أَمِنis it from آلِthe people of سَلمىSalma دِمنَةٌa ruined campsite بِالذَنائبِat al-Dhana'ib
أَمِن آلِ سَلمى دِمنَةٌ بِالذَنائبِ
إلىto المِيثِthe soft plains مِنof رَيعانَRay'an ذاتِhaving المَطارِبِwinding paths
إلى المِيثِ مِن رَيعانَ ذاتِ المَطارِبِ
Is this, at al-Dhanāʾib, a campsite left by Salmā’s people,
Is this a ruined campsite of Salma's people at al-Dhana'ib,
toward al-Mīth, from the heights of Dhāt al-Maṭārib?
stretching to the soft plains of Ray'an, with their winding paths?
يَلُوحُshows بأَطرافِat the edges of الأجِدَّةِthe firm tracts رَسمُهاits traces
يَلُوحُ بأَطرافِ الأجِدَّةِ رَسمُها
بِذيat Dhu سَلَمٍSalam أَطلالُهاits ruins كَالمَذاهِبِlike gilded ornaments
بِذي سَلَمٍ أَطلالُها كَالمَذاهِبِ
Its trace shows at the edges of the new tracts,
Its traces show at the edges of the firm ground;
at Dhū Salam—its ruins like gilded markings.
at Dhu Salam, its ruins resemble gilded ornaments.
أَقامَتshe stayed بِهِthere حَتىَّuntil إِذاwhen وَقَدَbecame scorching الحَصىthe pebbles
أَقامَت بِهِ حَتىَّ إِذا وَقَدَ الحَصى
وَقَمّصَand set leaping صَيدانُhard stones الحَصىof the gravel بالجَنادِبِwith grasshoppers
وَقَمّصَ صَيدانُ الحَصى بالجَنادِبِ
She stayed there until the pebbles blazed
She stayed there until, when the pebbles burned with heat,
and the lizard of the stony ground leapt among the locusts,
and the hard gravel stones set grasshoppers leaping,
وَهَبَّتand arose رِيَاحُwinds الصَّيفِof summer يَرمِينَthey fling بِالسَفاwith windblown dust
وَهَبَّت رِيَاحُ الصَّيفِ يَرمِينَ بِالسَفا
بَليّةَweather-worn remains باقيremaining قَرمَلٍqarmal shrubs بالمآثِبِat al-Ma'athib (reading uncertain)
بَليّةَ باقي قَرمَلٍ بالمآثِبِ
while summer winds rose, flinging dust
and summer winds arose, flinging windblown dust at
upon the weathered remnant of Bāqī Qarmal at al-Maʾāthib.
the weather-worn remnants of qarmal at al-Ma'athib,
طَلَعنَthey appeared عَلَيناto us بَينَbetween مَروَةَMarwa فالصَّفَاand al-Safa
طَلَعنَ عَلَينا بَينَ مَروَةَ فالصَّفَا
يَمُرنَthey drift عَلىacross البَطحاءِal-Batha مَورَthe drifting of السَحاءِبِclouds
يَمُرنَ عَلى البَطحاءِ مَورَ السَحاءِبِ
They appeared before us between Marwah and al-Ṣafā,
they appeared to us between Marwa and al-Safa,
passing over al-Baṭḥāʾ like the coursing of clouds.
drifting across al-Batha as clouds drift.
فَكِدنَso they nearly لَعَمرُby the life of اللهِGod يُحدِثنَcause فِتنَةًtemptation
فَكِدنَ لَعَمرُ اللهِ يُحدِثنَ فِتنَةً
لِمُختَشِعٍin one humbled مِنby خَشيَةِfear of اللهGod تائِبِrepentant
لِمُختَشِعٍ مِن خَشيَةِ الله تائِبِ
By God’s life, they nearly stirred temptation
So, by God's life, they nearly stirred temptation
even in one humbled by fear of God, repentant.
in a penitent humbled by the fear of God.
وَفيand in اليَأسِdespair عَنof سَلمىSalma وَفيand in الكِبَرold age الذيthat
وَفي اليَأسِ عَن سَلمى وَفي الكِبَر الذي
أصابَكَhas overtaken you شُغلٌan engrossing concern لِلمُحِبِّfor the lover المُطالِبِthe persistent seeker
أصابَكَ شُغلٌ لِلمُحِبِّ المُطالِبِ
In despairing of Salmā, and in the old age
In despair of Salma, and in the old age that
that has overtaken you, is occupation enough for the insistent lover.
has overtaken you, lies enough to occupy the pursuing lover.
فَدَعso leave عَنكَaside سَلمىSalma إِذsince أتىhas come النُأىdistance دُونَهاbetween you and her
فَدَع عَنكَ سَلمى إِذ أتى النُأى دُونَها
وَحَلَّتand she settled بِأَكنافِin the environs of الخُبَيتِal-Khubayt فَغَالِبِand Ghalib
وَحَلَّت بِأَكنافِ الخُبَيتِ فَغَالِبِ
So leave Salmā: remoteness has come between you and her,
So put Salma aside, since distance has come between you and her,
and she has settled around al-Khubayt and Ghālib.
and she has settled around al-Khubayt and Ghalib.
سَقَىmay water اللهُGod حَيّاa people بِالمُوَقَّرِat al-Muwaqqar دارُهُمtheir home
سَقَى اللهُ حَيّا بِالمُوَقَّرِ دارُهُم
إلىto قَسطَلِQastal البَلقاءِof al-Balqa ذاتِhaving المَحارِبِlofty chambers
إلى قَسطَلِ البَلقاءِ ذاتِ المَحارِبِ
May God water a people whose dwellings lie at al-Muwaqqar,
May God water a people whose home is at al-Muwaqqar,
as far as Qasṭal of al-Balqāʾ, land of lofty chambers,
extending to Qastal of al-Balqa, with its lofty chambers,
سَواريَnight-traveling rain clouds تُنحِيsweep toward كُلَّevery آخرِend of لَيلَةٍa night
سَواريَ تُنحِي كُلَّ آخرِ لَيلَةٍ
وَصوبَand the downpour of غَمامٍclouds باكِراتِearly-coming الجَنائِبِsouthern winds
وَصوبَ غَمامٍ باكِراتِ الجَنائِبِ
with night-traveling clouds departing at every night’s end,
with night-traveling clouds that sweep toward them at each night's end,
and the downpour of clouds driven at dawn by the side-winds.
and cloudbursts borne early by the southern winds.
أَناسٌa people يَنَالُreaches الماءَthe water قَبلَbefore شِفَاهِهِمtheir lips
أَناسٌ يَنَالُ الماءَ قَبلَ شِفَاهِهِم
لَهُtoward it وارِداتُforward-reaching العَرضِbreadth شُمُّlofty الأَرانِبِnose-tips
لَهُ وارِداتُ العَرضِ شُمُّ الأَرانِبِ
A people whose water, before their lips,
A people—the water, before their lips, is reached
is reached by their broad, high-bridged noses.
by their broad, forward-reaching noses with lofty tips.
يُحيَّونَthey are greeted بَسّامينَever-smiling طَورًاat times وَتارَةًand at other times
يُحيَّونَ بَسّامينَ طَورًا وَتارَةً
أَقَرَّتassented لِنَجواهُمto their private counsel لُؤَيًّLu'ayy بنُson of غالِبِGhalib
أَقَرَّت لِنَجواهُم لُؤَيًّ بنُ غالِبِ
They are greeted smiling at times; and at others
They are greeted, ever smiling, at times; and at others
their private counsel gave Luʾayy ibn Ghālib delight,
the clan of Lu'ayy son of Ghalib assents to their counsel,
إذاwhen النَضرُal-Nadr وافتهاcame to join it عَلىwith الخَليلِthe companion مالِكِMalik
إذا النَضرُ وافتها عَلى الخَليلِ مالِكِ
وَعَبدُand 'Abd مَنافٍManaf والتَقواand they met بِالجَباجِبِat al-Jabajib
وَعَبدُ مَنافٍ والتَقوا بِالجَباجِبِ
when al-Naḍr came to it at al-Khalīl—Mālik,
when al-Nadr comes to join it, with the companion Malik,
and ʿAbd Manāf—and they met at al-Jabājib.
and 'Abd Manaf, and they meet at al-Jabajib.
إِذاwhen ضَبَبُواthey entered يَومًاone day بِهاthere الآلَthe mirage زَيَّنواthey adorned
إِذا ضَبَبُوا يَومًا بِها الآلَ زَيَّنوا
مَسانِدَhillsides أَشراقٍeastern regions بِهاthere وَمَغارِبِand western regions
مَسانِدَ أَشراقٍ بِها وَمَغارِبِ
When the clan once thronged together there, they adorned
When they enter the mirage there one day, they adorn
the raised seats in its eastern and western reaches,
its eastern hillsides and its western ones.
إلىto الأَبيَضِthe fair one الجَعدcurly-haired اِبنson of عَاتِكَةَ'Atika الذيwho
إلى الأَبيَضِ الجَعد اِبن عَاتِكَةَ الذي
لَهُhe has فضلُpreeminence of مُلكٍkingship فيamong البَرِيَّةِmankind غالِبِsurpassing
لَهُ فضلُ مُلكٍ في البَرِيَّةِ غالِبِ
all the way to the radiant, curly-haired son of ʿĀtikah, who
To the fair, curly-haired son of 'Atika, who
holds a sovereign excellence prevailing among humankind:
holds a surpassing royal preeminence among mankind.
كَرِيٌgenerous (text uncertain) يَؤُولُturn الَراغِبُونَthe seekers بِبابِهِat his gate
كَرِيٌ يَؤُولُ الَراغِبُونَ بِبابِهِ
إِلىto وَاسِعِabundant in المَعروفِkindness جَزلِlavish in المَوَاهِبِgifts
إِلى وَاسِعِ المَعروفِ جَزلِ المَوَاهِبِ
a noble man to whose door petitioners repair,
A generous man: seekers at his gate turn
one vast in beneficence, abundant in gifts;
to one abundant in kindness, lavish in gifts.
إِمامُa leader of هُدىًguidance قَدindeed سَدَّدَset aright اللهُGod رأيَهُhis judgment
إِمامُ هُدىً قَد سَدَّدَ اللهُ رأيَهُ
وَقَدand indeed أَحكَمَتهُmade him wise ماضِياتُpast التَّجارِبِexperiences
وَقَد أَحكَمَتهُ ماضِياتُ التَّجارِبِ
a leader of guidance whose judgment God has set aright,
A leader of guidance: God has set his judgment aright,
whom the keen blades of experience have tempered.
and past experiences have made him wise.
وَلَمand not يَبلُغِmatched السَاعونَthose striving فيfor المَجدِglory سَعيَهُhis striving
وَلَم يَبلُغِ السَاعونَ في المَجدِ سَعيَهُ
وَلَمand not يُفضِلواshowed generosity إفضالَهُhis generosity فيtoward الأَقارِبِkinsfolk
وَلَم يُفضِلوا إفضالَهُ في الأَقارِبِ
Those striving after glory have not attained his striving,
Nor have those striving for glory matched his striving,
nor surpassed his bounty among his kinsmen.
nor shown his generosity toward kinsfolk.
جَزَتكَmay reward you الجَوازيrecompensing powers عَنon behalf of صَديقِكَyour friend نَضرَةًradiance
جَزَتكَ الجَوازي عَن صَديقِكَ نَضرَةً
وَقَرَّبتَand you brought near مِنto مَأوىa refuge طَريدٍan outcast وَرَاغِبِand a seeker
وَقَرَّبتَ مِن مَأوى طَريدٍ وَرَاغِبِ
May the powers of requital reward you, for your friend, with flourishing life;
May the powers of recompense reward you with radiance for your friend's sake,
you have brought near a refuge for outcast and petitioner,
and you have brought refuge within reach of outcast and seeker,
وَصاحِبِand a companion of قومٍa people مُعصَمٌprotected بِكَby you حَقُّهُhis due
وَصاحِبِ قومٍ مُعصَمٌ بِكَ حَقُّهُ
وَجارُand a neighbor to اِبنِthe son of ذِيone possessing قُربىkinship وآخِرِand another جَانِبِdistant
وَجارُ اِبنِ ذِي قُربى وآخِرِ جَانِبِ
and for the ally of a people, whose right is safeguarded by you,
and a people's companion, whose due is protected by you,
and the neighbor of a kinsman’s son, and the far-removed stranger.
and a neighbor to a kinsman's son and to another from afar.
رَأيتُكَI saw you والمَعروفُand kindness مِنكَfrom you سَجِيَّةٌan innate disposition
رَأيتُكَ والمَعروفُ مِنكَ سَجِيَّةٌ
تَعُمُّyou encompass بِخَيرwith goodness كُلَّevery جادٍpetitioner وَغائِبِand absent one
تَعُمُّ بِخَير كُلَّ جادٍ وَغائِبِ
I have seen you—beneficence is your inborn nature,
I have seen you, with kindness your innate nature,
embracing with good every generous man and every absent one.
spreading goodness to every petitioner and those absent.
أَبُوكَyour father غَداةَon the morning of الجِزعِthe valley bend مِنin أَرضِthe land of مَسكَنٍMaskan
أَبُوكَ غَداةَ الجِزعِ مِن أَرضِ مَسكَنٍ
يَؤُمُّheads toward العِداthe foes بِالجَمعِwith the host بَعدَafter المَقَانِبِthe cavalry squadrons
يَؤُمُّ العِدا بِالجَمعِ بَعدَ المَقَانِبِ
Your father, on the morning at the wadi-bend in the land of Maskan,
Your father, on the morning at the valley bend in the land of Maskan,
advanced against the foe with the host, behind the squadrons.
advances upon the foes with the host, following the cavalry squadrons.
Sol 6.1