أُلْقِيَwas cast aside فِيin حُبِّكَlove for you القِنَاعُthe veil
أُلْقِيَ فِي حُبِّكَ القِنَاعُ
وَصَارَand became كالرُّؤْيَةِlike seeing السَّمَاعُhearing
وَصَارَ كالرُّؤْيَةِ السَّمَاعُ
The veil has been cast aside in loving you,
The mask fell off in my love for you
and hearing has become like seeing.
And hearing became like seeing
وَذَاعَand spread مِنْfrom سِرِّنَاour secret الذِيthat which مَاnot
وَذَاعَ مِنْ سِرِّنَا الذِي مَا
كُنَّاwe were نَرَىthinking أَنَّهُthat it يُذَاعُwould be divulged
كُنَّا نَرَى أَنَّهُ يُذَاعُ
And from our secret has spread what we never
What we never thought would spread
thought would be divulged.
Of our secret, did spread
وَقَدْand indeed خَلَعْنَاwe cast off فَلاَso no رَقِيْبٌwatcher
وَقَدْ خَلَعْنَا فَلاَ رَقِيْبٌ
يُخْشَىis feared وَلاَand no عَاذِلٌreprover يُطَاعُis obeyed
يُخْشَى وَلاَ عَاذِلٌ يُطَاعُ
We have cast off restraint: no watcher
We took it off, so there's no watcher
is feared, and no reprover obeyed.
To be feared or censor to be obeyed
صَارَتْbecame مُنَاجَاتُنَاour intimate talk شِفَاهَاًface to face
صَارَتْ مُنَاجَاتُنَا شِفَاهَاً
وانْقَضَتِand ended الرُّسْلُthe messengers والرِّقَاعُand the notes
وانْقَضَتِ الرُّسْلُ والرِّقَاعُ
Our intimate talk is now face to face,
Our whispers became mouths
and messengers and written notes are no more.
And messages and pages ceased
وَأَسْرَعَتْand hastened سَلْوَتِيmy forgetfulness وَدَاعَاًin farewell
وَأَسْرَعَتْ سَلْوَتِي وَدَاعَاً
فَحَبَّذَاso how welcome ذَلِكَthat الوَدَاعُfarewell
فَحَبَّذَا ذَلِكَ الوَدَاعُ
My forgetfulness hastened its farewell—
My night chat bid farewell hastily
how welcome that farewell!
So that farewell was good
يَاO ذَاyou الذِيwho بِعْتُهُI sold to him فُؤَادَاًa heart
يَا ذَا الذِي بِعْتُهُ فُؤَادَاً
مَاnot كَانَwould have been لَولاَbut for الهَوَىlove يُبَاعُsold
مَا كَانَ لَولاَ الهَوَى يُبَاعُ
O you to whom I sold a heart
O you whom I sold my heart to
that, but for love, would never have been sold:
What wouldn't be sold but for passion?
وَصْلُكَyour closeness لِيto me مُذْsince هَجَرْتَyou deserted فَرْدٌa rarity
وَصْلُكَ لِي مُذْ هَجَرْتَ فَرْدٌ
وَإِنَّمَاand only هَجْرُكَyour desertion المُشَاعُwidespread
وَإِنَّمَا هَجْرُكَ المُشَاعُ
your closeness to me, since you left, is a rarity;
Since you left, your connection is unique to me
it is only your desertion that is common.
Only crowds mimic separation
وَكُلَّماand whenever زَادَincreased فِيْكَin you عَقْدٌa knot
وَكُلَّما زَادَ فِيْكَ عَقْدٌ
مِنْof كَمَدٍsorrow زَادَincreased فِيَّin me بَاعُa fathom
مِنْ كَمَدٍ زَادَ فِيَّ بَاعُ
Whenever a knot grows in you
The more our bond grows
of sorrow, a fathom grows in me.
The more my fervor grows
لاَno وَأتِّبَاعِيby my pursuit رِضَاكَyour pleasure حتىuntil
لاَ وَأتِّبَاعِي رِضَاكَ حتى
لمnot يبقremained فيماin what أرىI see اتباعpursuit
لم يبق فيما أرى اتباع
No—by my pursuit of your pleasure, until
I won't accept, nor will my followers
no further pursuit remained, as I see it—
Your approval, until nothing's left to obey
ماnot إنat all رأيتاI saw (form uncertain) سواكother than you ظَبْيَاًa gazelle
ما إن رأيتا سواك ظَبْيَاً
تَفْرَقُfear مِنْat لَحْظِهِhis glance السِّبَاعُthe beasts of prey
تَفْرَقُ مِنْ لَحْظِهِ السِّبَاعُ
I have seen no gazelle but you
If we both saw a gazelle
whose glance the beasts of prey fear.
The wolves scatter from its glance
ظَبْيٌa gazelle تُرَاعُare frightened القُلُوبُthe hearts مِنْهُby him
ظَبْيٌ تُرَاعُ القُلُوبُ مِنْهُ
والظَّبْيُand the gazelle مِنْby ظِلِّهِits shadow يُرَاعُis frightened
والظَّبْيُ مِنْ ظِلِّهِ يُرَاعُ
A gazelle that frightens hearts,
A gazelle whose sight makes hearts quiver
though a gazelle fears its own shadow.
While the gazelle quivers in its shadow
ذُوpossessing وَجْنَةٍa cheek مَاؤُهَاits dew حَرَامٌforbidden
ذُو وَجْنَةٍ مَاؤُهَا حَرَامٌ
وَمُقْلَةٍand an eye مَلْؤُهَاits fullness خِدَاعُdeceit
وَمُقْلَةٍ مَلْؤُهَا خِدَاعُ
He has a cheek whose dew is forbidden,
Of tempting features but forbidden water
and an eye filled with deceit.
And enticing but deceptive bosom
مَتَاعُa delight حَسْنٍof beauty لَمُسْتَشِفٍّfor a discerning beholder
مَتَاعُ حَسْنٍ لَمُسْتَشِفٍّ
واللَّحْظُand the glance مَاnot بَعْدَهُbeyond it مَتَاعُenjoyment
واللَّحْظُ مَا بَعْدَهُ مَتَاعُ
A delight of beauty for a discerning beholder,
Beauty's enjoyment is for the convalescent
with no enjoyment beyond a glance.
While the glance afterwards has its enjoyment
طَالِعُlook at أَخِيmy brother وَجْهَهُhis face تَطَالِعْyou will behold
طَالِعُ أَخِي وَجْهَهُ تَطَالِعْ
بَدْرَاًa full moon لَهُit has فِيin الدُّجَىthe darkness اطِّلاَعُa rising
بَدْرَاً لَهُ فِي الدُّجَى اطِّلاَعُ
Look at his face, my brother, and you will behold
My brother's face rises to see
a full moon that rises in the darkness.
A moon that rises in the darkness
إِنْif لَمْnot تُصْدِّقْyou believe فَهَاتِthen come بَايِعْmake a bargain
إِنْ لَمْ تُصْدِّقْ فَهَاتِ بَايِعْ
فَانْظُرْthen look لِمَنْfor whom يَحُصُلُis secured البِيَاعُthe sale
فَانْظُرْ لِمَنْ يَحُصُلُ البِيَاعُ
If you do not believe, come, make a bargain;
If you don't believe, come wager
then see who secures the sale.
And see who gets the sale
وَبَعْدَand after ذَاthis فَالمُضِيْعُthen the squanderer مِنَّاamong us
وَبَعْدَ ذَا فَالمُضِيْعُ مِنَّا
يَوْمَa day سُرُورٍof joy هُوَhe المُضَاعُthe squandered one
يَوْمَ سُرُورٍ هُوَ المُضَاعُ
And after this, whoever among us wastes
Beyond this, a happy day's waste for us
a day of joy is himself the wasted one.
Is the wasted chance
فَقُمْso rise لِنَفْتَضَّهَاso we may deflower her عَرُوسَاًa bride
فَقُمْ لِنَفْتَضَّهَا عَرُوسَاً
تُبَاعُare sold فِيfor مَهْرِهَاher dowry الضِّيَاعُthe estates
تُبَاعُ فِي مَهْرِهَا الضِّيَاعُ
So rise, and let us deflower her, a bride
So get up for us to steal it as a bride
for whose dowry estates are sold.
Whose dowry is endless loss
نَارٌa fire بَدَتْappeared فِيin إِنَاءِa vessel of نُورٍlight
نَارٌ بَدَتْ فِي إِنَاءِ نُورٍ
لَهَاshe has وَمَاwhile not شَعْشِعَتْwas diluted شُعَاعُradiance
لَهَا وَمَا شَعْشِعَتْ شُعَاعُ
A fire appearing in a vessel of light,
A flame appeared in a lamp of light
she has a radiance even before being diluted.
With no wick yet radiant beams
إِنْif صُدِّعَwas made to ache الرَّأْسُthe head مِنْby شَرَابٍdrink
إِنْ صُدِّعَ الرَّأْسُ مِنْ شَرَابٍ
فَهْيَthen she يُدَاوَىis treated بِهَاwith her الصُّدَاعُthe headache
فَهْيَ يُدَاوَى بِهَا الصُّدَاعُ
If drink has made the head ache,
If heads ache from drink
then with her the headache is cured.
It's healed by what caused the headache
قَدْalready نَظَمَتْstrung حَلْيَهَاtheir ornaments الرَّوَابِيthe hills
قَدْ نَظَمَتْ حَلْيَهَا الرَّوَابِي
وَنَشَّرَتْand unfurled وَشْيَهَاtheir brocade البِقَاعُthe fields
وَنَشَّرَتْ وَشْيَهَا البِقَاعُ
The hills have already strung their ornaments,
The plains have threaded their pearls
and the fields have unfurled their brocade.
And the horizons spread out their carpets
فَالزَّهْرُso the flowers فِيin الرِّوْضِthe garden لِيfor me بِسَاطٌa carpet
فَالزَّهْرُ فِي الرِّوْضِ لِي بِسَاطٌ
والغَيْمُand the clouds فِيin الجَوِّthe sky لِيfor me شِرَاعُa sail
والغَيْمُ فِي الجَوِّ لِي شِرَاعُ
The flowers in the garden are my carpet,
For me, flowers in the garden are a rug
and the clouds in the sky are my sail.
And clouds in the sky are sails
اُنْظُرْlook إِلَىat مَنْظَرٍa scene تَوَلَّتْundertook
اُنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْظَرٍ تَوَلَّتْ
صَنْعَتَهُits crafting مُزْنَةٌa rain cloud صَنَاعُskillful
صَنْعَتَهُ مُزْنَةٌ صَنَاعُ
Look at a scene whose crafting was undertaken
Look at a scene whose craftsmanship
by a skillful rain cloud.
Was done by a graceful artist
لِلنَّبْتِfor the plants تَحْتَbeneath النَّدَىthe dew اضْطِجَاعٌreclining
لِلنَّبْتِ تَحْتَ النَّدَى اضْطِجَاعٌ
وَلِلنَّدَىand for the dew فَوْقَهُabove them اضْطِجَاعُreclining
وَلِلنَّدَى فَوْقَهُ اضْطِجَاعُ
The plants recline beneath the dew,
The plants sleep under the dew
and the dew reclines above them.
While the dew sleeps over them
طَابَتْwas pleasant لَنَاto us فَارِثٌFarith وَلَذَّتْand was delightful
طَابَتْ لَنَا فَارِثٌ وَلَذَّتْ
وِهادُهَاits valleys الخُضْرُthe green والتِّلاَعُand the hills
وِهادُهَا الخُضْرُ والتِّلاَعُ
Farith delighted us, and sweet were
Good tidings came and pleasures intoxicated
its green valleys and hills.
Its greenery the only guide
واسْتَبْشَرَتْand rejoiced تِلْكُمُthose المَغَانِيdwellings
واسْتَبْشَرَتْ تِلْكُمُ المَغَانِي
واسْتُضْحِكَتْand were made to smile تِلْكُمُthose الرِّبَاعُquarters
واسْتُضْحِكَتْ تِلْكُمُ الرِّبَاعُ
Those dwellings rejoiced,
Those songs were gladdened
and those quarters were made to smile.
Those spaces burst out laughing
وَذَاكَand that بُسْتَانُهَاits garden الذِيwhich مَاnot
وَذَاكَ بُسْتَانُهَا الذِي مَا
لِلطَّرْفِfor the eye عَنْagainst أَمْرِهِits command امتِنَاعُresistance
لِلطَّرْفِ عَنْ أَمْرِهِ امتِنَاعُ
And there is its garden, which
That is its garden, from which the eye
the eye has no power to disobey.
Cannot be distracted
تُرْوَىare quenched القُلُوبُthe hearts العِطَاشُthirsty مِنْهُfrom it
تُرْوَى القُلُوبُ العِطَاشُ مِنْهُ
وَتَشْبَعُand are sated الأَعْينُthe eyes الجِيَاعُhungry
وَتَشْبَعُ الأَعْينُ الجِيَاعُ
Thirsty hearts drink their fill from it,
Thirsty hearts are watered by it
and hungry eyes are sated.
And hungry eyes get their fill
حَدِيْثُthe talk أَطْيَارِهِof its birds صِيَاحٌcries
حَدِيْثُ أَطْيَارِهِ صِيَاحٌ
وَلِعْبُand the play أَشْجَارِهِof its trees صِرَاعُwrestling
وَلِعْبُ أَشْجَارِهِ صِرَاعُ
Its birds converse in cries,
The birds' chatter is clamor
and its trees play at wrestling.
And the trees' play is a struggle
وَصَوْتُand the sound دُولاَبِهِof its waterwheel سَمَاعٌmusic
وَصَوْتُ دُولاَبِهِ سَمَاعٌ
لَنَاfor us إِذَاwhen فَاتَنَاpassed us by السَّمَاعُthe music
لَنَا إِذَا فَاتَنَا السَّمَاعُ
Its waterwheel's sound is music
Its wheel's sound is music
for us whenever we miss the music.
When listening escapes us
يَاO جَنَّةًa garden وُسِّعَتْwas expanded فَمَاso not إِنْat all
يَا جَنَّةً وُسِّعَتْ فَمَا إِنْ
بِجَنَّةٍin a garden عِنْدَهَاbeside it اتِّسَاعُspaciousness
بِجَنَّةٍ عِنْدَهَا اتِّسَاعُ
O garden, made so spacious that no
O expanded garden, yet no garden
other garden seems spacious beside it!
Can match your breadth
لاmay not أَزْمَعَresolve الغَيْثُthe rain عَنْكَfrom you بَيْنَاًdeparture
لا أَزْمَعَ الغَيْثُ عَنْكَ بَيْنَاً
وَلاَand may not دَرَىknow المُزْنُthe rain clouds ماwhat الزِّمَاعُresolve to depart
وَلاَ دَرَى المُزْنُ ما الزِّمَاعُ
May the rain never resolve to leave you,
The rain won't stop pouring on you
nor the rain clouds know what resolve to depart is.
Nor does lightning know to cease
بَلْrather جَادَlavished بِالرِّيِّwatering فِيْكَon you جَوْدَاًgenerously
بَلْ جَادَ بِالرِّيِّ فِيْكَ جَوْدَاً
تُرْوَىare watered بِهِby it قَارَةٌa hill وَقَاعُand a plain
تُرْوَى بِهِ قَارَةٌ وَقَاعُ
Rather, may it lavish watering upon you,
No, it pours freely, generously on you
enough to quench hill and plain:
To water a plain and the areas beyond
جُودُthe generosity عَلِيٍّof Ali فَتَىthe youth of المَعَالِيlofty deeds
جُودُ عَلِيٍّ فَتَى المَعَالِي
فَجُودُهُso his generosity فِيin النَّدَىgiving طِبَاعُinnate disposition
فَجُودُهُ فِي النَّدَى طِبَاعُ
the generosity of Ali, the youth of lofty deeds;
The generosity of Ali, knight of glory
for his generosity in giving is innate.
So his generosity in the dew is innate
السَّيِّدُthe lord الأَيِّدُthe mighty الذيwho عَنْfrom
السَّيِّدُ الأَيِّدُ الذي عَنْ
سَؤْدَدِهِhis nobility تَنْجَلِيfall away القِرَاعُclashes of battle
سَؤْدَدِهِ تَنْجَلِي القِرَاعُ
The mighty lord, from whose
The supported master, from whose
nobility the clashes of battle fall away.
Armpits the coats of mail are removed
مُمَاصِعٌfighting with swords فِيin العُلاَglory مِصَاعَاًswordplay
مُمَاصِعٌ فِي العُلاَ مِصَاعَاً
يَضِيْقُis constrained ذَرْعَاًin capacity لهِbecause of it الدِّفَاعُresistance
يَضِيْقُ ذَرْعَاً لهِ الدِّفَاعُ
He fights for glory with such swordplay
Unrivaled on top, his reach confined
that resistance finds itself helpless;
No defense too narrow for him
مُدَافِعٌdefending دُونَهَاon its behalf دِفَاعَاًa defense
مُدَافِعٌ دُونَهَا دِفَاعَاً
يَقْرَعُgnashes سِنَّاa tooth بَهُat it الدِّفَاعُresistance
يَقْرَعُ سِنَّا بَهُ الدِّفَاعُ
he defends it with a defense
Defending it from below, defending
at which resistance gnashes its teeth.
His teeth strike with every defense
الأَسَدُthe lion المُسْتَفِيْضُwidely renowned إِنْindeed الأُthe li- (fragment)
الأَسَدُ المُسْتَفِيْضُ إِنْ الأُ
سُودَ-ons (fragment) فِيin عَيْنِهِhis eye ضِبَاعُhyenas
سُودَ فِي عَيْنِهِ ضِبَاعُ
The renowned lion: indeed, the
The unleashed lion, though the wolves'
lions are hyenas in his eyes.
Eyes are prey in his eyes
لِلْفَهْمِfor understanding فِيin لَحْظِهِhis glance اتِّقَادٌa blaze
لِلْفَهْمِ فِي لَحْظِهِ اتِّقَادٌ
لِلْعِلْمِfor knowledge فِيin لَفْظِهِhis speech التِمَاعُa flash
لِلْعِلْمِ فِي لَفْظِهِ التِمَاعُ
Understanding burns in his glance;
His glance ignites understanding
knowledge flashes in his speech.
His words illuminate the mind
ضَلِيْعُmighty in عَزْمٍresolve ضَلِيْعُmighty in حَزْمٍjudgment
ضَلِيْعُ عَزْمٍ ضَلِيْعُ حَزْمٍ
لَهُhe has بِمَاwith what حُمِّلَhe was charged with اضْطِلاَعُcapacity to shoulder it
لَهُ بِمَا حُمِّلَ اضْطِلاَعُ
Mighty in resolve, mighty in judgment,
A stalwart determination, a stalwart resolve
he can shoulder all that is laid upon him.
Bearing well what he carries
الهَاشِمِيُّthe Hashimite اليَفَاعُlofty مَجْدَاًin glory
الهَاشِمِيُّ اليَفَاعُ مَجْدَاً
يَاO بِأَبِيwith my father as ransom مَجْدُهُhis glory اليَفَاعُlofty
يَا بِأَبِي مَجْدُهُ اليَفَاعُ
The Hashimite, towering in glory—
The Hashimi of soaring glory
oh, may my father ransom his towering glory!
By my father may his glory soar
حُكْمُthe rule النَّدَىof generosity فِيin لُهَاهُhis gifts مَاضٍprevailing
حُكْمُ النَّدَى فِي لُهَاهُ مَاضٍ
وَأَمْرُهُand its command عِنْدَهَاamong them مُطَاعُobeyed
وَأَمْرُهُ عِنْدَهَا مُطَاعُ
The rule of generosity prevails in his gifts,
The judgment of leadership in his determination is firm
and its command is obeyed among them.
And his command to it obeyed
ذُوpossessed of عَزْمةٍresolve مَاnot لَهاfor it ارتِدَادٌturning back
ذُو عَزْمةٍ مَا لَها ارتِدَادٌ
دُونَshort of مَدَاهَاits goal وَلاَnor ارْتِجَاعُretreat
دُونَ مَدَاهَا وَلاَ ارْتِجَاعُ
He has a resolve that never turns back
Of resolute determination, no hesitation
short of its goal, nor retreats.
No going back, no withdrawing
فَمَاso what أَضَاعَتْit abandons فَلَيْسَis not يُحْمَىprotected
فَمَا أَضَاعَتْ فَلَيْسَ يُحْمَى
وَمَاand what حَمَتْهُit protected فَمَاis not يُضَاعُlost
وَمَا حَمَتْهُ فَمَا يُضَاعُ
What it abandons is never protected,
What he doesn't lose cannot be protected
and what it protects is never lost.
What he protects is not wasted
يَفْدِيهِmay ransom him مَنْwhoever فِعْلُهُhis deeds بَطِيءٌslow
يَفْدِيهِ مَنْ فِعْلُهُ بَطِيءٌ
جِدَّاًvery وَأَقْوَالُهُand his words سِرَاعُswift
جِدَّاً وَأَقْوَالُهُ سِرَاعُ
May one whose deeds are slow ransom him—
He who is slow to act redeems it
very slow—while his words are swift.
With seriousness, while quick to speak
دِيْنَارُهُhis dinar (gold coin) فِيin السَّمَاحِgenerosity فِلْسٌa copper coin
دِيْنَارُهُ فِي السَّمَاحِ فِلْسٌ
وَكَرُّهُand his kurr (large grain measure) فِيin الفَخَارِboasting صَاعُa sa' (grain measure)
وَكَرُّهُ فِي الفَخَارِ صَاعُ
His dinar in generosity is a mere copper coin,
His dinar is a fils in generosity
and his kurr measure in boasting a mere sa'.
His bushel is a sa`a in charity
يَاO سَيِّدَاًa lord سُؤْدَدَاًnobility أصِيْلاًauthentic
يَا سَيِّدَاً سُؤْدَدَاً أصِيْلاً
لاnot سُؤْدَدَاًnobility أَصْلُهُwhose origin ابْتِدَاعُinvention
لا سُؤْدَدَاً أَصْلُهُ ابْتِدَاعُ
O lord of authentic nobility,
O exalted master, noble born
not nobility whose origin is invention:
No master whose origin is innovation
غُبِطْتُmay I be envied مَاas long as عِشْتَyou live فِيfor شُجَاعٍShuja
غُبِطْتُ مَا عِشْتَ فِي شُجَاعٍ
وَعَاشَand may live فِيin غِبْطَةٍhappiness شُجَاعُShuja
وَعَاشَ فِي غِبْطَةٍ شُجَاعُ
may I be envied for Shuja as long as you live,
I take pride that you lived honorably
and may Shuja live in happiness.
And honor lived pridefully in you
وَزَادَand may rise نَجْمَاكُمَاyour two stars ارْتِفَاعَاًhigher
وَزَادَ نَجْمَاكُمَا ارْتِفَاعَاً
مَاas long as أَمْكَنَis possible for الأَنْجُمَthe stars ارْتِفَاعُrising
مَا أَمْكَنَ الأَنْجُمَ ارْتِفَاعُ
May your two stars rise ever higher,
Your two stars rise higher
as long as the stars can rise.
As no stars can rise high
فَأَنْتُمَاfor you two لاmay not عَرَاbefall اقْتِرَابٌdrawing near
فَأَنْتُمَا لا عَرَا اقْتِرَابٌ
شَمْلَكُمَاyour union لاَno وَلاَnor اجْتِمَاعُgathering
شَمْلَكُمَا لاَ وَلاَ اجْتِمَاعُ
For you two—may no drawing near befall
You two, neither distance approaches
your union, no, nor any gathering—
Nor separation meets you two
العَيْنَthe eye والحَاجِبُand the eyebrow اتِّفَاقَاًin harmony
العَيْنَ والحَاجِبُ اتِّفَاقَاً
فِيin الوَصْلِcloseness والعَضْدُand the upper arm والذِّرَاعُand the forearm
فِي الوَصْلِ والعَضْدُ والذِّرَاعُ
are like the eye and eyebrow in harmony,
The eye and brow are in accord
in closeness, like the upper arm and forearm.
As are the forearm and upper arm
إِنْif يَكُis قَلْبٌa heart رضِيْعَa milk-brother of قَلْبٍa heart
إِنْ يَكُ قَلْبٌ رضِيْعَ قَلْبٍ
فَبَيْنَthen between قَلْبَيْكُمَاyour two hearts رَضَاعُshared nursing
فَبَيْنَ قَلْبَيْكُمَا رَضَاعُ
If one heart can be another's milk-brother,
If one heart suckles another heart
then your two hearts share a nursing bond.
Then between your two hearts is that suckling
عَلِيُّAli كُلُّevery ارْتِفَاعْheight of عِزٍّhonor
عَلِيُّ كُلُّ ارْتِفَاعْ عِزٍّ
لَهُit has لَدَىbeside عِزِّكَyour honor اتِّضَاعُlowliness
لَهُ لَدَى عِزِّكَ اتِّضَاعُ
Ali, every height of honor
Ali, every rise in might
is low beside your honor.
Is humble next to your might
لِذَلِكَfor that اسْطَعْتَyou were able مِنْfrom شُجَاعٍShuja
لِذَلِكَ اسْطَعْتَ مِنْ شُجَاعٍ
ماwhat لمnot يكنwas قطever يستطاعobtainable
ما لم يكن قط يستطاع
Thus you could obtain from Shuja
Therefore you shone with unmatched bravery
what could never before be obtained.
That could never be achieved
فماso not امتدىunclear verb فإنكfor you are شجاعbrave
فما امتدى فإنك شجاع
فِيin أَنَّهُthat he is الفَاتِكُthe deadly assailant الشُّجَاعُthe courageous one
فِي أَنَّهُ الفَاتِكُ الشُّجَاعُ
So he did not [unclear verb]; for you are brave,
None rival you in it unless
in that he is the deadly, courageous one.
The head becomes equal to the shoulder
أَحْرَزْتَyou secured مِنْهُfrom him رَبِيْبَa nursling of وَكْرٍa nest
أَحْرَزْتَ مِنْهُ رَبِيْبَ وَكْرٍ
تَضَمَّنَتْsheltered وَكْرَهُhis nest التِّلاَعُthe hills
تَضَمَّنَتْ وَكْرَهُ التِّلاَعُ
You won from him a nest-bred fledgling
Our view, if we say it, is not madness
whose nest the hills sheltered.
Whether it's us or just clamor
إِنْif تَصْطَنِعْهُyou patronize him عَلَىby اخْتِيَارٍa choice
إِنْ تَصْطَنِعْهُ عَلَى اخْتِيَارٍ
مِنْكَof your own فَمَاthen not ضَاعَwas wasted الاصْطِنَاعُthe patronage
مِنْكَ فَمَا ضَاعَ الاصْطِنَاعُ
If you grant him patronage, by a choice
Live safely, innovating glory
of your own, that patronage is not wasted.
For that is excellent innovation
إِنْif يُكْسَhe is clothed فِيin ضِلِّكَyour shade انْتِفَاعَاًbenefit
إِنْ يُكْسَ فِي ضِلِّكَ انْتِفَاعَاً
فَقَدْthen indeed زَكَاflourished ذَاكَthat الانْتِفَاعُbenefit
فَقَدْ زَكَا ذَاكَ الانْتِفَاعُ
If he is clothed in benefit beneath your shade,
Your generosity has no end
then that benefit has flourished.
Nor does our praise have an end
هَاhere هُوَhe مُصْغٍinclining إِلَيْكَtoward you سَمْعَاًhearing
هَا هُوَ مُصْغٍ إِلَيْكَ سَمْعَاً
لَهُhe has إِلَىtoward أَمْرَكَyour command اسْتِمَاعُattentive listening
لَهُ إِلَى أَمْرَكَ اسْتِمَاعُ
Here he is, bending his ear toward you,
listening to your command.
مُدَّرعٌclad in armor مِنْكَfrom you دِرْعَarmor of فَخْرٍpride
مُدَّرعٌ مِنْكَ دِرْعَ فَخْرٍ
فَلْيَهْنِهِso may it please him ذَاكَthat الادِّرَاعُdonning of armor
فَلْيَهْنِهِ ذَاكَ الادِّرَاعُ
Clad by you in armor of pride,
may he rejoice in that armoring.
فَاصْدَعْso split بِهِwith him قَلْبَthe heart كُلِّof every لاَحٍreprover
فَاصْدَعْ بِهِ قَلْبَ كُلِّ لاَحٍ
بِقَلْبِهِin his heart مِنْكُمَاfrom you both انْصِدَاعُa cleaving
بِقَلْبِهِ مِنْكُمَا انْصِدَاعُ
So with him split the heart of every reprover
whose heart is cleft by you both.
فَأَنْتَfor you طَوْدُthe mountain of العُلاَeminence الذِيthat قَدْhas
فَأَنْتَ طَوْدُ العُلاَ الذِي قَدْ
رَسَاstood firm فَمَاso not إِنْat all لَهُfor it انْقِلاَعُuprooting
رَسَا فَمَا إِنْ لَهُ انْقِلاَعُ
For you are the mountain of eminence that has
stood firm, never to be uprooted.
كَمْhow many ذِيpossessed of نِزَاعٍlonging إِلَىfor مَحَلٍّa station
كَمْ ذِي نِزَاعٍ إِلَى مَحَلٍّ
حَلَلْتَهُyou occupied it خَانَهُbetrayed him النِّزَاعُthe longing
حَلَلْتَهُ خَانَهُ النِّزَاعُ
How many a man who aspired to a station
you attained has been betrayed by his ambition!
فَمَاso not يُسَاوِيْكَequals you فِيْهِin it إِلاَّexcept
فَمَا يُسَاوِيْكَ فِيْهِ إِلاَّ
إِذَاwhen اسْتَوَىare equal الرَّأْسُthe head والكُرَاعُand the shank
إِذَا اسْتَوَى الرَّأْسُ والكُرَاعُ
No one equals you there, unless
the head and the shank become equal.
فَقَوْلُنَاso our saying غَيْرَother than ذَاthis جُنُونٌmadness
فَقَوْلُنَا غَيْرَ ذَا جُنُونٌ
إِنْif نَحْنُwe قُلْنَاهُsaid it أَوor صُرَاعٌa seizure
إِنْ نَحْنُ قُلْنَاهُ أَو صُرَاعٌ
For us to say otherwise would be madness,
if we said it—or a seizure.
عِشْlive سَالِمَاًunharmed لاخْتِرَاعِto invent مَجْدٍglory
عِشْ سَالِمَاً لاخْتِرَاعِ مَجْدٍ
فَإِنَّهُfor it نِعْمَexcellent is الاخْتِرَاعُthe invention
فَإِنَّهُ نِعْمَ الاخْتِرَاعُ
Live unharmed, to invent glory,
for that is a splendid invention.
جُودُكَyour generosity مَاnot إِنْat all لَهُfor it انْقِطَاعٌan end
جُودُكَ مَا إِنْ لَهُ انْقِطَاعٌ
وَمَدْحُنَاand our praise مَالَهُit has no انْقِطَاعُend
وَمَدْحُنَا مَالَهُ انْقِطَاعُ
Your generosity knows no end,
and our praise has no end.
Partial English translation: 114 of 132 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1