طرِبْتُI was enraptured منby العَرْفَجِal-Arfaj المُسْتَنيرِenlightened
طرِبْتُ من العَرْفَجِ المُسْتَنيرِ
بِشِعْرٍby verse بداappeared كشُعاعِlike a ray of القَمَرْthe moon!
بِشِعْرٍ بدا كشُعاعِ القَمَرْ!
I was enraptured by the enlightened al-Arfaj,
I was enchanted by the illuminated meadow
by verse that appeared like a moonbeam!
With poetry that shone like moonbeams!
كَصَفْوِlike the clarity of الغَدِيرِthe pool.. كشَدْوِlike the song of الكَنارِthe canary
كَصَفْوِ الغَدِيرِ.. كشَدْوِ الكَنارِ
.. كحُلْوِlike the sweetness of الثِّمارِfruit.. كنَفْحِlike the fragrance of الزَّهَرْflowers!
.. كحُلْوِ الثِّمارِ.. كنَفْحِ الزَّهَرْ!
Like the clarity of a pool, like a canary's song,
Like the purity of a pond.. the fervor of an inferno
like the sweetness of fruit, like the fragrance of flowers!
The sweetness of fruits.. the fragrance of flowers!
فقُلْتُso I said لهto him.. ماhow أَجَلَّsublime القريضَpoetry
فقُلْتُ له.. ما أَجَلَّ القريضَ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle سَباناit captivated us بهذيwith these الغُرَرْradiant verses!
إذا ما سَبانا بهذي الغُرَرْ!
So I said to him: how sublime poetry is
I said to him.. how excellent are these verses
when it captivates us with these radiant verses!
When they have charmed us with such gems!
بداappeared ليto me كَمِثْلِjust like السَّحابِthe cloud النَّدِيِّdewy
بدا لي كَمِثْلِ السَّحابِ النَّدِيِّ
يَجُودُgives generously عليناupon us بِحُلْوِwith the sweetness of المَطَرْrain..!
يَجُودُ علينا بِحُلْوِ المَطَرْ..!
It seemed to me just like a dewy cloud,
They seemed to me like gentle clouds
lavishing sweet rain upon us!
Bestowing upon us the sweetness of rain..!
وماand not الشِّعْرُpoetry إلاَّexcept انْسكابِthe outpouring of الشُّعورِfeeling..
وما الشِّعْرُ إلاَّ انْسكابِ الشُّعورِ..
تُؤازِرُهُsustain it شامِخاتُlofty الفِكَرْthoughts!
تُؤازِرُهُ شامِخاتُ الفِكَرْ!
And poetry is nothing but an outpouring of feeling,
Poetry is but the outpouring of passion..
sustained by lofty thoughts!
Bolstered by lofty thoughts!
لقدindeed أَدَنيweighed me down حَمْلُهُits burden فيin الحياةِlife
لقد أَدَني حَمْلُهُ في الحياةِ
ولكِنَّهbut it كانَwas حُلْوَsweet الثَّمَرْthe fruit..!
ولكِنَّه كانَ حُلْوَ الثَّمَرْ..!
Its burden has indeed weighed me down in life,
Bearing it in life brought me close
yet its fruit was sweet!
Though it was sweet fruit..!
فَرُحْتُso I set out أَجُوبُI roam الذُّرىthe peaks الشَّامخاتِtowering.
فَرُحْتُ أَجُوبُ الذُّرى الشَّامخاتِ.
وأَحْمَدُand I give thanks for وِرْديmy coming to water بهthrough it والصُّدَرْand the return from water!
وأَحْمَدُ وِرْدي به والصُّدَرْ!
So I set out to roam the towering peaks,
I rejoiced roaming towering lands.
and give thanks for my coming to its waters and my return!
And praised my bouquet and chest!
وأَسْتَنْبىءُand I ask for news from النَّجْمَthe star عَمْاabout what اسْتَبانَbecame clear
وأَسْتَنْبىءُ النَّجْمَ عَمْا اسْتَبانَ
وكانَand had been الخَفِيَّhidden وعماand about what اسْتَسَرْremained concealed!
وكانَ الخَفِيَّ وعما اسْتَسَرْ!
And I ask the star about what became clear
I asked the star about what was evident
and had been hidden, and about what stayed concealed!
And what was hidden and concealed!
فُيُنْبِئُنيso it tells me يالَoh, what هذاthis الحَصادُharvest
فُيُنْبِئُني يالَ هذا الحَصادُ
ويالَand oh, what بَدِيعُwondrous الرُّؤىvisions والسُّوَرْand the suras (chapters)!
ويالَ بَدِيعُ الرُّؤى والسُّوَرْ!
So it tells me: what a harvest this is,
It informed me - O this harvest!
and what wondrous visions and suras!
O wondrous visions and images!
تَبارَكblessed be مانِحُthe giver of هذاthis الشُّعورِfeeling
تَبارَك مانِحُ هذا الشُّعورِ
يَصُوغُfashions لناfor us غَالياتِprecious الدُّرَرْpearls!
يَصُوغُ لنا غَالياتِ الدُّرَرْ!
Blessed be the giver of this feeling,
Blessed is the granter of this passion
who fashions precious pearls for us,
That forms for us precious pearls!
ويسقيand gives to drink النميرsweet, wholesome water.. ويرويand quenches الظماءthe thirsty
ويسقي النمير.. ويروي الظماء
فَنِعْمَso, excellent is النَّمِيرُthe sweet water.. ونِعْمَand excellent is النَّهَرْthe river!
فَنِعْمَ النَّمِيرُ.. ونِعْمَ النَّهَرْ!
and gives sweet water to drink and quenches the thirsty:
It waters the thirsty.. and quenches the thirsty
what fine sweet water, and what a fine river!
So excellent is this waterer.. and river!
وماand not نالَهattained it غَيْرُother than بَعْضِsome of الأَنامِhumankind
وما نالَه غَيْرُ بَعْضِ الأَنامِ
وكانواand they were العَمالِيقthe giants بَيْنamong البَشَرْpeople!
وكانوا العَمالِيق بَيْن البَشَرْ!
And none attained it but a few among humankind,
None attained it but some people
and they were giants among people!
Who were giants among mankind!
وكانُواand they were السَّراةَthe nobles. وكانُواand they were الهُداةَthe guides
وكانُوا السَّراةَ. وكانُوا الهُداةَ
وكانُواand they were الشُّداةَthe singers بهof it فيin السَّحَرْthe predawn hours!
وكانُوا الشُّداةَ به في السَّحَرْ!
And they were the nobles, and they were the guides,
They were the covert.. the guides..
and they were its singers before dawn!
The firm ones in sorcery!
أَرانيI see myself الحَفِيَّdevoted بهto it المُسْتَعِزَّtaking pride
أَراني الحَفِيَّ به المُسْتَعِزَّ
بِحالَةِin the state of صَحْوِيmy wakefulness بهthrough it والحَذَرْand vigilance!
بِحالَةِ صَحْوِي به والحَذَرْ!
I see myself devoted to it, taking pride
It showed me the obscure in an alarmed
in my wakefulness through it, and my vigilance!
State of my awakening and caution!
فياso, O ربَّةَgoddess of الشعرpoetry إنِّيindeed I am الشغوفpassionate
فيا ربَّةَ الشعر إنِّي الشغوف
وإنِّيand indeed I am الكَنارِيَّthe canary ماemphatic particle بَيْنamong الشَّجَرْthe trees
وإنِّي الكَنارِيَّ ما بَيْن الشَّجَرْ
So, O goddess of poetry, I am full of passion,
O mistress of poetry! I am the ardent one
and I am the canary among the trees.
And the fiery one among the trees
أَهِيمُI am enamored بجناتكof your gardens الحالياتadorned
أَهِيمُ بجناتك الحاليات
هُياميmy passion بِحَرِّfor the heat of اللَّظىthe blaze مِنfrom سَقَرْSaqar!
هُيامي بِحَرِّ اللَّظى مِن سَقَرْ!
I am enamored of your adorned gardens,
I rave in your eternal gardens
as I am of the heat of Saqar's blaze!
Crazed by the heat of hellfire!
Sol 6.1