جَادَwatered abundantly الرُّبَىthe hills مِنaround بَانَةِthe ban-tree الجَرعَاءِal-Jarʿa
جَادَ الرُّبَى مِن بَانَةِ الجَرعَاءِ
نَوآنِtwo rain-bringers مِنfrom دَمعِيmy tears وَغَيمِand a cloud سَماءِof heaven
نَوآنِ مِن دَمعِي وَغَيمِ سَماءِ
The hills by the ban-tree of al-Jarʿa were watered abundantly
The meadows bloomed from the radiant Banat Jar'a
by two rain-bringers: my tears and a cloud of heaven.
With tears from me and clouds from the sky
فَالدَّمعُfor tears يَقضِيpay عِندَهَاbeside it حقَّthe due of الهَوَىlove
فَالدَّمعُ يَقضِي عِندَهَا حقَّ الهَوَى
وَالغَيمُand the cloud حَقّthe due of البَانَةِthe ban-tree الغَنَّاءِlush
وَالغَيمُ حَقّ البَانَةِ الغَنَّاءِ
For tears pay love its due beside it,
So my tears fulfill the right of passion there
and the cloud pays the lush ban-tree its due.
While the clouds fulfill the right of the singing sands
خَلتِbecame empty الصُّدُورُthe breasts مِنof القُلُوبِhearts كَمَاjust as خَلَتbecame empty
خَلتِ الصُّدُورُ مِن القُلُوبِ كَمَا خَلَت
تِلكَthose المَقَاصِرُprivate chambers مِنof مَهاًoryx وَظِباءِand gazelles
تِلكَ المَقَاصِرُ مِن مَهاً وَظِباءِ
Breasts were emptied of hearts, just as
Hearts are empty of hearts just as
those private chambers were emptied of oryx and gazelles.
Those encampments are empty of beasts and gazelles
وَلَقَدand indeed أَقُولُI say لِصَاحِبَيَّto my two companions وَإِنَّمَاand only
وَلَقَد أَقُولُ لِصَاحِبَيَّ وَإِنَّمَا
ذُخرُkeeping in reserve الصَّدِيقِa friend لآكدِfor the most pressing الأَشياءِmatters
ذُخرُ الصَّدِيقِ لآكدِ الأَشياءِ
And I say indeed to my two companions, for
And I say to my companion, and he is
a friend is kept in reserve only for the most pressing needs:
A friend's treasure for the worst circumstances
يَاO صَاحِبَيَّmy two companions وَلاand no أَقلُّless إذَاwhen أَنَاI
يَا صَاحِبَيَّ وَلا أَقلُّ إذَا أَنَا
نَادَيتُI call مِنthan أَنthat تُصغِيَاyou two listen لِندَائِيto my call
نَادَيتُ مِن أَن تُصغِيَا لِندَائِي
O my two companions—at the very least, when I
O my companion, I will not lessen if I
call, you should both listen to my cry:
Call out for you to listen to my call
عُوجَاturn aside, you two نُجارِlet us rival الغَيثَthe rain فِيin سَقيwatering الحِمَىthe preserve
عُوجَا نُجارِ الغَيثَ فِي سَقي الحِمَى
حَتَّىuntil يَرَىit sees كَيفَhow انسِكَابُthe pouring of المَاءِwater
حَتَّى يَرَى كَيفَ انسِكَابُ المَاءِ
Turn aside, you two; let us rival the rain in watering the preserve,
Curve the carpenter of rain in quenching the fever
until it sees how water pours.
Until he sees the pouring of water
وَنَسُنَّand let us establish فِيin سَقيِwatering المَنَازِلِthe dwellings سُنَّةًa custom
وَنَسُنَّ فِي سَقيِ المَنَازِلِ سُنَّةً
نُمضِيwe enforce بِهَاby it حُكماًa ruling عَلَىupon الظُّرَفَاءِthe refined
نُمضِي بِهَا حُكماً عَلَى الظُّرَفَاءِ
And let us establish a custom in watering the dwellings,
And we forget in quenching homes a precedent
by which we impose a rule upon the refined.
By which we rule over the noble
ياO مَنزِلاًa dwelling نَشطَتsprang eagerly إِلَيهِto it عَبرَتِيmy tear
يا مَنزِلاً نَشطَت إِلَيهِ عَبرَتِي
حَتَّىuntil تَبَسَّمَsmiled زَهرُهُits blossoms لِبُكائِيat my weeping
حَتَّى تَبَسَّمَ زَهرُهُ لِبُكائِي
O dwelling to which my tear sprang eagerly,
O home to which my devotion turned
until its blossoms smiled at my weeping!
Until its flowers smiled at my crying
مَاnot كُنتُI had been قَبلbefore مَزارِvisiting رَبعِكَyour dwelling عَالِماًaware
مَا كُنتُ قَبل مَزارِ رَبعِكَ عَالِماً
أَنَّthat المَدَامِعَtears أَصدَقُthe truest of الأَنوَاءِrain-bringers
أَنَّ المَدَامِعَ أَصدَقُ الأَنوَاءِ
I had not known, before visiting your dwelling,
I did not know before visiting your abode
that tears are the truest rain-bringers.
That tears are the truest of winds
ياoh ليتَif only شِعريmy knowledge والزَّمانُand time تَنَقُّلٌconstant change
يا ليتَ شِعري والزَّمانُ تَنَقُّلٌ
والدَّهرand time نَاسِخُreplacing شِدَّةٍhardship بِرَخَاءِwith ease
والدَّهر نَاسِخُ شِدَّةٍ بِرَخَاءِ
Oh, if only I knew—while time is ever-changing,
I wish I knew while time is fickle
and the ages replace hardship with ease—
And fate exchanges severity with ease
هلwhether نَلتَقِيwe meet فيin رَوضَةٍa garden مَوشِيَّةٍembroidered
هل نَلتَقِي في رَوضَةٍ مَوشِيَّةٍ
خَفَّاقَةِfluttering الأَغصَانِthe branches وَالأَفيَاءِand the shadows
خَفَّاقَةِ الأَغصَانِ وَالأَفيَاءِ
shall we meet in an embroidered garden,
Will we meet in a flowering garden
its branches and shadows fluttering,
With fluttering branches and twigs
وَنَنَالُand we attain فِيهَاin it مِنsome of تَأَلُّفِنَاour intimacy وَلَوand even if only
وَنَنَالُ فِيهَا مِن تَأَلُّفِنَا وَلَو
مَاthat which فيهin it سُخنَةُthe burning of أَعيُنِthe eyes of الرُّقَبَاءِthe watchers
مَا فيه سُخنَةُ أَعيُنِ الرُّقَبَاءِ
and enjoy some of our intimacy there, if only
And find in it from our harmony even if
enough to set the watchers' eyes burning?
There is no warmth from the watching eyes
فِيin حَيثُwhere أَتلَعتِstretched upward الغُصُونُthe branches سَوالِفاًnecks
فِي حَيثُ أَتلَعتِ الغُصُونُ سَوالِفاً
قَدalready قُلِّدَتwere necklaced بِلآلِئِwith pearls of الأَنداءِdew
قَد قُلِّدَت بِلآلِئِ الأَنداءِ
Where the branches raised their slender necks,
Where the branches conversed adorned
already hung with pearls of dew;
With the pearls of dew
وَبَدَتand appeared ثُغُورُthe lips of اليَاسَمِينِjasmine فَقَبَّلَتthen kissed
وَبَدَت ثُغُورُ اليَاسَمِينِ فَقَبَّلَت
عَنِّيon my behalf عِذَارَthe cheek of الآسَةِthe myrtle المَيسَاءِswaying
عَنِّي عِذَارَ الآسَةِ المَيسَاءِ
and the jasmine's lips appeared, then kissed
And the jasmine buds appeared and kissed
on my behalf the cheek of the swaying myrtle.
The shame of the delicate beauty
وَالوَردُand the roses فِيon شَطِّthe bank of الخَلِيجِthe channel كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَالوَردُ فِي شَطِّ الخَلِيجِ كَأَنَّهُ
رَمَدٌeye inflammation أَلَمَّbefell بِمُقلَةٍin an eye زَرقَاءِblue
رَمَدٌ أَلَمَّ بِمُقلَةٍ زَرقَاءِ
And the roses on the channel's bank seemed
The flowers on the shore of the gulf are as if
an inflammation afflicting a blue eye.
An eye disease has afflicted a blue eyelid
وَكَأَنَّand as though غضَّtender الزهرِthe flowers فِيin خُضرِthe green tracts of الرُّبَىthe hills
وَكَأَنَّ غضَّ الزهرِ فِي خُضرِ الرُّبَى
زهرُbright ones النجُومِof the stars تَلُوحُgleaming بِالخَضراءِin the green firmament
زهرُ النجُومِ تَلُوحُ بِالخَضراءِ
And the fresh blossoms amid the green hills seemed
And the blossoms' bending in the meadows' green
bright stars gleaming in the green firmament.
Is like the stars blossoming in the green
وكأَنَّمَاand as though جَاءَcame النَّسِيمُthe breeze مُبَشِّراًbearing glad tidings
وكأَنَّمَا جَاءَ النَّسِيمُ مُبَشِّراً
لِلرَوضِto the garden يُخبِرُهُtelling it بِطُولِof length of بَقَاءِlife
لِلرَوضِ يُخبِرُهُ بِطُولِ بَقَاءِ
And it was as though the breeze had come with glad tidings
As if the breeze came giving good news
to the garden, telling it of a long life:
To the garden, telling it of lasting
فَكَسَاهُso it clothed it خِلعةَa robe of honor طِيبَةٍfragrant ورَمَىand scattered لَهُfor it
فَكَسَاهُ خِلعةَ طِيبَةٍ ورَمَى لَهُ
بِدَرَاهِمِwith dirhams الأَزهَارِof flowers رَميَa scattering of سَخَاءِgenerosity
بِدَرَاهِمِ الأَزهَارِ رَميَ سَخَاءِ
so the garden clothed it in a fragrant robe, and scattered for it
So it clothed it in a fragrant robe and cast unto it
dirhams of blossoms in a lavish scattering.
Coins of flowers generously strewn
وكَأَنَّمَاand as though احتَقَرdeemed paltry الصَّنِيعَthe gift فَبَادَرَتso there hastened
وكَأَنَّمَا احتَقَر الصَّنِيعَ فَبَادَرَت
بِالعُذرِwith an apology عَنهُon its behalf نَغمَةُthe song of الوَرقَاءِthe gray dove
بِالعُذرِ عَنهُ نَغمَةُ الوَرقَاءِ
And as though it deemed the gift too slight, there hastened
As if it scorned the making, so the rustling
the gray dove's song, offering an apology on its behalf.
Of leaves apologized for it
وَالغُصنُand the branch يَرقُصُdances فِيin حُلَىthe ornaments of أَورَاقِهِits leaves
وَالغُصنُ يَرقُصُ فِي حُلَى أَورَاقِهِ
كَالخَودِlike a lovely maiden فِيin مَوشِيَّةٍan embroidered gown خَضرَاءِgreen
كَالخَودِ فِي مَوشِيَّةٍ خَضرَاءِ
And the branch dances in the ornaments of its leaves,
And the branch dances in the beauty of its leaves
like a lovely maiden in a green embroidered gown.
Like a cheek in green down
وَافتَرَّand smiled ثَغرُthe mouth of الأُقحُوَانِthe daisy بِمَاat what رَأَىit saw
وَافتَرَّ ثَغرُ الأُقحُوَانِ بِمَا رَأَى
طَرَباًin delight وَقَهقَهَand laughed aloud مِنهُat it جَريُthe flowing of المَاءِthe water
طَرَباً وَقَهقَهَ مِنهُ جَريُ المَاءِ
And the daisy's mouth smiled at what it saw,
The lips of narcissus blossoms smiled at what they saw
in delight, and the running water laughed aloud at it.
Perturbed, and the running water chuckled from it
أَفدِيهِI would ransom it مِنas أُنسٍcompanionship تَصَرَّمَwas cut short فانقَضَىand ended
أَفدِيهِ مِن أُنسٍ تَصَرَّمَ فانقَضَى
فَكَأَنَّهُso, as though it قَدalready كَانَwas فِيin الإغفَاءِslumber
فَكَأَنَّهُ قَد كَانَ فِي الإغفَاءِ
I would ransom that companionship, cut short and gone,
I ransom it from a intimacy that became old and shattered
as though it had taken place in a doze.
As if it had been in a swoon
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مِنهُof it غَيرُexcept ذِكرَىmemory أَوor مُنىًwishes
لَم يَبقَ مِنهُ غَيرُ ذِكرَى أَو مُنىً
وَكِلاهُمَاand both of them سَببٌa cause لِطُولِfor the length of عَنَاءِsuffering
وَكِلاهُمَا سَببٌ لِطُولِ عَنَاءِ
Nothing of it remains but a memory or wishes,
Nothing remains of it but a memory or wish
and both are a cause of long suffering;
And both are causes of prolonged distress
أوor رُقعَةٌa note مِنfrom صَاحِبٍa friend هِيَit تُحفَةٌa precious gift
أو رُقعَةٌ مِن صَاحِبٍ هِيَ تُحفَةٌ
إِنَّindeed الرِّقَاعَletters لَتُحفَةُsurely a treasure for النُّبَهاءِthe discerning
إِنَّ الرِّقَاعَ لَتُحفَةُ النُّبَهاءِ
or a note from a friend, itself a precious gift.
Or a note from a friend - a gift indeed
Letters are indeed a treasure for the discerning.
Notes are the gifts of the vigilant
كَبِطَاقَةِlike the card of الوَشقِيِّal-Washqi إِذwhen حَيَّاhe greeted بهَاwith it
كَبِطَاقَةِ الوَشقِيِّ إِذ حَيَّا بهَا
إِنَّindeed الكِتَابَa letter تَحِيَّةُthe greeting of الخُلَطاءِcompanions
إِنَّ الكِتَابَ تَحِيَّةُ الخُلَطاءِ
Like al-Washqi's card, with which he greeted me;
I did not know before breaking its seal
a letter is the greeting of companions.
That notes are the cups of comrades
ماnot كُنتُI was أَدرِيaware قَبلَbefore فَضِّbreaking خِتَامِهَاits seal
ما كُنتُ أَدرِي قَبلَ فَضِّ خِتَامِهَا
أَنَّthat البَطائِقَcards أَكؤسُcups of الصَّهبَاءِtawny wine
أَنَّ البَطائِقَ أَكؤسُ الصَّهبَاءِ
Before breaking its seal, I had not known
Until I folded my coats in rapture with it
that cards are cups of tawny wine,
And dragged my train in haughtiness
حَتَّىuntil ثَنيتُI bent مَعَاطِفِيmy sides طَرَباًin delight بِهَاat it
حَتَّى ثَنيتُ مَعَاطِفِي طَرَباً بِهَا
وَجَرَرتُand I trailed أَذيَالِيmy hems مِنَout of الخُيَلاءِpride
وَجَرَرتُ أَذيَالِي مِنَ الخُيَلاءِ
until I swayed my body in delight at it,
I made that envelope like a cup of wine
and trailed my hems in pride.
And made its sender of pearls
فَجَعلتُso I made ذاكthat الطِرسَwritten sheet كَأسَa cup of مُدامَةٍwine
فَجَعلتُ ذاك الطِرسَ كَأسَ مُدامَةٍ
وجَعَلتُand I made مُهدِيَهُits giver مِنَamong النُدَمَاءِthe drinking companions
وجَعَلتُ مُهدِيَهُ مِنَ النُدَمَاءِ
So I made that page a cup of wine,
And I wondered at a boon companion who gives his companion
and made its giver one of my drinking companions.
A cup over the sea and wilderness
وعَجِبتُand I marveled مِنat خِلٍّa dear friend يُعَاطِيhands خِلَّهُhis dear friend
وعَجِبتُ مِن خِلٍّ يُعَاطِي خِلَّهُ
كَأساًa cup وَرَاءَbeyond البَحرِthe sea وَالبيدَاءِand the desert
كَأساً وَرَاءَ البَحرِ وَالبيدَاءِ
And I marveled at a dear friend who passes his friend
And I saw the elegance of its writing in its beauty
a cup from beyond the sea and the desert.
Like the bracelet adorning the wrist of a beauty
وَرَأَيتُand I saw رَونَقَthe gleam of خَطِّهَاits script فِيin حُسنِهَاits beauty
وَرَأَيتُ رَونَقَ خَطِّهَا فِي حُسنِهَا
كَالوَشيِlike embroidery نَمَّقَadorned مِعصَمَthe wrist of الحَسنَاءِa beautiful woman
كَالوَشيِ نَمَّقَ مِعصَمَ الحَسنَاءِ
And I saw the gleam of its script, in all its beauty,
By its truth - nine signs, it indeed
like embroidery adorning a beautiful woman's wrist.
Came supporting me against my enemies
فَوَحَقِّهَاso, by its worth مِنas تِسعِnine آيَاتٍsigns لَقَدindeed
فَوَحَقِّهَا مِن تِسعِ آيَاتٍ لَقَد
جَاءَتit came بتَأيِيديto strengthen me عَلَىagainst أَعدَائِيmy enemies
جَاءَت بتَأيِيدي عَلَى أَعدَائِي
By the honor of its nine signs, it has indeed
So it was as if I were Moses with it, and it
come to strengthen me against my enemies.
Was the interpretation of Surat Al-Isra
فَكَأَنَّنِيso as though I were مُوسَىMoses بِهاthrough it وكَأّنَّهاand as though it were
فَكَأَنَّنِي مُوسَى بِها وكَأّنَّها
تَفسيرُan exposition of مَاwhat فِيin سُورَةِthe surah of الإِسرَاءِthe Night Journey
تَفسيرُ مَا فِي سُورَةِ الإِسرَاءِ
So with it I am like Moses, and it is like
If the mind of the son of Hussein composed its like
an exposition of what is in Surat al-Isra.
His prophethood would be proven to the poets
لوif جادَproduced generously فِكرُthe mind of ابنِthe son of الحُسَينِal-Husayn بِمِثِلهَاwith its like
لو جادَ فِكرُ ابنِ الحُسَينِ بِمِثِلهَا
صَحَّتwould be confirmed نُبُوَّتُهُhis prophethood لدَىamong الشُّعَرَاءِthe poets
صَحَّت نُبُوَّتُهُ لدَى الشُّعَرَاءِ
Had Ibn al-Husayn's mind produced its like,
Dark when you first saw it, but beneath it
his prophethood would have been confirmed among the poets.
Is for you many a white hand
سَودَاءٌblack إِذwhen أَبصَرتَهَاyou behold it لَكِنَّهاyet it
سَودَاءٌ إِذ أَبصَرتَهَا لَكِنَّها
كَمhow many تَحتهاbeneath it لكَof yours مِنof يَدٍa hand بَيضَاءِwhite
كَم تَحتها لكَ مِن يَدٍ بَيضَاءِ
It is black when you behold it, yet
And I have seen when frustrations twisted me
how many white hands of yours lie beneath it!
Where the darkness of injustice gloomed
ولَقدand indeed رَأيتُI saw وَقَدwhile already تَأَوَّبَنِيhad returned to me الكَرَىslumber
ولَقد رَأيتُ وَقَد تَأَوَّبَنِي الكَرَى
فِيat حَيثُthe point where شَابَتgrew gray لِمّةُthe tresses of الظَلمَاءِthe dark night
فِي حَيثُ شَابَت لِمّةُ الظَلمَاءِ
And I saw indeed, as slumber returned to me,
That the sky sent me its messenger
when the dark night's tresses had turned gray,
With a gift that illuminated my quarters
أنَّthat السماءَheaven أَتَىcame إِلَيَّto me رَسُولُهَاits messenger
أنَّ السماءَ أَتَى إِلَيَّ رَسُولُهَا
بِهَدِيَّةٍwith a gift ضَاءَتshone بِهَاthrough it أَرجَائِيmy surroundings
بِهَدِيَّةٍ ضَاءَت بِهَا أَرجَائِي
that heaven's messenger had come to me
With the two mothballs and camphor
with a gift that made my surroundings shine:
In the envelope of white camphor
بِالفَرقَدَينِwith the two Farqad stars وَبِالثُّرَيَّاand with the Pleiades أُدرِجَاboth were wrapped
بِالفَرقَدَينِ وَبِالثُّرَيَّا أُدرِجَا
فِيin الطَّيِّthe folding مِنof كَافُورَةٍa piece of camphor بَيضَاءِwhite
فِي الطَّيِّ مِن كَافُورَةٍ بَيضَاءِ
the two Farqad stars and the Pleiades, both wrapped
That envelope's camphor is enough for me
in a fold of white camphor.
And the stars of your poetry from the sky
فَكَفَىso it sufficed بِذاَكَwith that الطِّرسِwritten sheet مِنin place of كَافُورِهِits camphor
فَكَفَى بِذاَكَ الطِّرسِ مِن كَافُورِهِ
وَبِنَظمِand with the composition of شِعركَyour verse مِنin place of نُجُومِthe stars of سَمَاءِheaven
وَبِنَظمِ شِعركَ مِن نُجُومِ سَمَاءِ
So that page sufficed in place of its camphor,
I swear by it, its prose and poetry, it
and your composed verse in place of heaven's stars.
Fulfilled for me my hopes in full
قَسَماًI swear بِهَاby it وَبِنَظمِهَاand by its verse وبِنَثرِهَاand by its prose
قَسَماً بِهَا وَبِنَظمِهَا وبِنَثرِهَا
لَقَدِindeed انتَحَتit made its way لِيto me مِلءَfilling عينِthe eye of رَجَائِيmy hope
لَقَدِ انتَحَت لِي مِلءَ عينِ رَجَائِي
I swear by it, by its verse and by its prose:
And I knew that you in composing it
it has indeed come to me, filling the eye of my hope.
In word and script are the miracle of the noble
وَعَلِمتُand I knew أنَّكَthat you أَنتَyou yourself فِيin إِبدَاءِهَاbringing it forth
وَعَلِمتُ أنَّكَ أَنتَ فِي إِبدَاءِهَا
لَفظاًin words وَخَطّاًand in script مُعجِزُbeyond the powers of النًّبَلاءِthe noble
لَفظاً وَخَطّاً مُعجِزُ النًّبَلاءِ
And I knew that you, in bringing it forth
Not what Babylon claimed of its sorcery
in words and script, defy the noblest men's powers.
Nor what Sheba claimed of its making
لاnot مَاwhat تَعَاطَتpracticed بَابِلٌBabylon مِنof سِحرِهَاits magic
لا مَا تَعَاطَت بَابِلٌ مِن سِحرِهَا
لاnot مَاwhat ادَّعَاءُa claim الوَشيُthe embroidery مِنfrom صَنعَاءِSana'a
لا مَا ادَّعَاءُ الوَشيُ مِن صَنعَاءِ
No—not the magic that Babylon practiced;
And I flung it the ball, though it
no—not the claims of embroidery from Sana'a.
Is an issue that exhausted the eloquent
ولَقَدand indeed رَمَيتُI cast لَهَاto it القِيَادَthe reins وإنَّهَاand indeed it
ولَقَد رَمَيتُ لَهَا القِيَادَ وإنَّهَا
لَقَضِيَّةٌsurely a problem أَعيَتproved baffling عَلَىto البُلَغَاءِthe eloquent
لَقَضِيَّةٌ أَعيَت عَلَى البُلَغَاءِ
And I indeed surrendered the reins to it, for it
And I sought an answer from my mind but it let me down
is a problem that has baffled the eloquent.
And the palm of my intellect stumbled my brilliance
وَطلَبتُand I sought مِنfrom فِكرِيmy mind الجَوَابَa reply فَعَقَّنِيbut it disobeyed me
وَطلَبتُ مِن فِكرِي الجَوَابَ فَعَقَّنِي
وَكَبَاand failed to spark بِكَفِّin the palm of الذِّهنِthe mind زَندُthe firestick of ذَكَائِيmy wit
وَكَبَا بِكَفِّ الذِّهنِ زَندُ ذَكَائِي
I sought a reply from my mind, but it disobeyed me;
So I neglected its meter and rhyme
and the firestick of my wit failed in the mind's palm.
And neglected in it the precedent of the literary
فَلِذَاso for this تَركتُI abandoned عَروضَهَاits meter وَرَوِيَّهَاand its rhyme consonant
فَلِذَا تَركتُ عَروضَهَا وَرَوِيَّهَا
وَهَجَرتُand I forsook فِيهَاin it سُنَّةَthe custom of الأُدَبَاءِmen of letters
وَهَجَرتُ فِيهَا سُنَّةَ الأُدَبَاءِ
So I abandoned its meter and its rhyme-letter,
And sent it as unmetrical doggerel
and here forsook the custom of men of letters.
To confound an inclusive and despairing mind
وَبعثتهاand I sent it ألفِيَّةًalif-linked هَمزِيَّةًhamza-rhymed
وَبعثتها ألفِيَّةً هَمزِيَّةً
خِدعاًas a ruse لِفِكرٍfor a mind جَامِعٍgathering إِيبَائِيmy refusal
خِدعاً لِفِكرٍ جَامِعٍ إِيبَائِي
And I sent it alif-linked and hamza-rhymed,
I learned of your value in knowledge so it set forth
as a ruse for a mind harboring my refusal.
Out of shyness walking in modesty
عَلِمتit knew بِقَدرِكَyour stature فيin المَعارِفlearning فانبَرَتand came forward
عَلِمت بِقَدرِكَ في المَعارِف فانبَرَت
منout of خَجلَةٍembarrassment تَمشِيwalking عَلَىwith استِحيَاءِbashfulness
من خَجلَةٍ تَمشِي عَلَى استِحيَاءِ
It knew your stature in learning, and came forward
out of embarrassment, walking with bashful modesty.
Partial English translation: 90 of 92 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1