قَدindeed طافَpassed بيby me طَيفُa phantom الخَيالof fancy الساريnight-roaming
قَد طافَ بي طَيفُ الخَيال الساري
وَدَناand drew near الوصالunion وَفُزتand I succeeded بِالأَوطارin attaining desires
وَدَنا الوصال وَفُزت بِالأَوطار
The night-roaming phantom of fancy has visited me,
and union drew near, and I attained my desires.
طفقتbegan بيwithin me الأَحشاءthe inward parts مِنfrom فَرطexcess الجَوىof love's anguish
طفقت بي الأَحشاء مِن فَرط الجَوى
تَنقادare drawn نَحوَtoward طَوالعthe rising ones الأَقمارof the moons
تَنقاد نَحوَ طَوالع الأَقمار
My heart, from excess of love's anguish, began
to be drawn toward the rising moons.
بُشرىglad tidings لقلبto a heart فازَsucceeded مِنهاfrom them بِالمُنىin attaining wishes
بُشرى لقلب فازَ مِنها بِالمُنى
وَسعتand hastened إِلَيهِtoward it بِجَيشهاwith their host الجَرّارvast
وَسعت إِلَيهِ بِجَيشها الجَرّار
Glad tidings to a heart that won its wishes from them,
and they hastened toward it with their mighty host.
دَعنيleave me عذوليmy reproacher لاdo not تَلمنيblame me فيfor الهَوىlove
دَعني عذولي لا تَلمني في الهَوى
وَاتركand abandon مَلاميreproaching me فيfor الغَرامpassion وَداريand humor me
وَاترك مَلامي في الغَرام وَداري
Leave me, my reproacher; do not blame me for love.
Stop reproaching me for passion, and be gentle with me.
أَأَتيتhave you come مِنfrom شَرعthe law الهَوىof love بِرسالةwith a message
أَأَتيت مِن شَرع الهَوى بِرسالة
فيconcerning العَذلcensure تَعذلyou rebuke صَبوَتيmy yearning وَتُماريand argue
في العَذل تَعذل صَبوَتي وَتُماري
Have you come with a message from love's law,
concerning censure, that you rebuke my yearning and argue?
يَكفيكsuffices you ماwhat قَدalready حَلbefell بيupon me مِنfrom هَجرهhis desertion
يَكفيك ما قَد حَل بي مِن هَجره
فَسِوايfor someone other than me فيin حُبlove الملاحof beauties مماريa disputant
فَسِواي في حُب الملاح مماري
Enough for you is what I have suffered from his desertion;
for it is others, not I, who dispute the love of beauties.
رامsought السلوّforgetfulness لِمَنof the one whom أَحبI love عَواذليmy reproachers
رام السلوّ لِمَن أَحب عَواذلي
وَالقَلبand the heart لاnot يَنفكceases فيin تذكارremembrance
وَالقَلب لا يَنفك في تذكار
My reproachers wanted me to forget the one I love,
but the heart never ceases its remembrance.
تاهَتwere lost عُقولthe minds ذَويof those possessing الهَوىlove فيin حُسنهhis beauty
تاهَت عُقول ذَوي الهَوى في حُسنه
وَسَقاهمُand he gave them to drink فيin الحُبlove كَأسa cup عَقارof wine
وَسَقاهمُ في الحُب كَأس عَقار
Lovers' minds have lost their way in his beauty,
and in love he gave them a cup of wine to drink.
إِنif لَمnot يَجُدhe is generous ليto me بِالوِصالwith union فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
إِن لَم يَجُد لي بِالوِصال فَإِنَّني
باقremaining عَلىupon عَهديmy pledge بِلاwithout إِنكارdisavowal
باق عَلى عَهدي بِلا إِنكار
If he will not grant me union, then I
remain true to my pledge, without disavowal.
لاnot أَنثنىI turn للغَيرto another عِندَwhen صدودهhis turning away
لا أَنثنى للغَير عِندَ صدوده
كَلاno indeed وَلاand not أَصبوI yearn لِذاتfor a woman wearing سِوارa bracelet
كَلا وَلا أَصبو لِذات سِوار
I do not turn to another when he turns away;
no, nor do I yearn for a bracelet-wearing woman.
وَاللَهby God ماnot أَسلوI forget هَواهlove for him وَإِنeven if سَلاhe forgets
وَاللَه ما أَسلو هَواه وَإِن سَلا
وَصَباand yearns دَلالاًout of coquetry مِنهُon his part لِلأَغيارfor others
وَصَبا دَلالاً مِنهُ لِلأَغيار
By God, I will not forget my love for him, even if he forgets
and, in his coquetry, inclines toward others.
جارacted unjustly العَذولthe reproacher وَإِنَّنيand indeed I جارabide عَلىby
جار العَذول وَإِنَّني جار عَلى
حُكمthe decree المَحبةof love بَعدَafter بُعدِthe departure الجارof the neighbor
حُكم المَحبة بَعدَ بُعدِ الجار
The reproacher is unjust, yet I abide by
love's decree, even after the neighbor has gone far away.
وَالدَمعand tears سالflowed وَمُهجَتيand my soul تَلفتperished عَلىfor
وَالدَمع سال وَمُهجَتي تَلفت عَلى
مَنone who حُسنُهhis beauty يَجلوdispels دُجىthe darkness الأَسحارof predawn hours
مَن حُسنُه يَجلو دُجى الأَسحار
Tears have flowed, and my soul has wasted away for
one whose beauty dispels the darkness before dawn.
دلpointed السقامsickness عَلىto الغَرامpassion وَلَوعَتيand my anguish
دل السقام عَلى الغَرام وَلَوعَتي
مِنfrom بَعدafter ماthat قَدalready أُخفيَتwere concealed أَسراريmy secrets
مِن بَعد ما قَد أُخفيَت أَسراري
Sickness has revealed my passion and my anguish,
after my secrets had been concealed.
ريمa gazelle بَرىcut الأَحشاthe inward parts بِسَيفwith the sword لحاظهof his glances
ريم بَرى الأَحشا بِسَيف لحاظه
كَالداوريّlike al-Dawari بِسَيفهwith his sword البتارcleaving
كَالداوريّ بِسَيفه البتار
A gazelle has cut my heart with the sword of his glances,
like al-Dawari with his cleaving sword:
بَحرan ocean المَكارمof noble deeds قُطبthe axis دائرةof the circle العلاof glory
بَحر المَكارم قُطب دائرة العلا
عَينthe eye الوُجودof existence وَمَركزand the center الأَخيارof the virtuous
عَين الوُجود وَمَركز الأَخيار
an ocean of noble deeds, the axis of glory's circle,
the eye of existence and the center of the virtuous.
إِنif سلّhe drew فيin الهَيجاءbattle عَضباًa keen sword صارِماًsharp-cutting
إِن سلّ في الهَيجاء عَضباً صارِماً
باءreturned العِداthe foes بمذلةwith humiliation وَصَغارand abasement
باء العِدا بمذلة وَصَغار
If he draws a keen, cutting sword in battle,
his enemies return in humiliation and abasement.
للّهto God درّbe praise أَميرناour emir مِنas فارسa horseman
للّه درّ أَميرنا مِن فارس
فيin الحَربwar يَبريhe cuts down خَصمَهhis foe بِبوارwith destruction
في الحَرب يَبري خَصمَه بِبوار
God bless our emir—what a horseman!
In war he cuts his foe down to destruction.
أَضحَتhas become بِهِthrough him مَصرٌEgypt عَروسَthe bride زَمانهاof her age
أَضحَت بِهِ مَصرٌ عَروسَ زَمانها
وَمِنand of الفَخارglory تَدثرتshe cloaked herself بِدثارin a mantle
وَمِن الفَخار تَدثرت بِدثار
Through him Egypt has become the bride of her age,
and clothed herself in a mantle of glory.
حَوَتshe attained الكَمالperfection وَفاقَتand surpassed الأَمصارthe cities إِذfor
حَوَت الكَمال وَفاقَت الأَمصار إِذ
بِعَزيزهاin her mighty ruler اِفتَخرتshe took pride عَلىabove الأَمصارthe cities
بِعَزيزها اِفتَخرت عَلى الأَمصار
She has attained perfection and surpassed the cities, for
she took pride in her mighty ruler above the cities.
سرَّgladdened الوَرىmankind مَنhe who فيin الوَغىbattle قطعcut down العِداthe foes
سرَّ الوَرى مَن في الوَغى قطع العِدا
وَلَكَمand how many برىhe cut down مِنof فارسa horseman جَبارmighty
وَلَكَم برى مِن فارس جَبار
He who cut down enemies in battle has gladdened mankind,
and how many a mighty horseman he has hewn down!
أَفديهI would ransom him مِنas ملكa king أَعادَrestored لِمصرناto our Egypt
أَفديه مِن ملك أَعادَ لِمصرنا
شَمسthe sun المَعارفof learning فيin علوّlofty height فَخارof glory
شَمس المَعارف في علوّ فَخار
I would ransom him—a king who restored to our Egypt
the sun of learning in the heights of glory.
نَشرتproclaimed تَواريخthe histories الأَفاضلof the eminent فَضلهhis excellence
نَشرت تَواريخ الأَفاضل فَضله
فَبذكرهso at his mention يَنجابis cleared away كُلall غبارdust
فَبذكره يَنجاب كُل غبار
The histories of the eminent have proclaimed his excellence,
so at his mention all dust is cleared away.
وَلَهُand he has مِنamong الأَشبالthe lion cubs نجلٌa son ناجبٌgifted
وَلَهُ مِن الأَشبال نجلٌ ناجبٌ
يَخشاهfears him كُلُّevery غَضنفرٍlion كَرارever charging
يَخشاه كُلُّ غَضنفرٍ كَرار
Among his lion cubs he has a gifted son,
whom every fiercely charging lion fears:
الهازمthe vanquisher الأَعداءof enemies إِبراهيمIbrahim مَنwho
الهازم الأَعداء إِبراهيم مَن
فُتحتwere opened لَهُfor him أَبوابthe gates كُلof every حصارsiege
فُتحت لَهُ أَبواب كُل حصار
Ibrahim, vanquisher of enemies, for whom
the gates of every besieged stronghold were opened.
لِمَwhy لاnot يَفوقhe surpasses الكُلَّeveryone وَهوَwhile he is أَخوthe brother العلاof glory
لِمَ لا يَفوق الكُلَّ وَهوَ أَخو العلا
نُورthe light الزَمانof the age وَصَفوةand the choicest الأَبرارof the righteous
نُور الزَمان وَصَفوة الأَبرار
Why should he not surpass all, when he is glory's brother,
the light of the age and the choicest of the righteous?
جلتare exalted مَناقبهhis virtues عَنbeyond الإحصاءcounting إِذfor
جلت مَناقبه عَن الإحصاء إِذ
سارَتhave traveled مَفاخرهhis glories بِكُلthrough all دِيارlands
سارَت مَفاخره بِكُل دِيار
His virtues are too great to count, for
his glorious deeds have traveled through every land.
وَاختصand he was favored بِالنَصرwith victory الَّذيwhich بَهرdazzled العِداthe foes
وَاختص بِالنَصر الَّذي بَهر العِدا
فَفخارهso his glory عَنfrom كُلevery عارdisgrace عاريis free
فَفخاره عَن كُل عار عاري
And he was favored with victory that dazzled his foes,
so his glory is free from every disgrace.
دانَتsubmitted رِقابthe necks مُخالفيهof his opponents لِأَمرهto his command
دانَت رِقاب مُخالفيه لِأَمره
وَرَوَتand recounted عُلاهhis greatness شَواهدthe witnesses الآثارof deeds
وَرَوَت عُلاه شَواهد الآثار
The necks of his opponents bowed to his command,
and the evidence of his deeds proclaimed his greatness.
ماnot زالَceased فيin الإِقبالprosperity طُولthroughout حَياتهhis life
ما زالَ في الإِقبال طُول حَياته
وَعَدوّهand his enemy ماnot زالceased فيin إِدبارretreat
وَعَدوّه ما زال في إِدبار
He has remained in prosperity throughout his life,
while his enemy has remained in retreat.
حازَwon الفَخارglory طَريفَهits newly earned part وَتليدَهand its inherited part
حازَ الفَخار طَريفَه وَتليدَه
وَسِواهand anyone else فيin كسبearning المَفاخرhonors طاريa newcomer
وَسِواه في كسب المَفاخر طاري
He has won glory, newly earned and ancestral alike,
while anyone else is a newcomer to earning honors.
ملأfilled القُلوبthe hearts مَهابةwith awe فَكأنهso it is as though he
ملأ القُلوب مَهابة فَكأنه
عِندَat التحامthe clashing الحَربof battle لَيثٌa lion ضاريravening
عِندَ التحام الحَرب لَيثٌ ضاري
He filled hearts with awe, as though he were
at the clash of battle, a ravening lion.
دلتhave pointed مآثرهhis noble deeds عَلىto عَزماتهhis firm resolves
دلت مآثره عَلى عَزماته
أَنَّىhow سِواهanyone other than him يَكُونcould be للأخطارfor perils
أَنَّى سِواه يَكُون للأخطار
His noble deeds have revealed his firm resolve;
how could anyone else stand against perils?
عَباسُهمtheir Abbas بِالجودwith generosity يبسمsmiles وَالنَدىand bounty
عَباسُهم بِالجود يبسم وَالنَدى
فَخرthe pride الأَماجدof the illustrious كاملperfect المقدارin worth
فَخر الأَماجد كامل المقدار
Their Abbas smiles with generosity and bounty,
the pride of the illustrious, perfect in worth.
لَيثa lion إِذاwhen عظمgrows great النزالcombat غَضنفرa mighty lion
لَيث إِذا عظم النزال غَضنفر
أَضحَتhas become دِماءthe blood عِداهof his enemies كَالأَنهارlike rivers
أَضحَت دِماء عِداه كَالأَنهار
A lion, a mighty lion when combat grows fierce—
his enemies' blood has become like rivers.
بِسعيدهمthrough their Sa'id سَعدrejoiced الزَمانthe age وَأَهلهand its people
بِسعيدهم سَعد الزَمان وَأَهله
وَالبرُّand beneficence فاضoverflowed وَعَمَّand encompassed كُلall بِحارseas
وَالبرُّ فاض وَعَمَّ كُل بِحار
Through their Sa'id, the age and its people rejoiced,
and beneficence overflowed and filled every sea.
أَماas for الحسينal-Husayn فَإِنَّهُindeed he يَجنيreaps مِنfrom الthe- (continued)
أَما الحسين فَإِنَّهُ يَجني مِن ال
تعليمinstruction روضاًa garden يانعlush الأَزهارwith flowers
تعليم روضاً يانع الأَزهار
As for al-Husayn, he reaps from
instruction a garden lush with flowers.
شَرفwas ennobled الزَمانthe age بِهِthrough him وَمنand through عَبدAbd الحَليal-Hali- (name continued)
شَرف الزَمان بِهِ وَمن عَبد الحَلي
مِ-m (completes al-Halim) أَتىcame رَفيعاًexalted طَيِّبfair الأَخبارin repute
مِ أَتى رَفيعاً طَيِّب الأَخبار
The age was ennobled by him, and through Abd al-Halim
it became exalted and of good repute.
أَكرمhow noble بِهمthey are مِنas فتيةyoung men حازواattained العُلاglory
أَكرم بِهم مِن فتية حازوا العُلا
أَيسوغis it fitting أَقطَعthat I withhold عَنهُمُfrom them أَشعاريmy poems
أَيسوغ أَقطَع عَنهُمُ أَشعاري
How noble are these youths who have attained glory!
Would it be right to withhold my poems from them?
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