أَينَwhere أَزمَعْتَyou resolved عَنaway from حِمَاكَyour haven المَسِيرَاthe journey
أَينَ أَزمَعْتَ عَن حِمَاكَ المَسِيرَا
أَناI أَخشىI fear أَدْنَىthe slightest التنَائِيseparation كثِيرَاgreatly
أَنا أَخشى أَدْنَى التنَائِي كثِيرَا
Where have you resolved to journey, away from your haven?
Where are you headed away from your protector?
I greatly fear even the slightest separation.
I greatly fear even the slightest separation.
يَاO حَبِيبِيmy beloved أَراحِلٌare you departing? فَمُطِيلٌand so prolonging
يَا حَبِيبِي أَراحِلٌ فَمُطِيلٌ
زمَناًa time كانَwas باللِّقَاءِin togetherness قَصِيرَاshort
زمَناً كانَ باللِّقَاءِ قَصِيرَا
O my beloved, are you departing, and so prolonging
My love, a traveler, so prolonged
a time that was short when we were together?
Was the time we spent together, yet so brief.
مَاnot عَدَدْنَاwe counted بِغَيْرِby anything other than طَيِّبَةِthe sweetness of السَّاthe hours (first part)
مَا عَدَدْنَا بِغَيْرِ طَيِّبَةِ السَّا
عَاتِhours (continuation) أَيَّامَthe days سَعدِهِof its happiness وَالشُّهُورَاand the months
عَاتِ أَيَّامَ سَعدِهِ وَالشُّهُورَا
We counted, by nothing but the sweetness of the
We did not count, without the goodness of companionship
hours, its days and months of happiness.
Days of bliss and months of joy.
أَكَذَاis it thus? يُقْطَعُis severed النَّظِيمُthe string مِنَfrom
أَكَذَا يُقْطَعُ النَّظِيمُ مِنَ
العِقْدِthe necklace وَيُلْقَىand are cast بِدُرِّهِّwith its pearls مَنْثُورَاscattered
العِقْدِ وَيُلْقَى بِدُرِّهِّ مَنْثُورَا
Is this how the string is severed from
Can a necklace be severed like this
the necklace, and its pearls flung apart?
And its pearls scattered, strewn about?
رَفِّهِيease your distress عَنكِfrom yourself يَاO جَمَالَbeauty of حَيَاتِيmy life
رَفِّهِي عَنكِ يَا جَمَالَ حَيَاتِي
هَلcan...? لَنَاfor us أَنto نُخَالِفَwe defy المَقْدُورَاwhat is decreed
هَل لَنَا أَن نُخَالِفَ المَقْدُورَا
Set yourself at ease, O beauty of my life.
Spare me, O beauty of my life,
Can we defy what has been decreed?
Can we go against what is destined?
لَمْnot يَكُنْwas حَادِثan event لِيَحْجُبَto veil عَيْنِيmy eye
لَمْ يَكُنْ حَادِث لِيَحْجُبَ عَيْنِي
عَنْfrom مُنَاهَاits desire وَأَرْتَضِيهِand I accept it قَرِيرَاcontented
عَنْ مُنَاهَا وَأَرْتَضِيهِ قَرِيرَا
No event could veil my gaze
No misfortune has come to veil my eyes
from its desire and have me accept it contentedly,
From their comfort and their cheer.
غَيرَexcept هَذَاthis الَّذِيwhich دَعَانِيcalled me مُجاباًanswered
غَيرَ هَذَا الَّذِي دَعَانِي مُجاباً
وَتَعَالَىand rose high عَنِbeyond الخِلاَفِdefiance أَمِيرَاas a commander
وَتَعَالَى عَنِ الخِلاَفِ أَمِيرَا
except this one, whose summons I have answered,
Except for this, which called me to respond
and which rose, a commander, beyond defiance.
And transcend dispute, O Prince!
مَاwhat تُرَىI wonder ذلِكَthat المُفرِّقُthe separator بَيْنَbetween الرُّوthe soul (first part)
مَا تُرَى ذلِكَ المُفرِّقُ بَيْنَ الرُّو
حِsoul (continuation) وَالجِسْمِand the body عَامِداًdeliberately لِيضِيرَاto harm
حِ وَالجِسْمِ عَامِداً لِيضِيرَا
What, I wonder, is that which parts the
Do you see that separator of spirit
soul from the body, intent on doing harm—
And body, intending harm?
ذَلِكthat الظَّالِمthe oppressor العَتِيُّthe defiant one الَّذِيwho يَقْتُلُkills
ذَلِك الظَّالِم العَتِيُّ الَّذِي يَقْتُلُ
لاَneither وَاتِراًone who has shed another's blood وَلاَnor مَوتُورَاone bereaved by bloodshed
لاَ وَاتِراً وَلاَ مَوتُورَا
that defiant oppressor who kills
That unjust tyrant who kills
those who have neither shed blood nor been bereaved by it;
Without discrimination or mercy?
فَاصِلُone who separates التَّوأَمَينِthe twins عُنفاًby force وَكانَاand the two were
فَاصِلُ التَّوأَمَينِ عُنفاً وَكانَا
مُطْمَئِنَّيْنِboth at peace يَرْضعَانِboth suckling السُّرُورَاjoy
مُطْمَئِنَّيْنِ يَرْضعَانِ السُّرُورَا
who parts the twins by force, though they were
The separator of two twins by force when
at peace, suckling joy?
They were tranquil, suckling comfort!
لاَdo not تَلُومِيblame فَرُبَّfor many a خَافٍhidden thing إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle
لاَ تَلُومِي فَرُبَّ خَافٍ إِذَا مَا
بَانَbecame clear عَادَbecame العَذولُthe reproacher فِيهِconcerning it عَذِيرَاone who excuses
بَانَ عَادَ العَذولُ فِيهِ عَذِيرَا
Do not blame me; many a hidden thing, once
Do not blame me, for many a coward
revealed, makes its reproacher willing to excuse it.
When put to the test turns excuse-maker.
أَنَاI أَمضِيI go forth مُدَافِعاًdefending عَنin defense of بِلاَديmy homeland
أَنَا أَمضِي مُدَافِعاً عَن بِلاَدي
ذَائِداًrepelling دُونَهَاin its defense العَدُوَّthe enemy المُغِيرَاthe raiding one
ذَائِداً دُونَهَا العَدُوَّ المُغِيرَا
I go forth defending my homeland,
I go to defend my country,
warding off the invading enemy from it.
Repelling the hostile invader.
أَجَمِيلٌis it honorable? وَقَدْand already دَعَتْنِيَshe has called me أَنِّيthat I
أَجَمِيلٌ وَقَدْ دَعَتْنِيَ أَنِّي
أُوثِرُI prefer المُكْثَstaying وَالْفِرَاشَand the bed الوَثِيرَاthe soft one
أُوثِرُ المُكْثَ وَالْفِرَاشَ الوَثِيرَا
Is it honorable, when she has called me, that I
It is hard when called to prefer
should prefer staying and a soft bed?
Staying put and the soft feather bed.
شَجِّعِينِيencourage me عَلَىto فِرَاقِparting from نعِيمِيmy bliss
شَجِّعِينِي عَلَى فِرَاقِ نعِيمِي
وَاجْعَلِيand make قَلْبِيَmy heart الجَزُوعَthe fretful one صَبُورَاpatient
وَاجْعَلِي قَلْبِيَ الجَزُوعَ صَبُورَا
Encourage me to part from my bliss,
Encourage me to leave my bliss
and make my fretful heart patient.
And make my grieving heart patient.
خاطِبِيaddress زَوْجَكِyour husband الأَمِينَthe faithful one وَقُوليand say
خاطِبِي زَوْجَكِ الأَمِينَ وَقُولي
أَنَاI أَهْوَىI love لَيْثِيmy lion أَبِياًunyielding هَصُورَاfierce
أَنَا أَهْوَى لَيْثِي أَبِياً هَصُورَا
Address your faithful husband and say:
Speak to your faithful husband and say:
I love my lion, unbowed and fierce.
“I love my lion, bold and valiant.”
إِنَّنيindeed I إِنْif أَعُدْI return فَكُلُّthen every شَقَاءٍhardship
إِنَّني إِنْ أَعُدْ فَكُلُّ شَقَاءٍ
مُسْتَعَاضٌcompensated for بِأَلفِwith a thousand ضِعْفٍtimes حُبُورَاin joy
مُسْتَعَاضٌ بِأَلفِ ضِعْفٍ حُبُورَا
Indeed, if I return, then every hardship
If I return, every hardship will be
will be repaid a thousandfold in joy.
Repaid a thousandfold in blessings.
وَإِذَاand if لَمْdo not أَعُدْI return لِيُسْلِكِlet it console you أَنِّيthat I
وَإِذَا لَمْ أَعُدْ لِيُسْلِكِ أَنِّي
لَمdid not أَعِشْI live خَامِلاًingloriously وَمِتُّand I died كَبِيرَاgreat
لَم أَعِشْ خَامِلاً وَمِتُّ كَبِيرَا
And if I do not return, let it console you that I
And if I do not return to tread the path
did not live ingloriously, and died a great man.
Of one who did not live in vain or die elderly.
ياO حَبِيبيmy beloved يَاO سَيِّدِيmy lord يَاO مَلِيكيmy king
يا حَبِيبي يَا سَيِّدِي يَا مَلِيكي
يَاO قَرِينيmy companion يَاO قَلْبِيَmy heart المَفْطُورَاbroken
يَا قَرِيني يَا قَلْبِيَ المَفْطُورَا
O my beloved, O my lord, O my king,
My love, my master, my prince,
O my companion, O my broken heart,
My companion, my sundered heart,
يَاO صَدِيقيmy friend يَاO وَالِدِيmy father يَاO شَقِيقِيmy brother
يَا صَدِيقي يَا وَالِدِي يَا شَقِيقِي
يَاO وَلِيدِيmy child يَاO شَطْرِيَmy half المَأْثُورَاcherished
يَا وَلِيدِي يَا شَطْرِيَ المَأْثُورَا
O my friend, O my father, O my brother,
My friend, my father, my brother,
O my child, O my cherished half,
My child, my clove, so fragrant.
إِنَّindeed يُتْمَorphaning الأَوْطَانِof homelands أَبْلَغُmore grievous مِنْthan ثُكْلِthe bereavement
إِنَّ يُتْمَ الأَوْطَانِ أَبْلَغُ مِنْ ثُكْلِ
الثَّكَالَىof bereaved mothers أَذىًin pain وَشَرٌّand an evil نَكِيرَاdreadful
الثَّكَالَى أَذىً وَشَرٌّ نَكِيرَا
Indeed, the orphaning of homelands surpasses the bereavement
An orphaned nation is far worse to bear
of bereaved mothers in pain, and is a dreadful evil.
Than a bereaved mother’s injury and terrible harm.
سِرْgo وَفَوَّضْتُand I have entrusted لِلْمُهَيمِنِto the Guardian أَمْريmy affairs
سِرْ وَفَوَّضْتُ لِلْمُهَيمِنِ أَمْري
سِرْgo وَإِيَّاهُand Him alone أَسْأَلُI ask التَّدْبِيرَاthe ordering of affairs
سِرْ وَإِيَّاهُ أَسْأَلُ التَّدْبِيرَا
Go; I have entrusted my affairs to the Guardian.
Go, I entrust my affair to the Guardian
Go; I ask Him alone to order affairs.
Go, and Him alone I ask for success.
سِرْgo وَكَافِحْand fight وَاسْفِكْand shed بِغَيْرِwithout جُنَاحٍsin
سِرْ وَكَافِحْ وَاسْفِكْ بِغَيْرِ جُنَاحٍ
مِنfrom دَمِthe blood of المُعْتَدِيthe aggressor دَماًblood مَهْدُورَاforfeit
مِن دَمِ المُعْتَدِي دَماً مَهْدُورَا
Go, fight, and shed without sin
Go, and strive, and spill without sin
the aggressor's blood—blood that is forfeit.
The blood of the aggressor, wantonly shed.
إِنَّمَاonly حَاذِرِbeware المَنُونَdeath وَلاَand do not تَنْسَforget
إِنَّمَا حَاذِرِ المَنُونَ وَلاَ تَنْسَ
عَرُوساًa bride عَلَيكَover you مِنْهاof her (Death) غَيُورَاjealous
عَرُوساً عَلَيكَ مِنْها غَيُورَا
Only beware of Death, and do not forget
Just beware of death and forget not
a bride jealous of Death's claim upon you.
A bride who awaits you, jealous and zealous.
خُذْtake فُؤَادِيmy heart وَاجْعَلْهُand make it دِرْعَكَyour shield يَدْرَأْit wards off
خُذْ فُؤَادِي وَاجْعَلْهُ دِرْعَكَ يَدْرَأْ
عَنْكَfrom you شَرّاًevil مِنَfrom العِدَىthe foes مُسْتَطِيرَاfar-spreading
عَنْكَ شَرّاً مِنَ العِدَى مُسْتَطِيرَا
Take my heart and make it your shield; let it ward off
Take my heart and make it your shield to
from you the foes' far-spreading evil.
Ward off harm that comes rushing headlong.
فَإِذَاso if لَمْdoes not يَرُدَّit repels عَنكَfrom you الشَّظَايَاthe shrapnel
فَإِذَا لَمْ يَرُدَّ عَنكَ الشَّظَايَا
فَليَكُنْthen let it be قَبلَbefore أَنْthat تُصَابَyou are wounded كَسِيرَاbroken
فَليَكُنْ قَبلَ أَنْ تُصَابَ كَسِيرَا
And if it does not keep the shrapnel from you,
And if the arrows fail to turn away from you
then let it be broken before you are wounded.
Let it, before you are struck, be a small offering.
Sol 6.1