حَيّواgreet الدِيارَthe dwellings وَأَهلَهاand their people بِسَلامِwith peace
حَيّوا الدِيارَ وَأَهلَها بِسَلامِ
رَبعاًa campsite تَقادَمَhas grown old أَوor صَريعَfallen remains of خِيامِtents
رَبعاً تَقادَمَ أَو صَريعَ خِيامِ
Greet the dwellings and their people with peace,
Greet the homes and their people with peace
An age-worn campsite, or fallen tents.
A quarter has become old or a tent of tents collapsed
بِالعَنبَرِيَّةِat al-Anbariyyah وَالنَحيتِand al-Nahit أَوانِسٌyoung women
بِالعَنبَرِيَّةِ وَالنَحيتِ أَوانِسٌ
قُدنَthey led الهَوىdesire بِتَخَلُّبٍwith beguilement وَعِذامِand rebukes
قُدنَ الهَوى بِتَخَلُّبٍ وَعِذامِ
At al-Anbariyyah and al-Nahit are young women
With ambergris and soft talk are friends
Who led desire with beguilement and rebukes.
Passion has melted with yearning and love sickness
أَطَرِبتَwere you stirred? أَنbecause هَتَفَcalled الحَمامُthe doves وَرُبَّماand often
أَطَرِبتَ أَن هَتَفَ الحَمامُ وَرُبَّما
أَبكاكَmade you weep بَعدَafter هَواكَyour love شَجوُthe lament of حَمامِdoves
أَبكاكَ بَعدَ هَواكَ شَجوُ حَمامِ
Did the doves' calling stir you? And often
You were delighted that the pigeon cooed, and perhaps
The lament of doves made you weep in the wake of your love.
Its cooing after your love made you cry
فَاِصطادَthen snared قَلبَكَyour heart مِنfrom وَراءِbehind حِجابِهِtheir veil
فَاِصطادَ قَلبَكَ مِن وَراءِ حِجابِهِ
مَنone who لاnot يُرىis seen لِسِنينَfor years غَيرَexcept لِمامِfleeting encounters
مَن لا يُرى لِسِنينَ غَيرَ لِمامِ
Then, from behind their veil, your heart was snared
It hunted your heart from behind its veil
By one unseen for years, save in fleeting encounters.
One not seen for years except for his turban
أَمّاas for الوِصالُunion فَقَدthen indeed تَقادَمَhas grown old عَهدُهُits time
أَمّا الوِصالُ فَقَد تَقادَمَ عَهدُهُ
إِلّاexcept الخَيالُthe phantom يَعودُreturns كُلَّevery مَنامِdream
إِلّا الخَيالُ يَعودُ كُلَّ مَنامِ
As for union, its time is long past;
As for union, its time has become old
Only the phantom returns in every dream.
Except for the imagination that returns every sleep
لاdo not تَترُكَنّيleave me لِلَّذيto what بِيَis within me مُسلَماًsurrendered
لا تَترُكَنّي لِلَّذي بِيَ مُسلَماً
فَيُصابَso it is stricken سَمعيmy hearing أَوor تُسَلَّbe wasted away عِظاميmy bones
فَيُصابَ سَمعي أَو تُسَلَّ عِظامي
Do not leave me surrendered to what afflicts me,
Do not leave me to the one I have submitted to
Lest my hearing be stricken or my bones waste away.
Lest my hearing be harmed or my bones crumble
خَبَّرتُماyou two reported خَبَراًnews فَهاجَthen stirred لَناwithin us الهَوىlonging
خَبَّرتُما خَبَراً فَهاجَ لَنا الهَوى
ياah حَبَّذاhow lovely الجَرَعاتُthe sandy knolls فَوقَabove سَنامِSanam
يا حَبَّذا الجَرَعاتُ فَوقَ سَنامِ
You two brought news, and longing stirred within us.
We told news that stirred up love for us
Ah, how lovely the sandy knolls above Sanam!
Oh how excellent the draughts atop the peak
فَإِذاthen when أَفَضناwe shed فيamong المَنازِلِthe dwellings عَبرَةًa tear
فَإِذا أَفَضنا في المَنازِلِ عَبرَةً
مَولِيَّةًfollowed by more tears فَتَرَوَّحاthen depart, you two بِسَلامِin peace
مَولِيَّةً فَتَرَوَّحا بِسَلامِ
Then, when we have shed a tear among the dwellings,
So if we overflow with tears at the dwellings
With more tears following, depart in peace, you two.
Go gently with farewells and peace
روحواdepart فَقَدfor indeed مُنِعَwas denied الشِفاءَhealing وَقَدand indeed نَرىwe see
روحوا فَقَد مُنِعَ الشِفاءَ وَقَد نَرى
أَنَّthat الرَواحَdeparture بِغُلَّتيwith my burning thirst وَسَقاميand my sickness
أَنَّ الرَواحَ بِغُلَّتي وَسَقامي
Depart: healing has been denied, and we see
Go away, for healing has been prevented, and we see
That departure comes with my burning thirst and sickness.
That departure with my sickness and ills
وَكَأَنَّand as though رَوحَتَهُنَّtheir evening journey بَينَbetween يَلَملَمٍYalamlam
وَكَأَنَّ رَوحَتَهُنَّ بَينَ يَلَملَمٍ
وَالنَعفِand al-Na'f (the slope) ذيwith السَرَحاتِsarh trees أَوبُthe return of نَعامِostriches
وَالنَعفِ ذي السَرَحاتِ أَوبُ نَعامِ
It was as though their evening journey between Yalamlam
As if their departure were between stumbling
And al-Na'f, the sarh-tree slope, were the homeward run of ostriches.
And the swaying ostrich plume
وَلَقَدand indeed ذَكَرتُكِI remembered you وَالمَطِيُّwhile the riding camels خَواضِعٌbowed low
وَلَقَد ذَكَرتُكِ وَالمَطِيُّ خَواضِعٌ
مِثلُlike الجُفونِeyelids بِبُرقَتَيat the two stony tracts of أَرمامِArmam
مِثلُ الجُفونِ بِبُرقَتَي أَرمامِ
And I remembered you while the riding camels bowed low,
And I remembered you while the horse was docile
Like eyelids, at the two stony tracts of Armam.
Like the eyelids with the shooting of my glances
قَدindeed طالَhas endured حُبُّكَyour love لَوif only يُساعِفُكَwould favor you الهَوىdesire
قَد طالَ حُبُّكَ لَو يُساعِفُكَ الهَوى
نَجداًNajd وَأَنتَwhile you بِنَخلَتَينِat Nakhlatayn تُهاميa man of Tihamah
نَجداً وَأَنتَ بِنَخلَتَينِ تُهامي
Long has your love endured—if only desire would favor you—
Your love is long, if passion adds for you
For Najd, though at Nakhlatayn you are a man of Tihamah.
Sincerity while you boast of two palm trees
ياO تَيمُTaym لَوif صَدَقَspoke truthfully الفَرَزدَقُal-Farazdaq لَمnot يَعِبfind fault
يا تَيمُ لَو صَدَقَ الفَرَزدَقُ لَم يَعِب
فيin الجَريِracing بُعدَthe extent of مَدايَmy reach وَاِستِحداميand my fierce speed
في الجَريِ بُعدَ مَدايَ وَاِستِحدامي
O Taym, had al-Farazdaq spoken truly, he would not have faulted
Oh Taim, if Al-Farazdaq were truthful, he would not be tired
In racing, the extent of my reach and my fierce speed.
Of running after my pasture and road
قَدindeed قَطَّعَتhas cut short نَفسَthe breath of المُجَرِّبِthe seasoned contender غايَتيmy goal
قَد قَطَّعَت نَفسَ المُجَرِّبِ غايَتي
وَتُضِرُّand harms بِالمُتَكَلِّفِthe pretentious الزِمّامِal-Zimmam
وَتُضِرُّ بِالمُتَكَلِّفِ الزِمّامِ
My goal has left the seasoned contender breathless,
My aspiration has fragmented the soul of the experiencer
And harms the pretentious al-Zimmam.
And the bridle hurts the pretentious one
ياO تَيمُTaym ماnot أَحَدٌanyone بِأَلأَمَbaser مِنكُمُthan you all
يا تَيمُ ما أَحَدٌ بِأَلأَمَ مِنكُمُ
إِنَّindeed اللِئامَthe base عَلَيَّin my eyes غَيرُnot كِرامِnoble
إِنَّ اللِئامَ عَلَيَّ غَيرُ كِرامِ
O Taym, no one is baser than you;
Oh Taim, no one is more painful than you
The base have no honor in my eyes.
The vile are upon me, not the generous
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe marvels أَنَّthat تَيماًTaym كَلَّفَتhas tasked
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَنَّ تَيماً كَلَّفَت
جُعَلَيthe two dung beetles of بُرَيزَةَBurayzah كُلَّevery أَصيَدَproud lord سامِlofty
جُعَلَي بُرَيزَةَ كُلَّ أَصيَدَ سامِ
And among the marvels is that Taym has tasked
And of the wonders is that Taim tasked me
Burayzah's two dung beetles to confront every proud, lofty lord.
To protect every prey of Bureiza
ماnot كُنتُI was فيamid الحَدَثانِfortune's vicissitudes تَلقىyou meet قَهوَساًQahwas
ما كُنتُ في الحَدَثانِ تَلقى قَهوَساً
مُتَلَبِّباًharnessed بِمَحامِلٍwith saddle gear وَلِجامِand a bridle
مُتَلَبِّباً بِمَحامِلٍ وَلِجامِ
Never in my lifetime, amid fortune's turns, would you meet Qahwas,
I was not in youths finding an arrow
Harnessed with saddle gear and a bridle.
Clothed in quivers and arrows
اِحبِسhold back رِباطَكَyour tethered mount حَيثُwhere كُنتَyou were مُسَبَّقاًoutstripped
اِحبِس رِباطَكَ حَيثُ كُنتَ مُسَبَّقاً
وَاِسكُتand be silent فَغَيرُfor someone other than أَبيكَyour father كانَwas يُحاميdefending
وَاِسكُت فَغَيرُ أَبيكَ كانَ يُحامي
Hold your mount where you were outstripped,
Hold back your tether where you were outpaced before
And be silent: another, not your father, did the defending.
And be silent, for other than your father defended me
إِنَّindeed الكِرامَthe noble لَهاto them belong مَكارِمُnoble deeds أَصبَحَتhave come to be
إِنَّ الكِرامَ لَها مَكارِمُ أَصبَحَت
تَنميgrowing وَسَعيُwhile the striving of أَبيكَyour father لَيسَis not بِنامِgrowing
تَنمي وَسَعيُ أَبيكَ لَيسَ بِنامِ
The noble possess noble deeds that have begun
Verily the generous have noble character that
To flourish; your father's striving does not grow.
Grows, while your father’s efforts are not efficacious
وَبُنَيُّand the little son of بَرزَةَBarzah مُقرِفٌof base paternal stock فيin نَعلِهِhis sandal
وَبُنَيُّ بَرزَةَ مُقرِفٌ في نَعلِهِ
قَدَمٌa foot لَئيمَةُbase مَوضِعِthe place of الإِبهامِthe big toe
قَدَمٌ لَئيمَةُ مَوضِعِ الإِبهامِ
And Barzah's little son is of base stock; inside his sandal
And the son of Bariza is vulgar in his slipper
Is a foot ignoble where the big toe sits.
An evil foot in place of the thumb
أَمَدَحتُمُdid you praise? الجَمَلَthe camel الكَريمَnoble بَناتُهُhis daughters
أَمَدَحتُمُ الجَمَلَ الكَريمَ بَناتُهُ
لَكِنbut بَناتُthe daughters of أَبيكَyour father غَيرُnot كِرامِnoble
لَكِن بَناتُ أَبيكَ غَيرُ كِرامِ
Did you praise the camel whose daughters are noble?
You praised the noble camel, but the daughters of your father
Yet your father's daughters are not noble.
Are not noble
وَهَزَلتُمُand you all made them lean لَجَأLaja' وَأَنتَwhile you تَصُرُّهاbind their teats
وَهَزَلتُمُ لَجَأ وَأَنتَ تَصُرُّها
غِبّاًevery other day تُقَلِّدُyou collar دُهمَهاtheir black camels بِرِمامِwith worn ropes
غِبّاً تُقَلِّدُ دُهمَها بِرِمامِ
And you have made them lean, Laja', while you bind their teats,
And you jested of ugliness while you drag it
Every other day, collaring their black ones with worn ropes.
Stupidly imitating its hump with arrows
قُبِّحتِmay you be disgraced مِنas إِبِلٍcamels وَقُبِّحَand may be disgraced رَبُّهاtheir owner
قُبِّحتِ مِن إِبِلٍ وَقُبِّحَ رَبُّها
كومِbig-humped الفِصالِweanlings قَليلَةِhaving few الغُرّامِadmirers
كومِ الفِصالِ قَليلَةِ الغُرّامِ
May you be disgraced, camels, and your owner disgraced,
Evil are the camels and evil is their master
With big-humped weanlings, but few admirers.
The summer herd of few love songs
قَبَحَmay disgrace الإِلَهُGod عَلىat المُرَيرَةِal-Murayrah أَقبُراًgraves
قَبَحَ الإِلَهُ عَلى المُرَيرَةِ أَقبُراً
أَصدائُهُنَّtheir owls يَصِحنَcry out كُلَّevery ظَلامِdarkness
أَصدائُهُنَّ يَصِحنَ كُلَّ ظَلامِ
May God disgrace the graves at al-Murayrah,
Cursed by God are the Murayra and their tents
Their owls crying out in every darkness.
Whose echoes cry out every darkness
قَبَحَmay disgrace الإِلَهُGod عَلىat المُرَيرَةِal-Murayrah نِسوَةًwomen
قَبَحَ الإِلَهُ عَلى المُرَيرَةِ نِسوَةً
خُضرَdark in الجُلودِskin يَبِتنَthey spend the night غَيرَnot نِيامِasleep
خُضرَ الجُلودِ يَبِتنَ غَيرَ نِيامِ
May God disgrace the women at al-Murayrah,
Cursed by God are the Murayra, women
Dark of skin, passing the night without sleep.
Green of skin who spend night sleepless
قَدindeed طالَماmany a time وَأَبيكَby your father ذُدناwe drove back عامِراًAmir
قَد طالَما وَأَبيكَ ذُدنا عامِراً
بِالخَيلِwith cavalry وَالرُؤَساءِand chiefs مِنfrom هَمّامِHammam
بِالخَيلِ وَالرُؤَساءِ مِن هَمّامِ
Long, by your father, have we driven back Amir,
We have often, your father and I, made Aamir prosperous
With cavalry and the chiefs of Hammam.
With horses and leaders of resolve
إِذwhen كُنتَyou were ياO جُعَلَdung beetle of الشَقيقَةِal-Shaqiqah غافِلاًunaware
إِذ كُنتَ يا جُعَلَ الشَقيقَةِ غافِلاً
عَنof يَومِthe day of شَدَّتِناour charge عَلىagainst بِسطامِBistam
عَن يَومِ شَدَّتِنا عَلى بِسطامِ
While you, O dung beetle of al-Shaqiqah, were unaware
When you, O Ju'la the sister's son, were heedless
Of the day we charged Bistam.
Of the day we pulled at Bistam
أَلحَقنَناthey brought us up بِأَبيto Abu قَبيصَةَQabisah بَعدَماafter
أَلحَقنَنا بِأَبي قَبيصَةَ بَعدَما
دَمِيَgrew bloody الشَكيمُthe bit وَماجَand heaved كُلُّevery حِزامِgirth
دَمِيَ الشَكيمُ وَماجَ كُلُّ حِزامِ
They brought us up to Abu Qabisah, after
We reached Abi Qubaisa after
The bit grew bloody and every girth heaved.
My intestines bled and every belt overflowed
الواقِفينَthose stationing عَلىat الثُغورِthe frontiers جِيادَهُمtheir steeds
الواقِفينَ عَلى الثُغورِ جِيادَهُم
وَالمُحرِزينَand those winning مَكارِمَthe honors of الأَيّامِbattle-days
وَالمُحرِزينَ مَكارِمَ الأَيّامِ
Those who station their steeds at the frontiers,
Their steeds stand at the borders, those
And win the honors of battle-days.
Who safeguard the noble acts of days
كَمhow many قَدindeed أَفاءَbrought back as spoil فَوارِسيmy horsemen مِنof رائِسٍa chief
كَم قَد أَفاءَ فَوارِسي مِن رائِسٍ
عَرِكٍbattle-hardened وَمِنand of مَلِكٍa king وَطِئنَthey trampled هُمامِvaliant
عَرِكٍ وَمِن مَلِكٍ وَطِئنَ هُمامِ
How many a chief my horsemen brought back as spoil,
How my knights obtained spoils
Battle-seasoned—and how many a valiant king their mounts trampled!
From a horrific battle and a king of resolve
لِأَبيto my father belong الفُضولُsuperior merits عَلىover أَبيكَyour father وَلَمand not تَجِدyou found
لِأَبي الفُضولُ عَلى أَبيكَ وَلَم تَجِد
عَمّاًan uncle بَلَغتَyou equaled بِسَعيِهِthrough his striving أَعماميmy uncles
عَمّاً بَلَغتَ بِسَعيِهِ أَعمامي
My father excels yours, and you have found no
My father is superior to your father, and you have not found
Uncle whose striving brought you to my uncles' rank.
An uncle who reached through his efforts my uncles
فَأَناfor I am اِبنُa son of زَيدِZayd مَناةَManat بَينَamong فُروعِهاits branches
فَأَنا اِبنُ زَيدِ مَناةَ بَينَ فُروعِها
لَنwill not تَستَطيعَyou be able بِجَيدَرَيكَwith your two squat fellows زِحاميto jostle me
لَن تَستَطيعَ بِجَيدَرَيكَ زِحامي
For I am a son of Zayd Manat, amid its branches;
I am the son of Zaid Manat among its branches
You will never crowd me out with your two squat fellows.
You will not be able to vie with me, with your pulleys
هَلcan تَحبِسَنَّyou surely withhold مِنَfrom السَواحِلِthe coasts جِزيَةًtribute
هَل تَحبِسَنَّ مِنَ السَواحِلِ جِزيَةً
أَوor تَنقُلَنَّyou surely move رَواسِيَthe rooted masses of الأَعلامِthe mountains
أَو تَنقُلَنَّ رَواسِيَ الأَعلامِ
Can you withhold tribute from the coasts,
Will you contain from the coasts a tithe
Or move the firmly rooted mountains?
Or move the firm pillars
ياO تَيمُTaym إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of تَميمٍTamim دافَعَتdefended
يا تَيمُ إِنَّ بَني تَميمٍ دافَعَت
عَنّيon my behalf مَناكِبُهُمtheir shoulders وَعَزَّand grew strong مَقاميmy standing
عَنّي مَناكِبُهُم وَعَزَّ مَقامي
O Taym, the sons of Tamim have defended
Oh Taim, the Banu Tamim have defended me
Me with their shoulders, and my standing grew strong.
Their shoulders, and my position remains mighty
تِلكَthose الجِبالُthe mountains رُميتَyou were assailed مِنfrom أَركانِهاtheir flanks
تِلكَ الجِبالُ رُميتَ مِن أَركانِها
فَاِسأَلso ask بُرَيزَةَBurayzah أَيَّهُنَّwhich of them تُراميyou trade shots with
فَاِسأَل بُرَيزَةَ أَيَّهُنَّ تُرامي
Those mountains—you were assailed from their flanks;
Those are the mountains you were thrown from their corners
So ask Burayzah which of them you would trade shots with.
So ask Bureiza which of them outflanks me
ياO تَيمُTaym إِنَّindeed لِآلِto the people of سَعدٍSa'd عِندَكُمwith you all
يا تَيمُ إِنَّ لِآلِ سَعدٍ عِندَكُم
نِعَماًfavors فَكَيفَso how جَزَيتَhave you repaid بِالإِنعامِwith kindness
نِعَماً فَكَيفَ جَزَيتَ بِالإِنعامِ
O Taym, the people of Sa'd have done you
Oh Taim, verily the family of Saad has favors upon you
Favors; how have you repaid them with kindness?
So how have you repaid with favor
سَعدُSa'd بنُson of زَيدِZayd مَناةَManat فَكَّloosed كُبولَهُمtheir fetters
سَعدُ بنُ زَيدِ مَناةَ فَكَّ كُبولَهُم
وَالتَيمُwhile Taym عِندَwith يَحابِرٍYahabir وَجُذامِand Judham
وَالتَيمُ عِندَ يَحابِرٍ وَجُذامِ
Sa'd son of Zayd Manat loosed their fetters,
Saad son of Zaid Manat has released their fetters
While Taym was held by Yahabir and Judham.
While you are with leprosy and mange
سَعدٌSa'd هُمُthey are المُتَيَمَّنونَdeemed auspicious بِأَمرِهِمin their affairs
سَعدٌ هُمُ المُتَيَمَّنونَ بِأَمرِهِم
وَهُمُand they الضِياءُthe light لِلَيلَةِfor the night of الإِظلامِdarkness
وَهُمُ الضِياءُ لِلَيلَةِ الإِظلامِ
Sa'd are those whose affairs bring good fortune,
Saad, they are the fortunate ones in their matter
And they are light on the night of darkness.
And they are the illumination in darkest night
سَعدٌSa'd إِذاwhen نَزَلَdescended upon العَدُوُّthe enemy حِماهُمُtheir protected land
سَعدٌ إِذا نَزَلَ العَدُوُّ حِماهُمُ
رَدّواthey repel عَلَيهِagainst him بِحَومَةِwith the mass of القَمقامِthe mighty host
رَدّوا عَلَيهِ بِحَومَةِ القَمقامِ
Sa'd, when the enemy invades their protected land,
Saad, when an enemy descends they protect them
Repel him with the surging mass of a mighty host.
Repelling with embers of live coal
المُظعِنينَthose driving away مِنَfrom الرَمادَةِal-Ramadah أَهلَهاits people
المُظعِنينَ مِنَ الرَمادَةِ أَهلَها
بَعدَafter التَمَكُّنِsettling firmly فيin دِيارِabodes of مُقامِresidence
بَعدَ التَمَكُّنِ في دِيارِ مُقامِ
Those who drove al-Ramadah's people away,
Those who forsook from Rmadah, its people
After they had settled firmly in lasting homes.
After being enabled in the land of their abode
لَوif تَشكُرُis grateful for الحَسَناتِgood deeds تَيمٌTaym لَمnot تَعِبfind fault with
لَو تَشكُرُ الحَسَناتِ تَيمٌ لَم تَعِب
تَيمٌTaym فَوارِسَthe horsemen of قَعنَبٍQa'nab وَخِزامِand Khizam
تَيمٌ فَوارِسَ قَعنَبٍ وَخِزامِ
If Taym were grateful for kindnesses, no blame would be cast
If Taim would be thankful for favors, O Taim, you would not be tired
By Taym on the horsemen of Qa'nab and Khizam.
Taim, knights of Qa'nab and Khuzam
شُمّاًproud-nosed مَساعِرَkindlers لِلحُروبِof wars بِشُزَّبٍon lean steeds
شُمّاً مَساعِرَ لِلحُروبِ بِشُزَّبٍ
تَدمىgrow bloody شَكائِمُهاtheir bits مِنَfrom الإِلجامِbridling
تَدمى شَكائِمُها مِنَ الإِلجامِ
Proud-nosed, kindlers of war upon lean steeds,
Keen, with glory for wars in Shuzzub
Whose bits run bloody from bridling.
Their cheeks bloodied from the reins
نِعمَexcellent are الفَوارِسُthe horsemen يُعلِمونَthey display battle marks بِجَعفَرٍwith Ja'far
نِعمَ الفَوارِسُ يُعلِمونَ بِجَعفَرٍ
وَالطَيِّبونَand the noble فَوارِسُthe horsemen of الحَمحامِal-Hamham
وَالطَيِّبونَ فَوارِسُ الحَمحامِ
Fine are the horsemen who bear Ja'far's battle sign,
What excellent knights teaching with Ja'far
And noble are the horsemen of al-Hamham.
And the goodly knights of doves
Sol 6.1