ثِقَتيmy trust بِغَيرِin anything but هَواكُمُyour love لاnot تَحدُثُarises
ثِقَتي بِغَيرِ هَواكُمُ لا تَحدُثُ
وَيَديand my hand بِحَبلِto the cord وِصالِكُمof union with you تَتَشَبَّثُclings
وَيَدي بِحَبلِ وِصالِكُم تَتَشَبَّثُ
No trust in any love but yours arises in me;
and my hand clings to the cord of union with you.
ثَبُتَتtook root مَغارِسُthe plantings حُبِّكُمof your love فيin خاطِريmy mind
ثَبُتَت مَغارِسُ حُبِّكُم في خاطِري
فَهُوَfor it is القَديمُthe ancient one وَكُلُّand every حُبٍّlove مُحدَثُnewly arisen
فَهُوَ القَديمُ وَكُلُّ حُبٍّ مُحدَثُ
The roots of your love are established in my mind;
for it is ancient, and every other love is new.
ثَنَتِturned العُهودُthe vows أَعِنَّتيmy reins عَنaway from غَيرِكُمanyone but you
ثَنَتِ العُهودُ أَعِنَّتي عَن غَيرِكُم
فَعُقودُهاfor their bonds مَنظومَةٌare strung together لاnot تُنكَثُare broken
فَعُقودُها مَنظومَةٌ لا تُنكَثُ
The vows have turned my reins away from all but you;
for their bonds are strung together, never broken.
ثَلَجَتgrew cool with assurance عَلىin حِفظِpreserving الوَدادِaffection قُلوبُناour hearts
ثَلَجَت عَلى حِفظِ الوَدادِ قُلوبُنا
وَلَظىand the blaze الهَوىof passion بِضِيائِهاby their radiance يَتَأَرَّثُis kindled
وَلَظى الهَوى بِضِيائِها يَتَأَرَّثُ
Our hearts found cool assurance in preserving affection;
and passion's blaze is kindled by their radiance.
ثَقُلَweighed heavily الهَوىlove وَإِنِand even if اِستُلِذَّit is savored فَإِنَّهُfor it is
ثَقُلَ الهَوى وَإِنِ اِستُلِذَّ فَإِنَّهُ
داءٌan illness بِهِthrough which تَبلىwaste away العِظامُthe bones وَتَشعَثُand crumble
داءٌ بِهِ تَبلى العِظامُ وَتَشعَثُ
Love weighs heavily; though savored, it is
an illness through which bones waste away and crumble.
ثَوبٌa robe خَلَعتُI cast off العِزَّhonor حينَwhen لَبِستُهُI put it on
ثَوبٌ خَلَعتُ العِزَّ حينَ لَبِستُهُ
إِذfor كانَit was إِذwhen ذُلُّthe abasement الصَبابَةِof ardent longing يورَثُis bequeathed
إِذ كانَ إِذ ذُلُّ الصَبابَةِ يورَثُ
A robe: I cast off honor when I put it on,
for it was then that ardent longing's abasement was bequeathed.
ثَلبَslandered الوَرىmankind عِرضيmy honor المَصونَthe guarded وَحَبَّذاand how welcome!
ثَلبَ الوَرى عِرضي المَصونَ وَحَبَّذا
لَوif صَحَّwere true ماwhat قالَsaid العِدىthe foes وَتَحَدَّثواand they recounted
لَو صَحَّ ما قالَ العِدى وَتَحَدَّثوا
People slandered my guarded honor—how welcome it would be
if what the foes said and recounted were true!
ثارواrose up بِناagainst us فَطَفِقتُso I began حينَwhen أَراهُمI see them
ثاروا بِنا فَطَفِقتُ حينَ أَراهُم
حَذِراًcautiously أُذَكِّرُI make masculine ذِكرَكُمthe mention of you وَأُؤَنِّثُand I make feminine
حَذِراً أُذَكِّرُ ذِكرَكُم وَأُؤَنِّثُ
They rose against us; whenever I saw them, I began,
cautiously, to mention you in masculine and feminine forms.
ثَكِلَmay be bereaved of الوَرىmankind طَرفيmy eye المُسَهَّدَthe sleepless فَاِبعَثواso send
ثَكِلَ الوَرى طَرفي المُسَهَّدَ فَاِبعَثوا
طَيفَa phantom الخَيالِof a vision إِلَيَّto me أَوor لاnot تَبعَثواsend
طَيفَ الخَيالِ إِلَيَّ أَو لا تَبعَثوا
May mankind be bereft of my sleepless eye! Send
a dream-phantom to me—or do not send it.
ثَجَّpoured forth الهَوىlove فَأَناso I am الغَريقُthe drowned one بِلُجَّهِin its depths
ثَجَّ الهَوى فَأَنا الغَريقُ بِلُجَّهِ
لَكِنَّنيbut I بِحِبالِكُمto your ropes أَتَشَبَّثُcling
لَكِنَّني بِحِبالِكُم أَتَشَبَّثُ
Love poured forth, and I am drowned in its depths;
yet I cling to your ropes.
ثَلَمَblunted الهَوىlove حَدّيmy edge وَكُنتُand I was مُهَنَّداًan Indian-steel sword
ثَلَمَ الهَوى حَدّي وَكُنتُ مُهَنَّداً
ماضيkeen الغِرارِof edge بِغِمدِهِin its sheath لاnot يَمكُثُlingers
ماضي الغِرارِ بِغِمدِهِ لا يَمكُثُ
Love blunted my edge, though I was a sword of Indian steel,
keen-edged, never lingering in its sheath.
ثُمَّthen اِغتَدَتbecame أَيديthe benefactions اِبنِof Ibn أَرتَقَArtaq قِصَّتيmy tale
ثُمَّ اِغتَدَت أَيدي اِبنِ أَرتَقَ قِصَّتي
كُلٌّeveryone بِهاof it بَينَamong الأَنامِmankind يُحَدَّثُis told
كُلٌّ بِها بَينَ الأَنامِ يُحَدَّثُ
Then the benefactions of Ibn Artaq became my tale,
of which everyone among mankind is told.
ثَبتُsteadfast الجَنانِof heart يَكادُalmost يُبعَثُis sent مُرسَلاًas a messenger
ثَبتُ الجَنانِ يَكادُ يُبعَثُ مُرسَلاً
لَوif أَنَّindeed بَعدَafter مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad مَنanyone يُبعَثُis sent
لَو أَنَّ بَعدَ مُحَمَّدٍ مَن يُبعَثُ
Steadfast of heart, he could almost be sent as a messenger,
were there anyone to be sent after Muhammad.
ثَغرُthe mouth الفَلاof the wilderness مِنfrom نورِهِhis light مُتَبَسِّمٌsmiling
ثَغرُ الفَلا مِن نورِهِ مُتَبَسِّمٌ
وَفَمُand the mouth الزَمانِof Time بِفَضلِهِof his excellence مُتَحَدِّثُspeaks
وَفَمُ الزَمانِ بِفَضلِهِ مُتَحَدِّثُ
The mouth of the wilderness smiles with his light;
and the mouth of Time speaks of his excellence.
ثَخُنَتgrew deep جِراحُthe wounds النُجلِof the wide-eyed ones مِنهُfrom him وَبَعدَهاand after them
ثَخُنَت جِراحُ النُجلِ مِنهُ وَبَعدَها
وافىhe arrived وَوَجهُand the face الحورِof the fair ones أَغبَرُdusty أَشعَثُdisheveled
وافى وَوَجهُ الحورِ أَغبَرُ أَشعَثُ
The wide-eyed ones' wounds grew deep at his hands; afterward
he arrived, the fair ones' faces dusty and disheveled.
ثُرِمَتwere breached ثُغورُthe frontiers المُلكِof the realm لَولاwere it not أَنَّهُthat he
ثُرِمَت ثُغورُ المُلكِ لَولا أَنَّهُ
يُنشيcreates لَهاfor them العَدلَjustice العَميمَall-embracing وَيُحدِثُand brings it forth
يُنشي لَها العَدلَ العَميمَ وَيُحدِثُ
The realm's frontiers would be breached, were he not
creating all-embracing justice for them and bringing it forth.
ثَهلانُThahlan إِنif عُدَّare reckoned الحُلومُforbearance أَوِor النُهىwisdom
ثَهلانُ إِن عُدَّ الحُلومُ أَوِ النُهى
بَحرٌan ocean إِذاwhen عُدَّis reckoned النَدىgenerosity وَالمَبحَثُand inquiry
بَحرٌ إِذا عُدَّ النَدى وَالمَبحَثُ
He is Thahlan when forbearance or wisdom is reckoned;
an ocean when generosity and inquiry are reckoned.
ثَمَنُthe price البِحارِof the seas السَبعِthe seven جودُthe bounty يَمينِهِof his right hand
ثَمَنُ البِحارِ السَبعِ جودُ يَمينِهِ
وَجَبينُهُand his brow لِلنَيِّرَينِto the two luminaries يُثَلِّثُadds a third
وَجَبينُهُ لِلنَيِّرَينِ يُثَلِّثُ
His right hand's bounty is the price of the seven seas;
and his brow adds a third to the two luminaries.
ثانيturning عِنانِthe reins الحادِثاتِof calamities وَفارِسٌand a horseman
ثاني عِنانِ الحادِثاتِ وَفارِسٌ
أَمسىhas become جَوادُthe steed الدَهرِof Time مِنهُbecause of him يَلهَثُpanting
أَمسى جَوادُ الدَهرِ مِنهُ يَلهَثُ
He turns the reins of calamities—a horseman
who has left the steed of Time panting.
ثَوَتِlay الخُطوبُcalamities مَخافَةًin fear مِنof بَأسِهِhis might
ثَوَتِ الخُطوبُ مَخافَةً مِن بَأسِهِ
صَرعىfallen وَذَلَّand was humbled بِهاthrough them الزَمانُTime الأَحنَثُthe oath-breaking
صَرعى وَذَلَّ بِها الزَمانُ الأَحنَثُ
Calamities lay in fear of his might,
fallen, and oath-breaking Time was humbled through them.
ثَمِلٌintoxicated بِصَهباءِwith the tawny wine السَماحِof generosity فَهَمَّهُso it concerns him
ثَمِلٌ بِصَهباءِ السَماحِ فَهَمَّهُ
مالٌwealth يُقَسَّمُis divided أَوor عُلومٌsciences تُبحَثُare investigated
مالٌ يُقَسَّمُ أَو عُلومٌ تُبحَثُ
Drunk on the tawny wine of generosity, what concerns him is
wealth to be divided, or sciences to be explored.
ثَمَراتُfruits مَجدٍof glory مَدَّhe stretched نَحوَtoward قِطافِهاtheir harvesting
ثَمَراتُ مَجدٍ مَدَّ نَحوَ قِطافِها
كَفّاًa hand بِإِسداءِby bestowing الصَنائِعِfavors تَعبَثُplays
كَفّاً بِإِسداءِ الصَنائِعِ تَعبَثُ
Fruits of glory—toward their harvest he stretched
a hand playfully bestowing favors.
ثَقَّفتَyou straightened زَيغَthe crookedness المُلكِof the realm ياO نَجمَstar الهُدىof guidance
ثَقَّفتَ زَيغَ المُلكِ يا نَجمَ الهُدى
بِأَسِنَّةٍwith spearheads سَمَّthe poison المَنِيَّةِof death تَنفُثُspit out
بِأَسِنَّةٍ سَمَّ المَنِيَّةِ تَنفُثُ
You straightened the realm's crooked ways, O star of guidance,
with spearheads that spit the poison of death.
ثِبleap لِلعُلىto the heights وَاِستَخدِمِand employ الدَهرَTime الَّذيwhich
ثِب لِلعُلى وَاِستَخدِمِ الدَهرَ الَّذي
إِنif تَدعُهُyou summon it لِمُلِمَّةٍto a crisis لاnot يَلبَثُdelays
إِن تَدعُهُ لِمُلِمَّةٍ لا يَلبَثُ
Leap to the heights, and command Time, which
will not delay if you summon it to a crisis.
ثُبناwe returned إِلَيكَto you عَلىon هِجانٍwhite thoroughbred camels ضُمَّرٍlean
ثُبنا إِلَيكَ عَلى هِجانٍ ضُمَّرٍ
شِبهِlike القِسِيِّbows إِلىto حِماكَyour sanctuary تُحَثَّتُare urged on
شِبهِ القِسِيِّ إِلى حِماكَ تُحَثَّتُ
We returned to you on lean, white thoroughbred camels,
bow-like, urged onward to your sanctuary.
ثارَتsprang forward بِناwith us تَطويfolding up القِفارَthe deserts فَعِندَماand when
ثارَت بِنا تَطوي القِفارَ فَعِندَما
آنَستُI perceived نارَكَyour fire قُلتُI said لِلرَكبِto the caravan اُمكُثواstay
آنَستُ نارَكَ قُلتُ لِلرَكبِ اُمكُثوا
They sped with us, folding up the deserts; and when
I saw your fire, I said to the caravan, 'Stay.'
ثُمَّthen اِقتَسَمناwe shared بِالسُرورِin joy وَأُشرِكَتand were given a share
ثُمَّ اِقتَسَمنا بِالسُرورِ وَأُشرِكَت
فيin طيبِthe sweetness بُشراناof our glad tidings النِياقُthe she-camels الدُلَّثُthe slow-paced
في طيبِ بُشرانا النِياقُ الدُلَّثُ
Then we shared in joy, and a share was given
in our sweet glad tidings to the slow-paced she-camels.
ثِقَةًwith confidence بِأَنَّin the fact that يَدَthe hand الرَدىof death إِنif غادَرَتleft
ثِقَةً بِأَنَّ يَدَ الرَدى إِن غادَرَت
مَيتاًa dead man فَعِندَكَthen at your side بِالمَكارِمِthrough noble favors يُبعَثُis raised to life
مَيتاً فَعِندَكَ بِالمَكارِمِ يُبعَثُ
With confidence that, if the hand of death should leave
a dead man, he would be revived at your side through noble favors.
ثَبُتَتstood firm وَلَوand even if حَلَفَتit swore بِأَنَّكَthat you are ناعِشٌone who revives
ثَبُتَت وَلَو حَلَفَت بِأَنَّكَ ناعِشٌ
بِنَوالِكَwith your bounty الأَرواحَsouls لَمnot تَكُwould be تَحنَثُswearing falsely
بِنَوالِكَ الأَرواحَ لَم تَكُ تَحنَثُ
That confidence stood firm; even if it swore that you revive
souls with your bounty, it would not swear falsely.
Sol 6.1