منfrom ديمةgentle rain الكرْمthe vineyard أمor منfrom ديمةgentle rain الكرَمِgenerosity
من ديمة الكرْم أم من ديمة الكرَمِ
تجودpours forth بالراحwith wine رياًthe fragrance of ريقِهاher saliva الشبمِcool
تجود بالراح رياً ريقِها الشبمِ
From the vineyard's gentle rain, or generosity's gentle rain,
From the ever-flowing vine or from the vineyard
does the fragrance of her cool saliva pour forth wine?
Freely pouring its gentle, fragrant stream?
ومنand from ورودdrinking الحمياstrong wine أنتyou فيin خجلembarrassment
ومن ورود الحميا أنت في خجل
ياO وردrose of جلقJilliq أمor منfrom خدهاher cheek العنميscarlet like ʿanam
يا ورد جلق أم من خدها العنمي
And is it from drinking strong wine that you blush,
Of meadow roses are you in your shyness,
O rose of Jilliq, or from her cheek, red as ʿanam?
O blushing rose, or from her rosy cheek?
وياand O نسيمbreeze of الصباthe east wind منfrom عرفthe fragrance of يانعةٍa ripe blossom
ويا نسيم الصبا من عرف يانعةٍ
نقلتَyou carried هذاthis الشذاscent أمor منfrom عبيرthe perfume of فمa mouth
نقلتَ هذا الشذا أم من عبير فم
And O east breeze, from the fragrance of a ripe blossom
O gentle breeze, who knows the lovely one
did you carry this scent, or from the perfume of a mouth?
Whose sweet perfume you bear along or the scent of whose mouth?
فمthe mouth of التيher who أرَّقتkept awake عينيmy eye وماand not علمتshe knew
فم التي أرَّقت عيني وما علمت
وفيand in هواهاlove for her علىwith علمknowledge أرَقتI shed دميmy blood
وفي هواها على علم أرَقت دمي
The mouth of her who kept my eye awake, without knowing,
That mouth which has robbed me of sleep, though unaware,
while I knowingly shed my blood in love for her.
While of my love for it my tears bear witness.
هيفاءslender-waisted beauty لاnot ولهيmy ardent longing عنهاfrom her يبعّدنيdrives me away
هيفاء لا ولهي عنها يبعّدني
يوماًfor a day ولاnor وجَليmy fear منهاof her ولاnor ألميmy pain
يوماً ولا وجَلي منها ولا ألمي
A slender-waisted beauty—my passion does not drive me from her
Hayfa, nothing takes me from her,
for a day, nor my fear of her, nor my pain.
No day of mine, no fear, no pain.
ولاnor وحقby the sanctity of العيونthe eyes السودblack يصرفنيturns me away
ولا وحق العيون السود يصرفني
عنهاfrom her صريرthe ringing of السيوفthe swords البيضwhite فيupon القممheads
عنها صرير السيوف البيض في القمم
Nor, by the sanctity of black eyes, can I be turned
Nor by the black eyes I swear, that turn me not
from her by the ringing of white swords upon heads.
From her, the hissing white swords on high.
منwho ليfor me بصبٍّwith a lovesick lover إذاwhen ماever البرقthe lightning ألمحهflashes before him
من لي بصبٍّ إذا ما البرق ألمحه
برقُthe lightning of المباسمsmiling mouths صبَّhe pours الدمعtears كالديمlike steady rains
برقُ المباسم صبَّ الدمع كالديم
Who will find me a lovesick lover who, when lightning catches his eye—
Who will lend me patience when lightning flashes,
the lightning of smiling mouths—pours tears like steady rains,
The lightning of her smile, pouring down tears like blood?
يسترحمbegs for mercy الوصلunion ليfor me منfrom قلبthe heart of غانيةٍa beauty
يسترحم الوصل لي من قلب غانيةٍ
كالصارمlike a sword العضبkeen-edged لمhas not يعشقloved ولمand has not يهمpined
كالصارم العضب لم يعشق ولم يهم
and begs for union for me from a beauty's heart,
Who will beg union for me from the heart of a singing girl,
like a keen-edged sword, which has never loved or pined?
Like a keen sword that was never in love or grief?
كأنas though ألحاظهاher glances فيin كيدplotting against عاشقهاher lover
كأن ألحاظها في كيد عاشقها
أسيافthe swords of مخلصMukhlis فيin أرحالthe encampments of مجترمa criminal
أسياف مخلص في أرحال مجترم
It is as though her glances, plotting against her lover,
As if her glances plot against her lover,
were Mukhlis's swords in a criminal's encampments.
Swords of a loyal friend on a raiding night.
خيرthe best of الولاةgovernors أجلthe noblest of الناسpeople أكرمهمthe most generous of them
خير الولاة أجل الناس أكرمهم
كفّاًof hand وأعرفهمand the most knowledgeable of them بالحكمin judgment والحكمand wisdom
كفّاً وأعرفهم بالحكم والحكم
The best of governors, the noblest of men, the most generous
Best ruler, noblest of men, most generous
of hand, and the most learned in judgment and wisdom.
Of hand, most just of rulers, wise in wisdom.
والٍa governor أبانsevered الرياostentation بالسيفwith the sword عنfrom قممheads
والٍ أبان الريا بالسيف عن قمم
بانتwere severed وأبطلand abolished دينthe creed of الشحstinginess بالكرمthrough generosity
بانت وأبطل دين الشح بالكرم
A governor who stripped ostentation with his sword from heads
Chieftain who revealed valor on the heights with his sword
that were severed, and abolished the creed of stinginess through generosity.
And destroyed the creed of stinginess with generosity.
سهلgentle الخلائقin disposition إلاexcept حينwhen يبسمhe smiles للat the
سهل الخلائق إلا حين يبسم لل
حربwar العوانrenewed ابتسامthe smile of الليثthe lion للغنمat the sheep
حرب العوان ابتسام الليث للغنم
Gentle in disposition, except when he smiles at
Gentle to mankind unless when to foes he smiles
renewed war, as a lion smiles at sheep.
The smile of the lion at prey—how terrible!
سبحانglory to خالقهhis Creator كالزهرlike blossoms فيin شيمcharacter traits
سبحان خالقه كالزهر في شيم
والقطرand rain فيin كرمgenerosity والدهرand time فيin عظمgreatness
والقطر في كرم والدهر في عظم
Glory to his Creator! He is like blossoms in character,
Glory to Him who created him elegant in manner,
and rain in generosity, and time in grandeur.
Generous in giving, and magnificent in age.
لوif هدّدhe threatened الريحthe wind لمwould not تبرزemerge زوابعهاits whirlwinds
لو هدّد الريح لم تبرز زوابعها
أوor بارزhe challenged الليثthe lion لمwould not يخرجcome out منfrom الأجمthe thickets
أو بارز الليث لم يخرج من الأجم
Were he to threaten the wind, its whirlwinds would not rise;
If the wind threatened, its gusts did not appear,
or challenge the lion, it would not leave the thickets.
Or if the lion roared, he emerged not from his den.
ياO ساهرwakeful one العينof eye نمsleep عينthe eye of العلاglory سهرتhas kept vigil
يا ساهر العين نم عين العلا سهرت
علىover ودائعthe trusts of ربthe Lord of الناسpeople كلهمall of them
على ودائع رب الناس كلهم
O wakeful-eyed one, sleep: the eye of glory keeps vigil
O wakeful of eye, sleep now, for the eye of the Exalted has watched
over the trusts of the Lord of all mankind.
Over the deposits left with the Lord of mankind.
وجددand renewed الأمنsecurity باريناour Creator بمقتدرthrough a mighty one
وجدد الأمن بارينا بمقتدر
قدّتcleaved ظُباهhis sword-edges صروفthe vicissitudes of الحادثcalamity العممall-encompassing
قدّت ظُباه صروف الحادث العمم
And our Creator renewed security through a mighty one
And He renewed security for us through an Omnipotent One
whose sword-edges cleaved the vicissitudes of all-encompassing calamity.
Whose youth the turns of sudden events made mature.
فاليومso today لاno أسدٌlion يسطوpounces علىupon حملٍa lamb
فاليوم لا أسدٌ يسطو على حملٍ
فيin ظلمهits tyranny لاno ولاnor عرْبٌArabs علىupon عجمnon-Arabs
في ظلمه لا ولا عرْبٌ على عجم
So today no lion pounces upon a lamb
So today no lion domineers over a lamb
in its tyranny—no, nor do Arabs attack non-Arabs.
In his injustice, nor Arab over foreigner.
Sol 6.1