باتَspent the night قَلبيmy heart تَشُفُّهُwear it away الأَوجاعُthe pains
باتَ قَلبي تَشُفُّهُ الأَوجاعُ
مِنfrom هُمومٍcares تُجِنُّهاconceal them الأَضلاعُthe ribs
مِن هُمومٍ تُجِنُّها الأَضلاعُ
All night, pains wore my heart away,
My heart suffers from pain
from cares that the ribs conceal,
From worries that weary my ribs
مِنfrom حَديثٍnews سَمِعتُهُI heard it مَنَعَprevented النَوsleep (first part)
مِن حَديثٍ سَمِعتُهُ مَنَعَ النَو
مَsleep (final part) فَقَلبيso my heart بِماby what سَمِعتُI heard يُراعُis alarmed
مَ فَقَلبي بِما سَمِعتُ يُراعُ
from news I heard that drove sleep away;
From talk I heard that denied sleep
so my heart is alarmed by what I heard.
So my heart is troubled by what I heard
إِذwhen أَتاناcame to us بِماwith what كَرِهناwe disliked أَبوAbu (father of) السَلal-Sal- (name fragment)
إِذ أَتانا بِما كَرِهنا أَبو السَل
لاسِ-las (completing al-Sallas) كانَتmay ... be بِنَفسِهِin his own person الأَوجاعُthe pains
لاسِ كانَت بِنَفسِهِ الأَوجاعُ
When Abu al-Sallas came to us with what we loathed—
When the father of Sulaim came with what we hated
may the pains be his own!
In himself were worries and pain
قالَhe said ماwhat قالَhe said ثُمَّthen راغَslipped away سَريعاًquickly
قالَ ما قالَ ثُمَّ راغَ سَريعاً
أَدرَكَتmay ... overtake نَفسَهُhis soul المَناياdeaths السِراعُthe swift
أَدرَكَت نَفسَهُ المَنايا السِراعُ
He said what he said, then quickly slipped away;
He said what he said then fled quickly
may swift deaths overtake his soul!
Death overtook him rapidly
قالَhe said يَشكوhe complains of الصُداعَthe headache وَهوَand he سَقيمٌill
قالَ يَشكو الصُداعَ وَهوَ سَقيمٌ
بِكَupon you لاnot بِالَّذيupon the one whom عَنيتَyou meant الصُداعُthe headache
بِكَ لا بِالَّذي عَنيتَ الصُداعُ
He said, 'He complains of a headache and is ill.'
He complained of headache though he was sick
May the headache afflict you, not the one you meant!
It's you, not what you implied as headache
أَبنَthe son of ...? أَسماءَAsma لاno أَباfather لَكَfor you تَعنيyou mean
أَبنَ أَسماءَ لا أَبا لَكَ تَعني
إِنَّهُindeed he is غَيرُnot هالِكٍperishing نَفّاعُgreatly beneficent
إِنَّهُ غَيرُ هالِكٍ نَفّاعُ
Do you mean Asma's son—may you have no father?
You meant the son of Asma, not his father
Indeed, he is not dying; he is a great benefactor.
He is not a helpless crier
هاشِمِيٌّa Hashimite بِكَفِّهِin his palm مِنamong سِجالِbrimming buckets الthe (article continued next line)
هاشِمِيٌّ بِكَفِّهِ مِن سِجالِ ال
مَجدِglory سَجلٌa brimming bucket يُهانُis held cheap فيهِin it المَتاعُworldly goods
مَجدِ سَجلٌ يُهانُ فيهِ المَتاعُ
A Hashimite: in his palm, among the brimming buckets of
A Hashimite with his palm the honor
glory, is a brimming bucket in which worldly goods are held cheap.
A register which demeans merchandise
شِيَمُthe traits of الناسِpeople كُلُّall ذَلِكَthat فيهِin him
شِيَمُ الناسِ كُلُّ ذَلِكَ فيهِ
شيمَةُthe trait of الجودِgenerosity لَيسَthere is no فيهاin it خِداعُdeceit
شيمَةُ الجودِ لَيسَ فيها خِداعُ
The virtues of men—all of them are in him;
The morals of people, all that is in him
the trait of generosity, with no deceit in it.
The morals of generosity, no deception in it
لَمdid not أَجِدI find بَعدَكَafter you الأَخِلّاءَthe friends إِلّاexcept
لَم أَجِد بَعدَكَ الأَخِلّاءَ إِلّا
كَثِمادٍlike scant pools بِهاin them قَذىًfloating debris أَوor نِقاعُstagnant pools
كَثِمادٍ بِها قَذىً أَو نِقاعُ
After you, I have found friends only
I did not find loyal friends after you
like scant pools with floating debris, or stagnant ponds.
Except like a worn garment with specks or patches
بَيتُهُhis house مِنamong بُيوتِthe houses of عَبدِAbd مَنافٍManaf
بَيتُهُ مِن بُيوتِ عَبدِ مَنافٍ
مَدَّstretched out أَطنابَهُits tent ropes المَكانُthe ground اليَفاعُthe lofty
مَدَّ أَطنابَهُ المَكانُ اليَفاعُ
His house is among the houses of Abd Manaf;
His house from the houses of Abd Manaf
the lofty ground has stretched out its tent ropes.
A place extended in expanse
مُنتَهىthe pinnacle of المَجدِglory وَالنُبُوَّةِand prophethood وَالخَيand goodness (first part)
مُنتَهى المَجدِ وَالنُبُوَّةِ وَالخَي
رِgoodness (final part) إِذاwhen قَصَّرَfall short اللِئامُthe base men الرُضاعُthe udder-sucking misers
رِ إِذا قَصَّرَ اللِئامُ الرُضاعُ
The pinnacle of glory, prophethood, and goodness,
The utmost glory, prophethood and virtue
when the base, udder-sucking misers fall short.
When the ignoble stop suckling
فَسَتَأتيكَso it will come to you مِدحَةٌa poem of praise مِنfrom كَريمٍa noble man
فَسَتَأتيكَ مِدحَةٌ مِن كَريمٍ
نالَهُreached him مِنfrom نَدىthe bounty of سِجالِكَyour brimming buckets باعُan armspan
نالَهُ مِن نَدى سِجالِكَ باعُ
So a poem of praise will come to you from a noble man
So you will receive praise from a noble one
whom an armspan of your buckets' bounty has reached.
Who attained from the dew of your honor a portion
Sol 6.1