أَرِقتُI lay sleepless وَلَمand did not يُمسِbe at evening الَّذيthe one whom أَشتَهىI long for قُرباnearby
أَرِقتُ وَلَم يُمسِ الَّذي أَشتَهى قُربا
وَحُمِّلتُand I was burdened مِنfrom أَسماءَAsma إِذwhen نَزَحَتshe went far away نُصباweariness
وَحُمِّلتُ مِن أَسماءَ إِذ نَزَحَت نُصبا
I lay sleepless, and the one I long for was not near at evening.
And I was burdened with suffering on Asma's account when she went far away.
لَعَمرُكِby your life ماnot جاوَرتَyou dwelt beside (context suggests 'I') غُمدانَGhumdan طائِعاًwillingly
لَعَمرُكِ ما جاوَرتَ غُمدانَ طائِعاً
وَقَصرَand the palace of شَعوبٍSha'ub أَنthat أَكونَI should be بِهاfor her صَبّاlovesick
وَقَصرَ شَعوبٍ أَن أَكونَ بِها صَبّا
By your life, I did not willingly dwell beside Ghumdan
and Sha'ub's palace out of passionate love for her.
وَلَكِنَّbut حُمّىa fever أَضرَعَتنيbrought me low ثَلاثَةًthree days
وَلَكِنَّ حُمّى أَضرَعَتني ثَلاثَةً
مُجَرَّمَةًcomplete ثُمَّthen اِستَمَرَّتit continued بِناwith us غِبّاon alternate days
مُجَرَّمَةً ثُمَّ اِستَمَرَّت بِنا غِبّا
But a fever brought me low for three
full days; then it kept returning to us on alternate days.
وَحَتّىand even لَوَif أَنَّthat الخُلدَimmortality يُعرَضُis offered إِنif مَشَتwalked
وَحَتّى لَوَ أَنَّ الخُلدَ يُعرَضُ إِن مَشَت
إِلىto البابِthe door رِجليmy foot ماnot نَقَلتُI moved لَهاfor it إِرباa limb
إِلى البابِ رِجلي ما نَقَلتُ لَها إِربا
And even if immortality were offered for walking
to the door, I would not move a limb for it.
وَمَصرَعَand the place of collapse إِخوانٍcompanions كَأَنَّas though أَنينَهُمtheir groaning
وَمَصرَعَ إِخوانٍ كَأَنَّ أَنينَهُم
أَنينُthe moaning of مُكاكيlarks فارَقَتthey left بَلَداًa land خِصباًfertile
أَنينُ مُكاكي فارَقَت بَلَداً خِصباً
And companions lay stricken, their groaning like
the moaning of larks that had left a fertile land.
فَإِنَّكِfor indeed you لَوif أَبصَرتِyou had seen يَومَthe day of سُوَيقَةٍSuwayqa
فَإِنَّكِ لَو أَبصَرتِ يَومَ سُوَيقَةٍ
مُقاميmy halt وَحَبسيand my holding back العيسَthe pale camels دامِيَةًbleeding حُدباhunched
مُقامي وَحَبسي العيسَ دامِيَةً حُدبا
For had you seen, on the day of Suwayqa,
my halt and my holding back the pale camels, bleeding and hunched,
إِذاًthen لَاِقشَعَرَّwould surely have shuddered الرَأسُthe head مِنكِof yours صَبابَةًwith longing
إِذاً لَاِقشَعَرَّ الرَأسُ مِنكِ صَبابَةً
وَلَاِستَفرَغَتand would surely have emptied out عَيناكِyour two eyes مِنof عَبرَةٍtears سَكباin streams
وَلَاِستَفرَغَت عَيناكِ مِن عَبرَةٍ سَكبا
then the hair on your head would have stood on end with longing,
and your eyes would have emptied themselves in streams of tears.
أَلَستُam I not أَرىI see ذاone possessing وُدِّكُمyour affection فَأَوَدَّهُso I love him
أَلَستُ أَرى ذا وُدِّكُم فَأَوَدَّهُ
وَأُكرِمُand I honor إِنif لاقَيتُI meet يَوماًone day لَكُمbelonging to you كَلباa dog
وَأُكرِمُ إِن لاقَيتُ يَوماً لَكُم كَلبا
Do I not love anyone I see enjoying your affection,
and honor even a dog of yours if I meet it one day?
أَرىI see أُمَّUmm (mother of) عَبدِAbd (servant of) اللَهِAllah (God) صَدَّتshe turned away كَأَنَّنيas though I
أَرى أُمَّ عَبدِ اللَهِ صَدَّت كَأَنَّني
بِماbecause of what فَعَلَdid الواشيthe slanderer جَنَيتُI committed لَهاagainst her ذَنباa sin
بِما فَعَلَ الواشي جَنَيتُ لَها ذَنبا
I see Umm Abd Allah has turned away, as though I,
through what the slanderer did, had committed a sin against her.
فَلاso do not تَسمَعيyou listen مِنto قَولِthe words of مِنone who وَدَّwished أَنَّنيthat I
فَلا تَسمَعي مِن قَولِ مِن وَدَّ أَنَّني
وَإِيّاكِand you نُمسيwe reach evening ماwherever نَحَلُّwe dwell بِهِin it جَدباbarren
وَإِيّاكِ نُمسي ما نَحَلُّ بِهِ جَدبا
So do not listen to the words of one who wishes that I
and you should pass the evening in barrenness wherever we dwell.
Sol 6.1