ياO خَلِيلَيَّmy two dear friends بالرِّكابِwith the mounts سُحَيراًjust before dawn
يا خَلِيلَيَّ بالرِّكابِ سُحَيراً
عَرِّجاturn aside, you two بالجَزيرَةِto al-Jazira (the island) الخَضراءِal-Khadra (the green)
عَرِّجا بالجَزيرَةِ الخَضراءِ
O my two friends, with your mounts just before dawn,
turn aside to al-Jazira al-Khadra,
حَيثُwhere هزّshook الغَديرُthe pool عِطفَيهits two flanks ممّاbecause
حَيثُ هزّ الغَديرُ عِطفَيه ممّا
أَفلَتَتهُhad let it slip أَنامِلُthe fingertips of الحَصباءِthe pebbles
أَفلَتَتهُ أَنامِلُ الحَصباءِ
where the pool shook its flanks because
the pebbles' fingertips had let it slip,
وانبَرَىand began يَستَحيلُto transform بَينَbetween شَواطيهِits banks
وانبَرَى يَستَحيلُ بَينَ شَواطيهِ
زُلالاًlimpid water مِنfrom دُرّةٍa pearl بَيضاءِwhite
زُلالاً مِن دُرّةٍ بَيضاءِ
and began, between its banks, to turn
from a white pearl into limpid water.
وَوَشىand embroidered القَطرُthe rain جانُبيهِits two banks فَبَاهَىso it rivaled
وَوَشى القَطرُ جانُبيهِ فَبَاهَى
بِأَزاهيرِهwith its blossoms نُجومَthe stars of السّماءِthe sky
بِأَزاهيرِه نُجومَ السّماءِ
And rain embroidered its banks, so it rivaled
the stars of heaven with its blossoms.
وانثنىand swayed مِعطفُthe flank of القَضيبthe bough اختيالاًproudly
وانثنى مِعطفُ القَضيب اختيالاً
لِغِناءِto the song of الحَمامَةِthe dove الوَرقاءash-gray
لِغِناءِ الحَمامَةِ الوَرقاء
And the bough's flank swayed in pride
to the song of the ash-gray dove.
وَتَراءَىand appeared أَبوAbu (father of) الوَليدِal-Walid فخَرّتthen fell prostrate
وَتَراءَى أَبو الوَليدِ فخَرّت
لِسَناهُbefore his radiance كَواكبُthe stars of الجَوزاءal-Jawza
لِسَناهُ كَواكبُ الجَوزاء
And Abu al-Walid appeared; prostrate fell
the stars of al-Jawza before his radiance.
ورقىand he rose to رُتبةthe rank of الوزارةِthe vizierate حَتّىuntil
ورقى رُتبة الوزارةِ حَتّى
حَلّhe took his place تاجاًas a crown بمَفرقupon the heads of الوُزَراءthe viziers
حَلّ تاجاً بمَفرق الوُزَراء
And he rose to the rank of vizier, until
he took his place as a crown upon the viziers' heads.
فَهنيئاًso, congratulations لكِto you الجَزيرَةُal-Jazira ماذاwhat
فَهنيئاً لكِ الجَزيرَةُ ماذا
حُزتِyou have gained مِنهُfrom him مِنof السَّناradiance والسَّنَاءand high honor
حُزتِ مِنهُ مِن السَّنا والسَّنَاء
So joy be yours, al-Jazira! What
radiance and honor you have gained from him!
فاحفَظيهِso protect him مِنَfrom الحوادثِcalamities حتّىuntil
فاحفَظيهِ مِنَ الحوادثِ حتّى
تُنجزيyou bring about بَينَناbetween us وُجوهَoccasions for اللِّقاءِmeeting
تُنجزي بَينَنا وُجوهَ اللِّقاءِ
So protect him from calamities until
you bring about occasions for us to meet.
Sol 6.1