مَاwhat حَالُthe condition of سُكْانِthe dwellers of العقيقal-Aqiq بعديafter me
مَا حَالُ سُكْانِ العقيق بعدي
بالرّغمunwillingly عنfrom أهلِthe people of العقيقal-Aqiq بُعديmy being far away
بالرّغم عن أهلِ العقيق بُعدي
How fare the dwellers of al-Aqiq after my departure?
Against my will, I am far from the people of al-Aqiq.
كنّاwe were وكانواand they were جيرةًneighbors وخُدورُنَاand our curtained tents
كنّا وكانوا جيرةً وخُدورُنَا
مضروبةٌpitched حولَaround الكَثيبِthe dune الفردِsolitary
مضروبةٌ حولَ الكَثيبِ الفردِ
We and they were neighbors, and our curtained tents
were pitched around the solitary dune.
يمسيpasses the evening ويضحىand passes the morning سِربُناour company فيin دعةease
يمسي ويضحى سِربُنا في دعة
وادعةpeaceful فيin خفضthe comfort of عيشlife رَغْدِplentiful
وادعة في خفض عيش رَغْدِ
Our company passed its evenings and mornings at ease,
peaceful in the comfort of a life of plenty.
فاليومَbut today أغورناwe have gone to al-Ghawr ونجدُand Najd دارُهمis their home
فاليومَ أغورنا ونجدُ دارُهم
والغُورُand al-Ghawr ناءٍdistant عنfrom هضابِthe heights of نجْدِNajd
والغُورُ ناءٍ عن هضابِ نجْدِ
But today we have gone to al-Ghawr, while Najd is their home,
and al-Ghawr is far from the heights of Najd.
أهزلنيhas wasted me away هزلُthe jesting of النَّوىseparation وجدهاand its earnestness
أهزلني هزلُ النَّوى وجدها
وَاتعبنيand has wearied me منbecause of هَزْلهاits jesting والجَدَand earnestness
وَاتعبني من هَزْلها والجَدَ
Separation's jest and earnest have wasted me away,
and wearied me with its jesting and earnestness.
مَنْwho ليfor me بأنthat تدونdraw near (apparently intended) بهمwith them ديارُهمtheir homes
مَنْ لي بأن تدون بهم ديارُهم
ويرجعُand return العهدُthe old days كمثلِjust like العَهْدِthe former days
ويرجعُ العهدُ كمثلِ العَهْدِ
Who can make their homes draw near to me, with them,
and the old days return as they once were,
وتعْمَرُand become inhabited الأطلاُthe ruins أطلالُthe ruins of اللّوىal-Liwa
وتعْمَرُ الأطلاُ أطلالُ اللّوى
بالwith the kin of هندHind وبقربand with the nearness of هندHind
بال هند وبقرب هند
and the ruins—the ruins of al-Liwa—flourish again
with Hind's kin and Hind close by?
مَاليwhat ails me إذاwhen هَبَّblew نسيمُthe breeze of عالجٍAlij
مَالي إذا هَبَّ نسيمُ عالجٍ
منfrom عالجٍAlij بشيحهwith its wormwood والرّنْدِand laurel
من عالجٍ بشيحه والرّنْدِ
Why, when the breeze of Alij blows,
from Alij, with its wormwood and laurel,
أذابَmelted قلبيmy heart وأذابَand melted خاطريmy mind
أذابَ قلبي وأذابَ خاطري
وهاجَand roused أشواقيmy longings وبثّand laid bare وجديmy passionate grief
وهاجَ أشواقي وبثّ وجدي
does it melt my heart and melt my mind,
rouse my longings and lay bare my anguish?
وإنْand if شَدَتْsang وَرْقَاءُa gray dove فيin أراكةٍan arak tree
وإنْ شَدَتْ وَرْقَاءُ في أراكةٍ
فَقْداًmourning a loss فإنَّthen indeed عندَهَاshe has مَاwhat عنديI have
فَقْداً فإنَّ عندَهَا مَا عندي
And if a gray dove sings in an arak tree,
mourning a loss, then she bears what I bear.
أمّاas for أناme فليso I have فؤادٌa heart هائمٌenamored
أمّا أنا فلي فؤادٌ هائمٌ
بكلِّof every قدٍّfigure وبكلand of every نهْدِrounded breast
بكلِّ قدٍّ وبكل نهْدِ
As for me, I have a heart enamored
of every figure and every rounded breast.
مَاnot زلتI have ceased أبكيweeping وتذوبُand melts مُهْجتيmy heart's blood
مَا زلت أبكي وتذوبُ مُهْجتي
لِوَمْضِat the flash of برقٍlightning وحنينِand the moan of رَعْدِthunder
لِوَمْضِ برقٍ وحنينِ رَعْدِ
I have not ceased weeping, and my heart's blood melts
at lightning's flash and thunder's plaintive moan.
أيسرُthe least severe of مَاwhat ألقاهI suffer it خوفَfear of حَاسديmy envier
أيسرُ مَا ألقاه خوفَ حَاسدي
والدمعُand tears للِسرّthe secret المصونguarded يُبديreveals
والدمعُ للِسرّ المصون يُبدي
Fear of my envier is the least of what I suffer,
and tears reveal the guarded secret.
مَاhow أكثرُnumerous العشاقِlovers إلاّexcept أنّنيthat I
مَا أكثرُ العشاقِ إلاّ أنّني
حُمّلتُI was made to carry أثقالthe burdens of الغرامِpassionate love وحديby myself
حُمّلتُ أثقال الغرامِ وحدي
How many lovers there are! Yet I
have been made to bear love's heavy burdens alone.
ياO دُرِيَّpearly الثغرِof mouth الذيwhich رَضابُهits saliva
يا دُرِيَّ الثغرِ الذي رَضابُه
منof قرقفِwine وعَنْبرٍand ambergris وشَهْدِand honey
من قرقفِ وعَنْبرٍ وشَهْدِ
O you of the pearly mouth, whose saliva
is of wine, ambergris, and honey,
هلis there رشفةٌa sip منكfrom you وهلand is there ليfor me قُبْلَةٌa kiss
هل رشفةٌ منك وهل لي قُبْلَةٌ
منfrom ذلكthat الثَّغرِmouth وذاكand that الخدّcheek
من ذلك الثَّغرِ وذاك الخدّ
may I have a sip from you, and may I have a kiss
from that mouth and that cheek?
وهلand might عَسىperhaps يجمعناbring us together رَمْلُthe sands of اللّوىal-Liwa
وهل عَسى يجمعنا رَمْلُ اللّوى
ونشتفيand we find healing بالوصلthrough reunion بعدafter الصَّدِّrejection
ونشتفي بالوصل بعد الصَّدِّ
And might the sands of al-Liwa bring us together,
and might we find healing in reunion after rejection?
Sol 6.1