أَجَدَّgrew urgent بِأَحياءِamong the clans of الجَميعِthe whole gathering بَكورُearly departure
أَجَدَّ بِأَحياءِ الجَميعِ بَكورُ
وَبانَand departed الأَخِلّاءُthe dear friends الَّذينَwhom تَزورُyou visit
وَبانَ الأَخِلّاءُ الَّذينَ تَزورُ
Early departure has grown urgent among the gathered clans.
And the dear friends you visit have departed.
وَشَقَّand split عَصاthe staff of الجيرانِthe neighbors يَومَon the day تَرَحَّلواthey departed
وَشَقَّ عَصا الجيرانِ يَومَ تَرَحَّلوا
نَوىًseparation بِالكُلَيبِيّاتِat al-Kulaybiyyat عَنكَaway from you تَجورُit veers
نَوىً بِالكُلَيبِيّاتِ عَنكَ تَجورُ
And the neighbors' staff was split, the day they departed,
By separation at al-Kulaybiyyat, veering away from you.
بَراعَةُsurpassing intensity مَكروهٍan affliction مِنَfrom البَينِseparation لَمnot يَكُنthere was
بَراعَةُ مَكروهٍ مِنَ البَينِ لَم يَكُن
لَهاfor it دونَapart from تَكديرِclouding الصَفاءِserenity نَكيرُprotest
لَها دونَ تَكديرِ الصَفاءِ نَكيرُ
A surpassing misery born of parting—there was
No protest against it but the clouding of serenity.
مُحِبٌّa lover أَتاهاcame to her أَنَّthat ماwhat lies بَينَbetween بيشَةٍBisha
مُحِبٌّ أَتاها أَنَّ ما بَينَ بيشَةٍ
وَنَجرانَand Najran مُخضَرُّgreen الجَنابِthe surrounding land مَطيرُabundant in rain
وَنَجرانَ مُخضَرُّ الجَنابِ مَطيرُ
A lover came to her with word that the land between Bisha
And Najran is green across its reaches and rich in rain.
أَيَذهَبُwill ... leave? عَقليmy reason بَعدَafter عِلميmy knowledge وَإِنand even though عَلاhas spread over
أَيَذهَبُ عَقلي بَعدَ عِلمي وَإِن عَلا
عِذارِيَmy sideburns مِنfrom بَعدِafter المَشيبِgraying قَتيرُa dusting of gray
عِذارِيَ مِن بَعدِ المَشيبِ قَتيرُ
Will my reason leave me after my learning, though there has spread
Over my sideburns, after graying, a dusting of gray?
وَمُستَجهِليand those making me foolish بَعدَafter التَحَلُّمِself-restraint نِسوَةٌwomen
وَمُستَجهِلي بَعدَ التَحَلُّمِ نِسوَةٌ
أَشارَgestured بِلَيلىindicating Layla نَحوَهُنَّtoward them مُشيرُsomeone pointing
أَشارَ بِلَيلى نَحوَهُنَّ مُشيرُ
And those who make me foolish after self-restraint are women;
Someone gestured toward them, pointing out Layla.
تَعَوَّدنَthey grew accustomed to قَتلَkilling المُسلِمينَMuslims كَأَنَّماas though
تَعَوَّدنَ قَتلَ المُسلِمينَ كَأَنَّما
لَهُنَّfor them دِماءُthe blood of المُسلِمينَMuslims طُهورُpurification
لَهُنَّ دِماءُ المُسلِمينَ طُهورُ
They have grown used to killing Muslims, as though
Muslims' blood were their means of purification.
وَقُلنَand they said تَزَوَّجmarry وَاِرعَand preserve ماwhat كانَwas بَينَناbetween us
وَقُلنَ تَزَوَّج وَاِرعَ ما كانَ بَينَنا
أَجارَكَmay he shelter you مِنfrom رَيبِthe vicissitudes of الزَمانِtime مُجيرُa protector
أَجارَكَ مِن رَيبِ الزَمانِ مُجيرُ
And they said, 'Marry, and preserve what was between us;
May a protector shelter you from the vicissitudes of time.'
أَرَدنَthey sought بَلائيmy suffering ماnot قَضَينَthey fulfilled لُبانَةًa desire
أَرَدنَ بَلائي ما قَضَينَ لُبانَةً
فَقَدfor already غارَsank from sight أَوor كادَnearly النُجومُthe stars تَعورُgo blind
فَقَد غارَ أَو كادَ النُجومُ تَعورُ
They sought my suffering; they fulfilled no desire.
For the stars have set, or nearly gone blind.
Sol 6.1