شوقٌlonging يَهيّجهrouses it نَواكyour absence
شوقٌ يَهيّجه نَواك
وَجَوىًand heartache يؤجِّجهkindles it هواكlove of you
وَجَوىً يؤجِّجه هواك
A longing stirred by your absence,
and heartache kindled by love of you.
كَمhow long ذاthis (emphatic) أَراكI see you تَميلُyou turn away عَنfrom
كَم ذا أَراك تَميلُ عَن
مُضناكyour lovesick sufferer ياO غصنَbranch of الأَراكthe arāk tree
مُضناك يا غصنَ الأَراك
How long must I see you turn away from
your lovesick sufferer, O branch of the arāk tree?
وَتَسومُنىand you demand of me صَبراًpatience وَصبand patience (beginning)
وَتَسومُنى صَبراً وَصب
رىmy patience (completion) عنكwithout you أَقتَلُdeadlier منthan جفاكyour coldness
رى عنك أَقتَلُ من جفاك
And you demand patience of me, though my patience
without you is deadlier than your coldness.
صَيَّرتَyou have made بُعدَكyour distance منfrom مُحِبِّa lover of
صَيَّرتَ بُعدَك من مُحِبِّ
كَyou بُعدَthe distance of وَعدِكyour promise منfrom وَفاكyour faithfulness
كَ بُعدَ وَعدِك من وَفاك
You have made your distance from one who loves
you as great as your promise's distance from fulfillment.
ياO فِتنَةَenchantment of العُشّاقlovers حَسenough (beginning)
يا فِتنَةَ العُشّاق حَس
بُenough (completion) الناسpeople ماwhat جرّتhave wrought يداكyour two hands
بُ الناس ما جرّت يداك
O you who bewitch lovers, enough
for people is what your two hands have wrought.
وَكفاكand enough for you ماwhat صَنعتhave done بَأرto the devotees (beginning)
وَكفاك ما صَنعت بَأر
بابِdevotees (completion) الصَبابَةpassionate love مُقلَتاكyour two eyes
بابِ الصَبابَة مُقلَتاك
And enough for you is what has been done to the devotees
of passionate love by your two eyes.
أَنتyou النَعيمbliss فماso why لَقاunclear; apparently 'for my heart' (beginning)
أَنت النَعيم فما لَقا
بيmy heart (apparent completion) لَيسَis not يَسلَمescapes منfrom أَذاكyour harm
بي لَيسَ يَسلَم من أَذاك
You are bliss; why, then, does my [heart?]
not escape the harm you cause?
إِنّيindeed I وَإنeven though بالَغتَyou went to extremes فيin
إِنّي وَإن بالَغتَ في
هَجريforsaking me وَآلَمنيand has pained me قِلاكyour aversion
هَجري وَآلَمني قِلاك
Indeed I, though you have gone to extremes in
forsaking me, and your aversion has hurt me,
أَصبوI yearn إِلَيكfor you إذاwhen النَسيthe breeze (beginning)
أَصبو إِلَيك إذا النَسي
مُbreeze (completion) سَرىdrifts by يمثِّلevokes ليfor me شَذاكyour fragrance
مُ سَرى يمثِّل لي شَذاك
yearn for you when the breeze
drifts by, recalling your fragrance to me,
أَوor دارَتwent round الكاساتُthe goblets بِالصَهwith tawny wine (beginning)
أَو دارَت الكاساتُ بِالصَه
باءِtawny wine (completion) تُخبِرtells عنof لماكyour lips' dusky hue
باءِ تُخبِر عن لماك
or goblets of tawny wine go round,
telling of your dusky lips.
وَأَعُدُّand I regard قربَكyour nearness مُشتَهاdesire
وَأَعُدُّ قربَك مُشتَها
يَmy وَغايَتيand my goal القُصوىultimate رِضاكyour pleasure
يَ وَغايَتي القُصوى رِضاك
And I count your nearness my desire,
and your pleasure my utmost goal.
عِشlive ياO أَباAbū (father of) العَبّاسal-ʿAbbās وَاِبand attain (beginning)
عِش يا أَبا العَبّاس وَاِب
لُغattain (completion) ماwhat يَسُرُّكdelights you منof مُناكyour wishes
لُغ ما يَسُرُّك من مُناك
Live, O Abū al-ʿAbbās, and attain
the wishes that give you joy.
وَاِستَقبِلand welcome الأَيّامَthe days ضاsmiling (beginning)
وَاِستَقبِل الأَيّامَ ضا
حِكَةَsmiling (completion) المَباسِمmouths عنrevealing هَناكyour happiness
حِكَةَ المَباسِم عن هَناك
And welcome the days, with smiles
upon their lips that tell of your joy.
وَاِحكُمand rule تَجدهاyou will find them بِالذيin what
وَاِحكُم تَجدها بِالذي
تَهوىyou desire ملبِّيَةًanswering نِداكyour call
تَهوى ملبِّيَةً نِداك
And rule; you will find them, in whatever
you desire, answering your call.
أَنتَyou الذيthe one who أَلبَستَهاyou clothed them
أَنتَ الذي أَلبَستَها
حُللاrobes تُطرِّزهاembroider them حُلاكyour graces
حُللا تُطرِّزها حُلاك
You are the one who clothed them
in robes that your graces embroider.
لمَdid not (contextual reading) تُبقِyou leave فَضلةَa remnant of مَفخَرٍglory
لمَ تُبقِ فَضلةَ مَفخَرٍ
يُزهىmay take pride بِبَهجَتِهاin its splendor سواكanyone but you
يُزهى بِبَهجَتِها سواك
You left no remnant of glory
in whose splendor anyone but you could take pride.
وَسَموتَand you rose high حَتّىuntil ظُنَّit was thought أَنthat
وَسَموتَ حَتّى ظُنَّ أَن
لكَyou have حاجةٌbusiness عندwith السِماكal-Simāk (a star)
لكَ حاجةٌ عند السِماك
And you rose so high that it was thought
you had business with the star al-Simāk.
ياO قَصرَpalace of رأسِRaʾs (cape of) التينal-Tīn (the figs) باwent to great lengths (beginning)
يا قَصرَ رأسِ التين با
لَغَwent to great lengths (completion) فيin جَمالِكyour beauty مَنthe one who بَناكbuilt you
لَغَ في جَمالِك مَن بَناك
O palace of Raʾs al-Tīn, he went to great lengths
to make you beautiful—the one who built you.
مولايَmy lord قدindeed حَشَدَgathered المَفاglories (beginning)
مولايَ قد حَشَدَ المَفا
خرَglories (completion) وَالمَآثرَand noble deeds فيin ذَراكyour shelter
خرَ وَالمَآثرَ في ذَراك
My lord has gathered glories
and noble deeds within your shelter.
وَكَسَتكَand clothed you أَنواعَkinds of المَحاbeauty (beginning)
وَكَسَتكَ أَنواعَ المَحا
سنِbeauty (completion) أُسرةٌa family سكنواthey dwelt in حماكyour precincts
سنِ أُسرةٌ سكنوا حماك
And you have been clothed in every kind
of beauty by a family who dwelt within your precincts.
فَغَدَوتَso you became بَينamong مَعاهِدِthe landmarks of الدُنياthe world
فَغَدَوتَ بَين مَعاهِدِ الدُنيا
فَريداًunique فيin بَهاكyour splendor
فَريداً في بَهاك
So you became, among the world's landmarks,
unmatched in your splendor.
مَولايَmy lord إِنَّindeed اللَهGod خَصَّsingled out
مَولايَ إِنَّ اللَه خَصَّ
كَyou بِالمَكارمfor noble virtues وَاِصطَفاكand chose you
كَ بِالمَكارم وَاِصطَفاك
My lord, God has indeed singled
you out for noble virtues and chosen you.
فَاِهنَأso rejoice بِعيدٍin a feast أَكبَرٍgreater
فَاِهنَأ بِعيدٍ أَكبَرٍ
هنّاهcongratulated it عيدٌa feast منfrom لِقاكmeeting you
هنّاه عيدٌ من لِقاك
So rejoice in a greater feast,
hailed by a feast born of meeting you.
أَيّامُهits days الزَهراءُradiant تَرparade (beginning)
أَيّامُه الزَهراءُ تَر
فُلُparade (completion) فيin ثِيابٍgarments منof سَناكyour radiance
فُلُ في ثِيابٍ من سَناك
Its radiant days parade
in garments of your radiance.
وافَتكَthey came to you مُعجبةًadmiring بماat what
وافَتكَ مُعجبةً بما
عَقَدَbound القلوبَhearts علىto وَلاكallegiance to you
عَقَدَ القلوبَ على وَلاك
They have come to you, admiring what
has bound hearts in allegiance to you:
منof حكمَةٍwisdom ماnot زالceased يَجunveils (beginning)
من حكمَةٍ ما زال يَج
لوهاunveils it (completion) علىto الدُنياthe world نُهاكyour understanding
لوها على الدُنيا نُهاك
wisdom which is ever being unveiled
to the world by your understanding,
وَعدالةٍand justice جلَّexalted is الذيthe One who
وَعدالةٍ جلَّ الذي
لِقَويمto the upright مَنهَجِهاits path هَداكguided you
لِقَويم مَنهَجِها هَداك
and justice—exalted is He
who guided you to its upright path.
نَجلاكyour two sons يِاِبنO son of الأَكرَميthe noblest (beginning)
نَجلاك يِاِبن الأَكرَمي
نَthe noblest (completion) إلىtoward العُلاthe heights تَبِعاthey both followed خُطاكyour footsteps
نَ إلى العُلا تَبِعا خُطاك
Your two sons, O son of the noblest,
followed your footsteps toward the heights.
عَلِماthey both knew بِأنّthat رِضاكyour pleasure فيin
عَلِما بِأنّ رِضاك في
أَنthat يُشبِهاكthey both resemble you فَأَشبَهاكso they both resembled you
أَن يُشبِهاك فَأَشبَهاك
They knew that your pleasure lay in
their resembling you; so they took after you.
فَاِهناso rejoice فَقدfor indeed حقَّis deserved الهَناhappiness (beginning)
فَاِهنا فَقد حقَّ الهَنا
ءُhappiness (completion) بِذاin this وَطِبand be content عيشاin life بِذاكthrough that
ءُ بِذا وَطِب عيشا بِذاك
So rejoice, for joy is rightly yours
in this; and may life be sweet to you through that.
وَاسعَدand be happy بعيدٍin a feast سَعدهُits happiness
وَاسعَد بعيدٍ سَعدهُ
فيin كلّeach عامٍyear أَنthat يَراكit sees you
في كلّ عامٍ أَن يَراك
And be happy in a feast whose happiness
each year is to see you,
مُتمتِّعاًenjoying بِالعِزِّwith glory وَالتَand support (beginning)
مُتمتِّعاً بِالعِزِّ وَالتَ
أييدِsupport (completion) مَنصوراvictorious لِواكyour banner
أييدِ مَنصورا لِواك
enjoying glory and
support, your banner triumphant.
Sol 6.1