رَايةُRaya ياO ذاتَlady of الخباthe tent والهَودَجand the howdah
رَايةُ يا ذاتَ الخبا والهَودَج
ورَبةَand mistress of الطَّوقِthe necklace وذاتَand wearer of الدُّملجِthe armlet
ورَبةَ الطَّوقِ وذاتَ الدُّملجِ
Raya, O lady of the tent and the howdah,
The flag, O one with allure and charm
and mistress of the necklace and wearer of the armlet,
Mistress of necklaces and one with smooth skin
والدَّلِّand coy charm والصَّلتِand smooth الجبينِthe forehead الأبلجِradiant
والدَّلِّ والصَّلتِ الجبينِ الأبلجِ
والحاجبِand the eyebrow المستحسنِlovely المُزَّججِfinely tapered
والحاجبِ المستحسنِ المُزَّججِ
and of coy charm and a smooth, radiant forehead,
And grace and connected forehead, snow-white
and of the lovely, finely tapered eyebrow,
With beautiful, well-shaped eyebrows
والخدِّand the cheek والطّرفand the eye الكحيلkohl-dark الأدعجِlarge and deep-black
والخدِّ والطّرف الكحيل الأدعجِ
هَلْis there نظرةٌa glance لعاِشقٍfor a lover مُهَّيجِdistraught
هَلْ نظرةٌ لعاِشقٍ مُهَّيجِ
and of the cheek and the large, dark, kohl-rimmed eye—
And cheek and kohl-lined eyes, most alluring
is there a glance for a distraught lover,
Does a glimpse go to a fervent lover
نآءٍfar away عَنِfrom الأهلِthe family بعيدِdistant المَنْهجٍthe path
نآءٍ عَنِ الأهلِ بعيدِ المَنْهجٍ
لمhas not يَرعنْsee ... from حُكمthe decree of الهوىlove منَany مخرجِescape
لم يَرعنْ حُكم الهوى منَ مخرجِ
far from his family, on a distant path,
A wailing woman, far from family, lost
who has found no escape from love's decree?
Who did not heed the rule of passion or its way out
هلاَّwhy not ذكرتِyou recalled عَهدناour pledge بمنْعجِat Man‘ij
هلاَّ ذكرتِ عَهدنا بمنْعجِ
ونحنand we ماwhat lies بينَbetween الغَضَاthe ghada trees والعرفجِand the ‘arfaj shrubs
ونحن ما بينَ الغَضَا والعرفجِ
Why did you not recall our pledge at Man‘ij,
Why not recall our pact in intimacy
while we were among the ghada trees and ‘arfaj shrubs,
While we were between modesty and virtue
فيin خفضِease of عيشٍlife ونعيمٍand bliss سجسجmild and pleasant
في خفضِ عيشٍ ونعيمٍ سجسج
لمdid not نحتِفلwe pay heed لعاذلٍto a reproacher مُهّيِجِprovoking
لم نحتِفل لعاذلٍ مُهّيِجِ
in a life of ease and gentle bliss,
In easy living and continual comfort
paying no heed to a provoking reproacher?
We did not care for a fervent chider
لقدindeed سللتِyou unsheathed سيفَthe sword of جفنٍan eyelid أدْعجdeeply dark
لقد سللتِ سيفَ جفنٍ أدْعج
عَلىagainst هُمامٍa noble hero أروعٍawe-inspiring مُتَوَّجِcrowned
عَلى هُمامٍ أروعٍ مُتَوَّجِ
Indeed, you unsheathed the sword of a dark eyelid
Indeed, you have unsheathed the sword of an eyelid, most adorned
against a noble, awe-inspiring, crowned hero,
Against aspirations, most eminent and crowned
نُصرةُa support for مخذولٍone forsaken ومَلجاand a refuge for مُلتَجيone seeking shelter
نُصرةُ مخذولٍ ومَلجا مُلتَجي
يطويhe traverses القفارَthe wastes بالنَّياقِon she-camels العُسَّجِswift-striding
يطوي القفارَ بالنَّياقِ العُسَّجِ
a support for the forsaken, a refuge for those seeking shelter,
Aiding a forsaken one, and refuge for a seeker
who crosses the wastes on swift-striding she-camels,
Traversing the deserts with sturdy she-camels
الشَّذَّنياتthe Shadhani camels النَّواجيfleet الوَّسجِquick-trotting
الشَّذَّنيات النَّواجي الوَّسجِ
لكيin order to يَراكhe may see you ياO مهاةfemale oryx الهَودَجِthe howdah
لكي يَراك يا مهاة الهَودَجِ
Shadhani camels, fleet and quick-trotting,
Yearning, brilliant, white she-camels
to see you, O oryx of the howdah.
That he may see you, O allure of charm
سألتI asked ذَاthe Possessor of العرشthe Throne الذيwho لْمhas not يُحرجbeen constrained
سألت ذَا العرش الذي لْم يُحرج
فارجreliever of كلّevery كُربةٍanguish لْمnot yet تفُرجِrelieved
فارج كلّ كُربةٍ لْم تفُرجِ
I asked the Possessor of the Throne, who has never been constrained,
I asked the Throne that never falters
the reliever of every anguish still unrelieved,
To relieve all distress that did not get relieved
أنthat يُبلّغنيhe let me attain فيin الهَوىlove ماwhat أرَتجيI hope for
أن يُبلّغني في الهَوى ما أرَتجي
منof َلثمِkissing خدّthe cheek of رايةَRaya المُضرَّجِcrimson-flushed
من َلثمِ خدّ رايةَ المُضرَّجِ
to let me attain in love what I hope for:
To convey to me in passion what I wish
kissing Raya's crimson-flushed cheek,
From the kiss of Raiya’s reddened cheek
ورشَفِand sipping ظَلمِthe moisture of ثَغرِهاher mouth المُفَّلجِwith spaced teeth
ورشَفِ ظَلمِ ثَغرِها المُفَّلجِ
بَلnay ربَّmany a دَوَvast desert سبْسَبٍlevel expanse لمnot ينهجtraversed
بَل ربَّ دَوَ سبْسَبٍ لم ينهج
and sipping the moisture of her mouth with its spaced teeth.
And sip of the darkness of her parted lips
Nay, many a vast, level, untraveled desert
But, by the Lord, how far the path I have not taken
جاوزتُهاI crossed it بعَيْسَجورٍon a sturdy she-camel نيزَجswift
جاوزتُها بعَيْسَجورٍ نيزَج
ناجيةٍfleet تَملعُshe bounds مَلْعَwith the rush of الأهوجِthe headstrong one
ناجيةٍ تَملعُ مَلْعَ الأهوجِ
I crossed on a sturdy, swift she-camel,
I skipped past her on a quick she-camel, elegant
fleet, bounding with a reckless, headlong rush,
A brilliant star, shining like unripe dates
كأنَّas though رحليmy saddle فيon ذُرىthe heights of سَفنَّجِa male ostrich
كأنَّ رحلي في ذُرى سَفنَّجِ
أوor مِسحلٍa male wild ass عَبلِstout الشَّوىof limb مُشحَّجِscarred
أو مِسحلٍ عَبلِ الشَّوى مُشحَّجِ
as though my saddle sat atop a male ostrich,
As if my camel were amidst anchored ships
or a scarred wild ass, stout of limb,
Or a heated cooking pot, firing hot
يَبرىhe rushes forward انْصلاتاًheadlong ِلأتانٍafter a she-ass سَمحجِlong-bodied
يَبرى انْصلاتاً ِلأتانٍ سَمحجِ
أمَّhe pursued مَتىwhenever تمعجُshe swerves سَيراًin her gait يمعّجِhe swerves
أمَّ مَتى تمعجُ سَيراً يمعّجِ
rushing headlong after a long-bodied she-ass;
It gallops powerfully like a strong-legged she-camel
he pursued her: whenever she swerves in her gait, he swerves.
When will it ever journey with haste
وَضَيْعمٍand many a lion مُستلئِمٍclad in mail مُدَّججfully armed
وَضَيْعمٍ مُستلئِمٍ مُدَّجج
شَهمِbold جَنانٍof heart شمرْيٍresolute أبلجِbright-browed
شَهمِ جَنانٍ شمرْيٍ أبلجِ
And many a lion clad in mail, fully armed,
To a friendly, welcoming, fully loaded encampment
bold of heart, resolute and bright-browed,
Valiant heroes, courageous and brilliant
عمَّمتُهُI turbaned him بِحدّwith the edge of سيفٍa sword أعْوَجِcurved
عمَّمتُهُ بِحدّ سيفٍ أعْوَجِ
كمhow many شقَّit split منof هامةٍa skull of ليثٍa lion مرهجٍdust-raising
كم شقَّ من هامةٍ ليثٍ مرهجٍ
I turbaned him with a curved sword's edge—
I have rallied them with the edge of a curved sword
how many skulls of dust-raising lions it has split!
How it split the skull of a ferocious roaring lion
Sol 6.1