أَرأيتَhave you seen ماwhat يرويهِrelates it بانُthe bān trees of الأبرقِal-Abraq
أَرأيتَ ما يرويهِ بانُ الأبرقِ
عنfrom شدوِthe song of ورقِthe gray doves of أراكِthe arāk trees of حُزوىḤuzwā الُمورقِleafy
عن شدوِ ورقِ أراكِ حُزوى الُمورقِ
Have you seen what al-Abraq’s bān trees relate
from the song of gray doves in Ḥuzwā’s leafy arāk trees?
وافَيarrived وميضٌa lightning flash سناهُits radiance يرفعُtransmits مسندِاًwith full attribution
وافَي وميضٌ سناهُ يرفعُ مسندِاً
عنهon its authority الحديثَthe account بنُورشهwith its light (text unclear) المتألِّقِgleaming
عنه الحديثَ بنُورشه المتألِّقِ
A flash arrived, its radiance transmitting, with full attribution,
the tale on its authority, with its gleaming [light].
ماnot زالَceased لامعُهُits gleam يُعلِّلُconsoles بالُمنىwith hopes
ما زالَ لامعُهُ يُعلِّلُ بالُمنى
منِّيin me أخاthe possessor of القلبِthe heart الكئيبِsorrowful الشَّيِّقِyearning
منِّي أخا القلبِ الكئيبِ الشَّيِّقِ
Its gleam kept consoling with hopes
me, the bearer of a sorrowful, yearning heart.
ويُعيدُand retells أَخبارَthe tidings of الغَضاthe ghaḍā trees فأهيمُso I wander lovesick مِنfrom
ويُعيدُ أَخبارَ الغَضا فأهيمُ مِن
وَجديmy longing إليهfor it ومَنand whoever يُفارِقparts يشتقِyearns
وَجدي إليه ومَن يُفارِق يشتقِ
And retells the tidings of the ghaḍā trees, so I am lost in
my longing for them—and whoever parts must yearn.
لاno والحمَىby the sanctuary ماnot العيشُlife بَعدafter ذويthe people of الحِمَىthe sanctuary
لا والحمَى ما العيشُ بَعد ذوي الحِمَى
بمحبَّبِcherished أبداًever ولاnor بِمُعشَّقِpassionately loved
بمحبَّبِ أبداً ولا بِمُعشَّقِ
No, by the sanctuary, life after the sanctuary’s people
is never cherished, nor passionately loved.
قسماًan oath بمِاby what فوقَatop الرِّكابِthe riding camels وإِنَّهاand indeed it
قسماً بمِا فوقَ الرِّكابِ وإِنَّها
لأليَّةٌis truly an oath مِنfrom ذيone possessing زَفيرٍa sigh مُحرقِsearing
لأليَّةٌ مِن ذي زَفيرٍ مُحرقِ
I swear by those upon the riding camels—and this
is indeed an oath from one whose sighs sear.
إِنيindeed I لأعجبُtruly marvel مِنat مُحبِّa lover مبُتَغٍseeking
إِني لأعجبُ مِن مُحبِّ مبُتَغٍ
عَيشاًlife لهfor himself منfrom بعدِafter حثِّurging on الأَينُقِthe she-camels
عَيشاً له من بعدِ حثِّ الأَينُقِ
I truly marvel at a lover who seeks
life for himself once the she-camels are urged onward.
ياO أيُّهاyou الحاديcamel-driver بعودِكَby your return سالماًsafe
يا أيُّها الحادي بعودِكَ سالماً
إِلاَّwill you not رثيتَhave pity لشملنِاon our fellowship الُمتمزِّقِtorn apart
إِلاَّ رثيتَ لشملنِا الُمتمزِّقِ
O camel-driver, by your safe return,
will you not pity our fellowship, torn apart?
أرحِgive rest to الَمطيَّthe riding camels وهاand here is فُؤاديmy heart فاقتبسso take fire
أرحِ الَمطيَّ وها فُؤادي فاقتبس
وامنُنand be gracious عليَّto me وهاand here are دموعيmy tears فاستقِso draw water
وامنُن عليَّ وها دموعي فاستقِ
Give the riding camels rest; here is my heart—take fire from it.
And be gracious to me; here are my tears—draw water.
وبهضبِand on the hills of رامةَRāmah مِنamong مضاربthe encampments of طِّيءٍṬayyiʾ
وبهضبِ رامةَ مِن مضارب طِّيءٍ
ياO سعدُSaʿd ريمٌa gazelle منهfrom him ليfor me بختٌa fortune شقيwretched
يا سعدُ ريمٌ منه لي بختٌ شقي
And on Rāmah’s hills, among Ṭayyiʾ’s encampments,
O Saʿd, is a gazelle through whom my lot is wretched.
حالٍadorned بأنواعِwith kinds of الجمالِbeauty ولمand not يكنwas
حالٍ بأنواعِ الجمالِ ولم يكن
بممنطقٍgirdled كلاَّno indeed ولاnor بمطَوَّقِnecklaced
بممنطقٍ كلاَّ ولا بمطَوَّقِ
Adorned with every kind of beauty, though he wore
no girdle—no indeed—nor any necklace.
لوif لمnot يُرحhe departed والحسنُwhile beauty فيهِin him مفرَّقٌscattered
لو لم يُرح والحسنُ فيهِ مفرَّقٌ
لمnot يجتمعcame together عَجِلاًin haste بشيبيwith my gray hair مَفرَقيthe parting of my hair
لم يجتمع عَجِلاً بشيبي مَفرَقي
Had he not departed, with beauty scattered throughout him,
my hair’s parting would not so soon have met with gray.
ليسَis not التَّعجُّبُthe wonder منat رقُاديmy sleep إِذwhen مضىit passed away
ليسَ التَّعجُّبُ من رقُادي إِذ مضى
فيهِbecause of him ولكنbut منat جميعيall of me إِذwhen بقيit remained
فيهِ ولكن من جميعي إِذ بقي
The wonder is not that my sleep has vanished
because of him, but that all of me remains.
للهto God belongs درُّthe excellence of الثَّغرِthe mouth فيهin him ونظمُهُand its ordered array
لله درُّ الثَّغرِ فيه ونظمُهُ
كمhow often باتَhe spent the night ينثرُscattering منهfrom it درَّthe pearls of المنطِقِspeech
كم باتَ ينثرُ منه درَّ المنطِقِ
How wondrous his mouth and its string of pearls!
How often he has spent the night scattering from it pearls of speech!
أبكيI weep ويبسِمُand he smiles عنrevealing شَنبِcool sweetness of teeth هازئاًmocking
أبكي ويبسِمُ عن شَنبِ هازئاً
مِنِّيat me بجفنٍwith an eyelid بالدُّموعwith tears مخلَّقِanointed
مِنِّي بجفنٍ بالدُّموع مخلَّقِ
I weep; he smiles, revealing cool, sweet teeth, mocking
me, whose eyelid is anointed with tears.
لدلالهbecause of his coquetry ذُليِّmy abasement بهbefore him ولحبِّهِand because of love for him
لدلاله ذُليِّ به ولحبِّهِ
وهواهُand passion for him ماwhat يلقَىsuffers الفُؤادُthe heart وماand what لقيit has suffered
وهواهُ ما يلقَى الفُؤادُ وما لقي
To his coquetry I owe my abasement before him; to love for him
and passion for him, all the heart suffers and has suffered.
شطَّتgrew distant بِهِwith him عَنِّيfrom me نَوىًseparation لمغرِّبِof a westward traveler
شطَّت بِهِ عَنِّي نَوىً لمغرِّبِ
يُهديِsends التَّحيةَthe greeting فيinto رحالِthe encampment of مُشرِّقِan eastward traveler
يُهديِ التَّحيةَ في رحالِ مُشرِّقِ
Separation has borne him far from me—a westward traveler
sending greetings to the camp of one journeying east.
ياO جيرَتيmy neighbors بالحاضرَينِat al-Ḥāḍirayn وand دِجلَةٍthe Tigris
يا جيرَتي بالحاضرَينِ و دِجلَةٍ
والكارِand al-Kār لاnot بالنَّيرَيينِat al-Nayrayyīn (name unclear) وand جِلَّقِJilliq
والكارِ لا بالنَّيرَيينِ و جِلَّقِ
O my neighbors at al-Ḥāḍirayn and by the Tigris,
and al-Kār—not at al-Nayrayyīn and Jilliq—
لاdo not تَحسَبواyou all suppose أَنِّيthat I صَبرتُhave endured patiently لِحادِثٍin the face of a calamity
لا تَحسَبوا أَنِّي صَبرتُ لِحادِثٍ
جَلَلِgrave مُلمِّafflicting أَوor لِخَطبٍin the face of an ordeal مُقلِقِunsettling
جَلَلِ مُلمِّ أَو لِخَطبٍ مُقلِقِ
do not think I have patiently endured a calamity,
grave and afflicting, or an unsettling ordeal.
وَتَيقَّنواand be certain مِنfrom بعدِafter هذاthis أَنَّنيthat I
وَتَيقَّنوا مِن بعدِ هذا أَنَّني
بِمُظفَّرِon Muẓaffar الدينِal-Dīn الجوادِthe generous تَعلُّقيmy reliance
بِمُظفَّرِ الدينِ الجوادِ تَعلُّقي
And know for certain, after this, that
my reliance is on generous Muẓaffar al-Dīn.
ماwhatever فاتَنيeluded me مِنof برِّthe kindness of ذاكَthat one فكافِلٌthen a guarantor
ما فاتَني مِن برِّ ذاكَ فكافِلٌ
هذاthis one لَهُfor it بِنَوالهِwith his bounty الُمتَدَفِّقِoverflowing
هذا لَهُ بِنَوالهِ الُمتَدَفِّقِ
Whatever I have missed of that one’s kindness is guaranteed
by this one, through his overflowing bounty.
Sol 6.1