صَحاhas sobered القَلبُthe heart عَنaway from ذِكرِremembrance of أُمِّUmm (mother of) البَنيal-Banin (continued next line)
صَحا القَلبُ عَن ذِكرِ أُمِّ البَني
نَcompletes al-Banin بَعدَafter الَّذيthat which قَدalready مَضىpassed فيthrough العُصُرthe ages
نَ بَعدَ الَّذي قَد مَضى في العُصُر
The heart has sobered, turning from thoughts of Umm al-Banin,
after all that has passed through the ages.
وَأَصبَحَand now طاوَعَobeyed عُذّالَهُits reproachers
وَأَصبَحَ طاوَعَ عُذّالَهُ
وَأَقصَرَand desisted بَعدَafter الإِباءِrefusal الصَبَرthe steadfast one
وَأَقصَرَ بَعدَ الإِباءِ الصَبَر
And now it has obeyed its reproachers,
and the steadfast heart has desisted after refusing.
أَحينَis it when وَقَدand already راعَهُstartled it رائِعٌsomething frightening
أَحينَ وَقَد راعَهُ رائِعٌ
مِنَof الشَيبِgray hair مَنwhoever يَعلُهُit overtakes him يُزدَجَرis checked
مِنَ الشَيبِ مَن يَعلُهُ يُزدَجَر
Only now, when something frightening has startled it—
gray hair, which checks whoever it overtakes?
عَلىdespite أَنَّthat حُبَّlove for اِبنَةِthe daughter of العامِرِيِّal-Amiri
عَلى أَنَّ حُبَّ اِبنَةِ العامِرِيِّ
كَالصَدعِlike a crack فيin الحَجَرِthe stone المُنفَطِرsplit open
كَالصَدعِ في الحَجَرِ المُنفَطِر
Yet love for al-Amiri's daughter
is like a crack in a stone split open.
يَهيمُyearns madly إِلَيهاfor her وَتَدنوand she draws near لَهُto him
يَهيمُ إِلَيها وَتَدنو لَهُ
جُنوحَat the onset of الظَلامِdarkness بِلَيلٍby night حَذِرwary
جُنوحَ الظَلامِ بِلَيلٍ حَذِر
He yearns madly for her, and she draws near him
as darkness falls, warily in the night.
وَيَنمىand grows لَهاfor her حُبُّهاlove for her عِندَناwith us
وَيَنمى لَها حُبُّها عِندَنا
فَمَنso whoever قالَspoke مِنamong كاشِحٍspiteful foes لَمdid not يَضِرharm
فَمَن قالَ مِن كاشِحٍ لَم يَضِر
And our love for her grows;
so any spiteful foe who speaks does no harm.
فَمَنso whoever كانَwas عَنof حُبِّهِhis love سالِياًforgetful
فَمَن كانَ عَن حُبِّهِ سالِياً
فَلَستُbut I am not بِسالٍforgetful وَلاnor مُعتَذِرapologetic
فَلَستُ بِسالٍ وَلا مُعتَذِر
So if anyone has forgotten his love,
I have not forgotten, nor do I apologize.
تَذَكَّرتُI remembered بِالشَريِat al-Shari أَيّامَناour days
تَذَكَّرتُ بِالشَريِ أَيّامَنا
وَأَيّامَناand our days بِكَثيبِat the dune of الأَمَرal-Amar
وَأَيّامَنا بِكَثيبِ الأَمَر
I remembered our days at al-Shari,
and our days at the dune of al-Amar:
لَيالِيَnights when يَجريwent about بِأَسرارِناwith our secrets
لَيالِيَ يَجري بِأَسرارِنا
أَمينٌa confidant لَناof ours لَيسَis not يُفشيrevealing لِسِرa secret
أَمينٌ لَنا لَيسَ يُفشي لِسِر
nights when our secrets were carried
by a confidant of ours who revealed no secret.
فَأَعجَبَهاso it delighted her غُلَواءُthe ardor of الشَباyouth (continued next line)
فَأَعجَبَها غُلَواءُ الشَبا
بِcompletes 'youth' تَنبُتُsprouts فيin ناضِرٍone fresh and radiant مُسبَكِرtall and straight
بِ تَنبُتُ في ناضِرٍ مُسبَكِر
So the ardor of youth delighted her,
flourishing in one fresh and tall.
وَإِذand when أَناI غِرُّguileless أُجاريpursued دَداًamusement
وَإِذ أَنا غِرُّ أُجاري دَداً
أَخوa devotee of لَذَّةٍpleasure كَصَريعِlike one felled by السَكَرdrunkenness
أَخو لَذَّةٍ كَصَريعِ السَكَر
And when I was guileless, pursuing amusement,
a devotee of pleasure, like one felled by drunkenness,
مِنَamong المُسبِغينَthose letting trail رِقاقَfine البُروstriped cloaks (continued next line)
مِنَ المُسبِغينَ رِقاقَ البُرو
دِcompletes 'cloaks' أَكسوI cover النِعالَthe sandals فُضولَthe trailing ends of الأُزُرthe waist-wraps
دِ أَكسو النِعالَ فُضولَ الأُزُر
among those who let fine striped cloaks trail,
I covered my sandals with my waist-wraps' trailing ends.
وَإِذand when هِيَshe حَوراءُdark-eyed with bright whites رُعبوبَةٌsoft and delicate
وَإِذ هِيَ حَوراءُ رُعبوبَةٌ
ثِقالٌheavy-bodied مَتىwhenever ماever (emphasis) تَقُمshe rises تَنبَتِرshe comes apart
ثِقالٌ مَتى ما تَقُم تَنبَتِر
And when she was dark-eyed, soft and delicate,
heavy-bodied—whenever she rose, she would come apart.
تَكادُalmost رَوادِفُهاher buttocks إِنif نَأَتshe goes away
تَكادُ رَوادِفُها إِن نَأَت
إِلىon حاجَةٍan errand مَوهِناًlate at night تَنبَتِرthey break off
إِلى حاجَةٍ مَوهِناً تَنبَتِر
Her buttocks would almost, if she went away
on an errand late at night, break off.
Sol 6.1