منfrom كثرabundance ماwhat فيin ضامريmy innermost heart نيرانيmy fires
من كثر ما في ضامري نيراني
فاضoverflowed الدَمعthe tears منfrom مُقلَتيmy eye غُدرانpools
فاض الدَمع من مُقلَتي غُدران
From the many fires within my heart,
My tears overflow from my eyelids
Tears overflowed from my eye in pools.
As the fires within me rage
فاضoverflowed الدَمعthe tears مِنfrom فُوقover صَحنthe surface الخديthe cheek
فاض الدَمع مِن فُوق صَحن الخدي
حيليmy strength انهديcollapsed وَحالتيand my condition عدمانيwretched
حيلي انهدي وَحالتي عدماني
Tears overflowed across the surface of my cheek.
My tears flow down my cheeks
My strength gave way, and my condition is wretched.
My state is hopeless, I'm powerless
عدمانgone حيلىmy strength ياO رفاقهcompanions شيليcarry me
عدمان حيلى يا رفاقه شيلي
سَهرانsleepless ليليmy night ارقبI watch الميزانthe Scales
سَهران ليلي ارقب الميزان
My strength is gone; companions, carry me.
Powerless am I, oh friends, take me
Sleepless through my night, I watch the Scales.
I stay up all night checking the scales
سَهرانsleepless طُولthroughout الليلthe night زاديmy food عايفshunning
سَهران طُول الليل زادي عايف
وَالقَلبand the heart منfrom جورthe cruelty of اللَيلthe night خايفafraid
وَالقَلب من جور اللَيل خايف
Sleepless all night, I turn away from my food.
Awake all night, sick with worry
And my heart fears the night's cruelty.
My heart afraid of the cruelty of the night
لاno شَكdoubt إِنيthat I عَلىbecause of فراقكparting from you تالفperishing
لا شَك إِني عَلى فراقك تالف
وديI wish أودعكمto bid you all farewell بِلَفظwith the utterance of لِسانيmy tongue
ودي أودعكم بِلَفظ لِساني
No doubt I am wasting away from parting with you.
No doubt I'm destroyed by your separation
I wish to bid you farewell with my own tongue.
I wanted to bid you farewell with my words
وَدعكI bid you farewell وَالفظand I utter كَلامwords فراقيof my parting
وَدعك وَالفظ كَلام فراقي
وَالدَمعand the tears جَرحwounded وَجنَتيmy cheek وَمواقيand my eye-corners
وَالدَمع جَرح وَجنَتي وَمواقي
I bid you farewell and utter words of my parting.
Leave it and my words of farewell
And tears have wounded my cheek and the corners of my eyes.
And tears are wounds, and my cheeks, my shelters
ياO حلوsweet one تَرانيyou see me عاعهدكto my pledge to you باقيremaining true
يا حلو تَراني عاعهدك باقي
منfrom هُونnow تيذوبuntil they melt الحَصاthe pebbles الصمانيthe hard ones
من هُون تيذوب الحَصا الصماني
Sweet one, you see, I remain true to my pledge to you,
Oh sweet one, know I'll keep my promise to you
From now until the hard pebbles melt.
From here, the stone melts, even the resistant one
منfrom هونnow تيشيبuntil it turns gray الغرابthe crow الأَسودthe black one
من هون تيشيب الغراب الأَسود
مِنfrom بَعدكمafter you لاI shall (with لبس) لبسwear أَناI مسحsackcloth أَسودblack
مِن بَعدكم لا لبس أَنا مسح أَسود
From now until the black crow turns gray.
From here, the black raven grows white hair
After you leave, I shall wear black sackcloth.
Without you, I only wear black
خيوبwoe عاupon يومthe day الفراقof parting الأَسودthe black one
خيوب عا يوم الفراق الأَسود
تاريit turns out الدَهرtime غَدارtreacherous بالإِنسانيtoward humankind
تاري الدَهر غَدار بالإِنساني
Woe to the black day of parting!
The day of black separation
Time, it turns out, is treacherous to humankind.
Time is a traitor to mankind
تاريit turns out الدَهرtime غدارtreacherous ماnot هوit باجيlasting (uncertain)
تاري الدَهر غدار ما هو باجي
وَشاهدand see الخلانdear friends بِالأَوطانin the homelands
وَشاهد الخلان بِالأَوطان
Time, it turns out, is treacherous; it does not last [uncertain reading].
Time is a traitor, it won't last
And see dear friends in their homelands.
Witness the ruins in homelands
ياoh هلwhether تَرىdo you think منfrom عقبafter هذاthis باجيI will return
يا هل تَرى من عقب هذا باجي
وَشاهدand see الخلانdear friends بالأَوطانin the homelands
وَشاهد الخلان بالأَوطان
I wonder: after this, will I return,
Do you think after this, anyone remains
And see dear friends in their homelands.
Witness the ruins in homelands
اشاهدوI see him وقبلوand kiss him فيon عينوhis eye
اشاهدو وقبلو في عينو
عَلىat الفراقparting الولفthe beloved اللّهGod يعينوmay He help him
عَلى الفراق الولف اللّه يعينو
See him and kiss him on his eye.
See and accept what I see
At parting, may God help the beloved.
May God make the separation easy
شبهتهI likened him ريمa gazelle العلاof the heights بعينوذin his eye (ending unclear)
شبهته ريم العلا بعينوذ
ومنينand from where للريمfor the gazelle الحلقthe earrings وَالمانيand [unclear word]
ومنين للريم الحلق وَالماني
I likened his eye to that of a gazelle of the heights.
I compared her to a gazelle before my eyes
And where would a gazelle get earrings and [unclear word]?
Where is the gazelle's necklace and collar?
وَمنينand from where المريمthe gazelle (unclear form) الحلقthe earrings وَالعقديand the necklace
وَمنين المريم الحلق وَالعقدي
وَمنينand from where الوfor it طولthe stature الغضيof the ghada tree الونديdewy (uncertain)
وَمنين الو طول الغضي الوندي
And where would the gazelle [unclear form] get earrings and a necklace?
Where is the smooth neck and braids?
And where would it get the stature of the dewy ghada tree [uncertain wording]?
Where are the long black tresses?
وَمنينand from where إلوfor it وردroses احمرارthe redness الخديof the cheek
وَمنين إلو ورد احمرار الخدي
بسonly انthat شبهتI compared العيونthe eyes قرانيunclear in this text
بس ان شبهت العيون قراني
And where would it get the rose-red blush of the cheek?
Where are the rose-red cheeks?
I only compared the eyes [final word unclear].
But if I compared the eyes, they are springs
بسonly إِنthat شبهتI compared العُيونthe eyes عنونوhis eyes (unclear spelling)
بس إِن شبهت العُيون عنونو
وَخدوand his cheek كَالتُفاحlike apples أَحمرred لونوits color
وَخدو كَالتُفاح أَحمر لونو
I compared only the eyes to his eyes.
With cheeks like red apples
And his cheek is like an apple, red in hue.
Four arches shaded them
أَربَعfour غَواسقdark braids حادرةdescending عمتونوupon his shoulders
أَربَع غَواسق حادرة عمتونو
مثلlike الشَيطانthe Devil مغرقةdrenched بدهانin oil
مثل الشَيطان مغرقة بدهان
Four dark braids descend upon his shoulders.
Like a flooded river they drown in kohl
Like the Devil, drenched in oil.
Like Satan, his crown on his head
مثلlike الشطانcords مجدbraided لهfor him منfrom راسوhis head
مثل الشطان مجد له من راسو
مِنfrom فوقهمabove them زانadorned الذهبthe gold لباسوhis attire
مِن فوقهم زان الذهب لباسو
Like cords, braided for him from his head.
Above them, gold clothes he wears
Above them, gold adorned his attire.
A brow like a crescent moon in shape
وَجبينand a brow يشبهresembles للهلالthe crescent قياسوits shape
وَجبين يشبه للهلال قياسو
كلeveryone منwho نظرهاsaw her باركpraised الرَحمانيthe All-Merciful
كل من نظرها بارك الرَحماني
And a brow whose shape resembles the crescent moon.
All who saw her, blessed the Merciful
Everyone who saw her praised the All-Merciful.
All who saw said, "By God you are lost!"
كُلeveryone منwho نظرهاsaw her قالsaid هلhas risen هلالكyour crescent
كُل من نظرها قال هل هلالك
وَكذيلتوand his forelock ريشthe feathers الظَليمof the male ostrich الحالكthe pitch-black one
وَكذيلتو ريش الظَليم الحالك
Everyone who saw her said, 'Your crescent has risen!'
With a tail like the smooth swimming fish
And his forelock is the pitch-black male ostrich's feathers.
If she were in Al-Shafi'i or Malik's abode
لوif هوhe بدورin the homes of الشافعيal-Shafi‘i وَالمالكand Malik
لو هو بدور الشافعي وَالمالك
فاتwould be missed الصَلاprayer وَالدينand religion وَالإِيمانيand faith
فات الصَلا وَالدين وَالإِيماني
Were he in the homes of al-Shafi‘i and Malik,
The prayers, faith and religion forgotten
Prayer, religion, and faith would be missed.
The prayers and obligations and Sunnah forgotten
فاتwould be missed الصَلاprayer وَفروضهاand its obligations وَالسنيand the sunnah
فات الصَلا وَفروضها وَالسني
منsince هجركمyour desertion ماnot يومa day يبديshows سنيmy tooth
من هجركم ما يوم يبدي سني
Prayer, its obligations, and the sunnah would be missed.
Whoever abandoned you will never have good fortune
Since you deserted me, not a day have I shown my teeth in a smile.
Oh sweet one, if only I could
ياO حلوsweet one لوif only اتفقit happened بسjust إِنيthat I
يا حلو لو اتفق بس إِني
قبلbefore السفرthe journey شاهدتكمI saw you all بعيانيwith my own eyes
قبل السفر شاهدتكم بعياني
Sweet one, if only it had happened that I
Before traveling, see you clearly with my eyes
Saw you with my own eyes before the journey.
Before traveling, see the soft branch
قبلbefore السفرthe journey شاهدتI saw غُصنa branch البانيof the ban tree
قبل السفر شاهدت غُصن الباني
الليwhose عيونوhis eyes مكحلةkohl-lined وذبلانيand languid
اللي عيونو مكحلة وذبلاني
Before the journey, I saw a branch of the ban tree,
Whose eyes are lined with kohl and languid
Whose eyes were lined with kohl and languid.
His face like the full moon, shining bright
وجهوhis face مثلlike بدرthe full moon الدُجىof the darkness لاwhen بانيappearing
وجهو مثل بدر الدُجى لا باني
فيon ليلةthe night اربعطشfourteen منof نيسانNisan
في ليلة اربعطش من نيسان
His face is like the full moon in the darkness when it appears,
On the fourteenth night of April
On the fourteenth night of Nisan.
On the fourteenth, the full moon rose
فيon ليلةthe night اربعطشfourteen تمbecame complete البدريthe full moon
في ليلة اربعطش تم البدري
يابوO you with نهودbreasts معقدةfirm-set عالصدريupon the chest
يابو نهود معقدة عالصدري
On the fourteenth night, the moon reached its fullness.
Oh Abu Nuhoud, braided at his chest
O you with breasts set firm upon your chest,
Like two jasmines, their dreams are wine
كيزانcups تينfigs أَبيضwhite حلمهمtheir nipples خمريwine-red
كيزان تين أَبيض حلمهم خمري
وَالعُنقand the neck ريمa gazelle الفَلاof the wilderness الجفلانيthe startled one
وَالعُنق ريم الفَلا الجفلاني
Cups of white figs, their nipples wine-red.
The neck like a tender sprig, swaying
And the neck is that of a startled gazelle of the wilderness.
The neck like a tender gazelle, tall in stature
العُنقthe neck ريميةa doe المَهاof the oryx وَالقامةand the stature
العُنق ريمية المَها وَالقامة
منfrom فوقهاabove her ثوباًa gown كملcompleted هندامهits fine appearance
من فوقها ثوباً كمل هندامه
The neck and stature are those of an oryx doe.
Above it, a perfect garment in attire
A gown upon her completes the elegant attire.
Her throat glistening if her scarf slipped
يلمعgleams نحرهاher upper chest لاwhen كشفتshe uncovered لثامهits veil
يلمع نحرها لا كشفت لثامه
بسjust أنتyou سميinvoke God's name واذكرand remember الرحمانيthe All-Merciful
بس أنت سمي واذكر الرحماني
Her upper chest gleams when she removes its veil.
But you are named, so mention the Merciful!
Just say God's name and remember the All-Merciful.
Name Him and extend your hand to the houri
سميinvoke God's name ومدand extend ايدكyour hand عَلىupon حوريهa houri
سمي ومد ايدك عَلى حوريه
منfrom خاصthe choicest غزلانgazelles المهاof the oryx منقيهchosen
من خاص غزلان المها منقيه
Say God's name and lay your hand upon a houri,
Of the special gazelles, pure
Chosen from the choicest oryx gazelles.
Wearing a smooth silk garment
ولياand when لبسhe wears ثوبa gown الملسof smooth cloth للغياfor [unclear purpose]
وليا لبس ثوب الملس للغيا
يسوىis worth ملكthe kingdom of عبدالحميدAbd al-Hamid الثانيthe Second
يسوى ملك عبدالحميد الثاني
And when he puts on a smooth-cloth gown [final word unclear],
Worthy of Sultan Abdulhamid the Second
He is worth the kingdom of Abd al-Hamid II.
Oh sweet one, take my dear soul and bid farewell
ياO حلوsweet one خذtake روحيmy soul العزيزةthe precious one ووالفand be affectionate
يا حلو خذ روحي العزيزة ووالف
لاno شكdoubt إنيthat I علىbecause of فراقكparting from you تالفperishing
لا شك إني على فراقك تالف
Sweet one, take my precious soul and love me.
No doubt I'm destroyed by your separation
No doubt I am wasting away from parting with you.
I forgot to describe her hornet waist and trails
نسيتI forgot أوصفto describe عقربهhis scorpion-shaped curl وَالسالفand the side-lock
نسيت أوصف عقربه وَالسالف
ريشfeathers الربيديof the dusky bird (uncertain) اليارهجريبانيunclear in this text
ريش الربيدي اليارهجريباني
I forgot to describe his scorpion curl and the side-lock,
The feathers of the swimming bird I adore
Feathers of the dusky bird [following word unclear].
Its teeth like frost, translucent
ريشfeathers الظليمof the male ostrich الليthat ربيgrew عاكتافهupon his shoulders
ريش الظليم اللي ربي عاكتافه
وسنونهاand her teeth مثلlike البردhailstones وَشفافهand his lips
وسنونها مثل البرد وَشفافه
The male ostrich's feathers that grew upon his shoulders.
Red skirts like the blood of a slaughtered sheep
And her teeth are like hailstones, and his lips
And lips like Solomon's ring
قيطانa cord احمرred مثلlike دَمthe blood رعافيof my nosebleed
قيطان احمر مثل دَم رعافي
وَالفمand the mouth دورةthe circle خاتمof a ring سليمانيof Solomon
وَالفم دورة خاتم سليماني
A red cord, like the blood from my nosebleed.
Oh sweet one, fear God for this separation
And the mouth is as round as Solomon's ring.
My soul was shredded at the torment
ياO حلوsweet one خافfear اللهGod علىover هالفرقةthis separation
يا حلو خاف الله على هالفرقة
روحيmy soul جزتpassed منfrom مهجتيmy heart عالترقةup to the collarbone
روحي جزت من مهجتي عالترقة
Sweet one, fear God over this parting.
Not even the ostrich lamented like me
My soul has passed from my heart up to my collarbone.
Nor Jacob's sorrow for Joseph
ماnot ناحتlamented الخَنساal-Khansa مثاليlike me وورقهand a dove
ما ناحت الخَنسا مثالي وورقه
وَلاnor حزنgrieved يعقوبJacob عالخلانيover loved ones
وَلا حزن يعقوب عالخلاني
Neither al-Khansa nor a dove has lamented as I have,
Oh sweet one, fear God, you made my state worse
Nor has Jacob grieved so over loved ones.
Oh sweet one, fear God, you worried me
ياO حلوsweet one خافfear اللهGod ضنيتواyou have worn down حاليmy condition
يا حلو خاف الله ضنيتوا حالي
ياO حلوsweet one خافfear اللّهGod شغلتواyou have occupied باليmy mind
يا حلو خاف اللّه شغلتوا بالي
Sweet one, fear God; you have worn me down.
If they removed the mountain, it would collapse on me
Sweet one, fear God; you have occupied my mind.
Be gentle with me, oh caring one
هميmy sorrow إذاif شالواbore it (dialectal) الجبلthe mountain ينهاليwould crumble
همي إذا شالوا الجبل ينهالي
ارفقtake pity بحاليon my plight ياO عنودwilful beloved العانيof the captive
ارفق بحالي يا عنود العاني
If a mountain bore my sorrow, it would crumble.
Be gentle, my tears run
Take pity on my plight, O this captive's wilful beloved.
There is sickness in my heart
ارفقtake pity بحاليon my plight دمعتيmy tear سياحةflowing
ارفق بحالي دمعتي سياحة
جواتinside قلبيmy heart علةan affliction قياحةfestering
جوات قلبي علة قياحة
Take pity on my plight; my tears flow freely.
I didn't expect comfort after your abandonment
Inside my heart is a festering affliction.
From here, they'll wrap my body in a shroud
ماظنتيI do not think منfrom بَعدafter هجركyour desertion راحةrest
ماظنتي من بَعد هجرك راحة
منfrom هونnow تايضمواuntil they wrap الجسدthe body بكفانيin my shroud
من هون تايضموا الجسد بكفاني
I expect no peace after your desertion,
And I conclude my words with the chosen Prophet
From now until they wrap my body in my shroud.
Who will intercede for us from the heat and fire
واختمand I conclude كلاميmy words بالنبيwith the Prophet المختاريthe chosen one
واختم كلامي بالنبي المختاري
يشفعmay he intercede لناfor us منagainst حرهاits heat وَالناريand the Fire
يشفع لنا من حرها وَالناري
And I close my words with the chosen Prophet,
On the day we stand before the Almighty
May he intercede for us against its heat and the Fire,
When all our deeds are weighed
يومthe day العرضof presentation علىbefore الواحدthe One الجباريthe All-Compelling
يوم العرض على الواحد الجباري
يوماًa day جَميعall أَعمالناour deeds تنزانيare weighed
يوماً جَميع أَعمالنا تنزاني
On the day of presentation before the One, the All-Compelling,
A day when all our deeds are weighed.
Partial English translation: 84 of 86 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1