand more fitting ليfor me
أنا جنيت على نفسي وأولى لي
O you distressed by the sickness I used to wear,
Oh how I regret the sickness I used to dress it in
I brought it upon myself, and rightly so.
I wronged myself while I was most deserving
هيit is الصبابةpassionate longing الّاexcept انهاthat it is مرضa sickness
هي الصبابة الّا انها مرض
لاmay not قربbring near اللَهGod منهfrom it يومthe day ابلاليof my recovery
لا قرب اللَه منه يوم ابلالي
It is passionate longing, yet it is a sickness—
It was my youth except that it was an illness
May God never bring near the day I recover from it.
With no closeness to God in my afflicted day
بيضfair-skinned الكواعبfull-breasted women لاnot بيضgleaming القواضبsharp swords بيafflict me
بيض الكواعب لا بيض القواضب بي
فمنwho, then لصبfor a lovesick man مشوقyearning رهنheld hostage by بلبالdistress
فمن لصب مشوق رهن بلبال
Fair, full-breasted women, not gleaming swords, afflict me;
The hips of the slender, not the hips of the plump, arouse me
Who will help a yearning lover held hostage by distress?
Who would desire a rousing impulse confused in thoughts?
دعleave الكماةthe armored warriors لدىamid الهيجاءbattle بينهمbetween them
دع الكماة لدى الهيجاء بينهم
رجمa hail الأسنةof spearheads وارجمنيand pelt me بخلخالwith an anklet
رجم الأسنة وارجمني بخلخال
Leave the armored warriors in battle to their
Leave the nudity with the aroused ones among them
Hail of spearheads; pelt me with an anklet.
Pelting of tongues and pelt me with ankle bracelets
وانand if تساقواthey pass drinks around كؤوسcups الموتof death عنout of حنقٍrage
وان تساقوا كؤوس الموت عن حنقٍ
فسقنيthen give me drink الريّto satiety عنfrom صهباءtawny wine جريالcrimson-hued
فسقني الريّ عن صهباء جريال
And if they pass around cups of death in fury,
And if cups of death were passed around in rage
Give me my fill of tawny, crimson-colored wine.
Let me drink pure wine from a silver goblet
ماليwhat have I to do وللهمwith sorrow ليسis not الهمsorrow منamong أربيmy desires
مالي وللهم ليس الهم من أربي
أناI الغنيam rich بنفسيin myself ليسnot بالمالin money
أنا الغني بنفسي ليس بالمال
What have I to do with sorrow? Sorrow is not my aim.
What is grief to me? Grief is not from my nurture
I am rich in myself, not in money.
I am rich with myself, not with money
وقدand indeed وثقتI trusted علىdespite العّلاتafflictions منin زمنيmy time
وقد وثقت على العّلات من زمني
انthat سوفwill ينسخreplace ادباريmy ill fortune باقباليwith my good fortune
ان سوف ينسخ ادباري باقبالي
Despite its troubles, I have trusted my time:
And I have bound since my time
It will replace my ill fortune with good fortune.
That my future will transcribe my past
اماindeed وتبريزby the preeminence يحيىof Yahya فيin السيادةlordship لاnever
اما وتبريز يحيى في السيادة لا
بكيتI wept over دهريmy time منbecause of حطِّabasement واخمالand obscurity
بكيت دهري من حطِّ واخمال
Indeed, by Yahya's preeminence in lordship, never
As long as Tabriz thrives in glory
Will I bewail my time for abasement and obscurity.
I have not wept for my days of humility and disgrace
أليسis there not فيin الأرضthe earth للطاويfor one traversing مسارحهاits open expanses
أليس في الأرض للطاوي مسارحها
مندوحةa way out بينbetween املالweariness واقبالand good fortune
مندوحة بين املال واقبال
Is there not, on earth, for one who traverses its expanses,
Is there not in the land for the fallen ones like me
A way out between weariness and good fortune?
Stages between hopes and fulfilments?
قالواthey said تغربتyou became an exile عنfrom أقطارthe lands أندلسof al-Andalus
قالوا تغربت عن أقطار أندلس
ومنand who يقيمremains علىamid هونٍhumiliation واقلالand poverty
ومن يقيم على هونٍ واقلال
They said, "You have become an exile from the lands of al-Andalus."
They said you are estranged from the lands of Andalusia
But who remains amid humiliation and poverty?
Who can settle in disgrace and humiliation?
ماليwhat have I to do وايطانهاwith settling there داراas a home وقدwhen already سئمتgrew weary
مالي وايطانها دارا وقد سئمت
منof المقامstaying بهاthere خيليmy horses وأجماليand my camels
من المقام بها خيلي وأجمالي
Why make it my home, when they have tired
What are its plains to me? It was a house and I am tired
Of staying there—my horses and my camels?
Of staying there with my horses and beauty
نفضتI shook free فيهاthere منof العيشliving الهنيّpleasant يديmy hands
نفضت فيها من العيش الهنيّ يدي
وهلand can يعيشlive كريمa noble man بينamong بخّالmisers
وهل يعيش كريم بين بخّال
There I shook my hands free of pleasant living;
I shook off from the easy life there with my hands
Can a noble man live among misers?
Can the noble live among the stingy?
وكمand how many لئيمa base man تجافيwas aloof بيtoward me فصلتso I assailed بهhim
وكم لئيم تجافي بي فصلت به
اذwhen غرهdeceived him اللينgentleness منof مسيmy touch وتسهاليand my leniency
اذ غره اللين من مسي وتسهالي
How many a base man shunned me, and I assailed him,
And how many lowly ones shunned me so I severed ties
When my gentle touch and leniency deceived him.
When smoothness from my touch misled them
لمnot ينجهsaved him أحدanyone منيfrom me وقدwhen already كشرتbared their teeth
لم ينجه أحد مني وقد كشرت
لهat him القصائدthe poems عنrevealing أنيابfangs أغوالof ghouls
له القصائد عن أنياب أغوال
No one saved him from me when they bared
No one was saved from me when I bared
The fangs of ghouls at him—my poems.
Poems like the fangs of wolves
اليومtoday أهللتI hailed منسلمىfrom Salma إلىtoward قمرa moon
اليوم أهللت منسلمى إلى قمر
يجلوdispels الظلامthe darkness الذيthat استولىtook hold علىof حاليmy condition
يجلو الظلام الذي استولى على حالي
Today I turned from Salma to hail a moon
Today I fled from Salma to a moon
That dispels the darkness which had overtaken my plight.
That dispelled the darkness that befell my state
حسبيenough for me بهis he منagainst أبيunyielding الدّهرTime منتقصbelittling
حسبي به من أبي الدّهر منتقص
أرميI shoot at بهwith him الدهرTime لاnot ارميI shoot بأنباليwith my arrows
أرمي به الدهر لا ارمي بأنبالي
He is enough for me against stubborn, belittling Time;
It suffices me against the days of loss
With him I strike at Time, not with my arrows.
I hurl it at time, I do not hurl my arrows
لاnot بالقنوطdespairing اذwhen ماemphatic particle الدهرTime أسحتهstripped him bare
لا بالقنوط اذ ما الدهر أسحته
ولاnor بمستكبرarrogant فيin الخصبabundance مختالswaggering
ولا بمستكبر في الخصب مختال
He is not despairing when Time strips him bare,
Neither with despair when time wastes me
Nor arrogant and swaggering amid abundance.
Nor with arrogance in fertile times exalted
لهhe has منof المجدglory أخلاقqualities معشقةinspiring love
له من المجد أخلاق معشقة
منwhoever يسلforgets عنهاthem فانيthen I لستam not بالساليone who forgets
من يسل عنها فاني لست بالسالي
He has glorious qualities that inspire love;
It has ethics of glorious love
Whoever forgets them, I am not one who forgets.
One who asks to be excused, I am not the asker
تشبهimitate الناسpeople فيin الفضلexcellence المبينmanifest بهhim
تشبه الناس في الفضل المبين به
شتانfar apart ماemphatic particle بينbetween صلصالdry clay وسلسالand clear flowing water
شتان ما بين صلصال وسلسال
People imitate him in manifest excellence;
People resemble it in evident virtue
What a gulf between dry clay and clear flowing water!
Vast is the difference between pottery and chainmail
ياO منone who تظلمcomplained منof أيامهhis days فغداand came to
يا من تظلم من أيامه فغدا
يرعىgraze on الهشيمdry stalks ويستسقيand seek water منfrom الآلthe mirage
يرعى الهشيم ويستسقي من الآل
O you who complained of your days and came to
Oh you who are wronged by your days and so
Graze on dry stalks and seek water from a mirage,
Shepherds rubble and draws water from troughs
انif شئتyou wish قطفto pluck الاقاحيdaisies منfrom حدائقهاtheir gardens
ان شئت قطف الاقاحي من حدائقها
فارمthen cast العقودthe knotted cords علىupon وجناءa strong she-camel شملالswift
فارم العقود على وجناء شملال
If you wish to pluck daisies from their gardens,
If you want to pluck ripe fruits from its gardens
Cast the knotted cords upon a strong, swift she-camel.
Throw the necklaces on the cheeks of the beauties
ففيfor in يدthe hand ابنof Ibn عليAli ماwhat توصلهbrings it
ففي يد ابن علي ما توصله
سحابclouds جودof bounty كفاناspared us كلevery امحالdrought
سحاب جود كفانا كل امحال
For in Ibn Ali's hand is what is borne by
For in the hand of the son of Ali is what provides you
Clouds of bounty that have spared us every drought.
Clouds of generosity that suffice every wish
كأنماas though الضيفthe guest اذwhen يحتلtakes up lodging ساحتهin his courtyard
كأنما الضيف اذ يحتل ساحته
فيin روضةa meadow منamong رياضthe meadows الحزنof the uplands محلالa frequent dweller
في روضة من رياض الحزن محلال
It is as though the guest, when he settles in his courtyard,
As if the guest when he occupies its space
Were a dweller in a meadow among the upland meadows.
In a garden of the gardens of joy settled
كمhow much نلتI gained منهfrom him بلاwithout منreminders of favors ولاor عدةa promise
كم نلت منه بلا من ولا عدة
منof المكارمnoble gifts مالمwhat had not يجرoccurred فيin باليmy mind
من المكارم مالم يجر في بالي
How much I gained from him, without reproach or promise,
How much have I attained without request or readiness
Of noble gifts that had never crossed my mind.
Of noble deeds that did not occur to my mind
ماnot كنتI was فيin مدحهpraising him اذwhen هزهstirred him كلميmy words
ما كنت في مدحه اذ هزه كلمي
الاexcept كماas أسعفgave relief المهنوءةto the tar-treated camel الطاليthe tar-applier
الا كما أسعف المهنوءة الطالي
In praising him, when my words stirred him, I was no more
I was not praising it when my words shook it
Than a tar-applier giving relief to a tar-treated camel.
Except like the ecstatic woman's prolonged wailing
أقالنيhe lifted me منfrom عثارىmy stumblings آخذاtaking بيديmy hand
أقالني من عثارى آخذا بيدي
ندبa gallant man بهthrough him أورقتput forth leaves أغصانthe branches آماليof my hopes
ندب به أورقت أغصان آمالي
He lifted me from my stumblings, taking my hand—
It released me from my stumbles, grasping my hand
A gallant man through whom my hopes' branches put forth leaves.
The branches of my hopes flourished summoned by it
ولمand did not تفقregain awareness نفسهhis spirit حتىuntil تملكنيhe possessed me
ولم تفق نفسه حتى تملكني
بالمسترقينwith the two enslavers منof برّkindness واجمالand graciousness
بالمسترقين من برّ واجمال
His spirit did not come to itself until he had made me his own,
And its soul did not awake until it possessed me
By the two enslavers, kindness and graciousness.
With the excellent and whole from righteousness and beauty
حملتI bore أثقالthe burdens نأيof estrangement الدهرof Time معتزماresolved
حملت أثقال نأي الدهر معتزما
انthat الكريمthe noble man لحمّالis indeed a bearer لأثقالof burdens
ان الكريم لحمّال لأثقال
I bore the burdens of Time's estrangement, resolved
I carried heavy burdens, determined to avoid times
That a noble man is indeed a bearer of burdens.
For the noble bears burdens
فخذso take مديحاًpraise أباAbu بكرBakr يعنrises into view إليtoward
فخذ مديحاً أبا بكر يعن إلي
زهرthe bright ones النجومof the stars وتلقاهاand meets them باخجالputting them to shame
زهر النجوم وتلقاها باخجال
So take, Abu Bakr, a praise that rises toward
So take a eulogy, oh Abu Bakr, leading me
The bright stars and meets them, putting them to shame.
To the blossoms of stars and receive it humbly
منfor أجلthe sake of تشريفكمyour honoring بالجودthrough generosity أرضthe land سلاof Salé
من أجل تشريفكم بالجود أرض سلا
ماتdied الحسودthe envious man بنيرانin the fires الهوىof passion صالscorched
مات الحسود بنيران الهوى صال
Because your generosity has honored the land of Salé,
The land of peace died of love's fires, scorched
The envious man died, scorched by the fires of passion.
When adorned by your felicity it became
فأصبحتthus it became منthrough تحليهاits adornment بسؤددكمwith your lordship
فأصبحت من تحليها بسؤددكم
كالعودlike a wooden shaft أعلمتهyou marked it منfrom بعدafter اغفالbeing left unmarked
كالعود أعلمته من بعد اغفال
Thus, adorned with your lordship, it has become
Like aloeswood, perfumed after neglect
Like a wooden shaft you marked after leaving it unmarked.
And it inherited the loftiness of your father the judge
وقدand you have ورثتinherited عنfrom القاضيthe judge أبيكyour father علاhigh rank
وقد ورثت عن القاضي أبيك علا
أضحىbecame قسيمكyour partner فيهاin it صنوكyour brother العاليexalted
أضحى قسيمك فيها صنوك العالي
You have inherited high rank from the judge, your father;
Who became a partner in its nobility, most high
Your exalted brother has become your partner in it.
And all of you are a master nurturing a line
وكلكمand each of you سيّدa lord ينميtraces descent إلىto نفرa group of men
وكلكم سيّد ينمي إلى نفر
شمّlofty الأنوفof nose كفاةٍcapable men غيرnot أكفالweaklings
شمّ الأنوف كفاةٍ غير أكفال
Each of you is a lord descended from men
Of pure-blooded eminent masters, not fostered pups
Lofty-nosed and capable, not weaklings.
Competing in their glories as if they are
تنافسواthey vied فيin معاليهمtheir lofty deeds كأنهمas though they were
تنافسوا في معاليهم كأنهم
كعوبthe nodes رمحof a spear منof الخطّيّKhatti make عسّالswaying
كعوب رمح من الخطّيّ عسّال
They vied in their lofty deeds, as though they were
Spear shafts of straight Khatai wood, polished
The nodes of a swaying Khatti spear.
Oh days, sheathe every loose blamer
ياO ايهاyou الدهرTime أغمدsheathe كلevery ذيone bearing شُطبٍblade-grooves
يا ايها الدهر أغمد كل ذي شُطبٍ
فلاfor there is no سبيلway إلىto تضييقconfining أوصاليmy limbs
فلا سبيل إلى تضييق أوصالي
O Time, sheathe every grooved blade;
For there is no way to constrain my limbs
For there is no way to confine my limbs.
I have hired the auspiciousness of its leader
انيindeed I استجرتsought refuge بميمونwith one blessed نقيبتهin his disposition
اني استجرت بميمون نقيبته
ماضيfirm العزيمin resolve كريمnoble العمّin paternal uncle والخالand maternal uncle
ماضي العزيم كريم العمّ والخال
I have sought refuge with one of blessed disposition,
Firm in resolve, generous in pillar and ruins
Resolute, with noble paternal and maternal uncles.
If he appears to you in the council of his clan
اذاwhen بداhe appears لكto you فيin ناديthe assembly عشيرتهof his clan
اذا بدا لك في نادي عشيرته
أبصرتyou behold أروعan imposing man هوناgentle غيرnot مختالconceited
أبصرت أروع هونا غير مختال
When he appears to you in his clan's assembly,
You see the most wondrous dignity, not arrogant
You see an imposing man, gentle and not conceited.
When discourse turns to forbearance and nobility
اذاwhen جرىturns الذكرthe talk فيto حلمforbearance وفيand to كرمgenerosity
اذا جرى الذكر في حلم وفي كرم
فماthen not أملّI tire بهof him منin ضربciting أمثالexamples
فما أملّ به من ضرب أمثال
When talk turns to forbearance and generosity,
None compares to the examples given of him
I never tire of citing him as an example.
I dedicate to him each fragmentary ode
أهدىI offer لهto him منfrom قريضيmy poetry كلّevery شاردةfar-roaming verse
أهدى له من قريضي كلّ شاردة
رمحٍa spear لأعزلfor an unarmed man أوor حليjewelry لمعطالfor an unadorned woman
رمحٍ لأعزل أو حلي لمعطال
I offer him every far-roaming verse of my poetry—
A spear for an unarmed man or jewelry for the bare
A spear for the unarmed, or jewels for the unadorned.
And God forbid that I accept compensation
وحاشand far be it للّهby God أنthat أرضيI accept بهfor him بدلاa substitute
وحاش للّه أن أرضي به بدلا
والمرءthough man ماlinking particle بينbetween تعويضcompensation وابدالand replacement
والمرء ما بين تعويض وابدال
God forbid that I should accept a substitute for him,
While man fluctuates between exchange and replacement
Though man lives between compensation and replacement.
Or that my hands would be placed in chains
أوor أنthat أكونI should be وايديwhile the forelegs العيسof pale camels توضعhurry بيcarrying me
أو أن أكون وايدي العيس توضع بي
الاexcept الىtoward قصدهseeking him نصيmy rapid travel وارقاليand my gallop
الا الى قصده نصي وارقالي
Or that, as pale camels hurry me with their forelegs,
Unless willingly, my purpose decided, my limbs fettered
My swift pace and gallop should lead anywhere but to him.
As for fasting, I have performed its duty
أماas for الصيامfasting فقدyou have indeed قضيتfulfilled لازمهits obligation
أما الصيام فقد قضيت لازمه
ولمand did not تكلهleave it لتضييعto waste واهمالand neglect
ولم تكله لتضييع واهمال
As for fasting, you have fulfilled its obligation,
And did not neglect it, squandered or neglected
Nor left it to waste and neglect.
And if Ramadan turns away from your joy
وانand if لوىdeferred رمضانRamadan منsome of سروركمyour joy
وان لوى رمضان من سروركم
وعداa promise فمنجزهthen its fulfiller أقبالthe arrival شوالof Shawwal
وعدا فمنجزه أقبال شوال
And if Ramadan delayed some of your joy,
And passes, fulfilled by the fortunes of Shawwal
Shawwal's arrival fulfills that promise.
I do not seek the crescent of Fitr, I watch for it
ماwhat أبتغيdo I seek بهلالin the crescent الفطرof breaking the fast أرقبهI watch for it
ما أبتغي بهلال الفطر أرقبه
أنتyou الهلالare the crescent الذيthat يلقىis greeted باهلالwith acclamation
أنت الهلال الذي يلقى باهلال
What do I seek in the fast-breaking crescent I watch for?
You are the crescent receiving crescents
You are the crescent greeted with joyful acclamation.
Partial English translation: 115 of 116 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1