نَزَعَyearned القَرِيضُverse إلىfor حِمَىthe haven of نَقَّاشِهِits Naqqash (engraver)
نَزَعَ القَرِيضُ إلى حِمَى نَقَّاشِهِ
كالطَيْرِlike a bird مُبتدرِاًhastening إلىto أعشاشِهِits nests
كالطَيْرِ مُبتدرِاً إلى أعشاشِهِ
Verse yearned for the haven of its Naqqash,
like a bird hastening to its nests.
حَملَتْهُbore it أجنِحَةُthe wings of الصَبابةِardent longing فاستَوَىand it settled
حَملَتْهُ أجنِحَةُ الصَبابةِ فاستَوَى
مُتَمَتِعّاًenjoying منهاfrom them بِلينِin the softness of فِراشِهِits bed
مُتَمَتِعّاً منها بِلينِ فِراشِهِ
The wings of longing bore it, and it came to rest,
enjoying, through them, the softness of its bed.
ياAh حَبَّذاhow lovely ذَاكَthat المَزارُplace to visit فإنَّهُfor it is
يا حَبَّذا ذَاكَ المَزارُ فإنَّهُ
وِرْدٌa watering place بهِat it يُرْوَىis quenched غليلُthe burning thirst of عِطاشِهِits thirsty ones
وِرْدٌ بهِ يُرْوَى غليلُ عِطاشِهِ
Ah, how lovely that place to visit, for it is
a watering place where its thirsty ones’ burning thirst is quenched.
خَلَعَbestowed الحبيبُthe beloved عليهِupon it بَهْجةَthe radiance of أُنسِهِhis companionship
خَلَعَ الحبيبُ عليهِ بَهْجةَ أُنسِهِ
وعلىand upon مَنازِلِناour dwellings دُجَىthe darkness of إيحاشِهِhis desolating absence
وعلى مَنازِلِنا دُجَى إيحاشِهِ
The beloved clothed it in the radiance of his company,
and our dwellings in the darkness of his absence.
ياO دارَdwelling of مَنthe one whom أهوَاهُI love him حَيَّاكِmay it greet you الصَّباthe east wind
يا دارَ مَن أهوَاهُ حَيَّاكِ الصَّبا
وسَقاكِand may it water you مُزْنُrainclouds of الصُبحِthe morning صَفْوَthe purest of رَشاشِهِtheir spray
وسَقاكِ مُزْنُ الصُبحِ صَفْوَ رَشاشِهِ
O dwelling of the one I love, may the east wind greet you,
and may morning’s rainclouds water you with their pure spray.
إنif كانَwas قَدْindeed سَكَنَتْsettled عليكِupon you رِحالُهُhis baggage
إن كانَ قَدْ سَكَنَتْ عليكِ رِحالُهُ
فالقلبُyet the heart لمhas not تَسكُنْgrown still بلابلُthe tumults of جاشِهِits inner self
فالقلبُ لم تَسكُنْ بلابلُ جاشِهِ
If his baggage has indeed come to rest with you,
yet the heart’s inner tumults have not grown still.
طُبِعَwas fashioned الزَّمانُTime علىfor تَقَلُّبِthe changing of حالهِits state
طُبِعَ الزَّمانُ على تَقَلُّبِ حالهِ
وعلىand for تَلَوُّنthe changing colors of وَجهِهِits face ورِياشِهِand its plumage
وعلى تَلَوُّن وَجهِهِ ورِياشِهِ
Time is fashioned to change its state,
and to change the colors of its face and plumage.
ماnot زَالَceased يَنصَحُناit counsels us بنَكْبَةِthrough the misfortune of غيرِناothers besides us
ما زَالَ يَنصَحُنا بنَكْبَةِ غيرِنا
ويَظُنُّهُyet he thinks it المنصوحُthe one counseled منamong غُشَّاشِهِhis deceivers
ويَظُنُّهُ المنصوحُ من غُشَّاشِهِ
It keeps counseling us through the misfortunes of others,
yet the one counseled counts it among his deceivers.
لاnot يذكُرُgives thought to الإنسانُman أمرَthe matter of مَعادِهِhis return to the hereafter
لا يذكُرُ الإنسانُ أمرَ مَعادِهِ
إذwhen كانhe was مُشتَغِلاًoccupied بأمرwith the business of مَعاشِهِhis livelihood
إذ كان مُشتَغِلاً بأمر مَعاشِهِ
Man gives no thought to his return to the hereafter
when occupied with the business of his livelihood.
يَستأْمِنُhe trusts الجَزَّارُthe butcher وهْوَthough he يَرَىsees المُدَىthe knives
يَستأْمِنُ الجَزَّارُ وهْوَ يَرَى المُدَى
يَخْطَفْنَdarting حَوْلَaround نِعاجِهِhis ewes وكِباشِهِand his rams
يَخْطَفْنَ حَوْلَ نِعاجِهِ وكِباشِهِ
He trusts the butcher, though he sees the knives
darting around his ewes and rams.
ياO مُسعِفاًyou who aid دهريmy fate عليَّagainst me بهَجْرِهِby his desertion
يا مُسعِفاً دهري عليَّ بهَجْرِهِ
لاdo not تُسعِفِaid البازيthe hawk علىagainst خُفّاشِهِits bat
لا تُسعِفِ البازي على خُفّاشِهِ
O you who aid my fate against me by forsaking me,
do not aid the hawk against its bat.
أنْعِمْbe gracious بتَرْدادwith repeated sending of الرسائلletters مُنعِشاًreviving
أنْعِمْ بتَرْداد الرسائل مُنعِشاً
مَنone whom أنتَyou مُقْتَدِرٌare able علىto إنعاشِهِreviving him
مَن أنتَ مُقْتَدِرٌ على إنعاشِهِ
Be generous with frequent letters, reviving
one whom you have the power to revive.
Sol 6.1