مَنwho عَذيريmy defender مِمَّنagainst one who يَضَنُّbegrudges بِمَبذوwith what is freely given (beginning)
مَن عَذيري مِمَّن يَضَنُّ بِمَبذو
لٍcompletion of 'freely given' لِغَيريto others than me عَلَيَّfrom me يَومَthe day of الطَوافِthe circumambulation
لٍ لِغَيري عَلَيَّ يَومَ الطَوافِ
Who will defend me against one who begrudges me what is freely given
to others, on the day of circumambulation?
أَحوَرِdark-pupilled with bright whites العَينِthe eye فائِقِsurpassing in الحُسنِbeauty حُلوِsweet الthe
أَحوَرِ العَينِ فائِقِ الحُسنِ حُلوِ ال
قَولِspeech مُرِّbitter الفَعالِdeeds ذيpossessing إِخلافِpromise-breaking
قَولِ مُرِّ الفَعالِ ذي إِخلافِ
With eyes of brilliant black and white, surpassingly beautiful, sweet in
speech, bitter in deeds, a breaker of promises.
يَعِدُhe promises الوَعدَthe promise ثُمَّthen يُلفىis found بَخيلاًmiserly
يَعِدُ الوَعدَ ثُمَّ يُلفى بَخيلاً
كاذِبَfalse to الوَعدِthe promise وَأيُهُhis pledge غَيرُnot وافِkept
كاذِبَ الوَعدِ وَأيُهُ غَيرُ وافِ
Making promises, then proving miserly,
false to the promise, with a pledge unfulfilled.
إِنَّindeed فيin اليَأسِdespair فَاِعلَميso know أُمَّUmm; mother of عَمروٍAmr
إِنَّ في اليَأسِ فَاِعلَمي أُمَّ عَمروٍ
راحَةًrelief وَالبَيانُand clarity لِلمَرءِfor a person شافِhealing
راحَةً وَالبَيانُ لِلمَرءِ شافِ
Indeed, in despair—know this, Umm Amr—
there is relief; a clear answer is healing to a person.
أَنجِزيfulfill ليfor me الَّذيwhat وَعَدتِyou promised وَإِلّاand otherwise
أَنجِزي لي الَّذي وَعَدتِ وَإِلّا
فَأذَنينيthen inform me بِرِحلَةٍof a journey وَاِنصِرافِand departure
فَأذَنيني بِرِحلَةٍ وَاِنصِرافِ
Fulfill for me what you promised; otherwise,
give me notice of a journey and departure.
طالَhas grown long حَبسيmy confinement لَدَيكِwith you فيin غَيرِabsence of نَيلٍgain
طالَ حَبسي لَدَيكِ في غَيرِ نَيلٍ
يُرتَجىis hoped for مِنكِfrom you ياO اِبنَةَdaughter of الأَحلافِthe allied clans
يُرتَجى مِنكِ يا اِبنَةَ الأَحلافِ
Long have I been held beside you, with no favor
to be hoped for from you, daughter of the allied clans.
لاnot أَرىI see ماwhat وَعَدتِنيyou promised me أُمَّUmm; mother of عَمروٍAmr
لا أَرى ما وَعَدتِني أُمَّ عَمروٍ
كائِناًcoming to pass ماas long as مَشىwalks عَلىon الأَرضِthe earth حافِa barefoot walker
كائِناً ما مَشى عَلى الأَرضِ حافِ
I do not see what you promised me, Umm Amr,
coming to pass as long as anyone walks barefoot on earth.
أَنتِyou تَيَّمتِنيyou enslaved me with love وَأَقصَدتِand you struck fatally قَلبيmy heart
أَنتِ تَيَّمتِني وَأَقصَدتِ قَلبي
مِنكِfrom you ياO نُعمُNu'm بِالعَذابِwith the sweet ones (teeth implied) الصَوافيthe pure, clear ones
مِنكِ يا نُعمُ بِالعَذابِ الصَوافي
You have enslaved me with love and struck my heart dead,
with your sweet, pure [teeth], O Nu'm.
يَعلَمُknows اللَهُGod أَنَّthat حُبَّكِlove for you مِنّيfrom me
يَعلَمُ اللَهُ أَنَّ حُبَّكِ مِنّي
فيin سَوادِthe dark core of الفُؤادِthe heart وَسطَwithin الشِغافِthe heart's membrane
في سَوادِ الفُؤادِ وَسطَ الشِغافِ
God knows that my love for you
lies in the heart's dark core, within its enclosing membrane.
إِنwhether تَجوديyou give generously أَوor تَبخَليyou withhold أُمَّUmm; mother of عَمروٍAmr
إِن تَجودي أَو تَبخَلي أُمَّ عَمروٍ
حَبَّذاhow lovely أَنتِyou مِنas a حَبيبٍbeloved مُصافِsharing sincere affection
حَبَّذا أَنتِ مِن حَبيبٍ مُصافِ
Whether you give freely or withhold, Umm Amr,
what a delight you are, a true-hearted beloved!
فَتَعَدَّso turn away الغَداةَthis morning عَنfrom ذِكرِremembering نُعمٍNu'm
فَتَعَدَّ الغَداةَ عَن ذِكرِ نُعمٍ
بِبَنيwith the sons of هاشِمِHashim بنِson of عَبدِAbd; servant of مَنافِManaf
بِبَني هاشِمِ بنِ عَبدِ مَنافِ
So turn this morning from remembering Nu'm
to the sons of Hashim ibn Abd Manaf.
كَمhow many تَجَشَّمتُI braved مِنof مَهامِهِtrackless wastelands قَفرٍbarren
كَم تَجَشَّمتُ مِن مَهامِهِ قَفرٍ
نازِحٍfar-flung غَولُهُits vast reach بَعيدِlong المَسافِthe travel distance
نازِحٍ غَولُهُ بَعيدِ المَسافِ
How many barren, trackless deserts have I braved,
remote in their reach, long in their crossing,
بِذَمولٍon a swift-pacing she-camel عَيرانَةٍhardy as a wild ass ذاتِpossessing لَوثٍstrength
بِذَمولٍ عَيرانَةٍ ذاتِ لَوثٍ
عَنتَريسٍpowerful شِمِلَّةٍnimble مِقذافِthrusting herself onward
عَنتَريسٍ شِمِلَّةٍ مِقذافِ
on a swift-pacing she-camel, hardy as a wild ass and strong,
powerful, nimble, thrusting herself onward,
عَنتَريسٍpowerful تَنفيshe casts off اللُغامَmouth-foam بِمِثلِwith something like الthe
عَنتَريسٍ تَنفي اللُغامَ بِمِثلِ ال
سِبتِtanned leather هَوجاءَheadlong كَالجُلالِlike huge camels الخُفافِthe fleet ones
سِبتِ هَوجاءَ كَالجُلالِ الخُفافِ
powerful, flinging foam away with something like
tanned leather, headlong as huge, fleet camels,
لِلِقاءِto meet اِبنِthe son of جَعفَرٍJa'far ذيpossessor of الجَناحَيthe two wings (beginning)
لِلِقاءِ اِبنِ جَعفَرٍ ذي الجَناحَي
نِcompletion of 'the two wings' الكَريمِnoble النِصابِancestral stock فيamong الأَسلافِthe forebears
نِ الكَريمِ النِصابِ في الأَسلافِ
to meet the son of Ja'far of the Two Wings,
noble in lineage through his forebears,
واضِحِbright الخَدِّthe cheek كامِلِperfect in العَقلِintellect وَالديand faith (beginning)
واضِحِ الخَدِّ كامِلِ العَقلِ وَالدي
نِcompletion of 'faith' نَقِيِّspotless الثِيابِthe garments غَمرِample العِطافِthe cloak
نِ نَقِيِّ الثِيابِ غَمرِ العِطافِ
bright of cheek, perfect in intellect and
faith, with spotless garments and an ample cloak,
ثابِتِfirmly established البَيتِthe house فيin الأَرومَةِancestral stock وَالمَجand glory (beginning)
ثابِتِ البَيتِ في الأَرومَةِ وَالمَج
دِcompletion of 'glory' رَحيبِspacious البِناءِthe building لِلأَضيافِfor guests
دِ رَحيبِ البِناءِ لِلأَضيافِ
his house firmly rooted in ancestral stock and
glory, his building spacious for guests,
سَبِطِopen; outstretched الكَفِّthe palm وَالبَنانِand the fingers عَلىtoward الساthe suppliant (beginning)
سَبِطِ الكَفِّ وَالبَنانِ عَلى السا
ئِلِcompletion of 'suppliant' جَزلِlavish العَطاءِgiving مَأوىa refuge for الضِعافِthe weak
ئِلِ جَزلِ العَطاءِ مَأوى الضِعافِ
his palm and fingers open toward the
suppliant, lavish in giving, a refuge for the weak.
حَلَّhe has his place فيin الجَوهَرِthe essence المُهَذَّبِthe refined مِنof هاHashim (beginning)
حَلَّ في الجَوهَرِ المُهَذَّبِ مِن ها
شِمَHashim (completion) أَهلِthe people of النَدىgenerosity وَأَهلِand the people of العَفافِchastity
شِمَ أَهلِ النَدى وَأَهلِ العَفافِ
He has his place in the refined essence of
Hashim, the people of generosity and the people of chastity.
عودُهُhis stock; his wood فيamong الكِرامِthe noble عودُwood of نُضارٍnudar (prized timber)
عودُهُ في الكِرامِ عودُ نُضارٍ
لاnot كَعيدانِlike the sticks of خِروَعٍcastor plants وَخِلافِand willow
لا كَعيدانِ خِروَعٍ وَخِلافِ
His stock among the noble is prized nudar wood,
not like sticks of castor and willow.
يَهَبُhe gives الخَيلَhorses وَالوَلائِدَand slave-girls وَالبُخand Bactrian camels (beginning)
يَهَبُ الخَيلَ وَالوَلائِدَ وَالبُخ
تَcompletion of 'Bactrian camels' بِأَجلالِهاwith their saddlecloths مَعَtogether with الأَخفافِthe padded camel feet
تَ بِأَجلالِها مَعَ الأَخفافِ
He gives horses, slave-girls, and
Bactrian camels with their saddlecloths and padded feet.
ذاكَthat is عَبدُAbd; servant of الإِلَهِal-Ilah; God ذوpossessor of الجودِgenerosity وَالفَضand excellence (beginning)
ذاكَ عَبدُ الإِلَهِ ذو الجودِ وَالفَض
لِcompletion of 'excellence' وَذوand possessor of المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَالإِسعافِand ready help
لِ وَذو المَكرُماتِ وَالإِسعافِ
That is Abd al-Ilah, endowed with generosity and
excellence, possessor of noble deeds and ready aid,
ماas long as بَقاremains فيin البِلادِthe lands عودٌa branch نَضيرٌfresh; green
ما بَقا في البِلادِ عودٌ نَضيرٌ
فيamong أَراكٍarak trees أَوor فيamong سَلامٍsalam trees وَغافِand ghaf trees
في أَراكٍ أَو في سَلامٍ وَغافِ
as long as a green branch remains in the land,
among arak trees, or among salam and ghaf.
Sol 6.1