بَكَرَتcame early عَلَيَّto me عَواذِليmy female reproachers
بَكَرَت عَلَيَّ عَواذِلي
يَلحَينَنيthey chide me وَأَلومُهُنَّهand I reproach them
يَلحَينَني وَأَلومُهُنَّه
My reproachers came early to me,
chiding me as I reproached them.
وَيَقُلنَand they say شَيبٌgray hair قَدalready عَلاhas spread over
وَيَقُلنَ شَيبٌ قَد عَلا
كَyou وَقَدand already كَبِرتَyou have grown old فَقُلتُso I said إِنَّهyes, indeed
كَ وَقَد كَبِرتَ فَقُلتُ إِنَّه
They say, “Gray hair has spread
over you, and you have grown old.” I said, “Yes, indeed.”
إِنَّindeed العَواذِلَthe reproaching women لُمنَنيthey blamed me
إِنَّ العَواذِلَ لُمنَني
وَلَنand I will not أُطيعَobey أُمورَهُنَّهtheir commands
وَلَن أُطيعَ أُمورَهُنَّه
The reproaching women have indeed blamed me,
and I will not obey their commands
فيماconcerning what أُفيدُI acquire مِنَof الغِنىwealth
فيما أُفيدُ مِنَ الغِنى
وَاللَهُand God سَوفَwill يُهينُهُنَّهhumiliate them
وَاللَهُ سَوفَ يُهينُهُنَّه
concerning whatever wealth I gain;
and God will humiliate them.
وَلَقَدand indeed عَصَيتُI disobeyed الناهِياthe admonishing women (continued)
وَلَقَد عَصَيتُ الناهِيا
تِending of 'the admonishing women' الناشِراتِwho spread open جُيوبَهُنَّهtheir bosoms
تِ الناشِراتِ جُيوبَهُنَّه
I have indeed defied the admonishing women,
who spread open their bosoms,
حَتّىuntil اِرعَوَيتُI turned back إِلىtoward الرَشاright guidance (continued)
حَتّى اِرعَوَيتُ إِلى الرَشا
دِending of 'right guidance' وَماand not اِرعَوَيتُI turned back لِنَهيِهِنَّهbecause of their prohibitions
دِ وَما اِرعَوَيتُ لِنَهيِهِنَّه
until I turned back to right guidance—
not because of their prohibitions.
وَوَجَدتُand I found مِسكاًmusk خالِصاًpure
وَوَجَدتُ مِسكاً خالِصاً
قَدalready ذُرَّwas sprinkled فَوقَabove عُيونِهِنَّهtheir eyes
قَد ذُرَّ فَوقَ عُيونِهِنَّه
And I found pure musk
that had been sprinkled above their eyes.
وَإِذاand when تَضَمَّخُanointing بِالعَبيwith perfume (continued)
وَإِذا تَضَمَّخُ بِالعَبي
رِending of 'perfume' الوَردِrose-red زانَadorned وُجوهَهُنَّهtheir faces
رِ الوَردِ زانَ وُجوهَهُنَّه
And when an anointing with perfume—
rose-red—adorns their faces,
يَخفَينَthey hide themselves فيin المَشيِwalking القَريshort-distance (continued)
يَخفَينَ في المَشيِ القَري
بِending of 'short-distance' إِذاwhen يَزُرنَthey visit صَديقَهُنَّهtheir lover
بِ إِذا يَزُرنَ صَديقَهُنَّه
they keep out of sight on the short walk
when they visit their lover.
وَبَناتُand the daughters كِسرىof Khosrow فيin الحَريsilk (continued)
وَبَناتُ كِسرى في الحَري
رِending of 'silk' عَوامِلٌserving women يَخدُمنَهُنَّهthey serve them
رِ عَوامِلٌ يَخدُمنَهُنَّه
And Khosrow’s daughters, clad in silk,
are serving women who attend them.
مُتَعَطِّفاتٌwrapped بِالبُروin striped cloaks (continued)
مُتَعَطِّفاتٌ بِالبُرو
دِending of 'striped cloaks' عَلىupon البِغالِthe mules وَفُرهِهِنَّهand their fine mounts
دِ عَلى البِغالِ وَفُرهِهِنَّه
Wrapped in striped cloaks,
upon mules and their fine mounts;
وَإِذاand when قَعَدنَthey sit عَلىupon البِغاthe mules (continued)
وَإِذا قَعَدنَ عَلى البِغا
لِending of 'mules' مَلَتgrew weary ظُهورَthe backs بِغالِهِنَّهof their mules
لِ مَلَت ظُهورَ بِغالِهِنَّه
and when they sit upon the mules,
their mules’ backs grow weary.
Sol 6.1