كَساclothed الروضُthe meadow آثارَthe traces الدِّيارِof the dwellings النّواحِلِthe wasted
كَسا الروضُ آثارَ الدِّيارِ النّواحِلِ
وجادَand lavished rain علَيْهاupon them كلُّevery طَلٍّdewfall ووابِلِand downpour
وجادَ علَيْها كلُّ طَلٍّ ووابِلِ
The meadow has clothed the traces of the wasted dwellings,
The meadow wore the traces of the abandoned abodes,
and every dewfall and downpour has lavished rain upon them.
And every longing lover and downpour descended upon it.
ولاand may not زالَcease فيضُthe flood الدّمْعِof tears منfrom كلِّevery عاشقٍlover
ولا زالَ فيضُ الدّمْعِ من كلِّ عاشقٍ
حبيساًdevoted علىto أطلالِهاtheir ruins والمَنازِلِand the dwellings
حبيساً على أطلالِها والمَنازِلِ
And may the flood of every lover's tears
The flow of tears continues to pour from every lover,
remain forever devoted to their ruins and dwellings.
Imprisoned at its ruins and dwellings.
تَصِحُّgrows strong إذاwhen فارَseethes الهجيرُthe noonday heat بِهاthere الصَّباthe east wind
تَصِحُّ إذا فارَ الهجيرُ بِها الصَّبا
وتَمرضُand grows faint فيهاthere بالضُحىin the forenoon والأصائِلِand the late afternoons
وتَمرضُ فيها بالضُحى والأصائِلِ
There the east wind grows strong when the noonday heat seethes,
When the northern breeze blew upon it at dawn,
and grows faint in the forenoon and late afternoons.
It recovered, then relapsed at forenoon and dusk.
فإنيfor I لَيَثْنينيsurely bends me عَواطِفُthe returning impulses حبِّهاof love for her
فإني لَيَثْنيني عَواطِفُ حبِّها
علىover مثلِthe like صدرِof the point السّمْهَريّof the Samhari spear المَغاوِلِthe deadly
على مثلِ صدرِ السّمْهَريّ المَغاوِلِ
For I am bent by the returning impulses of love for her
So the passions for it make me cling
over what is like the point of a deadly Samhari spear.
To the likes of the chest of the well-built and burly.
وماand did not زالَcease داعيthe summons الشّوقِof longing حتىuntil أجَبْتَهُI answered it
وما زالَ داعي الشّوقِ حتى أجَبْتَهُ
بمطروفةٍwith a wounded eye تُدْميthat bloodies نَواصيthe ends الأنامِلِof the fingertips
بمطروفةٍ تُدْمي نَواصي الأنامِلِ
And longing's summons never ceased until I answered it
The caller of longing continued till you answered him
with a wounded eye that bloodies the fingertips.
With a frail one who softens the finger-tips.
وهبّتْand blew بمجرىat Majra نَفحَةٌa breeze جاسِميّةٌfrom Jasim
وهبّتْ بمجرى نَفحَةٌ جاسِميّةٌ
تذكرُreminds منسيforgotten الهَوىlove كلَّevery ذاهِلِheedless person
تذكرُ منسي الهَوى كلَّ ذاهِلِ
And at Majra a breeze from Jasim blew,
A mighty breath blew giving life
reminding every heedless soul of forgotten love.
To those who forgot love, all the heedless ones.
خَليليmy two friends قدindeed هاجَhas stirred الغَرامُpassion وجَدَّدَتْand renewed
خَليلي قد هاجَ الغَرامُ وجَدَّدَتْ
ليَfor me السوقthe driving onward أنفاسُthe breaths الرّياحِof the winds العَلائِلِthe gentle
ليَ السوق أنفاسُ الرّياحِ العَلائِلِ
My two friends, passion has stirred; renewed
My intimate! Passion was stirred up and renewed for me
is my urge to press on by the breaths of gentle winds.
The breaths of the gentle winds.
ونُفْرَةُand the reopening جُرحِof the wound الحُبِّof love بعدَafter اندمالِهِits healing
ونُفْرَةُ جُرحِ الحُبِّ بعدَ اندمالِهِ
عليَّupon me وعطفاتُand the returns الهُمومِof sorrows الأوائِلِthe former
عليَّ وعطفاتُ الهُمومِ الأوائِلِ
And love's wound reopens after healing,
And the wound of love after its healing
afflicting me, as former sorrows return.
Begot in me solicitudes of early times,
وخَبرتُماand you two have learned أنّthat الحياةَlife حبيبةٌis dear
وخَبرتُما أنّ الحياةَ حبيبةٌ
علىin البُرْءِrecovery منهاfrom it والسقامِand illness المُطاوِلِprotracted
على البُرْءِ منها والسقامِ المُطاوِلِ
And you two have learned that life is dear,
And you both know life is a beloved
in good health and lingering sickness alike.
Even to one rid of it and prolonged ills.
فماthen why ليfor me وقدwhen already ودَّعْتُI bade farewell أهلَto the people قُباقُبٍof Qubaqub
فما لي وقد ودَّعْتُ أهلَ قُباقُبٍ
أرىI see كلَّevery عيشٍlife بَعدَهمafter them غيرَnot طائِلِworthwhile
أرى كلَّ عيشٍ بَعدَهم غيرَ طائِلِ
Why, then, now that I have bidden Qubaqub's people farewell,
So why, after bidding adieu to the lovely doe-eyed ones
do I find all life after them worthless?
Do I see every life without them as unavailing?
نظرتُI looked إلىtoward الأظْعانِthe departing litters نظرةَwith the gaze مُقصِدِof one mortally struck
نظرتُ إلى الأظْعانِ نظرةَ مُقصِدِ
يُنازعُstruggling against سَهْماًan arrow نَصلُهُwhose point فيin المَقاتِلِthe vital organs
يُنازعُ سَهْماً نَصلُهُ في المَقاتِلِ
I looked toward the departing litters with the gaze of one mortally struck,
I looked at the deadly weapons with a gaze
struggling with an arrow whose point is in his vitals.
Of an assailant whose blade in fights is not turned back.
سَبَقْتُI forestalled بهاwith it وفْدَthe arrival الدّموعِof tears وربّماand often
سَبَقْتُ بها وفْدَ الدّموعِ وربّما
سَبَقتُI rushed ahead إلىto اللّذّاتِpleasures عَذْلَthe reproach العَواذِلِof reprovers
سَبَقتُ إلى اللّذّاتِ عَذْلَ العَواذِلِ
With that glance I forestalled the arriving tears; and often
With it I outstripped the mission of tears, nay
I have rushed to pleasures before the reproaches of reprovers.
Outstripped pleasures for the delicate, frail ones.
ألاah هلْshall أرىI see قَوسَthe bow الفِراقِof parting حَنيّةًbent
ألا هلْ أرى قَوسَ الفِراقِ حَنيّةً
وقدwhen already مرقتْhave shot forth منهاfrom it صدورُthe breasts الرّواحِلِof riding camels
وقد مرقتْ منها صدورُ الرّواحِلِ
Ah, shall I see the bow of parting bent,
Lo, shall I see the bow of separation humbled
with the riding camels' breasts already shot forth from it?
And the shy doves escaped from it?
وهلand shall أُبصِرُI behold الأعلامَthe landmarks منof مَرجِMarj دابِقٍDabiq
وهل أُبصِرُ الأعلامَ من مَرجِ دابِقٍ
بعينِwith the eye خَليٍّof one carefree مطمئِنِat rest البَلابِلِthe anxieties
بعينِ خَليٍّ مطمئِنِ البَلابِلِ
And shall I behold the landmarks of Marj Dabiq
Shall I sight the flags from the battle-grounds of Daabiq
with the eye of one carefree, his anxieties at rest?
With a calm, friendly eye for turtle-doves?
أنِفْتُI disdained لسعدٍfor Sa'd منfrom مضاجعةِlying with المُنىidle hopes
أنِفْتُ لسعدٍ من مضاجعةِ المُنى
وقلتُand I said لهto him شمِّرtuck up فضولَthe excess lengths الذّلاذِلِof the hems
وقلتُ له شمِّر فضولَ الذّلاذِلِ
I disdained for Sa'd a bed shared with idle hopes,
I scorned happiness through union, and said to it
and said to him: Tuck up your trailing hems.
'Roll up the skirts of vile lowliness!'
ولاand do not تكُbe كالمظْلومِlike the wronged man يَخذلُwho betrays عَزمهُhis resolve
ولا تكُ كالمظْلومِ يَخذلُ عَزمهُ
ويَجعَلُand makes فيهِin this الدّهْرُTime أولَthe first خاذِلِdeserter
ويَجعَلُ فيهِ الدّهْرُ أولَ خاذِلِ
Do not be like the wronged man who betrays his own resolve
'Do not be like the wronged one whose resolve is abandoned,
and calls Time the first to desert him.
And time makes him the first to retreat!'
فإنّاfor we علىdespite خُبْثِthe malice الزّمانِof Time وغدرهِand its treachery
فإنّا على خُبْثِ الزّمانِ وغدرهِ
لنشرعُsurely plunge فيinto أحداثِهِits calamities والزّلازِلِand upheavals
لنشرعُ في أحداثِهِ والزّلازِلِ
For despite Time's malice and treachery,
'We will set about its mischief and treachery,
we surely plunge into its calamities and upheavals.
And stir up its innovations and quakings.'
رمتْshe cast خلفَهاbehind her نجْداًNajd ومرتand passed بجوْشَنٍby Jawshan
رمتْ خلفَها نجْداً ومرت بجوْشَنٍ
تُراجِمُpelting صَيّاحclamorous الحَصىthe pebbles بالجَنادِلِwith boulders
تُراجِمُ صَيّاح الحَصى بالجَنادِلِ
She cast Najd behind her and passed Jawshan,
It left Najd behind, and passed by Jawshin,
pelting the clamorous pebbles with boulders.
The neighing of the hail-stones with the parasites.
وخولتِand bestowed الفرسانَon the horsemen عنهاfrom themselves قلائِصٌyoung she-camels
وخولتِ الفرسانَ عنها قلائِصٌ
بقيةُthe remnants أذوادِof camel herds القِرىfor hospitality والمَعاقِلِand blood-money
بقيةُ أذوادِ القِرى والمَعاقِلِ
And young she-camels bestowed their service on the horsemen,
The horsemen were stripped of its assets,
the remnants of herds kept for hospitality and blood-money.
The remnants of the hamlets and fortresses.
كأنّas though أكفَّthe hands الرّكْبِof the riders حولَaround رِقابِهاtheir necks
كأنّ أكفَّ الرّكْبِ حولَ رِقابِها
تهزُّwere shaking أنابيبَthe shafts الرِّماحof the spears الذّوابِلِthe supple
تهزُّ أنابيبَ الرِّماح الذّوابِلِ
As though the riders' hands around their necks
As if the palms of the riders around its forelocks
were shaking the shafts of supple spears.
Shook the shafts of the well-feathered lances.
أُنيخَتْwere made to kneel بأبوابِat the gates الوزيرِof the vizier محمدٍMuhammad
أُنيخَتْ بأبوابِ الوزيرِ محمدٍ
فلمand did not تَرعَgraze إلاّexcept فيin سَماحٍgenerosity ونائِلِand bounty
فلم تَرعَ إلاّ في سَماحٍ ونائِلِ
They were made to kneel at the gates of the vizier Muhammad,
It bowed at the gates of the minister Muhammad,
and grazed on nothing but generosity and bounty.
Where it attained only kindness and bounty.
ونبئتُand I was told أنّthat الملكَthe realm شُدَّتْwere strengthened مُتونُهُits backbones
ونبئتُ أنّ الملكَ شُدَّتْ مُتونُهُ
بأروَعَby an imposing man ميمونِauspicious النّقيّةِin purity كامِلِperfect
بأروَعَ ميمونِ النّقيّةِ كامِلِ
And I was told that the realm's backbone had been strengthened
And I was told the King fortified its texts
by an imposing, auspicious man, pure in nature and perfect.
With the most blessed of protectresses, perfect and complete.
فتىًa youth يستكينُfinds repose المجدُglory فيin حركاتِهِhis movements
فتىً يستكينُ المجدُ في حركاتِهِ
ويُخْلَقُand is created منfrom أخْلاقِهِhis character والشّمائِلِand qualities
ويُخْلَقُ من أخْلاقِهِ والشّمائِلِ
A youth in whose movements glory finds repose,
A knight the glory abases itself in his movements,
and is created from his character and qualities.
And is built from his character and fine traits,
بعيدُfar-reaching المدىin scope حتىuntil تَفَجّرَhe burst forth غارةًas an onslaught
بعيدُ المدى حتى تَفَجّرَ غارةً
تُغيّرchanging ألوانَthe colors الظّباof sword-edges والعَوامِلِand spearheads
تُغيّر ألوانَ الظّبا والعَوامِلِ
Far-reaching, until he burst forth in an onslaught
Far-shooting until it erupted in a raid
that changed the colors of sword-edges and spearheads.
That changes the hues of the gazelles and oryxes.
لَعَمْريby my life لقدindeed أهدَىhe offered النصيحةَcounsel مرةًonce
لَعَمْري لقد أهدَى النصيحةَ مرةً
لأهلto the people عُمانٍof Oman خيرُthe best حافٍof barefoot men وناعِلِand shod men
لأهل عُمانٍ خيرُ حافٍ وناعِلِ
By my life, he once offered counsel
By my life, the sincere adviser gave advice one day
to Oman's people—he, the best of barefoot and shod.
To the people of Oman, best of cautioners.
وناشدَهُمand he adjured them باللهِby God حتىuntil تقطّعتْwere severed
وناشدَهُم باللهِ حتى تقطّعتْ
عُرىthe bonds القولِof speech وانحلّتْand came undone عُقودُthe knots الوسائِلِof mediation
عُرى القولِ وانحلّتْ عُقودُ الوسائِلِ
He adjured them by God until
And adjured them by Allah till the ties of words were cut,
speech's bonds snapped and mediation's knots came undone.
And the cords of methods disintegrated.
فلمّاthen when رآهُمhe saw them لاnot تَثوبُreturns حلُومُهمtheir reason
فلمّا رآهُم لا تَثوبُ حلُومُهم
رماهُمhe assailed them بأمثالِwith the likes القِسيّof bows العَواطِلِunstrung
رماهُم بأمثالِ القِسيّ العَواطِلِ
When he saw that their reason would not return,
But when their wrong nature was not made right,
he assailed them with the likes of unstrung bows.
He pelted them with parables of the severe scolder;
فركّبَthen he planted أغضانَthe branches المنيّةof death فيهمُamong them
فركّبَ أغضانَ المنيّة فيهمُ
رِواءَwell watered الأعاليat the tops ظامئاتِthirsty الأسافِلِat the bottoms
رِواءَ الأعالي ظامئاتِ الأسافِلِ
Then he planted the branches of death among them,
He rode against them the branches of death,
their upper ends well watered, their lower ends thirsty.
Waterers of the heights, thirsty for the lowly levels;
أرقتمْyou poured out صُباباتِthe last drops الكَرىof sleep منfrom جُفونِكمyour eyelids
أرقتمْ صُباباتِ الكَرى من جُفونِكم
وعرّضْتُمُand you exposed أعضاءَكمyour limbs للأفاكِلِto shivering fits
وعرّضْتُمُ أعضاءَكم للأفاكِلِ
You have poured sleep's last drops out of your eyelids
You have robbed the gazelle[-eyed] girls of sleep from their eyes,
and exposed your limbs to shivering fits.
And exposed your limbs to ravagers.
فلاso let not يأمنُfeel safe الأعداءُthe enemies كيدَكَfrom your stratagems بعدَماafter
فلا يأمنُ الأعداءُ كيدَكَ بعدَما
سلكتَyou proceeded فلمand did not تتركْleave مَقالاًanything to say لِقائِلِfor a speaker
سلكتَ فلم تتركْ مَقالاً لِقائِلِ
So let no enemies feel safe from your stratagems after
So after this enemies cannot feel safe from your plots
you advanced, leaving no speaker anything to say.
Once you advanced leaving no road for a sayer.
سَرَيتَyou journeyed by night لهمagainst them ليلاًthrough a night تَحولُshifted نجومُهُits stars
سَرَيتَ لهم ليلاً تَحولُ نجومُهُ
وهمُّكَand your resolve فيin إعجازِهِoutstripping it غيرُnot حائِلِchanging
وهمُّكَ في إعجازِهِ غيرُ حائِلِ
You marched against them through a night whose stars kept shifting,
You crept against them in a night whose stars
while your resolve to outstrip it did not shift.
Whirl, and your concern routs all obstacles.
كأنّكَas though you إذْwhen جرّدْتَunsheathed رأيكَyour judgment فيهمagainst them
كأنّكَ إذْ جرّدْتَ رأيكَ فيهم
طَلَعْتَyou appeared عليهمupon them فيamid القَناspears والقَنابِلِand cavalry squadrons
طَلَعْتَ عليهم في القَنا والقَنابِلِ
As though, when you unsheathed your judgment against them,
As if, when you bared your opinion regarding them,
you appeared upon them amid spears and cavalry squadrons.
You came down upon them with cannon and missiles.
دَناdrew near الحقُّjustice حتّىuntil نالَهattained it كلُّevery طالِبٍseeker
دَنا الحقُّ حتّى نالَه كلُّ طالِبٍ
وكانَthough it had been بعيداًfar منfrom يَدِthe hand المتَناوِلِof the one reaching
وكانَ بعيداً من يَدِ المتَناوِلِ
Justice drew near until every seeker attained it,
The truth drew nigh until every seeker attained it,
though it had been far beyond the grasping hand.
Though remote from one who seeks to attain.
وأصبحَand became شَملُthe company الناسِof the people بعدَafter تبدُّدٍdispersal
وأصبحَ شَملُ الناسِ بعدَ تبدُّدٍ
يُنظَّمُstrung together فيon سلكِa thread منof الحكمgovernance عادِلِjust
يُنظَّمُ في سلكِ من الحكم عادِلِ
And the people's company, after dispersal, came
The bonds of people became ordered after disunion
to be strung on the thread of just governance.
In a sequence of a just government.
تبسّمْتَyou smiled فيهمamong them عنrevealing وَميضِthe flash غَمامةٍof a cloud
تبسّمْتَ فيهم عن وَميضِ غَمامةٍ
نقلِّمwe clip أظْفارَthe claws السنينَof the years المواحِلِof drought
نقلِّم أظْفارَ السنينَ المواحِلِ
You smiled among them with a rain cloud's flash;
You smiled at them after the lightning of a cloud
we clip the claws of drought-stricken years.
We pluck the claws of the passing years.
وعمّاand after قَليلٍa short while يصرعُwill fell الغَيُّwaywardness مفسداًa corrupter
وعمّا قَليلٍ يصرعُ الغَيُّ مفسداً
يُراصِدُlies in wait for مَنْone who يَنْتاشُهُrescues him بالغَوائِلِwith calamities
يُراصِدُ مَنْ يَنْتاشُهُ بالغَوائِلِ
Before long, waywardness will fell a corrupter
Before long the mischief-monger falls a corpse
who plots calamities against the one who rescues him.
Who lies in wait for any downpour to uproot him.
أتَهْويdo swoop الدّواهيcalamities حولَهُaround him وهوwhile he is سالِمٌunscathed
أتَهْوي الدّواهي حولَهُ وهو سالِمٌ
لقدindeed نامَhas slept عنهاheedless of them الدهرُTime نومةَthe sleep غافِلِof a heedless man
لقد نامَ عنها الدهرُ نومةَ غافِلِ
Do calamities swoop around him while he remains unscathed?
Do the torrents whirl around him while he is safe?
Time has surely slept through them like a heedless man.
Time has indeed slumbered heedlessly regarding him!
ولكنّماbut it is only زانَadorned الوِزارَةَthe vizierate ماجِدٌa noble man
ولكنّما زانَ الوِزارَةَ ماجِدٌ
تَقَبَّلَwho adopted أخلاقthe character الغُيوثِof rains الهَواطِلِpouring down
تَقَبَّلَ أخلاق الغُيوثِ الهَواطِلِ
But a noble man has adorned the vizierate,
But Maajid adorned the ministry, having assumed
adopting the character of pouring rains.
The traits of the pouring rains, the showers.
تَرىyou see فعلَهhis deeds يحدوdriving onward طليعةَthe vanguard قولِهِof his words
تَرى فعلَه يحدو طليعةَ قولِهِ
وكمand how many فيهمُamong them منof قائِلٍa speaker غيرnot فاعِلِa doer
وكم فيهمُ من قائِلٍ غير فاعِلِ
You see his deeds spur on the vanguard of his words;
You see his actions expressing his words,
yet how many among them speak but do not act!
Though there is many a sayer who is no do-er!
هَلمّواcome, all of you فإنّfor indeed الحقَّright عادَhas returned لأهلِهِto its rightful people
هَلمّوا فإنّ الحقَّ عادَ لأهلِهِ
ألاindeed وكَفَىand enough is بالشّكِّdoubt جَهْلاًas ignorance لِعاقِلِfor a rational man
ألا وكَفَى بالشّكِّ جَهْلاً لِعاقِلِ
Come, for right has returned to its rightful people.
Come! For the truth has returned to its people,
Indeed, doubt is ignorance enough for a rational man.
Too much doubt is but foolishness for the wise one.
فإنّfor indeed بنيthe sons العَباسِof al-Abbas هامةُare the crown فارسٍof Persia
فإنّ بني العَباسِ هامةُ فارسٍ
علواthey rose above تُربَهاher soil قَبلَbefore الهِضابِthe hills الأطاوِلِthe tallest
علوا تُربَها قَبلَ الهِضابِ الأطاوِلِ
For the sons of al-Abbas are Persia's crown;
The Abbasids are theFILETYPE_NORMAL the raven of a knight,
they rose above her soil before the tallest hills.
In luxury their soil before hills lengthened.
كِرامٌgenerous علىwith أوراقِهمtheir silver coins ونُضارِهمand their gold
كِرامٌ على أوراقِهم ونُضارِهم
لِئامٌmiserly علىover أعراضِهمtheir honor والطّوائِلِand claims to vengeance
لِئامٌ على أعراضِهم والطّوائِلِ
Generous with their silver and gold,
Generous over their pages and blossoms are they,
yet fiercely possessive of their honor and claims to vengeance.
Base over their honour and chastity.
تحرّقُburn أيديهمtheir hands إذاwhen ماever تسربَلواthey clothe themselves
تحرّقُ أيديهم إذا ما تسربَلوا
بُرودَin robes العَواليof lofty spears وارتَدّواand returned بالمَناصِلِwith blades
بُرودَ العَوالي وارتَدّوا بالمَناصِلِ
Their hands burn whenever they don
Their hands burn when they robe themselves
robes of lofty spears and return bearing blades.
In the cold of the heights and don the rich garments.
وألسنةُand the tongues الأقلامِof pens تَنطِقُspeak عنْهُمُon their behalf
وألسنةُ الأقلامِ تَنطِقُ عنْهُمُ
إذاwhen سكتواthey fall silent فيon كلِّevery حقٍّtruth وباطِلِand falsehood
إذا سكتوا في كلِّ حقٍّ وباطِلِ
And the tongues of pens speak on their behalf,
The tongues of pens speak of them
when they fall silent, on every truth and falsehood.
When they are silent regarding each truth and falsehood.
رأيتُI have seen سُيوفاًswords لاnot تقومُstand firm صُدورُهاtheir upper blades
رأيتُ سُيوفاً لا تقومُ صُدورُها
فهلْso, is there لكَfor you فيin سيفٍa sword طويلِlong الحَمائِلِof baldrics
فهلْ لكَ في سيفٍ طويلِ الحَمائِلِ
I have seen swords whose upper blades will not hold firm;
I saw swords whose cores will not stand firm,
would you care for a sword with a long baldric?
So do you have a lengthy, long-bladed sword
يَسركَit delights you أنْthat ولّيتَهُyou direct it غيرَother than مِفصَلِa joint
يَسركَ أنْ ولّيتَهُ غيرَ مِفصَلِ
ويُرضيكَand it satisfies you إنْif جربتَهyou test it فيat المَفاصِلِthe joints
ويُرضيكَ إنْ جربتَه في المَفاصِلِ
It will delight you when aimed elsewhere than a joint,
You would appoint though it has no hilt,
and satisfy you if you test it at the joints.
And you would test though it has no tested parts?
فإنّيfor I لأرجوsurely hope منfrom عطائِكَyour bounty دولةًa turn of fortune
فإنّي لأرجو من عطائِكَ دولةً
تؤملنيwill place their hopes in me فيهاduring it شُعوبُthe peoples القَبائِلِof the tribes
تؤملني فيها شُعوبُ القَبائِلِ
For I hope your bounty will grant me a turn of fortune
For I hope from your gift a kingdom
in which the peoples of the tribes will place their hopes in me.
In which I can hope for the allegiance of tribes.
Sol 6.1