هنيئاًcongratulations بصومon a fast لاmay ... not عداهpass it by قبولacceptance
هنيئاً بصوم لا عداه قبول
وبشرىand glad tidings بعيدof an Eid أنتyou فيهduring it منيلa bestower
وبشرى بعيد أنت فيه منيل
Blessed be your fast; may acceptance never pass it by.
Congratulations on a fast with no equal in acceptance,
And glad tidings of an Eid on which you bestow gifts.
And good tidings of an Eid in which you are given drink.
وهنئتهاand may you enjoy it منof عزةٍhonor وسعادةٍand happiness
وهنئتها من عزةٍ وسعادةٍ
تتابعfollow one another أعوامyears بهاin it وفصولand seasons
تتابع أعوام بها وفصول
And may you enjoy it in honor and happiness,
I congratulate you on might and happiness
As years and seasons follow one another therein.
As years and seasons continue one after another.
سقىmay ... water اللهGod دهراًan age أنتyou إنسانthe pupil عينهof its eye
سقى الله دهراً أنت إنسان عينه
ولاand may ... not مسtouch ربعاًan abode فيin حمالunclear term (ḥamāl) محولdrought
ولا مس ربعاً في حمال محول
May God water an age whose eye's pupil you are,
May Allah water a lifetime in which you are humanity’s eye,
Nor may drought touch an abode in [ḥamāl: unclear].
And no quarter turns against the carried burdens.
فعصركfor your age ماwhat lies بينbetween اللياليthe nights مواسمfestive seasons
فعصرك ما بين الليالي مواسم
لهاthey have غررforehead blazes وضاحةradiant وحجولand white leg markings
لها غرر وضاحة وحجول
For your age, amid the nights, is a succession of festive seasons,
For your era, what’s between nights are seasons
With radiant blazes and white-stockinged legs.
That have treasures, splendor, and revelations.
وجانبكand your side المأمولlooked to with hope للجودfor generosity مشرعa watering place
وجانبك المأمول للجود مشرع
يحومcircles عليهaround it عالمa learned person وجهولand an ignorant one
يحوم عليه عالم وجهول
And your side, sought for bounty, is a watering place,
Your hoped for side is open to generosity,
Around which the learned and the ignorant circle.
Where the known and unknown throng.
عساكmay you be وإنand even if ضنis miserly الزمانtime منوليmy benefactor
عساك وإن ضن الزمان منولي
فرسمfor the dwelling-trace الأمانيof hopes منfrom سواكanyone but you محيلbarren
فرسم الأماني من سواك محيل
May you be my benefactor, though time is miserly,
May you, even if time is miserly to its intimates,
For the dwelling-trace of hopes in anyone but you is barren.
Inscribe hopes - none but you makes them come to fruition.
أجرنيgive me refuge فليسfor ... is not الدهرtime ليtoward me بمسالمat peace
أجرني فليس الدهر لي بمسالم
إذاif لمnot يكنthere is ليfor me فيin ذراكyour shelter مقيلa noonday resting place
إذا لم يكن لي في ذراك مقيل
Give me refuge, for time is not at peace with me,
Save me, for time is not peaceful with me
If I have no noonday resting place in your shelter.
If I don’t have in your rope a place of rest.
وأولنيand bestow on me الحسنىkindness بماaccording to what أناI آملhope for
وأولني الحسنى بما أنا آمل
فمثلكfor one like you يوليbestows favors on راجياًa hopeful petitioner وينيلand bestows gifts
فمثلك يولي راجياً وينيل
And grant me kindness in keeping with my hopes,
Give me the best outcome in what I hope for,
For one like you favors the hopeful and bestows gifts.
For the like of you enriches the hopeful and gives drink.
وواللهand by God ماnot رمتI sought الترحلdeparture عنout of قلىaversion
ووالله ما رمت الترحل عن قلى
ولاnor سخطةdiscontent للعيشwith living فهوfor it جزيلbountiful
ولا سخطة للعيش فهو جزيل
And by God, I did not seek departure out of aversion,
By God, I never intended to roam from my heart,
Nor from discontent with life, for it is bountiful,
Nor am I discontent with life - it is plentiful.
ولاnor رغبةaversion عنaway from هذهthis الدارabode إنهاindeed it
ولا رغبة عن هذه الدار إنها
لظلtruly a shade علىover هذاthese الأنامpeople ظليلdeeply sheltering
لظل على هذا الأنام ظليل
Nor from aversion to this abode, for it is
I have no desire to leave this house, it is
Truly a deep, sheltering shade over these people.
A shade over people in this world, comforting.
ولكنbut نأىhave grown distant بالشعبin the mountain valley عنيfrom me حبائبloved ones
ولكن نأى بالشعب عني حبائب
شجاهنhas grieved them خطبan ordeal للفراقof separation طويلlong
شجاهن خطب للفراق طويل
But loved ones in the mountain valley have grown far from me,
Rather, the loved ones have distanced themselves from me,
Grieved by a long ordeal of separation.
Their affairs have necessitated a long separation.
يهيجstirs بهنwithin them الوجدlonging أنيthat I نازحam far away
يهيج بهن الوجد أني نازح
وأنand that فؤاديmy heart حيثwhere هنthey حلولdwell
وأن فؤادي حيث هن حلول
That I am far away stirs longing within them,
Yearning stirs in me - I am departing
And that my heart is where they dwell.
And my heart settles wherever they settle.
عزيزhard to bear عليهنfor them الذيthat which قدalready لقيتهI have endured it
عزيز عليهن الذي قد لقيته
وأنand that اغترابيmy exile فيin البلادthe lands يطولgrows long
وأن اغترابي في البلاد يطول
What I have endured is hard for them to bear,
Precious to them is what I have faced
And that my exile in the lands keeps lengthening.
And my estrangement in the lands prolongs.
توارتhave hidden away بأنبائيwith news of me البقاعthe lands كأننيas though I
توارت بأنبائي البقاع كأنني
تخطفتI was snatched away أوor غالتslew ركابيmy riding camels غولa ghoul
تخطفت أو غالت ركابي غول
The lands have concealed news of me, as though I
As if I vanished or was snatched away,
Had been snatched away, or a ghoul had slain my riding camels.
The lands hid my news.
ذكرتكI remembered you ياO مغنىdwelling place الأحبةof loved ones والهوىand love
ذكرتك يا مغنى الأحبة والهوى
فطارتthen flew away بقلبيwith my heart أنةa moan وعويلand a wail
فطارت بقلبي أنة وعويل
I remembered you, O dwelling of loved ones and love,
I remembered you, O delight of loved ones and passion!
Then a moan and a wail flew off with my heart.
So sorrow and wailing darted into my heart.
وحببتand I hurried عنaway from سوقthe markets رباكyour heights كأنماas though
وحببت عن سوق رباك كأنما
يمثلappears ليto me نؤيa tent-ditch بهاin them وطلولand deserted traces
يمثل لي نؤي بها وطلول
And I hurried away from the markets of your heights, as though
I fell in love with the place of your dwelling, as though
A tent-ditch and deserted traces appeared there before me.
It embodies for me intimate visitation.
أأحبابناO our loved ones والعهدand the pledge بينيbetween me وبينكمand between you
أأحبابنا والعهد بيني وبينكم
كريمnoble وماand not عهدthe pledge الكريمof the noble person يحولchanges
كريم وما عهد الكريم يحول
O our loved ones, the pledge between me and you
Our loved ones - and the pact between me and you
Is noble, and a noble person's pledge never changes.
Is noble, and the pact of the noble does not change.
إذاif أناI لمnot ترضsubdue الحمولthe laden camels مدامعيmy tears
إذا أنا لم ترض الحمول مدامعي
فلاthen may ... not قربتنيbring me near للقاءto reunion حمولladen camels
فلا قربتني للقاء حمول
If my tears do not subdue the laden camels,
If my tears did not please the burdens,
Then may no laden camels bring me close to reunion.
Then no burdens have brought me near to meeting.
إلامhow long مقاميmy staying حيثwhere لمnot تردwilled العلىhigh honor
إلام مقامي حيث لم ترد العلى
مراديmy desire ولمand not تعطyielded القيادthe reins ذلولa docile mount
مرادي ولم تعط القياد ذلول
How long shall I remain where high honor has not willed
Why do I stay where desires are not fulfilled
What I desire, and no docile mount has yielded its reins?
And the leads are not submissive?
أجاذبI wrestle with فضلthe remainder العمرof life يوماًa day وليلةًand a night
أجاذب فضل العمر يوماً وليلةً
وساءand wretched is صباحa morning بينهاbetween them وأصيلand a late afternoon
وساء صباح بينها وأصيل
I wrestle with life's remainder, day and night,
I struggle through the remainder of life day and night
And wretched are the morning and late afternoon between them.
While morning between them is miserable.
ويذهبand carries along بيwith me ماwhat lies بينbetween يأسdespair ومطمعand hope
ويذهب بي ما بين يأس ومطمع
زمانan age بنيلwith attainment of المعلواتlofty honors بخيلmiserly
زمان بنيل المعلوات بخيل
And between despair and hope I am carried along by
What comes over me is between despair and hope -
An age miserly with the attainment of lofty honors.
Time is miserly in fulfilling wishes.
تعللنيdistract me عنهfrom it أمانhopes خوادعdeceptive
تعللني عنه أمان خوادع
ويؤنسنيand reassures me ليانevasive delay منهfrom it مطولprolonged
ويؤنسني ليان منه مطول
Deceptive hopes distract me from it,
Deceiving hopes prevent me from it
And its prolonged delay reassures me.
And continuous sorrows console me.
أماis there not? للياليfor the nights لاnot تردare averted خطوبهاtheir calamities
أما لليالي لا ترد خطوبها
ويؤنسنيand reassures me ليانevasive delay منهfrom it مطولprolonged
ويؤنسني ليان منه مطول
Is there not, for the nights whose calamities cannot be averted—
Will there be no night whose afflictions return,
And its prolonged delay reassures me.
And continuous sorrows console me?
يروعنيterrifies me منamong صرفهاtheir vicissitudes كلevery حادثevent
يروعني من صرفها كل حادث
تكادalmost لهbecause of it صمsolid الجبالthe mountains تزولshift
تكاد له صم الجبال تزول
Every event among their vicissitudes terrifies me,
Every event frightens me with its changes,
At which the solid mountains almost shift.
The mountains themselves almost crumble.
أداريI placate علىdespite الرغمreluctance العدىthe foes لاnot لريبةbecause of suspicion
أداري على الرغم العدى لا لريبة
يصانعis appeased واشa slanderer خوفهاfor fear of it وعذولand a reproacher
يصانع واش خوفها وعذول
I placate foes against my will, not because of wrongdoing
I counter malice, though with no doubt
For fear of which a slanderer and a reproacher are appeased.
It makes peace and then breaches it.
وأغدوand I rise بأشجانيwith my sorrows عليلاًill كأنماas though
وأغدو بأشجاني عليلاً كأنما
تجودyield up بنفسيmy soul زفرةa sigh وغليلand burning anguish
تجود بنفسي زفرة وغليل
And I rise ill with my sorrows, as though
I rise in the morning, sick as if
A sigh and burning anguish were yielding up my soul.
My soul vents sighs and anguish.
وإنيand indeed I وإنand though أصبحتI have come to be فيin دارan abode غربةof exile
وإني وإن أصبحت في دار غربة
تحيلalter اللياليthe nights سلوتيmy solace وتديلand reverse fortunes
تحيل الليالي سلوتي وتديل
And I, though I now dwell in an abode of exile,
Even if I spend mornings in a foreign land,
Where the nights alter my solace and reverse fortunes,
The nights divert my solace and leanings.
وصدتنيand have barred me الأيامthe days عنfrom خيرthe best منزلabode
وصدتني الأيام عن خير منزل
عهدتI have known بهin it أنthat لاnot يضامis wronged نزيلa guest
عهدت به أن لا يضام نزيل
And the days have barred me from the best abode,
Days have barred me from the best residence,
Where I have known that no guest is wronged,
One I thought would never reject a guest.
لأعلمI surely know أنthat الخيرgood والشرand evil ينتهيreaches
لأعلم أن الخير والشر ينتهي
مداهits limit وأنand that اللهGod سوفwill يديلreverse fortunes
مداه وأن الله سوف يديل
I know for certain that good and evil reach
I know good and evil will end their courses
Their limit, and that God will reverse fortunes.
And that Allah will eventually judge.
وأنيand that I عزيزmighty بابنthrough Ibn ماسايMasay مكثرwealthy
وأني عزيز بابن ماساي مكثر
وإنand even if هانgrow weak أنصارsupporters وبانand departs خليلa close friend
وإن هان أنصار وبان خليل
And that through Ibn Masay I am mighty and wealthy,
I am dear to the son of Ma'saya even if
Though supporters grow weak and a close friend departs.
Partisans are disgraced and the friend leaves.
Sol 6.1