ولماand when أثارواthey roused البُزْلَthe mature camels وَهْناlate at night وأشأمواand headed for al-Sham
ولما أثاروا البُزْلَ وَهْنا وأشأموا
وحَثَّand urged onward بأقمارِwith the moons of الهوادجthe howdahs حاديa camel-driver
وحَثَّ بأقمارِ الهوادج حادي
And when they roused the mature camels late at night and headed for al-Sham,
When they roused passion, weakness, and longing
And a camel-driver urged onward the moons of the howdahs,
And the guide urged on the procession of litters
وحالand intervened الأَسَىgrief دونin the way of البكاweeping فدموعُناso our tears
وحال الأَسَى دون البكا فدموعُنا
منfrom البينparting حَسْرَىexhausted والتأسفand sorrow باديapparent
من البين حَسْرَى والتأسف بادي
And grief barred weeping, so our tears
And anguish prevented weeping, so our tears
Were exhausted by parting, and sorrow was plain,
Were grievous yearning and manifest regret
أَمَطْنَthey drew aside دِمَقْسِيَّsilken المُلاَthe wraps عَنْfrom روادفٍhaunches
أَمَطْنَ دِمَقْسِيَّ المُلاَ عَنْ روادفٍ
رِوَاءٍfull and well-watered ولكنّand yet الخصورthe waists صواديthirsty
رِوَاءٍ ولكنّ الخصور صوادي
They drew the silken wraps away from haunches
The turbans of the elders wiped away
Full and well-watered, yet their waists were parched.
The drafts of meadows, but the cheeks were tear-stained
فلمso did not تعِصdefy سلطانَthe sway of المدامعthe tears مُقْلتيmy eye
فلم تعِص سلطانَ المدامع مُقْلتي
ولمand did not يتحصَّنfind shelter بالضلوعbehind the ribs فؤاديmy heart
ولم يتحصَّن بالضلوع فؤادي
So my eye did not defy the sway of tears,
My eyelids did not disobey the sultan of tears
Nor did my heart find shelter behind my ribs.
Nor did my heart fortify itself with ribs
أجِدَّكtruly, by your earnestness لاnot أنفكُّI cease فيin كلّevery ليلةٍnight
أجِدَّك لا أنفكُّ في كلّ ليلةٍ
أُرَاعُI am frightened بِبينٍby parting أوor أهيمI wander distraught بواديin a valley
أُرَاعُ بِبينٍ أو أهيم بوادي
Truly, every night I never cease
I miss you, I do not cease every night
To be frightened by parting or wander distraught in a valley.
To be sleepless from separation or wander in a valley
فليتso would that زماناًtime بانdeparted بالحظّwith good fortune وانتحىand turned
فليت زماناً بان بالحظّ وانتحى
علىagainst المالwealth واسانيconsoled me بأهلwith the people of وِداديmy love
على المال واساني بأهل وِدادي
So, if only time, which carried off good fortune and turned
If only a time would come with fortune withdrawing
Against wealth, had consoled me with those I love.
To money, and bring me to loved ones and friends
Sol 6.1