ياO زهرةa flower تنموgrows وتيand flourishes (first part)
يا زهرة تنمو وتي
نعflourishes (completion) فوقabove قبرthe grave of الشاعرthe poet
نع فوق قبر الشاعر
O flower that grows and
O flower that grows and blooms
flourishes above the poet's grave,
Above the grave of the poet
لاno غروwonder إنif إذاthen شباyouthful bloom (first part)
لا غرو إن إذا شبا
بكyour youthful bloom (completion) منهfrom him حسنbeauty الخاطرimagination
بك منه حسن الخاطر
no wonder if, then, your youthful bloom
No wonder if when it matured
springs from the beauty of his imagination;
It took from him the beauty of spirit
فالشعرfor poetry يبعثsprings forth كالزهوlike flowers (first part)
فالشعر يبعث كالزهو
رflowers (completion) منfrom الجمالbeauty الباهرdazzling
ر من الجمال الباهر
for poetry springs forth, like
For poetry gives life like flowers
flowers, from dazzling beauty.
Of splendid and brilliant beauty
هلاwhy not حملتyou carried لروحهto his soul
هلا حملت لروحه
أرجfragrance الحبيبthe beloved الهاجرforsaking
أرج الحبيب الهاجر
Would you not carry to his soul
Why not carry for his soul
the fragrance of the beloved who forsook him?
The scent of the departed beloved
حرمتهdeprived him of صفوserenity حياتهhis life
حرمته صفو حياته
ألحاظglances ظبيa gazelle نافرskittish
ألحاظ ظبي نافر
He was denied the serenity of his life
His passion was the quintessence of his life
by the glances of a skittish gazelle.
Gazes of a shy doe
فعلامso why ترمىyou shoot at قلبهhis heart
فعلام ترمى قلبه
بسهامwith arrows لحظa glance فاترlanguid
بسهام لحظ فاتر
Why, then, do you strike his heart
Why then pierce his heart
with arrows from a languid gaze?
With arrows of a cold glance
ياO بيتa verse of شعرpoetry منfrom فتىa youth
يا بيت شعر من فتى
أضحىhas become رهينa captive of حفائرgrave-pits
أضحى رهين حفائر
O verse of poetry from a youth
O verse of poetry from a youth
who has become a captive of grave-pits,
Who became hostage to tombs
قدindeed أخرجتهbrought him forth منfrom الترىthe dust
قد أخرجته من الترى
نفثاتbreaths ذاكthat الساحرsorcerer
نفثات ذاك الساحر
he has indeed been brought forth from the dust
You brought him out from the soil
by the breaths of that sorcerer.
Breaths of that wizard
ياO قبلةa kiss جاءتهcame to him منfrom
يا قبلة جاءته من
ملكan angel كريمnoble طاهرpure
ملك كريم طاهر
O kiss that came to him from
O kiss that came to him from
a noble, pure angel,
A generous, pure king
نزلتyou descended تؤانسyou comfort فيin التراthe dust (first part)
نزلت تؤانس في الترا
بdust (completion) شهيدa martyr to حظfortune عاثرill-fated
ب شهيد حظ عاثر
you descended to comfort, in the
You descended to console
dust, a martyr to ill fortune.
In the tomb the martyr of ill-fated luck
إنيindeed I أخالكI fancy you فيin النهاthe daytime (first part)
إني أخالك في النها
رdaytime (completion) شعاعa ray of حبlove زاهرradiant
ر شعاع حب زاهر
Indeed, I fancy you in the
I imagine you in the daylight
daylight as a radiant ray of love,
A ray of blooming love
وأخالand I fancy أنكthat you are فيin الدجىthe darkness
وأخال أنك في الدجى
عينthe eye of المحبthe lover الساهرwakeful
عين المحب الساهر
and I fancy that in the darkness you are
And I imagine you in the darkness
the eye of the wakeful lover.
The eye of the enamored watcher
أنتyou are ابتسامةthe smile of غادةa graceful maiden
أنت ابتسامة غادة
لقدومat the arrival of صبa lovesick lover زائرvisiting
لقدوم صب زائر
You are a graceful maiden's smile
You are a smile appearing
at the arrival of a lovesick visitor.
At the arrival of a visiting loved one
تحوىyou hold خفاياthe secrets of الحسنbeauty تكreveal (first part)
تحوى خفايا الحسن تك
شفهاreveal them (completion) لعينto the eye of الناظرthe beholder
شفها لعين الناظر
You hold the secrets of beauty,
You contain mysteries of beauty
revealing them to the beholder's eye.
Revealed to the beholding eye
Sol 6.1