هزَshook النّسيمُthe breeze معاطِفَthe curves of الأغصانthe branches
هزَ النّسيمُ معاطِفَ الأغصان
فانشقَand split open قلبُthe heart of شَقائقanemones النُّعمانal-Nu'man
فانشقَ قلبُ شَقائق النُّعمان
The breeze shook the curves of the boughs,
The breeze shook the robes of the branches
and the heart of the anemones split open.
And split the heart of the anemones
وَتَبَسَمَand smiled الروضُthe meadow الأريضُthe spacious عنrevealing الرُّبىthe hills
وَتَبَسَمَ الروضُ الأريضُ عن الرُّبى
بالأقحوانwith daisies تبسُّمَthe smile of الجذلانone delighted
بالأقحوان تبسُّمَ الجذلان
And the spacious meadow smiled, revealing its hills,
The meadow smiled, bare from grass
with daisies—the smile of one delighted.
With pomegranate flowers, the jujubes smiled
وأبانَتand revealed العجمُthe speechless birds الفصاحُthe eloquent عنof الجوىheartache
وأبانَت العجمُ الفصاحُ عن الجوى
والشّوقand longing صَدْحاًin song فيin غصونbranches of البانthe ban trees
والشّوق صَدْحاً في غصون البان
And the mute yet eloquent birds told of heartache
The foreign plants revealed the longing from the passion
and longing, singing in the boughs of the ban trees.
And the yearning chirped in the jujube branches
ياO حبّذاhow lovely واديthe valley of السّديرal-Sadir فإنْهُfor it is
يا حبّذا وادي السّدير فإنْهُ
مأوىa refuge for المهاoryx ومراتِعُand grazing grounds for الغزلانgazelles
مأوى المها ومراتِعُ الغزلان
Ah, how lovely is the valley of al-Sadir, for it is
O how wonderful the valley of Sudeir is, for it is
a refuge for oryx and grazing grounds for gazelles.
A refuge for the oryx and a pasture for the gazelles
وادٍa valley يزورُvisit الطيرُthe birds ناضرَthe verdant part of روضهits meadow
وادٍ يزورُ الطيرُ ناضرَ روضه
زمناًfor a time فَيُلهيهso it distracts them عنfrom الأوطانhomelands
زمناً فَيُلهيه عن الأوطان
A valley whose verdant meadow the birds visit
A valley visited by the birds its blossoming meadow
for a time, and it distracts them from their homelands.
For a while distracts them from homelands
ياO سَعدُSa'd قدindeed جاءhas come الربيعُspring وأَصَبَحتْand have become
يا سَعدُ قد جاء الربيعُ وأَصَبَحتْ
تلكَthose الجنانُgardens مواطِنَdwelling places of الولدانyouths
تلكَ الجنانُ مواطِنَ الولدان
O Sa'd, spring has come, and now
O how fortunate, spring has come and those gardens
those gardens are the dwelling places of youths.
Have become places for the children
وغداand began جليلُthe majestic الطيرbirds يهتُفُcalls out بالضحىat midmorning
وغدا جليلُ الطير يهتُفُ بالضحى
بغرائبwith marvels of الأنغامtunes والألحانand melodies
بغرائب الأنغام والألحان
And the majestic birds began calling at midmorning
And tomorrow the plentiful birds will chant at dawn
with wondrous tunes and melodies.
With wondrous melodies and tunes
فاتَبعُهso accompany it بالأوتارon the strings حساًa sound مُطرباًthrilling
فاتَبعُه بالأوتار حساً مُطرباً
قلباًa heart يَهُمُّlongs إليهtoward it بالطيرانto fly
قلباً يَهُمُّ إليه بالطيران
So echo it on the strings with a sound that thrills
So I will follow it with a charming lyre
a heart that longs to fly toward it.
A heart that yearns to it with flying
منfrom كُلِّevery كرْكيّcrane تسامىrose high صاعداًascending
من كُلِّ كرْكيّ تسامى صاعداً
كالمبتغيlike one seeking ذكراًrenown لَدىbefore كيوانSaturn
كالمبتغي ذكراً لَدى كيوان
From every crane that rises, soaring upward,
From every mound ascending like
like one seeking renown before Saturn.
One seeking mention at Mount Qaf
لَطَمstruck السّحابَthe clouds جَنَاحهُits wing بمثالهwith its counterpart
لَطَم السّحابَ جَنَاحهُ بمثاله
وأجابَand answered صَوْتَthe sound of الرّعدthunder منهfrom it بثانwith a second sound
وأجابَ صَوْتَ الرّعد منه بثان
Its wing struck the clouds with its counterpart,
Its wings hit the clouds in its image
and answered their thunder with a second peal.
And the thunder answered back its duplicate
وإوَزُّهُand its goose مِثلُlike الخريدَةa sheltered maiden صَدْرُهاher breast
وإوَزُّهُ مِثلُ الخريدَة صَدْرُها
فَعْمfull وَجؤجُؤهاand her bosom بديعُwondrous معانِcharms
فَعْم وَجؤجُؤها بديعُ معانِ
And its goose is like a sheltered maiden, her breast
Its plumage is like the breast of a partridge
full, her bosom a marvel of charms.
Clear and its cooing is beautiful in meaning
خنساءُsnub-nosed واضحةُbright of الجبينthe brow صَباحَةbeauty
خنساءُ واضحةُ الجبين صَباحَة
جيداءُlong-necked تنظرُlooks نَظْرَةَwith the gaze of النّشوانِone intoxicated
جيداءُ تنظرُ نَظْرَةَ النّشوانِ
Snub-nosed, bright of brow, radiant in beauty,
A lively grouse in the morning clear of forehead
long-necked, she gazes like one intoxicated.
A beauty who gazes with the look of the sleepless
تَمشيshe walks فَتَسُبرُand probes كلَّevery روضٍmeadow ناضِرٍlush
تَمشي فَتَسُبرُ كلَّ روضٍ ناضِرٍ
رَعْياًgrazing بِمنقارِwith a beak مِنَof العُقيانِpure gold
رَعْياً بِمنقارِ مِنَ العُقيانِ
She walks and probes every verdant meadow,
She walks around investigating every blossoming meadow
grazing with a beak of pure gold.
Grazing with her beak from the cranberries
أوor لَغْلَغa stork حَسَنُbeautiful in الشّياةmarkings مُدَبّجbrocaded
أو لَغْلَغ حَسَنُ الشّياة مُدَبّج
مثلَlike العروسa bride تُزَفled in procession ذاpossessing ألوانِcolors
مثلَ العروس تُزَف ذا ألوانِ
Or a stork, beautifully marked and brocaded,
Or a colorful nightingale beautifully warbling
like a bride led in procession, arrayed in colors.
Like a bride adorned with colors
وأنيسةٍand an anisa bird وشّىembroidered نَهارَthe daylight of أديمِهاher plumage
وأنيسةٍ وشّى نَهارَ أديمِها
ليلnight نجومُthe stars of ظَلامهits darkness العينانِthe two eyes
ليل نجومُ ظَلامه العينانِ
And an anisa: the daylight of her plumage is embroidered
And a friendly one who cheered up the lifelong morning
by night, whose stars in darkness are her two eyes.
The stars of its darkness are two eyes
وألتّمand an altamm bird ذوpossessing الحُسنbeauty الأتّمthe most perfect كيانُهُits body
وألتّم ذو الحُسن الأتّم كيانُهُ
درpearl ومنand of شيحٍwormwood لَهُit has رجلانِtwo legs
در ومن شيحٍ لَهُ رجلانِ
And an altamm of the most perfect beauty, its body
And the most beautiful of beauty completed his existence
pearl, with two legs of wormwood.
A pearl and coral that has two legs
وتخالُand you imagine خالاًa beauty spot لاحَappeared فيon منقارهits beak
وتخالُ خالاً لاحَ في منقاره
منof عَنْبَرٍambergris مُلِهيbeguiling فؤادthe heart of العانيthe captive
من عَنْبَرٍ مُلِهي فؤاد العاني
And you fancy the beauty spot appearing on its beak
You'd think there was amber in its beak
to be ambergris, beguiling the captive's heart.
Tempting the heart of passionate lover
وَِشُبَيْطرٍand a shubaytir bird ألِفَgrew familiar with الجبالَthe mountains تَرَفُّعاًin lofty pride
وَِشُبَيْطرٍ ألِفَ الجبالَ تَرَفُّعاً
وَسَطَاand pounced بقوتهwith its strength علىupon الثعبانِthe serpent
وَسَطَا بقوته على الثعبانِ
And a shubaytir, at home in the mountains in lofty pride,
And a peacock who befriended the mountains in loftiness
pouncing with its strength upon the serpent.
And soared in its strength over the snake
أوor مثلlike كيa ki bird للوَقارin dignity كأنّهas though it were
أو مثل كي للوَقار كأنّه
قاضٍa judge يُدينُsubmit بُحكمهto his ruling الخصمانِthe two litigants
قاضٍ يُدينُ بُحكمه الخصمانِ
Or like a ki, so dignified it seems
Or like a partridge for dignity as if it is
a judge to whose ruling both litigants submit.
A judge who rules between the disputants
أوor مثلlike غُرنوقٍa crane شريفٍnoble لمnot يَزَلcease
أو مثل غُرنوقٍ شريفٍ لم يَزَل
بِذؤابتيهwith its two crest-plumes مُشَرفَtowering above الأقرانِits peers
بِذؤابتيه مُشَرفَ الأقرانِ
Or like a noble crane, ever
Or like a noble demoiselle crane that never stopped
towering above its peers with its two crest-plumes.
Being the honorable one amongst its peers
والصّوغُand the form صِيغَwas fashioned مِنَfrom الملاحَةbeauty كُلّهاall of it
والصّوغُ صِيغَ مِنَ الملاحَة كُلّها
فَلِذاكَso for that reason يُسبيtakes captive ناظِرَthe eye of الإنسانِthe human being
فَلِذاكَ يُسبي ناظِرَ الإنسانِ
And its form was fashioned from all loveliness,
And the goldfinch created from all beauty
so it takes the human eye captive.
Thus captivating the onlooker’s eye
أوor مثلُlike عَنّازٍan annaz bird يُريكshows you مدارعاًtunics
أو مثلُ عَنّازٍ يُريك مدارعاً
سواداًblack كمثلjust like مدارعthe tunics of الرُّهبانmonks
سواداً كمثل مدارع الرُّهبان
Or like an annaz, showing you tunics
Or like a starling showing cultivated fields
black, like the tunics of monks.
Black like the cultivated fields of monks
كالليلlike night إلاexcept أنَّthat أبيضَthe white of صَدرهits breast
كالليل إلا أنَّ أبيضَ صَدره
صُبحdawn تَشَعْشَعَshone واضِحاًclearly لِعيانِto the eye
صُبح تَشَعْشَعَ واضِحاً لِعيانِ
Like night, except that the white of its breast
Except its white chest at dawn glittered
is dawn, gleaming clearly to the eye.
Clearly visible to all eyes
أوor حُبْرُجٍa hubruj bird متَدرْعٍarmored in نورَthe light of الضُّحىmidmorning
أو حُبْرُجٍ متَدرْعٍ نورَ الضُّحى
مصَفَرَّyellow لونin color مثلlike ذيone with اليَرَقانِjaundice
مصَفَرَّ لون مثل ذي اليَرَقانِ
Or a hubruj, armored in the light of midmorning,
Or a coated francolin the light of dawn
yellow in hue like one suffering from jaundice.
Yellowed its color like one with jaundice
أوor مُرزمٍa murzim bird قَدْindeed قَدَّcut منfrom شَفَقthe twilight glow of الدجىnight
أو مُرزمٍ قَدْ قَدَّ من شَفَق الدجى
ثوباًa robe لَهُfor itself كالوردlike a rose أحمرَred قانِdeep crimson
ثوباً لَهُ كالورد أحمرَ قانِ
Or a murzim that has cut from nightfall's glow
Or a painted bunting who donned at the dusk
a robe for itself, rose-like and deep crimson.
A gown for it is red like a pink rose
أوor مثلlike نَسْرٍa vulture قدindeed تَسَرْبَلَput on حُلةًa robe
أو مثل نَسْرٍ قد تَسَرْبَلَ حُلةً
دكناءَdusky دونَbeneath سُمُوَهits lofty height النسرانِthe two Eagles (stars)
دكناءَ دونَ سُمُوَه النسرانِ
Or like a vulture that has put on a robe
Or like an eagle who dressed up in a robe
dusky, with the two celestial Eagles beneath its height.
Dark without the eminence of eagles
أوor كالعُقابlike the eagle أخيbrother to العقابpunishment بمنسرٍwith a hooked beak
أو كالعُقاب أخي العقاب بمنسرٍ
وبمخلبٍand with a talon يُفريrends بِحَدِّwith the edge of سِنانِa spearpoint
وبمخلبٍ يُفري بِحَدِّ سِنانِ
Or like the eagle, brother to punishment, with a hooked beak
Or like a hawk, brother of hawks, with beak
and a talon that rends with a spearpoint's edge.
And claws that scratch with sharp teeth
طيرٌa bird غداhas become ملِكking of الطيورbirds لأنهbecause it is
طيرٌ غدا ملِك الطيور لأنه
زَنكُa zank raptor المليكthe king الصَالِحal-Salih السُلطانِthe sultan
زَنكُ المليك الصَالِح السُلطانِ
A bird that has become king of birds because it is
A bird that became king of birds for he is
the zank of King al-Salih, the sultan.
The glorious king, the good Sultan
أعنيI mean فتىthe young hero of المنصورal-Mansur ذاpossessing النصرvictory الذيwho
أعني فتى المنصور ذا النصر الذي
أردىfelled الطغاةthe tyrants بذلةin humiliation وَهَوانِand disgrace
أردى الطغاة بذلة وَهَوانِ
I mean al-Mansur's young hero, the victorious one who
I mean the young Al-Mansour the victorious one
felled the tyrants in humiliation and disgrace.
Who destroyed the tyrants in humiliation and defeat
Sol 6.1