عبدservant الدعاsupplication مضرمset ablaze الأحشاءthe entrails ملتهبُburning
عبد الدعا مضرم الأحشاء ملتهبُ
يشكوhe laments اليمpainful الجوىlove's anguish والدمعand the tears ينسكبُpour down
يشكو اليم الجوى والدمع ينسكبُ
The prayerful servant burns, his entrails ablaze.
The heart of Abdalda'a is inflamed and torn
He laments painful heartache, while his tears pour down.
He laments the pain of love as tears are born
متيّمٌlove-stricken مغرمٌenamored وافيfull of الهيامpassionate love شجٍsorrowful
متيّمٌ مغرمٌ وافي الهيام شجٍ
صبٌa pining lover ولوardent (first fragment of ولوع) عٌardent (final fragment of ولوع) قلوقrestless الطرفthe gaze مضطربُdistraught
صبٌ ولو عٌ قلوق الطرف مضطربُ
Love-stricken, enamored, full of passion, sorrowful;
A lover lost, enraptured and true to his desire
a pining lover, ardent, restless of gaze, distraught.
His eyes are restless though his gaze is worn
صابٍyearning للثمto kiss اكفٍhands لاnot يكفّhe ceases علىthroughout
صابٍ للثم اكفٍ لا يكفّ على
مدىthe duration of اللياليthe nights لذاكfor that اللثمkiss يرتقبُhe waits expectantly
مدى الليالي لذاك اللثم يرتقبُ
Yearning to kiss hands, he never ceases; throughout
Yearning for a kiss his passion will not cease
the nights, he waits expectantly for that kiss.
Through the nights for that sweet kiss he waits forlorn
ونصبand before عينيهhis eyes هاتيكthose الربوعabodes ومنand those who
ونصب عينيه هاتيك الربوع ومن
بهاwithin them وذاكand that المقامresidence الساميlofty الرحبُspacious
بها وذاك المقام السامي الرحبُ
And before his eyes are those abodes and those
His eyes set upon those meadows and who is there
within them, and that lofty, spacious dwelling.
That noble lofty place that he held sworn
لهhe has حنينٌlonging ناهىintense نحوtoward مشرقهاtheir place of sunrise
له حنينٌ ناهى نحو مشرقها
ولهفةٌand eager yearning وانشغافٌand infatuation فايقٌsurpassing عجبُwondrous
ولهفةٌ وانشغافٌ فايقٌ عجبُ
He feels an intense longing toward their place of sunrise,
For it he has endless longing and desire
and eager yearning and a wondrous, surpassing infatuation.
And wonderous passion that is reborn
فيin كلevery يومٍday يهيمhe pines العبدthe servant معتمداًrelying
في كل يومٍ يهيم العبد معتمداً
علىon الزيارةthe visit والأيامand the days تنقلبُchange
على الزيارة والأيام تنقلبُ
Each day the servant pines, setting his hopes
Each day the servant wanders devoted
on a visit, while the days keep changing,
To visit though time continues to turn
منfrom سوءill حظٍfortune ومنand from كيدthe scheming of الزمانِTime لهagainst him
من سوء حظٍ ومن كيد الزمانِ له
والمرءand man منby دهرهhis times الغدارtreacherous منغلبُovercome
والمرء من دهره الغدار منغلبُ
through ill fortune and Time's schemes against him.
By misfortune and the schemes of time he is
And man is overcome by his treacherous times.
Defeated, for fate is fickle and worn
وعبدكمand your servant ماnot كفىsufficed ماwhat تعهدونyou know بهof him
وعبدكم ما كفى ما تعهدون به
منof التعجزinfirmity بلrather زادتincreased بهupon him النوبُthe calamities
من التعجز بل زادت به النوبُ
And for your servant, what you know of him was not enough—
Your servant cannot fulfill what was promised
his infirmity; indeed, his afflictions only increased.
Distress only grows with each morn
لانهbecause he قدalready بليwas afflicted فيwith عارضٍa mishap خطرٍdangerous
لانه قد بلي في عارضٍ خطرٍ
منamong العوارضthe afflictions منهfrom it كلّتgrew weak الركبُthe knees
من العوارض منه كلّت الركبُ
For he has suffered a dangerous mishap,
For he met danger in an awful plight
one of those afflictions that left his knees powerless:
That broke his spirit and his body torn
منfrom سقطةٍa fall سقطتfell ليلاًat night بجانبهon his side
من سقطةٍ سقطت ليلاً بجانبه
فهدّتso it shattered الحيلthe strength منهin him والتوىand twisted العصبُthe sinews
فهدّت الحيل منه والتوى العصبُ
from a fall at night onto his side,
From a fall in the night that shattered his strength
which shattered his strength and twisted his sinews.
And weakened his bones that are worn
وباتand he spent the night ملقىًcast down طريحاًprostrate غيرnot مقتدرٍable
وبات ملقىً طريحاً غير مقتدرٍ
علىto القيامstand ولاand not رجلاهhis two legs تنتصبُstraighten
على القيام ولا رجلاه تنتصبُ
And all night he lay cast down, prostrate, unable
Now he lies broken, unable to stand
to rise, nor would his legs straighten.
Or raise his legs now twisted and torn
فالسعيso the striving منhim who يعلىraises هاميmy head وناصيتيand my forelock
فالسعي من يعلى هامي وناصيتي
للثمto kiss انملكمyour fingertips منamong بعضsome of ماwhat يجبُis obligatory
للثم انملكم من بعض ما يجبُ
For going to him who raises my head and forelock,
So to your lips my princes I strive
to kiss your fingertips, is among my duties.
To pay what is due though I am worn
لكنماbut ماmy hindrance (likely first fragment of مانعي) نعىmy hindrance (likely remaining fragment of مانعي) عنfrom نيلattaining مرتقبيwhat I await
لكنما ما نعى عن نيل مرتقبي
هذاthis البلاءaffliction وهذاand this الحالcondition والسببُand the cause
هذا البلاء وهذا الحال والسببُ
But what prevents me from attaining what I await
But I cannot attain my hopes
is this affliction, this condition, and this cause.
In this condition and cause forlorn
فهاكso take this ياO حيدريّHaydari المجدglory معذرةan apology
فهاك يا حيدريّ المجد معذرة
منfrom خاصdevoted عبدa servant لكمto you فيthroughout الدهرtime ينتسبُhe belongs
من خاص عبد لكم في الدهر ينتسبُ
So accept, O Haydari of glory, this apology
So O Haydari, O noble glory, excuse
from a devoted servant who belongs to you for all time.
Your devoted servant, by time worn
ياO خيرthe best of منthose who زينتadorned أوصافهhis qualities شيمٌvirtues
يا خير من زينت أوصافه شيمٌ
تزكوflourish ونطقٌand speech لطيفُgracious لينٌgentle عذبُsweet
تزكو ونطقٌ لطيفُ لينٌ عذبُ
O best of those whose qualities are adorned by virtues
O best of men, whose traits are pure
that flourish, and by speech—gracious, gentle, sweet.
Of speech gentle, sweet and adorned
وثمand there is رفقٌgentleness وحلمٌand forbearance فاقsurpassed معwith كرمٍgenerosity
وثم رفقٌ وحلمٌ فاق مع كرمٍ
وخلصand pure ودٍaffection وفيٍfaithful ماnot بهin it ريبُdoubt
وخلص ودٍ وفيٍ ما به ريبُ
And there are gentleness and surpassing forbearance, with generosity,
You are kind, patient, generous and true
and pure, faithful affection in which there is no doubt.
With sincerity and faith unworn
خلايقٌcharacter traits جعلmade الخلاّقthe Creator مركزهاtheir seat
خلايقٌ جعل الخلاّق مركزها
ارقىmost exalted شهابShihab (shooting star) لهُto him الأرواحsouls تنجذبُare drawn
ارقى شهاب لهُ الأرواح تنجذبُ
Traits whose seat the Creator has made
The Creator made your nature most sublime
the loftiest Shihab, to whom souls are drawn.
The highest star to which souls are drawn
أميرناour prince منwho تغالتsoared فيin امارتهhis reign
أميرنا من تغالت في امارته
ذُرىthe summits of المعاليgreatness وفيهand in him باهتtook pride الرتبُthe ranks
ذُرى المعالي وفيه باهت الرتبُ
Our prince, in whose reign have soared
Our prince, exalted in his reign
the summits of greatness, and in whom the ranks have taken pride.
The heights of glory make titles torn
هذيthese سطورlines كسيحٍa crippled man ماnot بهin him أبداًat all
هذي سطور كسيحٍ ما به أبداً
الاexcept اللسانthe tongue صحيحاًsound فيهin it ينطربُhe finds delight
الا اللسان صحيحاً فيه ينطربُ
These are a crippled man's lines; nothing at all in him
These words though simple and plain
is sound but his tongue, in which he finds delight.
Speak truly from a heart worn
يبديhe offers الدعاsupplication والثناand praise والحمدand thanksgiving مختتماin closing
يبدي الدعا والثنا والحمد مختتما
ماas long as أشرقتshine فيin السماءthe sky السبعةُthe seven الشهبُthe bright stars
ما أشرقت في السماء السبعةُ الشهبُ
He offers supplication, praise, and thanksgiving in closing,
Conveying prayer, praise and thanks before
for as long as the seven bright stars shine in the sky.
The seven heavens and stars are born
Sol 6.1