تفديكransoms you روحيmy soul تفديransoms
تفديك روحي تفدي
حاشاكfar be it from you تخلفto break وعديthe promise to me
حاشاك تخلف وعدي
My soul would ransom you—ransom you!
Far be it from you to break your promise to me.
ياO واحداًpeerless one فيin المعاليnoble attainments
يا واحداً في المعالي
ولمand I did not اقلsay ذاكthat وحديalone
ولم اقل ذاك وحدي
O peerless one in noble attainments,
I am not alone in saying so.
فامددso stretch out يداa hand ليسارىfor my prosperity
فامدد يدا ليسارى
فكمfor how much بذلكfor that عنديwith me
فكم بذلك عندي
So stretch out a hand to enrich me;
how much I owe you for that!
بهاwith it جزرتI slaughtered حسوديmy envier
بها جزرت حسودي
قهراًoverpoweringly وأرغمتand I humbled ضديmy adversary
قهراً وأرغمت ضدي
With it I slaughtered my envier,
overpowering him, and humbled my foe.
فياoh لهاwhat a منof يمينright hand
فيا لها من يمين
جاءتit came بجزرwith ebb ومدand flow
جاءت بجزر ومد
Oh, what a right hand it is,
bringing both ebb and flow!
فزدso add علىbeyond العدthe tally واضربand strike out
فزد على العد واضرب
علىacross حسابيmy reckoning وعديand my count
على حسابي وعدي
So add beyond the tally, and strike out
my reckoning and count.
باللّهby God ياO خيرbest of مولىmasters
باللّه يا خير مولى
أنعمbestow favor علىupon خيرthe best of عبدservants
أنعم على خير عبد
By God, O best of masters,
show favor to the best of servants.
فتارةso at times عبدa servant of شمسShams (the sun)
فتارة عبد شمس
وتارةand at times عبدa servant of ودWadd (love)
وتارة عبد ود
At times Abd Shams, a servant of the sun;
and at times Abd Wadd, a servant of love.
حاشاfar be it لبيتكfrom your house ارمىthat I be cast
حاشا لبيتك ارمى
منهfrom it بعكسwith rebuff وطردand expulsion
منه بعكس وطرد
Far be it from your house that I be cast
out of it, rebuffed and expelled.
فطالماfor often جئتI came اسعىhastening
فطالما جئت اسعى
اليهto it منfrom فرطthe extremity of جهديmy hardship
اليه من فرط جهدي
For many a time I came hastening
to it out of my extreme hardship.
وليلwhile the night of فقريmy poverty داجwas dark
وليل فقري داج
فضاءthen shone ليfor me صبحthe dawn of رشديmy guidance
فضاء لي صبح رشدي
While the night of my poverty was dark,
the dawn of my guidance shone for me.
ياO سائليyou who ask me سلseek نداهhis bounty
يا سائلي سل نداه
تفزyou will gain بمالwealth ورفدand gifts
تفز بمال ورفد
O you who ask of me, seek his bounty:
you will gain wealth and gifts.
مولايmy lord ماnothing مثلequals هزليmy jesting
مولاي ما مثل هزلي
ولاnor مجونيmy ribaldry وجديand my earnestness
ولا مجوني وجدي
My lord, nothing equals my jesting,
nor my ribaldry and earnestness.
فوفنيso pay me fully حقthe due of مدحيmy praise
فوفني حق مدحي
واغنمand win ثنائيmy commendation وحمديand my thanks
واغنم ثنائي وحمدي
So pay me the full due of my praise,
and win my commendation and thanks.
وسمand bid for بدركwith your bounty دريmy pearls
وسم بدرك دري
واجعلهand make it نقداcash بنقدfor cash
واجعله نقدا بنقد
Bid for my pearls with your bounty,
and make it cash for cash.
وخذand take اليكto yourself قصيداa poem
وخذ اليك قصيدا
جاءتit came علىaccording to حكمthe dictates of قصديmy intention
جاءت على حكم قصدي
And take to yourself a poem
that has come just as I intended.
سهرتI stayed awake ليليmy night عليهاover it
سهرت ليلي عليها
وبعتand I traded نوميmy sleep بسهديfor my sleeplessness
وبعت نومي بسهدي
I spent my night awake over it,
and traded my sleep for sleeplessness.
تغنيكit suffices you فيin شامهاits beauty spots عنinstead of
تغنيك في شامها عن
هوىlove of سعادSu'ad وهندِand Hind
هوى سعاد وهندِ
Its beauty spots leave you no need for
love of Su'ad and Hind.
كستكit clothed you ثوبin a robe of مديحpraise
كستك ثوب مديح
يفوقsurpassing وشيthe embroidery of ابنson of بردBurd
يفوق وشي ابن برد
It clothed you in a robe of praise
surpassing Ibn Burd's embroidery.
الىto ابنson of يوسفYusuf تعزىit is ascribed
الى ابن يوسف تعزى
منwho حازattained ارفعthe loftiest مجدglory
من حاز ارفع مجد
To Ibn Yusuf it is ascribed,
who has attained the loftiest glory.
حجبتهاI veiled it عنfrom وضيعa lowborn person
حجبتها عن وضيع
وعنand from لئيمa base person ووغدand a lout
وعن لئيم ووغد
I kept it veiled from the lowborn,
and from the base and the vile.
لاmay not زالcease لفظكyour speech دراpearls
لا زال لفظك درا
يهدىoffered الىto كلevery عقدnecklace
يهدى الى كل عقد
May your speech forever remain pearls,
offered to every necklace,
ماas long as فاحwafts عرفfragrance وهبتand blows
ما فاح عرف وهبت
صباan east wind باكنافthrough the reaches of نجدNajd
صبا باكناف نجد
as long as fragrance wafts and there blows
an east wind through the reaches of Najd.
Sol 6.1