قَدindeed أَتاناhas come to us مِنfrom آلِthe household of سُعدىSuʿdā رَسولُa messenger
قَد أَتانا مِن آلِ سُعدى رَسولُ
حَبَّذاhow lovely ماwhat تَقولُyou say ليto me وَأَقولُand I say
حَبَّذا ما تَقولُ لي وَأَقولُ
A messenger has indeed come to us from Suʿdā's household.
A messenger has come to us from the tribe of Sa'uda
How lovely what you say to me, and what I say!
How excellent is what you say to me and I say
مِنfrom فَتاةٍa maiden كَأَنَّهاas though she were قَرنُthe rising rim of شَمسٍthe sun
مِن فَتاةٍ كَأَنَّها قَرنُ شَمسٍ
ضاقَwere too tight عَنهاfor her دَمالِجٌarmlets وَحُجولُand anklets
ضاقَ عَنها دَمالِجٌ وَحُجولُ
From a maiden like the sun's rising rim,
Of a girl like a rising sun
For whom armlets and anklets are too tight.
Too glorious for veils or litters
حَبَّذاhow lovely لَيلَتيmy night بِمَزَّةِat Mazzah كَلبٍKalb
حَبَّذا لَيلَتي بِمَزَّةِ كَلبٍ
غالَcarried off عَنّيaway from me فيهاin it الكَوانينَthe bores غولُa ghoul
غالَ عَنّي فيها الكَوانينَ غولُ
How lovely my night at Mazzat Kalb!
How excellent is my night in Muzza's valley
A ghoul there carried the bores away from me.
Where the goblets passed freely round
بِتُّI spent the night أُسقىbeing given drink بِهاthere, in it وَعِنديand with me مَصادٌMaṣād
بِتُّ أُسقى بِها وَعِندي مَصادٌ
إِنَّهُindeed he ليto me وَلِلكِرامِand to the noble خَليلُa close friend
إِنَّهُ لي وَلِلكِرامِ خَليلُ
I spent the night being served drink there, with Maṣād beside me—
I pass the night being plied with it while I have a wineskin handy
He is a close friend to me and to noble men—
He is a boon companion to the generous
مَقَدِيّاًMaqadī drink أَحَلَّهُmade it lawful اللَهُGod لِلناfor peo-
مَقَدِيّاً أَحَلَّهُ اللَهُ لِلنا
سِ-ple شَراباًas a drink وَماand not تَحِلُّis lawful الشَمولُwine
سِ شَراباً وَما تَحِلُّ الشَمولُ
Maqadī, which God has made lawful for
Allah made it lawful to the people as a drink
People to drink, though wine is not lawful.
While the date liqueur is not made lawful
عِندَناwith us المُرشِقاتُthe neck-craning women مِنamong بَقَرِthe wild cows of الإِنhuman-
عِندَنا المُرشِقاتُ مِن بَقَرِ الإِن
سِ-kind هَداهُنَّguided them لِاِبنِto the son of قَيسٍQays دَليلُa guide
سِ هَداهُنَّ لِاِبنِ قَيسٍ دَليلُ
With us are the neck-craning women, the wild cows of
We have the bright-faced cows
Humankind, whom a guide led to Ibn Qays.
That were guided to Ibn Qays as a gift
أَلحِقينيtake me to بِلادَthe lands of بِشرٍBishr خَلاكِmay it spare you الthe
أَلحِقيني بِلادَ بِشرٍ خَلاكِ ال
ذَمُّblame إِذsince خُلِّيَتwas cleared إِلَيهِto him السَبيلُthe road
ذَمُّ إِذ خُلِّيَت إِلَيهِ السَبيلُ
Take me to Bishr's lands—may you be free of
Take me to the country of Bishr now that you are alone
Blame, since the road to him has been cleared.
Since you are rid of those who blame
مَلِكٌa king وَجهُهُhis face طَليقٌwelcoming إِلَيناtoward us
مَلِكٌ وَجهُهُ طَليقٌ إِلَينا
حينَwhen نَأتيهِwe come to him وَالعَطاءُand the bounty جَزيلُabundant
حينَ نَأتيهِ وَالعَطاءُ جَزيلُ
A king whose face is welcoming toward us
A prince whose face is radiant comes graciously to us
When we come to him, and whose bounty is abundant.
When we visit him, and his gifts are generous
كُلَّماwhenever جاوَزَتshe traversed مِنَof الأَرضِthe land ميلاًa mile
كُلَّما جاوَزَت مِنَ الأَرضِ ميلاً
عَنَّappeared ميلٌa mile لَناto us وَأَعرَضَand came into view ميلُa mile
عَنَّ ميلٌ لَنا وَأَعرَضَ ميلُ
Whenever she traverses a mile of land,
Every time she traveled a mile away across the land
A mile appears before us, and another comes into view.
A mile toward us, while a mile withdrew
Sol 6.1