عهدُthe pledge of المحبِّthe lover المخلِصthe sincere المتطوِّعthe willing
عهدُ المحبِّ المخلِص المتطوِّع
متجمِّعheld together أبداforever وإنand even if لمnot يجمعِis brought together
متجمِّع أبدا وإن لم يجمعِ
The pledge of the sincere, willing lover
The covenant of the sincere loving volunteer
is forever whole, even if not brought together.
Always gathered together even if not assembled
يُرجىis hoped for الوفاءُloyalty منfrom المَلُولone who tires easily وإنand even if نأَىhe goes far away
يُرجى الوفاءُ من المَلُول وإن نأَى
والحفظُand safekeeping لاnot يرجىis hoped for منfrom المتصنّعthe pretender
والحفظُ لا يرجى من المتصنّع
Loyalty may be hoped for from one who tires easily, even if he goes far away,
Loyalty is hoped for from the weary even if remote
but safekeeping cannot be hoped for from a pretender.
While safekeeping is not hoped for from the pretender
ماليwhat is the matter with me? عدِمتُI have lacked مكاتباتِكyour letters بُرْهَةًfor a while
مالي عدِمتُ مكاتباتِك بُرْهَةً
لملالةbecause of weariness ذاthis أمor لخوفbecause of fear موجِعِpainful
لملالة ذا أم لخوف موجِعِ
Why have I been without your letters for a while?
Why have I been deprived of your correspondence for a while
Is this from weariness, or from painful fear?
Is it out of boredom or fear of pain?
إنif كنتَyou are منof تضييعbetrayal سرِّكyour secret عندناin our keeping
إن كنتَ من تضييع سرِّك عندنا
تخشىyou fear فكيفthen how تُضيعyou neglect غيرَone who is not مضيِّعِneglectful
تخشى فكيف تُضيع غيرَ مضيِّعِ
If it is the betrayal of your secret in our keeping
If you fear losing your secret with us
that you fear, how can you neglect one who is not neglectful?
How could you lose what is not lost?
مكنونُthe hidden content of سرِّكyour secret فيin فؤاديmy heart ثابتٌfirmly lodged
مكنونُ سرِّك في فؤادي ثابتٌ
بينbetween الجوانِحthe ribs around the heart والحشىand the inward parts والأضلُعِand the ribs
بين الجوانِح والحشى والأضلُعِ
Your hidden secret is lodged firmly in my heart,
The secret you confide in me remains fixed
between the ribs, the inward parts, and the rib bones.
Between the ribs, guts, and lungs
إنيindeed I جعلتI have set عليكover you أعدلthe most just شاهدٍwitness
إني جعلت عليك أعدل شاهدٍ
يرعاكit watches over you حسنthe beauty of ودادِكyour affection المتسرعthe impetuous
يرعاك حسن ودادِك المتسرع
Indeed, I have set over you the fairest witness:
I have made justice your most upright witness
the beauty of your impetuous affection, which watches over you.
Who guards your rushing affection
فاربَعْso abide معwith الكرماءِthe noble تحتbeneath وفائهمtheir loyalty
فاربَعْ مع الكرماءِ تحت وفائهم
حتىuntil تقولَsays لكto you العلاglory لاdo not تربعِabide
حتى تقولَ لك العلا لا تربعِ
So abide with the noble beneath their loyalty,
So crouch with the generous under their loyalty
until glory says to you, 'Do not abide.'
Until the heights say to you, do not crouch!
واصبِرand endure patiently لرَيْبthrough the vicissitudes of الدهرtime صبرthe patience of مجرّبone seasoned by experience
واصبِر لرَيْب الدهر صبر مجرّب
وادفعand repel رزاياهits calamities بأحسنِwith the best مَدْفعِmeans of defense
وادفع رزاياه بأحسنِ مَدْفعِ
And bear time's vicissitudes with the patience of one seasoned by experience,
And be patient with the turns of fate, seasoned patience
and repel its calamities with the best defense.
Repel its calamities with the best defense
فلعلّهfor perhaps it يوماًone day يعودwill return بعَطْفِهِwith its kindness
فلعلّه يوماً يعود بعَطْفِهِ
يُحييit revives حُشاشاتthe last remnants of life العطاشِthe thirsty الجُوَّعِthe hungry
يُحيي حُشاشات العطاشِ الجُوَّعِ
For perhaps one day it will return with its kindness,
Perhaps one day it will return in kindness
reviving the last remnants of life in the thirsty and hungry.
Reviving the thirsty cravings of the famished
إنif كنتyou are تعلمyou know أننيthat I أهلٌworthy لماof what
إن كنت تعلم أنني أهلٌ لما
تُسْدِيyou bestow إليَّupon me منof الوفاءloyalty فمَنْthen who معيwith me
تُسْدِي إليَّ من الوفاء فمَنْ معي
If you know that I am worthy of what
If you know I am worthy of the loyalty
you bestow upon me in loyalty, then who is with me?
You confer upon me, then who is with me?
فَوَحقّso, by the honor of مَنْthe one أناI نجلهhis offspring مِنof هاشمHashim
فَوَحقّ مَنْ أنا نجله مِن هاشم
قَسَماًan oath يتمّcompletes منin الحسابِthe reckoning لأربعِto four
قَسَماً يتمّ من الحسابِ لأربعِ
So, by the honor of the one of Hashim whose offspring I am,
By the right of the one whose son I am from Hashim
an oath that brings the reckoning to four:
A vow to be fulfilled from the account for four
لأُمكِّنَنَّI shall surely give power البِيضَthe gleaming swords منover هامِthe heads of العِدَاthe enemies
لأُمكِّنَنَّ البِيضَ من هامِ العِدَا
ولأقطعنand I shall surely sever أنامِلاًfingertips لمnot تقطعِwere severed
ولأقطعن أنامِلاً لم تقطعِ
I shall surely give the gleaming swords power over the enemies' heads,
I will empower the whites against the zeal of enemies
and surely sever fingertips not yet severed,
And cut fingers that have not been cut
ولأنزعنand I shall surely wrench out منfrom التراقيthe collarbones غُصَّةa choking lump
ولأنزعن من التراقي غُصَّة
لمnot تنتزعwas wrenched out بالبِيضwith the gleaming swords إذْsince لمnot تبلعِwas swallowed
لم تنتزع بالبِيض إذْ لم تبلعِ
and surely wrench a choking lump from the collarbones,
And extract from the neck a choke
not wrenched out by the gleaming swords, since it was not swallowed.
That has not been extracted if not swallowed
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