أتنسَىDo you forget? أيُّهاO you العاتthe reproacher (continued)
أتنسَى أيُّها العات
بcompletion of 'reproacher' ظلماunjustly ليلةَthe night of النَهْرِthe river
ب ظلما ليلةَ النَهْرِ
Do you forget, O you who reproach
O you who passed the night oppressively at the riverside,
unjustly, the night by the river,
And rolled in our narrow paths,
وكَرَّاتِand repeated rounds مجارِيناour courses
وكَرَّاتِ مجارِينا
منfrom المختارal-Mukhtar للجَسْرto the bridge
من المختار للجَسْر
and our repeated runs
From Al Mukhtar to the bridge,
from al-Mukhtar to the bridge?
The full moon rose to face you,
وقدand already قابلكَfaced you البدرthe full moon
وقد قابلكَ البدر
فأخمدْتso you quenched سناradiance البدرِthe full moon
فأخمدْت سنا البدرِ
And the full moon had faced you,
So you put out the full moon’s light,
so you quenched the full moon's radiance.
Dawn shone from your face during the night without dawn,
ولاحand shone الفجرُdawn منfrom وجهface
ولاح الفجرُ من وجه
كyour (suffix) فيin الليلthe night بلاwithout فجرِdawn
ك في الليل بلا فجرِ
And dawn shone from your face
On your cheeks is that which surpasses metaphor with wine,
at night, though no dawn had come.
And your words perfumed to the extent of scenting the sea,
وفيand in خدّيكyour two cheeks ماthat which رقَّwas too delicate
وفي خدّيك ما رقَّ
عنbeyond التشبيهcomparison بالخمرwith wine
عن التشبيه بالخمر
In your cheeks is something too delicate
Your glances weakened me until I went not knowing,
to be compared with wine.
Whether it was sickness amid your eyelids or kohl of sorcery,
وألفاظُكand your words قدalready عَطَّرperfumed (continued)
وألفاظُك قد عَطَّر
نthey (feminine-plural verb suffix) حتّىeven سَمَكَthe fish of البحرthe sea
ن حتّى سَمَكَ البحر
And your words have perfumed
You gave me your cup mixed with the lips,
even the fish of the sea.
Until I was satiated and lay inebriated,
وأضنتنيَand wore me out ألحاظglances
وأضنتنيَ ألحاظ
كyour (suffix) حتىuntil رُحْتُI came to be لاnot أدريI know
ك حتى رُحْتُ لا أدري
And your glances wore me out
We spent the night in our proximity, closer than estrangement,
until I could not tell:
Like the fasting person who fulfilled the night of Eid,
أَسُقْمٌis it sickness? بينbetween أجفانِeyelids
أَسُقْمٌ بين أجفانِ
كyour (suffix) أمor كُحْلٌkohl منof السِحْرmagic
ك أم كُحْلٌ من السِحْر
is it sickness between your eyelids,
Without sin, immorality, obscenity or denial,
or kohl made of magic?
When dawn rose you hid the dawn with poetry,
وقدand already عاطيتنيyou passed to me كأسَcup
وقد عاطيتني كأسَ
كyour (suffix) ممزوجاًmixed منfrom الثغرthe lips
ك ممزوجاً من الثغر
And you had passed me your cup,
Clouds shaded us,
mixed with what came from your lips,
Like fresh lilies,
إلىto أنthat مِلتُI swayed واستلقيand lay down (continued)
إلى أن مِلتُ واستلقي
تI (verb suffix) للَجنْبonto the side منfrom السكرdrunkenness
ت للَجنْب من السكر
until I swayed and lay down
With rhymed joy,
on my side from drunkenness.
And prose of rainfall,
وبِتناand we spent the night مِنbecause of تدانيناour mutual closeness
وبِتنا مِن تدانينا
علىon أضيقَa narrower space منthan فِتْرa thumb-to-forefinger span
على أضيقَ من فِتْر
And so close together we spent the night
The air was good until it was scented with your perfume,
in a space narrower than a thumb-to-forefinger span,
Had I not feared for your body that bruising would occur,
مَبِيتَspending the night الصائمthe fasting man الغَرْثاthe famished (continued)
مَبِيتَ الصائم الغَرْثا
نcompletion of 'famished' وافَىreached ليلةthe night of الفِطرbreaking the fast
ن وافَى ليلة الفِطر
as a famished fasting man spends it
I would have left marks of nuzzling on the breast,
on reaching the night of breaking the fast,
As I leave my name branded by time’s hand,
بلاwithout بَغْيٍtransgression ولاnor إثْمsin
بلا بَغْيٍ ولا إثْم
ولاnor فُحْشobscenity ولاnor نُكْرa shameful act
ولا فُحْش ولا نُكْر
without transgression or sin,
I am the one seen with comprehension and known for news,
without obscenity or any shameful act.
I am the one heard for virtue and attributed in poetry,
فلمَّاthen when طَلَعrose الصبحdawn
فلمَّا طَلَع الصبح
كتمتَyou concealed الصبحdawn بالشعرwith hair
كتمتَ الصبح بالشعر
Then, when dawn rose,
I am the one whose command is praised and effect deemed good,
you concealed the dawn with your hair.
I am the prominent whose prominence the most prominent vaunt,
وقدand already ظلَّلنَاshaded us الغيمُthe clouds
وقد ظلَّلنَا الغيمُ
بمِثْلlike السَوْسَنthe lilies النَضْرfresh
بمِثْل السَوْسَن النَضْر
And the clouds had shaded us
I am the sword which inflicts,
like fresh lilies,
I am the rain which sustains,
بمنظومwith strung arrangements منof اللهوpleasure
بمنظوم من اللهو
ومنثورٍand scattered منof القَطْرraindrops
ومنثورٍ من القَطْر
with pleasures strung together
I am the dawn, I am the sun,
and scattered drops of rain.
I am the moon which moves,
وطابand grew pleasant الجوّthe air حتىuntil فاbecame fragrant (continued)
وطاب الجوّ حتى فا
حcompletion of 'became fragrant' منfrom ريحكyour scent بالعِطِرwith perfume
ح من ريحك بالعِطِر
And the air grew pleasant, until it was fragrant
I am the one hoped for in hardship,
with perfume from your scent.
I am the one hoped for in ease,
فلولاbut were it not أننيthat I خِفتُfeared
فلولا أنني خِفتُ
علىfor جسمكyour body أنthat يجريbefall
على جسمك أن يجري
But had I not feared
I am the son of the eminent constellation,
that something might befall your body,
I am the son of the brilliant stars,
لأبقيتُI would have left علاماتٍmarks
لأبقيتُ علاماتٍ
منfrom التجميشamorous pinching فيon النحرthe upper chest
من التجميش في النحر
I would have left marks
I am the son of revelation, wisdom,
of amorous pinching on your upper chest,
The Criterion and the Reminder,
كماjust as أبقيhas left ندايّmy generosity اسمِname (continued)
كما أبقي ندايّ اسمِ
يَmy (suffix) وَسْماًa brand فيon يدthe hand of الدَهرTime
يَ وَسْماً في يد الدَهر
as my generosity has left my name
I am the son of the House, the Hill,
a brand upon the hand of Time.
The Sanctuary and the Stone,
أناI المرئيُّthe one seen بالأَفهاthrough understanding (continued)
أنا المرئيُّ بالأَفها
مcompletion of 'understanding' والمعروفُand the one known بالخُبرْthrough experience
م والمعروفُ بالخُبرْ
I am seen through understanding,
I am the son of the highest nobility,
and known through experience.
I am the attainer of totality,
أناI المسموعthe one heard of بالإفضاfor generosity (continued)
أنا المسموع بالإفضا
لcompletion of 'generosity' والمنعوتُand the one described فيin الشعرpoetry
ل والمنعوتُ في الشعر
I am heard of for generosity,
I am the sender of blessings,
and described in poetry.
I am the dispeller of harm,
أناI المستحمَدthe one deemed praiseworthy الأمرconduct
أنا المستحمَد الأمر
أناI المستحسنَthe one deemed admirable الأثْرdeeds
أنا المستحسنَ الأثْر
I am he whose conduct earns praise;
I am the sunderer of schism,
I am he whose deeds are admired.
I am the breaker of the back,
أناI المفتخرthe one who glories البالthe one reaching (continued)
أنا المفتخر البال
غcompletion of 'reaching' بالفخرthrough glory مدىthe utmost reach of الفخرglory
غ بالفخر مدى الفخر
I am the one who glories, reaching
I am the pourer of glory,
through glory the farthest bounds of glory.
I am the mender of breaks,
أناI السيفthe sword الذيthat يَفْريcleaves
أنا السيف الذي يَفْري
أناI الغيثthe rain الذيthat يَقْرِيfeeds guests
أنا الغيث الذي يَقْرِي
I am the sword that cleaves;
I am the insightful of opinion,
I am the rain that offers sustenance.
I am the venerable hearer,
أناI الصبحthe dawn أناI الشمسthe sun
أنا الصبح أنا الشمس
أناI البدرthe full moon الذيthat يسريtravels by night
أنا البدر الذي يسري
I am the dawn; I am the sun;
I am the striker with blades,
I am the full moon that travels by night.
I am the piercer with spearheads,
أناI المرجوُّthe one hoped for فيin العُسْرhardship
أنا المرجوُّ في العُسْر
أناI المرجوّthe one hoped for فيin اليُسْرease
أنا المرجوّ في اليُسْر
I am the one hoped for in hardship;
I am the seer of the earth’s mountains and the knower of history,
I am the one hoped for in ease.
I am the forbearing unifier,
أناI ابنson of الآنفُthe proud-nosed الشُمّlofty
أنا ابن الآنفُ الشُمّ
أناI ابنson of الأنجمthe stars الزُهْرshining
أنا ابن الأنجم الزُهْر
I am the son of the proud, lofty-nosed;
I am the wise gatherer,
I am the son of the shining stars.
I am the terrifier of jinn,
أناI ابنson of الوحيrevelation والحكمand wisdom (continued)
أنا ابن الوحي والحكم
ةcompletion of 'wisdom' والفُرْقانand the Criterion والذكرand the Remembrance
ة والفُرْقان والذكر
I am the son of revelation and wisdom,
I am the traverser of the desert,
and of the Criterion and the Remembrance.
I am the assembler of armies,
أناI ابنson of البيتِthe House والمرَوْand al-Marwah (continued)
أنا ابن البيتِ والمرَوْ
ةِcompletion of 'al-Marwah' والمَشْعَرِand al-Mash'ar والحْجِرِand al-Hijr
ةِ والمَشْعَرِ والحْجِرِ
I am the son of the House and al-Marwah,
I am the spacious of chest,
and of al-Mash'ar and al-Hijr.
So ask about my nobility, generosity,
أناI ابنson of الشرفnobility الأعلىthe highest
أنا ابن الشرف الأعلى
أناI ابنson of النائلbounty الغَمْرabundant
أنا ابن النائل الغَمْر
I am the son of the highest nobility;
And ask about my benevolence, give good tidings.
I am the son of abundant bounty.
أناI المُسْبِلthe lavisher للنُعْمَىof blessings
أنا المُسْبِل للنُعْمَى
أناI الكاشفthe remover للضُرّof affliction
أنا الكاشف للضُرّ
I am the one who showers blessings;
I am the one who lifts affliction.
أناI الراتقthe mender للفَتْقof the tear
أنا الراتق للفَتْق
أناI القاصمthe breaker للظَهْرِof the back
أنا القاصم للظَهْرِ
I am the mender of the tear;
I am the breaker of backs.
أناI الهائضthe one who breaks anew للعَظْمِof bone
أنا الهائض للعَظْمِ
أناI الجابرthe mender للكسرof fractures
أنا الجابر للكسر
I am the one who breaks bones anew;
I am the one who mends fractures.
أناI المبصِرthe one giving sight بالرأيthrough judgment
أنا المبصِر بالرأي
أناI المسمِعthe one making hear ذاthe one with الوَقْرdeafness
أنا المسمِع ذا الوَقْر
I am the one who gives sight through judgment;
I am the one who makes the deaf hear.
أناI الضاربthe striker بالبِيضِwith white blades
أنا الضارب بالبِيضِ
أناI الطاعنthe thruster بالسُمْرwith brown spears
أنا الطاعن بالسُمْر
I am the striker with white blades;
I am the thruster with brown spears.
أناI الرائيthe beholder جبالthe mountains of الأرthe earth (continued)
أنا الرائي جبال الأر
ضcompletion of 'earth' والعالِمand the one versed بالذِكْرin the Remembrance
ض والعالِم بالذِكْر
I am the beholder of the earth's mountains,
and the one versed in the Remembrance.
أناI المتصِلunbroken الحلِمforbearance
أنا المتصِل الحلِم
أناI المجتمِعconcentrated المكرcunning
أنا المجتمِع المكر
I am the one whose forbearance is unbroken;
I am the one with concentrated cunning.
أناI المُرهبthe terrifier للجنّof the jinn
أنا المُرهب للجنّ
أناI القاطِعthe traverser للقَفْرof the wasteland
أنا القاطِع للقَفْر
I am the one who terrifies the jinn;
I am the one who crosses the wasteland.
أناI المجتمِعcomposed الجَأْشِheart
أنا المجتمِع الجَأْشِ
أناI الرَّحْبُspacious مَدَىextent of الصدرthe breast
أنا الرَّحْبُ مَدَى الصدر
I am the one of steady heart;
I am the one with a spacious breast.
فسلso ask عنabout شرفيmy nobility فضليmy merit
فسل عن شرفي فضلي
وسلand ask عنabout كرميmy generosity بِشريmy cheerfulness
وسل عن كرمي بِشري
So ask my merit about my nobility,
and ask my cheerfulness about my generosity.
Partial English translation: 61 of 82 Arabic lines translated.
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