دَمعٌtears مَزائِدُwaterskins قَطرِهِof its drops لاnot تَجمَدُfreeze
دَمعٌ مَزائِدُ قَطرِهِ لا تَجمَدُ
أَنّىhow وَنارُand the fire صَبابَتيof my longing لاnot تَخمَدُdies down
أَنّى وَنارُ صَبابَتي لا تَخمَدُ
The waterskins of my teardrops never freeze—
Tears overflowing, their drops never freezing
how could they, when the fire of my longing never dies?
How could they when the fire of my passion never dies?
دامَhas lasted البُعادُseparation فَلاso I do not أَزالُcease مُكابِداًenduring
دامَ البُعادُ فَلا أَزالُ مُكابِداً
دَمعاًtears يَذوبُmelt وَزَفرَةًand a sigh تَتَوَقَّدُblazes
دَمعاً يَذوبُ وَزَفرَةً تَتَوَقَّدُ
Separation has endured, and I still bear
As long as we're apart, always will I suffer
tears that melt and a sigh that blazes.
Melting tears and flaming sighs.
داءٌan illness تَأَبَّدَbecame everlasting فيin الفُؤادِthe heart مُخَيِّمٌencamped
داءٌ تَأَبَّدَ في الفُؤادِ مُخَيِّمٌ
أَعياbaffled الأُساةَthe healers وَمَلَّand grew weary عَنهُof it القُوَّدُthe guides
أَعيا الأُساةَ وَمَلَّ عَنهُ القُوَّدُ
An illness has encamped forever within the heart;
An illness settled into my heart and lingers
it has baffled the healers, and the guides have tired of it.
I'm weary of misery but it clings.
دَعنيlet me أَموتُI die بِعَدِّby counting سُكّانِthe dwellers الحِمىof the sanctuary
دَعني أَموتُ بِعَدِّ سُكّانِ الحِمى
بِصَبابَتيwith my longing كَمhow much جُهدَeffort ماthat أَتَجَلَّدُI strive to endure
بِصَبابَتي كَم جُهدَ ما أَتَجَلَّدُ
Let me die counting the dwellers of the sanctuary,
Let me die from the absence of my loved ones
in my longing—how hard I strive to endure!
With passion - how I've struggled to be stoic!
دارَO home الأَحِبَّةِof the loved ones جادَmay lavishly water مَغناكِyour dwelling الحَياthe rain
دارَ الأَحِبَّةِ جادَ مَغناكِ الحَيا
وَتُرابُand the dust رَبعِكِof your dwelling لِلنَواظِرِfor the eyes إِثمِدُantimony kohl
وَتُرابُ رَبعِكِ لِلنَواظِرِ إِثمِدُ
O home of the loved ones, may rain lavishly water your dwelling!
The abode of loved ones thrived then left
And the dust of your dwelling is antimony kohl for the eyes.
Its soil now appears desolate to all eyes.
دونَbefore اِزدِيارِكِvisiting you خَوضُwading through أَغمارِthe deep floods الرَدىof death
دونَ اِزدِيارِكِ خَوضُ أَغمارِ الرَدى
وَالسُمرُand the brown spears تُشرَعُare leveled وَالصِفاحُand the broad swords تُجَرَّدُare unsheathed
وَالسُمرُ تُشرَعُ وَالصِفاحُ تُجَرَّدُ
Before visiting you, I must wade through death's deep waters,
Without your company, delving into depravity
while brown spears are leveled and broad swords unsheathed.
Is easy - sober up, let gloves come off!
دِمَنٌruined campsites لَناof ours فيin الجامِعَينِal-Jamiʿayn تَنَكَّرَتbecame unrecognizable
دِمَنٌ لَنا في الجامِعَينِ تَنَكَّرَت
مِنfrom بَعدِهاafter them أَعلامُهاtheir landmarks وَالمَعهَدُand the familiar haunt
مِن بَعدِها أَعلامُها وَالمَعهَدُ
Ruined campsites of ours in al-Jamiʿayn: unrecognizable now,
We had temples, now hypocrisy disguises them
since their abandonment, are their landmarks and familiar haunt.
Their landmarks and covenants long gone.
دَرَسَeffaced الزَمانُTime جَديدَهاtheir freshness بِيَدِwith the hand البِلىof decay
دَرَسَ الزَمانُ جَديدَها بِيَدِ البِلى
فَالقَلبُso the heart يَبلىwears away وَالهَوىand love يَتَجَدَّدُis renewed
فَالقَلبُ يَبلى وَالهَوى يَتَجَدَّدُ
Time effaced their freshness with the hand of decay;
Time's path eroded their newness with decay
so the heart wears away, while love is renewed.
The heart wears out, passion replenishes.
دارَتpassed round عَلىamong سُكّانِهاtheir dwellers كَأسُthe cup الرَدىof death
دارَت عَلى سُكّانِها كَأسُ الرَدى
سَكِرواthey grew drunk بِهاon it فَغَداso became الزَمانُTime يُعَربِدُcarouses wildly
سَكِروا بِها فَغَدا الزَمانُ يُعَربِدُ
The cup of death passed round among their dwellers;
The cup of fate passed round its inhabitants
they grew drunk on it, and Time turned drunkenly riotous.
They drank it till times became chaotic.
دَعَتِcalled النَوىdistance بِفِراقِهِمfor their parting فَتَفَرَّقواso they dispersed
دَعَتِ النَوى بِفِراقِهِم فَتَفَرَّقوا
وَقَضىand decreed الزَمانُTime بِبَينِهِمtheir separation فَتَبَدَّدواso they scattered
وَقَضى الزَمانُ بِبَينِهِم فَتَبَدَّدوا
Distance called for their parting, and they dispersed;
Distance called and they scattered away
Time decreed their separation, and they scattered.
Time passed and separated them.
وَهَمَتand rained down مِنَfrom الدَهرِTime الخَؤونِthe treacherous عَلَيهِمُupon them
وَهَمَت مِنَ الدَهرِ الخَؤونِ عَلَيهِمُ
نُوَبٌcalamities عَلىover أَيديthe hands الزَمانِof Time لَهاthey have يَدُa hand
نُوَبٌ عَلى أَيدي الزَمانِ لَها يَدُ
And upon them, from treacherous Time, rained down
Times heaped misfortunes on them
calamities with the upper hand over the hands of Time.
With hands that forever destroy.
دَهرٌan age ذَميمُblameworthy الحالَتَينِin both states فَماso there is no بِهِin it
دَهرٌ ذَميمُ الحالَتَينِ فَما بِهِ
شيءٌanything سِوىexcept جودِthe generosity اِبنِthe son of أُرتُقَArtuq يُحمَدُis praised
شيءٌ سِوى جودِ اِبنِ أُرتُقَ يُحمَدُ
An age blameworthy in both its states: in it there is no
A spiteful time, worthless in both states
thing to praise save the generosity of Ibn Artuq.
Nothing in it praiseworthy but his munificence.
دامَcontinued الخَلائِقُthe people يَمتَطونَthey mount بِهِthrough him العُلىthe heights
دامَ الخَلائِقُ يَمتَطونَ بِهِ العُلى
وَيَبيتُand spends the night مِنهُbecause of him الدَهرُTime وَهوَwhile it is مُسَهَّدُkept sleepless
وَيَبيتُ مِنهُ الدَهرُ وَهوَ مُسَهَّدُ
The people continue to ride through him to the heights,
As long as people seek the sublime through him
and Time spends the night sleepless because of him.
He lodges the times and they lie down.
دِرعٌa coat of mail بِهِwith him المَلِكُthe king العَزيزُthe mighty مُدَرَّعٌclad in armor
دِرعٌ بِهِ المَلِكُ العَزيزُ مُدَرَّعٌ
سَيفٌa sword بِهِwith him الدينُthe faith الحَنيفُthe upright مُقَلَّدُgirded
سَيفٌ بِهِ الدينُ الحَنيفُ مُقَلَّدُ
A coat of mail in which the mighty king is armored;
A coat of mail with which the noble king is armored
a sword with which the upright faith is girded.
A sword the true religion is adorned.
دانيnear at hand النَوالِin bounty فَلاyet not يُنالُis attained مُقامُهُhis station
داني النَوالِ فَلا يُنالُ مُقامُهُ
قاضيfulfilling المَنالِwishes وَرِفدُهُand his bounty لاnot يَبعُدُis distant
قاضي المَنالِ وَرِفدُهُ لا يَبعُدُ
His bounty is near at hand, yet his station cannot be reached;
Bestower of gifts, his station is unobtainable
he fulfills wishes, and his bounty is never far.
The granter of wishes, his river never runs dry.
دِيَمُsteady rains الدِماءِof blood تَسُحُّpour down مِنfrom أَسيافِهِhis swords
دِيَمُ الدِماءِ تَسُحُّ مِن أَسيافِهِ
طَوراًat times وَيُمطِرُand rains down مِنfrom يَدَيهِhis two hands العَسجَدُgold
طَوراً وَيُمطِرُ مِن يَدَيهِ العَسجَدُ
Steady rains of blood pour from his swords
Blood sheds from his swords now and then
at times, while gold rains down from his hands.
And from his hands pours heavy rain.
دَفَعَwarded off الخُطوبَcalamities عَنِfrom الأَنامِhumankind بِعَدلِهِwith his justice
دَفَعَ الخُطوبَ عَنِ الأَنامِ بِعَدلِهِ
وَرعىand tended العِبادَthe people بِمُقلَةٍwith an eye لاnot تَرقُدُsleeps
وَرعى العِبادَ بِمُقلَةٍ لا تَرقُدُ
With his justice he warded calamities off humankind,
He dispelled adversities from people with his justice
and tended the people with an eye that never sleeps.
And tended to slaves tirelessly watching over them.
دَعleave مَنwhoever سِواهُother than him وَلُذand seek refuge بِكَعبَةِat the Kaaba جودِهِof his generosity
دَع مَن سِواهُ وَلُذ بِكَعبَةِ جودِهِ
فَجَنابُهُfor his precinct لِذَويfor those with المَطالِبِpetitions مَقصَدُa destination
فَجَنابُهُ لِذَوي المَطالِبِ مَقصَدُ
Leave all others and seek refuge at the Kaaba of his generosity;
Leave all others and cling to his holy generosity
for his precinct is the destination of those with petitions.
His side is the goal for all seekers.
دُمremain فيin سَماءِthe heaven المُلكِof kingship ياO نَجمَstar العُلىof the heights
دُم في سَماءِ المُلكِ يا نَجمَ العُلى
إِنَّindeed العِبادَthe people لِجودِto the generosity كَفِّكَof your hand أَعبُدُslaves
إِنَّ العِبادَ لِجودِ كَفِّكَ أَعبُدُ
Remain in the heaven of kingship, O star of the heights!
Stay exalted in the sky of kingship, O star of sublimity
Indeed, the people are slaves to the generosity of your hand.
Your servants are most devout to your generous palm.
دَبَّرتَyou managed أَمرَthe affairs المُسلِمينَof the Muslims فَطَوِّقواso they were collared
دَبَّرتَ أَمرَ المُسلِمينَ فَطَوِّقوا
بِنَداكَwith your bounty أَطواقَthe neck-rings الحَمامِof doves فَغَرَّدواso they sang
بِنَداكَ أَطواقَ الحَمامِ فَغَرَّدوا
You managed the affairs of the Muslims, so they were decked
You arranged the affairs of Muslims so they flocked
by your bounty with the neck-rings of doves, and they sang.
Ecstatically round your call like doves.
داوَيتَyou healed أَضعافَthe recesses الصُدورِof breasts بِصارِمٍwith a keen sword
داوَيتَ أَضعافَ الصُدورِ بِصارِمٍ
ماءُthe water المَنونِof death بِمَتنِهِon its flat يَتَجَعَّدُripples
ماءُ المَنونِ بِمَتنِهِ يَتَجَعَّدُ
You healed the recesses of breasts with a keen sword;
You cured frail hearts with a sharp sword
on its flat the water of death ripples.
The water of death flows in its blade restlessly.
دَبَّتcrept نِمالُthe ants المَوتِof death فيin شَفَرائِهِits edges
دَبَّت نِمالُ المَوتِ في شَفَرائِهِ
وَجَرىand coursed الحِمامُdoom بِحَدِّهِalong its edge يَتَرَدَّدُmoves back and forth
وَجَرى الحِمامُ بِحَدِّهِ يَتَرَدَّدُ
Death's ants crept along its edges,
The shears of death crept in its cutting edges
and doom coursed back and forth along its edge.
Doves commuted swiftly back and forth.
داعٍa summoner إِذاwhen ماever (emphasis) قامَstood يَوماًone day خَاطِباًpreaching
داعٍ إِذا ما قامَ يَوماً خَاطِباً
فَالهامُthen heads تَركَعُbow وَالجَماجِمُand skulls تَسجُدُprostrate themselves
فَالهامُ تَركَعُ وَالجَماجِمُ تَسجُدُ
A summoner: when one day it stands to preach,
A caller - if he stands to speak some day
then heads bow, and skulls fall prostrate.
Minds bow down and skulls prostrate.
داميbloodied الَمَضارِبِat the striking edges لَوif عَكَستَyou reflected شُعاعَهُits radiance
دامي الَمَضارِبِ لَو عَكَستَ شُعاعَهُ
فَوقَover الجِبالِthe mountains لَذابَwould surely melt مِنهُfrom it الجَلمَدُthe hard rock
فَوقَ الجِبالِ لَذابَ مِنهُ الجَلمَدُ
Bloodied at its striking edges—if you reflected its radiance
Dazzler of dwellings - if you unveil its radiance
over the mountains, the hard rock would melt from it.
Above mountains, even the frozen would melt.
دانَتsubmitted لَهُto him الدُنياthe world فَمَنظَرُso the expression وَجهِهاof her face
دانَت لَهُ الدُنيا فَمَنظَرُ وَجهِها
طَلقٌcheerful وَخَدُّand the cheek الدَهرِof Time مِنهُbecause of him مُوَرَّدُrosy
طَلقٌ وَخَدُّ الدَهرِ مِنهُ مُوَرَّدُ
The world submitted to him, so the look upon her face
The world surrendered to him, so its face is
is cheerful, and Time's cheek is rosy because of him.
Serene, and the times' cheek reddened from him.
دُكَّتwere leveled بِكَby you الأَرضونَthe lands حينَwhen حَلَلتَهاyou alighted upon them
دُكَّت بِكَ الأَرضونَ حينَ حَلَلتَها
فَعَليكَso for you تَغبِطُهاenvies them السَماءُHeaven وَتَحمِدُand gives praise
فَعَليكَ تَغبِطُها السَماءُ وَتَحمِدُ
The lands were leveled by you when you alighted upon them;
The earths were rolled out for you when you lodged them
so Heaven envies them for having you, and gives praise.
So the heavens envy and praise you.
دَنَتِdrew near المَطِيُّthe mounts بِناwith us إِلَيكَto you بِحِدَّةٍwith speed
دَنَتِ المَطِيُّ بِنا إِلَيكَ بِحِدَّةٍ
فَلَهاso theirs is عَلَيناupon us مِنَّةٌa favor لاnot تُجحَدُis denied
فَلَها عَلَينا مِنَّةٌ لا تُجحَدُ
The mounts swiftly brought us near to you;
The journey brought us speedily closer to you
so they have done us a favor that cannot be denied.
A debt we owe for which we're grateful.
دانَيتُI approached رَبعَكَyour dwelling وَالأَعاديwhile the enemies شُمَّتٌgloating
دانَيتُ رَبعَكَ وَالأَعادي شُمَّتٌ
فَرَجَعتُso I returned عَنهُfrom it وَالوَرىwhile humankind ليof me حُسَّدُenviers
فَرَجَعتُ عَنهُ وَالوَرى لي حُسَّدُ
I approached your dwelling while enemies gloated;
I frequented your land while enemies envied
then I returned from it with all humankind envying me.
I turned away, and people envied me.
دُسtread upon هامَةَthe head العَلياءِof glory وَاِبقَand remain مُمَلَّكاًenthroned
دُس هامَةَ العَلياءِ وَاِبقَ مُمَلَّكاً
أَبَداًforever يَحِلُّloosens بِكَthrough you الزَمانُTime وَيَعقُدُand binds
أَبَداً يَحِلُّ بِكَ الزَمانُ وَيَعقُدُ
Tread upon the crown of glory, and remain sovereign,
Shake off the arrogance of the arrogant and remain eternally king
forever, while Time loosens and binds through you.
Time passes through you, always contracts with you.
Sol 6.1