ياO طيبَdelight of يَومٍa day بِالمُروجِin the meadows الخُضرِgreen
يا طيبَ يَومٍ بِالمُروجِ الخُضرِ
سَرَقتُهُI stole it مُختَلِساًstealthily مِنfrom عُمريmy life
سَرَقتُهُ مُختَلِساً مِن عُمري
Oh, the delight of a day in the green meadows!
O lovely day in the verdant meadows
I stole it stealthily from my life.
I stole it surreptitiously from my life
وَالطَلَّand the dew قَدhad كَلَّلَcrowned هامَthe heads of الزَهرِthe flowers
وَالطَلَّ قَد كَلَّلَ هامَ الزَهرِ
فَعَطَّرَso perfumed الأَرجاءَthe surroundings طيبُthe sweetness of النَشرِthe diffused scent
فَعَطَّرَ الأَرجاءَ طيبُ النَشرِ
And the dew had crowned the flower heads,
And the morning dew has crowned the flowers
So the sweet scent perfumed the surroundings.
Perfume has scented the atmosphere, the scent of blossoms
باكَرتُهاI visited them early بَعدَafter اِنبِلاجِthe breaking of الفَجرِdawn
باكَرتُها بَعدَ اِنبِلاجِ الفَجرِ
عِندَat اِنبِساطِthe spreading of الشَفَقِthe twilight المُحَمَرِّreddening
عِندَ اِنبِساطِ الشَفَقِ المُحَمَرِّ
I visited them early, after dawn had broken,
I enjoyed it after the dawn had emerged
As the crimson twilight spread.
When the red twilight was unfolding
وَالطَيرُand the birds فيin لُجِّthe expanse of المِياهِthe waters تَسريglide
وَالطَيرُ في لُجِّ المِياهِ تَسري
كَأَنَّهاas though they were سَفائِنٌships فيin بَحرِa sea
كَأَنَّها سَفائِنٌ في بَحرِ
And the birds glided across the waters' expanse,
And the birds were gliding in the water's cove
As though they were ships upon a sea.
As though they were ships sailing the sea
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen لاذَتthey sought refuge بِشاطيby the bank of النَهرِthe river
حَتّى إِذا لاذَت بِشاطي النَهرِ
دَعَوتُI called عَبديmy slave فَأَتىso he came بِصَقريwith my falcon
دَعَوتُ عَبدي فَأَتى بِصَقري
Until, when they sought refuge by the riverbank,
Until when they took refuge on the riverbank
I called my slave, and he came with my falcon,
I called my servant and he brought my falcon
مِنَamong الغَطاريفِthe young falcons الثِقالِheavy الحُمرِred
مِنَ الغَطاريفِ الثِقالِ الحُمرِ
مُستَبعِدُkeeping far from الوَحشَةِskittishness جَمُّabundant in الصَبرِpatience
مُستَبعِدُ الوَحشَةِ جَمُّ الصَبرِ
One of the heavy, red-plumed young falcons,
Of the heavy, red-feathered breed
Free of skittishness, abundant in patience,
Pacified, with great patience
مُعتَدِلُwell-proportioned in الشُلوِthe body شَديدُstrong in الأَزرِthe back
مُعتَدِلُ الشُلوِ شَديدُ الأَزرِ
مُنفَسِحُbroad in الزَورِthe breast رَحيبُspacious in الصَدرِthe chest
مُنفَسِحُ الزَورِ رَحيبُ الصَدرِ
Well-proportioned in body, strong of back,
Balanced in thinness, firm in bulk
Broad of breast, spacious of chest,
Broad in chest, spacious in abdomen
مُتَّسِعُwide in العَينِthe eye عَريضُbroad in الظَهرِthe back
مُتَّسِعُ العَينِ عَريضُ الظَهرِ
بِأَعيُنٍwith eyes مُسوَدَّةٍblack كَالحِبرِlike ink
بِأَعيُنٍ مُسوَدَّةٍ كَالحِبرِ
Wide of eye, broad of back,
Large-eyed, broad-backed
With eyes as black as ink,
With black eyes like ink
وَهامَةٍand a head عَظيمَةٍmassive كَالفِهرِlike a pounding stone
وَهامَةٍ عَظيمَةٍ كَالفِهرِ
كَأَنَّas though فَوقَabove صَدرِهِhis breast وَالنَحرِand the throat
كَأَنَّ فَوقَ صَدرِهِ وَالنَحرِ
And a massive head like a pounding stone,
And an immense crest like the lynx
As though above his breast and throat
As though above its chest and neck
هامَةِthe head of هَيقٍa male ostrich فيin صِماخَيthe two ear canals of نَسرِa vulture
هامَةِ هَيقٍ في صِماخَي نَسرِ
طَويلِlong in أَرياشِthe feathers of الجَناحِthe wing العَشرِthe ten
طَويلِ أَرياشِ الجَناحِ العَشرِ
Were a male ostrich's head between a vulture's ears.
Was the crest of a heron in the claws of an eagle
With ten long flight feathers on the wing,
Long of ten wing feathers
قَصيرِshort in ريشِthe feathers of الذَنبِthe tail المُحمَرِّreddish
قَصيرِ ريشِ الذَنبِ المُحمَرِّ
قَصيرِshort in عَظمِthe bone of الساقِthe leg تامِfully developed in الظَفرِthe talon
قَصيرِ عَظمِ الساقِ تامِ الظَفرِ
With short feathers on the reddish tail,
Short of red tail feathers
With a short leg-bone and fully developed talons.
Short of leg bone, perfect in talon
فَظَلَّso he kept يَتلوهاfollowing them عَظيمَgreat in المَكرِcunning
فَظَلَّ يَتلوها عَظيمَ المَكرِ
يُغريhe stirs بِهاagainst them هِمَّتَهُhis resolve وَنَصريand my aid
يُغري بِها هِمَّتَهُ وَنَصري
Then he kept pursuing them, immensely cunning,
It kept tempting them with great cunning
Stirring against them his resolve and my aid,
As though it was seeking them with a bowstring
كَأَنَّهُas though he يَطلُبُهاpursues them بِوِترِfor a blood-debt
كَأَنَّهُ يَطلُبُها بِوِترِ
فَجاءَناso he came to us مِنهاfrom among them بِكُلِّwith every عَفرِdust-colored bird
فَجاءَنا مِنها بِكُلِّ عَفرِ
As though he pursued them for a blood-debt.
So it brought us from there every prey
So he brought us every dust-colored bird among them.
And I spent the night while my friends rejoiced
فَبِتُّso I spent the night وَالصَحبَwith the companions بِهاin them فيin بِشرِjoy
فَبِتُّ وَالصَحبَ بِها في بِشرِ
كَأَنَّناas though we were فيon يَومِthe day of عيدِthe Feast of النَحرِSacrifice
كَأَنَّنا في يَومِ عيدِ النَحرِ
So I spent the night there with my companions in joy,
As though we were on the day of sacrifice
As though we were on the day of the Feast of Sacrifice,
Eating its meat and celebrating
نَأكُلُwe eat مِنof لُحومِهاtheir meat وَنَقريand we feed guests
نَأكُلُ مِن لُحومِها وَنَقري
Eating their meat and feeding guests.
Partial English translation: 28 of 29 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1