ياO هِلالاًcrescent moon مِنfrom سُلطَةِthe sway of العَيِّtongue-tiedness حَيّيbashful
يا هِلالاً مِن سُلطَةِ العَيِّ حَيّي
أَشرَقَshone forth الصُبحُthe dawn تَحتَbeneath لَيلٍa night دَجِيِّpitch-dark
أَشرَقَ الصُبحُ تَحتَ لَيلٍ دَجِيِّ
O crescent moon, bashful in the grip of tongue-tiedness,
dawn has shone beneath a pitch-dark night.
يوسُفِيُّJoseph-like الجَمالِin beauty كَمhow many تاهَwandered bewildered صَبٌّa lovesick one
يوسُفِيُّ الجَمالِ كَم تاهَ صَبٌّ
فيin مَعانيthe subtleties of جَمالِهِhis beauty اليوسُفِيِّJoseph-like
في مَعاني جَمالِهِ اليوسُفِيِّ
Joseph-like in beauty—how many a lover has wandered lost
amid the subtleties of his Joseph-like beauty!
ياO فَتىًyoung man فيin الأَعراقِlineage وَاللَحظِand glances وَاللَفand speech (first part)
يا فَتىً في الأَعراقِ وَاللَحظِ وَاللَف
ظِspeech (completion) أَيُّwhat حُسنٍbeauty بِحُسنِwith the beauty of خَلقٍa form سَوِيِّwell-proportioned
ظِ أَيُّ حُسنٍ بِحُسنِ خَلقٍ سَوِيِّ
O youth, in lineage, glance, and speech—
what beauty, with a lovely, well-proportioned form!
يَستَعيرُborrows القَضيبُthe bough مِنfrom قَدِّهِhis stature الليsuppleness (first part)
يَستَعيرُ القَضيبُ مِن قَدِّهِ اللي
نَsuppleness (completion) وَيُزريand puts to shame بِالذابِلِthe slender spear الخَطِّيِّof Khatt
نَ وَيُزري بِالذابِلِ الخَطِّيِّ
The bough borrows suppleness from his stature,
and he puts the slender spear of Khatt to shame.
يُحاكيresembles العودَthe bough واهِبُbestower of القَودِsteeds هاميpouring forth الthe
يُحاكي العودَ واهِبُ القَودِ هامي ال
جودِbounty حَتفُdeath to الضُدودِfoes فَتحُvictory for الوَلِيِّthe ally
جودِ حَتفُ الضُدودِ فَتحُ الوَلِيِّ
He resembles the bough—giver of steeds, pouring forth
bounty, doom to foes, triumph for his ally.
يَحمِلُbears اللُدنَthe supple spear لِلقِتالِfor battle وَلَمand did not تَغbe content (first part)
يَحمِلُ اللُدنَ لِلقِتالِ وَلَم تَغ
نَbe content (completion) بَلَدنٍwith a supple spear مِنof قَدِّهِhis stature السَمهَرِيِّspear-straight
نَ بَلَدنٍ مِن قَدِّهِ السَمهَرِيِّ
He bears a supple spear to battle, not content
with the supple lance of his own spear-straight form.
يَرنوgazes بِعَينٍwith an eye تُغنيهِthat suffices him فيin قَتلِهِhis slaying of العُشlovers (first part)
يَرنو بِعَينٍ تُغنيهِ في قَتلِهِ العُش
شاقَlovers (completion) عَنfrom needing كُلِّevery ذابِلٍslender spear يَزَنِيِّYazani
شاقَ عَن كُلِّ ذابِلٍ يَزَنِيِّ
He gazes with an eye that, in his slaying of lovers,
spares him the need for any slender Yazani spear.
يَتَلَقّىreceives دَمَthe blood of القُلوبِhearts بِخَدٍّupon a cheek
يَتَلَقّى دَمَ القُلوبِ بِخَدٍّ
زانَهُadorned it نَقطُthe dot of خالِهِhis mole العَنبَرِيِّambergris-like
زانَهُ نَقطُ خالِهِ العَنبَرِيِّ
He receives the blood of hearts upon a cheek
adorned by the dot of his ambergris-like mole.
يَحتَميseeks protection وَردُهُhis rose بِنَبلِin the arrows of لِحاظٍglances
يَحتَمي وَردُهُ بِنَبلِ لِحاظٍ
قَوسُهاtheir bow خَطُّthe line of حاجِبٍan eyebrow مَحنِيِّarched
قَوسُها خَطُّ حاجِبٍ مَحنِيِّ
His rose is guarded by arrows of glances,
whose bow is the line of an arched eyebrow.
يَقَقٌpure white مُذsince بَداappeared العِذارُthe cheek-down عَلَيهِupon him
يَقَقٌ مُذ بَدا العِذارُ عَلَيهِ
وَأَنبَتَand made sprout الآسَmyrtle فيin اللُجَينِthe silver النَقِيِّpure
وَأَنبَتَ الآسَ في اللُجَينِ النَقِيِّ
Pure white, since cheek-down appeared upon him
and made myrtle sprout in the pure silver.
يَتَجَنّىfinds fault unjustly مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat باتَspent the night طَوعيat my bidding
يَتَجَنّى مِن بَعدِ ما باتَ طَوعي
وَيَسقينيand gives me drink مِنَfrom المُدامَةِthe wine رَيِّto satiety
وَيَسقيني مِنَ المُدامَةِ رَيِّ
He finds fault unjustly after spending the night at my bidding,
and gives me my fill of wine.
يَمزُجُmixes الكَأسَthe cup ليfor me فَإِنso if عَزَّتِbecame scarce الراwine (first part)
يَمزُجُ الكَأسَ لي فَإِن عَزَّتِ الرا
حُwine (completion) سَقانيgave me drink مِنfrom ريقِهِhis saliva السُكَّرِيِّsugar-sweet
حُ سَقاني مِن ريقِهِ السُكَّرِيِّ
He mixes my cup; if wine grows scarce,
he gives me drink from his sugar-sweet saliva.
يَمنَحُgives المُستَهامَthe love-distraught خَمرَthe wine of رُضابٍsaliva
يَمنَحُ المُستَهامَ خَمرَ رُضابٍ
فيin حَبابٍbubbles مِنfrom ثَغرِهِhis mouth اللُؤلُؤِيِّpearly
في حَبابٍ مِن ثَغرِهِ اللُؤلُؤِيِّ
He grants the love-distraught the wine of saliva
in bubbles from his pearly mouth.
يَهتِكُrends اللَيلَthe night نورُهاits light بِبُروقٍwith flashes
يَهتِكُ اللَيلَ نورُها بِبُروقٍ
أَذكَرَتناreminded us بَرقَthe lightning of الحِمىthe domain الأُرتُقِيِّArtuqid
أَذكَرَتنا بَرقَ الحِمى الأُرتُقِيِّ
Its light rends the night with flashes
that reminded us of lightning in the Artuqid domain.
ياO حُداةَdrivers of المَطِيِّthe mounts هاbehold نورُthe light of نَجمِNajm ('Star') الal- ('the')
يا حُداةَ المَطِيِّ ها نورُ نَجمِ ال
دينِDin ('Faith') قَدhas لاحَappeared ياO حُداةَdrivers of المَطِيِّthe mounts
دينِ قَد لاحَ يا حُداةَ المَطِيِّ
O camel-drivers, behold the light of Najm al-Din:
it has appeared, O camel-drivers!
يَمِّمواmake your way نَحوَهُtoward him تَلقواyou will find سَماحاًgenerosity
يَمِّموا نَحوَهُ تَلقوا سَماحاً
وَوَلِيّاًand a patron يَجودُناwho showers us بِوَلِيِّwith succeeding rain
وَوَلِيّاً يَجودُنا بِوَلِيِّ
Make your way toward him: you will find generosity
and a patron who showers us with rain upon rain.
يَرِدُcomes to drink الرُكبُthe caravan مِنُهfrom him بَحرَa sea of سَماحٍgenerosity
يَرِدُ الرُكبُ مِنُه بَحرَ سَماحٍ
مِنfrom وِلاthe unbroken succession of الجودِbounty بَحرٍa sea رَوِيِّbrimming
مِن وِلا الجودِ بَحرٍ رَوِيِّ
The caravan comes to drink at his sea of generosity,
a brimming sea fed by unbroken bounty.
يَقِظٌwatchful قَدhas رَعىguarded الأَنامَmankind بِطَرفٍwith an eye
يَقِظٌ قَد رَعى الأَنامَ بِطَرفٍ
رَدَّdrove away عَنهُfrom them الرَدىdeath بِطَرفٍwith a glance عَمِيِّunseeing
رَدَّ عَنهُ الرَدى بِطَرفٍ عَمِيِّ
Watchful, he has guarded mankind with an eye
that drove death from them with an unseeing glance.
يافِعٌa youth شَديدُmighty in المَعاليeminence وَواand was fit for (first part)
يافِعٌ شَديدُ المَعالي وَوا
تىwas fit for (completion) الحُكمَrule مِنfrom قَبلِbefore رُشدِهِhis maturity المَرضِيِّcommendable
تى الحُكمَ مِن قَبلِ رُشدِهِ المَرضِيِّ
A youth, mighty in noble deeds, already fit
for rule before his commendable maturity.
يَمُّa sea of جودٍbounty جادَتpoured bounty عَلىupon الناسِthe people كَفّاtwo hands
يَمُّ جودٍ جادَت عَلى الناسِ كَفّا
هُhis فَأَغنَتand so sufficed عَنِin place of الحَياthe rain الوَسمِيِّearly-autumnal
هُ فَأَغنَت عَنِ الحَيا الوَسمِيِّ
A sea of bounty—his two hands have rained upon the people,
sparing them the need for the first autumn rains.
يَتَّقيone dreads الهَولَthe terror مِنهُfrom him طَوراًat times وَطَوراًand at times
يَتَّقي الهَولَ مِنهُ طَوراً وَطَوراً
جودُهُhis generosity سَعدٌgood fortune لِكُلِّfor every شَقِيِّunfortunate soul
جودُهُ سَعدٌ لِكُلِّ شَقِيِّ
At times one fears the terror coming from him; at others,
his bounty is good fortune for every unfortunate soul.
يُقسِمُapportions الدولَfortunes بِالسَطاthrough force وَالعَطاياand gifts
يُقسِمُ الدولَ بِالسَطا وَالعَطايا
بَينَbetween يَومَيthe two days of إِقامَةٍsojourn وَمَطِيِّand mounted travel
بَينَ يَومَي إِقامَةٍ وَمَطِيِّ
He apportions fortunes through force and gifts
between a day of sojourn and a day of riding forth.
Sol 6.1