شَجاsaddened أَظعانُdeparting camel litters غاضِرَةَGhadirah الغواديdeparting in the morning
شَجا أَظعانُ غاضِرَةَ الغوادي
بِغَيرِwithout مَشورَةٍconsultation عَرَضًاby chance فُؤاديmy heart
بِغَيرِ مَشورَةٍ عَرَضًا فُؤادي
Ghadirah's camel litters, departing at dawn, saddened
The green fields of Ghāḍira grieved
my heart, unbidden and quite by chance.
Without consulting me, my heart was exposed
أَغاضِرَO Ghadirah لَوif شَهِدتِyou had witnessed غَداةَthe morning بِنتُمyou all departed
أَغاضِرَ لَو شَهِدتِ غَداةَ بِنتُم
جنُوءَthe bending of العائِداتِwomen visiting the sick عَلىover وِساديmy pillow
جنُوءَ العائِداتِ عَلى وِسادي
O Ghadirah, had you witnessed, the morning you all departed,
If only you had witnessed, O Ghāḍira, the morning
the visiting women bending over my pillow,
The doves returned to my pillow
أُوَيتِyou would have pitied لِعاشِقٍa lover لَمdid not تَشكُميهِrequite him
أُوَيتِ لِعاشِقٍ لَم تَشكُميهِ
نَوَافِذُهُhis piercing wounds تَلَذَّعُare seared بِالزَنَادِby fire-sticks
نَوَافِذُهُ تَلَذَّعُ بِالزَنَادِ
you would have pitied a lover you had not requited,
My abode became for a lover you did not fault
whose piercing wounds are seared by fire-sticks.
Its windows dripping with dew
وَيومَand on the day of الخَيلِthe horses قَدalready سَفَرَتshe unveiled وَكَفَّتand drew back
وَيومَ الخَيلِ قَد سَفَرَت وَكَفَّت
رداءَthe cloak of العَصبِstriped cloth عَنfrom رَتَلٍevenly set teeth بُرادِcool
رداءَ العَصبِ عَن رَتَلٍ بُرادِ
And on the day of the horses, she unveiled and drew back
And the day the horses journeyed and stopped
her striped cloak from cool, evenly set teeth,
Removing the veil of kin from a caravan of camels
وَعَنand from نَجلاءَa wide eye تَدمَعُit weeps فيin بَيَاضٍwhiteness
وَعَن نَجلاءَ تَدمَعُ في بَيَاضٍ
إِذاwhen دَمَعَتit weeps وَتَنظُرُand it looks فيthrough سَوادِblackness
إِذا دَمَعَت وَتَنظُرُ في سَوادِ
and from a wide eye that sheds tears within its white,
And Najlā’ weeps with white tears
when it weeps, and looks through its black,
When she weeps and looks into the darkness
وَعَنand from مُتَكغاوِسٍapparently densely tangled (unclear spelling) فيin العَقصِthe braids جَثلٍthick
وَعَن مُتَكغاوِسٍ في العَقصِ جَثلٍ
أَثيثِluxuriant النَّبتِin growth ذيhaving عُذَرٍsidelocks جَعادِcurly
أَثيثِ النَّبتِ ذي عُذَرٍ جَعادِ
and from densely tangled hair, thick within its braids,
And Mutakkawis in the meadow, a graceful gazelle
luxuriant in growth, with curly sidelocks.
Adorned with the finery of vegetation
وَغاضِرَةُand Ghadirah الغَداةَthis morning وَإِنand even though نَأَتناshe has gone far from us
وَغاضِرَةُ الغَداةَ وَإِن نَأَتنا
وأَصبَحَand has come to lie دونَهاbetween us and her قُطرُthe breadth of البِلادِthe land
وأَصبَحَ دونَها قُطرُ البِلادِ
And Ghadirah, this morning, though she has gone far from us
Ghāḍira of the dawn, though she visits us
and the breadth of the land now lies between us and her,
And the regions of the land have dawned because of her
أَحَبُّthe dearest ظَعينَةٍwoman in a camel litter وَبَناتُand the daughters of نَفسيmy soul
أَحَبُّ ظَعينَةٍ وَبَناتُ نَفسي
إِليهاtoward her لَوif only بَلِلنَthey were moistened بِهاby her صَواديthirsty
إِليها لَو بَلِلنَ بِها صَوادي
is the dearest woman in a litter; the daughters of my soul
I love the place of Thu‘ayna and my own soul
thirst for her—if only they might be moistened by her.
Would be saturated with love for it
وَمِنand from دُونِbefore الَّذيwhat أَمَّلتُI hoped for وُدًّاaffection
وَمِن دُونِ الَّذي أَمَّلتُ وُدًّا
ولَوand even if طالبتُهاI pressed her for it خَرطُstripping thorns from القَتادِthe qatad thornbush
ولَو طالبتُها خَرطُ القَتادِ
And before the affection I hoped to gain,
And without the one I hoped for affection
even if I pressed her for it, lies stripping thorns from qatad.
Even if I sought her till the bowstrings broke
وَقالَand said الناصِحونَthe counselors تَحَلَّseek a gift مِنهاfrom her
وَقالَ الناصِحونَ تَحَلَّ مِنها
بِبَذلٍwith generosity قَبلَbefore شِيمَتِهاher habitual nature الجَمادِniggardly
بِبَذلٍ قَبلَ شِيمَتِها الجَمادِ
And the counselors said, “Win from her
The advisors said to refrain from her
a generous gift, before she shows her niggardly nature.
With abandonment, before her nature solidified
فَإِنكَfor you موشِكٌare soon likely أَلّاnot to تَراهاsee her
فَإِنكَ موشِكٌ أَلّا تَراها
وَتَعدُوَand rush in دونَbarring access to غاضِرَةَGhadirah العواديmisfortunes
وَتَعدُوَ دونَ غاضِرَةَ العوادي
For soon you may no longer see her,
You are about to never see her again
as misfortunes rush between you and Ghadirah.
And pass beyond Ghāḍira of the plains
فَقَدfor indeed وَعَدتكshe promised you لَوif أَقَبلتَyou drew near وُدًّاaffection
فَقَد وَعَدتك لَو أَقَبلتَ وُدًّا
فَلَجَّthen persisted stubbornly بِكَwith you التَّدَلُّلُcoyness فيin تعادِestrangement
فَلَجَّ بِكَ التَّدَلُّلُ في تعادِ
She had promised you affection, if you would draw near,
She promised that if you returned with love
yet coyness drove you stubbornly into estrangement.”
Tenderness would wrap around you during intimacy
فَأَسرَرتُso I concealed النَدامَةَregret يَومَthe day نادىcalled out
فَأَسرَرتُ النَدامَةَ يَومَ نادى
بِرَدِّfor the return of جِمالِthe camels of غاضِرَةَGhadirah المُناديthe crier
بِرَدِّ جِمالِ غاضِرَةَ المُنادي
So I concealed my regret on the day the call went out
I lamented regret the day the caller called
from the crier to bring back Ghadirah's camels.
Of the departure of Ghāḍira’s beauty
تَمادىdragged on البُعدُthe separation دونَهُمُbetween us and them فَأَمسَتso they became by evening
تَمادى البُعدُ دونَهُمُ فَأَمسَت
دُموعُthe tears of العَينِthe eye لَجَّpersisted relentlessly بِهاin them التَماديthe prolonging
دُموعُ العَينِ لَجَّ بِها التَمادي
Separation from them dragged on, and by evening
Distance from them persisted, so my tears
its prolonging had made my eye's tears relentless.
Became continuous with unending flow
لَقَدindeed مُنِعَwas denied الرُقادُsleep فَبِتُّso I spent لَيليmy night
لَقَد مُنِعَ الرُقادُ فَبِتُّ لَيلي
تُجافينيkeep me away الهُمومُthe worries عَنِfrom الوِسادِthe pillow
تُجافيني الهُمومُ عَنِ الوِسادِ
Sleep was indeed denied me; I spent my night
Sleep was indeed denied, so I spend my night
with worries keeping me away from the pillow.
As worries keep me from pillows
عَدانيkept me away أَنfrom أَزورَكَvisiting you غَيرَother than بُغضٍhatred
عَداني أَن أَزورَكَ غَيرَ بُغضٍ
مُقامُكyour dwelling بَينَamong مُصفَحَةٍbroad-faced stones شِدادِhard
مُقامُك بَينَ مُصفَحَةٍ شِدادِ
Something other than hatred kept me from visiting you:
They reproached me from visiting you with hatred
your dwelling among broad, hard stones.
While you resided between armored warriors
وَإِنّيand I قائِلٌam saying إِنif لَمhave not أَزُرهُvisited him
وَإِنّي قائِلٌ إِن لَم أَزُرهُ
سَقَتmay they water دِيَمُthe steady rains of السَواريnight-traveling clouds والغَواديand morning-traveling clouds
سَقَت دِيَمُ السَواري والغَوادي
And I say, even if I have not visited him:
And I say, if I do not visit him
May the steady rains of night and morning clouds water
The rain clouds and the meadows will quench my thirst
مَحَلَّthe dwelling of أَخيthe kinsman of بَنيthe sons of أَسَدٍAsad قَنَوناQanuna
مَحَلَّ أَخي بَني أَسَدٍ قَنَونا
إِلىto يَبَةٍYabah إِلىto بَركِBark الغِمادِal-Ghimad
إِلى يَبَةٍ إِلى بَركِ الغِمادِ
the dwelling of the kinsman of Banu Asad—Qanuna,
My brother has made Qanūnā reside
to Yabah, to Bark al-Ghimad.
In Yabah, in the cattle-grazing meadows
مُقِيمٌdwelling بِالمَجازَةِat al-Majazah مِنwithin قَنَوناQanuna
مُقِيمٌ بِالمَجازَةِ مِن قَنَونا
وَأَهلُكَand your people بِالأُجيفِرِat al-Ujayfir وَالثِمادِand al-Thimad
وَأَهلُكَ بِالأُجيفِرِ وَالثِمادِ
You dwell at al-Majazah in Qanuna,
Staying in Mājazah, from Qanūnā
while your people are at al-Ujayfir and al-Thimad.
While your family is in Ujayfir and Thimād
فَلاso do not تَبعَدنperish فَكُلُّfor every فَتىyoung man سَيَأتيwill come
فَلا تَبعَدن فَكُلُّ فَتى سَيَأتي
عَليهِupon him الموتُdeath يَطرُقُvisiting by night أَوor يُغاديvisiting in the morning
عَليهِ الموتُ يَطرُقُ أَو يُغادي
May you not be lost! For to every young man will come
So do not be distant, for every young man
death, calling by night or coming in the morning.
Will be visited by death, late or soon
وَكُلُّand every ذَخيرَةٍtreasure لاno بُدَّescape يَومًاone day
وَكُلُّ ذَخيرَةٍ لا بُدَّ يَومًا
وَلَوand even if بَقيتit endures تَصيرُit comes إِلىto النَفادِexhaustion
وَلَو بَقيت تَصيرُ إِلى النَفادِ
And every treasure must one day,
And every hoard will one day, no doubt
even if it endures, be exhausted.
Be exhausted, even if it remains abundant
يَعِزُّit is painful عَلَيَّto me أَنthat نَغدوwe set out at dawn جَميعًاtogether
يَعِزُّ عَلَيَّ أَن نَغدو جَميعًا
وَتُصبِحَand you become ثاوِيًاlying رَهناًheld hostage بِوادِin a valley
وَتُصبِحَ ثاوِيًا رَهناً بِوادِ
It pains me that we should set out together at dawn,
It pains me that we will all come together
and you should end up lying, hostage in a valley.
And you will become deserted in the valley
فَلوso if فودِيتَyou were ransomed مِنfrom حَدَثِthe calamity of المَناياdeath
فَلو فودِيتَ مِن حَدَثِ المَنايا
وَقَيتُكَI would have protected you بِالطَّريفِwith newly acquired wealth وَبِالتِلادِand with ancestral wealth
وَقَيتُكَ بِالطَّريفِ وَبِالتِلادِ
If you could be ransomed from the calamity of death,
If only you were saved from the approach of death
I would have shielded you with newly acquired and ancestral wealth.
I would protect you with pleasure and hills
لَقَدindeed أَسمَعتَyou made yourself heard لَوif نادَيتَyou called حيًّاsomeone alive
لَقَد أَسمَعتَ لَو نادَيتَ حيًّا
وَلكِنbut لاno حَياةَlife لِمَنfor the one whom تُناديyou call
وَلكِن لا حَياةَ لِمَن تُنادي
You would indeed have made yourself heard, had you called someone alive,
You would have heard if you called out alive
but there is no life in the one you call.
But there is no life to the one you call
Sol 6.1