أَواصِلٌmaintaining ties? أَنتَyou سَلمىSalma بَعدَafter مَعتَبَةٍreproach
أَواصِلٌ أَنتَ سَلمى بَعدَ مَعتَبَةٍ
أَمor صارِمُsevering الحَبلِthe cord مِنfrom سَلمىSalma فَمَصرومُand so cut off
أَم صارِمُ الحَبلِ مِن سَلمى فَمَصرومُ
Will you keep your bond with Salma after reproach,
Are you still my friend after the estrangement,
or sever the cord with Salma, and so be cut off?
Or has the rope of friendship with Salma been severed?
قَدindeed كُنتُI was أُضمِرُI harbor حاجاتٍdesires وَأَكتُمُهاand I conceal them
قَد كُنتُ أُضمِرُ حاجاتٍ وَأَكتُمُها
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen طولُduration هَذاthis الوَجدِardent longing مَكتومُconcealed
حَتّى مَتى طولُ هَذا الوَجدِ مَكتومُ
I had harbored desires and kept them secret;
I used to conceal my desires and keep them hidden
how long will this lingering passion remain concealed?
Until when will this burning passion remain concealed?
قالَتshe said أُمامَةُUmama مُعتَلٌّailing أَخوa man of سَفَرٍtravel
قالَت أُمامَةُ مُعتَلٌّ أَخو سَفَرٍ
كَأَنَّهُas though he مِنfrom سُرىnight travel الإِدلاجِtravel after dusk مَأمومُdeeply head-wounded
كَأَنَّهُ مِن سُرى الإِدلاجِ مَأمومُ
Umama said: 'He is ailing, a man of journeys,
Umma said, "He is lovesick like a traveling companion
as though night travel had left him with a deep head wound.'
As if he is spellbound by the dark night's sorcery."
كَأَنَّas though نَشرَthe fragrance of الخُزامىlavender فيin مَلاحِفِهاher wraps
كَأَنَّ نَشرَ الخُزامى في مَلاحِفِها
قَدalready بَلَّmoistened أَجرَعَهاits sandy ground طَلٌّdew وَتَهميمُand drizzle
قَد بَلَّ أَجرَعَها طَلٌّ وَتَهميمُ
As though the scent of lavender lay in her wraps,
As if the scent of musk on her pillows
its sandy bed having been moistened by dew and drizzle.
Has made her drunk with yearning and desire.
هاجَstirred الخَيالَthe apparition عَلىover حاجاتِdesires ذيone possessed of أَربٍlonging
هاجَ الخَيالَ عَلى حاجاتِ ذي أَربٍ
تَكادُalmost تَنفَضُّburst apart مِنهُنَّfrom them الحَيازيمُthe chests
تَكادُ تَنفَضُّ مِنهُنَّ الحَيازيمُ
The apparition stirred a yearning man's desires,
Imagination kindled the wants of the lovesick one
from which chests almost burst apart.
Such that passions almost burst out from within.
زَورٌa visitor أَلَمَّcame بِناto us يَمشيwalking عَلىin وَجَلٍfear
زَورٌ أَلَمَّ بِنا يَمشي عَلى وَجَلٍ
فيin الخَصرِthe waist مِنهُof him وَفيand in الكَشحَينِboth flanks تَهضيمُslenderness
في الخَصرِ مِنهُ وَفي الكَشحَينِ تَهضيمُ
A visitor came to us, walking in fear,
An ailment befell us walking with unease
slender at the waist and in both flanks.
In the waist and in the hips indigestion.
حُيِّيتَmay you be greeted مِنas زائِرٍa visitor يَعتادُfrequents أَرحَلُناour saddles
حُيِّيتَ مِن زائِرٍ يَعتادُ أَرحَلُنا
بِالمِسكِwith musk وَالعَنبَرِand ambergris الهِندِيِّIndian مَلغومُperfumed
بِالمِسكِ وَالعَنبَرِ الهِندِيِّ مَلغومُ
Hail to you, visitor who frequents our saddles,
You were greeted by a frequent visitor of our abodes
perfumed with musk and Indian ambergris.
With Indian musk and ambergris perfumed.
ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions سَلاask, you two هَذاthis المُلِمَّvisitor بِناto us
يا صاحِبَيَّ سَلا هَذا المُلِمَّ بِنا
أَنّىhow اِهتَدىhe found his way وَسَوادُand the blackness of اللَيلِthe night مَركومُheaped up
أَنّى اِهتَدى وَسَوادُ اللَيلِ مَركومُ
O my two companions, ask this visitor to us
Oh my friend, this guide found his way to us
how he found his way with the night's blackness piled high.
While the darkness of night was piled up.
أَعامِداًdeliberately? جاءَhe came يَسريtraveling by night طولَthroughout لَيلَتِهِhis night
أَعامِداً جاءَ يَسري طولَ لَيلَتِهِ
أَمor جائِرٌstraying عَنfrom طَريقِthe path of القَصدِthe straight course مَهيومُdistraught
أَم جائِرٌ عَن طَريقِ القَصدِ مَهيومُ
Did he come deliberately, traveling all night,
Did he come straight walking the length of his night?
or had he wandered, distraught, from the straight path,
Or lost from the path of purpose confused?
إِلىto طَلائِحَexhausted mounts بِالمَوماةِin the wilderness صادِيَةٍthirsty
إِلى طَلائِحَ بِالمَوماةِ صادِيَةٍ
فيهاin them عَلىdespite الهَولِterror وَالعِلّاتِand ailments تَصميمُsteadfast resolve
فيها عَلى الهَولِ وَالعِلّاتِ تَصميمُ
to exhausted, thirsty mounts in the wilderness,
To the frightful places of death he ventured
still resolute despite terror and ailments?
Where horrors and calamities determination emboldened.
كَيفَhow الحَديثُconversation إِلىwith رَكبٍa band of riders تُؤَدِّؤُهُمwears them down
كَيفَ الحَديثُ إِلى رَكبٍ تُؤَدِّؤُهُم
يَهماءُa trackless waste صادِيَةٌthirsty أَصدائُهاits owls هَيمُthirst-crazed
يَهماءُ صادِيَةٌ أَصدائُها هَيمُ
How can one speak to riders worn down by
How to speak to a caravan made anxious
a thirsty, trackless waste whose owls are crazed with thirst?
By the howling winds whose echoes confuse?
تَرميyou drive بِهاwith them قاتِمَthe dust-dark expanse of الموماةِthe wilderness عَنfrom عُرُضٍa side
تَرمي بِها قاتِمَ الموماةِ عَن عُرُضٍ
إِذاwhen تَوَقَّدَتِblaze التيهُtrackless deserts الدَياميمُvast wastes
إِذا تَوَقَّدَتِ التيهُ الدَياميمُ
You drive them athwart the dust-dark wilderness,
It casts them from the dark places of death for honor
when the vast, trackless deserts blaze.
When confusions of straying ignite.
شُعثٌdisheveled عِجالٌhurrying وَأَنقاضٌand exhausted mounts عَلىon سَفَرٍa journey
شُعثٌ عِجالٌ وَأَنقاضٌ عَلى سَفَرٍ
قَدalready شاعَbecame widespread فيهِنَّamong them أَنعالٌshoes وَتَخديمُand ankle-wrapping
قَد شاعَ فيهِنَّ أَنعالٌ وَتَخديمُ
Disheveled men in haste, and spent mounts on a journey,
Disheveled camels, ruins upon a journey
shoes and ankle-wrappings have become common among them.
On which sandals and patches abound.
دَويَّةٌa wilderness قَزَفٌfar-stretching تُضحيbecome by midmorning جَنادِبُهاits grasshoppers
دَويَّةٌ قَزَفٌ تُضحي جَنادِبُها
وُرقاًash-gray وَحِربائُهاand its chameleon صَديانُparched مَهيومُdelirious
وُرقاً وَحِربائُها صَديانُ مَهيومُ
A far-stretching wilderness, whose grasshoppers by midmorning turn
An uproar, pots - its locusts
ash-gray, while its chameleon is parched and delirious.
Become leaves and its battles confused ideas.
سِرناwe traveled إِلَيكَto you مَطاياناour mounts نُكَلِّفُهاwe task them
سِرنا إِلَيكَ مَطايانا نُكَلِّفُها
سَيرَtravel through النَهارِthe day وَماand no فيduring اللَيلِthe night تَهويمُdozing
سَيرَ النَهارِ وَما في اللَيلِ تَهويمُ
We traveled to you, tasking our mounts with
We traveled to you on mounts we tasked
travel through the day, with no dozing at night.
With the journey of day and night's roaming.
سِرناwe traveled إِلَيكَto you نُصادِيهاwe brave it شَآمِيَةًSyrian
سِرنا إِلَيكَ نُصادِيها شَآمِيَةً
لاnot يُدفِئُwarms القَلبَthe heart مِنagainst صُرّادِهاits bitter cold نيمُfur clothing
لا يُدفِئُ القَلبَ مِن صُرّادِها نيمُ
We traveled to you, braving a Syrian wind,
We traveled to you, our mounts Syrian
no fur can warm the heart against its bitter cold.
With no warmth in their armors from their breezes.
تَستَوفِضُit makes hurry الشَيخَthe old man لاnot يَثنيfolds عِمامَتَهُhis turban
تَستَوفِضُ الشَيخَ لا يَثني عِمامَتَهُ
وَالثَلجُand snow فَوقَabove رُؤوسِthe tops of الأُكمِthe hills مَركومُpiled up
وَالثَلجُ فَوقَ رُؤوسِ الأُكمِ مَركومُ
It makes the old man hurry, without folding his turban,
It makes the old man unshelter his turban
while snow lies piled upon the hilltops.
While snow upon the highest peaks lies piled.
يَكفيsuffices الخَليفَةَthe caliph أَنَّthat اللَهَGod سَربَلَهُclothed him
يَكفي الخَليفَةَ أَنَّ اللَهَ سَربَلَهُ
سِربالَa robe of مُلكٍkingship بِهِthrough it تُرجىare hoped for الخَواتيمُfinal outcomes
سِربالَ مُلكٍ بِهِ تُرجى الخَواتيمُ
It suffices the caliph that God has clothed him
It suffices the Caliph that Allah has robed him
in a robe of kingship through which good endings are hoped for.
In the raiment of kingship with which outcomes are hoped.
مَنwhoever يُعطِهِgives him اللَهُGod مِنكُمfrom you يُعطَis given نافِلَةًan extra bounty
مَن يُعطِهِ اللَهُ مِنكُم يُعطَ نافِلَةً
وَيُحرَمِand is denied اليَومَtoday مِنكُمfrom you فَهوَthen he is مَحرومُdeprived
وَيُحرَمِ اليَومَ مِنكُم فَهوَ مَحرومُ
Whoever God grants something from you receives a bounty,
He whom amongst you Allah gives, gives extra
and whoever is denied anything from you today is truly deprived.
And whom He deprives today, deprived.
ياO آلَhouse of مَروانَMarwan إِنَّindeed اللَهَGod فَضَّلَكُمhas favored you
يا آلَ مَروانَ إِنَّ اللَهَ فَضَّلَكُم
فَضلاًdistinction قَديماًlong established وَفيand in المَسعاةِnoble striving تَقويمُuprightness
فَضلاً قَديماً وَفي المَسعاةِ تَقويمُ
O house of Marwan, God has favored you
O House of Marwan, Allah has preferred you
with favor of old, and uprightness in noble striving.
With an ancient preference and in striving, uprightness.
قَومٌa people أَبوهُمtheir forefather أَبوAbu العاصيal-‘Asi وَأَورَثَهُمand bequeathed them
قَومٌ أَبوهُم أَبو العاصي وَأَورَثَهُم
جُرثومَةًa root-stock لاnot تُساميهاrival it الجَراثيمُthe root-stocks
جُرثومَةً لا تُساميها الجَراثيمُ
A people whose forefather is Abu al-‘Asi; he bequeathed them
A people whose father was Abu Al-‘Aas and bequeathed them
a root that no other roots can rival.
An inherited leadership which no leaderships can equal.
قَدindeed فاتَoutstripped بِالغايَةِat the goal العُلياhighest فَأَحرَزَهاand so won it
قَد فاتَ بِالغايَةِ العُليا فَأَحرَزَها
سامٍlofty خُروجٌever sallying forth إِذاwhen اِصطَكَّclashed الأَضاميمُmassed troops
سامٍ خُروجٌ إِذا اِصطَكَّ الأَضاميمُ
He has outstripped all toward the highest goal and won it,
He has attained the highest pinnacle so seized it
lofty, ever sallying forth when massed troops clash.
A towering ascent when the climbers scramble.
يَحميguards حِماهُhis protected domain بِجَرّارٍwith a vast army لَهُit has لَجَبٌa clamor
يَحمي حِماهُ بِجَرّارٍ لَهُ لَجَبٌ
لِلأَرضِfor the earth مِنfrom وَأدِهِits heavy tread فيهاupon it هَماهيمُdeep rumblings
لِلأَرضِ مِن وَأدِهِ فيها هَماهيمُ
He guards his domain with a vast, clamorous army;
He protects his protege with warriors for him of sternness
the earth rumbles beneath its heavy tread.
By whom the earth from their strength in it trembles.
جاؤواthey came ظِماءًthirsty فَقَدand indeed رَوّىfilled to the brim دِلاءَهُمُtheir buckets
جاؤوا ظِماءً فَقَد رَوّى دِلاءَهُمُ
مِنfrom زاخِرٍbrimming waters تَرتَميleap فيهِin it العَلاجيمُlarge frogs
مِن زاخِرٍ تَرتَمي فيهِ العَلاجيمُ
They came thirsty, and he filled their buckets
Thirsty they came but his buckets quenched their thirst
from brimming waters where large frogs leap.
From a sea in which whales splash about.
ماnot المُلكُkingship مُنتَقِلٌpassing مِنكُمfrom you إِلىto أَحَدٍanyone
ما المُلكُ مُنتَقِلٌ مِنكُم إِلى أَحَدٍ
وَلاnor بِناؤُكُمُyour edifice العادِيُّage-old مَهدومُdemolished
وَلا بِناؤُكُمُ العادِيُّ مَهدومُ
Kingship will not pass from you to anyone,
Kingship will not transfer from you to anyone
nor will your age-old edifice be torn down.
Nor will your exemplary building be razed.
Sol 6.1