شاقَstirred longing in قَلبيmy heart تَذَكُّرُremembrance of الأَحبابِloved ones
شاقَ قَلبي تَذَكُّرُ الأَحبابِ
وَاِعتَرَتنيand overtook me نَوائِبُfits of الأَطرابِrapture
وَاِعتَرَتني نَوائِبُ الأَطرابِ
Remembering loved ones stirred longing in my heart,
Remembering my loved ones has wearied my heart,
And fits of rapture overtook me.
And I am beset by bouts of turmoil.
ياO خَليلَيَّmy two friends فَاِعلَماso know, both of you أَنَّthat قَلبيmy heart
يا خَليلَيَّ فَاِعلَما أَنَّ قَلبي
مُستَهامٌlovesick بِرَبَّةِfor the lady of المِحرابِthe chamber
مُستَهامٌ بِرَبَّةِ المِحرابِ
O my two friends, know that my heart
O my friend, know that my heart
Is lovesick for the lady of the chamber.
Is enamored with the belle of the prayer niche.
عُلِّقَwas enamored of القَلبُthe heart مِنfrom قُرَيشٍQuraysh ثَقالاًa stately woman
عُلِّقَ القَلبُ مِن قُرَيشٍ ثَقالاً
ذاتَpossessing دَلٍّcoquettish charm نَقِيَّةَpure of الأَثوابِgarments
ذاتَ دَلٍّ نَقِيَّةَ الأَثوابِ
The heart fell in love with a stately woman of Quraysh,
My heart clung to a maiden of Quraysh,
Full of coquettish charm, with spotless robes.
Of graceful figure, immaculate robes.
رَبَّةًa mistress لِلنِساءِof the women فيin بَيتِthe house of مَلكٍa king
رَبَّةً لِلنِساءِ في بَيتِ مَلكٍ
جَدُّهاher grandfather حَلَّsettled at ذِروَةَthe summit of الأَحسابِancestral honors
جَدُّها حَلَّ ذِروَةَ الأَحسابِ
Mistress of women in a king's house,
A belle among women in a ruler's home,
Her grandfather reached the summit of ancestral honor.
Her lineage the pinnacle of all lineages.
شَفَّwas translucent عَنهاover her مُرَقَّقٌa fine, thin cloth جَنَديٌّJanadī, from Janad
شَفَّ عَنها مُرَقَّقٌ جَنَديٌّ
فَهيَso she كَالشَمسِlike the sun مِنfrom خِلالِthe gaps in السَحابِthe clouds
فَهيَ كَالشَمسِ مِن خِلالِ السَحابِ
A fine Janadī cloth let her show through,
A lovesick soldier unveiled her,
So she was like the sun through the clouds.
So she shone like the sun through the clouds.
فَتَراءَتthen she appeared حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen جُنَّwent mad قَلبيmy heart
فَتَراءَت حَتّى إِذا جُنَّ قَلبي
سَتَرَتهاconcealed her وَلائِدٌmaidservants بِالثِيابِwith garments
سَتَرَتها وَلائِدٌ بِالثِيابِ
Then she appeared, until, when my heart went mad,
She appeared until my heart was captured,
Maidservants concealed her with garments.
Then veils concealed her with their wrappings.
قُلتُI said لَمّاwhen ضَرَبنَthey (women) drew بِالسِترِwith the curtain دونيbefore me
قُلتُ لَمّا ضَرَبنَ بِالسِترِ دوني
لَيسَis not هَذاthis لِعاشِقٍfor a lover بِثَوابِany reward
لَيسَ هَذا لِعاشِقٍ بِثَوابِ
I said, when they drew the curtain before me:
When she was curtained from my view,
This is no reward for a lover.
I said this is no reward for a lover.
فَأَجابَتthen answered مِنَfrom among القَطينِthe household فَتاةٌa young woman
فَأَجابَت مِنَ القَطينِ فَتاةٌ
ذاتُpossessing دَلٍّcoquettish charm رَقيقَةٌdelicate بِعِتابِwith reproach
ذاتُ دَلٍّ رَقيقَةٌ بِعِتابِ
Then a girl from the household answered,
From behind the veil a soft-toned maiden replied,
Coquettish and delicate, with reproach:
Chiding gently, her words a reproach:
أَرسِليsend نَحوَهُtoward him الوَليدَةَthe maidservant تَسعىhastening
أَرسِلي نَحوَهُ الوَليدَةَ تَسعى
قَدalready فَعَلناwe have done رِضاwhat pleases أَبيAbū (father of) الخَطّابِal-Khaṭṭāb
قَد فَعَلنا رِضا أَبي الخَطّابِ
Send the maidservant hastening toward him;
Send to him the handmaid, let her make haste,
We have already done what pleases Abū al-Khaṭṭāb.
We have obeyed Father of Al-Khattab.
لاdo not تُطِعobey فيin قَطيعَةِsevering ties with اِبنَةِthe daughter of بِشرٍBishr
لا تُطِع في قَطيعَةِ اِبنَةِ بِشرٍ
ماجِدَnoble in الخيمِcharacter طاهِرِpure of الأَثوابِgarments
ماجِدَ الخيمِ طاهِرِ الأَثوابِ
Do not consent to breaking with the daughter of Bishr,
Disobey not, in severing ties with Bishr's daughter,
Noble in character, with spotless robes.
The glorious-tented, pure-robed commander.
فَاِتَّقيso fear ذاthe possessor of الجَلالِmajesty ياO أُمَّUmm (mother of) عَمروٍʿAmr
فَاِتَّقي ذا الجَلالِ يا أُمَّ عَمروٍ
وَاِحكُميand judge فيconcerning أَسيرُكُمyour (plural) captive بِالصَوابِrightly
وَاِحكُمي في أَسيرُكُم بِالصَوابِ
So fear the Lord of Majesty, O Umm ʿAmr,
Fear the Almighty, O mother of 'Amr,
And judge your captive rightly.
And judge your captive rightly.
اِفعَليdo بِالأَسيرِto the captive إِحدىone of ثَلاثٍthree
اِفعَلي بِالأَسيرِ إِحدى ثَلاثٍ
فَاِفهَميهِنَّso understand them ثُمَّthen رُدّيreturn جَوابيan answer to me
فَاِفهَميهِنَّ ثُمَّ رُدّي جَوابي
Do one of three things to the captive:
Do with your captive one of three things:
So understand them, then answer me.
Understand them, then send me your reply.
اُقتُليهِkill him قَتلاًa killing سَريحاًswift مُريحاًbringing relief
اُقتُليهِ قَتلاً سَريحاً مُريحاً
لاdo not تَكونيbe عَلَيهِupon him سَوطَa whip of عَذابِtorment
لا تَكوني عَلَيهِ سَوطَ عَذابِ
Kill him with a swift death that brings relief;
Kill him an easy death, a death of ease,
Do not be a scourge of torment upon him.
Be not to him a whip of torment.
أَوor أَقيديgrant requital فَإِنَّماfor it is only النَفسُlife بِالنَفfor life (word continues)
أَو أَقيدي فَإِنَّما النَفسُ بِالنَف
سِcompletion of 'life' قَضاءًas a judgment مُفَصَّلاًclearly set forth فيin الكِتابِthe Book
سِ قَضاءً مُفَصَّلاً في الكِتابِ
Or grant requital, for it is but life for life—
Or imprison him, for soul shall redeem soul -
A judgment clearly set forth in the Book.
A decree precisely decreed in the Book.
أَوor صِليهِgrant him union وَصلاًin a union يُقَرُّhe is left secure عَلَيهِin it
أَو صِليهِ وَصلاً يُقَرُّ عَلَيهِ
إِنَّindeed شَرَّthe worst of الوِصالِunion وَصلُthe union of الكِذابِfalsehood
إِنَّ شَرَّ الوِصالِ وَصلُ الكِذابِ
Or grant him a union he can rest secure in;
Or unite with him in a binding pact,
Indeed, the worst union is a union of lies.
Though the worst unities are ties based on lies.
Sol 6.1