بعثتكI raised you ياO جريرJarir منfrom اللحودthe graves
بعثتك يا جرير من اللحود
فقلso say لولاكwithout you ماnot عرفواthey knew وجوديmy existence
فقل لولاك ما عرفوا وجودي
I raised you, O Jarir, from the graves.
I sent you, O Jareer, from al-Lahood
So say: “Without you, they would not have known I existed.”
So tell them, without you they wouldn't know my existence
فإماso either تستقمyou mend your ways أوor أنتyou ميتdead
فإما تستقم أو أنت ميت
كماjust as أصبحتyou were at dawn تمسيyou are at dusk فيin جمودinertia
كما أصبحت تمسي في جمود
So either mend your ways, or you are dead,
Either you get it right or you die
As at dawn, so at dusk you remain inert.
As you start and end in stillness
تذكرremember أيهاO الشعورthe poet فضليmy favor
تذكر أيها الشعور فضلي
وكمand how often قدindeed كنتyou were مفتقراin need لجوديof my generosity
وكم قد كنت مفتقرا لجودي
Remember, O poet, my favor,
Remember, O feeling, my grace
And how often you have needed my generosity.
And how much you were in need of my generosity
كمhow many استخرجتyou extracted منfrom بحريmy sea اللآليthe pearls
كم استخرجت من بحري اللآلي
وقلتand you said إلىto الورىhumankind هذيthese عقوديmy necklaces
وقلت إلى الورى هذي عقودي
How many pearls you have drawn from my sea,
How much you extracted from my deep knowledge
And told humankind: “These are my necklaces.”
And told the people "These are my compositions"
وكمand how many رممتهI rebuilt it بيتاa verse خراباruined
وكم رممته بيتا خرابا
وكمand how many ليfor me فيin قريضكyour poetry منof شهودwitnesses
وكم لي في قريضك من شهود
And how many a ruined verse I have rebuilt!
And how much you repaired with it a ruined abode
And how many witnesses I have in your poetry!
And how much evidence you have in my poetry
لوif استرجعتهاI reclaimed them عميتwould go blind عيونeyes
لو استرجعتها عميت عيون
إلىtoward ديوانcollected volume شعركyour poetry فيin القصيدverse
إلى ديوان شعرك في القصيد
If I reclaimed them, eyes would go blind
If I took it back, eyes would be blinded
To the verse in your collected poetry.
To your book of poetry and ode
فخذهاso take them فهيfor they are مخرجةgiven out زكاةalms
فخذها فهي مخرجة زكاة
وماand not وجبتwas due علىon الدرthe pearls النضيدneatly strung
وما وجبت على الدر النضيد
So take them, for they are given out as alms,
So take it, it is discharged charity
Though no alms are due on neatly strung pearls.
And what is obligatory on refined pearls
وإنand even if كانتthey were عليكupon you سياطwhips جلدflogging
وإن كانت عليك سياط جلد
ولمand did not أجلدI flog سواكother than you منamong العبيدthe slaves
ولم أجلد سواك من العبيد
Even if they were whips to flog you,
And if you got whips of flogging
I have flogged none of the slaves but you.
I have not flogged anyone but slaves
Sol 6.1