طيفٌa phantom لِلَمياءَof Lamya ماnot ينفكُّceases يبعثُsends ليto me
طيفٌ لِلَمياءَ ما ينفكُّ يبعثُ لي
منfrom آخرِthe last part of الليلthe night إنْif هوّمتI doze أشجاناsorrows
من آخرِ الليل إنْ هوّمت أشجانا
A phantom of Lamya never ceases sending me
A phantom that does not cease to invoke for me
Sorrows in the last hours of night, whenever I doze.
From the late night, if I was troubled by sorrows
يغريdraws الدموعَtears بأجفانٍto eyelids مسهّدةٍsleepless
يغري الدموعَ بأجفانٍ مسهّدةٍ
منfrom حيثwhere يُوريkindles عَلىupon الأحشاءthe innermost parts نيراناfires
من حيث يُوري عَلى الأحشاء نيرانا
It draws tears to my sleepless eyelids,
It makes tears tempting with relaxed eyelids
Even as it kindles fires within my breast.
Wherever it shows upon the intestines fires
فلمso did not ترانيyou see me وَأمرُwhile the state الليلِof night مجتمعٌwas gathered
فلم تراني وَأمرُ الليلِ مجتمعٌ
مشتتscattered الرأيِin thought إثرَin the wake of الطيفِthe phantom حيراناbewildered
مشتت الرأيِ إثرَ الطيفِ حيرانا
You did not see me, with night gathered thick,
You did not see me and the night matter assembled
Scattered in thought, bewildered in the phantom's wake.
My opinion scattered after the phantom, confused
حسبتنيyou thought me مُطْفِلاًa mother with young قدhad ضلّstrayed واحدُهاher only offspring
حسبتني مُطْفِلاً قد ضلّ واحدُها
عنهاfrom her فطبَّقتِso she filled الآفاقَthe horizons تحتاناlamentation (reading uncertain)
عنها فطبَّقتِ الآفاقَ تحتانا
You would have thought me a mother whose only child had strayed
You thought I was an intruder who went astray
From her, so she filled the horizons with [lamentation].
From it so you folded the horizons under us
قدindeed كانwas صبريmy patience وَفياًfaithful إنْif فزعتI turned لهto it
قد كان صبري وَفياً إنْ فزعت له
عندin الشدائدِhardships لكنْbut فيin الهوىlove خاناbetrayed
عند الشدائدِ لكنْ في الهوى خانا
My patience had been faithful when I turned to it
My patience would have been faithful if I was alarmed by it
In hardship, but in love it betrayed me.
In hardships, but in passion it failed
فماso what انتفاعيis my benefit بهfrom it إنْif عزّis hard to obtain نائلُهits bounty
فما انتفاعي به إنْ عزّ نائلُه
عندbefore التيher who كلُّevery شيءٍthing دونهاbeside her هاناbecame insignificant
عند التي كلُّ شيءٍ دونها هانا
What use is it to me if its help is hard to obtain
So my attainment of it is no use if its attainer
Before her, beside whom everything else is slight?
Became inaccessible, everything else seemed lowly
ياO أَنَّةًa sigh عندat إدبارِthe retreat of النجومthe stars حدتْdrove forth
يا أَنَّةً عند إدبارِ النجوم حدتْ
منfrom المدامعِthe eyes ثجَّاجاًa pouring torrent وَهتّاناand steady rain
من المدامعِ ثجَّاجاً وَهتّانا
O sigh that, as the stars withdrew, drew forth
O Anah, when the stars receded
From the eyes a torrent and a steady rain!
Tears streamed from my eyes, bewildered and infatuated
مرَّتْit passed عَلىover سمعِthe hearing of (لمياءLamya) لتشفعto intercede ليfor me
مرَّتْ عَلى سمعِ (لمياء) لتشفع لي
وَلوand even if تمرُّit passes علىover قاسيhard الصفاsmooth rock لاناwould soften
وَلو تمرُّ على قاسي الصفا لانا
It reached Lamya's ear to intercede for me;
It passed by the hearing of Lamiya to intercede for me
Had it passed over hard stone, the stone would have softened.
If only it would pass by one with a heart of stone, it would soften
أكادI almost أقضيdie جوىof burning longing والدارُwhile the dwelling جامعةٌholds us together
أكاد أقضي جوى والدارُ جامعةٌ
فكيفthen how حاليis my condition إذاwhen وَقتthe time النوىof separation حاناcomes
فكيف حالي إذا وَقت النوى حانا
I almost die of longing while one dwelling still unites us;
I almost fulfill my passion while the house is crowded
How then shall I fare when the hour of separation comes?
So what is my state when the time of tryst comes
وَليلةٍand a night منamong لياليthe nights الوصلِof union صالحةٍfair
وَليلةٍ من ليالي الوصلِ صالحةٍ
عَفَّتْremained chaste ضمائرُناour inner thoughts فيهاin it وَنجواناand our whispered confidences
عَفَّتْ ضمائرُنا فيها وَنجوانا
And a fair night among the nights of union—
And a night of the nights of union suitable
Our thoughts and whispered confidences remained chaste within it.
Our consciences chastened therein and our entities
بتناwe spent the night عَلىon السفحthe slope والظلماءُwhile darkness ضاربةٌwas pitching
بتنا عَلى السفح والظلماءُ ضاربةٌ
علىover التلاعِthe hills أطانيباًtent ropes وَأركاناand corner-posts
على التلاعِ أطانيباً وَأركانا
We spent the night on the slope, while darkness pitched
We stayed on the lowland and the darkness is prevalent
Its tent ropes and corner-posts over the hills.
On the slopes, striking tents and poles
لولاbut for بريقُthe gleam الثناياof the front teeth ماnot اهتديتI found my way إلىto
لولا بريقُ الثنايا ما اهتديت إلى
مواردٍwatering places نقعتْthat quenched بالرشفwith sips هيماناa thirst-maddened man
مواردٍ نقعتْ بالرشف هيمانا
But for the gleam of her front teeth, I could not have found
If not for the shine of the dunes I would not have been guided
Watering places that quenched a thirst-maddened man with sips.
To the watering places I arrived at, overflowing with drink
ترثيshe feels pity لشكوايfor my lament إذas أرثيI feel pity لشكوتِهاfor her lament
ترثي لشكواي إذ أرثي لشكوتِها
والنجمُand the star منfrom فوقناabove us يرثيfeels pity لشكواناfor our lament
والنجمُ من فوقنا يرثي لشكوانا
She pitied my lament as I pitied hers,
She sympathizes for my complaint when I grieve for her complaint
And the star above us pitied our lament.
And the star above sympathizes for both our grievances
ماnot راعنيalarmed me غيرother than أناتٍsighs إذاwhen انفصلتْthey departed
ما راعني غير أناتٍ إذا انفصلتْ
منfrom قلبهاher heart وَصلتْthey joined بالقلبto the heart أحزاناsorrows
من قلبها وَصلتْ بالقلب أحزانا
Nothing troubled me but sighs that, when they parted
I was not heedful except to moans, whenever they separate
From her heart, brought sorrows to my own.
From her heart they arrive at my heart as sorrows
حاولتُI tried أكشفto lift منfrom غمّائِهاher anguish ظللاًshadows
حاولتُ أكشف من غمّائِها ظللاً
تذيقهاmake her taste غصصthe choking pangs الأشجانof sorrow ألواناin many forms
تذيقها غصص الأشجان ألوانا
I tried to lift the shadows of her anguish,
I tried to reveal some of her clouds' shadows
That made her taste sorrow's choking pangs in many forms.
To let her taste the fruits of sorrows in their different colors
فلمso did not أدعْI leave رقْيةًan incantation أوor عوذةًa protective charm رويتْhanded down
فلم أدعْ رقْيةً أو عوذةً رويتْ
إلاّexcept وَعوّذتهاand I invoked protection over her سرّاًsecretly وإعلاناand openly
إلاّ وَعوّذتها سرّاً وإعلانا
I left no incantation or charm handed down
I did not mention a single spell or charm I was told
Without invoking it over her, in secret and openly.
Except I cast it for her secretly and openly
فبعدso after لأيٍmuch effort بداit became clear ليto me أنَّthat ماwhat منيتْshe was afflicted
فبعد لأيٍ بدا لي أنَّ ما منيتْ
بهwith it تذكرهاher remembering أهلاًkin وأوطاناand homelands
به تذكرها أهلاً وأوطانا
So, after much effort, I saw that what afflicted her
So which would seem to me that I wished with it
Was her remembrance of kin and homelands.
To remind her of family and homeland
تذكرتْshe remembered قومَهاher people أبناءَthe sons of يعربYa'rub إذْwhen
تذكرتْ قومَها أبناءَ يعرب إذْ
كانواthey were أعزَّthe mightiest ملوكِkings الأرضِof the earth سلطاناin sovereign power
كانوا أعزَّ ملوكِ الأرضِ سلطانا
She remembered her people, the sons of Ya'rub, when
She remembered her people the children of Ya'rab when
They were the mightiest kings on earth in sovereign power.
They were the proudest kings to hold power
سادواthey ruled الممالكَthe kingdoms منfrom هندٍIndia لأندلسٍto al-Andalus
سادوا الممالكَ من هندٍ لأندلسٍ
محكّمينestablishing بهاin them عدلاًjustice وإحساناand benevolence
محكّمين بها عدلاً وإحسانا
They ruled the kingdoms from India to al-Andalus,
They ruled kingdoms from India to Al-Andalus
Establishing justice and benevolence within them.
Establishing among them justice and benevolence
فرقرقتْthen she let flow أدمعاًtears أضحىbecame بصيِّبهاthrough their downpour
فرقرقتْ أدمعاً أضحى بصيِّبها
روضُthe garden الأمانيِّof hopes بعدafter الجدْبِdrought فيْناناlush with spreading boughs
روضُ الأمانيِّ بعد الجدْبِ فيْنانا
Then she let tears flow, whose downpour made
So the meadow of wishes became, after barrenness
The garden of hopes luxuriant after drought.
With the drops of her tears, a blossoming verdant garden
قالتْshe said عهدتI have known الأُولىthose تنميtrace back أُصولهمُtheir roots
قالتْ عهدت الأُولى تنمي أُصولهمُ
إلىto الذوائبِthe foremost chiefs منof قيسٍQays وَقحطاناand Qahtan
إلى الذوائبِ من قيسٍ وَقحطانا
She said: "I have known those whose roots trace back
She said, "I knew the first ancestors planting their roots
To the foremost chiefs of Qays and Qahtan,
To the far branched descendants of Qais and Qahtan
منof كلِّevery أشوسfierce warrior منّاعٍstaunch defender لِحَوْزَتِهof his domain
من كلِّ أشوس منّاعٍ لِحَوْزَتِه
لاnot يستنيمsubmits لضيْمٍto oppression حيثماwherever كاناhe may be
لا يستنيم لضيْمٍ حيثما كانا
Each a fierce warrior, staunch defender of his domain,
From every valiant and honored tribe
Who never submits to oppression, wherever he may be.
That does not sleep soundly however humble it becomes
نحيزةٌan innate trait بهمُin them منsince عهدِthe time of (يعربYa'rub) أنْto
نحيزةٌ بهمُ من عهدِ (يعرب) أنْ
يأبواthey refuse علىto الذلَّhumiliation إخلاداًacquiescence وأركاناand submission
يأبوا على الذلَّ إخلاداً وأركانا
It has been their nature since the days of Ya'rub
Prestigious among them since the era of Ya'rab
To refuse all acquiescence or submission to humiliation.
To refuse disgrace eternally and indefinitely
فماso what لهمis the matter with them لاmay not أفالdim اللهُGod رأيهمُtheir judgment
فما لهم لا أفال اللهُ رأيهمُ
يشذّstrays بعضهمsome of them بالرأيin opinion أحياناat times
يشذّ بعضهم بالرأي أحيانا
So what ails them—may God not dim their judgment—
So why does not fate make their opinion right
That some of them sometimes stray in their views?
Though some of them sometimes err in view
فأبلغِso convey القومَthe people عنfrom لمياءَLamya مألكةًa message
فأبلغِ القومَ عن لمياءَ مألكةً
سارتْtraveled بهاwith it الناسُthe people ركباناin caravans فركباناthen more caravans
سارتْ بها الناسُ ركبانا فركبانا
So convey to the people a message from Lamya,
Inform the people about Lamiya, a queen
Which people carried, caravan after caravan:
Whom the nobles and commons equally adored
ماnot حُررِتْwere freed منfrom قيودِthe fetters التركِof the Turks أنفُسناour souls
ما حُررِتْ من قيودِ التركِ أنفُسنا
حتىso that نكونَwe become لغيرِto others than التركِthe Turks عبداناslaves
حتى نكونَ لغيرِ التركِ عبدانا
Our souls were not freed from Turkish fetters
Our souls were not freed from the shackles of the Turks
For us to become slaves to others than the Turks.
Until we remain slaves, not owned by the Turks
تأبىrefuses دماءٌblood زكياتpure لقدindeed سفكتْwas shed
تأبى دماءٌ زكيات لقد سفكتْ
وأنفسٌand souls بالحمىin the homeland زايلنparted from أبداناbodies
وأنفسٌ بالحمى زايلن أبدانا
The pure blood that was shed will not consent,
Blood of the chaste spilled and souls
Nor souls that left their bodies upon our native soil,
Along with ardent zeal are leaving bodies
وَمنand those who لنيلِto attain العلىglory فيin كلِّevery ملحمةٍbattle
وَمن لنيلِ العلى في كلِّ ملحمةٍ
توافدواflocked للردىto death شيباًgray-haired men وشباناand young men
توافدوا للردى شيباً وشبانا
Nor those who, to attain glory, in every battle
And who sacrificed gray haired elders and youth alike
Flocked to death, the gray-haired and the young,
To attain the heights in every battle
أنْthat يستباحَbe violated ذراعٌa cubit منof مواطنناour homelands
أنْ يستباحَ ذراعٌ من مواطننا
فيin سهلِthe plain of سيناءَSinai أوor فيin حَزْنِthe rugged terrain of لبناناLebanon
في سهلِ سيناءَ أو في حَزْنِ لبنانا
To a single cubit of our homelands being violated,
That an arm of our homelands becomes violable
In Sinai's plain or Lebanon's rugged terrain.
In the Sinai plains or in the sorrow of Lebanon
وَمنand whoever يكis الدَمُblood لاستقلالهِfor his independence ثمناًa price
وَمن يك الدَمُ لاستقلالهِ ثمناً
فلنthen will not يلاقيَencounter بعدafter الربْحthe gain خسراناloss
فلن يلاقيَ بعد الربْح خسرانا
And whoever's independence is bought with blood
And who will the blood be the price of independence
Will never suffer loss after that gain."
Will not afterwards face loss after profit"
Sol 6.1