أَلاAh! ياO لِقَوميto my people لِلهَوىfor love وَالتَذَكُّرِand remembrance
أَلا يا لِقَومي لِلهَوى وَالتَذَكُّرِ
وَعَينٍand an eye قَذىa mote إِنسانُهاits pupil أُمُّUmm (mother of) جَحدَرِJahdar
وَعَينٍ قَذى إِنسانُها أُمُّ جَحدَرِ
Ah, my people, alas for love and remembrance,
Alas, O my people, for passion and remembrance,
And an eye with Umm Jahdar as the mote in its pupil!
And an eye whose tears humans shed like rainfall,
فَلَمso did not تَرَsee عَينِيَmy eye مِثلَthe like of قَلبِيَmy heart لَمhas not يَطِرfly away
فَلَم تَرَ عَينِيَ مِثلَ قَلبِيَ لَم يَطِر
وَلاnor كَضُلوعٍlike ribs فَوقَهُabove it لَمhave not تُكَسَّرِbe shattered
وَلا كَضُلوعٍ فَوقَهُ لَم تُكَسَّرِ
For my eye has never seen the like of my heart, which has not flown away,
My eye has not seen the likes of my heart that did not soar,
Nor ribs like those above it, still unshattered.
Nor ribs above which were not broken.
أَطاعَobeyed لَهاfor her نَبتُgrowth الخُزامىlavender وَجادَهاand watered her
أَطاعَ لَها نَبتُ الخُزامى وَجادَها
بِأَوطانِهاin her homelands غُرُّbright السَحابِthe clouds المُنَحِّرِpouring rain
بِأَوطانِها غُرُّ السَحابِ المُنَحِّرِ
Lavender grew willingly for her, and she was watered
The growth of eglantine obeyed it and gifted it
In her homelands by bright clouds pouring rain.
With its homelands, the downpour of bursting clouds,
وَإِنّيand indeed I مِنof قَيسٍQays وَقَيسٌand Qays هُمُthey الذُرىthe summits
وَإِنّي مِن قَيسٍ وَقَيسٌ هُمُ الذُرى
إِذاwhen رَكِبَتrode فُرسانُهاits horsemen فيin السَنَوَّرِarmor
إِذا رَكِبَت فُرسانُها في السَنَوَّرِ
And I am of Qays, and Qays are the summits,
And I am from Qais and Qais are the offspring,
When its horsemen ride in armor:
When their knights mount their steeds caparisoned.
جُيوشُarmies أَميرِcommander of المُؤمِنينِthe faithful الَّتيwhich بِهاthrough them
جُيوشُ أَميرِ المُؤمِنينِ الَّتي بِها
يُقَوَّمُis set straight رَأسhead of المَرزُبانِthe marzban (frontier governor) المُسَوَّرِbracelet-adorned
يُقَوَّمُ رَأس المَرزُبانِ المُسَوَّرِ
The armies of the Commander of the Faithful, through which
The armies of the Commander of the Faithful, with which
The bracelet-wearing marzban’s head is set straight.
The head of the armored warlord is kept upright,
لَقَدindeed زادَنيgave me more ظَنّاًconfidence بِنَفسِيَin myself أَنَّنيthat I
لَقَد زادَني ظَنّاً بِنَفسِيَ أَنَّني
إِذاwhen قيلَit was said أَينَwhere الرَأسُthe chief لَمdid not أَتَأَخَّرِhang back
إِذا قيلَ أَينَ الرَأسُ لَم أَتَأَخَّرِ
It has indeed increased my confidence in myself that I,
Indeed, thinking well of myself made me,
When asked, 'Where is the chief?' have not hung back.
When asked where is the head, not hesitate.
Sol 6.1