أَضَوءُis it the light سَناradiance بَرقٍlightning بَداappeared لَكَto you لَمعُهُits gleam
أَضَوءُ سَنا بَرقٍ بَدا لَكَ لَمعُهُ
بِذيat Dhu الأَثلِal-Athl (tamarisks) مِنamong أَجراعِsandy tracts بيشَةَBishah تَرقَبُyou watch
بِذي الأَثلِ مِن أَجراعِ بيشَةَ تَرقَبُ
Is it the radiant light of lightning, whose gleam appeared to you,
The light of our life shone like flashes of lightning
At Dhu al-Athl, among Bishah's sandy tracts, that you watch?
On the watcher, among the drinking vessels of Bishah
نَعَمyes إِنَّنيindeed I صَبٌّlovesick هُناكَthere مُوَكَّلٌbound
نَعَم إِنَّني صَبٌّ هُناكَ مُوَكَّلٌ
بِمَنto one who لَيسَdoes not يُدنينيdraw me near وَلاnor يَتَقَرَّبُcome close
بِمَن لَيسَ يُدنيني وَلا يَتَقَرَّبُ
Yes, I am lovesick, bound there
Yes, I am a lover stationed there
To one who neither draws me near nor comes close;
With one who neither draws near nor comes close
وَمَنand one who أَشتَكيI complain مِنهُof him الجَفاءُcoldness وَحُبُّهُand his love
وَمَن أَشتَكي مِنهُ الجَفاءُ وَحُبُّهُ
طَرائِفُrare delights كانَتwere زَوَّa match for مَنone who يَتَحَبَّبُseeks affection
طَرائِفُ كانَت زَوَّ مَن يَتَحَبَّبُ
And one whose coldness I lament, whose love is
The one whose aloofness I complain of and whose love
Rare delights that were a match for one who seeks affection.
Is intertwined with one who loves to toy with love
عَفاmay pardon اللَهُGod عَنfor أُمِّUmm (mother of) الوَليدِal-Walid أَماdoes ... not? تَرىshe sees
عَفا اللَهُ عَن أُمِّ الوَليدِ أَما تَرى
مَساقِطَfalling-places; depths حُبّيmy love كَيفَhow بيwith me تَتَلَعَّبُshe toys
مَساقِطَ حُبّي كَيفَ بي تَتَلَعَّبُ
May God pardon Umm al-Walid! Does she not see
May God forgive Umm Al-Walid! Don't you see
The depths to which my love has fallen—how she toys with me—
How my love tumbles down because of me?
فَتَأوىand takes pity لِمَنon one whose كادَتalmost تَفيظُebb away حَياتُهُhis life
فَتَأوى لِمَن كادَت تَفيظُ حَياتُهُ
غَداةَthe morning سَمَتmade toward نَحويtoward me سَوائِرَjourneying camels تَنعَبُstride with necks outstretched
غَداةَ سَمَت نَحوي سَوائِرَ تَنعَبُ
And pity one whose life almost ebbed away
She longs for one who nearly took her life
That morning when journeying camels made toward me, necks outstretched?
The morning she aimed her traveling party towards me
وَمِنand from سَقَميmy sickness مِنfrom نِيَّةِdeparture الحِبِّthe beloved كُلَّماwhenever
وَمِن سَقَمي مِن نِيَّةِ الحِبِّ كُلَّما
أَتىcame راكِبٌa rider مِنfrom نَحوِthe direction of أَرضَكِyour land يَضرِبُtravels
أَتى راكِبٌ مِن نَحوِ أَرضَكِ يَضرِبُ
And such was my sickness at my beloved's departure that whenever
Whenever a rider comes from your land and passes by
A rider came traveling from the direction of your land,
I become sick from my intention to love
مَرِضتُI fell ill فَجاؤواso they came بِالمُعالِجِwith the healer وَالرُقىand incantations
مَرِضتُ فَجاؤوا بِالمُعالِجِ وَالرُقى
وَقالواand they said بَصيرٌwell versed بِالدَوَاin medicine مُتَطَبِّبُa practicing physician
وَقالوا بَصيرٌ بِالدَوَا مُتَطَبِّبُ
I fell ill; so they brought a healer and incantations,
So they brought a healer and charms
And said, "He knows medicine well—a practicing physician."
And said a skilled doctor is here
أَتانيhe came to me فَداوانيand treated me وَطالَand grew prolonged اِختِلافُهُhis repeated visits
أَتاني فَداواني وَطالَ اِختِلافُهُ
إِلَيَّto me فَأَعياهُthen exhausted him الرُقىincantations وَالتَطَبُّبُand medical treatment
إِلَيَّ فَأَعياهُ الرُقى وَالتَطَبُّبُ
He came and treated me, and long continued his visits
He came and treated me though his stay with me was long
To me, until incantations and treatment wore him out.
Exhausted by incantations and doctoring
وَلَمand did not يُغنِavail عَنّيfor me ماwhat يُعَقِّدُhe knots طائِلاًany benefit
وَلَم يُغنِ عَنّي ما يُعَقِّدُ طائِلاً
وَلاnor ماwhat يُمَنّينيhe promises me الطَبيبُthe physician المُجَرِّبُexperienced
وَلا ما يُمَنّيني الطَبيبُ المُجَرِّبُ
And what he knotted brought me no benefit,
Of no use was what the skillful doctor tied
Nor the hopes the experienced physician offered me,
Nor what the experienced physician wished for me
وَلاnor نُشُراتٌcounter-charms باتَhe spent the night يَغسِلُنيwashing me بِهاwith them
وَلا نُشُراتٌ باتَ يَغسِلُني بِها
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَداappeared ليto me الكَوكَبُthe star المُتَصَوِّبُdescending
إِذا ما بَدا لي الكَوكَبُ المُتَصَوِّبُ
Nor the counter-charms with which he washed me through the night,
Nor the potions he washed me with when
Whenever the descending star appeared to me.
The fateful star appeared to me
وَبانواand they departed وَقَدand already زالَتmoved away بِلُبناكَwith your Lubna جَسرَةٌa sturdy she-camel
وَبانوا وَقَد زالَت بِلُبناكَ جَسرَةٌ
سَبوحٌswift-swimming وَمَوّارُand heaving المَلاطَينِthe two flanks أَصهَبُtawny
سَبوحٌ وَمَوّارُ المَلاطَينِ أَصهَبُ
And they departed; a sturdy she-camel had borne your Lubna away,
They left after the bridge at Lubnak was gone
Swift-swimming, and a tawny male with heaving flanks.
The ground soaked, the bricklayers confused
تَظُنُّyou suppose مِنَfrom الظَنِّsupposition المُكَذَّبِproved false أَنَّهُthat it
تَظُنُّ مِنَ الظَنِّ المُكَذَّبِ أَنَّهُ
وَراكِبُهُand its rider داراa dwelling بِمَكَّةَin Mecca يَطلِبُseeks
وَراكِبُهُ دارا بِمَكَّةَ يَطلِبُ
You would think, in a mistaken surmise, that it
You think, with unfounded guesses
And its rider seek a dwelling in Mecca.
That he and his rider are searching for Mecca
فَلاso no وَالَّذيby Him who مَسَّحتُI stroked أَركانَthe corners of بَيتِهِHis House
فَلا وَالَّذي مَسَّحتُ أَركانَ بَيتِهِ
أَطوفُI circle بِهِaround it فيمَنamong those who يَطوفُcircle وَيَحصِبُand cast pebbles
أَطوفُ بِهِ فيمَن يَطوفُ وَيَحصِبُ
So no—by Him whose House's corners I have stroked,
No - by Him who touched the corners of His house
Circling it among those who circle and cast pebbles—
As I circle with those who circle and crush around
نَسيتُكَI forgot you ماas long as أَرسىstands firm ثَبيرٌThabir مَكانَهُin its place
نَسيتُكَ ما أَرسى ثَبيرٌ مَكانَهُ
وَماand as long as دامَremains جاراa neighbor لِلحَجونِto al-Hajun المُحَصَّبُal-Muhassab
وَما دامَ جارا لِلحَجونِ المُحَصَّبُ
Never shall I forget you while Thabir stands firm in its place,
I forgot you as long as Thabeer stayed
And al-Muhassab remains a neighbor to al-Hajun.
In his place, as long as the crushed remains by the crusher
Sol 6.1