نَأَتكَwent far from you سُلَيمىSulayma فَالهَوىso passion مُتَشاجِرٌtangled
نَأَتكَ سُلَيمى فَالهَوى مُتَشاجِرٌ
وَفيand in نَأيهاher distance لِلقَلبِfor the heart داءٌa sickness مُخامِرُpervading
وَفي نَأيها لِلقَلبِ داءٌ مُخامِرُ
Sulayma has gone far from you, and passion is tangled.
You came to me, O Sulayma, and love is at odds,
And in her absence the heart suffers a pervading sickness.
In your absence, an ailment lingers in my heart.
نَأَتكَwent far from you وهامand wandered in love القَلبُthe heart نَأياًafar بِذِكرِهاin remembrance of her
نَأَتكَ وهام القَلبُ نَأياً بِذِكرِها
ولجّand persisted كَماjust as لَجَّpersisted الخَليعُthe dissolute man المُقامِرُthe gambler
ولجّ كَما لَجَّ الخَليعُ المُقامِرُ
She has gone far from you, and the heart wanders afar in remembrance of her,
You came, and my heart wandered in remembrance of you,
And persists, as a dissolute gambler persists,
Plunged recklessly like a shameless gambler.
بواضحةfor a fair woman الأَقرابِthe flanks خَفّاقَةِslender الحَشىthe waist
بواضحة الأَقرابِ خَفّاقَةِ الحَشى
برهرَهةa soft-skinned young woman لاnot يَجتَويهاfinds her distasteful المُعاشِرُthe companion
برهرَهة لا يَجتَويها المُعاشِرُ
For a woman fair of flank and slender of waist,
With a supple, fluttering bosom,
A soft-skinned young woman whom her companion never wearies of.
A thrilling one, no companion can endure.
إِذاwhen عَدَّدَcounted الناسُthe people المَكارِمَnoble deeds وَالعُلاand lofty honors
إِذا عَدَّدَ الناسُ المَكارِمَ وَالعُلا
فَلاthen let not يَفخَرَنboast يَوماًever عَلىover الغَمرِal-Ghamr فاخِرُa boaster
فَلا يَفخَرَن يَوماً عَلى الغَمرِ فاخِرُ
When people count noble deeds and lofty honors,
When people count their virtues and glories,
Then let no boaster ever claim superiority over al-Ghamr.
No boaster should ever pride himself.
تَراهُمyou see them خشوعاًhumbled حينَwhen يَبدوhe appears مَهابَةًin awe
تَراهُم خشوعاً حينَ يَبدو مَهابَةً
كَماjust as خَشَعَتbowed humbly يَوماًonce لِكِسرىbefore Kisra الأَساوِرُthe Persian horsemen
كَما خَشَعَت يَوماً لِكِسرى الأَساوِرُ
You see them humbled with awe when he appears,
I see them humbled when awe appears,
As once the Persian horsemen bowed before Kisra.
As wrists were humbled before Chosroes' bracelets.
أغَرّradiant بِطاحِيٌّof al-Bitah كَأَنَّas though جَبينَهُhis brow
أغَرّ بِطاحِيٌّ كَأَنَّ جَبينَهُ
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَداit appears بَدرٌa full moon إِذاwhen لاحَit shines باهِرُdazzling
إِذا ما بَدا بَدرٌ إِذا لاحَ باهِرُ
A radiant man of al-Bitah, as though his brow,
A radiant-browed Bahili, as though his forehead,
When it appears, were a full moon, dazzling as it shines.
When the full moon appeared beaming bright.
وَقىhe protected عِرضَهُhis honor بِالمالِwith wealth فَالمالُfor wealth جُنَّةٌa shield
وَقى عِرضَهُ بِالمالِ فَالمالُ جُنَّةٌ
لَهُfor him وَأَهانَand he held cheap المالَwealth وَالعِرضُand honor وافِرُundiminished
لَهُ وَأَهانَ المالَ وَالعِرضُ وافِرُ
He protected his honor with wealth, for wealth is a shield
He protected his honor with wealth, so wealth is a shield,
For him; he held wealth cheap, while his honor stayed undiminished.
Yet he disgraced wealth while honor excelled.
وَفيand in سَيبهhis bounty لِلمُجتَدينَfor gift-seekers عِمارَةٌprosperity
وَفي سَيبه لِلمُجتَدينَ عِمارَةٌ
وَفيand in سَيفِهِhis sword لِلدّينِfor the faith عِزٌّmight وَناصِرُand a defender
وَفي سَيفِهِ لِلدّينِ عِزٌّ وَناصِرُ
And in his bounty is prosperity for those seeking gifts,
In his sword lies glory and defense of the faith,
And in his sword are might and a defender for the faith.
In his captives, life for the devout.
نَماهُtraced his descent إلىto فَرعَيthe two branches of لُؤَيِّLu'ayy بنِson of غالِبٍGhalib
نَماهُ إلى فَرعَي لُؤَيِّ بنِ غالِبٍ
أَبوهُhis forefather أَبوAbu العاصيal-Asi وَحَربٌand Harb وَعامِرُand Amir
أَبوهُ أَبو العاصي وَحَربٌ وَعامِرُ
His lineage reaches the two branches of Lu'ayy son of Ghalib,
He traces back to the lines of Lu'ay bin Ghalib,
Through his forefather Abu al-Asi, and Harb, and Amir.
His father, Harb, a protector and builder.
وَخَمسَةُand five آباءٍforefathers لَهُof his قَدindeed تَتابَعواsucceeded one another
وَخَمسَةُ آباءٍ لَهُ قَد تَتابَعوا
خَلائِفُcaliphs عَدلٍjustice مُلكُهُمtheir rule مُتَواتِرُsuccessive
خَلائِفُ عَدلٍ مُلكُهُم مُتَواتِرُ
And five forefathers of his succeeded one another:
Five forefathers succeeded in order,
Just caliphs, their rule continuing in succession.
Rulers whose reign was successive and just.
بهاليلُnoble lords سَبّاقونَfront-runners فيat كُلِّevery غايَةٍgoal
بهاليلُ سَبّاقونَ في كُلِّ غايَةٍ
إِذاwhen اِستَبَقَتraced one another فيin المَكرُماتِnoble deeds المَعاشِرُthe clans
إِذا اِستَبَقَت في المَكرُماتِ المَعاشِرُ
Noble lords, first to every goal,
Pioneers racing ahead of all quests,
When clans race one another in noble deeds.
When the virtuous compete and vie.
هُمُthey خَيرُthe best مَنthose بَينbetween الحجونِal-Hajun إِلىto الصَّفاal-Safa
هُمُ خَيرُ مَن بَين الحجونِ إِلى الصَّفا
إِلىto حَيثُwhere أَفضَتopened out بِالبِطاحِonto al-Bitah الحَزاوِرُthe hillocks
إِلى حَيثُ أَفضَت بِالبِطاحِ الحَزاوِرُ
They are the best of those from al-Hajun to al-Safa,
They are the best of those between Hajoun and Saffa,
To where the hillocks open out onto al-Bitah.
To where the valleys spill into Biṭāḥ.
وَهُمand they جَمَعواunited هَذاthis الأَنامَhumankind عَلىupon الهدىright guidance
وَهُم جَمَعوا هَذا الأَنامَ عَلى الهدى
وَقَدand already فرقَتhad divided بَينَamong الأَنامِhumankind البَصائِرُconvictions
وَقَد فرقَت بَينَ الأَنامِ البَصائِرُ
And they united these people in right guidance,
They gathered the people to guidance,
Though convictions had divided humankind.
While perversities parted the people.
Sol 6.1