وَيْحَalas for قَلْبِthe heart of المُحِبِّthe lover ماذاwhat يُقاسِيit endures
وَيْحَ قَلْبِ المُحِبِّ ماذا يُقاسِي
كُلُّevery قَلْبٍheart عَلَيهِtoward it كَالصَّخْرِlike rock قَاسِhard
كُلُّ قَلْبٍ عَلَيهِ كَالصَّخْرِ قَاسِ
Alas for the lover's heart—what it endures!
Alas! The heart of a lover, what does it endure?
Every heart is hard as rock toward it.
Every heart becomes like stone towards it.
ياO جُفُونِيmy eyelids أَيْنَwhere الدُّمُوعُthe tears فَقَدfor indeed أَحْ'burned' (first part)
يا جُفُونِي أَيْنَ الدُّمُوعُ فَقَد أَحْ
رَقَ'burned' (last part) قَلْبِيmy heart تَوَقُّدُthe blazing of الأَنْفاسِthe breaths
رَقَ قَلْبِي تَوَقُّدُ الأَنْفاسِ
O my eyelids, where are the tears? For burned
Oh my eyes! Where are the tears? For my heart
is my heart by the blazing of breaths.
Has melted, my breath kindled to flames.
جَدَّgrew intense وَجْدِيmy passion بِحُبِّthrough love of لاَهٍone heedless وَأَوْدَىand laid waste
جَدَّ وَجْدِي بِحُبِّ لاَهٍ وَأَوْدَى
بِفُؤَادِيto my heart تَذْكَارُهُremembrance of him وَهْوَwhile he نَاسِforgets
بِفُؤَادِي تَذْكَارُهُ وَهْوَ نَاسِ
My passion has grown fierce through love of one heedless; ruined
My passion and longing intensified through love
is my heart by remembrance of him, while he forgets.
Of a beauty, whose memory set my heart afire and maddened me.
مِنْfrom among بَنِيthe sons of التُّرْكِthe Turks لَيِّنُsupple العِطْفِthe flank قاسِيhard الْthe
مِنْ بَنِي التُّرْكِ لَيِّنُ العِطْفِ قاسِي الْ
قَلْبِheart سَهْلُeasy الْخِداَعِdeception صَعْبُdifficult المِراسِhandling
قَلْبِ سَهْلُ الْخِداَعِ صَعْبُ المِراسِ
Of the sons of the Turks, supple of waist, hard of
Of Turkish origin, gentle in manners, hard-hearted,
heart, easy to deceive, hard to handle.
Easy to deceive, difficult to be sociable.
ضَيِّقُnarrow العَيْنِthe eye وَهْوَand it مِنْamong صِفَةِthe traits of البُخْ'stinginess' (first part)
ضَيِّقُ العَيْنِ وَهْوَ مِنْ صِفَةِ البُخْ
لِ'stinginess' (last part) فَإِنْso if جَادَhe gives generously كانَit would be ضِدَّcontrary to القِياسِthe expected rule
لِ فَإِنْ جَادَ كانَ ضِدَّ القِياسِ
Narrow-eyed, and that is a sign of stinginess;
Narrow-eyed, which is a trait of the miser, so if he is generous,
so if he gives generously, it defies the rule.
It goes against the norm.
جَذَبَhe drew القَوْسَthe bow فَاكْتَسَتْand so put on وَجْنَتَاهُhis two cheeks
جَذَبَ القَوْسَ فَاكْتَسَتْ وَجْنَتَاهُ
ثَوْبَa robe of وَرْدٍroses طِرازُهُits embroidery مِنْof آسِmyrtle
ثَوْبَ وَرْدٍ طِرازُهُ مِنْ آسِ
He drew the bow, and his cheeks put on
He drew the bow, and his cheeks were adorned
a robe of roses, its embroidery of myrtle.
With a rose-colored robe, its embroidery from Aceh.
وَرَمَىand he shot عَنْfrom قَوْسَيْنِtwo bows سَهْمَيْنِtwo arrows هذَاthis one
وَرَمَى عَنْ قَوْسَيْنِ سَهْمَيْنِ هذَا
فِيinto فُؤَادِيmy heart وَذاكَand that one فِيinto القِرْطاسِthe paper target
فِي فُؤَادِي وَذاكَ فِي القِرْطاسِ
And he shot two arrows from two bows: this one
And he shot two arrows, one into my heart
into my heart, and that one into the paper target.
And the other into the paper.
فَهُوَso he تَحْتَunder السِّلاحِarms لَيْثُa lion عَرِينٍa lair
فَهُوَ تَحْتَ السِّلاحِ لَيْثُ عَرِينٍ
وَهْوَand he فَوْقَon الفِراشِthe bed ظَبْيُa gazelle كِنَاسِa covert
وَهْوَ فَوْقَ الفِراشِ ظَبْيُ كِنَاسِ
So, under arms he is a lion in its lair,
Under arms he is a lion in its lair,
and on the bed he is a gazelle in its covert.
And on the bed, a gazelle in the meadow.
يَاO نَدِيْمِيmy drinking companion بِاللَّهِby God غَنِّsing بِذِكْراin remembrance of
يَا نَدِيْمِي بِاللَّهِ غَنِّ بِذِكْرا
هُhim وَمَوِّهْand disguise عَنْconcerning رِيْقِهِhis saliva بِالكَاسِwith the cup
هُ وَمَوِّهْ عَنْ رِيْقِهِ بِالكَاسِ
O my drinking companion, by God, sing of
My friend, for God’s sake sing, make mention of him,
him, and veil his saliva with talk of the cup.
And hide the spittle on his lips with wine.
وَاغْتَنِمْand seize لَذَّةَthe pleasure of الزَّمانِtime فَماfor ... is not جِلَّ'Jillaq' (first part)
وَاغْتَنِمْ لَذَّةَ الزَّمانِ فَما جِلَّ
قُ'Jillaq' (last part) إِلاَّexcept بِاللَّهْوِwith merriment وِالإِيْنَاسِand companionship
قُ إِلاَّ بِاللَّهْوِ وِالإِيْنَاسِ
And seize the pleasure of time, for Jillaq
And enjoy the pleasures of life, for no amusement
is nothing without merriment and companionship.
Exists except in revelry and dalliance.
حَبَّذَاhow lovely النَّيْرَبَانِthe two Nayrabs مِنْfrom نَهْرِthe River ثَوْرَاThawra
حَبَّذَا النَّيْرَبَانِ مِنْ نَهْرِ ثَوْرَا
وَاخْضِرَارُand the greenness of المُرُوجِthe meadows مِنْfrom بَانَاسِBanas
وَاخْضِرَارُ المُرُوجِ مِنْ بَانَاسِ
How lovely the two Nayrabs by the River Thawra,
How lovely are the Nereids from the Euphrates river,
and the meadows' greenness from Banas!
And the green meadows of Banas!
وَالنَّسِيمُand the breeze الَّذِيthat يَمُرُّpasses عَلىover الغُو'al-Ghutah' (first part)
وَالنَّسِيمُ الَّذِي يَمُرُّ عَلى الغُو
طَةِ'al-Ghutah' (last part) رَيَّانَmoisture-laden عَاطِرَfragrant of الأنْفاسِbreaths
طَةِ رَيَّانَ عَاطِرَ الأنْفاسِ
And the breeze that passes over al-Ghutah,
And the breeze that blows over the hillocks
moisture-laden and fragrant of breath!
Anointed with fragrant breath.
بَلْدَةٌa town حَلَّهَاhe settled in it الوَزِيرُthe minister فَمَرْعَاso the pasture
بَلْدَةٌ حَلَّهَا الوَزِيرُ فَمَرْعَا
هَاits خَصِيبٌfertile وَالنّاسُand the people فِيin أَعْراسِwedding festivities
هَا خَصِيبٌ وَالنّاسُ فِي أَعْراسِ
A town where the minister has settled; so its pasture
A town the minister made prosperous, so its pasture
is fertile, and the people are amid wedding feasts.
Became fertile and its people immersed in celebration.
قُلْtell لِرَائِيْهِto whoever sees him قُلْsay أَعُوذُI seek refuge بِرَبِّin the Lord of النَّ'the people' (first part)
قُلْ لِرَائِيْهِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّ
اسِ'the people' (last part) هذَاthis الوَزِيرُthe minister رَبُّlord of النَّاسِthe people
اسِ هذَا الوَزِيرُ رَبُّ النَّاسِ
Tell whoever sees him to say: 'I seek refuge in the Lord of
Say to the one who sees me, say I seek refuge with the Lord
mankind'; this minister is the lord of mankind.
Of mankind. This minister is the lord of mankind!
هَيْبَةٌawe تَمْلأُfills القُلُوبَthe hearts وَشَخْصٌand a figure
هَيْبَةٌ تَمْلأُ القُلُوبَ وَشَخْصٌ
تَمْتَلِيare filled مِنْهُby him أَعْيُنُthe eyes of الجُلاَّسِthose seated
تَمْتَلِي مِنْهُ أَعْيُنُ الجُلاَّسِ
Awe that fills hearts, and a figure
An awe that fills hearts, a dignity from which
that fills the eyes of those seated with him.
The eyes of those seated around are dazzled.
وَذَكَاءٌand an intellect يَسْتَنْقِصُdeems small الأبْحُرَthe seas السَّبْ'the seven' (first part)
وَذَكَاءٌ يَسْتَنْقِصُ الأبْحُرَ السَّبْ
عَ'seven' (last part) وَحِلْمٌand forbearance لَهُbefore it تَخِرُّfall down الرَّوَاسِيthe firmly rooted mountains
عَ وَحِلْمٌ لَهُ تَخِرُّ الرَّوَاسِي
And an intellect that makes the seven seas seem small,
Intellect that fathoms the seven oceans, and wisdom before which
and forbearance before which the firmly rooted mountains fall.
Mountains crumble.
Sol 6.1