ياO صاحِبَيَّmy two companions لِمَنwhose هَذِهِthese
يا صاحِبَيَّ لِمَن هَذِهِ
الرِكابُthe riding camels الطَلائِحthe exhausted
الرِكابُ الطَلائِح
O my two companions, whose are these
exhausted riding camels,
مِثلُlike السَفائِنِships فيin لُجَّةِthe depths of
مِثلُ السَفائِنِ في لُجَّةِ
الفَلاةِthe desert سَوابِحswimming
الفَلاةِ سَوابِح
like ships in the depths of
the desert, swimming?
كَأَنَّهُنَّas though they دَوانٍnear مِنهُto him
كَأَنَّهُنَّ دَوانٍ مِنهُ
وَهُنَّthough they are نَوازِحfar away
وَهُنَّ نَوازِح
As though they were close to him,
though they are far away.
يُمسيspend the evening العُهودُthe pledges لَديهِنَّbeside them
يُمسي العُهودُ لَديهِنَّ
كَالعُهودِlike pledges طَوائِحcast away
كَالعُهودِ طَوائِح
By evening, the pledges beside them
are cast away, like pledges.
وَمَنand who رَأىhas seen دونَthis side of سَلعٍSal‘
وَمَن رَأى دونَ سَلعٍ
ظِباءَgazelles رَملٍof sand سَوانِحcrossing auspiciously
ظِباءَ رَملٍ سَوانِح
And who has seen, this side of Sal‘,
gazelles of the sands crossing auspiciously?
عُيونُهُنَّtheir eyes اللَواتيwhich
عُيونُهُنَّ اللَواتي
تُدويsicken القُلوبَthe hearts الصَحائِحthe healthy
تُدوي القُلوبَ الصَحائِح
Their eyes are those
that sicken sound hearts:
جَوارِحٌwounders يَختَطِفنَsnatching away العُقولَthe minds
جَوارِحٌ يَختَطِفنَ العُقولَ
خَطفَthe snatching of الجَوارِحbirds of prey
خَطفَ الجَوارِح
wounders, snatching minds away
as birds of prey snatch.
ماnot نَفَرَstartled الشَوقُlonging إِلّاexcept
ما نَفَرَ الشَوقُ إِلّا
وُرقَgray ones الحَمامِof the doves الصَوادِحthe singing
وُرقَ الحَمامِ الصَوادِح
Longing startled none but
the singing gray doves;
وَلاand not اِستخَفَّكَcarried you away إِلّاexcept
وَلا اِستخَفَّكَ إِلّا
هَوىpassion المَنونِfate الرَواجِحweighty
هَوى المَنونِ الرَواجِح
and nothing carried you away but
the lure of weighty fate.
ياO دارُdwelling أَعرِفُهاI recognize it بَعدَهُمafter them
يا دارُ أَعرِفُها بَعدَهُم
بِطيبِby the sweetness of الرَوائِحthe scents
بِطيبِ الرَوائِح
O dwelling, I recognize you after their departure
by the sweetness of your scents.
جادَتكِmay it water you إِنif لَمnot يَجُدكِwater you
جادَتكِ إِن لَم يَجُدكِ
الحَياthe rain الدُموعُthe tears السَوائِحthe freely flowing
الحَيا الدُموعُ السَوائِح
May you be watered, if you are not watered by
rain, by freely flowing tears.
لِلَّهِto God belongs سالِفُbygone عَيشٍlife
لِلَّهِ سالِفُ عَيشٍ
قَضَيتُهُI spent it فيكَin you صالِحgood
قَضَيتُهُ فيكَ صالِح
How blessed the bygone life
I lived so well within you!
وَشادِنٍand a fawn أَستُرُI conceal الوَجدَpassion
وَشادِنٍ أَستُرُ الوَجدَ
فيهِfor him وَالدَمعُand the tears فاضِحbetraying
فيهِ وَالدَمعُ فاضِح
And a fawn—I conceal my passion
for him, while my tears betray me.
أَمسىhas come to يُجدُّmakes earnest بِقَلبيin my heart
أَمسى يُجدُّ بِقَلبي
صُدودَهُhis rebuff وَهُوَwhile he مازِحis jesting
صُدودَهُ وَهُوَ مازِح
He now makes my heart take seriously
his rebuff, while he himself is jesting.
يَلقاكَmeets you بِاللَحظِwith a glance
يَلقاكَ بِاللَحظِ
وَالقَدِّand his stature وَهُوَwhile he is رامٍan archer وَرامِحand a spearman
وَالقَدِّ وَهُوَ رامٍ وَرامِح
He meets you with his glance
and his stature, an archer and a spearman.
ماnot قامَstood مُعتَدِلاًupright
ما قامَ مُعتَدِلاً
فَاِستَمالَنيthen swayed me قَولُthe words of كاشِحan ill-wisher
فَاِستَمالَني قَولُ كاشِح
Never, when he stood upright,
could an ill-wisher's words sway me.
ظَبيٌa gazelle أَطَعتُI obeyed الهَوىdesire
ظَبيٌ أَطَعتُ الهَوى
فيهِfor him وَاِتَّهَمتُand I distrusted النَواصِحthe counselors
فيهِ وَاِتَّهَمتُ النَواصِح
A gazelle: I obeyed desire
for him, and distrusted my counselors.
ياO فاضِحيyou who expose me وَهُوَwhile he ليto me بِالمَلامِwith reproach
يا فاضِحي وَهُوَ لي بِالمَلامِ
فيin زَيِّthe guise of ناصِحa counselor
في زَيِّ ناصِح
O you who expose me, reproaching me
in the guise of a counselor,
مَنwho ليfor me بِكِتمانِto conceal وَجدٍa passion
مَن لي بِكِتمانِ وَجدٍ
تَضيقُare too narrow عَنهُfor it الجَوانِحthe ribs
تَضيقُ عَنهُ الجَوانِح
who can help me conceal a passion
too great for my ribs to contain?
وَبارِقٍand a lightning flash مُستَطيرٍspreading
وَبارِقٍ مُستَطيرٍ
فيin لُجَّةِthe depths of اللَيلِthe night قادِحsparking
في لُجَّةِ اللَيلِ قادِح
And a lightning flash, spreading wide,
sparking in the depths of night,
دَمّىmade bleed كُلوميmy gashes بَعدَafter اِندِمالِهاtheir healing
دَمّى كُلومي بَعدَ اِندِمالِها
وَالجَرائِحand the wounds
وَالجَرائِح
made my gashes bleed after they had healed,
and my wounds.
وَباتَand spent the night يُذكِرُنيreminding me عَهدَthe days of
وَباتَ يُذكِرُني عَهدَ
رامَةٍRamah وَهُوَwhile it طائِحwas fading
رامَةٍ وَهُوَ طائِح
And all night it recalled to me the days of
Ramah, as it faded away.
كَأَنَّهُas though it وَهوَwhile it مِنfrom أَيمَنِthe right side of
كَأَنَّهُ وَهوَ مِن أَيمَنِ
الثَنِيَّةِthe mountain pass لائِحshining
الثَنِيَّةِ لائِح
As though, while from the right of
the mountain pass it shone,
مُستعلِياًrising high وَجهُthe face of
مُستعلِياً وَجهُ
عَبدِservant of اللَهِGod الأَغَرِّthe radiant الواضِحthe bright
عَبدِ اللَهِ الأَغَرِّ الواضِح
rising high, it were the face of
Abd Allah, radiant and bright:
أَلِصاحِبُthe lord القَرمُthe noble chief
أَلِصاحِبُ القَرمُ
عِزُّglory of الدينِthe faith الأَبِيُّthe high-minded المُسامِحthe generous
عِزُّ الدينِ الأَبِيُّ المُسامِح
Al-Sahib, the noble chief,
Izz al-Din, high-minded and generous,
أَبوfather of الفُتوحِvictories وَمَنand one who لاnot
أَبو الفُتوحِ وَمَن لا
يَزالُceases لِلخَيرِto good فاتِحan opener
يَزالُ لِلخَيرِ فاتِح
Abu al-Futuh, and he who never
ceases to open the way to good.
مُحَيِيreviver of النوالِbounty مُميتُslayer of السُؤالِbegging
مُحَيِي النوالِ مُميتُ السُؤالِ
رَبُّlord of المَنائِحgifts
رَبُّ المَنائِح
Reviver of bounty, slayer of begging,
lord of gifts.
بِهِto him تَليقُbefit المَعاليhigh honors
بِهِ تَليقُ المَعالي
وَفيهِand in him تَزكوflourish المَدائحِpraises
وَفيهِ تَزكو المَدائحِ
High honors befit him,
and in him praises flourish.
الواهِبُthe giver of الخُرَّدِshy maidens الغيدِthe graceful
الواهِبُ الخُرَّدِ الغيدِ
وَالعِتاقِand thoroughbreds السَوابِحthe swimming
وَالعِتاقِ السَوابِح
Giver of shy, graceful maidens
and swimming thoroughbred steeds.
شَرىhe purchased المَحامِدَpraiseworthy deeds غَنماًas gain
شَرى المَحامِدَ غَنماً
وَمُشتَريand the buyer of الحَمدِpraise رابِحprofits
وَمُشتَري الحَمدِ رابِح
He purchased praise as gain,
and the buyer of praise profits.
رَآهُhe deemed it أَبقىthe most enduring عِتادٍprovision
رَآهُ أَبقى عِتادٍ
وَالمالُwhile wealth غادٍcomes وَرائِحand goes
وَالمالُ غادٍ وَرائِح
He deemed it the most enduring provision,
while wealth comes and goes.
أَعادَhe restored عُقمَthe barrenness of الأَياديgenerous hands
أَعادَ عُقمَ الأَيادي
وَهِيَthough they are العِشارُten-month-pregnant she-camels اللواقِحpregnant
وَهِيَ العِشارُ اللواقِح
He made generous hands barren again,
though they were she-camels ten months with young.
دانيnear المَوارِدِthe watering places يُغنيكَhe spares you
داني المَوارِدِ يُغنيكَ
عَنfrom رِشاءٍa well-rope وَماتِحand a water-drawer
عَن رِشاءٍ وَماتِح
His watering places are near; he spares you
a well-rope and a water-drawer.
آلَhouse of المُظَفَّرِal-Muzaffar قَرَّبتُمُyou brought near
آلَ المُظَفَّرِ قَرَّبتُمُ
لَناto us كُلَّevery نازِحdistant thing
لَنا كُلَّ نازِح
House of al-Muzaffar, you have brought near
to us all that was distant.
سَهَّلتُهُمI made them easy كُلَّevery وَعرٍrugged place
سَهَّلتُهُم كُلَّ وَعرٍ
وَقُدتُّمand you led كُلَّevery جامِحunruly steed
وَقُدتُّم كُلَّ جامِح
I smoothed them—every rugged place—
and you led every unruly steed.
أَيديكُمُyour hands لِرَباحِfor the increase of الأَرزاقِsustenance
أَيديكُمُ لِرَباحِ الأَرزاقِ
مِنّاamong us مَفاتِحkeys
مِنّا مَفاتِح
Your hands, for gains in sustenance
among us, are keys.
إِنif أَظلَمَgrows dark الخَطبُcalamity
إِن أَظلَمَ الخَطبُ
فَالشُهبُthen the bright stars أَنتُمُyou are وَالمَصابِحand the lamps
فَالشُهبُ أَنتُمُ وَالمَصابِح
If calamity darkens,
then you are the bright stars and lamps.
أَلموسِعونَthe lavish providers of مَقاريhospitality for الضيفانِguests
أَلموسِعونَ مَقاري الضيفانِ
وَالصِرُّwhile bitter cold نافِحblows
وَالصِرُّ نافِح
Lavish in your hospitality to guests,
while bitter cold blows,
وَالمُستَعيدونَand those who invite back لِلطارِقينَfor night-callers
وَالمُستَعيدونَ لِلطارِقينَ
وَاللَيلُwhile the night جانِحis falling
وَاللَيلُ جانِح
and you invite the night-callers back,
while night is falling.
خُضرُgreen المَنازِلِthe dwellings ماwhenever اِغبَرَّتِgrow dust-gray
خُضرُ المَنازِلِ ما اِغبَرَّتِ
السِنونَthe years الجَوائِحthe ravaging
السِنونَ الجَوائِح
Your dwellings stay green, however dust-gray
the ravaging years grow.
سودُblack النَوافِذِthe windows بيضُwhite الأَعراضِthe honors
سودُ النَوافِذِ بيضُ الأَعراضِ
حُمرُred الصَفائِحthe sword-blades
حُمرُ الصَفائِح
Black are your windows, white your honor,
red your sword-blades.
لاno عُذرَexcuse ليfor me بَعدَafter ماthat
لا عُذرَ لي بَعدَ ما
قُمتُI stood فيكُمُamong you اليَومَtoday مادِحpraising
قُمتُ فيكُمُ اليَومَ مادِح
I have no excuse, now that
I stand among you today in praise,
إِنif لانَyields عوديmy branch لِخَطبٍto a calamity
إِن لانَ عودي لِخَطبٍ
مِنَamong المُلِمّاتِafflictions فادِحcrushing
مِنَ المُلِمّاتِ فادِح
if my branch yields to a calamity,
a crushing one among afflictions.
ياO اِبنَson of المَرازِبَةِthe marzbans الصَيدِthe proud
يا اِبنَ المَرازِبَةِ الصَيدِ
وَالمُلوكِand kings الجَحاجِحthe mighty
وَالمُلوكِ الجَحاجِح
O son of proud marzbans
and mighty kings,
ميزانُthe balance of حِلمِكَyour forbearance ماwhenever
ميزانُ حِلمِكَ ما
خَفَّتِgrow light المَيازينُthe scales راجِحis weighty
خَفَّتِ المَيازينُ راجِح
the balance of your forbearance, whenever
the scales grow light, weighs heavy.
ياO مَنone who إِذاwhen ضَنَّتِwithhold المُعصِراتُthe rain-clouds
يا مَن إِذا ضَنَّتِ المُعصِراتُ
وَهِيَalthough they are دَوالِحheavy-laden
وَهِيَ دَوالِح
O you who, when rain-clouds withhold,
though heavily laden,
سالَتflow أَياديهِhis gifts لِلمُعتَفينَto seekers of bounty
سالَت أَياديهِ لِلمُعتَفينَ
سَيلَlike the flow of الأَباطِحgravelly valleys
سَيلَ الأَباطِح
have gifts that flow to seekers of bounty
like the torrents of gravelly valleys,
وَمَنand one who أُقارِعُI contend against دَهريmy age
وَمَن أُقارِعُ دَهري
بِجِدِّهِwith his resolve وَأُكافِحand I fight back
بِجِدِّهِ وَأُكافِح
and you—I contend against my age
with your resolve, and fight back,
مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat قَرَعتstruck مَروَتيmy flint
مِن بَعدِ ما قَرَعت مَروَتي
الخُطوبُcalamities الفَوادِحthe crushing
الخُطوبُ الفَوادِح
after my flint had been struck by
crushing calamities.
خُذهاtake it فَقَدfor already أُتعِبَتhave been wearied بَعدَهاafter it
خُذها فَقَد أُتعِبَت بَعدَها
إِلَيكَtoward you القَرائِحpoetic faculties
إِلَيكَ القَرائِح
Take it: after it, wearied are
the poetic minds that turn to you.
جاءَتكَit came to you بِالمَدحِwith praise عَذراءَa virgin
جاءَتكَ بِالمَدحِ عَذراءَ
وَالقَوافيwhile the rhymes نَواكِحare married women
وَالقَوافي نَواكِح
It came to you in praise, a virgin,
while other rhymes are wedded women.
غَزيرَةَabundant in الدَرِّmilk ماwhenever أَصفَتِrun dry
غَزيرَةَ الدَرِّ ما أَصفَتِ
الخَواطِرُimaginations لاقِحpregnant
الخَواطِرُ لاقِح
Rich in milk when they run dry—
the minds—herself still pregnant.
لَهاit has نَسيمٌa breeze بَرَيّاwith the fragrance of
لَها نَسيمٌ بَرَيّا
أَخلاقِكَyour character الغِرُّthe radiant فائِحwafting
أَخلاقِكَ الغِرُّ فائِح
It has a breeze, with the scent of
your radiant character, wafting.
عُرباًArabian هِجاناًpurebred إِذاwhen اِستَعجَمَbecomes inarticulate
عُرباً هِجاناً إِذا اِستَعجَمَ
القَريضُpoetry فَصائِحeloquent
القَريضُ فَصائِح
Arabian and purebred; when inarticulate grows
poetry, they are eloquent.
شَوارِداًwanderers وَعَلَيهاand upon them لَكَfor you
شَوارِداً وَعَلَيها لَكَ
الوُسومُthe brands اللَوائِحthe visible
الوُسومُ اللَوائِح
Wandering verses; upon them are your
plainly visible brands.
أَورَدتُّهاI brought them to water مِنكَfrom you بَحراًa sea
أَورَدتُّها مِنكَ بَحراً
مَلآنَfull بِالجودِwith generosity طافِحoverflowing
مَلآنَ بِالجودِ طافِح
I brought them to a sea in you,
full, overflowing with bounty.
نَداهُits bounty يَعذُبُis sweet لِلشارِبَينَto drinkers
نَداهُ يَعذُبُ لِلشارِبَينَ
وَالبَحرُwhile the sea مالِحis salty
وَالبَحرُ مالِح
Its bounty is sweet to drinkers,
though the sea is salty.
ياO مَنone who غَنيتُI have no need بِهِthrough him عَنِof
يا مَن غَنيتُ بِهِ عَنِ
جودِthe bounty of الأَكُفِّthe palms الشَحائِحthe grudging
جودِ الأَكُفِّ الشَحائِح
O you through whom I have no need of
the bounty of grudging palms,
وَمَورِدُand the watering place of البَحرِthe sea غانٍfree of need
وَمَورِدُ البَحرِ غانٍ
عَنِof الرَكاياthe wells النَوازِحthe distant
عَنِ الرَكايا النَوازِح
and the sea's watering place has no need
of distant wells.
عيدٌa festival بِطائِرِwith a bird of يُمنٍgood omen
عيدٌ بِطائِرِ يُمنٍ
عَليكَover you بِالسَعدِwith good fortune سانِحpassing auspiciously
عَليكَ بِالسَعدِ سانِح
A festival, with a bird of good omen,
comes auspiciously to you with good fortune.
وافىit has arrived يَقودُleading الأَعاديthe enemies
وافى يَقودُ الأَعادي
نَحائِراًsacrificial victims وَذَبائِحand slaughtered offerings
نَحائِراً وَذَبائِح
It has arrived, leading your enemies
as sacrificial victims and slaughtered offerings.
Sol 6.1