جنانُgardens جنانيof my heart مدحُpraise of أحمدAhmad إننيindeed I
جنانُ جناني مدحُ أحمد إنني
كمنْlike one who يجْتنيgathers باللّثمthrough kissing شهدَhoney مُجاجsaliva
كمنْ يجْتني باللّثم شهدَ مُجاج
The gardens of my heart are praise of Ahmad; indeed I am
My gardens, my gardens, praise of Ahmed, verily I
like one who gathers honeyed saliva with kisses.
Am like one who is brought to me the kiss of honeyed wine
جنايَmy harvest بهthrough it عذبٌsweet لذيذٌdelicious وإنهand indeed it
جنايَ به عذبٌ لذيذٌ وإنه
ليسقىis indeed watered بملحwith salt للدموعof tears أُجاجbitterly briny
ليسقى بملح للدموع أُجاج
My harvest through it is sweet and delicious, though it
My crime with him is sweet, delicious, and he
is watered with the bitter salt of tears.
Gives me to drink the salt of flowing tears
جنانيmy heart مصدوعٌcracked بسقيby the watering of التيthose that عَلَتْrose up
جناني مصدوعٌ بسقي التي عَلَتْ
وصدعand the cracking of جنانthe heart of الشيخthe old man صدعُthe cracking of زجاجglass
وصدع جنان الشيخ صدعُ زجاج
My heart is cracked by the watering of the tears that have welled up,
My gardens are split open by the watering of she who rose high
and an old man's heart cracks as glass cracks.
And split the gardens of the Shaykh, split like glass
جناحيَmy wing مقصوصٌclipped فماليso I have no قدرةٌability
جناحيَ مقصوصٌ فمالي قدرةٌ
علىto قطعcross أرضٍland نحوهtoward him ولجاجand deep seas
على قطع أرضٍ نحوه ولجاج
My wing is clipped, so I have no strength
My wings are clipped so I have no power
to cross land and deep seas toward him.
To cross a land towards it and impassable thickets
جنيتI did wrong بتفريطيthrough my negligence أوانِduring the time of شبيبتيmy youth
جنيت بتفريطي أوانِ شبيبتي
ولجّجand plunged بيme فيinto التُرّهاتfoolish pursuits لجاجيmy obstinacy
ولجّج بي في التُرّهات لجاجي
I did wrong through my negligence in the days of my youth,
I forfeited in my reckless youth
and my obstinacy plunged me into foolish pursuits.
And it tossed me into its deep waves
جنحتُI inclined إلىtoward الدنياthe world ولمand did not أدرknow أنهاthat it
جنحتُ إلى الدنيا ولم أدر أنها
تزجُthrusts بخرصانِwith spears لهاof its own وزجاجand spear-butt spikes
تزجُ بخرصانِ لها وزجاج
I inclined toward the world, not knowing that it
I inclined towards the world not knowing that it
thrusts with its spears and their butt-spikes.
Hurls into its muddy pools and shards of glass
جنابُthe sanctuary of رسولthe Messenger of اللهGod أحمىmost protective لصارخfor one crying for help
جنابُ رسول الله أحمى لصارخ
إذاwhen طلعتْappear ليto me منfrom فروجgaps عجاجdust-clouds
إذا طلعتْ لي من فروج عجاج
The sanctuary of God's Messenger is safest for one crying for help,
The side of the Messenger of God is most protective if
when, from gaps in the dust-clouds, there appear before me
Cries come forth from me like the cawing of crows
جنائبُهاits led steeds الأحداثُcalamities يومَon the day of نزالهاits battle
جنائبُها الأحداثُ يومَ نزالها
فكمْand how many منof جراحٍwounds فيamong الورىhumankind وشجاجand head wounds
فكمْ من جراحٍ في الورى وشجاج
its led steeds—the calamities—on the day of its battle.
Its tender young on the day of its descent
And how many wounds and head-gashes there are among humankind!
So many wounds in the world and gashes
جنائزُهمtheir funeral biers فيon كلِّevery يومٍday كثيرةٌnumerous
جنائزُهم في كلِّ يومٍ كثيرةٌ
تفاجئهمtake them by surprise منfrom أظهرٍridges وفجاجand mountain passes
تفاجئهم من أظهرٍ وفجاج
Their funeral biers are many every day;
Their funeral processions are many each day
they take them unawares from ridges and mountain passes.
Ambushing them from behind and clefts
جُنوديmy troops فيهاin it دمعُtears of عينan eye قريحةwounded
جُنودي فيها دمعُ عين قريحة
عقدتI fastened لهاfor them أهدابهاits eyelashes بحجاجat the eye-socket
عقدت لها أهدابها بحجاج
My troops in it are tears from a wounded eye;
My soldiers among them are tears of an aching eye
for them I have fastened its lashes at the eye-socket.
Which knitted its lids with kohl
Sol 6.1