ياO قيسُQais : ياO لُطفَgentleness of الربيعِspring
يا قيسُ : يا لُطفَ الربيعِ
ووقدَand the blaze of رَونقهits splendor الشَبُوبِfiery
ووقدَ رَونقه الشَبُوبِ
O Qais, O gentleness of spring,
O Qais, O the gentleness of spring
and the blaze of its fiery splendor.
And its blossoming youthfulness
ياO قيسQais : ياO همسَwhisper of الحبيبthe beloved يذوبmelts
يا قيس : يا همسَ الحبيب يذوب
فيin سَمعthe hearing of الحبيبthe beloved
في سَمع الحبيب
O Qais, O whisper of the beloved, melting
O Qais, O the lover's murmur melting
in the beloved's ear.
In the ear of the beloved
ياO قيسQais : ياO هَزَجchant of الرُعاةthe shepherds يَشيعُspreads
يا قيس : يا هَزَج الرُعاة يَشيعُ
فيin الحقلthe field الخَصيبfertile
في الحقل الخَصيب
O Qais, O shepherds' chant, spreading
O Qais, O the shepherds' chant spreading
through the fertile field.
In the fertile field
ياO قيسQais : ياO شَجْوَplaintive song of " الهزارthe nightingale "
يا قيس : يا شَجْوَ " الهزار "
يُهيبُcalls بالغصنto the bough الرطيبtender
يُهيبُ بالغصن الرطيب
O Qais, O plaintive song of the nightingale,
O Qais, O the yearning of “Al Hazar”
calling to the tender bough.
Imploring the moist branch
ياO قيسQais : ياO حُلُمَdream of " العذاريthe maidens "
يا قيس : يا حُلُمَ " العذاري "
يزدَحِمْنَthey throng علىaround " القَليبthe well "
يزدَحِمْنَ على " القَليب "
O Qais, O dream of maidens
O Qais, O the dream of “Al Athari”
who throng around the well.
Crowding over “Al Qalib”
ياO قيسQais : ياO ذَوْبَessence of " الغَضارةfreshness "
يا قيس : يا ذَوْبَ " الغَضارة "
قُطِّرتdistilled بأرَقِّinto the most delicate كُوبcup
قُطِّرت بأرَقِّ كُوب
O Qais, O essence of freshness,
O Qais, O the melting of “Al Ghadara”
distilled into the most delicate cup.
Sprinkled with tender drops
ياO قيسQais : ياO لَحْنَmelody of الحياةlife
يا قيس : يا لَحْنَ الحياة
ونغمةَand the note of الأمَلِhope الرَتيبsteady
ونغمةَ الأمَلِ الرَتيب
O Qais, O melody of life,
O Qais, O the melody of life
and the steady note of hope.
And the rhythm of placid hope
ياO قيسQais : ياO لمحَgleam of السَناradiance
يا قيس : يا لمحَ السَنا
ياO قيسُQais : ياO نفْحَwaft of الطُيُوبperfumes
يا قيسُ : يا نفْحَ الطُيُوب
O Qais, O gleam of radiance.
O Qais, O the glow of bliss
O Qais, O waft of perfumes.
O Qais, O the scent of blessings
ياO قيسQais : هلdo تَدريyou know بماof what
يا قيس : هل تَدري بما
خلَّفتَyou left بعدَكbehind you منof نُدوبscars
خلَّفتَ بعدَك من نُدوب
O Qais, do you know what
O Qais, do you know what
scars you have left behind you,
Wounds you left behind
وبماand with what غَمَرْتَyou flooded البيتَthe house منof
وبما غَمَرْتَ البيتَ من
فَيْضa flood of الصَّبابةyearning والوَجيبand heart-throbs
فَيْض الصَّبابة والوَجيب
and what you have flooded the house with:
And with what you filled the house with
a flood of yearning and heart-throbs,
An abundance of youth and passion
وبماand of what جَلَبْتَyou brought لـto " ثاكلٍa bereaved mother "
وبما جَلَبْتَ لـ " ثاكلٍ "
حَرّىburning with grief ومُحتَسِبand one seeking God's reward حرَيبbereft
حَرّى ومُحتَسِب حرَيب
and what you have brought to a bereaved mother,
And what you brought to “Thakil”
burning with grief, and a bereft man seeking God's reward?
Burning and a grieving guardian
الوالدانِthe two parents عليكover you ياO قيسُQais
الوالدانِ عليك يا قيسُ
المدلَّلُthe cherished one فيin لُغُوبexhaustion
المدلَّلُ في لُغُوب
Your parents, mourning you, O Qais,
Your parents, O Qais
their cherished child, are worn out.
The pampered one
يتعلَّلانِthey both seek solace بلَمحin a glimpse of وجهِكَyour face
يتعلَّلانِ بلَمح وجهِكَ
فيat الشُروقsunrise وفيand at الغُروبsunset
في الشُروق وفي الغُروب
They seek solace in a glimpse of your face
Pretext with your face
at sunrise and at sunset.
In the dawn and sunset
ويغالِطانِand they both beguile النَومَsleep عنكabout you
ويغالِطانِ النَومَ عنك
بطَيِفكwith your apparition المَرحِmerry الطَروبjoyous
بطَيِفك المَرحِ الطَروب
And they beguile sleep about you
And deceive sleep about you
with your merry, joyous apparition.
With your cheerful, gently vision
ويراجعانِand they both question تَلاوُماًin mutual reproach
ويراجعانِ تَلاوُماً
نفْسَيهماthemselves ، صُنعَthe conduct of المُريبone beset by doubt
نفْسَيهما ، صُنعَ المُريب
And in mutual reproach they question
And they reprimand themselves
themselves, as one beset by doubt would.
The making of the suspicious
يتبادلانِthey both exchange أساهُماtheir sorrow
يتبادلانِ أساهُما
شَكوىthe lament of الغريبِthe stranger إلىto الغريبthe stranger
شَكوى الغريبِ إلى الغريب
They exchange their sorrow
They exchange their arrows
like a stranger's lament to another stranger.
The complaint of the stranger to the stranger
ياO قيسُQais أُمُّكyour mother لاdoes not تزالُcease
يا قيسُ أُمُّك لا تزالُ
تعيشُshe lives بالأمَلon hope الكَذوبdeceitful
تعيشُ بالأمَل الكَذوب
O Qais, your mother still
O Qais, your mother still
lives on deceitful hope.
Lives on false hope
تهفوshe yearns لقَرْعfor the knocking of البابthe door فيat الجِيئاتthe comings
تهفو لقَرْع الباب في الجِيئات
منكَof yours وفيand at الذهوبthe going
منكَ وفي الذهوب
She yearns for the knock at the door with each coming
Yearning for the knock on the door in your returns
of yours, and with each going.
And in the melting away
وتظَلُّand she keeps تسألُasking مَخْدَعاًa bedchamber
وتظَلُّ تسألُ مَخْدَعاً
لكof yours عنabout هجوعِكyour slumber والهُبوبand waking
لك عن هجوعِك والهُبوب
And she keeps questioning a bedchamber
And she still asks sleepily
of yours about your slumber and waking.
About your insomnia and the storms
ياO قيسُQais : ياO رمزَemblem of الشهادةِmartyrdom
يا قيسُ : يا رمزَ الشهادةِ
عُطِّرتperfumed بدَمٍwith blood خَضيبcrimson
عُطِّرت بدَمٍ خَضيب
O Qais, O emblem of martyrdom,
O Qais, O the symbol of martyrdom
perfumed with crimson blood.
Scented with bloody blood
كرَّمتَyou honored بالكَفَنwith the shroud المخضَّبblood-stained
كرَّمتَ بالكَفَن المخضَّب
منكfrom you والخدِّand the cheek التَريبdust-covered
منك والخدِّ التَريب
You honored, with the shroud stained
You were honored with the bloody shroud
with your blood, and the dust-covered cheek,
From you and the moist cheek
وطناًa homeland بمثلكthrough one like you منamong بنيهits sons
وطناً بمثلك من بنيه
يَستجيرُit seeks refuge منfrom الخُطوبcalamities
يَستجيرُ من الخُطوب
a homeland that, through sons like you,
A country like you from its people
seeks refuge from calamities,
Seeks refuge from calamities
ويرُدand it returns أنصبةًshares أليهمto them
ويرُد أنصبةً أليهم
ماwhat حَبوهthey bestowed on it منof نَصيبa share
ما حَبوه من نَصيب
and returns to them, in shares,
And returns shares to them
the share they bestowed on it,
What He has granted them from a fortune
بالمجدِwith glory تَخلعُهthey bestow it الحُقوبُthe ages
بالمجدِ تَخلعُه الحُقوبُ
عليهِمُupon them تلوَfollowing الحقوبthe ages
عليهِمُ تلوَ الحقوب
with glory that the ages confer
With glory tribulations crown them
upon them, age after age,
Upon them repeat tribulations
والغارand laurel تَضفِرُهُthey braid it لهمْfor them
والغار تَضفِرُهُ لهمْ
رَيانَlush منwith طَفَحthe overflow of القلوبhearts
رَيانَ من طَفَح القلوب
and laurel they braid for them,
And the cave dresses them
lush with the overflow of hearts.
Flowing from the overflowing hearts
ياO قيسُQais : ياO قيسُQais الملوِّحthe one threatening
يا قيسُ : يا قيسُ الملوِّح
فيin شبابكyour youth بالحُروبwith wars
في شبابك بالحُروب
O Qais, O Qais, who threatened
O Qais, O Qais the salted
wars in your youth,
In your youth with wars
الشعبthe people يثأرُtakes vengeance منon " رُماتِكthose who shot you "
الشعب يثأرُ من " رُماتِك "
فيin بعيدٍa distant time أوor قريبa near time
في بعيدٍ أو قريب
the people will take vengeance on those who shot you,
The people will avenge from your “enemies”
in the distant future or the near.
In distant or near future
Sol 6.1